At the time, Cantore's observations would have gone straight to the U.S. Weather Bureau's central office in Washington, D.C., operated as a section of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Some of Galveston's top restaurants will compete for the best shrimp gumbo designation during the inaugural Galveston Island Shrimp Festival cook off on Saturday, Sept.

Former Houston Astros Pitcher Brandon Backe has pleaded no contest to a reduced misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct stemming from a wedding stormed by 30 police officers at a Galveston hotel in 2008.

One of the many tragedies to come out of Hurricane Ike was the hammering of storm waters on the Flagship Hotel Over the Water , resulting in its closure.

A former maintenance man, who was convicted of stealing from Rosenberg Library, smiled as he left the courtroom Thursday to begin serving an eight-year prison term.

Operating on the theory that the only thing better than one good race is two of them, Galveston Historical Foundation has added a 10-kilometer event to the second running of the Galveston Rebirth-Revival Race on Sept.

The way John Snider sees it, any time more people are enjoying beer is a good time.