Early voting continues in Ector County with 3316 ballots cast
On the first day of early voting 3,316 voters cast ballots in Ector County. Voting locations open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Friday and extended hours at weekend times, with Oct 31 to Nov 4 dates listed. Salinas Community Center closed for repairs, no votes accepted there.
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Salinas Community Center
Kool Smiles to collect Halloween candy for troops
Kool Smiles locations in Odessa and Midland run Operation Troop Treats through November 5, inviting children to donate 25 pieces of unopened candy for one toy. Toys capped at three per child, first come first served, with candy sent to troops via Operation Gratitude and 200 dental kits donated. Contact Odessa 614-5155 Midland 897-0910.
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West County Road
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Midkiff Road
Midland
Kool Smiles
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Man charged after infant injury in Odessa case
Odessa police arrested 25 year old Jeffery Stamps on a felony charge after an infant girl suffered a serious head injury following a fall on a concrete floor at a home on Durango Avenue. The four month old, Evans Brianna Jenkins, was treated at Medical Center Hospital and then a trauma center in Lubbock for subdural bleeding. Tabitha Covey Weesner, the great aunt, said the family is still learning details while Evoni’s mother Trista Covey was connected to the child's caregiver. Police noted the girlfriend was at the home during the incident.
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Medical Center Hospital
Jeffery Stamps
Durango Avenue
Stamps
Steve LeSueur
LeSueur
Evans Brianna Jenkins
Lubbock
Child Protective Services
Evans
Tabitha Covey Weesner
Evoni
Trista Covey
Obama administration confirms double-digit hikes across health plan
The Obama administration confirmed steep premium increases under the health care law with an average 25 percent rise for midlevel benchmark plans in 39 states, and about one in five consumers could face plans from only a single insurer after carriers like UnitedHealth, Humana and Aetna cut back. Experts warn of a tumultuous open enrollment as premiums climb and insurer options shrink.
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Barack Obama
Department of Health and Human Services
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Aetna
Larry Levitt
Kaiser Family Foundation
Environmental groups raise concerns over oil find
Houston Chronicle reports Earthworks and other groups scrutinize Apache Corp plans to drill near Balmorhea State Park in West Texas. Earthworks commissioned assessments of water and air pollution risks as residents discuss potential impacts from Alpine High oil and gas discovery involving up to 3 billion barrels of oil and 75 trillion cubic feet of gas.
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West Texas
Balmorhea State Park
Houston Chronicle
Be the host with the most at Dinner Parties
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