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New law prohibits driving through school zones while using cell phones
THE STORY: City officials have started putting up warning signs on school zones warning people that they could face fines up to $200 for using their cell phones while the zones are in effect. Municipal Court director Karen Vogel said in an e-mail...
More of this storyBowie Junior High history teacher Steven Hernandez arrested
THE STORY: Bowie Junior High history teacher Steven Ray Hernandez is on paid administrative leave following his arrest Oct. 21. Hernandez was first arrested June 25 on an indecent exposure charge, a class B misdemeanor. The complainant was an adult...
Doom in the Desert haunted house
THE STORY: The Doom in the Desert haunted house features a pitch-black maze where actors jump out and scare participants.THE LINK: www.oaoa.com/news/maze-38302-black-fur.htmlTHE POLL: Which is scarier, a pitch-black maze or a themed haunted...
Economy may be a factor in types of crime
THE STORY: Odessa Crime Stoppers Executive Director Susan Rogers said she felt Odessa’s economy may be a factor in the kinds of growing cases she’s been getting: thefts, robberies, credit card and debit card abuses — and a plethora...
Possible restriction on smoking in city parks
THE STORY: The Odessa Parks and Recreation Department scheduled an open meeting to discuss possible restriction on smoking in city parks....
Brian Swearengin sentenced to life in prison without parole
THE STORY: Brian Swearengin was found guilty of capital murder in the Dec. 29, 2006, death of Lourdes Maria “Lou Lou” Medrano. Judge John W. Smith sentenced Swearengin, 25, to life in prison without parole....
ECISD trustees return to the issue of sex education
THE STORY: About a month after examining possible new avenues of sex education that go beyond abstinence-only, ECISD trustees returned to the issue Tuesday when it revisited its current abstinence-based curriculum....
Good Samaritan took down suspected assailant
THE STORY: A purse snatcher was foiled after a good Samaritan took down the suspected assailant outside an Odessa Albertsons.THE LINK: http://www.oaoa.com/news/suspected-37423-purse-snatching.html#slComments>> okieintexas: “Looks like...
Nimitz Junior High School student injured by bus
THE STORY: An eighth-grader at Nimitz Junior High School was severely injured Monday afternoon after getting ran over by a school bus on Odessa’s southside.THE LINK: http://www.oaoa.com/news/school-37406-odessa-high.html >> ruby42:...
Permian versus Odessa High
THE STORY: Reserved seating tickets to the Permian versus Odessa High football game sold out Wednesday morning at Ratliff Stadium.THE LINK: http://www.oaoa.com/news/tickets-37475-high-sale.htmlTHE POLL: Are you going to the Permian vs. OHS...
Best Buy and PetSmart
THE STORY: Best Buy was expected to open in November 2008, but the opening has now been pushed back to next year. PetSmart was expected to open in early 2010. PetSmart spokeswoman Jennifer Simmons said it is scheduled to open in 2010, but an exact...
Teen pregnancy
THE STORY: A recent report released by the nonprofit research firm Child Trends showed that five of the 15 U.S. cities with the highest repeat teen pregnancy rates for 2006 are in Texas, a state that in 2004 had the highest rate of repeat teen...
Mamacita’s Mexican Grill
THE STORY: Joel Contreras, 35, has been either a chef or manager at several Mexican restaurants in Odessa and Midland. The Mexico native now owns Mamacita’s Mexican Grill, 2720 N. Grandview Ave.THE LINK:...
Odessa meteor crater and the “Meteorite Men”
THE STORY: The Odessa meteor crater will be featured in a one-time special for Discovery’s Science Channel “Meteorite Men.”THE LINK: http://www.oaoa.com/news/stage-36765-bodytext-takes.html...
ECISD’s abstinence-only sex education
THE STORY: Ector County’s teen pregnancy rate continues to top state and national averages. On. Sept. 3 the local school board took another look at ECISD’s current hard-line approach to abstinence-only sex education. Trustees made no...
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