Waste shipment from Ohio heads to Andrews for storage
Forty thousand pounds of Cold War era radioactive waste from a former uranium plant in Cincinnati was loaded onto flatbed trucks Monday for Texas bound storage. Andrews City Manager Glen Hackler said the shipment is moving forward with Waste Control Specialists and regulators and stressed the material is concrete with small amounts of radioactive material, not liquid.
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Veterans recall D-Day at Odessa ceremony
Veterans and families gathered at the Paul G. Mahoney VFW Post 4372 to mark the 61st anniversary of D-Day. Speakers recalled Eisenhower notes and the fall of Nazi Germany, stressing remembrance to prevent repeating history.
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Court rules medical marijuana users may be prosecuted
Supreme Court rules doctors' recommended use does not shield patients from federal drug laws. Justices uphold federal power to regulate homegrown marijuana as interstate commerce despite state medical marijuana statutes. Angel Raich of Oakland and another California woman featured as plaintiffs, with Justice O Connor dissenting.
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Officials seek hare hijackers in Odessa jackrabbit theft
Casey Foran reports a 6 foot Harvey Pumpjack rabbit sculpture was stolen Sunday from the sidewalk in front of the Industrial Communications building at 2535 N. Jackson St. Odessa organizers say 30 painted jackrabbits were created for the Jamboree public art project. Police urge anyone with information to call 333-8477.
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