{"articles":[{"id":"vf3zd6","title":"OC's Hayden Welsh wins the CNFR Bull Riding championship","excerpt":"CASPER, Wyoming (KMID/KPEJ) - Odessa College Rodeo member Hayden Welsh wins the bull riding championship at the College National Finals Rodeo in the Ford Wyoming Center The sophomore is originally from Gillette, Wyoming, which is two hours from Casper. Welsh was in the top-3 in three out of the f...","content":"CASPER, Wyoming (KMID/KPEJ) - Odessa College Rodeo member Hayden Welsh wins the bull riding championship at the College National Finals Rodeo in the Ford Wyoming Center The sophomore is originally from Gillette, Wyoming, which is two hours from Casper. Welsh was in the top-3 in three out of the four rounds of the finals, scoring [...]","url":"https://www.yourbasin.com/sports/local-sports/ocs-hayden-welsh-wins-the-cnfr-bull-riding-championship/","source":"KMID ABC Big 2 / YourBasin (Permian Basin ABC)","author":"Dalton Arredondo","publishDate":"2026-06-21T21:17:13.000Z","category":"local","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yourbasin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F78%2F2026%2F06%2FOC-RODEO-PHOTO0.jpg%3Fw%3D900","inBriefing":true,"slug":"ocs-hayden-welsh-wins-the-cnfr-bull-riding-championship"},{"id":"iax9l","title":"Mother accused of stomping, beating her 2-year-old daughter to death, police say","excerpt":"GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB/Gray News) - A mother in Florida is accused of beating her 2-year-old daughter to death.On Thursday, Alachua County deputies responded to a medical emergency, believing a 2-year-old girl to be unresponsive. Deputies learned that 29-year-old Jessica Wilson had beaten and st...","content":"GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB/Gray News) - A mother in Florida is accused of beating her 2-year-old daughter to death.On Thursday, Alachua County deputies responded to a medical emergency, believing a 2-year-old girl to be unresponsive. Deputies learned that 29-year-old Jessica Wilson had beaten and stomped on her daughter until the child began seizing.Over the past three days, medical staff worked to save the girl’s life. When the toddler was first brought to the hospital, medical staff noted skull fractures and bruises to the head, chest and back.However, the 2-year-old died of her injuries.A witness told deputies Wilson and her daughter had been staying at the witness’s house for about two weeks. Thursday night, Wilson woke the friend up and handed her the unresponsive toddler, and the witness began CPR.Wilson allegedly told her friend that she beat the child. During an interview with detectives, Wilson reportedly claimed the toddler wasn’t listening. She allegedly admitted to beating the victim with a belt, punching the child and stomping on the toddler’s back. Wilson told deputies she knew she “went too far.”Wilson is now charged with second-degree murder.She remains in the Alachua County Jail without bond.","url":"https://www.firstalert7.com/2026/06/21/mother-accused-stomping-beating-her-2-year-old-daughter-death-police-say/","source":"KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)","author":"WCJB Staff, Akim Powell","publishDate":"2026-06-21T20:52:13.000Z","category":"safety","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgray-kosa-prod.gtv-cdn.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2F%2F722ET3BHKZDP5DEM765JE7MHXU.png%3Fauth%3Da86e58c9bce90b3c7b43d1a912ad34f32ca809e669e8e652dc84176cc8ef13de%26amp%3Bsmart%3Dfalse","inBriefing":true,"slug":"mother-accused-of-stomping-beating-her-2-year-old-daughter-to-death-police-say"},{"id":"egkncb","title":"M&M’s to launch candies without artificial dyes","excerpt":"McLEAN, Va. (Gray News) - A popular candy company will become more Make America Healthy Again-compliant this summer.The Wall Street Journal confirmed that M&M’s will debut candies made without artificial dyes, starting in August. Blue and brown candies won’t be included, however, as those two col...","content":"McLEAN, Va. (Gray News) - A popular candy company will become more Make America Healthy Again-compliant this summer.The Wall Street Journal confirmed that M&M’s will debut candies made without artificial dyes, starting in August. Blue and brown candies won’t be included, however, as those two colors require artificial dyes to be produced at a reasonable cost.Mars, which owns M&M’s brand, is one of 27 companies that pledged to remove at least some artificial colors or additives as part of the MAHA initiative. The company pledged that Extra, M&M’s, SKITTLES original and Starburst would have product options without certified colors beginning in 2026.The new M&M’s will be sold through the online retailer Amazon.","url":"https://www.firstalert7.com/2026/06/21/mms-launch-candies-without-artificial-dyes/","source":"KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)","author":"Brandy Beard","publishDate":"2026-06-21T19:25:20.000Z","category":"business","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgray-kosa-prod.gtv-cdn.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2F%2FRVLIO4E3EZHVXNL5D32I3JWFBM.jpg%3Fauth%3D3a46b572454d14b0dfb1f9fdd9901e0f41b34e214c6874da8da7423610dcde33%26amp%3Bsmart%3Dfalse","inBriefing":true,"slug":"mms-to-launch-candies-without-artificial-dyes"},{"id":"9e1ipm","title":"Week Ahead in Washington: June 21","excerpt":"WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Congress returns to Washington this week amid uncertainty over a key intelligence tool.Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, expired June 12. It allows the collection of electronic communications of non-Americans located outside the United State...","content":"WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Congress returns to Washington this week amid uncertainty over a key intelligence tool.Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, expired June 12. It allows the collection of electronic communications of non-Americans located outside the United States.It lapsed after Democrats blocked any possible extension in protest of President Donald Trump’s pick for Acting Director of National Intelligence, Bill Pulte. Democrats have said they’ll support a FISA extension once Pulte is gone.Trump has nominated U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to be the permanent DNI, but canceled his hearing last week amid a fight over Clayton’s potential replacement in New York.And, The Great American State Fair kicks off on the National Mall this week. It’s part of the Trump-backed Freedom 250, dedicated to celebrating America’s 250th birthday. President Trump will headline the opening night Wednesday with a rally on the mall after several musical acts backed out.The fair, which will feature exhibits from states, territories, and federal agencies, will run through July 10.","url":"https://www.firstalert7.com/2026/06/21/week-ahead-washington-june-21/","source":"KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)","author":"Caitrin Assaf","publishDate":"2026-06-21T18:02:23.000Z","category":"local","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgray-kosa-prod.gtv-cdn.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2F%2FQRXT2LVMMZGYFBUBOFIOUZAWSE.jpg%3Fauth%3D11b09a006fdde8e719de2e38346f6f635adee9586f12b1752a5f2be431621ac2%26amp%3Bsmart%3Dfalse","slug":"week-ahead-in-washington-june-21"},{"id":"ecxnkt","title":"Young man disappears while paddleboarding, Coast Guard suspends search","excerpt":"ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for a young man who disappeared into the water while paddleboarding along Turnagain Arm in Alaska.The Coast Guard said the man was paddleboarding in the area Friday night when he went missing.The Girdwood Fire Departme...","content":"ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for a young man who disappeared into the water while paddleboarding along Turnagain Arm in Alaska.The Coast Guard said the man was paddleboarding in the area Friday night when he went missing.The Girdwood Fire Department, Alaska State Troopers and the Alaska Dive Search, Rescue and Recovery Team responded, along with a Coast Guard helicopter.The Coast Guard said the search continued through the night and into Saturday.On Saturday afternoon, the Coast Guard suspended its search. The case is now being handled as a missing persons investigation led by Alaska State Troopers.","url":"https://www.firstalert7.com/2026/06/21/young-man-disappears-while-paddleboarding-coast-guard-suspends-search/","source":"KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)","author":"Tracy Sinclare, Amanda  Alvarado, Gray News staff","publishDate":"2026-06-21T12:04:51.000Z","category":"safety","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgray-kosa-prod.gtv-cdn.