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First Step in Criminal Trial Underway in Former Winker County Nurses Case
Midland parents are speaking out about an advanced math curriculum they say is hurting their student's grades.
Nurse whistleblowers face jail time for reporting quack to medical board
Dr. Dave Gorski reports on a stunning miscarriage of justice: Two nurses face possible jail time because they filed an anonymous complaint against a doctor who was peddling natural remedies out of the ER of their small rural hospital in Kermit, TX.
KERMIT In a town the size of Kermit, with a little fewer than 6,000 residents, the buildings are more than their materials or the business conducted within.
Permian Basin Bands Place at UIL Marching Competition
Jordan Reagan CBS 7 News October 17, 2009 Several Permian Basin high school bands took to the field to advance to the next level.
Winkler County Hospital Administrator Facting Termination
A Dalhart man accused of fatally shooting his wife in front of their two grandchildren is on the run this morning and Dalhart police say he has family in Midland.
Winkler Co. Hospital To Vote on Possible Termination of Hospital Administrator
Beau Berman CBS 7 News bberman@cbs7.com October 14, 2009 Kermit, Texas - The Winkler County Memorial Hospital Board is meeting tomorrow to decide whether or not to terminate their hospital administrator.
Football: Oct. 2 live scoreboard
Folks all over the place: E-mail any updates you might have to oasports@oaoa.com and you'll be our favorite person of all time.
Who Are the Real Victims of the Winkler County Case?
At some point in our lives we'll all want a personal patient safety advocate to stand up for us when we're not receiving the care we need.
Nurses Who Blew Whistle On Texas Doctor Will Go On Trial
Two registered nurses who sent an anonymous complaint about a physician at Winkler County Memorial Hospital in Kermit to the Texas state medical board will go on trial on felony charges related to the filing.
Odessa American Kermit's Gabriel Chavez hits the endzone in the third quarter to put the Yellow Jackets up 48-19 against Coahoma Friday, Sept.
Report a bad doctor to the authorities, go to jail? [Respectful Insolence]
" A statement of fact cannot be insolent ." The miscellaneous ramblings of a surgeon/scientist on medicine, quackery, science, pseudoscience, history, and pseudohistory Who is Orac? Orac is the nom de blog of a humble pseudonymous surgeon/scientist with an ego just big enough to delude himself that someone, somewhere might actually give a rodent's ...
Dixi e," a slang expression taken from a popular 19th century song, means "to engage in unrealistically rosy fantasizing." The phrase is also popular in parts of Texas where whistling is as common as whittling, eliciting images of a slower era.
Police Blotter: Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009
The following is a list of felony criminal activities reported to the police. Numbered addresses of locations where crimes occur are rounded to the nearest hundred block.
Nurses File Civil Lawsuit Against District Attorney, Co. Hospital, Doctor and Others
Two nurses from Winkler County charged with whistle blowing are fighting back taking aim at the: county, hospital, and others in a civil action lawsuit.
Attorneys Make Bold Accusations in Winkler Co. Nurses' Case
Beau Berman CBS 7 News bberman@cbs7.com August 31, 2009 Kermit, Texas - The Winkler County nurses are headed to trial after a motion to dismiss the case was denied in district court.
Winkler County and Hospital Officials Targeted in Suit
Two nurses from Winkler County charged with whistle blowing are fighting back taking aim at the: county, hospital, and others in a civil action lawsuit.
I got to bed well past midnight last Friday having just returned from a week-long trek through Wyoming and Colorado.
Prosecution and Defense Waiting on Ruling from Judge on Hearing for Two Kermit Nurses
UPDATE: Prosecution and Defense Waiting on Ruling from Judge on Hearing for Two Kermit Nurses 8/5/09 Beau Berman CBS 7 News August 5, 2009 Kermit, Texas - UPDATE: 2:16PM Defense Attorney Brian Carney's motion to quash the case against his clients Vicki Galle and Anne Mitchell was denied this morning by Judge Rex at the Winkler County Courthouse.
Prosecution and Defense Waiting on Ruling from Judge on Hearing for Two Kermit Nurses
UPDATE: Prosecution and Defense Waiting on Ruling from Judge on Hearing for Two Kermit Nurses 8/5/09 Beau Berman CBS 7 News August 5, 2009 Kermit, Texas - UPDATE: 2:16PM Defense Attorney Brian Carney's motion to quash the case against his clients Vicki Galle and Anne Mitchell was denied this morning by Judge Rex at the Winkler County Courthouse.