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Yahoo
4 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Deadly crash in Midland
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – David Carrasco, 38, of Odessa, Texas, is dead after a crash in Midland. Pedro Perez Caceres, 64 years of age, of Miami, Florida, was taken to Midland Memorial Hospital with serious injuries. The preliminary information revealed that Carrasco, was driving with a towed trailer, and Perez was also driving with a towed trailer, eastbound on FM 1787. Carrasco attempted to pass Perez's vehicle as it turned left, resulting in a collision. This crash remains under investigation, and no additional information is available at this time. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CTV News
18 hours ago
- General
- CTV News
Police investigating fatal crash in Midland
Curry Road is closed between Midland Point Road and Tay Point Road in Midland following a fatal crash on Friday (supplied). A 19-year-old motorcyclist has died following a crash in Midland Friday afternoon. OPP were called to the scene along Curry Road just before 5 p.m., where police found an injured man near a badly damaged motorcycle. Officers say paramedics performed life-saving measures on scene before taking him to a local hospital, however, it was there where the Tay Township man was pronounced dead. Police say Curry Road is expected to remain closed late into the evening between Midland Point Road and Tay Point Road for an investigation. While the investigation is ongoing, police do not believe any other vehicles were involved. Anyone with information or dashcam footage is asked to contact the OPP.
CTV News
a day ago
- General
- CTV News
Convicted child molester, dangerous offender Shayne Lund denied parole
Warning: Content in this article may be upsetting or triggering to some readers. The Midland, Ont. man convicted of sex crimes, which included the abuse of animals to harm children, will remain in prison. Convicted child molester Shayne Lund, 33, appeared from a Quebec prison by video for his parole board hearing Thursday. The board determined Lund, who is serving an indeterminate sentence as a dangerous offender, is not ready to be released from custody. With no stated plan for release, Lund has been in prison for 10 years after pleading guilty to 35 counts involving 14 victims, including children as young as two years of age whom he sexually violated, and abusing animals in some cases to sexually assault the children. Along with bestiality charges, Lund was convicted of sexual assault, making child pornography and voyeurism. Many of Lund's crimes involved conspiring with girlfriends Avery Taylor and Kathryn Thompson. Both women were convicted and sentenced for their crimes. Lund, Thompson, Taylor Kathryn Thompson (L), Shayne Lund (C), and Avery Taylor (R) (Supplied) When asked during his parole board hearing why a psychological follow-up had fallen apart, Lund revealed he was not in the right mindset to complete an assessment following news his wife, a Quebec woman he had met through his stepbrother, left him about a year ago. He called the breakup his 'hardest loss.' Lund told the board he only moved from an Ontario prison to one in Quebec in October 2023 to be closer to his wife. Lund said the divorce has not been finalized. 'She never gave me an explanation,' he told the parole board. Lund, according to court documents, has been diagnosed as a narcissistic, anti-social pedophile; described as manipulative and self-focused with an explosive temper. Shayne Lund Convicted pedophile Shayne Lund, shown in this photo along side his wife who he married in December, appeared before the parole board Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. (Source/Facebook) The board referred to his inability to move forward with a psychological assessment as the 'missing piece of the puzzle' to help Lund and the board understand his criminality and major sexual deviancies. 'You still do not understand why you got involved in that,' Lund was told during the hearing. The board heard Lund plans to take a welding course in prison and participate in the Houses of Healing restorative justice program. He said his goal is to be transferred to a minimum-security prison. The board asked Lund to continue working on himself to better manage his emotions including empathy. He was advised he also needs to better understand the consequences of his actions. The board reiterated its paramount consideration is the protection of society, adding Lund remains a high risk to public safety. Related Articles
CTV News
a day ago
- Health
- CTV News
Orillia bank robber pleads guilty, sentenced to another year in jail
