Fire devastates Odessa church as investigations continue
Firefighters battled a blaze at a Odessa church with ten Odessa units and two Midland units assisting. Investigators, including the ATF, began assessing causes while church items such as pews and a sound system were noted as losses. The congregation planned temporary services at Blackshear Elementary.
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McNeil
Odessa
Andrea Goodson
Goodson
Midland Fire Department
Detra White
White
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms
St. James Baptist Church
Blackshear Elementary
Oil gains seen as prices rise and Permian activity climbs
Economists forecast higher oil prices with crude potentially revisiting 110 per barrel as Permian Basin rig counts exceed 440 and drilling permits surge. Ingham notes June production dip but says growth remains healthy with auto sales, housing, and employment up. Odessa and Midland enjoy low unemployment under 5 percent. If prices stay high, growth likely continues. a decline would shape outcomes.
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Kirk Edwards
MacLendon Royalty
Dennis Elam
Permian Basin
Texas A&m San
Ingham
Texas Railroad Commission
Odessa
Midland
Officer Josh Mitchell Fatally Shot in Reagan County
Josh Mitchell, 25, a Reagan County Jail employee since 2005 and licensed peace officer since 2010, was shot near his Big Lake home around 6 p.m. Wednesday night and died at Reagan Memorial Hospital. The case involves Texas DPS Rangers and 20 agencies with about 80 officers, as investigators pursue leads.
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Mitchell
Reagan Memorial Hospital
Big Lake
Madison
Garner
Reagan County
Texas Commission On Law Enforcement Officer
Josh Mitchell
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas Rangers
Vast agency response to 2010 West Odessa deputy shooting
A 22 hour standoff near Odessa drew more than 150 officers from 20 agencies including Midland Police, DPS units, sheriff offices, US Marshals, and Red Cross. Deputies were wounded in a case tied to a dispute with an oil firm and the suspect Victor White awaits trial. Texas officers mourn a deputy lost, while the community reflects on the tragedy.
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Midland Police Department
Midland County Sheriff's Office
Lubbock County
Texas Department of Public Safety
DPS
Texas Highway Patrol
SWAT
Criminal Investigations Division
Howard County District Attorney's Office
US. Marshals Service
Reagan County Fire Department
EMS
American Red Cross
West Odessa
Ector County
Mark Donaldson
Donaldson
Victor Dewayne White
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Kari Willis
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