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Patient educator warns of vaping dangers

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Odessa has seen one possible lung injury from vaping, Medical Center Hospital cardiopulmonary patient educator Sandra Reyes is spreading the word about the dangers of the habit.

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District police arrest teen at OHS
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One clown charged with aggravated robbery
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PHS student arrested for making threat
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US rig count down 11 as oil prices rise
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Santa has a brand new bag
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ELDER: How crazy is Warren’s health care plan?
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OUR VIEW: Jim Moore gave a lot to his community
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Census meets to inform, answer questions about group quarter housing
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- posted: November 14
Danish company announces Andrews County renewable energy project
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- posted: November 14
Police searching for a man connected damaging vehicles, committing auto burglaries
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Man pleads guilty, sentenced to life in prison in 2018 fatal carjacking
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Second graders treated to opera of ‘The Three Little Pigs’
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So You Think You Can Dance Live! coming to WNPAC
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Teenager charged with firing shot inside residence
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Quick Hits Nov. 14
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SULLUM: Puppies and kittens trump the Constitution
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TEXAS VIEW: Federal flood program shouldn’t penalize policyholders
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Police searching for man involved in robbery at gunpoint
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Mapping a bit of Odessa’s landscape
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Author to give JBS lecture
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Three Little Pigs set
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OC gives Ector a sense of college
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Patton heading up SBDC
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Toy drive slated
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JumBurrito donations hits 10 year mark
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Quick Hits Nov. 13
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CHAREN: Impeachment for thee but not for me
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NATIONAL VIEW: Thin blue flag shouldn’t be controversial
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City council approves revising code for Sexually Orientated Businesses
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Full-day pre-K well received by board
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Freedom Writers founder speaks at luncheon
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Police looking for man involved in robbery at sporting goods store
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Actor to speak at UTPB
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Man indicted in connection to shooting flare gun during pawn shop robbery
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Odessa woman dies in 3-vehicle collision
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YPE & WEN’s holiday party at Miss Cayce’s
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New health director named
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West guest speaker at ECRW
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Two men charged with possession of sawed off shotgun, stolen vehicle
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OUR VIEW: Congrats to those being honored tonight for service
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Quick Hits Nov. 12
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ECISD trustees to discuss full-day prekindergarten
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Saturday 11/16/2019

Chinese troops join Hong Kong cleanup as protesters retreat

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 7:31 pm

AP

HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese troops came out of the barracks in Hong Kong on Saturday — not to quell protests but to help clean up.

Utah State holds off Wyoming 26-21

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 7:31 pm

AP

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Jordan Love passed for 282 yards and two touchdowns and the Utah State defense forced a late turnover to hold off Wyoming for a 26-21 win on Saturday.

Alabama says quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will miss the rest of the season after injuring a hip against Mississippi State

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 7:31 pm

AP

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Alabama says quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will miss the rest of the season after injuring a hip against Mississippi State.

Coyotes G Kuemper fights Tkachuk, shuts out Flames

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 7:31 pm

AP

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Darcy Kuemper's play in goal was the driving force in the Arizona Coyotes' run toward a playoff berth that came up just short late last season.

Benn scores in OT as Stars beat Oilers 5-4

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 7:31 pm

AP

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The Dallas Stars' dreadful start seems like a long time ago now.

Bowden scores 18 as Tennessee upsets No. 20 Washington 75-62

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 7:31 pm

AP

TORONTO (AP) — Tennessee coach Rick Barnes is a big believer in challenging his teams with tough non-conference schedules.

Kuemper records shutout, Coyotes beat Flames 3-0

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 7:31 pm

AP

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Darcy Kuemper stopped 37 shots and slammed an opponent to the ice during a brawl in the second period, and the Arizona Coyotes beat the Calgary Flames 3-0 Saturday.

Snead-Toure combo sparks Montana past Weber State 35-16

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 7:31 pm

AP

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A big game turned into a big win for the Montana Grizzlies, who rode three touchdown passes from Dalton Sneed to a 35-16 win over Weber State on Saturday.

Cornell rallies to shock Dartmouth 20-17

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 7:31 pm

AP

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Richie Kenney threw for 267 yards and a touchdown, Harold Coles ran for 111 yards and a touchdown and Cornell stunned Dartmouth 20-17 on Saturday.

Darling lifts undefeated, 5-0 Delaware over Lafayette 81-73

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 7:31 pm

AP

EASTON, Pa. (AP) — Nate Darling scored 27 points and Delaware connected on its first nine shots of the second half to beat Lafayette 81-73 on Saturday to remain unbeaten at 5-0.

Huge rally lifts Central Michigan over Ball State 45-44

Posted: November 16, 2019

AP

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Jonathan Ward rushed for 105 yards and four touchdowns, Tommy Lazaro ran for two fourth-quarter touchdowns, the second coming from the 2-yard line with 61 seconds left in the game, and Central Michigan overcame a big deficit and beat Ball State 45-44 on Saturday.

