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Locals are taking it outside or keeping it small to avoid passing COVID-19 along with the mashed potatoes.
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Despite some theater chains being closed and many big-budget Hollywood releases still on hold, new films are still coming out each week. With the Golden Globes, the Oscars and others all pushed to early spring, most films that were already gunning for awards consideration are debuting as planned.
It may seem crazy, but in some clinical trials volunteers are purposely infected with diseases like the flu, cholera and malaria. These types of trials are referred to as challenge studies.
Municipal races in Galveston normally are non-partisan. But last week, the Galveston County Republican Party began circulating an ad backing Roger Quiroga for mayor.
We’re fortunate this year, more than in any other year in recent memory, to have a day set aside for the purpose of giving thanks.
Conditions for flounder fishing have not necessarily been perfect lately. However, the big fish definitely are on the move.
The Texas City’s Stings held Hitchcock in check for three quarters, and then staved off a fourth-quarter Bulldogs rivalry to pick up a 51-37 road win Wednesday.
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It’s a truism that cooking is as much art as it is science, but a recently released cookbook, “A Good Meal is Hard to Find,” tips the balance squarely toward art. The cookbook is a collaboration between cookbook writer Martha Hall Foose and painter Amy C. Evans, and it focuses on Southern fl…
Most people think of gardening as a spring and summer activity. As I walked through the Discovery Garden in Carbide Park last week on a cool and sunny morning, I was inspired by the abundance of cool-season vegetables being grown — beets, broccoli, cabbages, cauliflower, carrots, collards, k…
University of Texas Medical Branch hospitals could be among the first to receive shipments of COVID-19 vaccines developed by drug companies Pfizer and Moderna.
It’s documented that wearing a mask helps the mask wearer from being exposed to COVID-19. But there are some diseases that are spread by eating or drinking.
More people are seeking food assistance as COVID-19 effects continue to put families in crisis.
An estimated 88 million — that's more than 1 in 3 adults — have prediabetes, and more than 84 percent of them don't even know it.
The coronavirus pandemic rages on. Unfortunately, so do the conspiracy theories. Some people say it was a planned release by a Chinese research lab in Wuhan; some say Bill Gates is using the virus to vaccinate everyone in the world; and others say the virus spread as result of the new 5G wir…
Texas City's 15-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-18 win means the Lady Stings advance for the first time to the third round of the playoffs in program history.
Next time you start something that enhances your life, don’t forget, it began with the question “why?”
This week, we typically have early deadlines for the editions around Thanksgiving, and with Wednesday’s coming a bit early to get the fishing reports in, it presents an opportunity to address some questions from readers.
The Gators were in control for most of the game but a 3-point barrage from the Stingarees kept the game close with a 44-35 final in favor of Dickinson.
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Thanksgiving week has seen the continuation of a pandemic-long struggle to keep shelves stocked with paper products, including towels, bathroom tissue and plates, and sanitizing items such as wipes and cleaning products,
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