Second arrest in Odessa stabbing case
Eric Palma Jr. 24 of 1305 Keeling St. was arrested Aug. 7 and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second degree felony. He was held at the Ector County Detention Center with bond not set. The Aug. 5 stabbing at Medical Center Hospital left Brandon Ramirez injured after a fight with Nicholas Rodriguez, who later turned himself in and faced his own aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge. A witness said Palma fired a gun during the altercation.
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Keeling St
Ector County Detention Center
Medical Center Hospital
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Nicholas Rodriguez
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Rodriguez
Landgraf opens District 81 office in Odessa to meet constituents
State Representative Landgraf will use the Municipal Plaza office space to meet constituents after the session ended June 1. He has held town halls across Ector, Ward, Winkler and Andrews counties and seeks opinions on legislation while aiming to bring a piece of the Texas Capitol to West Texas.
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Ector County
Ward
Winkler
Andrews
Texas House of Representatives
Greg Abbott
Permian Basin
Shelby Levins Landgraf
Hollis Rose
Odessa
District 81
Tryon Lewis
Larry Long
Long
Austin
West Texas
Odessa honors Buice with elementary school name
A new Buice Elementary School joins Edwards K Downing and Buddy West as Odessa area campuses financed by a 2012 bond. Community members recall Lee Buice’s impact as a teacher and leader at Odessa High, Odessa College, and UTPB, praising the choice to honor her educational legacy.
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Buice
Edward K. Downing
Buddy West
Odessa
Permian
Foundation
Lorraine Perryman
Lee Buice
Odessa College
UTPB
Perryman
Boycott and Cynicism Mark A NFL Season Start
Nathaniel Miller laments NFL scandals from Ray Rice to Deflategate and Aaron Hernandez while urging a yearlong boycott. He rails against owners, players and fans, predicts the Cowboys return, and questions taxpayer support for stadiums as he ends with a rallying cry for football.
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Dallas Cowboys
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Baltimore Ravens
Ray Rice
Cowboys
Texas seeks dismissal in Sandra Bland wrongful death suit
Texas attorneys ask federal court to throw out Geneva Reed Veal’s wrongful death lawsuit over Sandra Bland’s jail death days after a traffic stop. They cite federal immunity for state agencies and Encinia’s qualified immunity. Bland’s lead attorney argues the suit raises valid civil rights claims and investigations continue.
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Houston
of Texas
Sandra Bland
Waller County
Brian Encinia
Bland
Geneva Reed-Veal
Encinia
Texas Attorney General's Office
U.S
David Hittner
Seth Byron Dennis
Dennis
Fourth arrest in July burglary tied to stabbing incident
Sara Leek, 24, of 1925 Neptune Ave, was arrested on burglary of a habitation, a first degree felony, in a July invasion at 2550 W Eighth St where homeowners were attacked and stabbed with a screwdriver. Phillip Fletcher, 27, admitted assault and implicated Kevin Casteel, 30, and Paige Griffis, 26, in the same burglary. Casteel and Griffis were also charged and held on bonds up to 50,000. Griffis released on bond. Leek and others held as the investigation continues.
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Sara Leek
Neptune Ave
Eighth St
Phillip Fletcher
Fletcher
Kevin Casteel
Paige Griffis
Ector County
Griffis
Casteel
Grifis
Ector County Detention Center
Leek
Eetor County Detention Center
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