Kilgore man honored after fatal fireworks warehouse blast
About 600 mourners filled an East Texas church and hall to honor Marvin Lamb, 70, the first of three killed when a Pyrotechnics by Lamb Co. warehouse exploded on the eve of July Fourth. His son Joe Lamb and relatives spoke of a devoted husband and father. ATF preliminary findings suggest accidental static electricity sparked the explosion that damaged nearby homes and canceled 12 shows.
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Robert Besser
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church
Dallas
Lamb
Lamb Co
Texas
Ronnie Moore
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
ATF
Melinda Edmundson
Jacksonville
Martin Donner
LeTourneau University
Longview
Sandy
Marvin Lamb
Marvin
Besser
Danville
Kilgore College
Joe Lamb
Odessa baby abducted from hospital returned to mother
A 15 month old Odessa boy abducted from University Medical Center in Lubbock while his noncustodial father visited was recovered and returned to his mother Tuesday afternoon. Deputies pursued the father after the incident. a custody interference charge was filed though no charges had been filed yet.
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Lubbock
University Medical Center
Greg Bruce
UMC
Bruce
Rohlik
Man wounded in buffalo attack near Wildlife Loop Road
In Custer State Park South Dakota a Texas man, Jeff Bunch of Dallas, was hospitalized with a deep puncture wound to the left buttock after a buffalo charged his minivan as he stood by the open driver’s door. He underwent surgery to remove a one inch buffalo horn splinter. He and his brothers David and Brian and their mother Deanna were among several Dallas visitors driving a rented minivan along the graveled road near Wildlife Loop when the incident occurred.
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Custer State Park
Jeff Bunch
Dallas
Bunch
David
Brian
Deanna
Black Hills Park
Young volunteers join Meals on Wheels drive at UT Austin
Josh Brown, a 21 year old UT Austin student, started helping with Meals on Wheels this summer. He volunteers twice weekly after being inspired at his Temple Baptist church. He says the work feels meaningful and hopes more young people will contribute to the community. Burton praises long serving volunteers as conscientious and capable.
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Josh Brown
University of Texas In Austin
Brown
Temple Baptist
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Odessa Taxi Franchise Clash Reaches City Council
Midland owner Bharat Mody and attorney Edward Garza urged even scrutiny for Independent Taxi at the June 24 Odessa City Council meeting when Mapes franchise approval was first given. They pushed to maintain 14 cabs in Odessa, noting Midessa has 28 to 30 cabs and plans to apply to reduce its fleet. Midessa contemplates relocating its headquarters closer to Odessa and asserts similar activity levels in both cities.
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Midland
Edward Garza
Odessa
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Garza
Pee Wee Dalton’s Boots
Highway 80
Mody
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