City offices are opening late as a tribute to a fallen firefighter. This delayed opening is a gesture of respect and honor.
Further details about the tribute and the firefighter are available from CBS7. The source provides more information on this event.
The city's decision to open offices late is a sign of appreciation for the firefighter's service and sacrifice, though specific details about the event are not provided here and can be found through CBS7.
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Leaders of the BRICS nations were meeting in New Delhi on Saturday for a summit focused on trade, investment and global conflicts, as the bloc seeks a bigger role in shaping the global agenda for emerging and developing countries. Indian Prime Minister Narendra M...
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ABILENE The Permian football team fought off a late comeback attempt by Abilene High by taking a 41-29 win in Friday’s nondistrict game at Shotwell Stadium. The Panthers, who were leading 34-20 early in the fourth quarter, saw their advantage shrink to 34-29 with 3:19 left in the...
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WINK The Compass Academy football team suffered a 42-13 loss to Wink in a nondistrict game Friday at Wildcat Stadium. The Wildcats improved to 3-0 while the Cougars fell to 0-3. Compass Academy will next face Merkel in another road game at 7 p.m. Sept. 18. Wink will next be at Ne...
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Odessa police seized nearly 8 pounds of methamphetamine during a search Wednesday along with several grams of cocaine, crack cocaine and psychodelic mushrooms. According to an arrest affidavit, Christopher Lee Carprew Jr. was arrested on suspicion of five counts of manufacturing/...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Texas Tech professors Ron Milam and Justin Hart say they set aside time each September to teach students about the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Milam, executive director of the Institute of Peace and Conflict, teaches military history at Texas Tech. “Stop ever...
schools
The UTPB football team will face Western New Mexico in its home opener at 6 p.m. Saturday at Astound Broadband Stadium. The Falcons (0-1) began the Chris Softley era with a 44-0 loss to Division I school UTRGV Aug. 29 in Edinburg. UTPB is coming off an early bye week. Not only is...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Ninety Grand Slam tournaments have passed since Andy Roddick defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero in the 2003 final at Flushing Meadows. Since then, no other U.S. male player has managed to win the U.S. Open on home soil or any of the other three majors. Apart from Argent...
parks
At least 36 lakes across Texas are infested with zebra mussels, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - John Morris, the original voice of Andy in Toy Story 1, 2 and 3, spent the morning at the Midland Soup Kitchen Ministry. A long line of community members dressed in Toy Story outfits waited to meet Morris. They brought toys, shirts and pictures for him to ...
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By JOHN SEEWER The Associated Press A 15-year-old boy gripped the top of a capsized skiff in Alaska’s frigid Bering Sea for roughly two days before being rescued by a fishing vessel. His older brother and a cousin, who had gone fishing with him, did not survive. The boy and his c...
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The City of Odessa is reimagining its website, and your feedback can help shape the future of their online services. Take the survey at https://forms.gle/tMBPN61RBpM7q9798 The survey deadline has been extended to Friday, September 25. The post City seeking feedback for website re...
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK U.S. stocks rebounded Friday and regained much of their losses for the week after oil prices eased off their recent spurt. An update on inflation across the United States that came in close to economists’ expectations, even if prices are s...
