Beavers Bend evacuees allowed to return as fires subside
Evacuation of Beavers Bend Resort eased with 90 percent containment reported early Friday. Investigators search for arsonists who sparked multiple blazes across 8300 acres in the Ouachita region. Tourists and campers were back by 6 p.m. state park officials praised cooperation while crews from many states and tribes battled the fires. A frame home burned near Winship Prairie. no injuries.
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Michelle Finch
Oklahoma Forestry Service
Terry Walker
State Park
Winship Prairie
Eagletown
Ouachita National Forest
Park
Own
Wright City
U.S. Forest Service
Talihina
Nick Finzer
Bob Shindelar
Atlanta
Finch
Pleasant Valley
Ariz
Hot Springs
Ark
Drug czar proposes new border coordination office
Dallas AP Barry McCaffrey urges a new Texas based coordinator to align federal efforts against drugs and immigration along the Mexico border. Based in El Paso the appointee would link Customs Border Patrol and others to harmonize policies and budgets amid rising trafficking.
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Dallas
Barry McCaffrey
Mexico
el Paso
Customs Service
Border Patrol
McCaffrey
Dallas Morning News
White House
Office of
National Drug Control Policy
David Higgerson
Pharr
Neighbors embrace front yard gardening in Odessa
Bess Barlau and two other Odessa residents turn to native plants and simple maintenance to keep attractive yards. Barlau moved from backyards to front yards, using drip irrigation and a flagstone path while sharing tips with passersby. Montoya tends flowers in memory of his wife Remedios, mowing twice weekly and avoiding overwatering. The trio emphasizes consistency over competition as neighbors increasingly beautify their surroundings.
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Bess Barlau
Barlau
Barlan
Odessa
Scott
Apolonio Montoya
Santa Rita Street
Montoya
Remedios
Rodriguez seeks compliance through community service program
Rodriguez, speaking through an interpreter, said he wants to meet his requirement and be of help to his supervisor by doing extra work. He is on disability and believes the community service program is beneficial. He expressed a desire not to return and hopes to volunteer at the Salvation Army if time allows.
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Rodriguez
Salvation Army
Rancher dies in plane crash near Seminole Texas
John Clanton a 45 year old rancher and farmer from Seminole was found dead after his 1946 Piper crashed four miles southeast of Seminole. He was last seen Friday afternoon nine miles south of Seminole. FAA investigators from Lubbock will determine cause. Clanton is survived by wife Beth and daughters Kelli and Cristie.
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West Texas
John Clanton
Seminole
Gaines County
Jon Key
Clanton
Texas Department of Public Safety
Federal Aviation Administration
Lubbock
Key
Ratliff Funeral Home
Beth
Kelli
Cristie
Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos
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