NRC seeks safety details on proposed Andrews County waste site
The NRC demands more technical information on security and dry storage casks for Waste Control Specialists plans to store up to 40 000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel in Andrews County. WCS officials say they will supply missing details and anticipate hearings, while opponents warn of safety risks and unpreparedness.
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NRC
Andrews County
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Mark Lombard
WCS
Chuck McDonald
Maureen Conley
McDonald
Lombard
Tom “Smitty” Smith
Public Citizen
Texas
Conley
Holtec International
Lea County
N.M
Eddy Lea Energy Alliance
Carlsbad
Hobbs
Eddy
Lea Counties
Hostec International
United States
Congress
Yucca Mountain
Nevada
Andrews
Odessa Police Felony Arrests July 18 21 Include Drunk Driving
Odessa Police report July 18 to 21 arrests: Leland Burns 34 charged with driving while intoxicated third or more, two warrants, at 4100 block Tanglewood Lane. Rachel Granado 42 on possession and theft warrants, released to Reeves County Jail. Joseph Currier 42 held on methamphetamine and possession charges. David Alvarez 25 charged with tampering with evidence and marijuana possession. Diaz and Levario 42 and 32 held on unlawful firearm by a felon. Jorge Rodriguez Diaz 31 on forgery and credit card abuse. Connie Hughes 46 on cocaine, Jerry Pena 21 unauthorized use of a vehicle. Vasquez 21 evading arrest and DWI after intoxication incident. Bond amounts noted.
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Odessa
Leland Andrew Burns
Burns
Tanglewood Lane
la Promesa Circle
Ector County Detention Center
Rachel Smith Granado
Rachel Smith Huerta
W. University Blvd
Granado
Joseph Albert Currier
West 19Th Street
Currier
Casa Grande Drive
David Ryan Alvarez
Crane Avenue
Clements Street
Alvarez
Alleghaney Avenue
E. 56Th St
Ponciano Diaz
Carlos Levario
East 11Th Street
Diaz
Levario
Phoenix Arms
E. Tith St
21St St
Jorge Rodriguez-Diaz
Music City
Rodriguez-Diaz
Rodriquez-Diaz
Redwood Drive
Andrews
Connie Suzanne Hughes
31St Street
Roger Avenue
Hughes
Golder Ave
Jerry Pena
Pena
Kelly Grimsley Honda
North Hancock
Mark Anthony Vasquez
Mark Anthony Ulate
East Eighth Street
Vasquez
Eighth Street
Grandview Avenue
Texas Ave
Indictments Filed by Ector County Grand Jury
June 20 reports reveal Zach Wusterbarth 21 charged with abandoning and endangering a child with criminal negligence a state jail felony Christina Rodriguez 19 indicted for endangering a child with criminal negligence Octavio Navarratte 28 charged with bail jumping and failing to appear a third degree felony Derrick Collins 39 indicted for evading arrest with prior convictions a state jail felony Tony Bermen 44 indicted for sexual assault of a child a second degree felony Jessica Berry 27 indicted for unauthorized use of a vehicle a state jail felony
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Ector County
Grand Jury
Zachary Zach Wusterbarth
Christina Rodriguez
Octavio Ray Navarratte
Derrick Deshon Collins
Tony Alvarado Bermen
Jessica Clayrene Berry
UT Permian Basin art students work on vinyl replica mural
University of Texas of the Permian Basin art students Richie Pena Danielle Collins Cristina Valenzuela and lecturer Jake Weigel drape a vinyl replica of Tom Lea's mural Stampede over a wooden frame in the Rose Building Odessa. The collage was created by photographer Mark Swindler and printed by Lamar Advertising Company. It is slated to return to the U.S. Post Office at 200 N. Texas Ave. by the end of August.
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University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
Richie Pena
Danielle Collins
Cristina Valenzuela
UTPB
Jake Weigel
Tom Lea
Rose Building
Odessa
Randy Ham
Odessa Council Arts & Humanities
Mark Swindler
Lamar Advertising Company
U.S
Texas Ave
Dallas police recruit surge after July 7 killings
Dallas police say job applications more than quadrupled after a sniper killed five officers and wounded nine others and two civilians during a July protest. In 12 days post incident they received 467 applications, averaging 38.9 daily, a 344 percent increase from June's 136 applications.
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Dallas
Man identified in fatal crash in Odessa
An Odessa man, Clifford Strasner, 65, died after his 2008 silver Chevrolet Silverado veered off Eastridge Road, struck a curb, and hit a utility pole. He was taken to Medical Center Hospital after the 7:01 p.m. crash, and police confirmed his identity Friday.
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N. Jbs Parkway
Pena
Penn
Beechwood St
Ector County Detention Center
Odessa
Eastridge Road
Clifford Strasner
Medical Center Hospital
Oada
Strasner
Inyurl.com
Steve LeSueur
LeSueur
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