Galveston

After having a medical emergency at a Galveston Walmart, one mother got a sweet surprise from the employees who helped her.

A 14-year Harris County Sheriff's Office Deputy was arrested Monday night on charges that he sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl, Dickinson police said.

The Galveston Island Beach Patrol says a 49-year-old male died while swimming near a no-swimming area on Saturday afternoon.

Fawn and Terry Maldonado had a paved road that ran in front of their Galveston beach house on Buena Vista Drive.

A man was arrested for allegedly filming a minor on the beach in Galveston. He and his wife were arrested for similar charges one year ago.

A woman has been identified as a victim in a Channelview incident that resulted in a car going into a river. Officials say the woman and her infant died at the scene, and two other kids were rescued by a witness.

A mother and her infant are dead after the woman's vehicle submerged in the San Jacinto River in Channelview area. Two other kids were rescued by a witness.

As Galveston enters the peak season for drowning, the island remains without its long-time Beach Patrol Chief, Peter Davis.