Last month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott froze state funding for automated license plate readers, acknowledging concerns about the warrantless surveillance enabled by such AI-assisted cameras. Abbott took that step the day after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a fellow Republican, declared that ALPRs are “o...
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Trevor Megill struck out Jonny DeLuca with runners on second and third to wiggle out of a ninth-inning jam as the Milwaukee Brewers escaped with a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night. DeLuca's strikeout came after Tam...
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MIDLAND Compass Academy was dealt a 42-7 loss to Sweetwater Friday at Gordon Awtry Field. The Cougars fell to 2-6 overall, 1-2 in District 2-3A Div. I. Sweetwater improved to 6-2, 3-0. Compass Academy will next face Lamesa at 7 p.m. Oct. 30 on the road. The post HIGH SCHOOL FOOTB...
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MIDLAND The Permian football team defeated Midland High 42-17 Friday at Astound Broadband Stadium. The Panthers remain undefeated as they improved to 9-0 overall, 3-0 in District 2-6A. Midland High now sits at 4-4, 1-1. Permian will now enter its bye week before closing out the r...
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The Odessa High Bronchos’ faint playoff hopes all but evaporated with a 38-14 loss to San Angelo Central Friday at Ratliff Stadium. In a game that had a lot of implications as to who could finish as the odd-team out in the five-team District 2-6A, it was the Bronchos who will hav...
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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 110 mph (177 kph) as it churned about 385 miles (620 kilometers) south-southwest of Acapu...
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PARIS (AP) — A gunman firing from a vehicle at three locations in the Paris suburbs killed one person and wounded at least five others, including a 12-year-old girl, in what French authorities described as a racially motivated attack. The suspect was arrested soon after the shoot...
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - Texas state Rep. James Talarico was Austin to cast his ballot for the Nov. 3 Election. Talarico, who is facing Republican Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate race, was spotted voting at his neighborhood polling location in Austin on Friday morning, Oct. 23. He u...
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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...
