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Cause of house fire still unknown |
MARFA - State fire marshal investigators have completed an inconclusive examination of a blaze that destroyed a home recently at the corner of Philadelphia and Edinburg streets.
Marfa Fire Chief Gary Mitschke said the investigators brought a dog in to examine the ruins, but that no certain source of the fire was found.
The fire marshal’s office requests that anyone with information about how the blaze may have begun contact 877.434.7345. |
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Program aims to educate parents, teens of drug smuggling risks |
SENTINEL STAFF REPORT
ALPINE - A group of concerned community members got a hard look Tuesday night at the risks for teenagers who think they can make quick money trafficking drugs from Mexico through the Big Bend region.
In an event hosted by Aliviane, a substance-abuse treatment program, the Border Patrol presented information about Operation Detour, an attempt to inform young people about those risks. |
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DPS conducted Border Star patrol |
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By TOM HAINES MARFA – The Texas Department of Public Safety brought in extra troops from El Paso to conduct a first-of-its kind traffic enforcement sweep of Presidio, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis counties from Thursday through Sunday. The program was part of the Border Star program administered by the state with federal funding.
“What Texas Highway Patrol wanted to have was to have an impact on traffic, and on criminal use of the roadways,” said Sergeant Robert Lujan, commander of the patrol in Presidio and Jeff Davis counties. |
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