Miles sentenced to 20 years in child sex assault case
An Ector County jury found Marquiste Demond Miles guilty of sexual assault of a child and sentenced him to the maximum term for that charge. He faced a potential 25 to 99 years if convicted of continuous sexual assault. The trial traced alleged abuse spanning 2010 to 2012, with defense arguing only one provable encounter and prosecutors contending the victim became pregnant at 14.
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Associated Press
Odessa College weighs tobacco policy as survey yields results
Odessa College Vice President Kimberly McKay presented campus survey results on tobacco use as the college forms a Tobacco Use Policy Task Force led by McKay and Virginia Chisum. About 370 of 6,366 invitations responded, with 66 percent female and 34 percent male. 54 percent strongly support tobacco-free campuses if needed to curb secondhand smoke.
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Odessa College Board of Trustees
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Odessa College
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Monahans
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Williams
United Way
Dallas teen charged over middle school threat on Instagram
A 13-year-old girl in Dallas was arrested on a juvenile terror threat charge after authorities say a photo of a man with a gun posted to Instagram warned of violence at TV Browne Middle School. Investigators say she found the image online and aimed to attract followers.
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Food 2 Kids sponsor program aids local children
The program sponsors meals by packing child friendly food in backpacks each Friday to cover weekends. Teachers and counselors identify children with irregular meals, with 9,800 local youths at risk. Food 2 Kids currently serves over 2,300 children in 17 elementary schools and seeks broader reach into remaining elementary and middle schools.
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