Stalled and overheated cars, endless gridlock and nearly 100 deaths. The deadly Hurricane Rita evacuation is still etched in ...

In 2005, the eye of Hurricane Rita made landfall at the Texas-Louisiana border. The Category 3 storm was responsible for more ...

JOHNSON’S BAYOU, La. (WRBL) — 20 years ago today, Hurricane Rita made landfall in Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana as ...

Sabine Pass ISD superintendent Kristi Heid has lived in Southeast Texas her entire life but says nothing prepared her for Rita's impact.

Hurricane Rita slammed the Gulf Coast 20 years ago, leaving a lasting mark on Southeast Texas with widespread destruction.

20 years ago, hurricane tracking looked very different. The tools we rely on today: spaghetti plots, side-by-side model ...

Gov. Jeff Landry has issued an executive order proclaiming Sept. 24, 2025, as Hurricane Rita Remembrance Day in Louisiana.

Twenty years ago this week, and about a month after Hurricane Katrina destroyed parts of the Mississippi coast and put New Orleans under water, the unthinkable happened: An even stronger Category 5 ...

In September 2005, as Louisiana was still reeling from the blow dealt by Hurricane Katrina, another monster storm was brewing ...

Capt. Crystal Holmes of the Jefferson County Sherriff's Office recalls working as a Beaumont Police Officer when Hurricane Rita struck in 2005.

Allen vividly remembers the mark Rita left on East Texas. “That was the first time that Jasper County historically realized that if we are in the bullseye of a hurricane, it’s going to be just as ...

Nederland Mayor Jeff Darby, who worked as an investigator for the U.S. Department of Labor in 2005, recalls the anxiety he felt during the evacuation process.