South Padre Island News

The Coastal Bend really dodged a bullet here in the Coastal Bend, but residents down in the Rio Grande Valley got a direct hit and now are picking up the pieces.

Shell-shocked vacationers and Island dwellers checked damage to their property Thursday, then lined up for ice, water, food and hygiene packets handed out by Texas National Guard troops outside the ...

Hurricane Dolly left behind widespread damage at a favorite tourist spot in Texas -- South Padre Island.

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Hurricane Dolly, which lashed the U.S.-Mexico coastline, was expected to weaken to a tropical depression later on Thursday but concern remained over flooding along the populous Rio Grande Valley.

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The Queen Isabella Memorial Bridge is open to all traffic, according to information from the Town of South Padre Island.

Oil prices shed nearly $4 Wednesday, tumbling below $125 a barrel for the first time since early June on growing fears that high prices and the weak economy are destroying demand.

Isla Blanca Park at South Padre Island is officially closed, and anyone with a high profile vehicle must be off the park.

Vacationing in South Padre Island, Texas From spring breakers to the elderly, everyone adores South Padre Island.

Things remain calm at South Padre Island as city leaders continue their preparations for Tropical Storm Dolly.

Coastal officials worried Tuesday that Tropical Storm Dolly may bring so much rain that flooding could break through the levees holding back the Rio Grande.

People with high profile vehicles are now being ordered to leave South Padre Island.

For now city officials are focused on making sure all debris is picked up off the island, before the winds pick up.

Residents along the Texas-Mexico border kept a watchful eye on Tropical Storm Dolly on Monday, stocking up on plywood, generators and flashlights as forecasters predicted the storm would strengthen into a ...

DOLLY WILL BECOME A HURRICANE AND HIT SOUTH TEXAS. WIND AND FLOODS A BIG THREAT... SEVERE STORMS IN THE TS2 TO TS3-W STORMS ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY.

Opinions differ on whether the stalled Ocean Tower project north of the city limits has potential to discourage other development, but local officials all say they would like to see the leaning structure ...

A South Padre Island resident pulled into the White Sands Marina in Port Isabel to buy a fishing license, but when he stepped on the brake his foot slipped off and onto the gas pedal, police said.

A four-vehicle collision at the highest part of the Queen Isabella Memorial Bridge in the eastbound lanes blocked traffic for almost an hour and backed it up beyond the intersection of Highways 100 and 48 and ...

Members of Coast Guard Station South Padre Island bid farewell Friday to their commanding officer of three years, Lt.