Top 10 most-read stories: This Week
Here are the stories most-often read by galvestondailynews.com readers.
#1: 2 killed in rollover
LA MARQUE — Police said they suspect alcohol and speed contributed to a deadly crash in which a young couple was thrown from a pickup.
March 18, 2010 - News | E-mail this article
#2: 3 jailed after high-speed chase to Houston
TEXAS CITY — What started out as an attempted car-jacking turned into a high-speed chase that ended in south Houston, police said.
March 18, 2010 - News | E-mail this article
#3: Accused robber bested by 63-year-old man
TEXAS CITY — Police arrested a man on accusations he tried to rob a 63-year-old of $2 and a bag of chips.
March 16, 2010 - News | E-mail this article
#4: Man in wig, fishnet shorts holds up bank
FRIENDSWOOD — A man dressed as a woman clad in fishnet shorts and brandishing a pistol robbed a Wells Fargo Bank on Thursday afternoon.
March 19, 2010 - News | E-mail this article
#5: $100M judgment against BP rejected
TEXAS CITY — A federal judge on Tuesday set aside a $100 million judgment against BP Texas City in a refinery leak that injured 100.
March 17, 2010 - News | E-mail this article
#6: FAA probes beachgoers’ reports of low-flying plane
CRYSTAL BEACH — The FAA is investigating multiple complaints of a private aircraft accused of flying 50 feet above a group of Jeep enthusiast.
March 17, 2010 - News | E-mail this article
#7: Huge container cranes being dismantled at Pier 10
GALVESTON — It took two years, a lawsuit and revived scrap metal prices, but crews finally have begun dismantling container cranes at Pier 10.
March 16, 2010 - Business | E-mail this article
#8: Man waives extradition on sexual torture charge
GALVESTON — A man arrested as a fugitive from justice waived extradition to Alabama on a charge of sexual torture of a child, authorities said.
March 18, 2010 - News | E-mail this article
#9: Crews cut down historic live oak
LEAGUE CITY — Crews cut down a 140-year-old live oak tree after it was deemed a safety hazard to pedestrians and motorists.
March 15, 2010 - News | E-mail this article
#10: FEMA says trailer rent coming due
Galveston County residents living in FEMA mobile homes soon will have to start paying rent for those units, but some say they can't afford it.
March 16, 2010 - News | E-mail this article
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