Odessa man held on aggravated robbery charge in 7 11 case
A 26-year-old Odessa resident, Robert Allen Smith of 317 San Jacinto, remained in Ector County Jail on an aggravated robbery charge after a 1 a.m. Sunday incident at the 7-Eleven on North Dixie Boulevard. A clerk reported a man entered, flashed a weapon, and fled with an undetermined cash amount. Bond set at $15,000 by Alternate Municipal Judge David Yarbrough.
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Ector County
Robert Allen Smith
San Jacinto
David Yarbrough
North Dixie Boulevard
Joseph Bell
Penbrook St
Phard
Davidarbrough
Hope Holderman
Scott Street
N. Grant Ave
West Texas teen adjusts to hand transplant dream
AP reports 17 year old Stephen O Connor, nicknamed Pee Wee, born without a right hand, undergoes a left arm transplant to his right arm after a Houston hospital operation. He trains at Abilene therapy centers, hopes for a driver license, and returns to school as a local celebrity amid support from family and community.
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Rising Star
Stephen
Pee Wee" O'Connor
Pee Wee
Houston
Menmamn
Wayne Calhoun
Abilene
Renee
Dyess Air Force Base
Baytown Apartment Fire Injures No One Displaces 60 Families
About 100 firefighters battled a five alarm blaze at Guardian Manor in Baytown shutting in by 9 30 p m and forcing roughly 60 families from their homes Emergency officials said no injuries were reported Red Cross volunteers set up an emergency shelter at a nearby church in the aftermath with many residents seeking refuge with relatives or friends Loubertha Destin described losing everything in the fire while her family had been preparing for Christmas The fire drew units from neighboring communities as investigators worked to determine its cause
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Baytown
Red Cross
Mrs. Destin
Swinney
Guardian Manor
Biologists seek released eagle T-139 near Sweeny
Texas biologists remain confident the southern bald eagle T-139 survived after healing a broken wing and release in a Sweeny pasture. Mark Mitchell notes the bird appeared healthy and flying normally, though the team continues to search for the tagged bird bearing a left leg identification band.
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Sweeny (Ap
Mark Mitchell
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Sweeny
Texas
Return to Nuevo Laredo as shoppers urged after riots
Texas shoppers urged to visit Nuevo Laredo after Thanksgiving weekend rioting along two international bridges disrupted cross border shopping. Merchants report sharp drops in American visitors and fear about security but hope for a return as officials stress normalcy and tourists seek bargains in the border town.
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Mexico
Ramon Sosa
Maclovia Herrera
Carlos del Angel
San Antonio Express-News
Pat Stockman
Maquiladora
Stockman
Laredo
Texas
Pablo Jacobo Suneson
Marti’s
Lance Deutsch
Deutsch’s Jewelers
International Bridge No. 1
U.S
Deutsch
Suneson
Sosa
Gloria Martinez
Grayline Tours
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Oakwood Drive
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Everthing
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Condra
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Odessa American P.O
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WordPerfect
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Odesse
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Gateway West EL Paso
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