Stony Brook tops Texas Rio Grande Valley 69-58

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 7:16 pm

AP

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Elijah Olaniyi had 20 points and six rebounds as Stony Brook defeated Texas Rio Grande Valley 69-58 on Saturday.

Fourcade throws 3 TDs, leads Nicholls past McNeese 34-20

Posted: November 16, 2019

AP

THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — Chase Fourcade threw for 374 yards and three touchdown passes to lead Nicholls to a 34-20 victory over McNeese on Saturday.

Florida A&M wins 9th straight, toppling Howard 39-7

Posted: November 16, 2019

AP

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M scored the first 39 points to defeat Howard 39-7 on Saturday night, winning its ninth-straight game.

Texas Southern’s uniforms stolen before loss at No. 1 Oregon

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 7:01 pm

AP

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — About everything that could go wrong did for Texas Southern.

Winthrop rolls to a 103-59 win over Mid-Atlantic Christian

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 7:00 pm

AP

ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Josh Corbin scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds as Winthrop rolled to a 103-59 win over Mid-Atlantic Christian University of the USCAA on Saturday.

Texas Southern has jerseys stolen before loss to Oregon

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 7:16 pm

AP

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Texas Southern had its uniforms stolen before the game and any hope of an upset over No. 1 Oregon vanished quickly as Sabrina Ionescu and Ruthy Hebard were their usual dominant selves Saturday in leading No. 1 Oregon to a 99-63 win.

Sessoms leads Binghamton over Sacred Heart 76-72

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 7:00 pm

AP

VESTAL, N.Y. (AP) — Sam Sessoms and George Tinsley each posted a double-double as Binghamton fell behind early but rallied to beat Sacred Heart 76-72 on Saturday afternoon.

Federer braced for another next-gen challenge in 2020

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 7:00 pm

AP

LONDON (AP) — After dominating the tennis world for so long, Roger Federer thinks the sport’s Big Three could face their toughest challenge yet from a new generation in 2020.

SE Louisiana picks 6, intercepts share of Southland title

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 7:01 pm

AP

ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Donniel Ward-Magee and Tre’ Spann had two interceptions apiece as Southeast Louisiana intercepted six passes to win a share of the Southland Conference championship with a 35-17 win over Abilene Christian on Saturday.

Tsitsipas, Thiem set up title match at ATP Finals

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 7:00 pm

AP

LONDON (AP) — The first time Dominic Thiem played at the ATP Finals, he was handed an unknown Greek teenager as a hitting partner in training.

McDonald, Davis propel Hawaii past UNLV 21-7.

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 7:00 pm

AP

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cole McDonald ran for two touchdowns and Cortez Davis picked off a pass and returned it 43 yards for the go-ahead score as Hawaii rallied for a 21-7 victory over UNLV on Saturday.

Haines, Howard help No. 13 Kentucky women edge Virginia

Posted: November 16, 2019

AP

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Sabrina Haines scored 17 points, Rhyne Howard had a double-double and No. 13 Kentucky held off Virginia 50-47 on Saturday.

Barker throws record 6 TD passes; Troy routs Texas St. 63-27

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 6:47 pm

AP

SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — Kaleb Barker threw for 363 yards and a program-record six touchdown passes to lead Troy in a 63-27 rout of Texas State on Saturday.

Duckett leads Southern Utah over Northern Arizona 31-30

Posted: November 16, 2019

AP

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Thomas Duckett scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 54-yard run late in the third quarter and Southern Utah held off Northern Arizona for a 31-30 victory on Saturday.

James Madison gets 3rd outright CAA title in 4 years

Posted: November 16, 2019

AP

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Ben DiNucci threw for three touchdowns and ran for another to help James Madison beat Richmond 48-6 on Saturday night for the Dukes’ third outright Colonial Athletic Association title in four years.

Guerriero’s big day lead Monmouth past Campbell 47-10

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 7:00 pm

AP

BUIES CREEK, N.C. (AP) — Pete Guerriero rushed for 237 yards and three touchdowns and he added three catches for 66 yards and a score as Monmouth overpowered Campbell 47-10 on Saturday.

Last minute-audible: Kaepernick workout moves to high school

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 8:32 pm

AP
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RIVERDALE, Ga. (AP) — Colin Kaepernick’s saga took another surreal turn Saturday — a last-minute audible to nix an NFL-arranged workout and a quick dash 60 miles to the other side of metro Atlanta, where the exiled quarterback staged his own impromptu passing display on a high school field in dwindling light as hundreds of fans cheered him on from behind a chain-link fence.

Boston University pulls away from New Hampshire, 84-70

Posted: November 16, 2019

AP

BOSTON (AP) — Javante McCoy and Max Mahoney scored 20 points apiece as Boston University pulled away from former America East Conference rival New Hampshire in the second half to post an 84-70 win on Saturday.