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2F%2FOKYGJV3JPVFKFI2H3RU3YB2H2I.bmp%3Fauth%3Da9b7bd8d7f6b65f7ccafcea0b69e0aa78e9fb55b3b074b4b45eb63efd642ed39%26amp%3Bsmart%3Dfalse","slug":"young-man-disappears-while-paddleboarding-coast-guard-suspends-search"},{"id":"2lrtv4","title":"The flesh-eating pest that once cost ranchers millions is back","excerpt":"It’s back: For the first time since 1982, the New World screwworm has been found in U.S. cattle. The flesh-eating parasitic fly, which was eradicated from American cattle herds almost 50 years ago, has been detected in three cows, one dog and a goat, prompting Canada to restrict cattle imports fr...","content":"It’s back: For the first time since 1982, the New World screwworm has been found in U.S. cattle. The flesh-eating parasitic fly, which was eradicated from American cattle herds almost 50 years ago, has been detected in three cows, one dog and a goat, prompting Canada to restrict cattle imports from the United States and raising the specter of a wider outbreak.The New World screwworm was a massive problem in U.S. cattle herds for much of the 20th century, killing countless cows and costing the industry hundreds of millions of dollars. One screwworm outbreak in Texas in 1935 is estimated to have killed 180,000 cattle. It was mostly eradicated from the United States by 1966 via releasing sterile insects that could not reproduce.Sentient broke down the details of the New World screwworm’s return, the impacts it has on the livestock industry, and what authorities are doing to prevent a widespread outbreak.The screwworm’s long-dreaded arrival in the United States comes at a particularly fraught time for the country’s beef industry. Beef prices are at a record high: ground beef was a whopping $6.90 per pound in April, up 24% since Trump began his second term in January 2025. This is partly because the number of cattle in the U.S. is at a 75-year low, and screwworm could push those numbers still lower. Efforts to contain the fly could be costly for producers and further drive up beef prices — and if a screwworm outbreak becomes widespread, it could be catastrophic for the industry. An outbreak could kill calves and make adult cattle unhealthier, leaving less meat that is fit for sale.Elon Musk and the Trump Administration cut funding for a national screwworm monitoring program in March of 2025, according to Agri-Pulse.“The parasite’s capacity to devastate the cattle industry cannot be overstated,” Dr. Tyler Evans, epidemiologist and former chief medical officer for New York City, told Sentient in an email last September.Five New Cases In Calves, Goat and DogThe Department of Agriculture confirmed on June 3 that the screwworm had been found in a 3-week-old baby calf in Texas. Two days later, the agency confirmed that a second case had been detected in a 1-month-old calf in the same Texas county. By June 8, screwworm infections had been confirmed in a third calf, a goat and a dog, bringing the total number of cases to five.The first two cases were detected less than 6 miles away from one another in Zavala County. But the third was found around 80 miles north in La Salle County, and the goat with screwworm was located 170 miles away from the first two cases. Perhaps most concerningly, the dog who contracted screwworm lives a state away in Lea County, New Mexico.Authorities haven’t disclosed where the dog, described as a “small-breed male,” contracted screwworm. He lives in New Mexico, but the veterinarian who reported the case did so from Andrews County, Texas, which is more than 400 miles away from the first two cases. According to the USDA, the dog’s travel history is currently being investigated.When female screwworms find a mammal with a scratch or other open wound, they lay hundreds of eggs in the wound. This typically leads to a secondary infection known as myiasis, which can kill the animal in seven to 14 days. Myiasis is treatable with larvicides, insecticides and daily cleaning of the wounds, but only if it’s detected in time, which can be difficult in large herds of livestock. Screwworm infections in humans are very rare.The sterile insect technique involves sterilizing large amounts of male screwworms and releasing them into screwworm hot spots. Because female screwworms only mate once in their lives, flooding a population with sterile males gradually reduces its numbers over time.The United States and Panama together maintain a sterile screwworm facility in Panama, which releases around 100 million sterile flies per week. Currently, this is the only operational sterile fly production facility in the world; two others are under construction in Mexico and Texas.The sterile fly technique was effective at ending the screwworm’s decades-long reign of terror in the United States, although there were some short-lived outbreaks in the following decades. The last time the fly was detected in a U.S. cow was 1982; there was a brief outbreak in the Florida Keys in 2016-2017, but it only infected deer.In 2023, however, there was a major screwworm outbreak in Panama, and for reasons that are still unclear, the fly was able to break through the buffer zone and move north. Two years later, when the fly was detected in a Mexican cow, the USDA announced a complete moratorium on all cattle imports through the southern border in attempts to prevent it from reaching the United States.Now, the tables have turned: On June 5, Canada banned all livestock that was in Texas at any point over the previous 21 days from entering its borders.Canada’s climate is cold enough that screwworms can’t gain a foothold there in the long term, but “they can survive shorter periods of time in the summer months,” the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said in a press release.Efforts to fight the screwworm could be complicated by the Farm Bill, which has passed the House but not yet the Senate. The House version of the bill contained a provision called the Save Our Bacon Act that, if passed into law, could invalidate hundreds of state laws and regulations regarding livestock.After news broke that the screwworm had reached Texas, the Animal Law & Policy Program at Harvard Law warned in a press release that the provision could significantly hinder state efforts to fight screwworm. The Save Our Bacon Act “could nullify over 600 existing state laws, including biosecurity provisions that create state-based protections against various diseases and parasites,” the press release stated.Early reports indicate that the Senate is likely to strip the Save Our Bacon Act from the final version of the Farm Bill, but even if this happens, it could be added back in as an amendment. The Senate isn’t expected to consider the bill in full until July.In a press conference on June 8, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said the Trump administration is increasing surveillance on the U.S.-Mexican border and working to increase sterile fly production in an attempt to prevent the fly from spreading further. In the meantime, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said in a press release, “Every day we delay gives this pest another opportunity to spread.”This story was produced by Sentient and reviewed and distributed by Stacker.","url":"https://www.firstalert7.com/2026/06/21/flesh-eating-pest-that-once-cost-ranchers-millions-is-back/","source":"KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)","author":"Seth Millstein for Sentient via Stacker","publishDate":"2026-06-21T06:20:50.000Z","category":"local","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgray-kosa-prod.gtv-cdn.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2F%2FVYUZ65MLJBBPFECPTD3UMDSV2Q.webp%3Fauth%3D0befdffeec35e18bef501631d3a8cc80966e96fa8023048280987f26407a4736%26amp%3Bsmart%3Dfalse","slug":"the-flesh-eating-pest-that-once-cost-ranchers-millions-is-back"},{"id":"rasfcq","title":"Toddler fights for his life after being pulled from apartment complex pool, authorities say","excerpt":"PHOENIX, Ariz. (AZFam/Gray News) — A 3-year-old boy is fighting for his life after a man spotted him in an apartment complex pool Friday afternoon.What happened at the Phoenix apartment poolMartin, a resident at the complex, said he was walking back to his unit when he noticed what looked like a ...","content":"PHOENIX, Ariz. (AZFam/Gray News) — A 3-year-old boy is fighting for his life after a man spotted him in an apartment complex pool Friday afternoon.What happened at the Phoenix apartment poolMartin, a resident at the complex, said he was walking back to his unit when he noticed what looked like a T-shirt in the pool.“That gut feeling told me I had to walk over no matter what, and even if I was wrong in that moment, you can’t take that chance, not on a kid,” Martin said.Martin jumped into the water, pulled the child out and called 911. He and another bystander performed CPR on the boy while a dispatcher provided instructions.Phoenix Fire officials said the child’s father came out around the time Martin was performing CPR.How long was the child in the waterCapt. Rob McDade of the Phoenix Fire Department said crews do not yet know how long the boy was in the water.“The status of the child being in extremely critical condition leads us to believe it was more than a little bit of time. It was probably a more extended amount of time that this child was in the pool,” McDade said.Why CPR training matters in drowning emergenciesMcDade said the survivability of a child in a drowning incident is directly based on the immediate CPR that starts when they are pulled from a pool. He urged everyone to learn CPR.“This is a reminder of you always need to know where they are. It’s the sacrifice that you make when you have children to know where they are,” McDade said.There is a fence around the pool, but it is not clear if the gate was locked. Phoenix police are investigating.","url":"https://www.firstalert7.com/2026/06/21/toddler-fighting-his-life-after-being-pulled-apartment-complex-pool-authorities-say/","source":"KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)","author":"David Baker, Debra Worley","publishDate":"2026-06-21T04:53:09.000Z","category":"parks","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgray-kosa-prod.gtv-cdn.