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Election day in America - three things to know

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - WASHINGTON (Gray DC) — Control of Congress is at stake as Americans head to the polls Tuesday, joining tens of millions who have already voted early. From the seats on the ballot to federal election monitoring, here are three things to know. 1. Every House ...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 4, 2026

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Supreme Court to hear dispute over death row inmate sentence

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a case Wednesday centering on a dispute over a Texas death row inmate’s sentence. It came before the justices after the legal team for the inmate, Dexter Johnson, challenged his death sentence, under a claim of in...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 4, 2026

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Star NASCAR driver suspended by own team for final race of season

MOORESVILLE, N.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) - A star NASCAR driver has been suspended by his own team for the final race of the 2026 season. Drivers in all three of NASCAR’s top series will wrap up the racing slate this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. However, Carson Hocevar, drive...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 4, 2026

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Big Spring utility repairs Nov. 4: Water interruption, road closure planned

BIG SPRING, Texas (KOSA) - The city of Big Spring wants to inform its residents about the utility repairs taking place Wednesday, Nov. 4. Water Service Interruption – NW 11th & N. Aylesford Contractors will be replacing a water valve at the intersection of NW 11th Street and N. A...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 3, 2026

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Midland County jury sentences man to life without parole in 2022 shooting

MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - A jury convicted a man of capital murder and sentenced him to life in prison without parole for his role in a December 2022 shooting that killed two people and wounded a third. According to the Midland County District Attorney’s Office. 29-year-old Jamar Y...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 3, 2026

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Odessa man gets life for 2022 double murder in Midland

MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- A 29-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Tuesday after a jury convicted him of capital murder in the 2022 shooting deaths of two people in Midland, authorities said. Jamar Yusef Jackson Jr. was convicte...

KMID ABC Big 2 / YourBasin (Permian Basin ABC)Nov 3, 2026

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The Latest: Cost of living and government corruption are top issues, AP Voter Poll says

Election Day is here. Voters nationwide will decide control of the U.S. House and Senate. Democrats must flip four seats in the Senate and three seats in the House to wrest control of the chambers from Republicans. Control of Congress would give Democrats a way to push back again...

KMID ABC Big 2 / YourBasin (Permian Basin ABC)Nov 3, 2026

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KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 3, 2026

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Odessa ballot has 44 propositions

ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Odessa voters will see 44 propositions on the ballot. State law says charter amendment elections can happen only every two years, and elections cost $200,000. At-large Councilmember Craig Stoker said a portion of the propositions update the city charter’s l...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 3, 2026