Heatstroke danger in hot cars warns Texas DPS
Texas Department of Public Safety warns of child heatstroke risk as temperatures rise. Children can die after being left in a vehicle, even with mild outside heat, since car temps can quickly reach dangerous levels. Keep children supervised and educate on prevention via safercar.gov.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
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Safercar.gov
Gasoline prices rise in Midland Odessa area
GasBuddy reports a 2.4 cent weekly rise to an average of 2.55 per gallon at 156 Midland Odessa outlets. The U S national average is 2.76. Sunday prices are 98.5 cents below last year and 4.4 cents under last month.
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Midland/Odessa
GasBuddy
Midland/ Odessa
GasBuddy.com
Honeybees moved at Austin hotel
An Austin hotel houses a relocated bee colony from outside a high rise. An American Honey Bee Protection Agency official rappelled from the 14 story Holiday Inn at Lady Bird Lake to relocate the hive. Rick Alonzo deployed smoke to calm the bees and hotel staff agreed to place them on the roof to produce honey for guests.
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Austin
American Honey Bee Protection Agency
Holiday Inn
Lady Bird Lake
Rick Alonzo
Redford to leave Ector County seat for state education role
Ector County Judge Susan Redford says she will leave her post in mid October to join the Texas Association of Counties as judicial education coordinator. She will oversee training for county judges statewide and provide resources on interpreting state law. Redford disclosed the move in an email to department heads and later in a phone interview, noting she cannot formally resign under current law. County commissioners were informed in executive session as a courtesy and they clarified that no resignation had been accepted.
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Ector County
Susan Redford
Redford
Texas Association of Counties
Dale Childers
Precinct
Tisha Crow
Rock the Desert hosts youth skate camp at RTD Skatepark
Bo Celenze watches Tyson Hiner as 12 year old attempts a Hippy Hop on day one of the Create-A Skate Camp at the RTD Skatepark in Rock the Desert. JeeNEERING camp teaches skate science, deck building, and basic tricks with about 16 youths aged 8 to 16 participating.
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Bo Celenze
Tyson Hiner
RTD
Rock the Desert
Jade Helm exercise to stage in West Texas counties
The Permian Basin phase of Operation Jade Helm, a six state training drill for special operations troops, will begin Wednesday in Martin and Howard counties. Lt. Col. Mark Lastoria of the U S Army Special Operations Command says about 30 soldiers from Fort Bragg and Eglin Air Force Base will train here and that the exercise will focus on unconventional warfare tasks on military installations or pre coordinated private property.
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Permian Basin
Martin
Howard
Mark Lastoria
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
Fort Bragg
N.C
Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Lastoria
Austin
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Cial
U.S
Jade Helm
Odessa High students win National Merit scholarships
Odessa High School graduates Lindsay K Helferich and Varun Vemulapalli earned National Merit Scholarships. Helferich, a June graduate, will study architecture at the University of Nebraska Lincoln and swam for City of Midland Aquatics. Vemulapalli joins Texas Tech University’s Honors College and Undergraduate to Medical School Initiative program, pursuing an eight year path with a 3.7 GPA goal.
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Odessa
Lindsay K. Helferich
Varun Vemulapalli
Helferich
National Merit Scholarship Corp
Vemulapalli
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
OHS
City of Midland Aquatics
Helferich Is
Beverly and
Mark Helferich
Texas Tech University
UMSI
Odessa High
Lindsay Helferich
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Wisconsin Gov Scott Walker announces candidacy for president
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker launches bid for the U.S. presidency signaling a new phase in his political career. The announcement positions Walker as a potential Republican contender shaping the early race dynamics.
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