Galveston County Daily News
Pedestrian hit by car
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- Pedestrian hit by car
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- 0:54
- Date posted
- 15 years ago
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- A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries when he was hit by a car. The man, 57, of Galveston was pushing a shopping car filled with scrap metal on the Interstate 45 frontage road to a nearby recycle center. Officer investigating the noon Wednesday, May 25, 2011, wreck also witnessed a fender-bender on the I-45 main lanes.
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- Man gunned down outside Texas City bar
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 15 years ago
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- Texas City police received a call about a shooting at the Bourbon Street Bar in the 300 block of Texas Avenue near downtown Monday, May 23, 2011. Initially reported as three people having been shot, police found one man who was shot multiple times. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Galveston Beach patrol searches for missing swimmer
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 15 years ago
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- A Houston man disappeared in a rip current while swimming with a female friend on Monday, May 23, 2011, in Galveston. More than 20 lifeguards with the Galveston Island Beach Patrol searched the area until dark, forming human chains in the water and using a personal watercraft. The U.S. Coast Guard continued the search at nightfall.
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- Body found in Texas City Dike waters
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- 1:48
- Date posted
- 15 years ago
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- The body of a man was found in Galveston Bay on Monday, May 23, 2011, near an inlet at the Texas City Dike. The man wasn't a fisherman and wore no swimming attire. Police believe he could have drowned. There were no initial signs of external trauma, police said.
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- Video: Allgood headed to prison for killing girlfriend
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- 4:31
- Date posted
- 15 years ago
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- A Bexar County jury on Tuesday sentenced Christopher Allgood to 75 years in prison for murdering his girlfriend, Courtney Gass. Allgood, 32, was convicted last week of killing Gass, who was one of three people shot in the head July 5, 2009 in a San Antonio apartment. Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- National Day of Prayer
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- 2:26
- Date posted
- 15 years ago
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- Galveston County residents, including Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski, gathered Thursday, May 5, 2011, at the courthouse to participate in the 60th Annual National Day of Prayer.
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- Body found on beach
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- 1:26
- Date posted
- 15 years ago
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- The body of a man found washed ashore on East Beach on Monday, May 2, 2011, is likely that of a teenager, who was presumed to have drowned Saturday while swimming with a group of 10 people on a Galveston beach.
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- Coast Guard searches for missing swimmer
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- 0:57
- Date posted
- 15 years ago
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- GALVESTON — Coast Guard officials and Galveston Island Beach Patrol are searching for a swimmer who went missing at about 3 p.m. today near the 17th Street jetty. A Coast Guard helicopter and 45-foot response boat were searching for the swimmer at about 5:30 p.m. Galveston fire fighters and police officers are assisting in the search.
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- Contaiminated power lines to blame for widespread outages
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- 1:54
- Date posted
- 15 years ago
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- Texas-New Mexico Power employees were busy cleaning "contaminated insulators" which are equipment that are covered in salt and dirt and run the risk of knocking power out. Those lines are suspected of causing a widespread power outage in Texas City that forced most of the community's refineries and chemical plants to shut down units. Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- One injured in Flagship Hotel collapse
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- 1:49
- Date posted
- 15 years ago
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- GALVESTON — A demolition worker was "extremely critical" after becoming trapped by a 1,000-pound concrete slab, which fell Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at the Flagship Hotel. Officials announced the following day that the worker died. Crews were demolishing the structure, which was occupied before Hurricane Ike struck Galveston, to make way for planned amusement rides.
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- Emergency shutdown of BP refinery, Dow plant in Texas City
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- 4:50
- Date posted
- 15 years ago
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- Texas City Emergency Management officials issued a Level 3 shelter-in-place order after power failures at BP's Texas City refinery and Dow Chemical plant. Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- SUV hits Ferrari
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- 1:32
- Date posted
- 15 years ago
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- Four people were injured Tuesday, April 19, 2011, in a three-vehicle crash at FM 517 and state Highway 146 in Texas City. The driver of a 2010 Ferrari California took the brunt of the impact and was admitted in good condition to the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. The driver of a Chevrolet Suburban, his wife and one of their two children were also taken to the hospital as a precaution. His older child was uninjured, police say. See www.galvnews.com for more.
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- Man commits suicide at Walter Hall Park
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- 0:53
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Authorities evacuated Walter Hall Park on Friday, April 15, 2011, after a man was found dead in his car, apparently from inhaling hydrogen sulfide gas, a fire official said.
League City firefighters and police were sent to the park, 807 state Highway 3, at 11:15 a.m., and found a man dead in the car, League City Fire Marshal Wanda Martin said.
The man had called emergency officials ahead of time, and put stickers on the car windows, saying "danger" and "hydrogen sulfide," police Sgt. John Jordan said.
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- Clear Creek ISD Bus Fire
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- 0:19
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- WEBSTER — A school bus caught fire Tuesday evening, April 12, 2011, but no children were aboard and no injuries were reported, a school official said. The driver was headed to the school¹s bus barn after having made the last stop on the route when the bus caught fire about 6 p.m. on NASA Road 1 near Interstate 45 in Webster, Texas.
