MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – When you think of the Permian Basin, one of the last things you probably think of is Scuba Diving. This is something Desert Reef Outfitters hopes to change. The veteran-owned company is built on several years of professional experience and an appreciation for safety....
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President Donald Trump is back on the campaign trail as he seeks to shore up lagging enthusiasm in his party ahead of next month’s midterm elections. On Friday, he’ll attend a rally in Alabama, then travel to Ohio on Saturday. He could have his work cut out for him: Just 26% of U...
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa lawmakers returned to the Statehouse Friday to consider expanding the ceiling on state tax incentives in an effort to secure a $15 billion steel plant project for the state. President Donald Trump announced the plant Monday alongside Iowa elected offi...
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A man was killed Thursday night in a two-vehicle crash on South Highway 385. According to the Odessa Police Department, Bryan Torrez was driving a Dodge Ram 1500 north on the highway when he failed to control his speed and rear-ended the back of an 18-wheeler around 6:30 p.m. Tor...
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By John Stossel Do you worry that you’re being watched? If you drive, you probably are. My new video covers the cameras that photograph the backs of millions of cars. A company called Flock has 80% of that market. Flock’s CEO says the goal is to “eliminate crime.” But lots of peo...
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Rachel has been upgraded to a Category 3 storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast as northern Mexico and parts of the U.S. Southwest were reeling from flooding and damage from the remnants of Hurricane Polo earlier this week. The storm, located about 235 mile...
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Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, the Venezuelan man shot by ICE agents in north Austin, underwent surgery to remove a bullet and is recovering in U.S. Marshals custody, his wife said....
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AUSTIN (AP) — A Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot by a federal immigration agent in Texas had surgery Thursday to remove the bullet lodged in his back for nearly two weeks. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, had appeared in court in a wheelchair on Wednesday, wearing a sling o...
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Permian closed out its nondistrict slate with a 28-13 win against Camden (N.J.) Playing a rare Thursday night game, the Panthers won in a fairly low-scoring affair, in a game that saw neither team get much going in the first quarter. Permian improved to 6-0 while Camden fell to 3...
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President Donald Trump hit the campaign trail Thursday in heavily Republican areas to shore up lagging enthusiasm in their party ahead of next month’s midterm elections. He could have his work cut out for him: Just 26% of U.S. adults approve of his handling of the economy overall...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Christa Pike was scheduled to be executed. But after two injections, she kept breathing. She made snoring sounds, she talked, she said her arm was hurting. Pike, sentenced to die for torturing and killing 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in 1995, said as her sc...