Days, Williams lead LSU past Nicholls State 75-65

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 6:48 pm

AP

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — For the first time in their LSU careers, sophomores Darius Days and Emmitt Williams were in the starting lineup together.

Moore’s late layup caps Rice comeback for 82-81 win

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 6:48 pm

AP

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Payton Moore drove for a contested layup with two seconds remaining as Rice overcame a 22-point deficit to knock off UC Santa Barbara 82-81 on Saturday afternoon.

Winning numbers drawn in 'Daily 4 Evening' game

Posted: November 16, 2019

AP

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Evening" game were:

Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Evening' game

Posted: November 16, 2019

AP

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:

Winning numbers drawn in 'All or Nothing Evening' game

Posted: November 16, 2019

AP

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "All or Nothing Evening" game were:

Record attendance at women’s soccer game in Brazil

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 6:30 pm

AP

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian women’s soccer set an attendance record on Saturday with more than 28,000 fans at the Arena Corinthians stadium to watch the second leg of the Sao Paulo state championship final.

NDSU wraps up ninth straight conference title with 49-14 win

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 6:30 pm

AP

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Trey Lance threw for two touchdowns, Ty Brooks ran for two and FCS top-ranked North Dakota State rolled up 700 yards offense in beating South Dakota 49-14 to clinch the Missouri Valley Football Conference championship on Saturday.

Maryland routs Oakland

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 6:30 pm

AP

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Darryl Morsell led a balanced attack with 14 points, and No. 7 Maryland used a strong defensive effort to power past Oakland 80-50 Saturday.

Reddick wins 2nd consecutive Xfinity Series championship

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 6:30 pm

AP

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Tyler Reddick won his second consecutive Xfinity Series championship by snatching the lead away from Cole Custer in a spirited season finale Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Homesley carries Liberty past East Carolina 77-57

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 6:17 pm

AP

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Caleb Homesley had 25 points as Liberty routed East Carolina 77-57 on Saturday to remain unbeaten.

Kentucky rushes past Vanderbilt, keeps bowl hopes alive

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 6:17 pm

AP

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kentucky rushed for a season-high 398 yards and kept its bowl hopes alive with a 38-14 win over Vanderbilt on Saturday.

Prairie View A&M beats Edward Waters 41-14

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 6:17 pm

AP

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) — Trazon Connley passed for 323 yards and three TDs and ran 10 times for 85 yards to help Prairie View A&M beat NAIA Edward Waters 41-14 on Saturday.

Dayton posts rally to beat Drake 46-29 behind Chisholm, Cook

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 6:17 pm

AP

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Jake Chisholm ran for three touchdowns, Jack Cook ran for a pair of touchdowns and Dayton beat Drake 46-29 on Saturday.

Samford’s big 2nd quarter leads to 31-13 win over W Carolina

Posted: November 16, 2019

AP

CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) — Liam Welch passed for one score and ran for another as Samford rallied past Western Carolina 31-13 on Saturday.

Arkansas State gets game-winning TD with 32 seconds left

Posted: November 16, 2019

AP

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Layne Hatcher connected with Kirk Merritt for a 21-yard, go-ahead touchdown with 32 seconds left and Arkansas State beat Coastal Carolina 28-27 on Saturday despite turning it over five times.

Zappe throws 3 TDs, leads Houston Baptist over Lamar 31-26

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 6:13 pm

AP

HOUSTON (AP) — Bailey Zappe threw three touchdown passes and Houston Baptist held off Lamar for a 31-26 victory on Saturday.

Prince Andrew denies claims of Epstein accuser in interview

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 6:33 pm

AP

NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Andrew offered a detailed rebuttal Saturday to claims he had sex with a woman who says she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein, providing an alibi for one of the alleged encounters and questioning the authenticity of a well-known photograph that shows him posing with the woman.

Texas Southern’s jerseys stolen before game at Oregon

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 6:13 pm

AP

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Police say uniforms were stolen from Texas Southern’s women’s basketball team before their game at Oregon.

Lamb jumper makes Vermont 4-0 with 70-68 win at St. John’s

Posted: November 16, 2019

AP

NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Lamb drilled a jumper between two defenders with two seconds left to lift Vermont to a 70-68 win over St. John’s in a battle of previously unbeaten teams in a campus site first-round game of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament Saturday afternoon.

Career days from Davis, Williams power Southern Illinois

Posted: November 16, 2019

AP

MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — D.J. Davis and Javon Williams both had their career-high in rushing yards and Southern Illinois ran past Western Illinois 45-21 on Saturday.

UTM beats Tennessee State 28-17 in Skyhawks’ OVC finale

Updated: November 16, 2019 - 6:09 pm

AP

MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — John Bachus III threw for three touchdowns and UT Martin rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Tennessee State 28-17 on Saturday as the Skyhawks completed their Ohio Valley Conference schedule with a win.

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