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  • Romo the holder

    Odessa American – 14 mins ago  

    IRVING, Texas (AP) — Tony Romo doesn't really want to be a holder again. Yet if having him hold will help kicker Nick Folk regain his accuracy, then Romo is willing to resume the role that left him in tears the last time he did it for the Dallas Cowboys. He even volunteered for it. Full Story »

  • Mini explosion

    Odessa American – 30 mins ago  

    Pedro and Irene Lucero agree that they have lived in a peaceful neighborhood for the past 30 years. But after residents in the 900 block of West 39th Street heard a small explosion, the neighborhood became suddenly very noisy. Full Story »

  • Leadership day

    Odessa American – 2 hrs 1 min ago  

    CBS 7 news anchor Tatum Hubbard places her Miss Texas crown on pre-K student Marissa Cruz, who practices her wave, during a presentation Thursday at Gale Pond Alamo Elementary. Hubbard was one of the community leaders who spoke to students as part of the school's inaugural Leadership Day. Full Story »

  • No rink in Abilene

    Odessa American – Thu Dec 10, 12:45 pm ET  

    ABILENE, Texas (AP) — A popular ice skating rink in Abilene that benefited a nonprofit housing group will not open this month due to lack of funding. Full Story »

  • Save & Share this Article

    Odessa American – Thu Dec 10, 12:15 pm ET  

    UTPB is planning three commencement ceremonies for Saturday as nearly 250 undergraduate and graduate students will be receiving their diplomas. The first ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. in the gym. The speaker will be District 82 state representative Tom Craddick. Full Story »

Midland Reporter-Telegram

  • Life is a highway

    Midland Reporter-Telegram – 55 mins ago  

    Nadine Craddick, wife of Rep. Tom Craddick, speaks at an event honoring the couple with the unveiling of one of the two signs declaring the Highway 349 reliever route to be named in their honor Wednesday afternoon at the UTPB CEED Building. The Midland Odessa Transportation Alliance sponsored ceremony was held in conjunction with the impending opening of the 16-mile route, which connects FM 1788 ... Full Story »

  • Senate needs to move quickly on House's estate tax effort

    Midland Reporter-Telegram – Thu Dec 10, 2:50 am ET  

    The U.S. House of Representatives last week passed a bill that indefinitely extends a 45 percent inheritance tax on estates larger than $3.5 million. Full Story »

  • Deputies arrest man who skipped out on court

    Midland Reporter-Telegram – Thu Dec 10, 2:50 am ET  

    Midland County deputies arrested the 24-year-old man Wednesday who left to take a smoke break during his trial in September and never returned. Full Story »

  • Council members reflect on drafting drilling rules

    Midland Reporter-Telegram – Thu Dec 10, 2:49 am ET  

    Tuesday's exhaustive, sometimes testy seven-hour Midland City Council session on the new oil and gas drilling ordinance was a clinic in grassroots democracy that produced a generally beneficial set of rules, three council members who played key roles said Wednesday. Full Story »

  • Wednesday, December 9, 2009

    Midland Reporter-Telegram – Thu Dec 10, 2:21 am ET  

    Possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram: Full Story »

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  • Current Conditions V2

    KMID Midland – Thu Dec 10, 8:44 am ET  

    Testimony began yesterday against one of three men accused of beating and robbing a 66-year-old Midland man so badly in 2007 that he died less than one year later. Full Story »

  • Current Conditions V2

    KMID Midland – Wed Dec 9, 11:59 pm ET  

    ODESSA—About 15 of the animals seized from a puppy mill in West Odessa have been adopted. Whitney Armstrong adopted one of the puppies on Wednesday. She first heard what happened to them from her dad. Full Story »

  • Current Conditions V2

    KMID Midland – Wed Dec 9, 9:59 pm ET  

    A fugitive, who ran from his own court hearing three months ago, was picked up this afternoon by the Midland County Sheriff's Office. Gilbert Perez is now back behind bars. Full Story »

  • Current Conditions V2

    KMID Midland – Wed Dec 9, 6:30 pm ET  

    It will eventually send power all the way to the metroplex, and now, The Dallas Morning News is talking about the tiny town of Penwell. They've posted an editorial talking about the federal grant given to Summit Energy, who wants to build a clean-coal power plant there. Full Story »

  • Current Conditions V2

    KMID Midland – Wed Dec 9, 6:29 pm ET  

    Sales tax revenue is down for the City of Midland. This months figures reflect nearly a 29 percent drop in sales from this time last year. And that's on top of a two million dollar decrease for the fiscal year, which shows just how much the local economy has changed since the start of the recession. Full Story »

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