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Bob Phillips’ syndicated show rambles into its 50th year of chronicling everyday living

DEA / G. SIOENCIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico—In the dead of night this fall, 12 migrants left the small northern Mexican town of Coyame to enter the vast Chihuahuan desert, with the hopes of crossing into the U.S. by way of the Texas border. Among them was a 14-year-old boy from Southern Mexico who was dreaming of reuniting with his family on the other side of the border.Before taking off on the journey on Sept. 25, a 32-year-old man with the group reportedly called his wife to tell her that he had paid

The narration of ‘Carnival of Snackery’ is wonderful. Other great listens: ‘The Five Wounds’ and ‘Psycho by the Sea’

Texas A&M-Kingsville rebounded from last week's loss with a Lone Star Conference win against UTPB in Odessa.

What you need to know as Texas A&M-Kingsville football travels to UT Permian Basin for a road Lone Star Conference game.

The IceRays are looking to break a four-game losing streak with two games against El Paso on the road.

A look at the 2021-22 schedule for the Corpus Christi IceRays, who are returning to action this season.

Maria Virginia Hernandez, 90 years young from Presidio, Texas, died on July 7, 2021 in Odessa, Texas. Services will be held at a later date.

The IceRays announced a 60-game schedule for the 2021-22 season, with the home opener scheduled for Sept. 24 at the American Bank Center.

Moscow says fighter jet even dropped bombs in British destroyer's path as it entered Russian territory. U.K. says no warning shots, and it's not Russia's territory.

Finnbarr WebsterDepending on who you want to believe it was either almost the start of World War III, or just a silly Kremlin PR stunt.The Russian Defense Ministry announced Wednesday that one of its warplanes had dropped four bombs into the path of a British destroyer, which was also targeted with warning shots from a Russian patrol ship. According to the Russian version of events, the Royal Navy vessel was chased out of Russian territorial waters off Crimea—the rest of the world recognizes tho

The proposal’s low bill number signaled it was a priority of new House Speaker Dade Phelan, a Beaumont Republican who referred to the legislation as “the House’s blueprint for pandemic response.”

As job losses rose in 2020, so did the number of Americans facing food insecurity. DC Central Kitchen expanded from job training to emergency feeding.

Monica Solis, 61, passed away on April 10, 2021, in Odessa, Texas.

Greg Abbott on Thursday held a roundtable discussion in Odessa with energy workers, leaders, and advocates on how Texas can continue to support the energy industry and its workers and ensure a more prosperous future for the state of Texas. Following the roundtable, the Governor held a press conference where he issued an executive order to protect Texas’ energy industry from federal overreach. During the roundtable, Abbott and the participants also discussed enhancing workforce development in Texas, cutting costly red tape, and expanding broadband access in rural communities. Greg Abbott pushes deregulation San Antonio during ‘listening session’ on Texas economyTexas Gov. Greg Abbott pledges to make it ‘fiscally impossible’ to defund police

People enjoy the beach in the Black Sea in Odessa, Ukraine, Saturday, July 4, 2020. Tens of thousands of vacation-goers in Russia and Ukraine have descended on Black Sea beaches, paying little attention to safety measures despite levels of contagion still remaining high in both countries. (AP Photo/Sergei Poliakov)SOCHI Tens of thousands of vacation-goers in Russia and Ukraine have descended on Black Sea beaches, paying little heed to public health measures despite the numbers of reported coronavirus cases remaining high in both countries. While popular vacation destinations in Europe are still closed to visitors from Russia and Ukraine as European nations move carefully to lift restrictions on foreign visitors, Black Sea resorts in Russia and Ukraine are filled to capacity from domestic tourism. Now, Russian sun-lovers are left with the narrow pebble beaches of Sochi or Crimea as their only beach vacation options.