An Orillia man who held up a bank in October has pleaded guilty to four criminal charges, including escaping from police custody, has been sentenced. Lucus Campbell, 30, was found guilty by Justice Edward Carlton in a Midland courtroom to theft under $5,000 at a Home Depot store in Orillia in August 2024, robbery at the Monarch Drive TD bank two months later, resisting a peace officer following his arrest, and failing to comply with a previous release order. Campbell was sentenced to 397 days in custody when credited with time served in pre-sentence custody. He appeared by video from the Toronto East Detention Centre. The Orillia man pleaded guilty to the bank robbery October 21, 2024, when the court heard Campbell handed a note to a teller demanding money, indicating he had a gun. A red-dye package he pulled out exploded and released a red smoke. The Crown said the money taken was never recovered. TD bank on Monarch Drive in Orillia Police investigate a robbery at the TD bank on Monarch Drive in Orillia, Mon., Oct. 21, 2024 (Submitted: Connor Earl Productions) Police revealed Campbell was arrested the next day and while in custody, asked officers to allow him to smoke a cigarette outside the OPP detachment in Orillia when he tried to escape. He has been behind bars in three different facilities since his arrest. Campbell, the Crown said, has a lengthy criminal record dating back 11 years. He was sentenced in 2018 for armed robberies of a nearby Scotiabank and convenience store. His lawyer, John Kaldas, told the court Campbell, who was adopted at the age of one, has a history of trauma, mental and physical health issues including a heart condition and Hepatitis C. He noted Campbell has battled a drug addiction for many years and has overdosed several times. Kaldas said his client committed the crimes to feed his addiction. 'I own up to what I did,' said Campbell. 'I've got to work on my substance abuse issues.' He told the court he needs to get help for his demons and wants to turn his life around with treatment. Justice Carlton accepted the joint submission by the Crown and defence, which he characterized as being on the 'low end' of the range for sentencing. Campbell will be placed on probation for two years following his release from custody and is barred from attending the hardware store, and bank. He is also banned from possessing weapons for life and ordered to pay $1,000 in restitution to the bank.
Forbes
3 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
Goldman Sachs Predicts Sub-$60 Oil Prices In 2026
Oil wells pumping outside of Midland Texas. Global investment bank Goldman Sachs has reiterated its bearish stance on oil prices for this year and the next, on expectations of yet higher non-OPEC crude production, even when U.S. shale output is excluded. In a note to its clients on Tuesday, the bank said it now expects global proxy oil benchmark Brent and U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate to average $56 and $52 per barrel respectively in 2026. It also maintained its 2025 forecasts for Brent and WTI at $60 and $56 per barrel respectively. The reiteration of a bearish outlook by Goldman Sachs is a continuation of a series of recent downward oil price forecast revisions by major Wall Street banks and other forecasters. For its part, Goldman Sachs based much of its analysis on oil production growth from non-OPEC 'ex-Russia, ex-U.S. shale' producers likely accelerating to 1 million barrels per day over the next two years. Non-OPEC producers Brazil, Canada, Guyana and Norway have all seen an uptick in crude oil production volumes capable of more than servicing global demand growth, which is currently said to be in the region of 1 million bpd. Specifically on U.S. shale, Goldman Sachs analysts noted that the lower oil prices it predicts for the remainder of 2025 and 2026 - on the back of a near-term supply surplus - may lead to an earlier and lower peak in the production patch. Many, including oil industry insiders, believe this may be imminent and likely around 2027. In March, at CERAWeek 2025, a major energy event organized by S&P Global, ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance and Occidental Petroleum CEO Vicki Hollub joined many of their industry peers in predicting a U.S. crude production plateau sometime between 2027 and 2030. The Energy Information Administration - statistical arm of the Department of Energy - has also predicted that a 2027 production plateau sounds fairly plausible. In its Annual Energy Outlook 2025 published last month, the EIA said U.S. production will rise to 14 million barrels per day in 2027, and may likely stabilize at or near that level for a few years up until the early 2030s, before a gradual decline comes into view. A climate of relatively low oil prices is already hitting industry confidence. But for now many U.S. explorers have hedging plans in place ranging from 6 to 18 months at $70-plus price levels. For that reason, the drop is unlikely to be an immediate one, but one that could well be pretty pronounced next year. However, over the near-term higher U.S. production will likely add to the market surplus. Oil producers' group OPEC+ is also unwinding its cuts and revisiting the prospect of higher production levels for next year. In May, it agreed to up oil production for a second consecutive month, raising output for June by 411,000 bpd, having announced a similar hike for May. The combined hikes for April, May and June total 960,000 bpd. The figure represents around 44% of the 2.2 million bpd of previously agreed OPEC+ cuts since 2022. It seems that a full blown glut might already be about to greet the market. Were that to be the case, the prediction of sub-$60 oil prices for 2026 by Goldman Sachs seems pretty plausible.
