VA worker faces trial in patient's death near Alexandria
Fredrick Kevin Harris, a 54 year old VA worker, faces manslaughter charges in the death of Air Force veteran Charles Lee Johnson after a 2013 Pineville center incident. Johnson died from blunt force trauma. his relatives questioned the cause, while Harris maintains no intent to harm. The case fuels criticism of VA discipline and firing practices amid a broader political clash with Republican opponents. The verdict or trial date was postponed to September 12.
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Authorities seek two convicts who escaped transport van
Two violent convicts escaped from a prisoner transport in New Mexico possibly hours head start in a rural area. Corrections Secretary Gregg Marcantel said guards failed to check them during the 200 mile transfer. Joseph Cruz and Lionel Clah were shackled and in white jumpsuits before fleeing.
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Van
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Mule deer restoration moves 75 to Black Gap area
The project relocates 75 female and male mule deer from Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area and two Brewster County ranches to Black Gap Wildlife Management Area and adjacent El Carmen property. Partners include TPWD, ECLCC, Sul Ross, USDA Wildlife Services, Mule Deer Foundation, Houston Safari Club, and private landowners. The effort aims to grow the local herd, monitor survival, and map movements across 135000 acres.
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Black Gap Wildlife Management Area
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Midland women killed in I-20 wreck during rain
Two Midland residents Veronica Carrillo aged 45 and Maria Yolanda Bueno aged 52 died in a three vehicle crash on I-20, about three miles east of Pyote in Ward County. Carrillo's 2015 Peterbilt tractor-trailer skid into the center median, rolled into eastbound lanes and was struck by a Kenworth tractor. The Ford F-350 driver avoided major injury.
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Veronica Carrillo
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Pyote
Texas Department of Public Safety
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DPS
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