After being closed for weeks, some county employees are reporting back to work at their offices.
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The city of Galveston has signed a letter supporting an effort to shorten the wait until the next city election.
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The beaches will close on Friday and will remain closed for at least a week, officials said.
"I don't like feeling helpless," said Galveston resident Taylor Wilson, on his project to protect local hospital staff from saliva.
The car broke the bottom part of the pole, but the pole was left standing after it fell straight down on to the hood of the car, officials said.
A grand jury upgraded charges against Coleman Weber in connection to the hit-and-run death of Victoria Santillan.
The people who died include a woman in her 30s, a man in his 60s, a man in his 80s and a woman who was older than 90 years old.
Galveston Island State Park and dozens of other public areas will be closed until further notice.
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Operators of cruise ships based in Galveston have been ordered to treat critically ill people aboard their vessels or find private help to get them ashore.
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Local school districts are planning to follow Gov. Greg Abbott's lead before making a decision about what happens for the rest of their school years.
John Wayne Ferguson commented on Galveston County, city leaders issue joint stay-at-home order effective late Tuesday
John Wayne Ferguson commented on Galveston considers asking short-term rental guests to leave
Christopher, what neighborhood are you in?
John Wayne Ferguson commented on COVID-19 cancels handshakes, trips at county schools
Hi Sandra, I'm certainly try to provide clear information about what's happening with COVID-19 as I write articles. This one in particular was filed about 6 p.m. yesterday. The story you shared is from this morning.
You're correct there are cases outside of quarantined holding areas…
John Wayne Ferguson commented on New judge takes over federal court in Galveston
Hi Ron, Judge Hanks will still be a judge in Houston. One of the other effects of the number of appointments being made is that judges won't have to split time between multiple courts, like Hanks was doing before Brown's appointment.
John Wayne Ferguson commented on County to back out of opioid negotiating group
Hi Mary, the statistic is the rate per 100 people. So in any group of 100 people in 2008, you would statistically find 99 prescriptions.
It is possible for a single person with multiple prescriptions to be reflected in those statistics.
John Wayne Ferguson commented on A monkey is on the lam in Santa Fe, police believe
Hi Josh, there are a lot of rumors and confusion flying around right now. I'm told the initial call came in as a "chimpanzee" but without an in-person sighting, no one is confirming that.
There is a difference between apes, like chimps, and monkeys, and I'll update my rep…
John Wayne Ferguson commented on City asks attorney general if it can withhold Neely recording
I'm happy to clarify.
Neely has two attorneys, one for his criminal trespassing charge and Mr. Crump, a civil attorney.
His criminal attorney and the Galveston County District Attorney's Office do have copies of the body camera recordings because it's evi…
John Wayne Ferguson commented on Hit by a bullet from above, Galveston man wants answers
Can you tell me what street you live on? Call me at 409-683-5226 or email john.ferguson@galvnews.com
John Wayne Ferguson commented on Galveston County still growing, but not as quickly
Thanks for pointing that out. More context has been added. The 2018 population was 337,890.
John Wayne Ferguson commented on Coronavirus updates: Daily News suspends COVID-19 blog as update pace slows
Hi Charlotte,
As we understand it, the health district is notifying city's first responders about the address of positive diagnoses, so if they have to respond they're prepared.
In some cities, it appears that information has gone from the responders to the city's political or…