South Padre Island News

A historic court case involving the founders of South Padre Island could soon be over.

The town celebrated a historic moment this week. The Board of Aldermen passed an ordinance on first reading declaring that the town's population is now more than 5,001, and that the town now qualifies for home ...

In the August update to the Atlantic hurricane season outlook, NOAA's Climate Prediction Center has increased the likelihood of an above-normal hurricane season and has raised the total number of named storms ...

Although an assembly line of storms is swirling across the Atlantic, meteorologists here say the Rio Grande Valley will only see hot and dry weather this week.

Residents living out at South Padre Island say they're glad Gustav isn't headed this way, but they can't help but feel for those living in New Orleans.

At first Ana Hunsacker was relieved. Her business - Sisters Interiors, an interiors and retail gift shop on South Padre Island - had emerged from Hurricane Dolly unscathed.

Years ago, Harlingen physician Rick Bassett sold his property on South Padre Island and created the home of his dreams in Treasure Hills.

Masterpiece School of Mastering, an intensive three-day course covering all aspects of the professional mastering process, announces that it will be hosting two school sessions this fall.

High gas prices and concerns about a weak U.S. economy are expected to keep some travelers at home for the Labor Day weekend.

Leo-Felix Jurado, RN, MA, CAN, APN, C, PhD walks with fellow New Jersey nurses at the convention.

It appears that gambling will once again become an issue when the legislature convenes in January.

After shelling out $1,300 to fix the rear bumper on his 2005 sedan because the at-fault driver was uninsured, Mayor David Winstead learned that roughly one in four motorists pulled over in this small city ...

Rescued crews rushed to help a man trapped inside a wrecked car, but the person driving the car was nowhere to be found.

The Federal Emergency Management Center and the Small Business Administration opened two additional Disaster Recovery Centers on Saturday in La Feria and South Padre Island.

The combined average global land and ocean surface temperature for July 2008 tied with 2001 and 2003 as the fifth warmest July since worldwide records began in 1880, according to an analysis by NOAA's National ...

Two additional federal-state Disaster Recovery Centers will open in Cameron County to assist individuals, households and businesses affected by Hurricane Dolly.

In the August update to the Atlantic hurricane season outlook, NOAA's Climate Prediction Center has increased the likelihood of an above-normal hurricane season and has raised the total number of named storms ...

South Padre Island is struggling to recover form Hurricane Dolly, but the same thing can't be said for the Rio Grande Valley 's cotton crop.

Forecasters attribute this adjustment to atmospheric and oceanic conditions across the Atlantic Basin that favor storm development - combined with the strong early season activity.

Cameron County Parks police have arrested two people who they believe are linked to a number of car burglaries in the South Padre Island and Port Isabel area.