Bastrop State Park Fire Leaves Lost Pines in Ash
Todd McClanahan Bastrop State Park superintendent surveys a charred landscape after wildfires scorched 50 square miles east of Austin. He notes about 70 percent of the park's trees, including the Lost Pines, are gone. Parks crews clear trunks ahead of a tentative December reopening as recovery begins and replanting discussions unfold with seed stock limited to a state forest seed farm.
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Bastrop
Todd McClanahan
McClanahan
Bastrop State Park
Jamey Johnson
Texas
Austin
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Great
Stephen E Austin
Texas Forest Service
Four Odessans arrested after attempted shotgun shooting
Odessa police arrested Kathryn Ray and Brittany Velasco on bonds of 50000 each after a disturbance at Sage Brush Apartments. Rocky Hernandez and Michael Nunez were released on 50000 bonds. An arrest warrant affidavit alleges Velasco gave Hernandez a shotgun and recruited the group to confront a man and his family, with the suspect sustaining minor injuries after a struggle.
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Sage Brush
Eighth St
OPD
Gene Ontivaros
Ray
Hernandez
Velasco
Nunez
Odessa
Snyder police officer returns home after head injury
Snyder police Officer Darrell Campbell, shot in the head during a July 12 call on 26th Street, was released from University Medical Center in Lubbock to begin recovery. Chief Jerry Luecke said Campbell walks with help and can converse as he nears a full recovery. Officer Lee Ortiz shot the gunman, Dwayne Birmingham, who was later killed. Campbell, with the department since September 2009, may return to work pending medical clearance.
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Snyder
Darrell Campbell
University Medical Center
Lubbock
Jerry Luecke
Campbell
Luecke
Lee Ortiz
26Th Street
Pwo
Dwayne Birmingham
Ortiz
UMC
Restaurant Health Inspect Report Notes Immediate Shutdown for Violations
County health inspectors issued four major violation points across several eateries including Delicias Restaurant, Saucedo Tamale Factory, Subway, and La Margarita. Each establishment has ten days to correct cited facility and equipment issues or face immediate shutdowns until corrective actions and updated health compliance checks are completed.
Andrews to purify water as EPA raises standards
Andrews City Manager Glen Hackler said the EPA lowered acceptable natural groundwater elements such as thallium and arsenic from 350 to 10 parts per billion, prompting the city to target about 30 parts per billion. The city will work with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to find a cost efficient purification method, with plans for a solution by 2012 and implementation by 2013.
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Andrews
Environmental Protection Agency
Glen Hackler
EPA
Hackler
Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
Cit
TCEQ
TCRQ
Blotter crimes list details felonies reported
A police blotter summarizes felony activity with numbered addresses rounded to the nearest hundred block for locations where crimes occurred, reflecting the district’s crime report practice.
Odessa Theft and Assault Incidents Reported In City
Multiple crimes reported across Odessa include an assault with a deadly weapon between midnight and 5 am Tuesday, a Wednesday assault in the 2900 block of Megsart Avenue, and several burglaries. Items stolen include televisions, laptops, a Samsung flat screen, dumbbells, and a dolly, with values ranging up to $1,600.
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Odessa
Heesa
Megsart Avenue
Unauthorized vehicle use report in Odessa area
An Odessa woman reported a brown 1984 Chevrolet Suburban stolen from her residence between 3:00 PM and 2:40 PM Tuesday in the 200 block of Calclaw Drive. Separately, four black 2009 Kia Rio cars were taken from a residence in the 4300 block of Esmond Drive between 10:30 PM Monday and 8:04 AM Tuesday.
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Odessa
Calclaw Drive
Sameone
Esmond Drive
Accident on I-20 Ends in Cited Driver and Injured Motorist
On Interstate 20 at mile marker 97 a white Ford rear-ended a green Chevrolet after the Chevrolet slowed for another crash. Tow truck lifted the Ford. DPS trooper Mario Garcia cited Nicholas Hidalgo for failure to maintain speed. The green Chevrolet driver was flown by CareStar helicopter with non life threatening injuries.
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Department of Public Safety
Interstate 20
Juan Spivey
Mario Garcia
Nicholas Hidalgo
Garcia
Hidalgo
CareStar
Farm Tron Party At Hiddlesticks Farms Ends With Gem Quest
Sanehelly and David Krmkine of Odessa brought their eight year old daughter Emma to a friend's birthday party at Hiddlesticks Farms on October 4. Emma recalled past gems from the time and hoped to re-find her treasure from the tiners station two years ago, sparking a new gem search during the celebration.
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Sanehelly
David Krmkine
Odessa
Emma
Hiddlesticks Farms
Kim
Sanehell
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