Coast Guard searches for man overboard

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A search continued late this afternoon (Sunday, Feb. 6) for a man who reportedly fell off a shrimp boat about seven miles northeast of Port Aransas earlier in the day, according to the Coast Guard. Missing is Michael Ramirez, 40, who slipped and fell from a boat called the Lady Nora, said a Coast Guard news release. The release said […]

ARK receives 94 cold-stunned sea turtles

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Ninety-four cold-stunned sea turtles have been received by the Amos Rehabilitation Keep (ARK) in Port Aransas since the afternoon of Friday, Feb. 4, ARK officials said today (Sunday, Feb. 6). The victims of the cold snap that hit South Texas a few days ago came from waters near Port Aransas, Port O’Connor and Padre Island National Seashore. The turtles will […]