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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 2017
Page
3
The annual congressional baseball game between Republicans and Democrats proceeds at Nationals Park in Washington at 8 p.m. tonight. Police described the gunman Hodgkinson as deranged, noting his anti Republican history and links to Bernie Sanders' campaign.
A rifle man opened fire on Republican lawmakers practicing for a charity baseball game in Alexandria Virginia wounding House GOP Whip Steve Scalise and several aides. The shooter James T Hodgkinson, 66, from Illinois, fought police before dying. Scalise remained in critical condition after surgeries. Trump called for unity as Capitol Police protected lawmakers and Scalise received care at a Washington hospital.
City ordinance targets hazardous material routes along Andrews and Kermit highways and bans city residents from parking rigs at home. The measure, approved unanimously pending a second vote on June 27, aims to curb through noise and road hazards while allowing trucks to access designated service areas and industrial sites.
In Commerce, charges against Carmen Ponder were dropped after prosecutors cited lack of evidence in the May 20 arrest for evading arrest. The 23 year old college student had accused Commerce police Chief Kerry Crews of racial and sexist conduct during a traffic dispute. Authorities later said the confrontation occurred in a store parking lot involving another white man teaching his daughter to drive.
The Federal Reserve boosted its key short term rate by a quarter point to 1.0 to 1.25 percent and signaled one more hike this year. It plans to begin gradual balance sheet reduction later, potentially lifting long term rates. The vote was 8-1 with Neel Kashkari dissenting. The economy shows slow growth and inflation below target but policymakers expect a pickup.
After darkness settled at 7 p.m. a 10 to 15 minute hail storm damaged vehicles and property across Odessa. ONCOR crews labored through the night to restore power, with outages stretching from East Yukon Road to I-20. Several residents reported shattered glass, cracked windshields, broken headlights, and dented cars, while injuries were not widespread.
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