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All aboard ‘The Polar Express’
For a trip to the North Pole, there’s no finer way to travel than on board The Polar Express.
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GUEST VIEW: Know your rights for public records
If you’ve seen news reports on suspicious state contracts or chemical waste pits or officials’ text messages in the Waco biker shootout, you may notice a recurring theme: Government records obtained through the Texas Public Information Act.
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UPDATE: Boy dies after car crashes into home, driver charged with intoxication manslaughter
A 4-year-old Sheffield boy died in a one-vehicle accident in which troopers reported the vehicle crashed into a home.
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Two troopers shot, suspect dead
Two DPS Texas Highway Patrol sergeants were shot Tuesday afternoon while assisting Texas Rangers in arresting a man with warrants out of Ward County.
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Permian Basin Fair: 40 years of fun
Officials with the First Basin Credit Union Permian Basin Fair and Expo announced country music star Trace Adkins will headline the 40th annual event among other additions Thursday.
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Three teens dead in Odessa
Odessa police are investigating a fatal crash that took place in north Odessa Saturday morning according to a press release from the Odessa Police Department.
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Crossroads pastor, wife die in wreck
The Crossroads Fellowship lead pastor said he has been on a rollercoaster of emotions after an Odessa family was in a devastating car crash in New Mexico that left one of their three children injured and both parents dead.
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Former OCA teacher charged, booked
A former 50-year-old Odessa Collegiate Academy teacher was booked into the Ector County Law Enforcement Center at 3:12 p.m. Wednesday, jail records show.
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2 teens recovering following wreck
Two Odessa teens who were involved in a fatal collision that killed three other teenagers over the weekend were in fair and good conditions on Monday, a Medical Center Hospital official detailed.
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Man charged with sexually assaulting family member
An Ector County Sheriff’s Office affidavit detailed that a 9-year-old girl stated a family member had sexually assaulted her.
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Man dies in hospital after involved in standoff with ECSO deputy
A man died at a local hospital after he was involved in a standoff with an Ector County Sheriff’s Office deputy as the law enforcement agency was attempting to serve an arrest warrant in West Odessa.
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Man charged with stabbing common-law wife with wooden picket
A 27-year-old man reportedly zip-tied his common-law wife wrist, assaulted his common-law wife with a wooden picket and was possession of methamphetamine.
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Odessa woman dies in two-vehicle collision
A 58-year-old Odessa woman died in a two-vehicle collision in north Odessa.
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Texas Book Festival 2020
For the first time ever, the 2020 Texas Book Festival Weekend will be held entirely online. This virtual festival will take place from October 31 through November 15, offering two full weeks of free virtual sessions, including programming for adults, young adults, middle-grade readers, and children! The 2020 Texas Teen Book Festival will also take place during the two-week virtual festival, featuring conversations with acclaimed Young Adult authors aimed at teenage readers.
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Texas Book Festival 2020
For the first time ever, the 2020 Texas Book Festival Weekend will be held entirely online. This virtual festival will take place from October 31 through November 15, offering two full weeks of free virtual sessions, including programming for adults, young adults, middle-grade readers, and children! The 2020 Texas Teen Book Festival will also take place during the two-week virtual festival, featuring conversations with acclaimed Young Adult authors aimed at teenage readers.
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GOOD NEWS: Midland College Fire Department receives state compliance notification
MIDLAND The Midland College Fire Department is the training site for the college’s Fire Academy firefighter certificate program.
GOOD NEWS: Midland College ranked among safest campuses in Texas
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OPD asking for public’s help on hit-and-run
The Odessa Police Department is asking for the public’s help in a auto-pedestrian hit-and-run that occurred at about 10:27 p.m. June 20 in the 3300 block of South Dixie Boulevard.
Investigation revealed that suspect’s vehicle is a 2015-2019 Ford F-150, missing the passenger side mirror and radio antenna. Anyone with information in reference to this incident is encouraged to contact Hit & Run Investigator M. Stewart at 432-335-5759 or Odessa Crime Stoppers at 432-333-TIPS and reference Case #20-0010935, a news release detailed.
The investigation continues.