Debris possibly from Space Shuttle Columbia found near Albuquerque
In New Mexico, search teams scoured Cedro Peak area for debris possibly from the Space Shuttle Columbia. About 20 bags of charred material were found across 20 spots as investigators await tests to confirm if the pieces are from the shuttle that disintegrated over Texas.
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N.M
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Karen Carter
Cibola National Forest
Carter
Columbia
Texas
Robert Mitchell
NASA
White Sands Space Harbor
Cedro Peak
Earth
Mitchell
NASA/Columbia
Florida
Nate Nozie
Heber Hot Shot Fire
Arizona
Alma Leithead
Debris hunt for Columbia ends. NASA takes over
FEMA wraps up debris search for space shuttle Columbia in East Texas. NASA to Johnson Space Center in Houston. debris total exceeds 80,000 pounds, about 40 percent of shuttle weight. 1.2 million acres scanned. 17,000 searchers peaked with 700 to 900 finds daily.
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Lufkin
Texas
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Houston
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Columbia
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Palestine
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Corsicana
Humphries
Kim Pease
Pease
Odessa beautification project begins along BI-20 corridor
KOB keeps Odessa Beautiful and TxDOT start a beautification plan along Business Interstate 20. They will plant trees, purple sage, red yuccas and native plants and lay decorative brick with Odessa branding. The $2 million effort runs from West Odessa to eastern Midland, funded by a $1.3 million grant and local contributions.
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Odessa
Texas Department of Transportation
KOB
Txdot
Rosie Lopez
Keep Midland Beautiful
West Odessa
Midland
City hosts Rotarian district conference in Odessa this weekend
About 250 Rotarians from District 5730 converge on Odessa for the annual conference at the MCM Elegante Hotel. The event highlights literacy with 1600 books collected and awards 150 to 200 books to top chapters, plus youth programs and a Fort Worth speaker. The gathering runs Friday through Sunday with a Governor’s Banquet Saturday night and is expected to bring $150,000 to local businesses.
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Odessa
Don Shinn
Shinn
Rotary International
Fort Worth
International
Rotary
Sweetwater
Pecos
Oklahoma
Midland
Chamber of Commerce
Molly Thorn
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
MCM Elegante
Rotary At A Glance In District 5730 Odessa Midland
Rotary International began in 1905 and now has 1.2 million members in 30,000 clubs across 160 countries. District 5730, including Odessa and Midland, has three clubs in each city with 200 to 250 Rotarians per city. The Midland Rotary Club marked its 75th anniversary.
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Chicago
Rotary
Odessa
Midland
Midland Rotary Club
Man who rescued children faces bond in Abilene
Kris Leija, 22, who pulled four children from a burning Abilene apartment complex, was granted a $3,000 bond with electronic monitoring and weekly court reporting. He was later arrested on a probation violation tied to a burglary case. Investigators consider possible arson. accelerant tests are pending.
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Abilene
Kris Leija
Sam Moore
Leija
Taylor County
Randy Dean
Moore
Leila
Dean
Faith lifts and mountains in life tested by faith
In a family centered on Christian faith three women discuss facing life’s mountains from grief and loss to busy schedules. They describe faith as an anchor, the value of spiritual growth, and reliance on God and prayer to lift and sustain them during hardship.
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Jesus
Hext
Palmer
Deputy Diaz Shooting Trial Details at Ector Courthouse
Diaz faced multiple prior arrests of Diaz and Gonzales. On April 11 2002 Diaz confronted Efren Gonzales during a family disturbance in South Westcliff Street. In the struggle Gonzales grabbed Diazs handgun and fired five shots wounding Diaz but the officer stayed on duty. The jury heard testimony from ECSO Lt Jackie Perkins and Gonzaless sister Dominga Nevarez. If convicted Gonzales faces up to 99 years to life. The trial resumed at 9 a.m. in Watkins courtroom.
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Diaz
Gonzales
ECSO
Michael Finnerty
Watkins
Ector County
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