The Galveston
All News
government
Electric plane touches down at Scholes International Airport in Galveston
On board BETA Technologies’ CX300 was 720 pounds of rescue equipment meant to simulate disaster relief scenarios as part of a weeks-long flight-testing regimen in the Greater Houston area, Zachary Heibel, a BETA Technologies team member, said....
News
Bacliff man convicted of manslaughter in decades-old ‘Texas Killing Fields’ case
A jury convicted Elmore of manslaughter and using or exhibiting a deadly weapon in the death of Laura Miller, who disappeared in 1984 at age 16.
News
Emotional testimony closes out first day of trial in 1984 Killing Fields death
The first day of testimony in the decades-old Killing Fields case centered on a father’s emotional search for his daughter and his years of conversations with the man now accused of playing a role in her death....
safety
Amazon driver wellness check turns into chase
At about 8 p.m. Friday, officers were dispatched to Boddeker Road on the island’s east end after police were notified that an Amazon employee hadn’t returned to the facility, Chief Doug Balli told The Daily News....
government
Tax bills might increase on Galveston property value dip
Council voted 4-3 in favor of an operating budget of about $255 million based on a property tax rate of $416.273 per $100,000 of taxable value with a 1% salary increase for non-public safety staff to offset higher health insurance…...
safety
Man found dead in closet under stairs at Houston apartment; death deemed suspicious
A man was found dead inside a closet under the stairs of a southwest Houston apartment, and police are investigating the circumstances surrounding his death as suspicious. Houston police officers responded around 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 31, to an apartment in the 10200 block of Harw...
safety
Death of woman found on seawall was suicide, police said
The Galveston Police Department received a report of a body at 8:55 a.m., prompting officers to respond to Seawall Boulevard at 75th Street. Police closed all three eastbound lanes of Seawall Boulevard while they investigated....
Local
Tropical Storm Edouard's rain and winds expected Tuesday morning
A hurricane watch over High Island is mainly a precaution, in case Edouard briefly becomes a hurricane before making landfall, Matthew Moreland, meteorologist-in-charge at the National Weather Service Houston/Galveston office, said....
Local
Missing man found dead near South Jetty, Beach Patrol says
The man, whom Chief Austin Kirwin did not identify, was found by Galveston Island Beach Patrol at 2:38 p.m., about 20 minutes after the Coast Guard requested assistance with the search, Kirwin said....
schools
Group launches master-planning phase for Galveston Juneteenth center
The group Juneteenth’s Home announced Monday it selected three firms to develop a master plan for what organizers envision as a national center for Juneteenth storytelling, education and cultural preservation in the city where the events commemorated by the holiday…...
News
Killing Fields case reaches courtroom more than 4 decades later
James Dolphs Elmore Jr., 61, is set to stand trial in Judge Jeth Jones’ 122nd District Court on a manslaughter charge stemming from Laura Miller’s 1984 death....
safety
Past police data misuse shapes Galveston Flock debate
The officers’ terminations came up during an Aug. 27 Galveston City Council meeting about Flock Safety cameras, when Police Chief Doug Balli cited the misuse to illustrate what his department is trying to prevent with the camera system....
safety
University of Texas Medical Branch police earn second law enforcement accreditation
The new accreditation adds to the department’s previous accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, which it has held for more than a decade, branch officials announced Monday....
business
Galveston residents weigh in on island’s future during first community workshop
Maps, posters and Post-it notes covered walls in the Abe and Annie Seibel Wing of Galveston College, 4015 Ave. Q, as city administrators held the first community workshop about drafting an updated comprehensive plan....