Lawsuits allege Key Energy securities fraud
Six law firms filed class action suits accusing Key Energy Services of issuing false statements that inflated its stock price. Actions were filed in Midland federal court and New York, naming Key executives and affirming violations of federal securities laws. The suits follow Key's March 15 SEC filing extension and 2003 restatement, with warnings from analysts and credit agencies amid a looming debt default.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key Energy Services
Midland
Geller Rudman
New York
Schiffrin & Barroway
Bala Cynwyd
Penn
Schatz & Nobel
Hartford
Key
Richard Alario
Francis D. John
Jim Byerletter
Royce Mitchell
Pivens
Piven
Jack Loftis
Seidman
Wolf Popper
Key Securities
Standard & Poor’s
Key’s
SEC
Peggy Dean
Dean
Key Energy
Permian Basin
Arson probe after vacant Ector County house fire
Sheriff's investigators pursue a suspected arson in a Wednesday night blaze at a vacant home on Neal Street in northern Ector County. Odessa Fire Department fought the fire, with the roof collapsing and the structure destroyed. authorities say no cause has yet been determined and jurisdiction rests with the ECSO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
Gary Duesler
Odessa
Neal Street
OFD
Dan Farber
Westfall
Detra White
Duesler
ECSO
Vigilante case ends in mistrial in Hebbronville
Casey Nethercott, 37, member of Ranch Rescue, faced pistol whipping charges after patrolling a Hebbronville ranch in March 2003. Jurors deadlocked on the assault charge, a mistrial declared, while a firearms conviction stood. A July 27 sentencing date was set for the weapons count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Alfredo Mancia Gonzales
Hebbronville
Nethercott
Ranch Rescue
Joe Sutton
Mancia
Fatima del Socorro Leiva Medina
el Salvador
Sutton
San Antonio Express
Suttons
Lions Club Gift Funds Holidays Meals and Camps
Lions weekend meals and special box meals for Thanksgiving and Christmas aid families. The group notes state budget cuts may affect clients and pledges to help those impacted. All year funds go to charitable groups including a Kerrville camp for special needs children. The club ends the year at zero and restarts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton
Easley
Lions
Kerrville
Community service partners list and addresses
A compilation of local organizations and their locations. Includes B Boy Scouts Troop 775 at 204 N. Grant Ave and Harmony Home at 910 S. Grant Ave, along with centers such as I Centers for Children and Families at 835 Tower Drive and Odessa Humane Society at 7012 Mockingbird Lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baby Pantry
E. University Blvd
Boy Scouts
N. Grant Ave
Boys and Girls Club
N. Milburn Ave
Centers For Children and Families
N. Dixie
Ector County Library
Fifth St
Door of Hope
First St
Habitat For Humanity
Harmony Home
S. Grant Ave
Leo's Club
E. University
Lions Eye Bank
New Castle Court
Lions Charities
Chimney Hollow
Lions Club
Kerrville
Meals On Wheels
E. Fifth St
Odessa Humane Society
Mockingbird Lane
Permian Basin
W. Fifth St
Ruth
Kermit homicide probe centers on Hartman death
Police continue investigation into the death of 27 year old John Paul Hartman found near his home at 616 N Ash St in Kermit. Nathaniel Martinez 28 Hobbs NM charged with capital murder and held on 1 million bond as autopsy results from Lubbock are awaited. Hartman survived by wife Heather and three sons as authorities gather evidence and statements with Winkler County sheriff deputies and Texas Rangers assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kermit
John Paul
J.P.” Hartman
N. Ash St
Nathaniel Christopher Martinez
Hobbs
N.M
Hartman
Winkler County Detention Center
Ron Hoge
el Paso
Heather
Hoge
Kermit Police
Winkler County Sheriff’ Deputies
Texas Rangers
Odessa man released after collision with train fatality
An Odessa man Benjamin Ortiz, 54, was released from Medical Center Hospital four days after his car struck a train near First Street and Crane Avenue. His mother Amparo Espino Ortiz, 74, died Monday at the hospital. A Mass for Amparo will be held at St Joseph's Church with burial at Rose Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Benjamin Ortiz
Ortiz
Amparo Espino Ortiz
Amparo Ortiz
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Gilbert Rodriguez
Rose Hill Cemetery
First Street
Crane Avenue
Odessa reports jobs gain amid Family Dollar center expansion
The Odessa Chamber notes new jobs from the mammoth Family Dollar Distribution Center and a busy oilfield. Utilities hire more in summer to prep for outages. Texas payrolls rose for the eighth straight month with 12,900 jobs added from April to May led by Construction and Leisure and Hospitality. Unemployment 5.7 percent in May, down from 6.6 percent a year prior.
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Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Burnett
Texas
Texas Workforce Commission
Diane Rath
Rath
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Peter Seidman
Milberg Weiss
Sheriff's Office
Thomas Westfall
J.P
N. Ash
Odessa American
PD Adn
Windowworldinc.com
S. CO
Midlan
Rolex
W. Wadley
de Hatiae
Uch
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