Tiki Island News

A huge benefit staged June 13th for Galveston Police Officer Chris Sanderson could not have been more successful, providing over $30,000 to help the young officer in his battle with cancer.

The digital welcome sign at the entrance to Bayou Vista summed it up pretty well for Galveston County: Now is a good time to conserve water.

Despite being surrounded by water, Galveston's free access to the bay has been limited since Hurricane Ike knocked out one of the most popular boat ramps in the county.

Slip of the lip: More information about a large marina project on Tiki Island has sailed into port.

More photos from the show, including cast members after the show, in our slide show .

Hodgson, left, with his unsinkable comedy crew. Two decades since he made watching lousy movies on Comedy Central one of the funniest ways to waste a mid-'90s afternoon, Joel Hodgson has found a new, if similar, calling: a live touring show, Cinematic Titanic , with the original Mystery Science Theater 3000 cast silhouetted against campy sci-fi ...

Asked if Jillian Harris is indeed attracted to so-called bad boys, eliminated Bachelorette contestant Sasha Petrovic said she is and it's not something she can control.

People frequently ask me questions or share their opinions about weather related topics.

City, county and state officials all reiterated the same message during Wednesday's hurricane town hall meeting: If Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas calls for an evacuation, don't stay.

The comedy cast of "Cinematic Titanic": Joel Hodgson, J. Elvis Weinstein, Mary Jo Pehl, Frank Conniff, Trace Beaulieu Not all bad movies are created equal.

Jillian Harris, a 29-year-old restaurant designer from Vancouver, Canada, made it to the top three before being dumped by "Bachelor" Jason Mesnick.

Police officers in Galveston County were honored Monday for their bravery in helping save lives during and after Hurricane Ike.

From Tiki Island north to League City and from Hitchcock east to Kemah, voters will go to the polls today in 14 municipal and school district elections.

Hot to yacht: Could this be a sign the economy is in for smoother sailing? Yacht Clubs of the Americas is launching a 400-slip marina on Tiki Island.

The Tiki Island Yacht Club near Galveston is opening May 9. The club is the newest member of Fort Myers, Fla.-based Yacht Clubs of the Americas and the first developed outside of Florida and The Bahamas.

About 120 times a year, members of the Tiki Island Volunteer Fire Department make medical calls, put out fires and last September helped clean up a huge mess Hurricane Ike left behind.

If you haven't tuned in, Tiki Island is having a contested election. There are some different views on how the village of about 1,000 folks should be run.

I want to share a small part of the nightmare of an experience I encountered after Hurricane Ike washed away my home and everything I own, forever changing my life.

Last year nearly 114,000 people attended Tyler's Azalea Trail, which brought in nearly 2.5 million dollars to the city of Tyler.

A wrong-way driver who apparently targeted northbound cars Friday on Interstate 45 killed one woman and injured another before he too died of injuries from a catastrophic, head-on collision, authorities said.