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Odessa man arrested for illegally dumping more than 1,000 pounds of sand, Winkler County Sheriff's Office says
WINKLER COUNTY, Texas — A man in Winkler County was arrested for illegally dumping more than 1,000 pounds of sand, according to a Winkler County Sheriff's Office Facebook post. At about 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, 59-year-old Jose Juaqin Naranjo of Odessa was caught in the process of illegally dumping...
Midland man sentenced to 20 years for fatal fentanyl trafficking
MIDLAND, Texas — A Midland man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his role in a fatal fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. William Jake Childers, 39, trafficked counterfeit M-30 Oxycodone pills containing fentanyl that led to the deaths of two West Texas men, according to court documents. In May 2022, Winkler County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an unattended death at a residence in Kermit. Autopsy results confirmed the cause of the male victim’s death to be acute fentanyl toxicity. An investigation confirmed that the victim and Childers had communicated about the sale of fentanyl pills.
Retirement Party for Shelley Smith
BIG SPRING, TX — Longtime West Texas Centers CEO Shelley Smith, LMSW, will retire this month from the Mental Health Authority she has championed the past 40 years. A retirement party for Shelly Smith, long time CEO of West Texas Centers, will be held this Friday at Hotel Settles from 1-3 Pm. This is a come-and-go event.
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