Odessa plans special election to fill vacant City Council seat
Odessa officials announced a June 4 special election to fill District 5 vacancy after Roy Hunton's death on April 14. May 2 council meeting to call election, with candidate filing May 9 to 13 and write-in May 18 deadline. Early voting May 23 to 31. Election Day June 4.
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Roy Hunton
Odessa
Larry Long
Ector County Elections Office
Gardendale
Norma Grimaldo
Grimaldo
Pair charged with aggravated assault in Odessa shooting
A 30-year-old Odessa man Michael Nunez Galindo and his 26-year-old girlfriend Linda Cruz Chacon were arrested on three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after an 8:46 p.m. Sunday shooting on Drury Lane. Neighbors were injured, Galindo fired five shots at them, and Chacon allegedly urged him to shoot. Both suspects are held on $150,000 bonds at the Ector County Detention Center.
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Galindo
Socorro Salgado
Salgado
Michael
Medical Center Hospital
Chacon
Gabirido
Rock House fire containment rises as acres burn climbs
South Ector County volunteer firefighter Bryan Barrow said crews focus on hot spots after a rough night. The Trans Pecos blaze grew to 275000 acres, with containment at 66 percent on Wednesday as weather aided crews. By midweek total burned reached 292000 acres with bulldozers forming a line and evacuations in place near Highway 17 and McDonald Observatory.
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South Ector County
Bryan Barrow
Barrow
Trans-Pecos
Bonnie Stawser
Texas Forest Service
Rock House
Strawser
Highway 17
McDonald Observatory
Forest Service
Man Re-Arrested in Infant Injury Case
James Michael Organ, 409 B West Mable, was re-arrested after an April 18 indictment on three counts of injury to a child tied to the March 2009 near death of 1 year old Nathanal Clanton later Nathan Baker. Organ, mother’s boyfriend, claimed he found the child unresponsive with a blanket around his neck. He is held on $50,000 bond.
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James Michael Organ
West Mable
Nathanal Clanton
Nathan Baker
Organ
Candice Pierce
Andrews soldier's body to return to Permian Basin
Sgt John Paul Castro of Andrews dies in Afghanistan. His body returns at 11 15 a m today to Midland International Airport before burial in Tennessee. A memorial service is set for 6 p m Friday at the James Roberts Center in Andrews for public tribute.
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John Paul Castro
Andrews
Castro
Permian Basin
Midland International
James Roberts
Tennessee
Paktika
Afghanistan
Sgt
Midland International Airport
Tornado Strikes Groesbeck Central Texas
Tornadoes were reported in Central Texas with witnesses saying a twister hit Groesbeck in Limestone County about 90 miles south of Dallas. Residents described damage along Texas 14 including the courthouse churches and businesses, with homes and a volunteer fire department affected.
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Texas
Groesbeck
Limestone County
Dallas
R Turnir
Rom
Associated’ Press
Lisa Alewiné
Weber
Crecaidolé
Assault and Property Thefts Reported in Odessa Areas
An Odessa woman said she was choked by someone she knows between 4 p.m. and 8:52 p.m. Tuesday in the 3700 block of Bowie Avenue. A theft from a building occurred between 7 p.m. April 10 and 8:30 p.m. Monday in the 5000 block of Winchester Avenue, with a weed trimmer worth 169.18 dollars and two motorcycle tires totaling 500 dollars stolen. A habitation theft took a 42-inch flat screen TV worth 600 dollars from the 600 block of Graham Avenue between 8 p.m. Friday and 1 a.m. Tuesday.
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Odessa
Bowie Avenue
Winchester Avenue
Graham Avenue
West Fourth Street
Santa Rosa Avenue
West 27Th Street
South Texas Avenue
Multiple thefts and fraud reported across city blocks
A stream of incidents includes damage to a door and TV plus 10 DVDs and small items, a 600 dollar plasma TV and 125 dollar Visa card, home intrusion with no theft, debit card abuse, check forgery, and several vehicle thefts involving a 1990 Silverado, 1998 Sebring, 1995 Impala, 2000 Corvette, and a 4500 block North Texas Avenue entry, all occurring between March and April at various addresses.
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Odessa
Dobbs Avenue
del Rio
East Highway 80
North Texas Avenue
Grandview Avenue
Odessa College expands welding program with federal grant
Senator Cornyn visited Odessa College to highlight a 1.75 million Department of Labor grant used to remodel facilities and offer eight week welding classes. Through 2010 the program trained 637 students, with a record 120 enrolled current year as interns and grads find work locally or globally. Industry officials praise improved skillset and equipment as key to job readiness.
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Odessa College
Cornyn
Department of Labor
Mosman
Westair Gas and Equipment
David Dunn
Pemco
Jim Breaux
Breaux
Dunn
Permian Basin
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Nathaniel Miller
OAOA
506Th Infantry Regiment
4Th ‘Brigade Combat Team
101St ‘Airborne Division
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Odessa American P.O
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