Odessa

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Changes coming to parking in downtown Odessa (CBS7 News)

ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) -Beginning the week of April 4 The City of Odessa will begin work to change all parallel parking to angled parking in the following ...

4th Street from N. Lee Ave. to N. Texas Ave. and 5th Street from N. Lee Ave. to N. Texas Ave. Only one side of the street will be closed at a time, so people will not lose all access or parking for businesses.

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Odessa man sentenced to combined 135 years for 2018 murder (KMID - Local 2 News)

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (Nexstar)- On March 31, an Ector County jury found 41-year-old Rondale Gerrod Farris guilty of Murder, Felony Murder, and Engaging in ...

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City to begin angled parking next week - Odessa American (Odessa American)

Only one side of the street will be closed at a time. These changes will result in more than 30 additional parking spots downtown. If you have questions or ...

The following areas that will be changed are Fourth Street from N. Lee Avenue to N. Texas Avenue and Fifth Street from N. Lee Avenue to N. Texas Avenue. Beginning the week of April 4, the City of Odessa will begin work to change all parallel parking to angled parking.

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Odessan gets 65 years in murder - Odessa American (Odessa American)

An Odessa man convicted Thursday of murdering another local man four years ago will likely die in prison after being sentenced by an Ector County jury ...

She told Farris he broke her heart and lamented the fact White left behind children and grandchildren that will never get to know him. “I ask God to help you get that hate out of your heart,” Thomas said. He said they had been raised to always have each other’s backs and he’ll always remember that in the last moments of Treginale’s life that’s what they were doing.

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Ukraine Says Russian Missiles Hit Residential Area In Odessa (NDTV)

Three missiles hit a residential area near the Ukrainian southern port city of Odesa on Friday, the local governor Maksym Marchenko said in a video posted ...

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Mobile home fire in West Odessa (CBS7 News)

ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) -A mobile home caught fire on the 14000 Block of West 3rd Street in Odessa earlier this afternoon. According to the Batallion Chief on ...

The extent of any injuries is unknown. But a bystander had come to help. ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) -A mobile home caught fire on the 14000 Block of West 3rd Street in Odessa earlier this afternoon.

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HOLLAND: Without a burden, we will not pray - Odessa American (Odessa American)

By William F. Holland Jr., DD., C.ED.D. Minister/Chaplain/Author. The key to being a good soldier is listening carefully and being obedient.

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Dendias to visit Odessa Sunday (www.ekathimerini.com)

Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias plans to visit the Ukrainian city of Odessa Sunday. The visit is contingent on the security situation there and may be ...

Dendias plans to meet Ukrainian officials in the city and representatives of the ethnic Greek community there. France and Turkey are also working to that effect. Dendias spoke about the visit and the necessary security measures Friday with his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, and Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

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Greek FM Dendias To Visit Odessa Sunday — Greek City Times (Greek City Times)

Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias plans to visit the Ukrainian city of Odessa Sunday. The visit is contingent on the security situation there and may be ...

Dendias plans to meet Ukrainian officials in the city and representatives of the ethnic Greek community there. France and Turkey are also working to that effect. Dendias spoke about the visit and the necessary security measures Friday with his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, and Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Kremlin forces regroup for attacks in ... (The Washington Post)

President Volodymyr Zelensky says every missile strike and bombing is a “black mark” on leaders who don't send help.

The last independent newsletter in Russia suspended its operations Monday. Also, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Ukrainians to prepare for “difficult fights” ahead in the besieged port city of Mariupol. And on the southern coast, explosions were heard throughout Odessa on Sunday morning. The weapons: Ukraine is making use of weapons such as Javelin antitank missiles and Switchblade “kamikaze” drones, provided by the United States and other allies.

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Air Strikes Hit Ukraine's Strategic Black Sea Port Odessa (NDTV)

Air strikes rocked Ukraine's strategic Black Sea port Odessa early Sunday morning, according to an interior ministry official, after Kyiv had warned that ...

A soldier near the site of one of the strikes said it was likely a rocket or a missile. On Friday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Russia was consolidating and preparing "powerful strikes" in the south, joining a chorus of Western assessments that Moscow's troops were regrouping. "Odessa was attacked from the air," Anton Herashchenko, adviser to the interior minister, wrote on his Telegram account.

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Explosions rock key Ukrainian port city of Odessa (Free Press Journal)

A series of explosions were heard throughout Odessa on Sunday morning, marking the first major Russian strikes on the Black Sea city's downtown.

Since the invasion of Ukraine began, Russian forces have swept across the country, laying siege to cities in the north, east, and even west. The region also has considerable natural resources and is an important energy and transport corridor. Odessa has long been considered a target for the Russian military because it is an economically vital port.

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Live blog: Air strikes hit Ukraine's strategic Black Sea port Odessa (TRT World)

Ukraine says it regained control of the Kiev region, with Moscow's troops retreating from around the capital and Chernihiv, as evidence emerged of possible ...

The statement said that on April 3 at 00:00 Moscow time, the humanitarian corridor from Mariupol to Berdyansk was opened and strict compliance with the "regime of silence" on the way of movement was guaranteed. The strategic port is in the breakaway region of Donetsk, neighbouring Russia, where pro-Russian fighters have been fighting Ukraine since 2014. The historic city of around one million people is Ukraine's largest Black Sea port. war of evil," Russian film director Vitaly Mansky said on Facebook. Air strikes have rocked Ukraine's strategic Black Sea port Odessa in the southwest. The blasts sent up at least three columns of black smoke.

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In Brooklyn's 'Little Odessa,' Russian-American Neighbors Stand ... (The Wall Street Journal)

In New York City, Brooklyn's Brighton Beach neighborhood is home to thousands of Russian-speaking immigrants and people with roots in the former Soviet Union— ...

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Air strikes hit Ukraine's strategic port city of Odessa, city council says (thejournal.ie)

Two loud explosions were heard in Odessa on the Black Sea early today and black smoke was seen rising above the city.

Those claims could not be independently verified, but Ukrainian troops were seen heeding the warning. Many still in Mariupol await fulfilment of promises to help them reach safety. Mariupol is in the mostly Russian-speaking Donbas region, where Moscow-backed separatists have fought Ukrainian troops for eight years. We can only have peace by fighting,” President Zelenskyy said. “Odessa was attacked from the air. With Mariupol, to the east of Odessa, squarely in Russia’s crosshairs, Ukraine insists it has gained a leg up elsewhere in the country, leading to troops retaking territory north of the capital, Kyiv, as Russian forces departed.

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