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Police still investigating drive-by gunfire aimed at home

Police are still investigating a drive-by gunfire incident the early morning hours of March 16 that riddled a SW Ave. J residence with bullets.

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Delays in city’s recent sewer line project were well worth any waiting

The city’s recent sewer line repair work deep underneath East Mustang Dr. provided more than a mere repairing process of nearly half-century-old lines, according to city officials. In reality, a trenchless technology involving cured-in place pipe resulted in the 12-inch pipe along that stretch basically functioning like a new line, they added.

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Managing Screen Time While Kids Are Home From School

(StatePoint) With many kids out of school and spending more time at home, finding ways to fill the time is essential. As most parents know, it can be tempting to allow children to pass some of the extra hours using digital devices, however, research shows that managing screen time is vital for developing minds.

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Suspect with young child crashes car during chase

An Odessa woman who had an arrest warrant out on her and a 6-year-old child in her vehicle, led law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase Thursday night that ended with a crash on S. Main St. involving a police department Tahoe.

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State of disaster declared in county

Andrews County Judge Charlie Falcon issued an order declaring a local state of disaster during a Thursday afternoon meeting at courthouse attended by city and county officials, and others representing the medical field and law enforcement.

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Schools stay closed, online instruction begins for Andrews ISD students

There won’t be school at Andrews ISD campuses Monday, but there will be assignments for students.

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May elections could be postponed school board, council to decide whether to re-schedule for November

The city and school district received notification from the state this week that the council and school board could choose to stage the May 2 election as planned or postpone it until November, according to local officials.

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Certain crimes enhanced through recent disaster declarations

Andrews County Sheriff Rusty Stewart provided a stern warning to criminals with thoughts in mind during these unprecedented times involving the COVID-19 threat that has brought forth federal, state and local disaster declarations.

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Drive-by shooter aimed at one section of home

Police are investigating an early Monday morning driveby gunfire incident aimed at a section of a southwest Andrews residence, according to authorities.