West has run a tree-cutting service on Galveston Island for 26 years. He had wanted to catch what he called a serial palm tree arsonist for years. "I'm so happy when the day they caught him.

A Galveston, Texas man arrested earlier this month may be responsible for a string of palm tree fires dating back as many as 20 years ago, according to local authorities. As first reported by ABC ...

"If the top of a palm tree completely burns off, then that tree is dead," said Priscilla Files, an arborist for the Galveston Tree Conservancy. "I think of (palm arsonists) pretty much the same ...

GALVESTON, Texas (AP ... He says a fire from a burning palm tree ended up burning part of a vacant residence in April. That's been the only reported structure damage. Officials say 13 trees ...

Palm tree arsonists are apparently back at work in Galveston. "It's mind-boggling," Galveston Fire Marshal Gilbert Robinson said of the recent spate of tree fires. "Why would somebody be doing ...

“But if there’s any, any sign of green, then we’re hopeful that the tree is going to thrive and come back.” While most of the palm trees on Galveston are maintained privately, the city’s ...

Texas — Galveston officials are investigating the torching of 30 palm trees in the last two months. “What we’ve got on our hands, a serial tree arsonist, I’ve never seen before,” said ...

GALVESTON - More than a dozen palm trees have been set afire since January on Galveston Island in a string of arson cases. Galveston Fire Chief Michael Wisko tells the Galveston County Daily News ...