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- Supporters rally to save Simms
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- TEXAS CITY — A group of about 50 teachers, parents, students and community activists gathered April 8 to support keeping open Simms Elementary, the only La Marque school district campus not within the La Marque city limits.
School board members are exploring the possibility of closing an elementary school in order to trim a $1.13 million budget deficit for the next school year. The school was named after P.S. Simms, the former principal of Lincoln High School, which served West Texas City and La Marque's African-American students during segregation.
See the complete story in the Saturday, April 9, edition of The Daily News at http://galvestondailynews.com.
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- Galveston Bay Parrot Heads win Golden Coconut
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- 2:01
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- And you thought Parrot Heads just party and sing Jimmy Buffet tunes. But they're also a charitable bunch, especially the Galveston Bay Parrot Head Club, which recently won the prestigious Golden Coconut Award. Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- 134 eight liners seized from Bacliff game rooms
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- The Galveston County Sheriff's Office seized more than 120 eight-liner game machines in a pair of raids Friday night in Bacliff. The simultaneous raids were part of a new crackdown on illegal gambling at game rooms across the county, Galveston County Sheriff's Freddie Poor said. Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Dickinson fire truck slides into ditch as road crumbles
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- 1:48
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- One firefighter was injured and two others escaped without injury after their fire truck slid off a freshly paved road and into a deep drainage ditch Thursday night. Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Death penalty for convicted child killer
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- 1:48
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- A jury sentenced Travis James Mullis, 24, to death on Monday, March 21, 2011. Mullis was convicted of capital murder March 11 by the same jury in Judge John Ellisor's 122nd District Court in Galveston. Mullis admitted during a videotaped interview with police that he stomped on his 3-month-old son's head, because it was the only way to keep Alijah from crying.
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- Grant funds new Bayou Vista fire truck
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- 1:58
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Bayou Vista Fire Chief T.J. Lyke shows The Daily News a new 2010 pumper truck, which it placed in service Sunday, March 20, 2011. A grant obtained by the city funded most of the purchase of the truck. A trade-in of the old fire truck funded the rest.
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- Suspected brothel busted in Bacliff, Texas
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- 1:50
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- The sign out front advertised that the Santa Fe Spa in Bacliff is always open. But the Galveston County Sheriff's Office said the spa it raided Tuesday was no massage parlor; it was a brothel, Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- La Marque defeats Ball High in region final
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- The Class 4A Region III Final at the Merrell Center turned out to be the third edition of the Clash of the Causeway series between Ball High and La Marque. Ball had defeated La Marque twice this season, but with Julien Lewis' 29 points and Quevin Cams' 15, the Cougars defeated the Tors 58-56, earning their first trip to the state tournament in school history.
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- Mardi Gras Galveston: Knights of Momus Grand Knight Parade Part 5
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- 0:42
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Another short video clip from the March 5 Knights of Momus Grand Night Parade through Galveston for Mardi Gras. This was the 100th anniversary of Mardi Gras on the island. See and read more in the Mardi Gras blog at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Mardi Gras Galveston: Knights of Momus Grand Knight Parade Part 3
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- 0:43
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Another short video clip from the March 5 Knights of Momus Grand Night Parade through Galveston for Mardi Gras. This was the 100th anniversary of Mardi Gras on the island. See and read more in the Mardi Gras blog at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Mardi Gras Galveston: Knights of Momus Grand Knight Parade Part 4
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- 0:36
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Another short video clip from the March 5 Knights of Momus Grand Night Parade through Galveston for Mardi Gras. This was the 100th anniversary of Mardi Gras on the island. See and read more in the Mardi Gras blog at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Mardi Gras Galveston: Knights of Momus Grand Knight Parade Part 2
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Another short video clip from the March 5 Knights of Momus Grand Night Parade through Galveston for Mardi Gras. This was the 100th anniversary of Mardi Gras on the island. See and read more in the Mardi Gras blog at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Mardi Gras Galveston: Knights of Momus Grand Knight Parade Part 1
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- 0:44
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Another short video clip from the March 5 Knights of Momus Grand Night Parade through Galveston for Mardi Gras. This was the 100th anniversary of Mardi Gras on the island. See and read more in the Mardi Gras blog at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Mardi Gras Galveston Firefighters Children's parade
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- 2:42
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- More than 50 floats took part in the Galveston Firefighters Union annual Children's parade at Mardi Gras Galveston.
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- More Krewe of Barkus and Meoux parade
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- 2:25
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Hundreds of pets took part in Mardi GRAS Galveston's annual pet parade
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- Krewe of Barkus and Meoux parade
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- 0:31
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Hundreds of dogs, cats and even some ferrets took part in Mardi Gras Galveston annual pet parade.
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- Dancing at the Tremont Ball
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- 0:18
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Bill Ross cuts a rug at the Tremont Ball salute to India
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- Aggie band at Mardi Gras
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- 0:42
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- The Texas A&M Aggie Band was the special guest of the Momus parade at Mardi Gras Galveston.
