Astros pitcher arrested after brawl at wedding reception Oct 7, 2008
The bride s father, 19-year-old brother and a FEMA coordinator were also arrested Sunday at the hotel, a command center for emergency workers after Hurricane Ike went through Galveston Island on Sept. 13. Police spokesman Capt. Walter Braun said an internal affairs investigation has been launched. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Aiding hurricane victims Oct 7, 2008
Ike slammed into the Texas coastline, causing massive destruction on Galveston Island, wiping out power to the Houston metropolitin area and causing damage hundreds of miles to the east on the Louisiana peninsula. Ike is the third most destructive hurricane on record in the United States, responsible for 65 deaths in the United States (145 deaths total) as well as 31. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
New crop of Galveston condos predict possible spike from Ike Oct 6, 2008
Despite the overall devastation on Galveston Island, two of the city s newest high-rise condominium towers fared well during Hurricane Ike, a fact that could have them fully occupied sooner than expected. The newly constructed Emerald by the Sea Condominiums and Palisade Palms condominiums experienced minimal damage during their first big storm. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
In Hurricane-Ravaged Galveston, Echoes of New Orleans Oct 6, 2008
It is has been three weeks since blew ashore on Galveston Island bringing up to 20 feet of Gulf waters over the low-lying land, killing a still yet to be determined number of residents several hundred remain missing and inflicting billions of dollars in damage ... The slow descent into the Looking Glass land that hurricanes create begins just south of Houston along Interstate Highway 45, the road to Galveston Island. (Time.com)
Green Energy Boom In Bailout Bill Oct 4, 2008
All of Standard Renewable's solar installations on Galveston Island withstood Hurricane Ike, and they were some of the only power generators up and running in the days afterward. Ike knocked out power to 93% of Centerpoint Energy's (nyse: - - ) 2. (Forbes -- Business)
Congress Dawdles, Solar Sags Oct 3, 2008
On Galveston Island, all of Standard's solar panels withstood the recent ravages of Hurricane Ike--and were some of the only power generators up and running after the storm. Berger figures passage of the expanded credits would quintuple his solar business in a year. (Forbes -- Business)
Lee sees devastation, donates to cause Sep 24, 2008
"It's one thing to see it on the news, it's another thing to see it live," Lee said after tagging along with Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples on an aerial assessment of Galveston Island, which was devastated by Hurricane Ike 10 days ago. "The whole town is wiped out -- cars flipped over. You can see roads covered with sand. You can see how far the ocean came over. We saw cattle swimming out there trying to find something to eat or something to drink.". (MLB.com -- Houston Astros)
Online social networks tapped for disaster relief Sep 22, 2008
(Clockwise)A broken section of road in Port Bolivar, Texas, Tommy Scarborough supports himself on a post while he gets a lift from the strong winds in Bacliff, Texas, and fire destroys homes along the beach on Galveston Island, Texas. Photo: AP. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Obituaries for Sept. 22, 2008 Sep 22, 2008
May God bless you all, Jerry Imburgia and family, Galveston Island, Texas. Jerry Imburgia, Galveston Island, Texas. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Church, Football Make Post-Ike Sunday Seem Normal Sep 22, 2008
Similar services were being held on Galveston Island and throughout the Houston area, where power had been restored to enough residents that schools planned to hold classes Monday for the first time since the storm. In Galveston, Bobby and Pamela Quiroga sought succor at a Mass set up in the historic Hotel Galvez. (Newsmax)
Ike Evacuees Sneak Onto Galveston Island Sep 21, 2008
Ike Evacuees Sneak Back Onto Galveston Island ... GALVESTON, Texas Rats, raw sewage and a no-excuses curfew await exiled residents who try to return to storm-wrecked Galveston Island when it reopens next week, officials warned Saturday, a week after Hurricane Ike came thundering ashore. (Fox News)
Galveston residents can return Wednesday Sep 21, 2008
(CNN) -- Residents of Galveston Island, Texas, who were evacuated before Hurricane Ike strafed the Texas Gulf coast can return to their homes Wednesday, but they will find few comforts, Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas said Saturday. Workers remove debris from Luigi's Italian restaurant in the Strand District of Galveston, Texas, on Friday. (CNN -- US)
Ike lays bare immigration paradox Sep 20, 2008
