Fire drives evacuations near Bates Field in Odessa area
Odessa Police, Ector County Sheriff's Office, and Texas DPS joined Forest Service investigators as a large wildfire forced 100 to 200 residents from Bates Field and South Ranchito to evacuate. About 30,000 gallons of water were used, plus 4,984 gallons of retardant, with aircraft delivering 19,000 gallons of water. Residents later allowed to return. no shelter was established. Livestock were moved as a precaution.
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Odessa
Ector County
South Ranchito
Goodson
Bates Field
Maria Ornelas
Ornelas
Southwest planes face inspections after midair incident
FAA data shows 80 U S registered 737-300s nearly all operated by Southwest with Alaska Airlines owning two. After the incident Southwest grounded about 80 planes. 64 were cleared by Monday evening and three showed cracks like the Arizona case. The event prompts scrutiny of frequent short haul ops on aluminum fuselages and inspection adequacy.
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Federal Aviation Administration
Southwest
Alaska Airlines
Arizona
Extreme drought area triples in past month in Texas
A Texas drought expanded sharply as storms failed to ease extreme conditions. More than 40 percent of the state faces extreme drought with wildfires burning in West Texas. Forecasters warn the drought may worsen through June, threatening agriculture and extending fire danger.
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Lubbock
Texas
National Weather Service
Ogist
Victor Murphy
Murphy
John Nielsen
Gammon
Jail escapes prompt review of Ector County center
Sheriff marks plan to meet standards and ready the jail after a string of escape efforts. Past escapes trace to 2008 2009 involving inmates Dudley Hurst Palma and others, with claims of procedural failures and calls for tighter supervision and human error focus.
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Odessa American
Ector County
Robert Steven Dudley
Willie Hurst
Robert Thornhill
Dudley
Hurst
Palma
Donaldson
Munoz
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Aloha Airlines
National Transportation Safety Board
Robert Sumwalt
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Sheriff's Office
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Eddie Licon Palma
Mark Donaldson
Dudley Es
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