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GALVESTON, Texas — Galveston homicide detectives returned to a hotel Thursday as they continued their investigation into the death of 17-month-old Hannah Yonko. Channel Yonko, 30, of Houston ...

A capital murder charge was filed against a Houston woman who allegedly dropped her infant daughter off of a hotel balcony near the Galveston Seawall on Wednesday. A probable cause affidavit filed ...

Galveston — The Galveston County District Attorney says a mother deliberately dropped her daughter from a hotel balcony to the ground below, and when first responders found the child, she had three ...

GALVESTON, Texas - The mother of a toddler is now charged after a 17-month-old girl was found with severe injuries in a Galveston roadway and died at the hospital Wednesday, officials said.

Result page displays distance in miles, kilometers and nautical miles along with an interactive map showing travel direction. Use this distance calculator to find air distance and flight distance from ...

Ninth and Seawall, in Galveston, you know the crab. Twelve feet wide and anatomically correct, the gargantuan crustacean atop the roof has awed children for decades. I was one of them. I’m a BOI ...

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said on Tuesday he is not worried by the club’s recent struggles against Champions League opponent Bayern Munich. The German giants have beaten Barcelona in each of their ...

Saronic’s Corsair is a 24-foot Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV) designed to deliver speed and impact for naval and maritime forces. An Austin-based company has announced its latest surface vessel ...

Battleship Texas, one of the last remaining vessels to survive both World War I and II, will not be docked at the Port of Galveston's Pier 19, the port's governing body decided Tuesday.

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A plan involving a new permanent home for the Battleship Texas appears to be in a battle of its own. The Galveston Wharves Board voted Tuesday to terminate negotiations ...

A 17-month-old girl has died after Galveston police found her abandoned on a street near the seawall Wednesday morning, Galveston Police Department chief Doug Balli said during an afternoon press ...