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2F%2FFX7IBP72HNBHHG4E5QJQAJOPKY.png%3Fauth%3D1c95a16bb63855fc78f7067b1e3efdf76af4dd503e4139edcfdb077edead6c5d%26amp%3Bsmart%3Dfalse","slug":"toddler-fights-for-his-life-after-being-pulled-from-apartment-complex-pool-authorities-say"},{"id":"trlrn1","title":"Former ‘All My Children’ star Paul Avery and wife die in New Jersey house fire","excerpt":"(Gray News) – Actor Paul Avery and his wife, Sheila Avery, were killed in a house fire in New Jersey earlier this week, New Jersey police told several media outlets. Avery is known for his role in the soap opera “All My Children” and the 1978 version of “Superman.”Police responded to the couple’s...","content":"(Gray News) – Actor Paul Avery and his wife, Sheila Avery, were killed in a house fire in New Jersey earlier this week, New Jersey police told several media outlets. Avery is known for his role in the soap opera “All My Children” and the 1978 version of “Superman.”Police responded to the couple’s home around 1 a.m. Tuesday after receiving a report of a possible entrapment, People reported. Firefighters found the Averys unconscious inside the home, which was engulfed in flames when they arrived and began treating them with CPR. They later died from their injuries, according to the Ridge View Echo, where Paul Avery served as the executive editor. The couple’s daughter confirmed their deaths in a Facebook post Tuesday afternoon. “I’m devastated to share that our parents, Paul and Sheila Garry Avery, passed away early this morning,” she wrote. “We loved them so much, and they loved us so much, and nobody ever had to wonder if that was so.”Beyond acting, Paul Avery served on the Blairstown Township Committee, founded the Ridge View Echo, and was a member of the local Rotary Club, according to WFMZ.","url":"https://www.firstalert7.com/2026/06/21/former-all-my-children-star-paul-avery-wife-die-new-jersey-house-fire/","source":"KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)","author":"Debra Worley","publishDate":"2026-06-21T04:01:12.000Z","category":"safety","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgray-kosa-prod.gtv-cdn.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2F%2FNRCFKAIPAJFKRAVD35LIQM4WCU.jpg%3Fauth%3D56eec8e6d942e81d12e40ca02b96db72e714b6fcfe4e2766e9056231f80d6bcb%26amp%3Bsmart%3Dfalse","slug":"former-all-my-children-star-paul-avery-and-wife-die-in-new-jersey-house-fire"},{"id":"3e03ds","title":"51-year-old man accused of beating missing 15-year-old boy to death, police say","excerpt":"BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - A 51-year-old man is accused of beating a missing 15-year-old boy to death in Louisiana, authorities said.Maurice Parms, was arrested Saturday on a count of first-degree murder in connection with the death of 15-year-old Ja’Derrius Minnieweather.Police said evi...","content":"BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - A 51-year-old man is accused of beating a missing 15-year-old boy to death in Louisiana, authorities said.Maurice Parms, was arrested Saturday on a count of first-degree murder in connection with the death of 15-year-old Ja’Derrius Minnieweather.Police said evidence suggests Minnieweather was beaten to death and his body was disposed of after the attack. The warrant says Minnieweather went to see a 16-year-old girl before he disappeared. Detectives said the friend had been out getting food with Parms before returning to the area.Investigators said a tense disagreement then happened between Minnieweather and Parms over the way Parms was acting toward the 16-year-old girl.Detectives wrote in the warrant that witnesses described seeing a tall man beating a smaller person for several minutes. The warrant also says a softer voice was heard begging the person to stop and to leave them alone.Large suspected bloodstains were later found in the area where the attack allegedly happened.Detectives wrote that surveillance video showed a person matching Parms’ body type riding a child’s bicycle, discarding a mask, gloves and a T-shirt, then later returning to retrieve those items.Investigators said Parms was also seen wiping areas of his truck with a rag.According to the warrant, suspected stains at the scene tested positive for blood. Investigators said processing of Parms’ truck also showed the presence of blood in the area he was allegedly seen wiping, as well as in other areas of the vehicle.The warrant says investigators believe Parms stashed Minnieweather’s body, threw away evidence, returned to retrieve evidence and possibly the body, then transported the evidence and possibly the body elsewhere in his vehicle.Parms was previously arrested on June 10 on counts of indecent behavior with juveniles and computer-aided solicitation of a minor. According to the arrest warrant, those charges stemmed from evidence detectives discovered while investigating Minnieweather’s disappearance.The warrant says detectives found evidence of an inappropriate relationship between Parms and a 16-year-old girl, who was described as a longtime friend of Minnieweather.Minnieweather had been missing since Friday, June 5. He was last seen about 2 a.m. in Baton Rouge.At this time, his body has not been found.","url":"https://www.firstalert7.com/2026/06/21/51-year-old-man-accused-beating-missing-15-year-old-boy-death-police-say/","source":"KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)","author":"Francisco Esteves, Akim Powell","publishDate":"2026-06-21T02:53:09.000Z","category":"safety","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgray-kosa-prod.gtv-cdn.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2F%2FTZU67GHOSVE35OMDEHKOTX5PBE.png%3Fauth%3D3253c91212325277cf66a75698708f607e232bc503098c408ab628c6bc22a5f9%26amp%3Bsmart%3Dfalse","slug":"51-year-old-man-accused-of-beating-missing-15-year-old-boy-to-death-police-say"},{"id":"zhh3q5","title":"Two people killed in plane crash minutes after taking off","excerpt":"JESSAMINE COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT/Gray News) - Two people are dead following reports of a plane crash that happened shortly after taking off in Kentucky.The crash was reported around 8:45 a.m. Saturday, June 20. The Jessamine County Sheriff’s Office reported it happened off Kentucky Highway 169 on a fa...","content":"JESSAMINE COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT/Gray News) - Two people are dead following reports of a plane crash that happened shortly after taking off in Kentucky.The crash was reported around 8:45 a.m. Saturday, June 20. The Jessamine County Sheriff’s Office reported it happened off Kentucky Highway 169 on a farm with horses.Two people were killed. As of this article’s publication, the names of the deceased were not yet made public.Online flight records revealed the plane departed from the Blue Grass Airport at 8:40 a.m. and was last seen in the air at 8:46 a.m. The flight distance was only 10 miles.Deputies said the crash is under investigation, and the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board were called to the scene.","url":"https://www.firstalert7.com/2026/06/21/two-people-killed-plane-crash-minutes-after-taking-off/","source":"KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)","author":"WKYT News Staff","publishDate":"2026-06-21T02:34:24.000Z","category":"safety","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgray-kosa-prod.gtv-cdn.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2F%2FY4W3OD3QERGAXBELGPVWGDYPAI.jpg%3Fauth%3D437403c275eb87f771f097b386f77f16492a54bcd891ee3c5c00fdc6c0114c39%26amp%3Bsmart%3Dfalse","slug":"two-people-killed-in-plane-crash-minutes-after-taking-off"},{"id":"yctmn","title":"FIRST ALERT 7 Forecast for Sunday, June 21st, 2026","excerpt":"ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - FIRST ALERT 7 Forecast for Sunday, June 21st, 2026: Summer heat continues, with widespread triple-digit temperatures expected for Father’s Day.SUNDAYExtreme Heat is expected to return on Father’s Day thanks to a strong ridge of high pressure moving overhead. Widespread trip...","content":"ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - FIRST ALERT 7 Forecast for Sunday, June 21st, 2026: Summer heat continues, with widespread triple-digit temperatures expected for Father’s Day.SUNDAYExtreme Heat is expected to return on Father’s Day thanks to a strong ridge of high pressure moving overhead. Widespread triple-digit highs are likely Sunday afternoon, with the current forecast high for Midland and Odessa being 104 degrees. Expect abundant sunshine and breezy south winds.With excessive heat being a concern, Heat Advisories will go into effect for areas along and near the Pecos River Valley on Sunday afternoon. Areas in the advisory may see temperatures up to 107 degrees. Ensure you take proper heat precautions, especially for those working or participating in outdoor activities.NEXT WEEKMonday will be essentially a carbon copy of Sunday, with widespread triple-digit highs expected once again. The current forecast high for Midland/Odessa is 105 degrees. There is a low chance (10%) of a storm in the evening.With high pressure remaining in control, most of next week will feature above-average warmth and mostly rain-free conditions. Highs will be in the upper 90s and low 100s through Friday and even the following weekend.","url":"https://www.firstalert7.com/2026/06/21/first-alert-7-forecast-sunday-june-21st-2026/","source":"KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)","author":"Ethan Yost","publishDate":"2026-06-21T02:01:36.000Z","category":"safety","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgray-kosa-prod.gtv-cdn.