From Page to the Plant Firefighting and Year in Review
Firefighters linked water sources from north and south and quenched a five hour blaze. Forty people treated for smoke inhalation at Medical Center Hospital. Sheriff Bob Brookshire reelected to a fourth term amid pages of controversy including alleged gun confiscations and lawsuits. Major events cited include an earthquake, Super Bowl XXVI, LA Riots aftermath, Dahmer trial, and cultural milestones like Aladdin and Mortal Kombat.
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Medical Center Hospital
Sheriff's Office
Bob Brookshire
Brookshire
Ector County
Barrow
Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Water district faces debt as cities struggle with water supply
Ward County fields can supply 45 million gallons daily at full capacity. Odessa offered $38 million to raise output to 65 million, but CRMWD board rejected. Midland reduced its take due to the T-bar well, shifting costs to member cities. Residents' usage fell after 2012 rate hikes as the district maintains contractual supplies through 2029. Officials debate future water sources and rate impacts.
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Ward County
Odessa
David Turner
CRMWD
Big Spring
Snyder
Midland
Grant
Sara Bustilloz
Barbara Graff
Graff
Dewey Bryant
Students Clean Odessa Area in Trash Pickup Drive
A Montessori Mastery group led a Keep Odessa Beautiful event to collect about 50 pounds of discarded items. Students from St Andrews church youth group joined, praising the effort to keep Odessa and its animals safe and the community engaged.
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McGuire
Claudia Ortega
Keep
Odessa Beautiful
Ortega
Rachel Spraggins
Reznik
Autumn Bryan
Berkley Hudnall
Spraggins
St. Andrews Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Odessa
America
Hudnall
Bryan
Montessori Mastery School
Fired Texas deputy charged over police dog death
A former Texas sheriff's deputy faces charges after a police dog died in his care. Prosecutors accuse him of neglect during a transport incident, prompting an official investigation and potential trial. The case centers on animal welfare and officer conduct.
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Texas
Deputy in South Texas Charged After K-9 Died in Heat
Latham Roldan, a South Texas deputy sheriff, faced a misdemeanor animal cruelty charge over the death of his K-9 partner Jola in an Aug. 10 patrol car incident. Authorities say Jola was left in near triple-digit heat for more than 20 hours. Roldan was fired the next day Aug. 11. The case, arraignment in Jim Wells County, carries up to $4,000 and a year in jail.
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Brookshire
Ector
Jim Jordan
Ector County
Alice
South Texas
Latham Roldan
Jola
Jim Wells
Roldan
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