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Austin ICE shooting one of at least 28 since last year
At least 28 people have been shot at by federal immigration agents since last year, including Sunday's ICE shooting in Austin.
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Dak Prescott honors Roger Staubach while breaking record
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott broke the franchise record for career touchdown passes on Sunday during a 37-20 victory over the Washington Commanders at AT&T Stadium. Prescott threw four touchdown passes in the game to tie and then surpass former Cowboys quarterback Tony...
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New screwworm case prompts heightened surveillance before cattle imports resume
Federal officials still plan on reopening the Santa Teresa livestock crossing on Thursday despite a second confirmed New World screwworm case in New Mexico, state agriculture officials told Border Report....
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New wellness screenings offered at Walmart pharmacies
Walmart pharmacies in Odessa, Texas, are expanding healthcare access through Better Care Services, offering wellness screenings and same-day prescription deliveries without requiring an appointment....
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Polo has rapidly intensified to a hurricane and is expected to impact Mexico
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Polo will rapidly intensify in the Pacific Ocean and become a major hurricane later this week, forecasters said Monday. Polo could bring heavy rain, rough surf and tropical-storm-force winds to parts of Mexico late Tuesday into early Wednesday, the Miami-ba...
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Motorcyclist killed in Saturday night crash
A 57-year-old motorcyclist was killed Saturday night at 42nd Street and FM 1936. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, a prelimary investigation indicated Jerry Brett Purvine rear-ended a Ford F-150 while riding a Harley Davidson Breakout while traveling west on 42n...
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Maximiliano Lozano
An Odessa man was arrested last week on warrants issued after his girlfriend accused him of sexually assaulting her on two occasions and posting sexually explicit materials of them without her permission. According to an Ector County Sheriff’s Office report, deputies were d...
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Lindsay Clancy's attorney asks judge to investigate the lone juror who wanted to convict her
BOSTON (AP) — A lawyer for Lindsay Clancy is asking a judge to investigate the conduct of the lone juror who wanted to convict the Massachusetts mother of murder in the deaths of her three young children. In a motion filed Friday but made public Monday, Clancy's lawyer asked the ...
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West Texas Centers to host free Suicide Awareness Glow Walk/Run in Big Spring
BIG SPRING West Texas Centers will host a free Suicide Awareness Glow Walk/Run on Saturday, September 26, at 100 Whipkey Dr. in Big Spring. The community event is designed to bring people together to promote suicide awareness, encourage conversations about mental health, connect ...
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Final tax vote is Tuesday at City Council
The Odessa City Council took another step toward increasing the property tax rate for FY’26-‘27 by 4.26% during a special meeting Wednesday night while also voting 5-1 to increase utility rates by 3% across the board. A final vote on both is scheduled for Tuesday night. If approv...
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Man shot by ICE officer is detained in Texas with a bullet still in his back, attorney says
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Venezuelan man shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer was in custody Monday at an ICE detention center in Texas after he was released from a hospital with a bullet still lodged in his back, the man's attorney said. Speaking by phone duri...