Dan Parker

If you drive back and forth much between Port Aransas and Flour Bluff, you might experience some delays today through Jan. 16. Following is a news release issued today (Tuesday, Jan. 6) by the Texas Department of Transportation: “As part of the ongoing ma... See more

A 57-year-old San Antonio man died today – Tuesday, Dec. 16 – after apparently jumping from a fishing pier in Port Aransas, police said. The man’s name hasn’t been released, pending notification of next of kin. Witness accounts indicated that the man jump... See more

Here’s a heads-up if you are planning to drive between Port Aransas and Corpus Christi by way of North Padre Island next week. Maintenance work-related lane closures will take place on the Humble Channel Bridge on eastbound Park Road 22 from Monday to Thu... See more

Chapter 42: First day of training “ Pvt Watkins: Gimme the nuke. Sgt Ricky: You trying to be a hero, Watkins? Pvt Watkins: Just trying to kill some plants, sir. ” –Last recorded words of NUSA private Watkins, minutes before launching a nuclear mortar shel... See more

The public is invited to attend a “solemn occasion” that law enforcement and transportation officials are planning at the ferry landing in Port Aransas on Friday, Nov. 7. The event will observe a grim 25-year streak. “Every day for the past 25 years, some... See more