Owner of Big Daddy Zane's Gabrielle Ellison poses for a photo behind the bar top of her establishment in Odessa, Texas, Friday, June 26, 2020. Ellison was operating her bar in violation of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's new order that shut bars back down and limits restaurants' capacities to 50% following a surge in coronavirus cases. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP)

Ellison was operating her bar in violation of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's new order that shut bars back down and limits restaurants' capacities to 50% following a surge in coronavirus cases. In the last four days alone, Texas has reported more than 23,000 confirmed new cases, and Friday surpassed 5,000 hospitalizations for the first time — a threefold increase from a month ago. “At this time, it is clear that the rise in cases is largely driven by certain types of activities, including Texans congregating in bars,” Abbott said. The Texas Restaurant Association supported the rollback, but also pointed out that social distancing made it hard for most restaurants to exceed 50% capacity anyway.

The beating of a transgender student by a classmate from Alpine High School was captured on a cell phone video that has gone viral. Despite the video evidence, the student who precipitated the attack has not been disciplined. In an interview with KOSA-TV in Odessa, the 15-year-old student, who wants to remain anonymous, said his attacker was apparently upset over his transgender identity. The incident took place on February 16 at the football field of Sul Ross State University University which is also in Alpine. The victim told KOSA that he doesnt feel safe at school anymore, adding hes sure another incident is inevitable.

Mary Hope A. BreauxMary Hope Armstrong Breaux, 66, of Odessa died on Jan. 25, 2020, in Odessa. Breaux was born on Oct. 5, 1953, to Marge (Howard) and Bob Armstrong, in Pecos. After attending Odessa College, she enrolled in the University of Texas Permian Basin one year after its opening in 1973. She is survived by two daughters, Claire Elizabeth Breaux and Bethany Lynne Breaux, both of Texas; uncle, Jessie David Howard and wife, Dorothy, of Sabinal; and cousin, Carol Howard White, and husband, Tommy, of Blackwell. 104, Midland, TX 79705; or Meals on Wheels, 1314 E. 5th St, Odessa, TX 79761.

The police incident reports raise new questions about whether more could have been done to prevent Ator's shooting spree in the cities of Midland and Odessa, Texas. It's unclear how Ator, who once failed a background check for an attempted firearm purchase, acquired the AR-15-style rifle he used in the attack. Officers killed Ator outside a busy Odessa movie theater after the shooting rampage that lasted more than an hour.

SAN ANTONIO - Texas Roadhouse and Bubba's 33 restaurants are donating 100% of their profits from San Antonio-area restaurants Thursday to the Midland and Odessa shooting victims and their families. The local restaurants are joining 56 other locations across Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico to raise funds for the Odessa Community Foundation, a fund for the victims of the Aug. 31 shootings that left seven people dead and 22 others injured. Each of the participating restaurants will also accept additional donations at the hostess stand. The fundraiser goes from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday. Local Texas Roadhouse locations:2893 Cinema Ridge, San Antonio2751 SE Military Drive, San Antonio6616 W. Loop 1604 North, San Antonio6915 San Pedro Ave., Hollywood Park13830 N. I-35, Live OakLocal Bubba's 33 locations:7518 NW Loop 410, San Antonio3136 Pat Booker Road, Universal CityCopyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

SAN ANTONIO - Two local representatives say they are looking to move forward at gun legislation on the state and federal levels following mass shootings in El Paso and Odessa. Following a town hall meeting Saturday in San Antonio, both state Sen. Jose Menendez, D-26, and Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-TX 35, spoke about passing new laws to clamp down on gun violence. Greg Abbott earlier this week to convene a special session to address gun violence. Without a special session, the state legislature will not meet again until 2021. Doggett also said he hoped Congress would deal with gun violence in the near future.

Two local representatives say they are looking to move forward on gun legislation on the state and federal level following mass shootings in El Paso and Odessa. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

ODESSA, Texas (CNN) - For years, El Paso and Odessa have met on the football field to battle it out for the win and bragging rights. In El Paso, 22 people were killed and two dozen injured when a gunman opened fire at a Walmart on August 3. The teams, Franklin High School from El Paso and Permian High School in Odessa, both made special banners to exchange ahead of kick off at Ratliff Stadium in Odessa. "West Texas Strong," reads the banner made by the Odessa school. "Odessa Strong El Paso," reads the one from the El Paso team.

