Galveston County Daily News
Galveston Police SWAT storm car in demonstration
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- Galveston Police SWAT storm car in demonstration
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- 5:22
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Galveston Police Chief Charles Wiley and Mayor Lyda Thomas celebrated the kick off of the department's community policing program Saturday, Jan. 16, 2009, by encouraging residents to meet the officers. Police held tours of the station and wowed the crowd with an explosive SWAT demonstration.
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- Babin's Seafood fire at Kemah Boardwalk
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- 1:08
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- KEMAH — Two restaurants were evacuated and some amusement rides closed Friday after a blaze erupted at the Babin's Seafood on the Kemah Boardwalk. Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Extreme Makeover: Astros pitcher Chris Sampson
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Astros pitcher Chris Sampson talked about why he was in Kemah for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition's "reveal day."
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- Extreme Makeover: Scenes from the "reveal day"
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- 1:03
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition came to Kemah, TX in Jan. 2010
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- The Beaches speak to the media 01/07/2010
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- 3:26
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- The Beaches talk to the media about being selected for ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. The family has lived in a mobile home since its home was destroyed by Hurricane Ike in 2008.
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- Extreme Makeover: Why Erica Abraham volunteered
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- 1:24
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Cow stuck in bayou rescued in Dickinson, Texas
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- 5:39
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- A 3 1/2-year-old Brangus cow slipped into the waters of Dickinson Bayou and was discovered 10 hours later. Members of the Dickinson Fire Department and a debris clearing team that happened to have a barge in the area helped pulled the tired cow from the muck. Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Moody Gardens' fruitcake launch 01/02/2010
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- 2:52
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Scenes from Moody Gardens' fruitcake launch.
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- Galveston house fire
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- 3:51
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Two people were displaced and one woman was injured after a natural gas space heater ignited a two-story house in Galveston, Texas, on Dec. 29, 2009.
For more information, see www.galvnews.com.
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- Santa's Kingdom gift giving in Santa Fe, TX.mp4
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- 7:21
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- A few days ago one would have thought the Grinch had stolen Kevin Salters Christmas. The founder of Santas Kingdom was preparing for his eigth year of providing Christmas gifts to dozens of Santa Fe-area families with children, but the annual holiday festival Salter operates to raise the funds for the holiday gift giving mustered only enough money to provide gifts for five families.
His Santas list had more than 30 families for whom Christmas would be blight without the Santas Kingdom gifts. With just two days before Christmas Salter made a desperate last-minute plea to the community for help. Read more at http://www.galvnews.com
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- Galveston judges Christmas caroling tradition.mp4
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- 2:14
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Galveston County District Court Judges, Lonnie Cox on the trombone and David Garner on the cymbals, serenade other judges' chambers and clerks' offices Monday with some Christmas caroling.
The annual tradition dates to Coxs days when he worked for the District Attorneys Office 15 years ago, he said.
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- Carnival Conquest disappears into Galveston fog .mp4
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- 1:48
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Carnival Conquest disappears Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, into dense fog while leaving the Port of Galveston. Fog delayed the cruise ship's departure by a day. See www.galvnews.com.
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- Dangerous distracted drivers
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute installed cameras in 100 automobiles to capture distracted driving habits, among other things. Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- 1 killed in Valero Texas City refinery blast.mov
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- 6:12
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- One person was killed and two injured after an explosion at the Valero refinery in Texas City on Friday night. This is a press conference on Saturday with Valero spokesman Bill Day.
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- Tiki Island Shooting
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- 3:37
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- A woman was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head Nov. 24, 2009, inside her Tiki Island home, and investigators have detained her husband for questioning, authorities said.
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- Bugatti Veyron towed from saltwater lagoon
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- 3:30
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- A distracted owner of a Bugatti Veyron, one of the world's fastest production cars, accidently drove Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, the French-built automobile into a saltwater lagoon in La Marque, Texas. We also have a link to video of the actual crash of the car into the lagoon at http://www.galvnews.com
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- Helicopter water crash training
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- 3:06
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Jamaica Beach police hosted a helicopter water crash training seminar Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, at the San Luis Resort pool in Galveston, Texas.
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- Sgt. Mike Barry discusses Baby Grace case
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- 1:22
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Sgt. Mike Barry with the Galveston County Sheriff's Office, shares his thoughts about how a capital murder verdict affected relatives of a couple convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison in the death of 2-year-old Riley Ann Sawyers. Sawyers was known as Baby Grace until investigators learned her identity.
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- Sheriff's investigators describe Baby Grace case
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- 2:03
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Galveston County Sheriff's Office Investigator Tommy Hansen and Maj. Ray Tuttoilmondo share their thoughts Friday on the capital murder verdict returned against Royce Clyde Zeigler II. Zeigler was convicted of killing his stepdaughter Riley Ann Sawyers, 2, who was known as Baby Grace.
