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ECISD bus strikes two cars in south Odessa parking lot
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - An ECISD school bus struck a parked car after failing to control speed in South Odessa this morning. According to the Odessa Police Department, at approximately 8 am officers responded to Monahans and Milton in reference to a crash. OPD's investigation...
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The Latest: Federal judge orders Kennedy Center to provide 30 days' notice of any building changes
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Kennedy Center to provide 30 days’ notice before making any major physical changes to the building, including demolishing it, as President Donald Trump has threatened. Trump said Wednesday that without his efforts to restore the aging build...
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Cameron Elementary teacher connects strength of CrossFit to the classroom
Cameron Elementary 3rd grade teacher Alexa Serret helps students in her classroom with an assignment. (Courtesy Photo) Did you do anything fun this summer? That’s a pretty common question we’re asked during this back-to-school season. Ask Cameron Elementary 3rd grade teacher Alex...
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ASU partners with Alamo Colleges District for teacher preparation program
SAN ANGELO Angelo State University and the Alamo Colleges District on Thursday announced a new partnership to help paraprofessionals working in Texas public elementary schools take the next step toward becoming certified classroom teachers. The Texas 2-Step Teacher Certification ...
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Man accused of ties to bin Laden and tortured after 9/11 has 20-year Guantanamo detention reviewed
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A man initially accused of being a high-profile al-Qaida figure and who was tortured in CIA custody appeared Thursday at a hearing to review his detention at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where he has been held for 20 years without charg...
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DAILY OIL PRICE: September 17, 2026
Crude Oil: 101.91 (-0.52). Nymex MTD AVG: 96.5718. Natural Gas: 2.901 (+0.010). Gasoline: 3.5073 (+0.0223). Spreads: October/November (+4.68) November/December (+4.62). Plains WTI Posting: 98.39 (-0.52). The post DAILY OIL PRICE: September 17, 2026 appeared first on Odessa Americ...
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: District 2-6A capsules
San Angelo Central at El Paso Montwood >> Time, Date, Place: 6 p.m., Friday, SAC Stadium >> Records: Central 1-2; Montwood 0-3 >> Last Week: Abilene Cooper 28, Central 21; El Paso Americas 35, Montwood 21 >> Last Season: Did not play. >> Notes: After defeating Abilene High to sta...
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Prenatal appointments and no place to pump: Navigating pregnancy and postpartum needs at work
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ The Associated Press NEW YORK The ambulance dispatch station where Heydi Fernandez waited for calls as an emergency medical technician didn’t have a private place to pump breast milk when she returned to work three months after giving birth to her son. So she e...
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Lone Star Conference standings
Team Overall Conference UTPB 1-1, 1-0 Western Oregon 2-0, 0-0 Midwestern State 1-1,0-0 Sul Ross State 1-1, 0-0 Western New Mexico 1-2, 0-1 Angelo State 0-2, 0-0 Central Washington 0-2, 0-0 Eastern New Mexico 0-2, 0-0 Texas A&M-Kingsville 0-2, 0-0 West Texas A&M 0-2, 0-0 Saturday ...
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$12 billion in Medicaid funds restored to Texas hospitals, ending impasse with the feds
A demonstrator stands among battery powered candles in paper bags during a vigil in protest against potential cuts to Medicaid in Washington, D.C. on July 23, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Umit Bektas By Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune Nearly $12 billion in Medicaid funding to Texas ho...
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ICE officer charged in non-fatal shooting arrested by Minnesota authorities
By TIM SULLIVAN and RUSS BYNUM The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS A federal immigration officer charged with shooting and wounding a Venezuelan man in January and lying about the circumstances to investigators was to appear Thursday before a Minnesota judge after state authorities ...
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Back to No. 1 and back to the field for Arch Manning and Texas Longhorns against UTSA
By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas The excitement around Texas rising to No. 1 after beating Ohio State had barely reached its peak before landing with a thud barely 48 hours later. Arch Manning’s joking comments at a news conference about a fake video of coach Steve S...