Laborers are needed everywhere from Houston, the fourth-largest U.S. city, to Galveston Island, a seaside community that once housed 60,000 but now is a deemed so storm-damaged that everyone has been asked to evacuate. "Everyone went to work yesterday," said Mark Zwick, founder of Casa Juan Diego, an assistance organization that houses, feeds and provides medical care for undocumented immigrants in Houston. (MSNBC -- Race)
Schlitterbahn looks to bank on Christmas Sep 20, 2008
The company operates three Texas water parks: Schlitterbahn Beach Waterpark on South Padre Island, Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Waterpark on Galveston Island, and the flagship Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort in New Braunfels. Schlitterbahn s decision to open its gates after the summer season is welcome news to New Braunfels economic development community. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Lessons from disasters like Ike Sep 20, 2008
Nearly a week after Galveston Island took a severe beating from hurricane Ike, a Kroger grocery store has finally opened for business, grilling up fajitas for its employees. With the Texas island still not ready to take back evacuees, the open store is at least one encouraging sign of normalcy. (Christian Science Monitor)
More Than a Meal Sep 20, 2008
Juan Gomez, another Salvation Army employee, told the following: I was talking to a lady today who had moved to Galveston Island after being in Hurricane Katrina. She lost her apartment in Katrina, and had significant damage to her home on the island. (KWTX.com, TX)
Jamaica Beach residents can return, only by boat Sep 20, 2008
JAMAICA BEACH, Texas -- Homeowners in the west Galveston Island community of Jamaica Beach can go home to get a look at what damage Ike wrought on their houses. For now though, the only way home is by water. (KHOU.com, TX)
Islanders will be allowed to return within the week Sep 20, 2008
GALVESTON Island residents will be allowed to come home within the next seven days, City Manager Steve LeBlanc announced Friday. AP photo. (KHOU.com, TX)
Dallas-based resort company says properties sustained some damages in Ike Sep 19, 2008
At the moment, Galveston Island s infrastructure and utilities are still in question, and it s uncertain when Silverleaf s team can go back to the area full-time, the resort company asserted. However, Silverleaf says when the infrastructure is ready, the company is confident the resort will be able to resume operations fairly quickly. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Habitat for Horses Leads Equine Rescue Efforts in Hurricane Aftermath Sep 18, 2008
Jerry Finch, president and founder of Habitat for Horses, is on Galveston Island with Habitat for Horses rescue teams working with Sheriff and law enforcement officials ... "The water on Galveston Island got 8 to 10 feet deep, so the horses had to swim out of whatever pastures they were in," said Finch. (PR Newswire)
DiNardo calls Galveston damage catastrophic Sep 18, 2008
Traffic sits at a standstill on Interstate 45 as people try to re-enter Galveston Island, Texas, Wednesday in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike ... Traffic backed up for 20 miles along Interstate 45, the one route onto Galveston Island, jockeying for position with utility workers, repair crews and police trying to begin repairs to the city wrecked by Hurricane Ike five days ago. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
TxDOT Urges Motorists to Avoid I-45 To Galveston Island Sep 18, 2008
Hurricane Ike: Info o Help. Texas High School Football Polls. (KWTX.com, TX)
More news reports... Sep 18, 2008
As Hurricane Ike struck Galveston Island, the Texas Ach there was heavily affected, closing the school down indefinitely and causing more than 1,200 of its displaced students to transfer to Allege Station, University administrators said Wednesday. . (The Battalion, TX)
Ex-Keokuk resident survives Ike Sep 18, 2008
One guy stayed on Galveston Island in a RV trailer. Stupid, stupid people. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Traffic confounds Ike evacuees, crews Sep 18, 2008
Maleni Garcia and Yesenia Vahena of Texas City wait for traffic to move again Wednesday on Interstate 45 toward Galveston Island ... Most of Galveston Island remains without basic utilities. (USA Today)
In wake of Ike, the Lone Star State picks up the pieces Sep 18, 2008
Despite primitive conditions, thousands sought to get back onto Galveston Island on Tuesday after officials opened a brief look and leave window so people could check on their homes and businesses. The resulting traffic jam backed up for miles and led officials to call off the temporary return just a few hours later. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Column: News staffer rides out hurricane with family Sep 17, 2008
And that s a valid point, too, especially after learning about the hundreds of people on Galveston Island who had thought the same thing during Hurricane Ike and needed to be rescued. Sometimes stubborness can get you in trouble. (Sealy News, TX)
Effects of Hurricane Ike widespread Sep 17, 2008
