A driver died Thursday evening in a crash involving a Honda Accord and a commercial vehicle on State Highway 18 in Winkler County, Texas, which also led to the arrest of another individual during the emergency response.
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From left: U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Republican nominee for Railroad Commissioner Bo French. Credit: Pete Garcia and Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribue By Will Hammann, The Texas Tribune U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said Thursday that he will not vote for Bo French for Texas railroad commiss...
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The top official at the U.S. Postal Service has said the agency has stopped work on developing a controversial computer system that was central to President Donald Trump’s effort to limit mail voting after the Supreme Court rejected his executive order this week. Also, a federal ...
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A powerful bomb exploded Friday at a mosque near a building housing police offices in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 16 people and wounding 57, police and rescue officials said. The attack came as violence has surged in the region with security ...
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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The deadly collapse of a multistory building in Gaza has drawn new attention to the hardships facing Palestinians there nearly a year after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas promised to kickstart reconstruction. But as talks faltered, plans for...
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The mother of a 1-year-old child who drowned last month was indicted by an Ector County grand jury Thursday on a manslaughter charge. According to the indictment, Sienna Herrera, 23, is accused of placing the child in a tub containing water and leaving her unattended. An Odessa p...
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An Odessa man released from prison a month ago was arrested Sunday after being accused of strangling and beating a woman who had just broken up with him. According to an Odessa police report, officers were dispatched to the Woodland Apartments on Tanglewood Lane around 11:30 p.m....
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A 35-year-old woman was arrested Sept. 12 after being accused of hitting an acquaintance in the head with a baseball bat in front of a witness. According to an Odessa Police Department report, officers were dispatched to a disturbance call in the 1900 block of Santa Rosa around 6...
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FORT WORTH, Texas (THE TEXAS TRIBUNE) -- What’s left of grasslands and ranch land is black ash, tree debris and smoke. More than 23 days later, the fire in Palo Pinto and Jack counties continues to burn, but it’s fully contained, meaning response crews have eliminated all fuel al...
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TYLER, Texas (KETK) -- Gov. Greg Abbott predicted in July that Texas gas prices would fall below $2 a gallon before summer's end, but new AAA data shows the statewide average remains at $3.93, prompting renewed calls to eliminate the state's 20-cent-per-gallon gas tax. AAA report...
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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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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 37 suspects arrested for alleged illegal mining were found dead in Nigerian security custody on Thursday, officials said, claiming a suspected disease outbreak was to blame. But Dauda Shehu, a survivor of the incident, told The Associated Press that...
