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: 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
#8: 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
#9: One person seriously hurt in wreck
LA MARQUE — One person believed to be critically injured in a two-car crash was taken to the hospital Friday evening.
March 20, 2010 - News | E-mail this article
#10: National lab official faces assault charge
GALVESTON — The scientific director of Galveston National Laboratory is accused of shoulder-bumping a bar owner after an alleged violation of the city’s smoking ordinance.
March 19, 2010 - News | E-mail this article
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