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2F%2FHXKBKXL7IRG6POMKFWP2FBKJHM.png%3Fauth%3D6746a569f28e132f3466f8eec0c4b5d0bce6348c90f22e7d8012122e4ca90871%26amp%3Bsmart%3Dfalse","slug":"first-alert-7-forecast-for-sunday-june-21st-2026"},{"id":"8w7qh0","title":"Kitten rescued from floodwaters by RV park manager, residents","excerpt":"PERKINSTON, Miss. (WDAM/Gray News) - As Tropical Storm Arthur brought heavy rainfall and flooding to South Mississippi, residents sprang into action to save a kitten’s life.By 2 p.m. Thursday, the floodwaters at Perk Beach RV Park and Campgrounds in Perkinston were chest-deep. Still, the park man...","content":"PERKINSTON, Miss. (WDAM/Gray News) - As Tropical Storm Arthur brought heavy rainfall and flooding to South Mississippi, residents sprang into action to save a kitten’s life.By 2 p.m. Thursday, the floodwaters at Perk Beach RV Park and Campgrounds in Perkinston were chest-deep. Still, the park manager and others stepped in to help the kitten to safety.After the kitten was rescued, WDAM journalist Delaney Dukes helped dry the cat with a towel and handed it off to be cared for.Preliminary reports showed that rivers across the region hit historic crests and damaged at least one dam.","url":"https://www.firstalert7.com/2026/06/21/kitten-rescued-floodwaters-by-rv-park-manager-residents/","source":"KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)","author":"WDAM Staff, Delaney Dukes, Renaldo Hopkins","publishDate":"2026-06-21T00:57:17.000Z","category":"parks","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgray-kosa-prod.gtv-cdn.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2F%2FKN4JPS5NOZAQZCCI3FM33CBJ5E.jpg%3Fauth%3D6ccb2af53e7198e027dd8304ad9dc23b08afde8a3ddc676d776067b83a956d7f%26amp%3Bsmart%3Dfalse","slug":"kitten-rescued-from-floodwaters-by-rv-park-manager-residents"},{"id":"456l5m","title":"Mom accused of starving her 1-year-old to death by feeding her 250 calories a day with yogurt and vegetable pouches","excerpt":"ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV/Gray News) - A mother in St. Louis is accused of starving her 1-year-old daughter on a diet that consisted of yogurt, vegetable pouches and fruit pouches that amounted to just 250 calories per day. Sausha Mia Myers, 29, was charged with two counts of child abuse and neglect w...","content":"ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV/Gray News) - A mother in St. Louis is accused of starving her 1-year-old daughter on a diet that consisted of yogurt, vegetable pouches and fruit pouches that amounted to just 250 calories per day. Sausha Mia Myers, 29, was charged with two counts of child abuse and neglect with serious physical injury. Police responded Sunday to an apartment building for a “call for help.” Myers told dispatchers her 1-year-old daughter was “nonresponsive and breathing slowly.”Officers found the girl lying on the living room floor with no pulse or any signs of life. There was also a 3-year-old inside the home.The 1-year-old was rushed to the hospital where she died, weighing just 10 pounds. The average weight for a girl her age is 24 pounds.The second victim weighed 17 pounds, roughly 13 pounds below an average healthy weight for a 3-year-old. Police said the 3-year-old had lanugo, a soft, fine hair that covers the fetus in a uterus that usually falls off after birth but can develop when a body does not have enough fat to retain heat. The girl also had scars on her chest and stomach and is nonverbal. She was admitted to the hospital, where she is continuing to receive treatment.Myers told investigators during an interview that none of her children had seen a doctor in a year, nor had they seen a pediatrician.An autopsy will determine a cause of death, and she could face additional charges.Myers next court date has yet to be scheduled.","url":"https://www.firstalert7.com/2026/06/20/mother-accused-starving-her-1-year-old-death-by-feeding-her-250-calories-day-with-yogurt-vegetable-pouches/","source":"KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)","author":"Karla Vasquez Mejia, Akim Powell","publishDate":"2026-06-20T23:55:32.000Z","category":"local","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgray-kosa-prod.gtv-cdn.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2F%2FFGXD552KBNAUJOODFEWXEJ4CWQ.png%3Fauth%3D7f1105968116dc365950934cf340cd2a1374e59ebd12b731fdc00dd630a11640%26amp%3Bsmart%3Dfalse","slug":"mom-accused-of-starving-her-1-year-old-to-death-by-feeding-her-250-calories-a-day-with-yogurt-and-ve"},{"id":"4zwad7","title":"Tesla crashes into home, killing 1 person, injuring another","excerpt":"KATY, Texas (Gray News) - One person was killed and another hurt when a Tesla crashed into a Texas home.The crash happened on June 19 in Katy. The driver allegedly told deputies that the car was on autopilot, according to Harris County Constable Precinct 5.The driver and a 76-year-old woman insid...","content":"KATY, Texas (Gray News) - One person was killed and another hurt when a Tesla crashed into a Texas home.The crash happened on June 19 in Katy. The driver allegedly told deputies that the car was on autopilot, according to Harris County Constable Precinct 5.The driver and a 76-year-old woman inside the home were injured. The driver was taken by ambulance to a hospital, while the woman inside the home was airlifted. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the woman later died.The crash is still under investigation, and it is unclear whether any charges will be filed.This story has been corrected to reflect the correct gender of the woman killed.","url":"https://www.firstalert7.com/2026/06/20/tesla-crashes-into-home-injuring-2-people/","source":"KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)","author":"Brandy Beard","publishDate":"2026-06-20T23:05:47.000Z","category":"safety","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgray-kosa-prod.gtv-cdn.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2F%2FDF7Q5BMYCJC5JFKUEZH5IDEZBE.jpg%3Fauth%3Dab3f4460dff26e1df32a5538ff3b3fbcee33386ddd1067735eb6619323e72800%26amp%3Bsmart%3Dfalse","slug":"tesla-crashes-into-home-killing-1-person-injuring-another"},{"id":"he68hb","title":"Exhibit shares Revolution stories in participants’ own words","excerpt":"WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - A new exhibit at the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) museum showcases diaries, letters and journals from the Revolutionary War, offering perspectives beyond the Founding Fathers as the nation approaches its semiquincentennial.“Revolution in their words” displays ...","content":"WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - A new exhibit at the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) museum showcases diaries, letters and journals from the Revolutionary War, offering perspectives beyond the Founding Fathers as the nation approaches its semiquincentennial.“Revolution in their words” displays artifacts and documents from the DAR’s collection, some shown publicly for the first time. The exhibit opened ahead of America’s 250th birthday celebrations.“We always hear about the Founding Fathers, the military heroes. But I wanted to hear about and explain the people who lived through this tumultuous time and how they felt about the war and how it impacted their home life,” said Carrie Blough, curator and registrar at the DAR Museum.The collection includes writings from people on the sidelines of the war and those caught in the crossfire, not just military leaders.“One of the things that really stood out to me was that there is not just one view of the American Revolution from the people who experienced it. They all had different feelings about it,” Blough said.The exhibit features perspectives from those who opposed the war and those who supported it.“During the celebrations for America 250, we want to find a little bit of ourselves in some of these exhibitions, events that are going on throughout the country,” Blough said.The DAR museum is located near the National Mall and the White House in Washington.“I hope people will find something about themselves in this exhibit,” Blough said.“Revolution in Their Words” will be open through March 27, 2027.","url":"https://www.firstalert7.com/2026/06/20/new-exhibit-shares-american-revolution-stories-participants-own-words/","source":"KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)","author":"Caitrin Assaf","publishDate":"2026-06-20T19:04:44.000Z","category":"local","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgray-kosa-prod.gtv-cdn.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2F%2FXI7JW5UE4BGAVLGHYPL7ODUV24.jpg%3Fauth%3D617a26dcdacb0a7fad16dc339eeb1ea71f69957b9425a6c0456e6858ccee2ecb%26amp%3Bsmart%3Dfalse","slug":"exhibit-shares-revolution-stories-in-participants-own-words"},{"id":"8etpbd","title":"Loved ones receive ‘shocking’ surprise in keepsake urn ordered from Amazon","excerpt":"MESA, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) — A family in Arizona says they received an unexpected delivery while preparing to lay their grandmother to rest.Ashleigh Wegner said her grandma, Dorothy Kuspis, died May 27 at 98. She says her family expected the loss, but her death still hit hard.“She lived a good ...","content":"MESA, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) — A family in Arizona says they received an unexpected delivery while preparing to lay their grandmother to rest.Ashleigh Wegner said her grandma, Dorothy Kuspis, died May 27 at 98. She says her family expected the loss, but her death still hit hard.“She lived a good life,” Wegner said. “So it wasn’t a surprise, but it was kind of a shock when it happened.”Loved ones said they began making arrangements in the days that followed, including selecting an urn.Wegner said her mother and uncles chose an urn for Kuspis, and the family also set aside a small portion of cremated remains for close relatives.According to Wegner, they decided to purchase a small keepsake urn, a brass heart, from Amazon.“It came within a couple of days,” Wegner said. “When I opened it, it was just a little dusty.”Then, she said, the process took a disturbing turn.