Three weeks ago they were happy new homeowners, proud and excited about their new investment on the shores of Galveston Island. Now they are sad, angry and facing uncertainty as they assume the worst - they've lost everything. (Columbus Colorado County Citizen, TX)
Steady downpour floods region Sep 17, 2008
Perspective wrote on Sep 14, 2008 11:05 PM:" Dear Cathy,Yes, get out while you can. Run to Galveston Island - and take your Poor Me attitude with you. ". God help the people who live by Eads in Munster wrote on Sep 14, 2008 10:54 PM:" I feel really bad for the neighborhood directly surrounding Eads. Those people are all in a mandatory evacuation. Who knows where they all will go. There homes are probably destroyed. School is closed tomorrow, I don't think one day is enough time to get us back to... (Northwest Indiana Times)
Denton County, area cities assisting hurricane victims Sep 17, 2008
Flower Mound sent a mobile intensive care unit, an ambulance strike team leader and a regional medical control liaison to Galveston Island providing EMS support. They are deployed with Texas Department of State Health Services assets. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Germ Lab Took Early Precautions As Ike Neared Sep 17, 2008
WASHINGTON -- Scientists on Galveston Island sealed up highly infectious germs days before Hurricane Ike hit the Gulf coast and officials say the deadly agents have stayed safely stored despite the mighty storm. The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is home to two high-level biohazard labs where experiments are conducted on small amounts of such highly infectious germs as the virus that causes bird flu. (Click2Houston, TX)
Deputies help out in Texas Sep 17, 2008
Webster is about 25 miles northwest of Galveston Island, which was heavily damaged by Hurricane Ike. A number of Texas communities bordering the Gulf Coast were flooded and about 37,000 people are living in shelters set up for hurricane evacuees. (Bainbridge Post Searchlight, GA)
A bird's-eye view of Hurricane Ike's handiwork along Texas coast Sep 16, 2008
Much of the attention on Ike's destruction has focused on Galveston Island, but Coast Guardsmen who have flown over Bolivar Peninsula, a few miles northeast, believe it was hit even harder ... At dusk, the chopper passed again over the ruined houses and businesses of Galveston Island and dropped gently onto the tarmac at Ellington Field, a military airfield south of Houston. (Los Angeles Times)
Ike victims recall 8-mile slog to safety Sep 16, 2008
"Nearly 2,000 rescuedThe rescued. They have become the story behind the storm that battered the Texas coast these past days. By Monday, nearly 2,000 people had been saved from flooded streets and demolished homes in a Herculean search and rescue effort done by air, boat and on foot.Hundreds arrived, two full days after Hurricane Ike struck, at the Port San Antonio shelter, including at least eight packed buses from hard-hit Galveston Island. On Sunday night, exhausted evacuees emerged and piled... (MSNBC -- Politics)
Devastation stuns Oregon volunteer Sep 16, 2008
"Triple whammy" - Wind, waves and fire leave much of Galveston Island in ruins Tuesday, September 16, 2008 JOSEPH ROSE The Oregonian Staff. By Sunday, the wind and waves had died to a whisper on Galveston Island. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Ferguson: Three European trophies not enough Sep 16, 2008
The Associated Press Published: September 16, 2008. Manchester United should not be satisfied with its three trophies in Europe's top club competition, manager Alex Ferguson said. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Evacuees wade to safety, face death in Ike's wake Sep 15, 2008
Hundreds arrived, two full days after Hurricane Ike struck, at the Port San Antonio shelter, including at least eight packed buses from hard-hit Galveston Island at the southern end of the state. On Sunday night, exhausted evacuees emerged and piled into a line for processing. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Hurricane Ike Strikes Texas; ADRA Sends Aid Sep 15, 2008
Silver Spring, MarylandAs Hurricane Ike made landfall over the east end of Galveston Island, Texas, early Saturday, September 13, the Adventist and Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), in partnership with the Adventist Community Services (ACS), prepared to send $80,000 worth of aid to affected families in the region. As Texas authorities reopen affected areas and evacuees begin returning to their homes, ACS plans to open distribution sites to provide emergency assistance donated by ADRA.... (AlertNet)
After surviving Ike, fleeing a crippled island in Texas Sep 15, 2008
For thousands of people stuck on an increasingly fetid Galveston Island, the aftermath of Hurricane Ike is proving to be far worse than the storm itself. With no water or power, no working toilets, no food or phones, people faced growing public health concerns here on Sunday. (International Herald Tribune)
