Death toll on I 20 rises with multiple fatal crashes
Report on I 20 fatalities this year totaling at least 33 deaths across eight crashes from March to July. Key incidents include the Abilene Christian University students near Weatherford and a Longview median-crossing that killed the driver and six relatives in a Louisiana family minivan. Experts say the highway itself isn’t inherently dangerous.
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San Diego
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Weatherford
Longview
Louisiana
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Pecos
Mark Ball
Texas Department of Transportation
Dallas
David Wainstein
Dallas-area
Automobile Association
Tela Mange
Texas Department of Public Safety
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The
Fort Worth
Garcia
U.S. Transportation Department
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Mesquite
Terrell
Nine Miners Trapped In Water-Filled Mine After Hole Breaks
Rescue teams fought to reach nine men aged 30 to 55 believed trapped in a four foot high chamber after they broke into an abandoned waterlogged mine. Drilling faced delays from a broken drill bit and hard rock hindering access as pumps drained millions of gallons of water.
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Deaths and Injuries From Odessa Area Vehicle Crashes
A roundup lists multiple crash victims with ages and hometowns. July 5 Lisa Talent 16 Nashville Tennessee died in a one car rollover near Toyah. June 28 two injured near Ward County others named. The Odessa American provides memorial and casualty details across several counties.
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Lisa Talent
Nashville
Tenn
Toyah
Charlotte Audine Rathbun
Goodlettsville
Skyler Blake Powell
Rachel Hinojos Ramirez
Pecos
Ward
Maria Guadelupe Mendoza
Amparo Rodriguez
Juanita Rede Lara
Catalina Santiago Campos
Jackie Wayne Ragland
Odessa
Midland
Diana Gonzalez Romero
Clint
Mitsubishi
Leslie Wayne Bennett
Midkiff Road
Don Errol McCowan
Ward County
Raymond James
Las Vegas
Midland County
Bush Far Outraised Gore in Florida Recount Funds
In the 2000 Florida recount, George W. Bush raised about 13.8 million dollars, mostly from small donors under 5000, surprising his staff. Al Gore gathered roughly a quarter as much, mostly from large gifts, including Stephen Bing and Jane Fonda. Gore offered no comment on Bush disclosures.
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Gore
Washington
George W. Bush
Florida
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Hollywood
Stephen Bing
Jane Fonda
Larry Noble
Center For Responsive Politics
Inmate cleanup program praised by city officials
City officials say the inmate cleanup program run by Keep Odessa Beautiful is working well with Saturday crews and weekday projects. Public property only. private property excluded. Residents can call 333-1299 to request municipal lot cleanups.
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Greene
Odessa
KOB
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