Far more than the final score will be on the line as two grief-stricken cities shaken by mass shootings weeks apart turn to the proud Texas tradition of high school football as part of the healing process. In El Paso four weeks earlier, a gunman opened fire at a Walmart, killing 22 people before being taken into custody. High school football games are often how communities come together in Texas. Counselors and therapy dogs have spread out at the schools in Ector County Independent School District in Odessa this week. One of those killed was 15-year-old Leilah Hernandez, who attended the district's Odessa High School.

An Odessa, Texas police officer walked to his police vehicle where he found a handwritten note and some flowers. The-CNN-Wire & 2019 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company. All rights reserved.

CNN Video(CNN) - The West Texas man who killed seven people and wounded 25 in a shooting rampage bought his gun in a private sale, which doesn't require a background check, a law enforcement official told CNN. Police have described the firearm Seth Ator, 36, used in Saturday's killing spree in and around Odessa, Texas, as an AR-15-style rifle. Ator tried to buy a firearm on January 14, 2014, but wasn't allowed to, the Texas Department of Public Safety told CNN in an email. The shooting began Saturday when Texas Department of Public Safety troopers pulled Ator over for failing to use his turn signal, and Ator began firing at them. Speeding away, he went on to spray bullets as he drove west toward Odessa and into the city.

ODESSA, Texas - The 36-year-old gunman who killed seven people in a West Texas shooting rampage Saturday was already in a "distressed mental state" when he showed up to work, and was fired just hours before the massacre began, the FBI said. The shootings "did not happen because he was fired," said Christopher Combs, FBI special agent in charge, at a press conference Monday. Ator, Combs said, was "on a long spiral of going down." The Odessa officer, James Santana, is expected to be released from the hospital Tuesday, Odessa police Cpl. This latest shooting took place hours after a series of firearms laws that loosen gun restrictions went into effect in Texas.

The mother of a toddler who was shot in the face during the rampage in Odessa, Texas, on Saturday recalled the terrifying moment she looked over and saw her daughter covered in blood. Kelby Davis, the mother of 17-month-old Anderson Davis, spoke to KOSA about the terrifying moment she realized their SUV had been shot at while driving Anderson and her twin brother to the grocery store. "I knew we had been shot, but it never dawned on me that one of us would be hit," she said. Anderson was left with a hole through her bottom lip and tongue, and her front teeth were damaged. RELATED STORIESToddler Is Recovering After Being Hit by Shrapnel, Losing Teeth in Texas ShootingCan a Bulletproof Backpack Save Your Life in a School Shooting?

The Latest on a shooting in West Texas (all times local):9 p.m. Hundreds of West Texas residents stood and bowed their heads together, reciting the Lords Prayer at a vigil for those killed in Saturdays mass shooting. Postal Service says a 29-year-old employee was among the seven people killed in a shooting rampage in West Texas. ___2:30 p.m.Odessa police say the man who killed seven people in West Texas has been identified as Seth Aaron Ator. Authorities say the seven people killed in a shooting rampage in West Texas range in age from 15 to 57.

As many as 21 people were shot Saturday after reports of an active shooter in Odessa and Midland. Midland police confirmed that the active shooter was shot and killed at Cinergy in Odessa. "There is no active shooter at this time," Midland police wrote. Reports of an active shooter near the Home Depot in Odessa began coming in around 4 p.m. "At this time there are multiple gunshot victims," Odessa police confirmed in a Facebook post.

Authorities have no definitive answers yet about a motive in Saturday's shooting, which left 22 others injured, including three law enforcement officials, Gerke said. The terrifying chain of events began when Texas state troopers tried pulling over a gold car mid-Saturday afternoon on Interstate 20 for failing to signal a left turn, Texas Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Katherine Cesinger said. The gunshots struck one of two troopers inside the patrol car, Cesinger said, after which the gunman fled and continued shooting. Greg Abbott this week held two meetings with lawmakers about how to prevent more mass shootings in Texas. The investigation into another mass shooting in Texas is unfolding as a number of looser gun laws in the state took effect Sunday.