“I unscrewed the back and that’s when I noticed it still had remains inside of it,” Wegner said.The family said the urn appeared to be new but was caked with ashes that did not belong to their grandmother.“I was shocked,” Wegner said. “I was kind of grossed out. I was uncomfortable.”Wegner said this was not the first time she had encountered unidentified cremated remains.“We’ve had a similar past situation,” she said. “A few years back, my husband and I came across a box of ashes in an alleyway where we lived.”She said they turned those remains over to the sheriff’s office, which located the family.“They said they weren’t interested, or for whatever reason, they just didn’t want the remains,” Wegner said.Wegner said she and her husband then spread those ashes in the Arizona mountains. Now, she said, they plan to do something similar with the ashes found inside the keepsake urn because she does not want them to end up back in circulation.“I didn’t want it to end up on the warehouse shelf again and have somebody else make a purchase and have it accidentally get shipped to someone else in a moment like this,” Wegner said.According to Wegner, she contacted Amazon and was told she would receive a refund. She also said she reached out to the third-party seller but did not immediately receive a response.Wegner said she has since received a replacement keepsake urn.","url":"https://www.firstalert7.com/2026/06/20/loved-ones-receive-shocking-surprise-keepsake-urn-ordered-amazon/","source":"KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)","author":"Austin Walker, Jordan Gartner","publishDate":"2026-06-20T15:05:59.000Z","category":"local","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgray-kosa-prod.gtv-cdn.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2F%2F7GWG6VSGFZALPEPPFD2YODYTSU.png%3Fauth%3D18f498e2a560576cc95b493ad6c4e71f1256a736b483163266e32e9017512aeb%26amp%3Bsmart%3Dfalse","slug":"loved-ones-receive-shocking-surprise-in-keepsake-urn-ordered-from-amazon"},{"id":"1h013w","title":"Body of missing trainer found days after she was last seen leaving gym, police say","excerpt":"LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) - The body of a woman discovered earlier this week has been identified as a missing trainer who was last seen leaving Planet Fitness. Lexington authorities say Elena Katherine Moore’s body was located near Old Cherokee Road and Northlake Drive on Wednesday. ...","content":"LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) - The body of a woman discovered earlier this week has been identified as a missing trainer who was last seen leaving Planet Fitness. Lexington authorities say Elena Katherine Moore’s body was located near Old Cherokee Road and Northlake Drive on Wednesday. Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green said the clothing description of the missing 39-year-old matched that of what was found on the body, with Moore being positively identified by the coroner. Lexington police said Moore was reported missing last Friday by her husband. One of the places she was last seen was at a Lexington-area Planet Fitness the day prior. She was reportedly seen walking away from that Planet Fitness toward a wooded area behind Lowe’s Home Improvement. She was wearing an olive green zip-up hoodie with black athletic pants.A photo appearing to show Moore at Planet Fitness was later released by police. Lexington investigator Missy Silcox said on Monday that police did not suspect foul play in Moore’s disappearance. On Friday, authorities updated their investigation, saying an autopsy has been scheduled over the weekend following the discovery of the body.","url":"https://www.firstalert7.com/2026/06/20/body-missing-trainer-found-days-after-she-was-last-seen-leaving-gym-police-say/","source":"KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)","author":"Alex Kesler, Jordan Gartner","publishDate":"2026-06-20T14:05:44.000Z","category":"safety","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgray-kosa-prod.gtv-cdn.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2F%2FPLO55BZYXVBZDMLN2S3N53QZDI.png%3Fauth%3D35f99b0c93d32466fa1f2fb024739794af607167c7e119aaf64a349f0d6e3651%26amp%3Bsmart%3Dfalse","slug":"body-of-missing-trainer-found-days-after-she-was-last-seen-leaving-gym-police-say"},{"id":"9paf1h","title":"Remains of missing US airman killed in 1952 plane crash return home","excerpt":"MARINETTE, Wis. (WBAY/Gray News) - An airman killed in a plane crash more than seven decades ago has finally returned home.Daniel McMann died in an Air Force crash in 1952, and his final resting place is now his hometown in a homecoming nearly 75 years in the making. “We would’ve traveled around ...","content":"MARINETTE, Wis. (WBAY/Gray News) - An airman killed in a plane crash more than seven decades ago has finally returned home.Daniel McMann died in an Air Force crash in 1952, and his final resting place is now his hometown in a homecoming nearly 75 years in the making. “We would’ve traveled around the world to make this happen,” Mary Sullivan, McMann’s cousin, said. Sullivan was one of over 100 family and community members who came to Marinette on Wednesday to honor McMann, a 22-year-old Airman Second Class who died alongside 51 others in 1952 after his plane, bound for Elmendorf Air Force Base, crashed in Alaska. “It doesn’t matter if it was 75 years ago or tomorrow. They all deserve our respect,” Sullivan said.McMann’s remains were some of the last identified from the crash site, thanks in part to Tonja Anderson-Dells, founder of ⁠Honored Bound, a nonprofit that advocates for families searching for the remains of service members lost in military plane crashes. “I’m honored to make sure we never leave all our fallen behind,” Anderson-Dells said.Anderson-Dells’ grandfather died in the same crash that killed McMann.The wreckage wasn’t investigated until the early 2000s, with the military calling the crash an “operational loss.”“I got the accident report, and in there, someone was asked, ‘Is this feasible?’ And someone said, ‘Anything is feasible if they have time, energy, or money.’ So they put a price tag on my grandfather and the rest of those men’s lives. So I became angry, and it became a fight for me,” Anderson-Dells said.Her organization pushed for a military recovery mission that identified the remains of all 52 victims. Anderson-Dells has attended multiple funerals, including McMann’s, where she also received a hero’s welcome “She got into this and has been a true warrior and a champion for it,” Sullivan said.McMann now rests next to his mother, Frances, and father, James, at Forest Hills Cemetery, where his memory lives on within the community.“I was born in 1959, and my parents named me Daniel after Dan McMann, so he was never forgotten. I just want people to know Dan was never forgotten, and I just have to say, welcome home, soldier,” Daniel Walk, of Marinette, said.","url":"https://www.firstalert7.com/2026/06/20/remains-missing-us-airman-killed-1952-plane-crash-return-home/","source":"KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)","author":"Mary Piacente, Jordan Gartner","publishDate":"2026-06-20T13:13:55.000Z","category":"safety","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgray-kosa-prod.gtv-cdn.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2F%2FVOMDWSYRVRDMTLTKKCJJFDHV2I.png%3Fauth%3Deb1cccc15b8bc489b8ae782faa556cd4e6951563d580d0edb7bcaec48ce0e354%26amp%3Bsmart%3Dfalse","slug":"remains-of-missing-us-airman-killed-in-1952-plane-crash-return-home"},{"id":"ptfin9","title":"‘Right thing to do’: Restaurant owner returns $12,000 found in cabinet to previous owner","excerpt":"MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF/Gray News) - The owner of a Thai restaurant in South Carolina says he has returned money that he came across to its rightful owner. Sak Yiengjuntuek, the owner of Lemongrass Thai Restaurant, bought the restaurant in April 2025. According to Yiengjuntuek, he was moving a c...","content":"MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF/Gray News) - The owner of a Thai restaurant in South Carolina says he has returned money that he came across to its rightful owner. Sak Yiengjuntuek, the owner of Lemongrass Thai Restaurant, bought the restaurant in April 2025. According to Yiengjuntuek, he was moving a cabinet while cleaning up at the restaurant following a closure of several months due to a fire that broke out at the Wholesale Furniture Gallery next door, which knocked out electricity to the business. While cleaning, he said he ended up going through the cabinet, and that’s where he discovered cash hidden inside a sunglasses case.“It was a shock to me that I found old money in the cabinet in the back of my restaurant,” Yiengjuntuek said. “The cabinet was owned by the previous owner.”The Thai restaurant owner says a total of $12,000 was located inside the cabinet.“That’s a lot of money. I mean, I thought it was just sunglasses in there; I was shocked,” Yiengjuntuek said. “The first thing I thought was that I need to find the rightful owner.” Yiengjuntuek said he was taught to do the right thing.“I feel like this was the right thing to do. You know, it doesn’t belong to you; you need to return it to someone else to whom it belongs,” Yiengjuntuek said. “Honesty, integrity, is very important in life.”The number Yiengjuntuek had for the previous owner was disconnected. However, he remembered he might have saved it under a different name and tried again. The call went through.The former owner answered and said he has been dealing with serious health issues. He told Yiengjuntuek that getting the money back couldn’t have come at a better time.","url":"https://www.firstalert7.com/2026/06/20/right-thing-do-restaurant-owner-returns-12k-found-cabinet-belonging-previous-owner/","source":"KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)","author":"Juliana Alford, Jordan Gartner","publishDate":"2026-06-20T12:38:43.000Z","category":"business","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgray-kosa-prod.gtv-cdn.