Burglary and Drug Charges Highlight Odessa Blotter
A building at 2603 Maurice Rd. reported thefts totaling 5065 dollars between June 15 and Friday. Local arrests include 17 year old on burglary, 26 year old on burglary with bonds 10000 and 15000, a 27 year old on two counts of drug delivery with bond 200000, a 58 year old on a felony DUI, and a search of 9840 S Cunningham Ave found marijuana possession with bond 2500.
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Bush Faces Capital Punishment Debate as Timeline Tightens
President hopeful George W. Bush, flanked by his wife, confronts protests over the Gary Graham case and the broader death penalty question ahead of the November election. Texas Governor since 1995, he notes 134 executions and defends his review process while asserting no innocent person has been executed under his tenure.
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California
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al Gore
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Huntsville
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17 year old Big Spring man charged with murder
Jose Esteban Yanez, 17, is charged with murder in the death of 18 year old Albert Patrick Gomez of Big Spring. He is held on a $75,000 bond in Howard County Jail after a Saturday morning shooting at Courtyard Apartments. Copyrighted details
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Texas agency faces scrutiny over permits and public input
A sunset review harshly criticizes the TNRCC for permitting practices and weak public input while urging independence and funding for a strengthened Public Interest Counsel. Critics warn of environmental crisis as Texas struggles with air quality and potential loss of federal highway funding by 2007.
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26 year old arrested in Lubbock in Hobbs slaying
Adam Munoz, 26, was arrested in Lubbock on an outstanding Hobbs New Mexico murder and third degree arson warrant. Hobbs police found 28 year old Andrew Salazar stabbed and burned at 210 W Main St. The body was sent to Albuquerque for autopsy. Munoz faces extradition and is held on 250000 bond.
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Andrew Salazar
W. Main St
Albuquerque
N.M
Salazar
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Covenant Lakeside
Highland Hospital
Blaze destroys home. family loses nearly all belongings
Morales says a fire at a residence left her family with nothing but a few toys from her 2 year old daughter April. Neighbors alerted relatives after discovering the blaze when no one was home.
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April
Park site eyed for gazebo during rehab funding
City officials unveil a park rehabilitation plan tied to a 4.3 million capital improvement program. Residents discuss adding a gazebo and consolidating fields into a neighborhood athletic complex to boost community use and donate potential.
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Kiel
Richard Morton
Morton
Eastside
Patton
Yellow Watermelons Catch on Slow in Texas Farm Story
On a Helpstead farm near Houston, Smith sells yellow meat melons reaching customers at stops and lot sales. He recalls a family history of 117 acres planted with yellow melons, while noting most buyers still prefer red interior varieties. He says the crop is tough, wages low, and farming requires selling and contacts. His children chose other paths, but he plans to farm as long as possible.
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Houston
William
Watson
National Watermelon Board
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Washington
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Smiths
Wink man killed in rollover near Pyote
A 64 year old Wink man Calvin Arthur Drake died in a pickup rollover along State Highway 115 about five miles north of Pyote Tuesday night. Drake an oilfield truck driver, was pronounced dead at the scene at 10 50 p m by Ward County Justice of the Peace Pascual Olibas. The 1984 Dodge pickup veered off the road after its left rear tire went off and overturned one and a half times. Traffic accident was investigated by Trooper Darren Storer of Monahens DPS. Drake’s body was taken to Harkey Funeral Home in Monahens.
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Harkey Funeral Home
Border congressmen push 13 more border federal judgeships
A coalition of border legislators urged Congress to approve thirteen additional federal judges along the U.S. Mexico border. They seek eight permanent and five temporary judges, as South Texas courts brace for increasing caseloads. The move comes ahead of a plan by district attorneys to bar federal drug cases from their courts.
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