A lonely stretch of Interstate 45 between Houston and Galveston became one of America's darkest true-crime mysteries. Since the 1970s, more than 30 bodies have been found in the marshes, fields, and ... Read More

Contractors hired by the Texas Department of Transportation have been mowing, trimming and pruning the vegetation along Interstate 45 and Broadway for the past few weeks. They've also been marking the ... Read More

Starting after 9 p.m. Friday, July 31, anyone heading toward Galveston is in for a plot twist at the Texas City Wye. As part of the I-45 expansion, crews are rolling out a major traffic shift that ... Read More

A deadly truck crash turned the southbound Gulf Freeway into a slow-motion nightmare Friday, shutting down Interstate 45 at 71st Street in Galveston, clogging the causeway and trapping island-bound ... Read More

A Galveston police officer shot and killed the occupant of a vehicle during a traffic stop Monday afternoon, according to the city's police department. Police did not say what led to the shooting ... Read More

Generic crime scene - lightbox KPRC (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) GALVESTON, Texas - The Texas Rangers have been called in to ... Read More

Galveston police said a 50-year-old man crashed off the Seawall and into the water. He was taken to an area hospital for treatment. Read More

Ahead of Spring Break and on Senior Skip Day, multiple access points to the beach in Galveston are closed Friday afternoon as police deal with large crowds of young people and heavy traffic. Read More

Authorities are reporting major traffic disruptions in both directions on the Gulf Freeway following a crash involving a commercial truck. Read More

Repair work is continuing along the I-45 Gulf Freeway after a tanker truck fire shut down southbound lanes near Bay Area Boulevard during Thursday's morning commute. According to the Texas ... Read More

All northbound lanes are currently closed. Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved. Christian Terry covered digital news in Tyler and Wichita Falls before returning to the Houston ... Read More

The crash occurred at 1:45 p.m. in the northbound lanes of Interstate 45 at the base of the outbound Galveston Causeway, according to Galveston police. Read More

The report changed one detail from those disclosed shortly after the crash - a Houston man was driving an orange Honda Fit that night, not a red SUV as initially ... Read More

About three-fourths of the crashes on the mainland came within a construction zone, according to TXDoT's figures. Apparently, many drivers in the area lack the necessary skills to successfully ... Read More

GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas - A deadly crash shut down all southbound lanes of I-45 near Tiki Drive early Monday morning, according to Houston TranStar. The Galveston County Sheriff's Office confirmed the ... Read More

A woman whose Uber trip was supposed to take her from Galveston to a Friendswood home was instead found by her family in a vehicle in a vacant parking lot, and now a Houston driver has been accused of ... Read More

Deputies said the man crashed the stolen vehicle and then got into a shootout with deputies before he was shot and killed. Read More

A Harris County undercover deputy caught video of a concrete truck driver dumping sludge into grass near Old Hempstead Highway, a constable's office says. Read More

HOUSTON - A suspect is down after a police chase ended in Galveston. A police chase ended at 54th and Broadway in Galveston when the suspect crashed. The suspect is reportedly down. There were also ... Read More

Fort Bend County commuters can have their voices heard on the possible routes for a new transit option at a public meeting this week. The Houston-Galveston Area Council has conducted a survey leading ... Read More

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The driver who slammed into a golf cart in Galveston, killing four members of a family in 2022, has pleaded guilty to all the charges against him. Miguel Espinoza made ... Read More

A crash blocked the southbound mainlanes of the Gulf Freeway near FM 646. The crash involved multiple vehicles and a hazmat incident. Roads reopened at about 1 p.m. Saturday. GALVESTON COUNTY - Lanes ... Read More

A crash involving multiple vehicles is blocking the southbound lanes of Interstate 45 in the League City area. Read More

GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas - A multi-vehicle crash has the Gulf Freeway headed south shut down at FM 646 in Galveston County Saturday morning, according to Houston TranStar. Read More

According to the agency's website, three northbound lanes on Interstate 45 have been closed since Friday. Two outside lanes going northbound off I-45 have been closed from Hughes to Deats roads in ... Read More

As of late, anyone wanting to come onto or off Galveston Island via Interstate 45 must feel like they are standing at a roulette table in Las Vegas. Red taillights ... Read More

A planned main lane traffic switch caused significant delays Saturday morning along I-45 near the Galveston Causeway, according to area traffic cameras. The City of Galveston in a Wednesday Facebook ... Read More

A head-on collision in Galveston left one person dead and several others injured Monday evening, according to the Galveston Police Department. The crash occurred around 5:45 p.m. Read More

Live updates on Houston weather conditions and the forecast, snow, icy road locations, school closures, cancelations, power outages and more. Read More

A community in Texas City, Texas, is mourning the loss of a father and his teenage son following a tragic shooting at their home early Monday, KHOU in Houston, Texas, reports. Police reported that a ... Read More

A family is in mourning in Texas City after an accidental fatal shooting led to a man suffering a fatal heart attack on Monday morning. Read More

A traffic stop led to the arrest of a suspect wanted for possession of a controlled substance in Galveston County. Deputies from Constable Mark Herman's Office responded ... Read More

