A Tom Green County grand jury has indicted former San Angelo TLCA athletic director Kent Lee Sherrill on eight felony charges related to alleged injuries sustained by four students during a February athletic workout.
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McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Before he crossed the border, Jose Flores Flores deleted a video from his phone. The video showed Flores cutting the arms off a corpse, according to an indictment against him. It was all business for Flores, who allegedly worked for the Gulf Carte...
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According to the Odessa Police Department, an Odessa woman released from jail on Aug. 3 was arrested Sunday in connection with an Aug. 9 stabbing that was captured on a home surveillance camera. Odessa officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of East 35th Street about a stabbin...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A motorist was arrested on murder charges after authorities say she slammed her SUV into a city bus in Los Angeles, killing at least two people and injuring six others in a prelude to a second deadly tragedy: the fiery crash of a TV news helicopter that was cov...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman August Pfluger’s (TX-11) bipartisan and bicameral legislation, the Mystic Alerts Act, advanced through the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Wednesday. This is a major step forward for emergency preparedness nationwide,...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman August Pfluger’s (TX-11) bipartisan and bicameral legislation to combat illicit xylazine passed through the U.S. House of Representatives. The Combating Illicit Xylazine Act would crack down on the deadly fentanyl additive xylazine by listing it as a ...
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SNYDER Western Texas College welcomed 1,601 students for fall 2026, marking a 10.7% increase over fall 2025 and the College’s highest fall enrollment in three years, according to official census data. The increase represents 155 additional students to fall 2026 enrollment at West...
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By CLAUDIA LAUER The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA Betsy Ross is a dynamo with a T-shirt cannon. America’s 250th birthday has been a banner year for the actors of Historic Philadelphia, Inc. who immerse visitors in Colonial history via first-person interpretations and true storie...
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK U.S. stocks slipped Wednesday after the Federal Reserve hiked its main interest rate for the first time in three years and suggested more may be ahead as it tries to get the nation’s high inflation under control. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% afte...
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By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON The House approved a resolution Wednesday holding billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress, referring the matter to the Department of Justice after he defied the Oversight Committee’s subpoenas in its investigation i...
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MIDLAND The organizers behind the popular Pages and Tumbleweeds event are bringing a new fall book festival to Midland. Pages & Fall Leaves will take place Saturday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Mission Square. The free, family-friendly event will feature more than 50 auth...
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MIDLAND Out West is bringing a full line-up of live entertainment to Midland County Horseshoe this September, beginning with Pat Green this Saturday, September 19, followed by Randy Rogers Band on Friday, September 25, and XKO Fight Night on Saturday, September 26. The three-even...