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- Momus Parade 2011
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- 1:08
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- The 2011 Momus parade Mardi Gras Galveston
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- San Luis Resort's Mardi Gras Costume contest
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- 3:40
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- For more than 20 years, one of the traditions of Mardi Gras Galveston has been the costume contest at the San Luis. This year was a big hit. Check our more Mardi Gras Galveston news and video at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Police suspect foul play in boy's death
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- 2:06
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Galveston police Capt. Jeff Heyse says investigators suspect foul play in the Feb. 27, 2011, death of a 2-year-old child, who was found unresponsive and not breathing when police arrived at his home. An officer performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the boy, but he was pronounced dead at the hospital. Police hadn't made an arrest in the case as of Monday.
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- Mardi Gras Galveston 2011: Riding abord the Balinese Room float
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- 1:39
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- The Mystic Krewe of Aquarius features 11 of its own float teams as part of its parade. One of the teams has been together for nine years and decorated its float in honor of Galveston's famed Balinese Room. Check our more Mardi Gras Galveston news and video at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Mardi Gras Galveston 2011: Mystic Krewe of Aquarius parade
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- 3:27
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- The traditional first parade of Mardi Gras is the Mystic Krewe of Aquarius' noon parade on the first Saturday of Mardi Gras! Galveston. Thousands turned out for the family-friendly parade that runs down Seawall Blvd. each year. Read More at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Umbrellas take over Mardi Gras Galveston
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- 2:20
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Hundreds of people packed The Strand and Mechanic Street in downtown Galveston carrying umbrellas of all shapes, sizes and colors to kick off the first night of the island's 100th celebration of the pre-Lenten season. Read More at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Mardi Gras honors George P. Mitchell with a parade
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- 2:01
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- The man known as the Godfather of Mardi Gras Galveston was given a tribute Friday, Feb. 25 with his own Mardi Gras Parade. George P. Mitchell, the billionaire oilman and Galveston native who reintroduced Mardi Gras to the island in 1985. Read More at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Discovery's last flight
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- 2:26
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- After a four-month delay, Space Shuttle Discovery blasted off for the International Space Station on its 39th and final mission Feb. 24 signaling the beginning of the end of the space shuttle program.
Discovery's 11-day mission will deliver a storage module, which is the final U.S. component at the station, Robonaut 2, the first humanoid and dexterous robot in space, critical spare parts and an external platform that holds large equipment.
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- Pipeline rupture causes large gasoline leak in Texas City
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Twelve hours after a pipeline carrying gasoline ruptured, officials reopened state Highway 146 and allowed evacuated residents to return home. As much as 225,000 gallons of fuel may have spilled into Texas City's Bayou Pierre, officials said. Read More at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Pygmy sperm whale rescued in Galveston
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- 4:01
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Vacationers from Dallas found a pygmy sperm whale stranded Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011, on a beach on Galveston's West End.
The Marine Mammal Stranding Network took the whale to a holding tank to determine whether it could be treated and released into the Gulf.
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- Police seize dogs from homes
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- 1:36
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Galveston police seized dogs from homes Friday, Feb. 18, 2011, in the 4200 block of Broadway and the 3600 block of Sealy. The home on Broadway had up to 4 inches of feces inside, police said.
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- Micro Wrestling hits Texas City
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- 1:09
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- The self-titled "midget wrestlers" are a traveling group for the Tennessee-based Micro Wrestling Federation. "The greatest little show on Earth" was at Scoreboard Sports Bar off FM 1765 in Texas City on Feb. 13.
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- Great Girl Scout cookie drop in Galveston County
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- 2:40
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- After Saturday's delivery of close to 54,000 cases of sweet treats, Girl Scout troops will be fanning out to sell your favorites. Read More at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Second wreck in 15 hours at 'T-bone' intersection
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- 2:13
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Two people were injured Friday, Feb. 11, 2011, in another crash at an intersection known for T-bone collisions. Galveston police worked the same kind of crash about 15 hours earlier at the same spot, 61st Street and the Interstate 45 frontage road. Among the many wrecks reported each year at the intersection, drivers told police they are confused by the traffic light configuration.
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- Three hurt in another wreck at 'T-bone' intersection
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- 2:17
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Three people were injured Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011, in another wreck at a Galveston intersection known for its T-bone collisions. Drivers headed eastbound on the Interstate 45 frontage road have in the past told police that they're confused by the traffic light configuration at 61st Street. Two green lights direct frontage road traffic toward the beach, while a third light stops straight-through traffic. Drivers at times believe they have the right of way and run the red light, striking northbound traffic on 61st Street.
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- Liquor truck rolls off seawall
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- 1:09
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- A delivery truck driver forgot to set the parking brake on a truck advertising liquor, and it rolled across five lanes of Seawall Boulevard traffic Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011, in Galveston, police said. No injuries were reported.
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- Clash of the Causeway rematch
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- 0:49
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Ball won the first round 81-76 over La Marque, but who will will the rematch at Hofheinz Pavilion? Tipoff between the Cougars and Tors is set for Feb. 12, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
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- Betty Massey awarded Spirit of Galveston by Galveston Chamber
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- 9:36
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Betty Massey was given the Spirit of Galveston award from the Galveston Chamber of Commerce. This was a fun-spirited video used as part of the presentation.
