Hurricane Ike Hits in Texas
A man picks up some debris that came ashore from Hurricane Ike in Galveston, Texas on September 13, 2008. Hurricane Ike hit the Texas coast early today. (UPI Photo/Aaron M. Sprecher)
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GALVESTON, Texas, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Preparing for Hurricane Ike, residents of Galveston, Texas, have been reminded of a storm that ruined the city in 1900, killing up to 12,000 people.
HOUSTON, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. emergency management officials said Saturday they are planning to move large electrical generators into areas of Texas ravaged by Hurricane Ike.
CONROE, Texas, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Continental Airlines Saturday was weathering Hurricane Ike by moving its downtown Houston command center to an underground bunker, company sources say.
GALVESTON, Texas, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Hurricane Ike was downgraded to a tropical storm Saturday afternoon as it pushed inland along the U.S. Gulf Coast, the National Hurricane Center said.
HOUSTON, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Galveston Island was in darkness and underwater Friday evening as Hurricane Ike approached the Texas coast.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Barack Obama's scheduled appearance on the season premiere of NBC's "Saturday Night Live" might be called on account of bad weather in Texas, Politico said.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Weather threw a curve at baseball Friday forcing postponement of six games with 17 days left in the regular season and pennant races moving toward a big finish.
MOBILE, Ala., Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Cristie Kerr battled through the fringe winds of Hurricane Ike Friday to fire a 66 and take the second-round lead at the Bell Micro LPGA Classic in Mobile, Ala.
HOUSTON, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. Coast Guard was forced to abandon an attempt Friday afternoon to rescue the crew of a drifting Cypriot tanker in the Gulf of Mexico.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Crude oil dropped to below $100 a barrel Friday for the first time since early April on the New York Mercantile Exchange before closing just above.
