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FEBRUARY 8		07:44 AM in Santa Fe Crime Video: Santa Fe police car crash By TJ Aulds \| Permalink \| Add Comments A Santa Fe, Texas police officer was injured slightly after a suspected drunken driver slammed into his car over the weekend. The car was totaled, but the officer had only minor injuries. Click here to read the full story. This is dash camera video released by the police Sunday night.
FEBRUARY 3		04:40 PM in Galveston police Video: Tagged for Tow By Chris Paschenko \| Permalink \| Comments (3) Galveston police will enforce the city's 2010 Mardi Gras parking ban for cars that block oncoming traffic by parking on the north side of the 4900 block of Seawall Boulevard. Any cars parked by the no-parking signs will be towed by Friday, police say.
JANUARY 29		11:15 AM in Coast Guard Video: Galveston USCG Blackthorn Memorial By Chris Paschenko \| Permalink \| Add Comments The deadliest, peacetime disaster in U.S. Coast Guard history was remembered Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, on the 30th anniversary of the sinking of the cutter Blackthorn. Twenty-three guardsmen died after the ship, which was stationed in Galveston, collided with the tanker Capricorn in Tampa Bay. The Blackthorn left dry dock for its return to the island. There was minor damage from the collision, but the Capricorn's anchor pierced the Blackthorn's hull, causing it to capsize. Twenty-seven guardsmen survived. Ceremonies were held in Galveston and Tampa Bay.
JANUARY 23		03:14 AM in At the courthouse Video: Man found guilty of killing 4-year-old By Chris Paschenko \| Permalink \| Add Comments Daniel James Gray, 56, was found guilty of capital murder in the Dec. 22, 2005, slaying of 4-year-old Kraig Jenkins in a Jamaica Beach apartment his ex-wfie, Barbara Bawarsky, used to cook methamphetamines. Bawarsky pleaded guilty to a lesser murder charge in her grandson's death for the possibility of parole. Gray was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. In the video, Judge Wayne J. Mallia of Galveston's 405th District Court reads the jury's verdict and sentence. Prosecutor Bill Reed and Tom Stickler, one of Gray's defense attorneys, comment on the verdict issued Jan. 22.
JANUARY 18		11:00 PM in Texas City Police News Video: Man shot in head; suspect on the run By TJ Aulds \| Permalink \| Add Comments TEXAS CITY — A 36-year-old Galveston man was in critical condition Monday after he was shot in the head outside a Texas City apartment. Police said the shooting came at the end of an argument between the victim and another man who was still on the loose Monday night, police said. Read more by clicking here.
JANUARY 18		10:50 AM in Galveston police Video: Galveston SWAT team storms car By Chris Paschenko \| Permalink \| Add Comments Galveston Police Chief Charles Wiley and Mayor Lyda Thomas celebrated the kick off of the department's community policing program Saturday by encouraging residents to meet the officers. Police held tours of the station and wowed the crowd with an explosive SWAT demonstration.
JANUARY 15		10:40 PM in kemah Video: Babin's at Kemah Boardwalk fire By TJ Aulds \| Permalink \| Add Comments KEMAH — Two restaurants were evacuated and some amusement rides closed Friday after a blaze erupted at the Babin's Seafood on the Kemah Boarwalk. Click here to read more.

About TJ Aulds

T.J. Aulds is mainland editor for The Daily News. He is a former producer with Channel 11's KHOU.com in Houston and a former editor of the Texas City Sun. Aulds was a 2007 recipient of the Jim Lehrer Award for Journalism.

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