Westerfield Convicted in Danielle van Dam Kidnapping
In San Diego, David Westerfield, a 50 year old engineer, is found guilty of kidnapping and killing 7 year old Danielle van Dam. The verdict triggers potential death or life without parole and the penalty phase starts next week. Danielle’s mother Brenda van Dam and husband Damon react emotionally as jurors and family members remain gag ordered until case concludes.
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San Diego
Danielle van Dam
David Westerfield
David Neal
Westerfield
Danielle
Brenda van Dam
Husband Damon
Calif
Man charged in death and carjacking in Odessa case
A federal grand jury indicted Travis James Harris on carjacking resulting in death and use of a firearm during a crime of violence related to the death of Paul John Ceniceros, who was missing May 26 and found July 17 in Midland County. Harris faced prior Monahans firebombing charges and was in federal custody. Court documents cite a 9 mm shell and items found in Harris's Bronco, plus the recovered 1996 red Mustang driven to Lubbock.
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Midland
Monahans
Travis James Harris
Harris
Ceniceros
Midland County
Odessa Police Department
Harold Thomas
Lubbock
Spaceport hearing on Pecos County site in Texas Senate session
A Texas Senate subcommittee will hold a 10 a.m. hearing at the Reagan County Courthouse Fort Stockton to review Pecos County spaceport efforts. Fred Johnson of the Texas Aerospace Commission will present updates on a $500 000 grant to Pecos County Spaceport Development Corp and related actions.
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State Senate
Fort Stockton
Pecos County
Texas Finance
Spaceport Trust Fund
An County
W. Callaghan
Fred Johnson
Texas Aerospace Commission
Spaceport
Texas
Pecos
Willacy County
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf Coast Regional Spaceport Development Corp
Brazoria
Johnson
The
Aerospace Commission
Lone Star State
Odessa to open cancer center in 2004 session
A new cancer treatment center is planned for March 2004 as part of a $2.5 million remodeling funded by the tobacco settlement. Medical Center Hospital and Texas Oncology, PA will connect a second floor via skybridge, housing equipment purchased by Texas Oncology and relocated from MCH. The project, after 18 months of negotiations, aims to give Odessa patients a centralized treatment site with indoor access between facilities.
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Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Texas Oncology
West Texas Cancer Center
Cancer Center
MCH
Bill Webster
Webster
Rock the Desert 2001 volunteers prep Beal Park
Sharon Denning reports Odessa volunteers prepare for Rock the Desert 2001 Christian music festival at Beal Park. With hundreds aiding and about 50 000 attendees expected, David Keys, a Midland insurance agent, coordinates more than 1 000 workers to set up the event.
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Toland
Beal Park
David Keys
Midland Insurance
Texas health official urges calm on West Nile spread
Texas Health Commissioner Eduardo Sanchez urged vigilance and preparation two days after a probable West Nile death. A CDC grant of nearly 1.3 million will fund statewide education, mosquito control training, and a bilingual media campaign. A toll free number and a website were launched for public guidance amid rising cases nationwide.
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Houston
Texas
Eduardo Sanchez
Sanchez
Harris County
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Texas Health Department
Ethel Menefee
CDC
Louisiana
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