Prosecution rests in Culver murder trial
After two and a half days and 22 witnesses the prosecution rested its case in the Betty Culver murder trial. District Attorney John Smith praised three strong witnesses including Loraine Chance who testified Culver talked of killing her son. Thomas testified Betty and Todaryl Culver argued but loved each other and that Todaryl was a Permian High School star.
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John Smith
Loraine Chance
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Chance
Metro Homicide Unit
Snow Robertson
Todarys Culver
Thomas
Betty
Todaryl Culver
Todaryl
Old
Culvers
Bobby Bland
Hal Upchurch
Robertson
Dorothy Thomas
Odessan father seeks bone marrow donor in local drive
Kris Tillery, 31, battling Hodgkin's disease for three years, needs a bone marrow transplant and has not matched any of 4 million in the donor registry. His wife Leslie organized a donor drive at Cook Children’s Medical Center with $25 tests, aiming for 100 attendees and many donations. The effort has strong community support from church and friends.
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Chris Tillery
Kelsey
Madison
Tillery
Kris Tillery
Leslie
Cook Children’s Medical Center
Hodgkin
Leslie Tillery
Jamie Herrin
Shriners open initiation ceremony to public in Odessa
The Shrine Club of Odessa with El Maida Shrine of El Paso will host a public initiation today at 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn. About 150 Shrine members with 20 vehicles will parade from Odessa College to 10th and Grant Street, followed by a Saturday parade at 11 a.m. starting from Odessa College.
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Shrine Club of
Odessa
el Maida Shrine
el Paso
Mike Tracy
Odessa Shrine
Theater fires director over financial woes at Permian Playhouse
Permian Playhouse board dismisses artistic director Chris Mitchell due to money troubles. Executive Director Colby Landers says action aims to stabilize finances while Mitchell notes his role shifted three weeks earlier and he no longer directed, taking on business tasks instead. The board vote occurred Tuesday with immediate termination.
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Permian Playhouse Board of Directors
Chris Mitchell
Colby Landers
Permian Playhouse
Landers
Mitchell
Hispanic health gaps push caucus for action
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus urged policy action to address health care disparities affecting Latinos. They note Hispanics are a large portion of the uninsured and face higher diabetes risk, calling for expanded access, funding for Latino health outreach, more representation in health care, and better data. Latinos are 35 percent of the uninsured while making up 11 percent of the population, with high concentrations in California Texas New York and Florida.
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Washington
Congressional Hispanic Caucus
United States
California
Texas
New York
Florida
PUC says broadband tech key to Texas growth and jobs
Public Utility Commission of Texas commissioner Brett Perlman told the Texas Economic Development Council in Odessa that broadband and electric deregulation will drive economic growth. He cited abundant bandwidth, declining long distance prices, and local market profitability as competition rises with ClearSource entering Odessa to compete with Cable One and Southwestern Bell. The city aims to become a one stop shop for communications, boosting business appeal.
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Texas
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Brett Perlman
Texas Economic Development Council
Odessa
Perlman
Aia
ClearSource
Cable One
Southwestern Bell
Neil McDonald
The
Texas Public Utility Commission
Bill Hartman
Center
City Public Service
San Antonio
Gary West
Paris Economic Development Corporation
Paris
Economic Council
Agan beats Bassham in Presidio County judge runoff
Former U S Border Patrol officer Jerry Agan narrowly defeats Genevieve Bassham in the Democratic runoff for Presidio County judge. Agan earns 851 votes to Bassham 675 and will face Republican Jeff Hubbard, who ran unopposed in the March 14 GOP primary, on November 7.
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U.S. Border Patrol
Jerry Agan
Genevieve Bassham
Agan
Bassham
Jeff Hubbard
Hubbard
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