La Marque News

Hello Cupcake: For some, the word 'cupcake,' is attention-grabbing enough. But toss in the word 'naked,' and it's sure to cause a buzz.

Local law-enforcement officers and U.S. marshals charged two Galveston County residents Saturday during separate drug busts, officials said.

It's official. The birds are attacking. For the second time in a month , a single bird has defied the odds and taken down a piece of machinery many times its size.

About a month ago, some folks in Galveston began to worry aloud about the 2010 census.

A well-known La Marque resident and athletic booster who was armed with a club could have been fatally stabbed by another man who was defending himself, authorities said Monday.

The Galveston County Health District is giving vaccinations beginning at 9 a.m. today at its offices, 1207 Oak St., in La Marque.

A video posted last week on YouTube is purported to show the crash of a Bugatti last week in a salt-water lagoon in La Marque.

It's enough to bring Johnny Walker to his knees or make Jack Daniels cry. A tanker truck carrying whiskey overturned on a highway near the Jim Beam distillery in Frankfort, Ky.

Authorities say a Texas woman lied about having breast cancer and spent $10,000 raised at a benefit to have her breasts enlarged.

A bird is blamed for distracting the driver of a luxury sports car who then drove his Bugatti Veyron into the drink.

Galveston County Sheriff's investigators charged two persons Monday evening following an investigation into illegal gambling.

A private security firm manager from Arkansas with two decades of experience as a small-town police chief will be the next police chief in La Marque, the city manager announced Monday.

This was the motorcycle rally everyone expected. Galveston was home to the largest collection of Harleys, choppers, speed bikes and tri-wheeled cruisers this side of the Red River on Saturday for the return of the Lone Star Rally.

One man was killed and a woman was critically wounded Sunday night when gunfire erupted inside a car on Interstate 45.

One man was killed and a woman was critically wounded Sunday night when gunfire erupted inside a car on Interstate 45.

Police in Santa Fe have arrested one brother following a brief foot chase and charged the other with evading arrest in what may turn out to be the resolution to a string of ATV theft in the area.

As expected, there was a healthy turnout of people Friday morning at Mall of the Mainland to be some of the first in the area to receive the H1N1 vaccine.

On Oct. 30, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed an $87 million fine against BP for a lack of compliance with safety regulations and agreed-upon improvements at its Texas City refinery after the March 23, 2005, explosions that killed 15 people.

The resumes for the finalists for La Marque police chief are extensive. The last three standing to replace Richard Price, who resigned in June, are longtime La Marque police detective Dennis Macik, Houston Police Department Lt.

Austin Middle School fell 19-6 to La Marque in a seventh-grade football game on Tuesday.