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- Defense comments on Baby Grace verdict
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- 3:24
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Defense Attorney Dee McWilliams answers questions Friday, following the guilty verdict against his client. Royce Clyde Zeigler II was convicted of capital murder Friday in the death of his 2-year-old stepdaughter, Riley Ann Sawyers, who was known as Baby Grace.
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- DA comments on capital murder verdict
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- 1:56
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Galveston County Criminal District Attorney Kurt Sistrunk answers questions Friday on the capital murder verdict returned against Royce Clyde Zeigler II, 26, who was convicted in the death of his stepdaughter Riley Ann Sawyers. The 2-year-old toddler was known as Baby Grace.
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- Baby Grace grandmother on capital murder verdict
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- 3:52
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Sheryl Sawyers, the paternal grandmother of Riley Ann Sawyers, spoke to reporters Friday, following the capital murder verdict a jury handed Royce Clyde Zeigler II, 26, in connection with the death of Baby Grace.
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- Bomb squad in Santa Fe
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- 0:15
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Members of the Harris County Sheriff's Office bomb squad detonate Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, a suspicious package in a Santa Fe resident's mailbox. The package, however, turned out to be a hoax, Santa Fe police said.
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- Bust of blues legend Charles Brown dedication in Texas City
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- 5:59
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Texas City native and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Charles Brown was honored with a bust unveiling at the Charles T. Doyle Convention Center in Texas City on Thursday (10.22.09). Read more about Brown at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Santa Fe, Texas fatal shooting
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- 1:22
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Santa Fe, Texas Police Chief Kenneth Campbell discusses a fatal shooting Thursday.
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- High Water on Ferry Road
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- 0:44
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- More than a foot of rainwater pools Thursday morning 10/22/09 on Galveston's Ferry Road, stranding cars.
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- Texas City Dike one year after Hurricane Ike
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- 9:02
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- This week FEMA announced that it has approved about $5 million to repair the Texas City Dike, which has been closed since Hurricane Ike damaged it more than a year ago. Texas City and county officials estimate it will cost $11 million to repair. Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Cold case suspect arrested 19 years later returned to Dickinson, TX
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- 5:11
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- An Arkansas man charged with attempted capital murder in a Dickinson cold case spanning 19 years waived extradition rights Wednesday morning and was returned to Dickinson, Texas that night. Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Dickinson police answer questions about cold case arrest
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- 10:01
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Dennis Earl Bradford, 40, was arrested Tuesday morning in North Little Rock on charges that he kidnapped, sexually assaulted and slashed the throat of then 8-year-old Jennifer Schuett in Dickinson, Texas 19 years ago. Read more at www.galvnews.com.
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- Rape victim speaks after arrest of suspect 19 years later
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- 3:35
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Authorities said Tuesday that they made an arrest in a Dickinson, Texas cold case spanning 19 years that began with the kidnapping of an 8-year-old girl, who was brutally assaulted and left for dead. Jennifer Schuett, now 27, gave an emotional address at a press conference about the arrest. Read more at www.galvnews.com.
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- Apartment fire in Santa Fe
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- 2:22
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- No one was hurt and a fire was isolated to one unit of a Santa Fe, TX apartment complex Thursday night. Read more at www.galvnews.com
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- Ike one year later Artist Studio Tours in Galveston
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- 5:33
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- As part of the Hurricane Ike anniversary, locals and visitors got a glimpse of the often-concealed lives and working quarters of Galvestons artist community, many members of which used the storm as an influence in their work. Read more at www.galvnews.com.
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- Ike one year later Bolivar Peninsula Memorial Service
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- 4:16
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- More than 250 people showed up for a service to honor the 14 Bolivar residents who lost their lives during Hurricane Ike. Read more at www.galvnews.com.
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- St. John's Methodist fire the day after
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- 4:09
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Fire investigators on Friday rummaged through the debris of what was St. Johns United Methodist Church in Texas City, trying to determine what sparked the blaze. Meanwhile, congregants rushed to find some place to worship this weekend. Read more at www.galvnews.com.
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- Ike One Year Later: San Leon Community Church
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- 6:28
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- As strange as it may sound, Hurricane Ike may have been a blessing for San Leon. It brought the community closer together. That unity and spirit of cooperation was celebrated Friday at San Leon Community Church, which became the heart of the San Leon and Bacliff communities after Ike pushed a massive wall of water over the bay-side communities. Read more at www.galvnews.com.
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- Fire guts Texas City's St John's United Methodist Church
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- 6:04
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Fire crews from Texas City and six area fire departments battled the blaze into the late night at St. Johns United Methodist Church on Thursday. Read more at www.galvnews.com.