A man stopped by state troopers opened fire and fled, shooting people at random, Odessa police said Sunday. Police later shot the gunman. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

A man stopped by state troopers opened fire and fled, shooting people at random, Odessa police said. Police later shot the gunman. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

Law enforcement authorities will provide the latest on the shooting in the Odessa area that left four people dead.

CNN Video(CNN) - A man who was pulled over by Texas troopers shot at them with a rifle and sped off, setting off a terrifying rampage that ended with five dead and 21 injured. Two troopers from the Texas Department of Public Safety stopped a lone driver during a traffic stop on westbound Interstate 20 in Midland, authorities said. The shooter then drove west into Odessa and continued firing as he drove through the city and around shopping centers, the police chief said. Texas gun laws to go into effect todayThe shooting happened hours before a series of firearm laws go into effect in Texas, where four of the 10 deadliest mass shootings in modern US history have occurred. "Our hearts are with Midland, Odessa, and everyone in West Texas who has to endure this again ... We need to end this epidemic," Texas native Beto O'Rourke tweeted.

As many as 21 people were shot Saturday after reports of an active shooter in Odessa and Midland. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

(CNN) - Democratic presidential candidate and Texas native Beto O'Rourke on Saturday reacted to news of a mass shooting between the cities of Midland and Odessa, Texas, with a terse call to action, stating, "We need to end this epidemic." More information is forthcoming, but here's what we know: We need to end this epidemic," he tweeted. The shooting comes amid a renewed debate over gun control prompted by mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, earlier this month that left 31 dead. Congress has long struggled with addressing gun violence in America, even in the wake of mass shootings going back to Columbine in 1999. He tweeted earlier this month that he had "a very good meeting on preventing mass shootings," without specifying any potential policy direction.

SAN ANTONIO - A new Texas law aims to make it easier to prevent domestic violence. Monica's Law, named after an Odessa woman who was killed by an ex-boyfriend, will create an online statewide registry of people who have protective orders against them. Jon Nielsen believes his daughter would still be alive if she knew about the previous protective orders her assailant already had against him. Nielsen later discovered other women had previously filed protective orders against Leyva. The murder of his daughter is why Nielson devoted himself to passing Monica's law, which creates an online public state registry of people with protective orders, similar to the sex-offender registry.

Monica's Law is named after an Odessa woman who was killed by an ex-boyfriend. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

A horrifying video captures a bison at Yellowstone National Park sending a girl flying into the air after charging at her. Park officials said the 9-year-old from Odessa, Florida, was rushed to the Old Faithful Lodge after being struck by the bison. According to the officials, the bison charged after a group of people stood within 5 to 10 feet of the animal for about 20 minutes. Wildlife expert Ron Magill of Zoo Miami told Inside Edition the girl is lucky to be alive. RELATED STORIESMan Arrested After Yellowstone Bison-Taunting Video Goes ViralYellowstone Tourist Caught on Video Making the Ill-Advised Decision to Taunt BisonNewly Released Video Sheds Light on Death of Bison Calf at Yellowstone Park

Violence continues in Ukraine amid fears government is losing control Mourners wept for the latest victims of Ukraine’s conflict in the port city of Odessa. More than 40 people were killed in recent street clashes, most of whom were pro-Russian activists who died in a blaze that consumed the building where they retreated. Some fear the violence is a sign that the government is losing control of the country. Clarissa Ward reports.

Pro-Russian forces free prisoners in Odessa, Ukraine Pro-Russian mobs broke into Odessa's police station Sunday and freed dozens of people who were arrested during deadly clashes on Friday. Also, CBS News foreign correspondent Clarissa Ward reports on Luhansk, the latest in a string of places across eastern Ukraine that has fallen under the control of pro-Russian militants.

Pro-Russia demonstrators storm Odessa police headquarters Pro-Russian demonstrators stormed police headquarters in the Ukrainian city of Odessa, demanding the release of pro-Russia activists who were arrested after violent clashes last week that left more than 40 dead. Ukraine's interim prime minister lashed out at police for failing to maintain order. Clarissa Ward reports.