ECISD reviews threat claim at Ector Junior High
ECISD officials say no confirmation a student threatened harm to others. A tip prompted a Friday bomb sniffing search. no weapons found. The threatened student was suspended, but officials stress no definitive incident occurred while continuing a review. Parents removed children. school numbers and specifics withheld.
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Ector
Larry Edwards
Edwards
ECISD
Kathy Rhodes
Rhodes
Martha Mitchell
Ector Junior High
Mitchell
Adela Vasquez
Vasquez
Earth Day event at Time Machine in Odessa highlights recycling
KOB and Keep Odessa Beautiful join the Time Machine to mark the 34th Earth Day by inviting 400 cars to recycle a wide range of materials including newspapers, cans, cardboard, plastics, copper, and household chemicals. Rosie Lopez notes the initiative will divert items for proper disposal if not recyclable. Kevin Butts of Permian Basin Recycling backs the effort and readiness.
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Odessa
Kevin Butts
Permian Basin Recycling
Butts
Earth Day recycling event at Odessa center
Keep Odessa Beautiful and the Odessa Time Machine host a 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Earth Day event at 816 W. 42nd St. The center pays 37 cents a pound for aluminum cans and accepts major appliances, bulky debris, and household hazardous wastes as well as plastics, papers, cardboard, scrap metal, and various cleaners. Staff will handle overflow with an extra scale to speed lines, and organizers stress community involvement and pollution prevention.
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Odessa
42Nd St
Firefighters Followed Procedures In Tragic Wreck
Riverside fire crews stayed in their trucks during the April 4 search for Norma Bustamante and her 5-year-old daughter Ruby after a Highway 60 crash left them stranded in a steep ravine for nine days. The bodies were found April 13 in wreckage below the slope, with officials citing the dangerous terrain as the reason no foot search occurred.
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Riverside
Calif
Norma Bustamante
Ruby
Highway 60
Riverside County Fire Department
California Highway Patrol
Bustamante
Rick Vogt
Moreno Valley
Los Angeles
Vogt
Highway Patrol
Lutheran bishop regrets abuser actions in large verdict
In Wichita Falls, Bishop Kevin S. Kanouse apologized to abuse victims after the Northern Texas Northern Louisiana Synod faced a nearly 37 million verdict, with total payouts approaching 69 million after credits. He said the church knew nothing of Gerald Thomas’s predatory history and defended taking the case to trial as insurance funds likely to pay the judgment.
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Wichita Falls
Kevin S. Kanouse
Gerald Thomas
Gerry Thomas
Kanouse
Marshall
Synod
Evangelical Lutheran Church In America
Gerald Patrick Thomas Jr
Plaintiff
Tracy Crawford
Crawford
ELCA
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Sun
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Dillard’s
Visa
Mastercard
American Express
Discover
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Music City Mall
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