FILE: Galveston Beach would be built up with new dunes, Galveston Island’s seawall would be raised and massive gates would protect the mouth of Galveston Bay under the proposed “Ike Dike” project.

GALVESTON, Texas — Two people are missing after a boat carrying five people crashed into the Galveston jetties Friday night, according to United States Coast Guard Heartland. USCG said the crash ...

Fishermen on a Galveston Island jetty in 2018. A teenager died this week after swimming near the Galveston shore during the early morning hours, according to Lt. Austin Kirwin of the Galveston Island ...

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A 20-year-old Dickinson woman drowned in Galveston shortly after midnight Sunday morning, according to Galveston Island Beach Patrol. Lt. Austin Kirwin said beach patrol was ...

A second beachgoer drowned off Galveston’s beaches last weekend, marking the second recent death in the area as calmer gulf water returned to the area. The 20 year-old woman from Dickinson was found ...

GALVESTON — A Montgomery man drowned after a wave knocked him off the South Jetty in Galveston, the Beach Patrol chief said today. A wave washed Prater off the rocks about 4:30 p.m. as he and a ...

GALVESTON -- One swimmer died and two lifeguards suffered cuts from jetty rocks trying to save him during strong currents off Galveston. Galveston Beach Patrol Chief Peter Davis says the man who died ...