Sons remember father who died in prison transport crash
Jesus Corrales Reyna died in a train crash that killed 10 prisoners. His son Jesse Reyna, 22, recalled how the father supported the family and took them to Dallas and San Antonio for outings, including visits to Six Flags, before the fatal morning incident.
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Jesus Reyna
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San Antonio
Six Flags
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Ricky
Fabian
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Jesus
Odessa
Penwell
Abilene
el Paso
Father and son among bus crash victims and relatives reflect
Jesse Reyna recalls his father Jesus Reyna, a rig operator, killed in a bus crash while relatives mourn. Jesus had been jailed on assault and DUI charges with eligible parole soon. Family members, including Jesus’s son Ricky, share memories of trips and gatherings as investigators piece together the incident.
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Jesus Reyna
Ector County
Ricky Reyna
Ector Junior High
Jesse Reyna
Girl Hero Gabriella Carter Saves Neighbor With Ribbon Act
On Thursday third grader Gabriella Carter helped pull a downed tree off a neighbor after a scare scene. Her quick thinking and ribbon craft impressed her teacher Lisa Coppedge who shared the story school wide. Gabriella, daughter of Rebecca and Troy Carter, has a younger brother Decker and a sister Madilyn.
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Gabriella
Rebecca
Lisa Coppedge
Yolanda Ramirez
Coppedge
Troy Carter
Decker Carter
Madilyn Carter
Odessa arts pillar honored for community service and music leadership
The Bennetts shaped Odessa culture through decades of service. Ronald and Dortha Bennett, active in hospital auxiliary work and Democratic election judging, helped build local arts with the Dusty Dollies group and leadership in the Texas Music Teachers Association. Their efforts earned multiple honors and inspired theater in Odessa.
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Texas Music Teachers Association of Music Clubs
Bennett
Barbara Shinn
Dortha
Shinn
Randy Ham
Odessa Council For Arts and Humanities
Dortha Bennett
Ronald Bennett
Odessa
Bennetts
Ham
Ron
Families barred from visiting injured inmates after deadly prison bus crash
In Lubbock and Odessa, relatives of inmates injured in the West Texas crash say they are blocked from visiting due to hospital policy. Eight inmates and two officers died when the bus collided with a freight train. four inmates survived, with three in critical condition. Relatives fear they may not say goodbye as hospital officials consider exceptions only if a death seems imminent.
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Lubbock
West Texas
Union Pacific
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa
Tiffany Harston
Jason Self
Jay Rodriguez
Damien Rodriguez
Midland
Ector County Hospital District
Brad Timmons
Parks still open for tree limb disposal drive ends Sunday
Four Odessa park locations will accept tree limbs until 7 p.m. Sunday, including Floyd Gwin Park, Woodson Park, UTPB Park, and Sherwood Park, with a Monday switch to the Household Hazardous Waste Facility for residents only. Large loads on trailers 20 feet or longer must go to the HHW Facility.
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North County Road
Woodson Park
Murphy
UTPB
City of Odessa
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