Coastal Bend e-bike beach ride reveals secret life of parchment worms
Pedaling my e-bike along 40 uninterrupted miles of beach this week, I expected the usual treasures like driftwood, shells, and the occasional piece of curious flotsam. Instead, the tide delivered something far stranger: clusters of fragile, tan-colored tubes that looked almost handmade. These were parchment worm tubes,
Storms, apartment fire stretch Corpus Christi fire crews
A 2nd-alarm fire hit a Corpus Christi apartment complex Wednesday as storms triggered lightning strikes, downed power lines, and high water emergencies.
Police: Family dispute leads to fatal stabbing on Anita Drive
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Corpus Christi Police Department is investigating a fatal stabbing that happened overnight Wednesday. Police got the call around 1 a.m., and when officers arrived at a home in the 4500 block of Anita Drive, they found one man dead. Two other men were also found injured and taken to a hospital. T
Are home prices going up in Corpus Christi in 2026?
Are home prices going up in Corpus Christi in 2026?. Home prices have been a major talking point since the pandemic, when they climbed at a record pace in response to a frenzy of demand. This increase led to a sharp decline in affordability that weighed on buyers and sellers and slowed the housing market to a crawl.
Flour Bluff seventh grader spells his way to the Scripps National Spelling Bee
A Flour Bluff seventh grader is heading to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington after months of intense preparation and study.
Driscoll Children’s Hospital to build healthcare campus in Portland
Driscoll Children's Hospital bought 140 acres in Portland, Texas for a healthcare campus serving the North Bay Area.
Welder Elementary celebrates retirement of longtime teachers
As the school year came to an end in Sinton ISD in May, so too did the teaching careers of four educators at Welder Elementary School. On May 20, Sinton ISD announced and celebrated the retirement of four of its staff members. The district said Shana Austin, Veronica Casanova, Carolyn Gray, and Terry Rodriguez are conc
Little Caesars to open in Calallen along Northwest Blvd.
A new Little Caesars is coming to the Calallen area of Corpus Christi at Nueces River Plaza on Northwest Blvd.
Corpus Christi gets drought reprieve as rains, promise of strong El Niño offer hope
Inflows at Lake Texana — and hope for a strong El Niño — are extending water supply timelines for Corpus Christi amid ongoing Texas drought.
Heavy Rainfall Returning to Houston and South Texas Including Corpus Christi, Lake Jackson, and...
HOUSTON AND SOUTH TEXAS — Potentially heavy rainfall is returning to the Houston area and broader South Texas region on Wednesday, May 26, 2026, with storms possibly hitting during the morning commute hours following a brief Memorial Day break. The 168-hour MRMS multi-sensor precipitation analysis ending Sunday May 24

