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2F%2F2O7IF2VNJ5GVBA4M7LUT3QPXUY.jpg%3Fauth%3D2558843f94b61b16c2ef42765ab99a317dfa18ee82f5cb081bc404166307b0e9%26amp%3Bsmart%3Dfalse","slug":"right-thing-to-do-restaurant-owner-returns-12000-found-in-cabinet-to-previous-owner"},{"id":"9tic99","title":"First responders find 5 people dead, 2 others injured following carbon monoxide leak","excerpt":"PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMOV/Gray News) - Missouri authorities say a carbon monoxide leak Friday morning in a residential duplex has killed five and injured two. According to the Phelps County Sheriff’s Department, first responders went to the duplex just before 5:30 a.m. for a carbon monoxide alert....","content":"PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMOV/Gray News) - Missouri authorities say a carbon monoxide leak Friday morning in a residential duplex has killed five and injured two. According to the Phelps County Sheriff’s Department, first responders went to the duplex just before 5:30 a.m. for a carbon monoxide alert.When first responders arrived, they found five people dead, one person with moderate injuries and one person critically injured. While first responders were removing victims from the duplex, a deputy was also exposed to carbon monoxide and had to be treated by emergency services. The identities of the victims were not immediately identified as the sheriff’s office said it was working to inform their families.According to the department, the circumstances of the leak are still under investigation.“Our thoughts and prayers are with the injured individuals and the families of the deceased,” a statement from the department said in part. “We extend our heartfelt condolences to those affected.”Authorities said further updates will be provided as more information becomes available.","url":"https://www.firstalert7.com/2026/06/20/first-responders-find-5-people-dead-2-others-injured-following-carbon-monoxide-leak/","source":"KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)","author":"Kalie Strain, Jordan Gartner","publishDate":"2026-06-20T11:47:09.000Z","category":"safety","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgray-kosa-prod.gtv-cdn.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2F%2FLAP76UDKMJCCRPSL5DREIQ22LE.png%3Fauth%3Df4eaeec1ef5c4a2eb11d2b903683e8b77eeca27d860c9241270d55283b7e0007%26amp%3Bsmart%3Dfalse","slug":"first-responders-find-5-people-dead-2-others-injured-following-carbon-monoxide-leak"},{"id":"ejpq3d","title":"7-year-old boy dies after being rescued from retention pond","excerpt":"CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV/Gray News) - A 7-year-old boy drowned in a retention pond in southwest Charlotte on Wednesday.The child, who has not been identified, reportedly died after being pulled out of the pond near Lady Bell Drive.Firefighters said they were called to the area around 6:25 p.m. for a...","content":"CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV/Gray News) - A 7-year-old boy drowned in a retention pond in southwest Charlotte on Wednesday.The child, who has not been identified, reportedly died after being pulled out of the pond near Lady Bell Drive.Firefighters said they were called to the area around 6:25 p.m. for a water rescue involving a child. Crews said surveillance video showed the 7-year-old boy entering the water, and another child nearby alerted an adult, prompting the emergency response.Crews reached the pond within five minutes, and officials said firefighters immediately entered the water to search for the child. The incident commander said a witness reported the child went into the pond, tried to make it back to shore, but was unable to.Additional rescue and dive teams arrived shortly after firefighters. Around 7 p.m., the child was found, pulled from the water, and taken to a hospital.The boy was later pronounced dead, according to police.","url":"https://www.firstalert7.com/2026/06/20/7-year-old-boy-dies-after-being-rescued-retention-pond/","source":"KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)","author":"Connor Lomis, Gray News staff","publishDate":"2026-06-20T11:09:59.000Z","category":"safety","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgray-kosa-prod.gtv-cdn.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2F%2FZXFZVMYK3NEC5HV62JSINDOOHI.jpg%3Fauth%3Dfb51b1d7ae65842cb168209e0c152e055a9a324bc1312e11b627480bdd7ab363%26amp%3Bsmart%3Dfalse","slug":"7-year-old-boy-dies-after-being-rescued-from-retention-pond"},{"id":"aq6i7g","title":"7-day forecast +3: West Texas heats up ahead of the official start of Summer!","excerpt":"WEST TEXAS (KMID-KPEJ) - Here's your 7-day Forecast +3 in the picture above and your weather update from Chief Forecaster Horace Brown for 6/19/2026 - 6/27/2026. \"Saturday, the heat starts to build back in as upper‑level ridging strengthens. highs climb back into the 90’s, and places in the trans...","content":"WEST TEXAS (KMID-KPEJ) - Here's your 7-day Forecast +3 in the picture above and your weather update from Chief Forecaster Horace Brown for 6/19/2026 - 6/27/2026. \"Saturday, the heat starts to build back in as upper‑level ridging strengthens. highs climb back into the 90’s, and places in the trans‑Pecos and along the Rio Grande could [...]","url":"https://www.yourbasin.com/news/7-day-forecast-3-west-texas-heats-up-ahead-of-the-official-start-of-summer/","source":"KMID ABC Big 2 / YourBasin (Permian Basin ABC)","author":"Chris Talley","publishDate":"2026-06-20T01:33:06.000Z","category":"local","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yourbasin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F78%2F2026%2F06%2Fforecast-6-19-26.png%3Fw%3D646","slug":"7-day-forecast-3-west-texas-heats-up-ahead-of-the-official-start-of-summer"},{"id":"afii1p","title":"New World screwworm can infect pets, livestock: How to prevent the spread","excerpt":"ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - As concerns about the New World Screwworm continue to grow across the southern U.S. and Mexico, a local animal welfare organization is reminding pet owners that the parasite can affect dogs as well as livestock, and that prevention remains key. Lying eggs in animals' s...","content":"ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - As concerns about the New World Screwworm continue to grow across the southern U.S. and Mexico, a local animal welfare organization is reminding pet owners that the parasite can affect dogs as well as livestock, and that prevention remains key. Lying eggs in animals' skin through wounds, lacerations, and even small [...]","url":"https://www.yourbasin.com/news/dogs-in-texas-now-infected-with-screwworm-prevention-is-available/","source":"KMID ABC Big 2 / YourBasin (Permian Basin ABC)","author":"Tara Thomas","publishDate":"2026-06-19T23:50:28.000Z","category":"local","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yourbasin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F78%2F2025%2F04%2Fscrewworms-photo-USDA.jpg%3Fw%3D500","slug":"new-world-screwworm-can-infect-pets-livestock-how-to-prevent-the-spread"},{"id":"ehsy31","title":"Midland's Ashton Crocker Heads to Special Olympics USA Games in Minnesota","excerpt":"MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Ashton Crocker entered Midland Air and Space Port on Friday afternoon with a police escort while riding in a Lamborghini. Crocker is off to the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games in Minneapolis from June 20-26. The USA Games include nearly 3,000 athletes from all 50 stat...","content":"MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Ashton Crocker entered Midland Air and Space Port on Friday afternoon with a police escort while riding in a Lamborghini. Crocker is off to the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games in Minneapolis from June 20-26. The USA Games include nearly 3,000 athletes from all 50 states competing across 16 team and [...]","url":"https://www.yourbasin.com/sports/local-sports/midlands-ashton-crocker-heads-to-special-olympics-usa-games-in-minnesota/","source":"KMID ABC Big 2 / YourBasin (Permian Basin ABC)","author":"Trey Francis","publishDate":"2026-06-19T23:46:55.000Z","category":"safety","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yourbasin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F78%2F2026%2F06%2FCROCKER-VO.00_00_47_04.Still001.jpg%3Fw%3D900","slug":"midlands-ashton-crocker-heads-to-special-olympics-usa-games-in-minnesota"},{"id":"jndcvl","title":"'People are leaving their animals behind': Ruffneck Rescue tackles growing animal crisis in West Odessa","excerpt":"Ruby Mendez founded Ruffneck Rescue, an Odessa-based nonprofit, to address the animal overpopulation problem in West Texas, providing care for nearly 50 dogs at a time and working to find them homes outside of the area.","content":"Ruby Mendez founded Ruffneck Rescue, an Odessa-based nonprofit, to address the animal overpopulation problem in West Texas, providing care for nearly 50 dogs at a time and working to find them homes outside of the area.","url":"https://www.yourbasin.com/news/stray-animal-rescue-odessa/","source":"KMID ABC Big 2 / YourBasin (Permian Basin ABC)","author":"Gabriella