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2010 Second Annual Galveston Rebirth-Revival Race 5K And 10K

By HoustonHomestager on  From activerain.com
The Galveston Historical Foundation  will have their Second Annual Historic Galveston Rebirth-Revival Race on the anniversary of Hurricane Ike .  The race will be presented by Mostyn Law Firm and will take you through the historic neighborhoods and districts of Galveston Island.  Last year was the first annual run with over 1000 participants.  The annual run is to bring awareness and help with the rebirth of Galveston after the destruction from Hurricane Ike, the worst devastation since The...Read Full Story

Bradenton driver leads vehicle chase that turns deadly

By emergencyfoodkits on  From emergencyfoodsupplykits.com
Despite the danger exposed by a close call with Hurricane Ike in 2008, the momentum to build protective seawalls and floodgates is lagging under the enormous scope of the problem. Meanwhile, the region remains defenseless at the peak of a hurricane season that has already reached the normal quota of storms and exceeded the typical number to reach “major” status. Three of those storms have made landfall on the Gulf of Mexico’s southwest coast, including Hurricane Karl, though none posed a...Read Full Story

AFTERMATH PICS OF HURRICANE IKE

By pimpinturtle on  From pimpinturtle.com
After Hurricane Ike LET THE PICTURES DO THE TALKING. HURRICANE IKE HIT HOUSTON AS A CATEGORY 2. WINDS AT 100 MPH. 1 of 47: Allen Parkway is under water. (ABC13 reporter Elissa Rivas) 2 of 47: This is what Hurricane Ike left behind on the Galveston Causeway. (ABC13 Reporter Eric James) 3 of 47: Two manholes were backed up spewing water and starting to flood parked cars on Clinton near Jensen. (ABC13 reporter Elissa Rivas) 4 of 47: Hurricane Ike left considerable damage in...Read Full Story

HURRICANE IKE UPDATE - Texas Officials Survey the DAMAGE and WARN HURRICANE IKE IS NOT OVER YET

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Hurricane Ike ravaged Galveston, Texas early Saturday, battering the coast with driving rain and huge wind gusts as residents that stayed behind, realized they should have evacuated. These stragglers made futile calls for rescue. So far the damage from Hurricane Ike is not known. Authorities are not certain just how many people may have perished as the worst of Ike was passing over the Houston-Galveston area. But even before daylight arrived, damage was extensive. Thousands of homes and...Read Full Story

HURRICANE IKE DAMAGE - IKE KILLED Several STRANDED THOUSANDS Full DAMAGE not determined

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Rescue crews canvassed neighborhoods inundated by Ike's storm surge early Sunday morning, racing against time to save those who spent a second harrowing night trapped amid flattened houses , strewn debris and downed power lines. One team of paramedics, rescue dogs and structural engineers fanned out under a nearly full moon on a finger of land in Galveston Bay . To the northeast, Coast Guard crews also worked into early Sunday morning, pulling a half dozen people out of Bridge City before...Read Full Story
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HOUSTON—A Southeast Texas man faces up to 30 years in prison over a Hurricane Ike scam involving a home belonging to his mother. Prosecutors in Houston on Monday announced 54-year-old Patrick Adolf Prendergast Jr. of Galveston has been ...  
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GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A white oak that was planted after a 1900 hurricane in Southeast Texas but killed decades later by Hurricane Ike has a new public life. The Galveston County Daily News (http://bit.ly/AtP2Mu ) reported Wednesday that the ...  
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Law360, New York (January 31, 2012, 1:16 PM ET) -- Liberty Mutual Group on Monday settled a $50 million Hurricane Ike coverage lawsuit with JSW Steel Inc., two weeks after a jury trial was stopped midstream so the parties could hammer out an agreement.  
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GALVESTON - Galveston resident Petri Urvil claims ARI & Associates Inc. failed to perform post-hurricane work at his residence and has filed a lawsuit.According to a lawsuit filed Jan. 17 in Galveston County District Court, ARI "has failed to adequately repair the damage to the plaintiff's home including the foundation."Hurricane Ike damaged Urvil's home during its landfall on Galveston Island on Sept. 13, 2008, prompting Urvil to seek ARI's...  
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The following is a Press Release from The United States Department of Justice: Lake Charles, La.: United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today the sentencing of Mark Shorten, a/k/a Alan Parsons, A.J. Parsons "Bull," 51, of Splendora, TX ...  
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Galveston officials will consider a plan to replace hundreds of trees along a well-known street that Hurricane Ike destroyed. GALVESTON (January 3, 2012)--City leaders in Galveston are expected to consider a plan to reforest a well-known street along which ...  
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A Southeast Texas city slammed by Hurricane Ike has received a $4 million grant to help maintain water service in case of another disastrous storm.  
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