Eight students were rescued after a roller coaster malfunctioned at the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier on May 28, ...

The students were stuck more than 100 feet in the air Thursday night for hours. Pleasure Pier now has a better idea of why it ...

Riders were stranded atop the Iron Shark roller coaster. The group of students was stuck for about four hours.

Galveston's Pleasure Pier has long been a frequent stop for summer tourists visiting the the city's beaches. The park received national attention this week when eight students were stuck 100 feet atop ...

All passengers who were stuck on a roller-coaster on Pleasure Pier in Galveston, Texas, have been rescued. Some of those ...

A bumpy start to the summer tourist season.

Eight students were rescued from the top of the Iron Shark roller coaster at Pleasure Pier in Galveston after a malfunction caused the ride to stop, and the students were stuck for nearly four ...

Crews have rescued all eight students who were stuck on Pleasure Pier's Iron Shark roller coaster in Galveston on Thursday.

Officials responded to the stranded riders, who were students from Houston ISD, at around 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Crews used a ladder truck to rescue them.

Authorities are responding to an incident at Galveston’s Pleasure Pier after several people became trapped on a roller coaster. First responders arrived at the scene and worked to free the riders one ...