Meza","publishDate":"2026-06-19T23:46:07.000Z","category":"local","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yourbasin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F78%2F2026%2F06%2FNew-Project-20-1.png%3Fw%3D900","slug":"people-are-leaving-their-animals-behind-ruffneck-rescue-tackles-growing-animal-crisis-in-west-odessa"},{"id":"f8t2dh","title":"Midland High Graduate Gilbert Lujan Jr. set to compete on Steph Curry's Underrated Golf Tour","excerpt":"MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Midland High graduate Gilbert Lujan Jr. is preparing for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in his young golf career. After three years of trying, Lujan finally qualified for NBA superstar Steph Curry's Underrated Golf Tour. Beginning June 30, Lujan will travel across t...","content":"MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Midland High graduate Gilbert Lujan Jr. is preparing for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in his young golf career. After three years of trying, Lujan finally qualified for NBA superstar Steph Curry's Underrated Golf Tour. Beginning June 30, Lujan will travel across the country competing against an estimated 120 student-athletes on the national [...]","url":"https://www.yourbasin.com/sports/local-sports/midland-high-graduate-gilbert-lujan-jr-set-to-compete-on-steph-currys-underrated-golf-tour/","source":"KMID ABC Big 2 / YourBasin (Permian Basin ABC)","author":"Trey Francis","publishDate":"2026-06-19T23:41:52.000Z","category":"local","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yourbasin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F78%2F2026%2F06%2FGILBERT-THE-GOLFER-PKG.00_01_36_35.Still001.jpg%3Fw%3D900","slug":"midland-high-graduate-gilbert-lujan-jr-set-to-compete-on-steph-currys-underrated-golf-tour"},{"id":"kq6iw1","title":"Still searching for a Father's Day gift? Local businesses offer unique experiences","excerpt":"Local businesses in Midland, Texas are offering unique experiences for fathers and their children to bond and create memories this Father's Day, such as STEM learning exercises and axe throwing competitions.","content":"Local businesses in Midland, Texas are offering unique experiences for fathers and their children to bond and create memories this Father's Day, such as STEM learning exercises and axe throwing competitions.","url":"https://www.yourbasin.com/news/local-news/fathers-day-experiences-midland/","source":"KMID ABC Big 2 / YourBasin (Permian Basin ABC)","author":"Grant Hochmuth","publishDate":"2026-06-19T23:27:46.000Z","category":"business","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yourbasin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F78%2F2026%2F06%2FGettyImages-2184012125.jpg%3Fw%3D900","slug":"still-searching-for-a-fathers-day-gift-local-businesses-offer-unique-experiences"},{"id":"a9w2s9","title":"Basin Bites: Taking on the Pizza Marie Challenge & Visiting Bronco Blanco","excerpt":"ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - In this Basin Bites episode, our Jesse Zaragoza takes on Pizza Marie's Meat Love Challenge. Jesse has to finish a large pepperoni, ham, and sausage pizza in 30 minutes or lose. Jesse also visits one of Midland's newest restaraunts Bronoc Blanco.","content":"ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - In this Basin Bites episode, our Jesse Zaragoza takes on Pizza Marie's Meat Love Challenge. Jesse has to finish a large pepperoni, ham, and sausage pizza in 30 minutes or lose. Jesse also visits one of Midland's newest restaraunts Bronoc Blanco.","url":"https://www.yourbasin.com/news/basin-bites-taking-on-the-pizza-marie-challenge-visiting-bronco-blanco/","source":"KMID ABC Big 2 / YourBasin (Permian Basin ABC)","author":"Jesse Zaragoza","publishDate":"2026-06-19T22:54:52.000Z","category":"local","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yourbasin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F78%2F2026%2F05%2FBASIN-BITES-LOGO.jpg%3Fw%3D900","slug":"basin-bites-taking-on-the-pizza-marie-challenge-visiting-bronco-blanco"},{"id":"iyhnnp","title":"One week later: Find out community resources for those affected by Midland shooting","excerpt":"MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The community of Midland continues to come together in the days after the horrific shooting that made the Permian Basin stand still. The morning of June 12, 2026, a gunman opened fire on Eisenhower and West Wall Street in Midland, killing one person and injuring 10 ot...","content":"MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The community of Midland continues to come together in the days after the horrific shooting that made the Permian Basin stand still. The morning of June 12, 2026, a gunman opened fire on Eisenhower and West Wall Street in Midland, killing one person and injuring 10 other people. The shooter, Victor [...]","url":"https://www.yourbasin.com/news/one-week-later-find-out-community-resources-for-those-affected-by-midland-shooting/","source":"KMID ABC Big 2 / YourBasin (Permian Basin ABC)","author":"Chris Talley","publishDate":"2026-06-19T20:10:22.000Z","category":"safety","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yourbasin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F78%2F2026%2F06%2FMidland-prayer-vigil-pic.png%3Fw%3D900","slug":"one-week-later-find-out-community-resources-for-those-affected-by-midland-shooting"},{"id":"4fuzwm","title":"Lovington man killed in Lea County motorcycle crash","excerpt":"A 49-year-old motorcyclist from Lovington died in a crash in Lea County on Wednesday morning, according to the Lea County Sheriff's Office.","content":"A 49-year-old motorcyclist from Lovington died in a crash in Lea County on Wednesday morning, according to the Lea County Sheriff's Office.","url":"https://www.yourbasin.com/news/local-news/lovington-motorcycle-crash-fatality/","source":"KMID ABC Big 2 / YourBasin (Permian Basin ABC)","author":"Gabriella Meza","publishDate":"2026-06-19T16:56:49.000Z","category":"safety","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yourbasin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F78%2F2024%2F11%2FLEA20COUNTY20SHERIFF27S20DEPUTY20CAR_1485665529343_16864287_ver1.0-1.jpg%3Fw%3D900","slug":"lovington-man-killed-in-lea-county-motorcycle-crash"},{"id":"tozzpe","title":"Health Services: Appointments through May eclipse 2,600","excerpt":"The monthly report shows 2,628 appointments kept and 181 patient referrals this year.","content":"The monthly report shows 2,628 appointments kept and 181 patient referrals this year.","url":"https://www.midlandtexas.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=1933","source":"City of Midland - News Flash (city government)","author":"City of Midland - News Flash (city government)","publishDate":"2026-06-18T17:53:21.000Z","category":"local","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.midlandtexas.gov%2FImageRepository%2FDocument%3FdocumentID%3D12335","slug":"health-services-appointments-through-may-eclipse-2600"},{"id":"tozzpf","title":"Airport Report: Parking revenue bounces back in May","excerpt":"An increase in parking revenue collected in May pushed the amount collected this fiscal year over the pace from FY 2024-25.","content":"An increase in parking revenue collected in May pushed the amount collected this fiscal year over the pace from FY 2024-25.","url":"https://www.midlandtexas.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=1932","source":"City of Midland - News Flash (city government)","author":"City of Midland - News Flash (city government)","publishDate":"2026-06-17T17:56:00.000Z","category":"parks","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.midlandtexas.gov%2FImageRepository%2FDocument%3FdocumentID%3D12324","slug":"airport-report-parking-revenue-bounces-back-in-may"},{"id":"tozzpg","title":"Police Chief: MPD takes human trafficking, child exploitation seriously","excerpt":"Midland Police Department Chief provides commentary on resident’s recent comments during a City Council meeting.","content":"Midland Police Department Chief provides commentary on resident’s recent comments during a City Council meeting.","url":"https://www.midlandtexas.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=1931","source":"City of Midland - News Flash (city government)","author":"City of Midland - News Flash (city government)","publishDate":"2026-06-17T15:33:19.000Z","category":"safety","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.midlandtexas.gov%2FImageRepository%2FDocument%3FdocumentID%3D12323","slug":"police-chief-mpd-takes-human-trafficking-child-exploitation-seriously"},{"id":"tozzph","title":"Rescues continue to help Midland Animal Services","excerpt":"More than 600 animals have been transferred to local rescues this year, according to information from Animal Services’ May report.","content":"More than 600 animals have been transferred to local rescues this year, according to information from Animal Services’ May report.","url":"https://www.midlandtexas.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=1930","source":"City of Midland - News Flash (city government)","author":"City of Midland - News Flash (city government)","publishDate":"2026-06-16T18:18:16.000Z","category":"local","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.midlandtexas.gov%2FImageRepository%2FDocument%3FdocumentID%3D12318","slug":"rescues-continue-to-help-midland-animal-services"},{"id":"tozzq3","title":"TSA PreCheck enrollment event to take place July 21-24","excerpt":"MAF and IDEMIA are hosting a TSA PreCheck enrollment event on July 21-24 at Midland International Air & Space Port.","content":"MAF and IDEMIA are hosting a TSA PreCheck enrollment event on July 21-24 at Midland International Air & Space Port.","url":"https://www.midlandtexas.