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- St. John's Pastor Tom Crowe talks about fire at church
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- 2:06
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Fire crews from Texas City and six area fire departments battled the blaze into the late night at St. Johns United Methodist Church. Pastor Tom Crowe talks about the fire and what's next for the 51-year-old church. Read more at www.galvnews.com.
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- Students listen to and discuss President Obama's speech
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- 4:26
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Despite the pre-speech controversy about President Barack Obamas live national address to schoolchildren Tuesday, there were no protests or widespread absences reported at Galveston County schools, officials said. This video is of Mainland Preparatory Academy students in La Marque listening to and discussing the president's address. Read more at www.galvnews.com.
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- BP Texas City four years after overhaul Part 2
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- 6:11
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- It was four years ago that BP began a $1 billion overhaul of its Texas City refinery. The retooling of the nation's third largest oil refinery was in response to the March 23, 2005 explosions at an octane boosting production unit that killed 15 contract workers and injured more than 170 others. Refinery manager Keith Casey talks about the changes and what lies ahead for BP Texas City. Read more at www.galvnews.com.
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- BP Texas City four years after overhaul Part 1
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- 6:04
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- It was four years ago that BP began a $1 billion overhaul of its Texas City refinery. The retooling of the nation's third largest oil refinery was in response to the March 23, 2005 explosions at an octane boosting production unit that killed 15 contract workers and injured more than 170 others. Refinery manager Keith Casey talks about the changes and what lies ahead for BP Texas City. Read more at www.galvnews.com.
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- BP Texas City four years after overhaul Part 4
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- 5:04
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- It was four years ago that BP began a $1 billion overhaul of its Texas City refinery. The retooling of the nation's third largest oil refinery was in response to the March 23, 2005 explosions at an octane boosting production unit that killed 15 contract workers and injured more than 170 others. Refinery manager Keith Casey talks about the changes and what lies ahead for BP Texas City. Read more at www.galvnews.com.
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- BP Texas City four years after overhaul Part 3
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- 6:28
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- It was four years ago that BP began a $1 billion overhaul of its Texas City refinery. The retooling of the nation's third largest oil refinery was in response to the March 23, 2005 explosions at an octane boosting production unit that killed 15 contract workers and injured more than 170 others. Refinery manager Keith Casey talks about the changes and what lies ahead for BP Texas City. Read more at www.galvnews.com.
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- Waterspout near Galveston's seawall Aug. 30, 2009
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- 2:07
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- WARNING: Some foul language. David Wieseckel, who recently moved to Galveston from Minnesota, shot this video of a waterspout that formed over the Gulf of Mexico near the Galveston Seawall on August 30, 2009. A waterspout came ashore and damaged several buildings about 19 blocks from where this video was shot. Read more at www.galvnews.com.
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- Wranlanda Little Ball High's first self pace course graduate
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- 0:57
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Wranlanda Little graduated from high school Monday, a class of one.
She marked the event by strolling along a hallway as schoolmates cheered and applauded and Pomp and Circumstance played from a boom box. Read more at www.galvnews.com.
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- Man talks about shooting video of Galveston waterspout
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- 1:44
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- David Wieseckel talks about recording video of a waterspout that formed in the Gulf of Mexico near the Galveston Seawall on August 30. A waterspout came ashore and damaged several buildings about 19 blocks from were David lives on the seawall. Read more at www.galvnews.com
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- Oil storage tank struck by lightning in Texas City
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- 2:17
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- A lightning strike ignited a fire at a crude oil storage tank in Texas City on Thursday. Read more at www.galvnews.com.
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- Galveston police sign patrol
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- 2:27
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- While targeting vagrants in abandoned homes, vice and drugs, Galveston police focused Wednesday on the sign patrol.
Officers cleaned 61st Street, a major thoroughfare of more than 80 signs in a little more than an hour. The signs on utility polls are a violation of city code, police said.
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- Sailboat capsizes, teens rescued
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- 3:06
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Lifeguards with the Galveston Island Beach Patrol rescued four teenagers Monday, July 20, 2009, after their 12-foot sailboat capsized in Galveston's Offatts Bayou. The lifeguards used a personal watercraft to right the boat and towed it to a nearby harbor. No injuries were reported. Read more at www.galvnews.com.
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- Buzz Aldrin and the Apollo astronauts inspire others
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- 4:13
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- When I first stared working at (Johnson Space Center) it was because I thought it was a really cool and great job, Robert Ibanez of Friendswood said. Ibanez, who is part of the management crew for the International Space Stations flight control center, agreed with Buzz Aldrins assessment that the future of manned space flight is beyond the moon.
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- Buzz Aldrin interview with Galveston County Daily News Part 3
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- 2:13
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Astronaut Buzz Aldrin discusses the state of the space program on the 40th anniversary of the moon landing. Read and see more at www.galvnews.com
