Galveston County Daily News
Ice on Galveston Causeway
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- Ice on Galveston Causeway
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- 1:53
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Ice developed early Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, on the Galveston Causeway, causing several wrecks as fast moving automobiles slid into guardrails. Galveston police officers closed all but one lane in each direction. Texas Department of Transportation trucks sanded the middle lane, and slow moving traffic had little trouble traversing the frozen bridge that connects Galveston to the Mainland.
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- Man taken to hospital after police chase
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- A man was taken to the hospital after a Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, chase that started near 19th Street and continued onto Seawall Boulevard until the car crashed into a high curb at 13th Street and Avenue L. Police said the driver, who could face felony charges, was taken by ambulance to the University of Texas Medical Branch. Galveston narcotics officers searched the car. Police said the car struck two other parked automobiles during the chase.
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- UFO over Galveston?
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Susan Stacy knows what a plane looks like when it streaks across the Gulf of Mexico at sunset. But she has no idea what she captured on video from her front porch in Terramar Beach on the island's West End last month and again Friday night. Read More at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Police seek tips in shooting death
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- 1:59
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Galveston police posted fliers Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, and advertised a cash reward for a tip that leads to the arrest in the shooting death of a contractor. See www.galvnews.com for more.
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- NASA's Day of Remembrance on Challenger anniversary
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- On Jan. 27, NASA remembered 17 astronauts who died during three spaceflight-related fatalities. The memorial happened a day before the 25th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
Three astronauts were killed in the Apollo 1 launch pad fire on Jan. 27, 1967. Seven died aboard Challenger on Jan. 28, 1986. Space Shuttle Columbia's seven-member crew died during re-entry on Feb. 1, 2003.
Johnson Space Center senior staff, members of the Astronaut Corps and family of the fallen astronauts laid flowers at the center's Astronaut Memorial Grove.
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- Shrimp boat catches fire
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- 0:19
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Smoke billowing hundreds of feet into the sky came from a shrimp boat that caught fire Wednesday morning, Jan. 26, 2011, at a dock near Harborside Drive in Galveston, Texas. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
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- Car crashes into business, leads police on slow-speed chase
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- 0:53
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Two men were in custody after a chase that started when a car smashed through the wall of a roofing company. No one was hurt in the incident, but the business owner has a large hole in the wall where his office is located. Read More at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Coast Guard helicopter makes emergency landing at Texas City Dike
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter made an emergency landing Friday morning on the Texas City Dike after a small fire filled the cockpit with smoke. No one was injured as the MH-65 Dolphin helicopter landed on Dike Road near the pier's two-mile marker. Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Facility changes for Texas City athletics
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- 2:17
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Athletic director Tim Finn and assistant athletic director Tony Willis talk about the facility changes being made for the Texas City athletic program and how they have dealt with the transitioning process.
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- Family, police still searching for answers to murders 12 years later
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Twelve years later family and friends are hoping the killer or killers of Laaron Morris and Kevin Tryals will finally come forward. Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Sparkie the Giraffe
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- 0:51
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Bayou Wildlife Park, 5050 FM 517, in Dickinson, welcomed it newest addition Jan. 14. Sparkie, a male reticulated giraffe, was born late Friday night. Sparkie is the fourth giraffe born at the park since it opened in 1981.
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- Clash of the Causeway hoops style
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- 1:09
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Fans talks about the experience of attending No. 1 La Marque High falls to No. 5 Ball High 81-76 Jan. 17, 2011.
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- Observation Platform
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- League City police on Jan. 15 deployed the department's newest crime-fighting tool. The observation platform, which goes up to 18-feet high, is equipped with police radios and three cameras that record activity in the city's bustling commercial areas.
Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Suspect sought in fatal shooting
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- 2:01
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Galveston police seek a suspect in the island's first homicide of 2011. Police were called Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, to a waterfront home and found a man, believed to be a contractor working on the house, dead of gunshot wounds in the backyard. The home was undergoing post-Hurricane Ike repairs.
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- Fire chief heard mystery boom
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- 1:11
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Galveston Fire Chief Jeff Smith talks about the loud boom widely heard on the island shortly before noon Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011. The cause of the noise, which sounded like a sonic boom or explosion, remains a mystery.
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- Six hurt when city bus hits stalled SUV
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- 2:51
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Six people were injured, including one critically, after a Galveston city bus struck a stalled sport utility vehicle on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011.
