Something to Think About the Next Time You’re Having a Bad Day
A Florida newspaper anecdote recounts a diver found dead in a forest fire wearing full diving gear, identified by dental records, after a day of diving off the coast. Firefighters used helicopters to drop water buckets, extinguishing part of the blaze from the air. A second tale describes a man accidentally injuring himself after his wife and paramedics witness a chaotic sequence ending in his burns and a broken arm.
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California
Pacific
Florida
9-1-1
Hampton guilty of murder in 17 year old's trial
An Ector County jury found 17-year-old Leon Hampton Jr. guilty of the March murder of William Stephen Nance after six hours of deliberation. Sentencing will proceed with arguments and evidence for probation to 99 years. The defense described Nance as a violent addict and Hampton as frightened and acting in self defense.
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Ector County
Leon Hampton Jr
William Stephen Nance
Deaderick
Nance
Rhett Hoestenbach
Hoestenbach
Hampton
Nimitz Junior High Choir Heads to San Antonio Convention
Nimitz Junior High School choir of 70 eighth and ninth graders will perform at the Texas Music Educators Association convention in San Antonio, the only coed junior high group invited. The trip departs Feb. 9 as director Kathy Lollar calls it the state’s top honor and notes seven hours of weekly practice plus about $10,000 raised through fundraisers to cover costs.
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Nimitz
Texas Music Educator's Association
San Antonio
de Nimitz
Texas Music Educator’s Association
Kathy Lollar
Lollar
Amanda Edgman
Edgman
Michael Samuel
Grand jury declines indictment in Midland kidnapping case
An Ector County grand jury rejected indictments for Linda Altamirano and Larhonda Holman Lazare in a kidnapping and beating of 32 year old Carol Babjeck. Babjeck, bound and beaten, escaped after deputies stopped the suspect vehicle and found her in the street. Sheriff’s Capt. Carl Watters stated the office stands by its investigation and the case was presented based on a witness account from the YT Ranch.
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Ector County
Midland
Linda Altamirano
Larhonda Holman Lazare
Carol Babjeck
Ector County Sheriff's Office
Altamirano
Lazore
Babjeck
Babreck
Carl Watters
Watters
YT Ranch
Public meeting to oppose Ward County waste site planned
Friends of Ward County will hold a second public meeting Saturday to warn residents about Envirocare of Texas proposed low level radioactive waste site near Barstow. Opponents say the plan could lower property values raise radiation risks and deter business development. Our main concern is residents safety.
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Friends of
Ward County
Envirocare of
Texas
Texas Department of Health
Barstow
Texas conference outlines medication algorithms for low mood
Mental health professionals will learn a new tool at a Big Spring conference titled Texas Implementation of Medication Algorithms. Physicians will receive guidance on choosing medications for individual patients using data driven, general guidelines, officials said.
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Big Spring
Texas
Douglas Johnson
Big Spring State Hospital
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Johnson
Randy Hayes
Permian Basin Community Center
MHMR
Hayes
Woman found outside hospital died of overdose in Texas
Toxicology reports from the Lubbock County Medical Examiner identify a cocaine overdose as the cause of death for 51 year old Janet Wilkins Duncan found Dec 19 in a 1986 Nissan in the Westwood Hospital parking lot Midland detectives seek information on who drove her there and what happened in the days before. Detectives say she last had contact with someone on Dec 8 and may have been dead several days before discovery.
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Midland
Lubbock
Duncan
Jauz
Border Patrol offers 2000 dollar recruitment bonuses
The Immigration and Naturalization Service will grant 2000 dollar bonuses to new Border Patrol recruits who start duty before September 30. Officials aim to boost hiring with incentives and new outreach such as movie theater trailers and Internet ads after missing the 1999 target by about 600 officers. Commissioner Doris Meissner calls meeting the hiring objective a top enforcement priority.
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Immigration and Naturalization Service
U.S. Border Patrol
INS
Border Patrol
Doris Meissner
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