Snowfall Inches Across Permian Basin Prompt Cautious Travel
Snowfall varied across the area with up to 4 inches at Midland Regional Airport and 1.5 inches at Andrews. Odessa reported a trace overnight with 1 to 2 more inches expected. roads to freeze tonight and mid 40s Friday may melt ice. Accidents rose: Odessa 39, Midland 27, Pecos 15 to 20 minor. several towns reported ongoing but limited snowfall and delayed openings only in Alpine.
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Alpine
National Weather Service
Constantine Pashos
Odessa
Pashos
NWS
Midland Regional
Andrews County
Balmorhea
Midland
Department of Public Safety
Pecos
DPS
ECISD to tighten media closings procedures after prank calls
ECISD officials said they will tighten notification controls for school closings to avoid earlier confusion caused by false weather reports. The plan includes a new system with code words, though administrators say their current system did not fail. Parents and students reported hearing radio closures but Permian and other Odessa schools largely operated on schedule.
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Ector County Independent School
Chuck Hornung
Hornung
ECISD
Saudi oil minister opens debate at OPEC on price rise
Geneva AP Saudi Arabia's new oil minister Hisham Nazer spoke at the start of the sixth OPEC meeting of the year and suggested prices could rise to 18 dollars per barrel very soon. He avoided specific policy details while Iran urged production cuts from all 13 members.
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Saudi Arabia
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Nazer
Fahd
Iran
Supreme Court Hears Creationism Exchange
The Supreme Court debated teaching creationism alongside evolution in public schools. Lower courts struck down a Louisiana law demanding balanced teaching of evolution and creation science, citing church state separation. Wendell Bird defended the law, arguing academic freedom.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Louisiana
Atlanta
Wendell Bird
Gunman opens fire at Mount Pleasant council meeting
A 69 year old man who complained about a backed up sewer walked into a City Council meeting and opened fire killing Mayor Edward King and wounding two council members JoAnn Sankey and Ronald DuPree. The gunman Ralph Orin Davis surrendered and faces first degree murder charges with bond set at 300000.
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Iowa
Edward King
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Dean Borg
Jerry Richenberger
Davis
Henry
Michael Riepe
King
Riepe
Council
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