GALVESTON, Texas - A tragic accident on Seawall Boulevard in Galveston claimed one life and injured four others early on January 1, 2025. The incident occurred when a driver traveling westbound in an ... Read More

Here you can discover the forgotten Texas that was left behind ... Highway 6 departs from Interstate 45 amid the wetlands of Galveston Bay. Although it has been more than twenty years since ... Read More

H-E-B has purchased land next to the Lago Mar lagoon attraction for a future store. The San Antonio-based grocery chain acquired 15 acres on the southwest corner of Interstate 45 and Lago Mar ... Read More

U.S. News Insider Tip: To fully enjoy Galveston (a cruise ship port), travelers should spend the night, since traffic to the island can eat up a few hours. - Catherine Parker For travelers in ... Read More

David Hatcher, 44, was charged after the incident on Taylor Bayou in Jefferson County sent Randolph Mosher to UTMB Galveston Emergency Hospital's ICU. Read More

TEXAS CITY - A bus carrying Texas City football players to a game Friday night crashed near the Tanger Outlets on I-45 in Galveston County. Family members of two players told to KPRC 2 that players ... Read More

A Galveston man has been indicted for allegedly taking a teen to Beaumont for sex. Damon Dewayne Porter, of Galveston, 50, late last month was indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury for trafficking ... Read More

HAWKINS, Texas - Hawkins ISD Superintendent Susan Morton was charged with driving while intoxicated in connection with an Aug. 23 wreck in Galveston County. Read More

HAWKINS, Texas - Hawkins ISD Superintendent Susan Morton was charged with driving while intoxicated in connection with an Aug. 23 wreck in Galveston County. Read More

Greg Abbott's Friday announcement of a similar declaration for 40 counties ... North of Interstate 10, rainfall totals between 4 and 6 inches are expected. A flood watch is in effect through Tuesday ... Read More

TxDOT opened its emergency operations center today in advance of Tropical Storm Beryl reaching Texas, likely as a category one hurricane. Traffic along Interstate 45 out of Galveston was heavy prior ... Read More

Last night, USCG responded to a boat crash at the Galveston jetties involving 05 people. Air Station Houston transported 03 people to the Uni. of Texas Medical Branch Hospital. Surface and Air assets ... Read More

The Galveston County Sheriff's Office is investigating a tragedy in Crystal Beach, after a driver who may have suffered a medical emergency crashed into and killed two subcontractors who were working ... Read More

Workers on Galveston Island said they are trapped after a barge hit the bridge connecting Pelican Island to the mainland. The bridge is closed off to all vehicular travel after ... Read More

There were no reported injuries, according to authorities in Galveston, Texas. However, Pelican Island is inaccessible to car traffic. Read More

The crash resulted in a temporary power outage on Pelican Island, which is north of Galveston Island and home to Texas A&M University at Galveston, according to a social media post by the Galveston ... Read More

HOUSTON (CW39) - A major crash occurred this morning at I-45 and FM-519, all mainlanes remain blocked in both directions. TxDOT is urging drivers to seek an alternate route. Expect delays if ... Read More

The Gulf Freeway is shut down in both directions following an auto-pedestrian crash in Galveston County Thursday morning. GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas - The Gulf Freeway is shut down in both directions ... Read More

Interstate 45 at Texas City Wye to Galveston Causeway. ... Elevated lanes for bus rapid transit along Interstate 10 within Loop 610 to downtown Houston Read more. Read More

A jury deliberated for four hours Thursday about how to punish former Texas City commissioner Dee Ann Haney after convicting her of criminally negligent homicide in a crash that killed a father and ... Read More

The roadway has reopened after a major multi-vehicle crash on I-45 in Galveston County. The crash was reported Wednesday morning in the southbound lanes at FM 517. FOX 26 Houston is now on the FOX ... Read More

DICKINSON, Texas (KTRK) -- Traffic was slow-moving in Galveston County on Wednesday after a multi-vehicle pileup left all southbound lanes shut down on the I-45 Gulf Freeway. The crash was reported at ... Read More

GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas - A multi-vehicle crash shut down the Gulf Freeway southbound at FM 517 in Galveston County Wednesday morning, according to Houston TranStar. The crash was verified at 6:21 a.m ... Read More

DICKINSON, Texas (KTRK) -- Traffic was slow-moving in Galveston County on Wednesday after a multi-vehicle pileup left all southbound lanes shut down on the I-45 Gulf Freeway. The crash was ... Read More

GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas - A crash has shut down the southbound lanes of I-45 in Galveston County. According to Houston Transtar, the crash involves three vehicles. The southbound lanes of I-45 are ... Read More

GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas - A crash has shut down the southbound lanes of I-45 in Galveston County. According to Houston Transtar, the crash involves three vehicles. The southbound lanes of I-45 are ... Read More

The northbound ramp from Emmett Lowry Expressway to Interstate 45 will close for about a month starting Friday because of the I-45 expansion project, police said Tuesday. Read More

GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas - Highway 87 is back open as of about 9:30 p.m. after hours of being shut down near Highway 124 in Galveston County. One person died due to a crash in Galveston County on ... Read More