From left: Bo French and Jon Rosenthal, the Republican and Democratic nominees for Texas Railroad Commissioner. Credit: Camilo Diaz Jr. and Leila Saidane for The Texas Tribune By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune ODESSA Jon Rosenthal planned to spend much of the summer and fall explaining...
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The third annual Odessa Día de los Muertos Parade & Festival, presented by Reliant, will take place on Saturday, October 24, from 4 to 10 p.m. in downtown Odessa along Texas Avenue between 7th and 2nd streets. The free, family-friendly event invites residents and visitors from ac...
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Average gasoline prices in Midland-Odessa have risen 20.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.00/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 156 stations in Midland-Odessa. Prices in Midland-Odessa are 8.4 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand $1.32/g high...
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched new attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure using ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, adding that Kyiv again received no early warning of the attack from partner countries that previously sh...
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Saudi Arabia says it has executed 2 Bangladeshi nationals over “indecent acts” inside a mosque in Mecca. Bangladesh said that it hadn't been informed of the executions beforehand. Meanwhile, Israeli police have arrested 10 suspects in connection with a wave of settler violence, i...
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers U.S. consumers aren’t just frustrated with high prices . They’re angry and confused about the increasingly high-tech ways that restaurant chains and major retailers are setting those prices. Digital price tags are rapidl...
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MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Trudy began weakening rapidly Sunday after it lashed parts of Mexico’s Pacific coast with rain and winds. The Category 1 storm had maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 kph) and was moving northwest at 7 mph (11 kph), according to the U.S. National Hurrica...
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SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro faced off Sunday for the first time in a debate, only days before their Oct. 25 runoff election for the country's top job. They exchanged barbs, accusations and insults in a tense broadcast...
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Miami is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 for the first time since 2002, No. 2 BYU has its highest ranking since its 1984 national championship season and Notre Dame and Georgia stayed in the top five Sunday after both lost close games. The wildest and wackiest week of the co...
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Ukrainian strikes set an oil export terminal and a depot ablaze in St. Petersburg on Sunday as Kyiv launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia in one of its largest aerial attacks of the war. The strikes came as tensions between Kyiv and Washington deepened, with U.S. President Do...
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By JESSICA DAMIANO The Associated Press Fall is garden cleanup time, but that doesn’t mean you should turn your property into a barren wasteland. Leaving certain perennials standing over winter can be beneficial. Others, however, need to go. Similarly, some shrubs should be prune...
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By Emmy Ulmschneider Permian Basin Master Gardener I became a Permian Basin Master Gardener in 2003 and throughout the past 23 years I have learned so much about plants, gardening techniques, and practices that are appropriate for our area. Along the way, I have been part of a co...
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The Odessa High and Permian marching bands will be advancing to area, once again. Both bands earned Division I ratings at the Region Six Marching Band Contest Saturday at Ratliff Stadium. For the Odessa High Broncho Band, it was its 87th consecutive I rating. The two marching ban...
