At 10 am the poorly defined center of Potential Tropical Cyclone #3 was 220 miles south of Morgan City. The storm was moving northeast at 14-mph on a track that will bring it ashore south-southeast of New Orleans Saturday morning. There is still a chance that the cyclone could organize enoug…
A fight preceded a fatal shooting inside a trailer on Crystal Beach last week.
The man wasn't immediately identified and no arrests have been made.
With President Biden's signature, the historic event that happened in Galveston in 1865 is now one of just 12 recognized federal holidays, joining national observances such as the Fourth of July and Memorial Day.
Bayou Brae was the city’s first neighborhood with concrete streets and a curb-and-gutter stormwater system, the first to require brick exterior walls and the first to incorporate Federal Housing Administration architectural requirements.
Chief Kirk Jackson had been embroiled in controversy over the fatal December shooting of a Black man by a police officer.
The presentation will feature images telling the story of Juneteenth nightly at 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday.
The weather system s expected to go ashore with heavy rain in Louisiana early Saturday.
President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into a bill making June 19, a federal holiday. It's the first new national holiday since Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was first recognized in 1986.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a lowered safety warning for cruise ship passengers, but emphasized the highest risk still is for the unvaccinated.
A 35-year-old man was shot multiple times inside a bar in unincorporated Alvin. Authorities are investigating what led to the fatal incident.
The house sustained about $75,000 in damage, the fire chief estimated.
The project is scheduled to be completed by late 2022.
The road appears clear for Juneteenth to become a national holiday, just days ahead of the 2021 celebration.
Authorities haven't released details about what started Tuesday's fatal blaze.
Dr. Gary Kobinger is director of the Infectious Disease Research Centre at Université Laval in Québec, Canada, where he also is a professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Immunology, officials said.
Local police have reported finding 29 packages of cocaine and marijuana on local beaches over the past month, according to the Galveston County Sheriff's Office.
State Sen. Larry Taylor makes a campaign announcement; U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw in planning a party in Texas City.
The officer was arrested on charges of failing to report the child abuse. Another person was arrested on charges of continuous abuse.
Galveston police are seeking information about thefts of pricy automotive exhaust parts and offering tips on how to avoid becoming a victim.
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