Lake Corpus Christi has climbed above 90% capacity for the first time in nearly five years, marking a dramatic turnaround for one of the Coastal Bend’s most important water sources. Heavy rainfall across South Central Texas last month sent a massive surge of water into the Nueces River watershed. That runoff has continued flowing downstream, steadily raising the reservoir and significantly improving regional water storage. More than 41 billion...
A Lake Travis High School football player remains in intensive care after suffering cardiac arrest during a team practice Monday morning. Odin Hensley, a senior on the Lake Travis varsity football team, is receiving treatment at Dell Children's Medical Center in Austin. A fundraising campaign created for his family says doctors continue to monitor concerns involving his brain and other organs following the medical emergency. The incident has...
A fatal Highway 361 crash involving two vehicles has closed the roadway near Beach Access Road 2 as authorities investigate the deadly collision. The crash occurred at approximately 7:10 p.m. Monday. Officers and emergency crews responded to the scene and closed Highway 361 while investigators began examining the circumstances surrounding the wreck. Authorities said crews expected to remain at the location for several hours. The extended closure...
Corpus Christi police are searching for a driver who fled after a crash involving a motorcycle Saturday night near the intersection of Everhart Road and Holly Road. The collision injured a woman riding the motorcycle and prompted an ongoing investigation into the identity of the driver and vehicle involved. Police believe a pickup truck may have been involved in the Corpus Christi hit-and-run. Emergency responders transported the motorcyclist to...
The legal battle over efforts to remove Corpus Christi Mayor Paulette Guajardo from office took another turn Friday as attorneys for both sides concluded their presentations after four days of testimony. However, the hearing remains unresolved and will continue Friday afternoon after a dispute over witness testimony became one of the day's most significant developments. The proceedings centered on a petition seeking Guajardo's removal from...
