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Texas 10 Most Wanted fugitive captured in Wisconsin
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas 10 Most Wanted sex offender is back in custody following his recent arrest in Wyoming, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).Authorities arrested Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender Ramiro Manuel Dominguez, 35, on June 27 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Dominguez, who was DPS Featured Fugitive in June 2024, was apprehended after DPS Special Agents from Lubbock coordinated with officers from the Cheyenne Police Department, following a tip received last month. A Crime Stoppers reward will be paid for his arrest.Dominguez had been wanted since December 2023, when a warrant was issued out of...
Instances In Texas Where People Aren’t Tipping Anymore
Texas is just like everywhere else in the country right now, it’s difficult to pay all your bills and still try to save some money for later. Inflation has been kicking everyone in the country right in the wallet and it’s making people try to be more cautious of their spending. And that includes not tipping as much anymore.
Southeast Texas shrimpers have chance to voice concerns about 'shrimp dumping' by filling out questionnaire
PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Southeast Texas shrimpers are fighting to protect their livelihoods amid shrimp dumping. Shrimp dumping involves the heavy import of foreign shrimp that gets "dumped" into the American market. Now, the United States International Trade Commission wants shrimpers to fill out a questionnaire and document their...
Bryce Hoppel, parents talk Olympic journey ahead of trip to Paris
MIDLAND, Texas — Hoppel Watch continues this summer on NewsWest 9 as Midland native Bryce Hoppel is officially headed to the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Midland High alum set an Olympic Team Trials record in the 800-meter finals on Sunday with a time of 1:42:77, securing his spot on Team USA.
NATIONAL PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE: West Texas FC hosting Fort Worth with regular season drawing to a close
Jul. 2—MIDLAND — West Texas FC got exactly what it needed. Now, the team is hoping to continue its run in the final week of the regular season. Coming off a crucial 6-3 win over Lone Star Conference-leading Denton, West Texas FC will host a pair of home games this week, starting with a midweek clash against the Fort Worth Vaqueros at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Astound Broadband Stadium. The team ...
TSTA Announces Passing of Executive Director Richard Kouri
The Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA) on Monday announced the passing of Richard Kouri, the association’s executive director. Kouri, 69, died on June 28 in Austin, following a lengthy illness. “Richard was one of a kind and worked tirelessly his entire career for our public school students and educators,...
UTPB grad set to release new book on sports movies
Jul. 2—While many sports movies are based on or inspired by a true story, there are also plenty of fictional sports movies as well that fans have enjoyed over the years. Writer and University of Texas Permian Basin graduate Kyle Bandujo explores some of his favorite fictional sports movies in his upcoming book "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Movies of All Time Analyzed and ...
Truckers hope protest over unpaid hours and lack of restrooms will spark a Permian Basin labor movement
MONAHANS — Low wages and working conditions that truck drivers describe as degrading have sparked an organized labor movement in the Permian Basin, a historic first for the nation’s busiest oil field. About a dozen truckers and local environmental activists descended Monday on three West Texas cities —...
City of Odessa to begin $10 million reconstruction project on Crane Avenue
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The City of Odessa is beginning a $10 million project that will reconstruct West 2nd Street to West Pool Road. The Crane Avenue Reconstruction Project, contracted by Reece Albert Inc., is reported to start on July 8, 2024. According to the City of Odessa, the project will begin from West 2nd Street […]
Former Sul Ross zoologist helps rediscover turtle thought to be extinct
Jul. 2—Dr. Steven G. Platt, a former professor of Biology at Sul Ross State University, published an extensive study of a rare turtle in Myanmar in May. The Burmese Roofed Turtle (Batagur trivittata) was once widespread and abundant in Myanmar. By the late 1990s the species was considered extinct until it was "rediscovered" during the early 2000s. The investigation relied heavily on the ...
Odessa Compass Academy adds Boe Smith as Head Football Coach and Athletic Director
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Odessa Compass Academy hired Boe Smith to be the new head football coach and one of the athletic directors. He was the offensive line coach and co-offensive coordinator at Legacy High, but took the head coaching job with Odessa Compass Academy. It was an important move for him that was made easier because his children attend the Compass Academy.
WATCH: “Poozeum” a new museum that tells stories through fossilized poop
WILLIAMS, Arizona (KMID/KPEJ)- A new museum in northern Arizona tells stories of prehistoric animals through their fossilized poop. The president and curator, George Frandsen, has been collecting the fossils known as coprolites (fossilized poop) for nearly three decades. His museum features roughly 7,000 specimens, including one suspected to be from a Tyrannosaurus rex. Frandsen holds […]
OPD outlines fines, felonies, and seizure offenses for 4th of July
ODESSA, Texas — The Odessa Police Department posted on their Facebook page a list of offenses for this year's 4th of July celebration. Fireworks exploding in city limits will result in a $500 fine and all fireworks seized. If the fireworks explode and interfere with police, this will result...
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