Galveston Island: Important updates from emergency leaders Sep 15, 2008
Ball High School, 4115 Avenue O is currently serving as the hub for water, ice, and food distribution on Galveston Island. DPS officers are walking door to door in neighborhoods to distribute supplies to Hurricane Ike victims. (KHOU.com, TX)
Greater Houston supply distribution centers Sep 15, 2008
06:20 AM CDT on Monday, September 15, 2008. KHOU.com staff report. (KHOU.com, TX)
Former Durant resident reports Ike experience Sep 14, 2008
Published: Saturday, September 13, 2008 2:05 PM CDT A Galveston Island Texas, resident and Southeastern graduate who fled to Durant three years ago to escape the path of Hurricane Rita left his home again as Hurricane Ike approached. Orlando Wahlenberg called the Democrat on Friday from Houston, Texas, and said he left Galveston Island ... He said his home is located eight blocks from the sea wall on Galveston Island. (Durant Daily Democrat, OK)
Shelters Save Pets Sep 14, 2008
Houston SPCA President Patricia Mercer compared it to the Biblical ark, and the rescue center has taken in the Galveston Island Humane Society animals as well as those from the Brazoria County and Bay Area SPCA in Galveston County, she said. Some of the staff from the other organizations accompanied the critters to Houston. (Fox News)
HELLSTORM IN HOUSTON... Sep 14, 2008
Ike officially slammed onshore at Galveston Island at 2:10 a.m. CDT.. The storm was a strong Category 2 hurricane at the time of landfall with maximum-sustained winds of 110 mph. (The Drudge Report)
HURRICANE IKE: The state takes action Sep 14, 2008
Galveston Island State Park and Lake Texana have begun evacuations of their campers and plan to have their parks closed by 5:00 p.m. today until further notice. Brazos Bend and SFA are currently on standby for evacuations. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
CenterPoint Energy Begins Power Restoration and Damage Assessment Following Hurricane Ike Sep 14, 2008
Restoration of the Coastal Water Authority Lynchburg water pumping station, a major source of water for the City of Houston and other smaller communities in the area * Service restoration for one water treatment facility and one wastewater treatment plant in the City of Houston * Restoration of service to hospitals such as the Veteran's Administration Hospital in the Texas Medical Center; Memorial Herman Hospital, Memorial City; and the Heart Institute in Clear Lake City * Inspections by company... (Primezone Releases)
CNP Responds to Hurricane Ike -- Crews to Assess Damage, Begin Power Restoration for 2.1 Million Customers Sep 14, 2008
HOUSTON, Sept. 13, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As Hurricane Ike approached Galveston Island on Friday, Sept. 12, CenterPoint Energy's customers began to experience power outages. As of 11 a.m., on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2. (Primezone Releases)
Hurricane Ike Hits Texas, Knocks Out Power for 4.5 Million in Houston Area Sep 14, 2008
Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Hurricane Ike plowed into Texas yesterday, driving the Gulf of Mexico's waters into Galveston Island, blowing out office-building windows and cutting power to at least 4. 5 million people in the Houston area. (Bloomberg -- US)
Hurricane Ike hammers Texas coast Sep 13, 2008
AP Photo/David J. Phillip - Fire destroys homes along the beach on Galveston Island, Texas as Hurricane Ike approaches Friday ... We are keeping our fingers crossed all the people who stayed on Galveston Island managed to survive this ... For Houston, it would be the first major hurricane since Alicia in August 1983 came ashore on Galveston Island, killing 21 people and causing 2 billion in damage. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Ike leaves 4 million without power Sep 13, 2008
Galveston Island ravaged by flooding, fires; three deaths attributed to storm ... A fire burns out of control Saturday morning on Galveston Island, Texas, during Hurricane Ike ... The storm cut off power to more than 4 million people in the Houston area as the Category 2 storm made landfall on Galveston Island. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
@@ IKE SLAMS TEXAS @@ Sep 13, 2008
Galveston Island and Houston are facing the worst of Hurricane Ike as the eye approaches, while parts of Louisiana are being slammed less than two weeks after being struck by Hurricane Gustav. The reports that the massive storm surge as high as 20 feet will devastate Galveston Island and the low-lying areas of the mainland. (The Drudge Report)
Insurers brace for massive losses from Ike... Sep 13, 2008
The outer bands of hurricane Ike began to pummel Galveston Island on Friday, leading many of those who had planned to ride out the storm to evacuate as surf rose over the 17-foot seawall and flooded the highway escape route into Houston. Barb Gatlin, an innkeeper in Galveston, was among them. (The Drudge Report)