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=1929","source":"City of Midland - News Flash (city government)","author":"City of Midland - News Flash (city government)","publishDate":"2026-06-15T20:41:27.000Z","category":"local","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.midlandtexas.gov%2FImageRepository%2FDocument%3FdocumentID%3D12316","slug":"tsa-precheck-enrollment-event-to-take-place-july-21-24"},{"id":"e55v7w","title":"How to receive free counseling services after Midland shooting impacts community","excerpt":"MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - It's been nearly one week since the tragic shooting in Midland that devastated the community on June 12, 2026. In the days after the horrific event, the community has come together to offer a variety of resources for citizen's unique needs to cope from the tragedy and...","content":"MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - It's been nearly one week since the tragic shooting in Midland that devastated the community on June 12, 2026. In the days after the horrific event, the community has come together to offer a variety of resources for citizen's unique needs to cope from the tragedy and recover. Centers for Children [...]","url":"https://www.yourbasin.com/news/how-to-receive-free-counseling-services-after-midland-shooting-impacts-community/","source":"KMID ABC Big 2 / YourBasin (Permian Basin ABC)","author":"Chris Talley","publishDate":"2026-06-19T00:57:37.000Z","category":"local","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yourbasin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F78%2F2026%2F06%2FCenters.png%3Fw%3D756","slug":"how-to-receive-free-counseling-services-after-midland-shooting-impacts-community"},{"id":"vx8gdz","title":"Preschooler removed from program after gun found in backpack","excerpt":"BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) - Police say a preschooler was removed from a summer program after a firearm was found inside her backpack.The Levite Jewish Community Center (JCC) said the incident happened Friday in the N.E. Miles Jewish Day School building, where Ilanot preschool classrooms a...","content":"BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) - Police say a preschooler was removed from a summer program after a firearm was found inside her backpack.The Levite Jewish Community Center (JCC) said the incident happened Friday in the N.E. Miles Jewish Day School building, where Ilanot preschool classrooms are located. Day school students are currently on summer break.According to the JCC, a parent of a 4-year-old student called the school to report that he had accidentally left a firearm in his daughter’s backpack. Administrators said student backpacks are stored in a hallway outside the classrooms and that the weapon was quickly located and removed by the campus security team.The school said the classroom was not disrupted and the students remained unaware of the incident.“We are thankful that everyone here on our Levite JCC campus is safe and that this morning’s incident was safely and quickly resolved,” said Brooke Bowles, CEO at Levite JCC in Birmingham.The JCC said firearms are prohibited across its campus and that a police report was filed.In a follow-up message later sent to families and staff, including summer J Camp families, the JCC said the preschool student involved is no longer enrolled in any Levite JCC programs, citing concerns for the safety of children and its policies restricting firearms.“Considering our deep concern for the welfare of everyone — especially children — who come through our doors, combined with our understandably restrictive firearms policy, sadly we had no choice but to disenroll the student,\" Bowles said.","url":"https://www.firstalert7.com/2026/06/20/preschooler-removed-program-after-gun-found-backpack/","source":"KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)","author":"Taylor Pollock, Gray News staff","publishDate":"2026-06-20T09:24:12.000Z","category":"safety","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgray-kosa-prod.gtv-cdn.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2F%2FAV6AN5TBHJHWZKWRCBJUIDMBKM.bmp%3Fauth%3Dc3a1586d5f77fc19d6c0663538764a478828a6727ec717f44d71d2e6ab4859ea%26amp%3Bsmart%3Dfalse","slug":"preschooler-removed-from-program-after-gun-found-in-backpack"},{"id":"77prfb","title":"Child dies after intoxicated mother rolls ATV, troopers say","excerpt":"PALMER, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - One child was killed and three others injured after an intoxicated woman rolled a side-by-side onto its roof Thursday, according to the Alaska State Troopers.Troopers were notified of the crash in the Jim Creek Recreation Area around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, according...","content":"PALMER, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - One child was killed and three others injured after an intoxicated woman rolled a side-by-side onto its roof Thursday, according to the Alaska State Troopers.Troopers were notified of the crash in the Jim Creek Recreation Area around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, according to an affidavit.One 10-year-old was found to have suffered massive head trauma, according to troopers. After 30 minutes of CPR, the child was pronounced dead at the scene. The three other children were taken to a Mat-Su area hospital for treatment and were expected to be OK.The driver identified herself as 32-year-old Wasilla resident Hannah Lebel.Troopers said there was an odor of alcohol in the general area and around the vehicle. They said they later found six empty beer cans and several cases of alcoholic beverages in the vehicle.Two of the children, including the one who was killed, were Lebel’s. Two others were those of a family friend.Lebel allegedly admitted to drinking “several” alcoholic drinks while at the recreation area, including three beers.She allegedly said she was driving in and out of the water repeatedly, as the children enjoyed the water spraying onto the vehicle. She also said all four children were wearing their seatbelts but not wearing helmets, and she was unsure why the vehicle rolled over, but theorized it may have hit a bump or rock under water.A witness at the scene said they heard Lebel say a child said during the drive that they were going too fast. Troopers determined the vehicle’s tracks suggested it was driving at a high rate of speed, and no one in the vehicle was wearing a seatbelt, as all front belts were still buckled when troopers investigated.Lebel was arrested on charges of third-degree assault, fourth-degree assault, criminally negligent homicide, driving under the influence and manslaughter. She was taken to and remanded at Mat-Su Pretrial.","url":"https://www.firstalert7.com/2026/06/20/child-dies-after-intoxicated-mother-rolls-atv-troopers-say/","source":"KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)","author":"Josiah Pike, Brandy Beard","publishDate":"2026-06-20T02:53:10.000Z","category":"safety","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgray-kosa-prod.gtv-cdn.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2F%2FGIKO7PUVV5E5ZNNNHZUEUEVEQI.PNG%3Fauth%3D1a3dc6af9591a6fcc17e103596c56819229423f0aa55cb2e69c72abc41222504%26amp%3Bsmart%3Dfalse","slug":"child-dies-after-intoxicated-mother-rolls-atv-troopers-say"},{"id":"3zxupa","title":"3 hikers die at Grand Canyon due to the heat as temperatures reach extreme levels, rangers say","excerpt":"GRAND CANYON, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) — Authorities said three people have died in heat-related incidents over the past week on Grand Canyon trails.Grand Canyon National Park rangers and first responders said two of the emergency calls came from the Inner Canyon trails, where temperatures in the s...","content":"GRAND CANYON, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) — Authorities said three people have died in heat-related incidents over the past week on Grand Canyon trails.Grand Canyon National Park rangers and first responders said two of the emergency calls came from the Inner Canyon trails, where temperatures in the shade can top 109 degrees in the afternoon.On June 12, a 72-year-old man was found not moving on the South Kaibab Trail. On Tuesday, a 67-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman were found on the North Kaibab Trail.All three hikers were pronounced dead when help arrived. Authorities did not immediately identify them. Officials are reminding hikers that canyon trails can be dangerous in the summer, as temperatures can easily top 100 degrees and the steep terrain makes it even harder on the body.The National Park Service is urging hikers to stay off Inner Canyon trails between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. local time during the summer months.","url":"https://www.firstalert7.com/2026/06/20/3-hikers-die-grand-canyon-due-heat-temperatures-reach-extreme-levels-rangers-say/","source":"KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)","author":"Ryan McCoy, Jordan Gartner","publishDate":"2026-06-20T00:59:00.000Z","category":"safety","localScore":100,"priority":1,"image":"https://themidland.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgray-kosa-prod.gtv-cdn.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2F%2FJRIVDRBVDVFUTGXH5ORILHRQR4.png%3Fauth%3Dfd7befe4235b49a57622427d4cec2dc5fd951945ba8f19991927097f50e90b42%26amp%3Bsmart%3Dfalse","slug":"3-hikers-die-at-grand-canyon-due-to-the-heat-as-temperatures-reach-extreme-levels-rangers-say"},{"id":"ll6fuk","title":"Midland County formalizes disaster response partnership with United Way - 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