Armed and dangerous: OPD searching for hotel shooter
Law enforcement officers responded to an incident in the MCM Elegante parking lot in Odessa on Saturday night, although officials have not yet released specific details about the situation.
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Law enforcement officers responded to an incident in the MCM Elegante parking lot in Odessa on Saturday night, although officials have not yet released specific details about the situation.

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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Detectives have issued a warrant for a man in connection with a shooting at the MCM Grande Hotel in Odessa. Officers responded to a shots-fired call in the area of East Highway 80 at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday . According to Odessa police, it was confirmed t...
KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS) · Nov 8, 2026

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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill this week for the lame-duck session after the midterm elections, with a potential impeachment vote on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and government funding on the agenda. Outgoing Rep. Thomas Massie, (R-Ky.) has promised to ...
KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS) · Nov 8, 2026
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QUITMAN, Texas ( KLTV /Gray News) - A Texas man charged in his wife’s murder allegedly shot her in the head and left her in the bathroom for several days, according to newly released arrest documents. Deputies with the Wood County Sheriff’s Office arrested Weldon Powell on Wednes...
KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS) · Nov 8, 2026

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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. ( WCSC /Gray News) - A South Carolina mother is facing charges after her 11-month-old daughter was found dead and emaciated in an insect-infested apartment. Janette Clayton, 27, has been charged with homicide by child abuse after her 11-month-old daughter, ...
KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS) · Nov 8, 2026

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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - One person was shot and taken to the hospital, according to MCM Grande security. There is a heavy police presence at the MCM Grande Hotel and Fun Dome area in Odessa. It has not been confirmed if the suspect has been contained. What is known MCM Grande is s...
KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS) · Nov 8, 2026

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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - FIRST ALERT 7 Forecast for Sunday, November 8th, 2026: SATURDAY NIGHT The next round of widespread showers (and a few storms) moves in Saturday night into Sunday morning. Showers will really start to increase in coverage after midnight on Sunday, especially...
KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS) · Nov 8, 2026

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WILMINGTON, N.Y. ( WCAX /Gray News) - One woman is dead after an accident involving a plane in upstate New York. It happened around 3:45 p.m. Friday. State police said a single-engine, two-seat plane landed at Catalano Airfield and was making its way to the hangar when it struck ...
KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS) · Nov 7, 2026

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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Local veterans were honored Saturday morning at a community parade along Texas Avenue in Odessa. The parade, put together by VFW Post 4372 , started at 10 a.m. and ran from 17th Street to 9th Street. It was open to everyone, including veterans, organization...
KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS) · Nov 7, 2026

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LAKE CHARLES, La. ( KPLC /Gray News) - A mother in Louisiana was sentenced to life in prison for killing her 4-year-old child and abandoning her baby near an interstate. Aaliyah Jack, 28, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing her son, Legen...
KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS) · Nov 7, 2026

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(Gray News) - President Donald Trump offered UFC president and CEO Dana White the job of press secretary on Saturday. In a post on Truth Social , Trump said: “I am pleased to announce that the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior, has been offered the job of Press Secr...
KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS) · Nov 7, 2026