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- Santa Fe ISD shows off its new ag center
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- 2:25
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- For years, members of the Santa Fe, Texas high school FFA chapter had to raise their prize-winning animals in their own barns or rent space. Now, they have a state-of-the-art facility that will also enhance their education and provide for a place to show off their animals. Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Fire burns room at Texas City motel
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- 1:05
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- No one was hurt when a storage room at a downtown area motel caught fire Tuesday morning in Texas City, Texas, officials said. The cause of the fire was under investigation, but a contributing factor could have been paint supplies and other combustibles that were stored in the downstairs room, investigators said.
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- What causes bee colony collapse?
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- 3:46
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- The cause of honeybee colony collapse disorder highlighted discussions at the 2011 North American Beekeeping Conference at the Galveston Island Convention Center.
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- Windmill blade molds detour traffic
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Windmill blade molds, hauled Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, from the Port of Galveston, temporarily blocked traffic at Broadway and 14th Street.
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- Accused baby killer wants to keep death penalty option
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- 4:23
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Best heard with earphones. Audio of inmate taken from jail's videophone speaker.
Attorneys for Travis Mullis, 24, seek to have the Texas death penalty ruled unconstitutional. Mullis, however, filed motions, seeking to have the motions withdrawn. Mullis was charged with capital murder in the Jan. 29, 2008, death of his 3-month-old son in Galveston.
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- Man trapped in toppled SUV
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- A man who witnessed a sport utility vehicle crash helped the driver's wife from the wreckage Dec. 31, 2010, but the driver was trapped by the toppled SUV in La Marque, Texas.
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- Fire destroys storage barn, melts gas meter in Texas City
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- 1:46
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Fire investigators are looking into what sparked an afternoon fire that tore through a large storage shed filled with chicken fryers. Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- U.S. Coast Guard to open $5 million operations center
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- 1:35
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Cmdr. Luis Sandoval, commanding officer at the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Field Office Galveston, Texas, says the base is preparing in February to open the $5 million operations center, which will house Search and Rescue and Aid-to-Navigation units.
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- Santa's Kingdom toy delivery in Santa Fe
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- In Santa Fe, Texas on Thursday, Jolly Old St. Nick arrived riding high in an electrical company's bucket truck while his elves pulled toys from the back of a cargo truck. Dozens of children took great delight as Santa, with help from volunteers from Santa's Kingdom, went house to house delivering toys, food and clothing to families in need of help to make the Christmas holiday bright.
Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Galveston County Judge Yarbrough's final meeting
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- 3:42
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Wednesday was the last Galveston County Commissioners Court meeting led by County Judge Jim Yarbrough, who will leave office next week. Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Fire destroys Santa Fe house
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- 0:25
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Investigators say an overnight fire that destroyed a house was "suspicious." No one was hurt in the fire. Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Vandals deface statue of Jesus at La Marque church
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- The parishioners of Queen of Peace Roman Catholic Church had expected to celebrate Mass Sunday and decorate the church in advance of its annual Christmas Mass. Some vandals did some decorating of their own before church members arrived and defaced a $10,000 statue of Jesus that stands at the entrance to the church. Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- La Marque Cougars head to state with pep rally
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- 1:41
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- The La Marque Cougars football team were given a big sendoff from students and faculty on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010 as the team traveled to Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington for the 4A Division II state championship game. Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Texas City by the decades centennial panels unveiled
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- 1:53
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Texas City, Texas will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2011, but the recognition of the more than 10 decades of history began Dec. 15, 2010 with the unveiling on photo panels dedicated to each decade of the community. Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Two trailer homes destroyed by fire in Hitchcock
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- 1:51
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Two families were displaced by a fire that destroyed their homes Tuesday, authorities said. Firefighters from Hitchcock were called shortly before 2 p.m. to Gateway Mobile Home Park where they found one trailer engulfed by fire. Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Tips for picking, preserving Christmas trees
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- 5:24
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Galveston Noon Optimist Club President Don Poole offers tips on picking and preserving a Christmas tree, so it's fresh when Santa arrives.
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- Dedication of Carver Park Community Center in Texas City
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- 2:24
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- The dedication of the Carver Park Community Center was more than the opening of a community gathering place. It was also a walk back through time for graduates of Lincoln High School and paid tribute to a long time educator and former Texas City commissioner. Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- League City's Holiday in the Park
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- 0:45
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Nonprofit organization League City Proud held its 13th annual Holiday in the Park festival Dec. 3 through 5.
Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Man injured after he falls from 30-foot tall tree
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- A Texas City man was taken to the University of Texas Medical Branch with a head injury after he fell out of a tree in his backyard on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Texas City Centennial Christmas Parade
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- 2:05
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- The city of Texas City kicked off the celebration of its 100th anniversary during the city's annual Christmas parade Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. The city turns 100 in September. Read more in the Texas City blog at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Driver escapes truck tangled in power lines
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- 1:41
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- The driver of a container truck escaped injury Monday, Nov. 29, 2010, after his truck became tangled in power lines in Galveston. More than 1,000 customers were without power following the incident. See galvnews.com for more details.
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- Preview: Dickinson Festival of Lights
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- 2:05
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- The 13th annual Festival of Lights in Dickinson, Texas opens Nov. 27 and continues through Jan. 1, 2011. Read more in the Between the Lines blog at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Students learn more about career opportunities at LEADS
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- 1:27
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- More than 140 students from Texas City, La Marque, Santa Fe and Ball High Schools in Galveston County participated in the Doyle Leadership Conference in Texas City on Wednesday, Nov. 17. Read more in the Between the Lines blog at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Vigil for sisters killed in fiery crash
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- 1:59
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Hundreds of teenagers packed under a carport and stood in the street outside a classmate's Dickinson, Texas home Monday, Nov. 15, 2010 for a candlelight vigil to mourn the loss of the 17-year-old and her sister. Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Fundraiser for Texas City Dike drowning victims
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- 0:57
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- A group of Texas City residents held a fundraiser to help raise money for the family of twin girls and their father who drowned at the Texas City Dike in October. Read more in the Texas City blog at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Moody Gardens Ninth Annual Festival of Lights
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- 3:16
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Thousands of children watched Santa and his elves parachute to Moody Gardens on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010, signaling the beginning of the Ninth Annual Festival of Lights in Galveston, Texas. See www.galvnews.com for the article.
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- Galveston officer hurt during police chase
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- An officer was injured Friday evening during a high-speed chase when she lost control of her patrol car while swerving to avoid traffic. Galveston police withheld the name of the officer, until contacting her family. She was injured when the driver side of her car slammed into a concrete barrier in the north lanes of Interstate 45 near Tiki Island. Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
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- Kemah's Salute to Service weekend
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- The city of Kemah kicked off its first Salute to Service weekend on Nov. 12. About 80 wounded military members and their families visited the bayside town for relaxation and recreation.
Read more at http://www.galvnews.com
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- USCGC Dauntless sails for Haiti
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- 5:28
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- GALVESTON — With Haiti soon on its horizon, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless left its island port Wednesday in part on a humanitarian mission.
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- 'Sophisticated' indoor marijuana farm raided
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- 3:47
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- The Galveston County Sheriff's Office detained three people early Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010, in La Marque, Texas, after raiding a 'sophisticated' indoor marijuana farm. Four people were charged with felony marijuana possession in connection with the seizure of more than 240 plants that weighed 45 pounds, authorities said. See galvnews.com for the related article.
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- Man says jailers beat him
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- 3:30
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Jacob Lee Harrison, 33, of Galveston has been arrested before, but claims jailers early Friday, Nov. 5, 2010, went too far, beating him unconscious in his cell. The Galveston County Sheriff's Office is investigating his claim.
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- Lone Star Rally 2010
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- 4:16
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Downtown Galveston, Texas, was rocking Friday, Nov. 5, 2010, as bands, bars, novelty shops and food stands welcomed thousands of motorcyclists headed to the island for Lone Star Rally 2010. See galvnews.com for details.
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- Jim Yarbrough reflects on 16 years as Galveston County Judge
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- 6:20
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Galveston County Judge was at the helm of the first Galveston County Commissioners Court meeting after Republicans swept all of the contested races ending Yarbrough's 16-year run as county judge. He took time out to reflect on his time in office and to thank his staff, friends and family.
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- Judge Susan Criss wins again; talks GOP sweep
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- 2:35
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Our interview with District Court Judge Susan Criss (D) about the shift in political control in Galveston County. Her father Lloyd is the chairman of the Galveston County Democratic Party. Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
