Sabine-Pass News

Since 2005, Hurricanes Rita and Ike have brought sadness and destruction to thousands of families across Southeast Texas.

The Coast Guard has rescued four stranded fishermen from an oil rig in the Texas Gulf Coast.

The Coast Guard and two good Samaritans rescued four people from an oil rig after their boat capsized, 20 miles off the coast of Sabine Pass, Friday.

SABINE PASS, Texas a ' The bronze likeness of Confederate Lt. Dick Dowling has survived two hurricanes in the past five years, as against the odds as the few dozen rebel Texas soldiers he led to victory against a huge Union force almost 150 years ago.

Today marks the beginning of a new season, hurricane season. Many along the upper Texas coast are rebuilding from last season, and hurricane Ike.

The bronze likeness of Confederate Lt. Dick Dowling has survived two hurricanes in the last five years.

Local 2 Investigates a government mistake causing more heartache for victims of Hurricane Ike.

The U.S. Coast Guard continues to investigate the death of a diver who was working on a submerged pipeline, officials said Thursday.

A family in Sabine Pass finally has a place to call home after the hurricane. And we're not talking about Hurricane Ike, we're talking about Hurricane Rita.

SABINE PASS, Texas - Beachcombers found more than seashells while strolling on a Texas beach: two dozen neatly wrapped packages of cocaine.

For the first time in years - since before two hurricanes left their mark on McFaddin Beach - Lucille Ledouh led her black cocker spaniel Aggie for a quick walk on the sand.

Volunteers swarmed along the shore in Crystal Beach, stuffing bits of roof shingle and plastic shards into garbage bags.

The argument against secession because of past Supreme Court edicts, the Union Army and embargoes is not strong enough .

Jefferson County Commissioners have what they call two "arge pots of government money for hurricane recovery and they're trying to figure out the best way to spend it.

Eight liquefied natural gas terminals along the Gulf Coast received letters of recommendation from the Coast Guard, which deemed their waterways suitable for expected vessel traffic.

WASHINGTON a ' Oscar-winner Richard Dreyfuss visited the nation's capital on Wednesday to call attention to the most endangered Civil War battlefields.

The Civil War Preservation Trust today released its annual report on battlefields that it says are deteriorating due to neglect, land development and other threats.

Published: Friday, March 6, 2009 at 8:12 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, March 6, 2009 at 8:12 p.m. As of Friday, March 6, 2009, at least 4,255 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began ...

A woman whose son was killed when a helicopter headed to an oil platform crashed in the Gulf of Mexico is suing two companies in the death.

A helicopter crash that killed the pilot and four passengers has led to a lawsuit against the company that made the helicopter and the company that owned it.