County weighs private jail option to address urgent jail needs
The commission ordered a final action plan by July 27 with a July return for concrete answers. Precinct 4 official Bob Bryant said the board means business as they review Corplan’s proposal. After over an hour of questions, the court favored a fast, cost effective private regional jail over a full county facility, with Corplan promising operation within a year.
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Regional jail plan eyed for Ector Midland counties
Corplan leaders push a regional jail to ease overcrowding with Ector and Midland counties as primary users. The plan targets a site in either county, with groundbreaking in 11 weeks and completion in 12 months. Ownership would shift to Ector County after 20 years of repayment.
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Witness sees suspect in late teens for night fire near road
Turner reports a single suspect described as a young male in his late teens or early 20s seen near a blaze north of 42nd Street and west of Flamingo Road. He notes three fires with similar witness descriptions but the Ector County Sheriff’s Department says Tuesday’s fire is not part of an ongoing investigation.
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Unknown adult respiratory syndrome linked to reservation outbreak
New Mexico health officials report 13th death from an illness suspected to be unknown adult respiratory syndrome. Twenty confirmed cases, mostly on or near the reservation, include nine Indians, three whites, and one Hispanic. Health workers and an autopsy technician developed fevers but improved with observation.
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Tunnel found linking Mexico to U S for drug smuggling
Mexican agents probing the killing of Cardinal Juan Jesus Posadas Ocampo uncover a quarter mile tunnel under construction from Tijuana toward a U S warehouse. U S officials say Joaquin Guzman Loera was the intended target and a ventilation shaft ends near Otay Mesa. The tunnel, built by professionals, may have taken six months to a year to complete.
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Heat Stroke Warnings Emphasize Indoor Risk and Breaks
Official urges that heat dangers extend indoors and in poorly ventilated housing. Seniors and workers with health issues should take frequent breaks as Odessa heats to near 100 degrees, with five to ten such days yearly. Turnage explains hot, sunny conditions stem from low rainfall and SW winds.
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