Texas Tech program aids low income women with cancer screenings
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center runs the Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening program to provide mammograms and Pap tests to women lacking funds. Nurse manager Connie Garcia notes screenings, referrals to Medical Center Hospital, and Medicaid or breast services grants helping diagnosed women. Odessa resident Clarissa Saenz, diagnosed with Stage III breast cancer, benefited from BCCS and Medicaid through treatment planning and timely care.
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Connie Garcia
Texas Tech
BCCS
Texas Tech-Obgyn
Hilary Majors
Texas Tech Health Sciences
Christopher Maguire
Garcia
Maguire
Medical Center Hospital
Pink the Basin
Medical Center
Clarissa Saenz
Odessa
University of Texas
Permian Basin
Saenz
Two killed after collision with signal light
A 71-year-old man Vincent Griego and 67-year-old woman Yolanda Lopez De Griego died in a crash on Grant Avenue and Pool Road in Odessa. A 1992 Ford Crown Victoria left its lane and struck a signal light pole. Both occupants were not wearing seatbelts. Alcohol was a contributing factor.
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Odessa Police Department
Odessa Fire
Grant Avenue
Pool Road
Vincente Griego
Nounced
Stop Distracted Driving And Drive Safely Now
A strong editorial urges drivers to stop using mobile phones and avoid distractions. It condemns seeing makeup, reading, or multitasking while driving and calls for preplanned navigation, vehicle safety habits, and personal accountability. It suggests considering organ donation as a sober reminder of driving choices.
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Yesteryear
Family seeks autopsy of Sandra Bland death in Texas jail
The family of Sandra Bland, a Chicago area woman found dead in a Texas Hempstead jail cell, ordered an independent autopsy with results expected in 48 to 72 hours. Authorities say Bland hanged herself with a plastic bag after a traffic stop and arrest for allegedly kicking an officer during the stop.
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Hempstead
Texas
Cannon Lambert
Sandra Bland
ABC News
Lambert
Associated Press
Bland
Waller County
Houston
Naperville
Prairie View A&m University
Texas Department of Public Safety
Train collision kills Midland man on Carver Street
A 61 year old man, Paul Thompson, died after his Dodge Dakota stalled on tracks and was hit by an eastbound train on Carver Street in Midland. Two 54 year old passengers, a man and a woman, were seriously injured and taken to Midland Memorial Hospital in critical and serious condition respectively.
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Midland
Paul Thompson
Carver Street
Thompson
Ing Gate
Dakota
Midland Memorial Hospital
Odessa Man Killed In Car Pedestrian Crash
A 50 year old Odessa man died after being struck by a southbound 2011 Ford F-350 driven by Adrian Hipolito Jr 22 of Laredo on South County Road 1310 near Interstate 20 frontage road in Midland County. The crash occurred about 12 35 am Saturday and involved a walker reported by Texas DPS.
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Midland County
Texas Department of Public Safety
South County
Adrian Hipolito Jr
Laredo
Interstate 20
Authorities search for suspect in Alderfer fire
Investigators seek a suspect accused of setting a home blaze on Alderfer Avenue Saturday night. Odessa Fire Rescue received a call around 9 p.m. No arrests have been made and tipsters should call OFR at 257-0502 with information.
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Andrea Goodson
Odessa
Alderfer Avenue
Goodson
OFR
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