Galveston County News

One man was in Galveston County Jail on Tuesday and investigators were planning to file charges against another after police said the two kidnapped and shot a 19-year-old Galveston man Friday.

A jury Friday found Royce Clyde Zeigler II guilty of capital murder in the death of 2-year-old Riley Ann Sawyers, the toddler who became known to world as Baby Grace.

Thirty-eight years ago, after a brief stint in the insurance business, Mary Ann Daigle joined the Galveston County Clerk's Office.

Several hospitals and clinics named in the report dispute the findings, saying they provide millions of dollars in free or discounted care every year and provide written copies of their policies to the public.

A newly released report criticizes area health care providers for claiming to provide millions in charity care, while at other times denying they do so, and for lacking state-mandated polices about free and discounted medical services.

Voters Tuesday rejected three bond proposals that would have provided money to build a new police station and public works facility and expanded the city library.

The defense could soon present its case in the Galveston capital murder trial of a man accused of killing his 2-year-old stepdaughter.

Starting Monday, children 12 years old and younger no longer will be allowed to visit family and friends in John Sealy Hospital, a policy designed to slow the spread of the swine flu .

Shriners Hospital for Children is set to reopen Wednesday nearly 14 months after Hurricane Ike pounded Galveston.

The Galveston County Health District's remaining swine flu vaccines were spoken for about 12:30 p.m. Saturday as hundreds waited in line at Mall of the Mainland.

A Galveston County jury has heard about nine "Rules for Riley" kept in a notebook by the mother and stepfather of 2-year-old Riley Ann Sawyers.

There will be fewer polling places than usual Tuesday for Election Day - but more opportunities for you to cast a ballot.

A Texas City man was killed after he was partially decapitated in a wreck along the Interstate 45 feeder road near the Texas City Wye Saturday morning.

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.

A Galveston County jury heard from a department store worker who displayed replicas of items prosecutors say were used to conceal the murder of a 2-year-old girl.

The Galveston County Health District announced today they now have over 5,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine available for Galveston County residents at high-risk of acquiring the illness.

Some residents on the Bolivar Peninsula complained of a nauseous odor after a chemical leak was reported from a barge in the Intracoastal Waterway on Tuesday night.

A Galveston woman has died as a result of contracting swine flu, the Galveston County Health District reported Tuesday.

Royce Clyde Zeigler II will likely blame his wife, already convicted of capital murder, for the beating death and disposal of 2-year-old Riley Ann Sawyers' body when his trial begins this week.

Charities armed with federal dollars to help hurricane victims find help Monday recruited Galveston County mayors, constables, firefighters and postmasters to help them track down people still living in hurricane-damaged homes.