Ike only hours from landfall Sep 13, 2008
As of Friday morning, Hurricane Ike continued to churn northwest, about 200 miles southeast of Galveston Island, with landfall expected near Galveston sometime in the early morning hours Saturday. According to the National Weather Service, Ike has sustained winds of 105 miles per hour and because of the massive size of the storm, the range of hurricane force winds is expected to reach more than 100 miles from the eye. (Sealy News, TX)
Galveston Island gets 100 calls for help Sep 13, 2008
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) - Authorities on Galveston Island along the Texas coast say they received about 100 calls for help throughout the night, but they couldn't respond because of the dangerous hurricane conditions. Fire Chief Mike Varela says all the calls came from people who were trapped in their homes before and after Hurricane Ike made landfall on the island. (KSLA.com, LA)
Citywide information for Longview, TX residents Sep 13, 2008
The National Weather Service has advised that the eye of Hurricane Ike should make landfall near Galveston Island, Texas between 1:00-2:00 a.m. Saturday. After making landfall, it is expected the storm will reduce in strength as it makes its way towards east Texas, but will still bring high-winds and rain to the Longview area. (KSLA.com, LA)
* Ike sparks certain death warning in US Gulf Coast Sep 13, 2008
BRACING: Despite warnings that the entire Galveston Island off the Texas coast could be inundated by the hurricane, some residents were determined to stay put AFP, HOUSTON, TEXAS Saturday, Sep 13, 2008, Page 7. A Haitian boy picks up beans while hundreds of women line up to receive food from members of the UN Stabilization Mission In Haiti in Praville, Haiti, on Thursday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Sprawling Ike breaches levees, floods coastal La. Sep 13, 2008
Lake Charles area, Galveston Island and Houston with a surge rivaling the intensity of Katrina, the National Hurricane Center warned. In southwestern Louisiana, officials in Lake Charles and points south recalled the brute force of Hurricane Rita in exhorting residents to evacuate. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Obama tones it down as Hurricane Ike pounds Texas Sep 13, 2008
With Ike coming ashore on Galveston Island in Texas and threatening Houston, a major oil processing center, the Democrat appeared likely to tone down a fearsome offensive against what he calls Republican John McCain's "lies.". Obama canceled a planned appearance on the cult comedy program "Saturday Night Live" as he anxiously followed the enormous storm's destructive path through the Gulf of Mexico, aides said. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Antiques and art Sep 13, 2008
Showcasing antiques with a modern flair - International Herald Tribune. Galerie Bers 'Linn" by Victor Vasarely (1956). Text Size Showcasing antiques with a modern flair Published: September 12, 2008 : France has finally made a leap into the contemporary world, and it is at the 24th "Biennale des Antiquaires," which opened on Wednesday in the renovated Grand Palais, that the measure of the staggering metamorphosis can be taken. Gone is the neo-Rococo style of yore with its clutter of trinkets.... (International Herald Tribune)
Movie Review: 'The Women' wanders and wallows to nowhere Sep 13, 2008
The Women' wanders and wallows to nowhere - International Herald Tribune. From left, Annette Bening, Jada Pinkett Smith and Debra Messing in "The Women." (Claudette Barius/Picturehouse). (International Herald Tribune)
Vince Cable says two tight years to come Sep 13, 2008
Reuters Published: September 13, 2008. Britain still faces two difficult economic years, but government talk of facing the greatest challenge in 60 years is wide of the mark, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Vince Cable told Reuters in an interview. (International Herald Tribune)
Keane rejects criticism from FIFA vice-president Sep 13, 2008
Reuters Published: September 12, 2008. Sunderland manager Roy Keane rejected on Friday criticism from FIFA vice-president Jack Warner who accused him of stopping striker Dwight Yorke from playing for Trinidad & Tobago in a World Cup qualifier. (International Herald Tribune)
TNS rejects WPP offer again after talks Sep 13, 2008
Reuters Published: September 12, 2008. Market research company Taylor Nelson Sofres again urged its shareholders to reject the offer from advertising group WPP after it said the Martin Sorrell-led group refused to consider a higher bid. (International Herald Tribune)
Will his singularity lead to pluralism? Sep 13, 2008
Will his singularity lead to pluralism. - International Herald Tribune. (International Herald Tribune)
Court opens way for Zuma presidency Sep 13, 2008
A supporter of Jacob Zuma outside the Pietermaritzburg High Court, South Africa, on Friday. (Themba Hadebe/The Associated Press). (International Herald Tribune)
