Paint-sniffing survivor faces lasting damage in Corpus Christi
Adan Orta began sniffing spray paint in eighth grade and over years became semi paralyzed, losing the ability to stand. He details how easy access, theft, and prison failed to curb his habit, which finally left him with lasting brain and nerve impairment. His story was shared at a Drug Busters event to warn parents and youths about paint inhalation dangers.
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Corpus Christi
Adan Orta
Orta
Wiggins
R. Marcelo Rodriguez
Convicted killer Milton dies on Texas death row
Huntsville Texas convict Charles Milton, a Fort Worth laborer, was executed by lethal injection after last minute appeals failed. He shot liquor store owner Menaree Denton during an aborted robbery eight years earlier, and in a two page statement offered prayers to Allah while asking forgiveness. Milton criticized his attorneys and said he had no hard feelings. He died at 1 33 a m after 23 minutes on the gurney, the fourth inmate executed in Texas that year.
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Huntsville
Charles Milton
Milton
Fort Worth
Texas Department of Corrections
Gurney
Menaree Denton
Leonard
Supreme Court
Mark White
Joseph Smith
Texas
Arlington Heights grad linked to waitress killing suspect
Fort Worth AP report says 19 year old Michael Wayne Goodin, jailed on 100000 bond for the killing of Lisa Lynn Griffin, 20, attended Arlington Heights High School with Griffin but did not graduate. Griffin was a 1983 graduate. police say Goodin provided a statement and guided investigators to Griffin’s body location.
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Fort Worth
Michael Wayne Goodin
Lisa Lynn Griffin
Goodin
Arlington Heights High School
Frances Alles
Griffin
Tarrant County
Don Carpenter
Doug Clarke
Fort Worth Death Linked to Contaminated Cheese
The death of an 83 year old Fort Worth woman is tied to tainted cheese, part of a nationwide outbreak linked to Jalisco Mexican Products in California and Jimenez brands in Texas. At least 44 deaths have been connected to the contaminated cheese, with three Texans among the fatalities.
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Dallas
Fort Worth
California
Texas
Houston
Luz Romero
Tarrant County
Gipson
Centers For Disease Control
Atlanta
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Hakeem Saboor Rahim Aka
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Helen Milton
Nancy Bowen
Tarrant County-Fort Worth
Ginger Gipson
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Wanda’s
Western Manor
West Texas
Permian Air Conditioning, Inc
W. 42Nd St
E. 8Th Street
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YES Visa
American Express
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