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Gaines County Public Records -- May 17, 2013
Published May 17, 2013 9:33am

The following are public records as obtained by the Seminole Sentinel through requests to the Gaines County Clerk's and 106th District Clerk's offices.

Matters of Record -- May 17, 2013
Published May 17, 2013 8:10am

The following are police incident reports, as released by Gaines County's law enforcement agencies.

Authorities: Crime not ruled out in Texas blast
Published May 17, 2013 7:22am

One month after a fire triggered a massive blast killing 15 people, officials on Thursday had to declare the cause of the blaze as "undetermined."

Former West Texas mayor admits stealing $100K
Published May 17, 2013 7:21am

The former mayor of a tiny West Texas town has pleaded guilty to stealing about $100,000 from the town treasury.

Texas tornado devastation includes Habitat homes
Published May 17, 2013 7:20am

Habitat for Humanity spent years in a North Texas subdivision, helping build many of the 110 homes in the low-income area. But its work was largely undone during an outbreak of 16 tornadoes Wednesday night that killed six people and injured dozens.

Latest Texas budget offer: $4B back to classrooms
Published May 17, 2013 7:17am

A breakthrough on a new Texas budget could be for real this time.

Ex-Lubbock banker who embezzled gets 3 years
Published May 17, 2013 7:16am

A now-former West Texas banker who embezzled about $385,000 from customers has been sentenced to more than three years in prison.

Oil falls below $94 a barrel amid high supplies
Published May 17, 2013 7:14am

The price of oil slipped below $94 a barrel Thursday as traders digested discouraging economic data from the United States and Europe and U.S. oil supplies remained high.

Mom in NM chases down child abductor; man arrested
Published May 17, 2013 7:11am

A mother whose 4-year-old was being abducted chased the suspect down and crashed her vehicle into his car, triggering a manhunt and the arrest of the suspect, Albuquerque police said Thursday.

International Migration is Projected Primary Driver of U.S. Population
Published May 16, 2013 1:21pm

International migration is projected to surpass natural increase (births minus deaths) as the principal driver of U.S. population growth by the middle of this century, according to three new series of population projections released by the U.S. Census.