Trevor Hawes

Midland

Editorial Director at Midland Reporter-Telegram

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Texas measles update includes latest Midland County case

1 week ago | mrt.com | Trevor Hawes

The number of cases in the Texas measles outbreak has jumped by 20 and includes the second cases found in Midland County, which was reported over the weekend. In all 561 cases have been reported since the outbreak began in January, according to Texas Department of State Health Services as of Tuesday, April 15. DSHS releases updates every Tuesday and Friday.
Midland hit a record-high temperature Sunday. Is that normal?

1 week ago | mrt.com | Trevor Hawes

Sunday was a hot one, and it officially set a record. A ridge came into the Permian Basin from the west this past weekend, causing 90-degree heat both Saturday and Sunday. Article continues below this adThe high Saturday was 96 degrees, 3 degrees shy of the record set in 1972. On Sunday, the mercury rose to 98 degrees, breaking the previous record set in 1972 by 1 degree and soaring above the average temperature of 80 degrees. Are such high temperatures rare for April? Not necessarily.
Waggin’ Trail Beal Dog Park to close for maintenance this week

1 week ago | mrt.com | Trevor Hawes

The Waggin’ Trail Beal Dog Park will be closed for two days this week so that the city can perform maintenance. The dog park will be closed Tuesday, April 15, and Wednesday, April 16, the city said on social media. Article continues below this adFertilizer and weed control will be applied at Beal Park, and no people or pets should enter the treated areas for 24 hours after application. Those looking to give their dogs a chance to run while Beal Park is closed can still use the Hogan’s Run Dog Park.
Airport ID’d as measles exposure site; 2nd case found in Midland

1 week ago | star-telegram.com | Trevor Hawes

The Midland Health Department has reported a second confirmed measles case in Midland County and is informing residents of where exposure might have happened. Measles was found in an adult, according to the city of Midland. Further details about the adult were not immediately available. The potential exposure site is Midland International Air and Space Port between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday, April 7. The first case of measles in Midland County was also in an adult resident.
New Mexico warns of measles exposure in Hobbs daycare and restaurant

1 week ago | star-telegram.com | Trevor Hawes

The New Mexico Department of Health is alerting the public about potential measles exposure in two locations in Hobbs. An unvaccinated child with measles was found to be at:* Kidz City Daycare at the Chooselife Church, 700 N. Dal Paso St. between Friday, April 4, and Tuesday, April 8, from 10:30 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.* Denny's restaurant, 5114 N.
Texas measles outbreak reaches 541; New Mexico death still undetermined

1 week ago | star-telegram.com | Trevor Hawes

The number of cases in the West Texas measles outbreak continues to swell. On Friday, April 11, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported that the number of measles cases in the outbreak area has reached 541 since Tuesday, April 8, an increase of 36. DSHS releases updates twice weekly.
Ollie’s hangs banner at site of former Big Lots

1 week ago | star-telegram.com | Trevor Hawes

Big Lots is now bankrupt, and its Midland location has liquidated its inventory. So, what will replace the discount retailer? According to a recently hung vinyl banner: "The Bargains Are Coming!"The banner belongs to Ollie's, a discount store. "We are America's largest retailer of closeout merchandise and excess inventory, offering brand name bargains at discount store prices," the company's website says.
Here’s how much RFK Jr. earned while at his anti-vaccine nonprofit

2 weeks ago | star-telegram.com | Trevor Hawes

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was in West Texas on Sunday to attend the funeral of a child who is the second confirmed death from the monthslong measles outbreak plaguing the region. Kennedy is the founder and former chairman of Children's Health Defense, an alternative medicine advocacy nonprofit. The organization began in 2007 as the World Mercury Project but became Children's Health Defense shortly after Kennedy joined in 2015.
Permian Basin to experience warmer weather after last week’s snow and rain

2 weeks ago | star-telegram.com | Trevor Hawes

The Permian Basin last weekend saw rain, snow and below-freezing temperatures. That won't happen this weekend. "We have ridging building out to the west of us, which will bring calmer, warmer weather with winds that won't nearly be as strong as last week," said Taylor Sprang, meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Midland. You can think of a ridge as associated with high pressure, Sprang said. He likened the area underneath the ridge to a pressure cooker.
Permian Basin warms up after snow and rain last weekend

2 weeks ago | mrt.com | Trevor Hawes

The Permian Basin last weekend saw rain, snow and below-freezing temperatures. That won’t happen this weekend. “We have ridging building out to the west of us, which will bring calmer, warmer weather with winds that won’t nearly be as strong as last week,” said Taylor Sprang, meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Midland. Article continues below this adYou can think of a ridge as associated with high pressure, Sprang said.