By JENNIFER PELTZ The Associated Press For three days this summer, teachers converged at the Flight 93 National Memorial in remote western Pennsylvania to talk about 9/11. How best to educate a new generation about the attacks 25 years ago? Which details are appropriate for young kids? What do vi...
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LEA COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Mulitple law enforcement officials arrested a wanted fugitive on multiple felony warrants this afternoon. The suspect was identified as Guadalupe Adrian Carmon. The warrants that Carmona had were: According to the Lea County Drug Task Force, at app...
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MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Vance rapidly strengthened into a Category 2 storm Friday as it neared Mexico’s Pacific Coast, the National Hurricane Center said. Vance had maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (170 kph) as it churned about 425 miles (685 kilometers) south-southwest of Acapu...
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AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Texas parents are being targeted by fake texts and mailers claiming to be from the Transgender Education Network of Texas, known as TENT. Families received pamphlets titled “Texas Trans & LGBTQ+ Student Resource Guide” in the mail. TENT said it had no inv...
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The Associated Press ROTTERDAM, Netherlands American Skye Blakely soared to the women’s all-around gold at the world gymnastics championships on Friday, putting together four stellar routines as other top competitors faltered. The 21-year-old’s total of 55.733 included a dazzling...
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks on Wall Street closed broadly lower Friday as oil prices climbed to their highest level in more than four years, ratcheting up pressure on the market. The S&P 500 fell 0.5%, adding to its decline from a day before. The...
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Shonna Morales will be honored as the 2026 Woman of Achievement by the Uptown Midland Business and Professional Women 6-9 p.m. Friday, October 23, at the Petroleum Club of Midland. A native of Midland, Morales is the co-owner of Maven Real Estate and the founder of Fabulous Women...
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Connor Hellebuyck finally has a new home after the Winnipeg Jets granted the three-time Vezina Trophy winning goaltender’s trade request in a deal that sent him to the New Jersey Devils on Friday. The Devils sent center Dawson Mercer, goalie Nico Daws, prospect Alexander Command,...
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Courtesy Photo COLLEGE STATION Texas A&M Forest Service awarded nearly $20 million to 518 rural volunteer fire departments across the state today to support firefighting equipment and emergency response capabilities. The $19.6 million will help departments purchase firefighting a...
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The rig count in the Permian Basin was unchanged this week, the latest count Friday by Baker Hughes shows, with 272 rigs active in the region. A year ago, 250 rigs were active in the region. Nationally, the oil and gas rig count is unchanged from last week at 603 rigs. A year ago...
