Tropical Storm Nicholas, which briefly became a Category 1 hurricane before making landfall near Sargent, left most of Matagorda County without power Tuesday morning.

WOOD HI — As heavy rains pelted Brian Adamek’s southeast Victoria County farm in May, and again in June, and again in July, he eventually lost track of how many inches had fallen.

A Victoria man, who was indicted Monday on a murder charge was arrested Wednesday on two additional charges.

A Victoria man was indicted Monday on a murder charge accusing him of killing a woman, according to court records.

PALACIOS — Back in February, the ponds at Brandon Bowers’ redfish farm in Palacios were waist-deep with red drum killed by sleet and freezing weather. At the time, foreclosure crossed his mind.

At 11:04 p.m. Monday, Matagorda County deputies found the body of a 10-year-old boy who disappeared with a 30-year-old man while in the surf Sunday evening.

PALACIOS — Every year, when the annual Valentine’s Day parade in Palacios rolls around, the employees at Palacios Prescription Shoppe build a float in pharmacist Leigh Ann Roemer’s father’s barn.

Fernando Colin Acosta Jr., 28, was arrested Friday on a murder charge in connection with the death of a Victoria woman, according to the Matagorda County Sheriff’s Office.

King Fisher Beach could soon have more room to relax and play on as the result of a grant the Texas General Land Office allocated to Calhoun County.

Multiple agencies are investigating the death of a person found in a burned SUV in Matagorda County on Sunday.

PALACIOS — As other Texans fixed busted pipes and paid off electric bills after February’s freeze, Shane Nicaud had to bury 1.5 million pounds of dead farm-raised redfish into the ground.

LaVaca BBQ is a newcomer to Crossroads barbecue, but after a year of success, they are already expanding.

An El Campo woman charged with capital murder after the death of a toddler earlier this week was in jail Saturday.

BLESSING — Bird hunting is a family affair for the Davants at Coastal Wild Wings.

Due to high hospitalization levels, bars in Matagorda and Wharton counties are required to close and businesses that were operating at 75% capacity must reduce capacity to 50%.

Two arrests have been made in the two Dec. 13 shootings in Bay City which left one man dead and a second wounded.

On 45 acres where a distillery may have once stood, retired Col. Stephen Mitchell and his business partner Rick Elliott are opening Matagorda Bay Distillery between Bay City and the Texas coast.

BAY CITY — Nurse Practitioner Katie Gilbert works 60 hours Monday through Friday, splitting her time between the LyondellBasell plastics plant and a family clinic run by the Matagorda Episcopal Health Outreach Program.

BAY CITY — Dr. Fabricio Zuniga had called 15 hospitals but he still couldn’t find an empty bed. A COVID-19 patient in the emergency department was in critical condition and needed to be transferred to the intensive care unit, but the six-bed ICU was full.

Four people nearly drowned Friday while swimming near Matagorda County beaches because of strong rip currents in the water, local officials said.

“This pandemic has been extremely stressful for people and plays to our deepest fears,” said Father Hoss Gwin of Christ Episcopal Church.

The Victoria County Office of Emergency Management reported one death Sunday related to COVID-19, according to a news release from the county.

Seven more Crossroads residents have died from complications of COVID-19, officials throughout the region confirmed Wednesday.