Teens charged in Oklahoma triple murder case
Two teens Ty Delbert Wingfield 19 and Holly Wingfield 16 face three counts of first degree murder in Craig County Oklahoma for the killings of Kenneth Wingfield 43 his wife Louise 36 and their 18 month old daughter Crete. Victims were found near the family home after a Sunday shooting. The suspects were captured after being located in Texas and Louisiana with weapons recovered. Investigators have not disclosed a motive.
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Oklahoma
Craig County
Okla
David Poplin
Ty Delbert Wingfield
Holly Wingfield
Vinita
Poplin
Kenneth Clinton Wingfield
Louise
Crete
Jess Walker
Harrison County
Texas
Bill Oldham
Ty Wingfield
Hallsville
Wingfield
Oldham
Marshall
Shreveport
Wingfields
Walker
Welch
Kansas Line
Rig count still rising briskly in US week
Baker Hughes reports US oil and gas rig activity up 14 to 1012 this week, with last week rising 15 to 998. A year ago the total stood at 727, while the tally tracks rigs actively exploring for oil rather than producing it.
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Houston
United States
Baker Hughes
Crash probe continues after weekend plane collision in Wharton
Investigators pursue cause after two planes leaving Shanks Airport near Wharton collided Sunday. Three Oklahoma men, Robert Pearson, 49, Thomas Brogdon, 35, and Anthony Stricker, 46, were killed. Wreckage found in a rice field Monday morning.
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Wharton
Oklahoma
Shanks
Texas Department of Public Safety
Judy Poynter
Robert Pearson
Thomas Brogdon
Tishomingo
Anthony Stricker
Oklahoma City
Trash tax adds 7.25 percent to Fort Worth pickups
Texans will pay a new state sales tax on trash pickup services beginning October, part of a $5.7 billion tax increase approved by the Texas Legislature’s July special session to offset revenue lost from lower oil prices. The tax will raise over $100 million for the state and $30.6 million for cities, applying where cities bill residents directly for garbage pickup.
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Fort Worth
Texans
Texas
Feds crack South Texas drug ring in Brownsville
Federal agents plan more arrests this week as they dismantle a major drug smuggling network in South Texas. Eight arrests to date include a used car lot, 16 vehicles, and three airplanes seized. James Castillo of the DEA Brownsville office says more seizures and arrests are expected and that the operation should dent local drug traffic.
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Brownsville
South Texas
James Castillo
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Castillo
Clerk called executioner in shooting at Texas store
John K Niland says his brother Thomas John Niland 19 was shot by Texan Food Store clerk Simon Garza after a shoplifting attempt. Garza said he fired when Niland wheeled as if armed. no weapon found. Grand jury to review. Niland family questions necessity of lethal force amid prior gun incidents at the store.
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Houston
John K. Niland
Niland
Thomas John Niland
New York
Texan
Houston Chronicle
Harris County Sheriff’s
Simon Garza
Texas
County budget hearings push for rapid action on cuts and revenue
During a tense public budget hearing, Stephens urged an economic study to cut costs without harming services, while Pigman demanded earlier proposals. Ambulance and jail staffing faced cuts, library and indigent care funds shifted, and elected official salaries eyed for reduction.
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Stephens
Pigman
Ambulance Department
Leo Elliott
Emergency 911 district decision rests with voters
Fiscal Services Director Tom Pace said the ultimate decision lies with the voters. If an emergency communication district is formed it must be placed before voters before January 1. The independent board will include Odessa Goldsmith county volunteer fire departments and a Southwestern Bell representative who has no vote. City Council members planned to discuss and possibly appoint the board member. If no appointment is made control would transfer to the Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission which covers 17 counties.
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Fiscal Services
Tom Pace
Odessa
Goldsmith
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
Death notices span Arlington to Crane in cooling current obituaries
A series of funeral notices lists deaths and services across Texas towns Arlington Andrews Crane and Odessa. Dr John F Bida 65 Arlington died after illness with services 10 am Moore Funeral Home Chapel burial Mount Olivet Fort Worth. Frankie Helvey Goad 73 Andrews died at Permian General Hospital with services 3 pm Andrews Church of Christ burial Andrews Cemetery. Charles Harvey Brandt 31 Odessa died from auto crash injuries with services 2 pm Frank W Wilson Funeral Directors burial Sunset Memorial Gardens. John William Bill Shaffer 59 Crane graveside 10 am Crane County Cemetery. William J Bill Walker 79 Odessa area death with services pending. Survivors named include spouses children and relatives across Arlington Dallas Andrews Odessa and Portales.
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Arlington
John F. Bida
Moore Funeral Home Chapel
Mount Olivet
Fort Worth
Bida
Lucille Brunson
Daniel Bida
Janet Ritchey
Melinda Fisher
Dallas
Lizanne Gierczak
California
Odessa
Andrews
Frankie Helvey Goad
Andrews Church of Christ
Glenn Long
Cyrel Collins
Andrews Cemetery
Singleton Funeral Home
Goad
Permian General Hospital
Portales
N.M
A.L. Goad
Frank
Sonny
Charles Harvey Brandt
Rollinghills Road
Frank W. Wilson
James Johnson
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Brandt
Medical Center Hospital
McCamey
Mr. Brandt
Texas Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Crane
Yukon Heights
John William
Bill” Shaffer
Crane County
Jim Hester
Shaffer
Golden Manor Nursing Home
Stigler
Oklo
Crane High School
Sul Ross State University
Richard W. Box
William J
Bill’’ Walker
35Th St
Walker
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Nunnelee
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