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Concerns over Project Landman data center under construction in South Ector County

Ector County Commissioners' Court hosted executives from AI infrastructure company STN to address public concerns regarding the ongoing development of Project Landman, a data center near Odessa expected to create over 200 jobs and generate $30 million in annual tax revenue upon i...

KMID ABC Big 2 / YourBasin (Permian Basin ABC)Nov 13, 2026

South Odessa data center draws support and concerns at Commissioners Court meeting

ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A new data center is planned for South Odessa, and community members and the people behind the project spoke about it at a Commissioners Court meeting. CEO discusses environmental plans Sabur Mian, CEO of STN, said the project aims to reduce its environment...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 13, 2026

Howard County lifts 90-day burn ban

HOWARD COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - The Howard County Commissioners Court has lifted the burn ban on outdoor burning in the unincorporated areas of the county. The court adopted the order Nov. 9 by a vote of 4-0. The order says the court determined the circumstances that required the p...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 12, 2026

Rep. Jim Jordan elected new House GOP leader

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) will be the next House Minority Leader after House Republicans voted to pick new leadership, one week after voters returned the majority to Democrats. Jordan defeated Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), the current House Majority Leader and...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 10, 2026

Festival of Trees returns Nov. 14 to support seniors

The Permian Basin Adult Protective Services Advisory Board is scheduled to host its 4th Annual Festival of Trees at the Hall of Briarwood on Saturday, November 14th, to raise funds for services supporting elderly and disabled adults....

KMID ABC Big 2 / YourBasin (Permian Basin ABC)Nov 10, 2026

GOP lawmaker introduces articles of impeachment against Hegseth

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) introduced eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Monday, the first day of the U.S. House session after the midterm elections. Massie mentioned Hegseth’s role in military actions in Venezuela and Yeme...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 10, 2026

Luigi Mangione’s cousin trails in Baltimore County Council race as results change

BALTIMORE, Md. (Gray News) - Republican Nino Mangione, a cousin of Luigi Mangione, is now trailing Democrat Shawn McIntosh in the race for Baltimore County Council’s District 5 seat, according to unofficial election results. An earlier version of this report said Nino Mangione ha...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 9, 2026

Why your metabolism changes as you age — and what you can do now

( Aging Untold ) — Metabolism is how your body makes and uses energy, burns fuel, keeps up strength and recovers from day to day. As we get older, that process can change and affect how we feel and how our bodies function. Dr. Rhea Rogers, a board-certified physician, said metabo...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 9, 2026

Week Ahead in Washington: Nov. 8

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

Congress enters lame duck session following midterm elections

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Congress has a list of unfinished work during the lame duck session, the period between the election of a new Congress and the start of its term, including a Dec. 11 government funding deadline. The session follows the 2026 midterm elections, which came to ...

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

Memory card with uncounted ballots found, launching investigation

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Ga. ( WCTV / ANF /Gray News) — A memory card from election night has been discovered containing uncounted ballots from Seminole County, Georgia, voters. According to a release from the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office, a post-election check revealed: “approxim...

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

Alaska Senate race remains undecided days after Election Day

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Fewer than 700 votes separated the top two candidates in Alaska’s Senate race Friday with 74% of ballots counted. Democrat Mary Peltola led Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan by a slim margin, which had not changed in more than 24 hours. As polls closed...

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

Votes continue to be counted in Mississippi’s Senate race

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Mississippi election officials continued to count ballots in the state’s U.S. Senate race on Friday, which remains without a declared winner. Democrat Scott Colom leads incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by about 2,500 votes as of Friday night. Thou...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 6, 2026

Hegseth’s future in question days after midterms

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The future of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is in question days after the midterm elections. The Democrats have won back control of the House and the Senate, with some states still counting votes. President Donald Trump has said repeatedly that Hegseth is ...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 6, 2026

Bottle sterilizers recalled after reports of plastic housing melting

(Gray News) - About 29,000 bottle sterilizers are under recall for burn hazards. Baby Brezza announced the recall of its SuperFast Sterilizer Dryer on Nov. 5. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the dryers can overheat and pose a burn hazard. The dryers are used ...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 6, 2026

Jesse Porras III wins Ector County Commissioner Precinct 4 race

ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Democrat Jesse Porras III, a business owner who served in the U.S. Marine Corps, won the race for Ector County Commissioner in Precinct 4, defeating Republican incumbent Billy Hall. Porras received 54.3% of the vote, or 2,006 votes, in Tuesday’s midterm ele...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 5, 2026

Nearly 200,000 air fryers sold at Target recalled following dozens of burns

(Gray News) - Nearly 200,000 air fryer ovens sold exclusively at Target are being recalled after dozens of people reported suffering burns. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, nearly 176,000 Gourmia Stainless Steel Digital 9-Slice Digital Air Fryer Ovens. Fe...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 5, 2026

Democrats set to take power as midterm voter data shows shift among young men

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - With Democrats set to take power on Capitol Hill, data on who voted in the midterm elections shows changes in the electorate. President Donald Trump’s failure to deliver on key campaign promises from 2024 is a main reason a wide range of voters participated...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 5, 2026

Why this attorney has been putting up positive billboards

LOUISVILLE, Ky. ( InvestigateTV ) - Sam Aguiar has been a personal injury lawyer since 2008. “It’s a tough field, but it’s a rewarding field,” Aguiar said. In December 2024, he decided to go beyond the courtroom and put up billboards around town with motivational messages. “I des...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 5, 2026

Future voter arrives early: Woman goes into labor at polling place

TOPEKA, Kan. ( WIBW /Gray News) — Tessa Von Fange went into labor after a trip to the Shawnee County Elections Office in Kansas, where she went to vote. Tessa Von Fange is a longtime voter. She said she has missed very few elections. “I don’t think there are too many elections th...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 5, 2026

Local party leaders respond to blue wave victories in Texas Elections

The blue wave Texas experienced Tuesday was the result of Texans souring on not only the policy of current state officials, but also those of the Trump administration in regard to immigration, education and affordability, Ector County Democratic Party Chairwoman JoAnna Keese said...

KMID ABC Big 2 / YourBasin (Permian Basin ABC)Nov 5, 2026

2028 White House talk begins after historic Midterm Election Day

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Politicians are already looking ahead to the 2028 presidential race after Democrats swept key races across the nation on Nov. 3. Among the victory speeches and concession messages were signs of groundwork for 2028 and possible presidential runs by candidate...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 5, 2026

Trump touts ballroom after GOP suffers historic midterm losses

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump continued to insist Wednesday that his supporters have tremendous love for him, even as fellow Republicans blame his policies for the party’s midterm election losses. With votes still being counted, Democrats have won at least 7 Senat...

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

Midterm election results - three things to know

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in Tuesday’s midterm elections, breaking through in Republican strongholds. Here are three things to know as counting continues. 1. Democrats capture the House and Senate Democrats flipped seven Senate seat...

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

Richard Pierce elected to Odessa City Council district 3

Richard Pierce won the election for Odessa's third city council district, securing over 60% of the vote to fill a seat vacated by former councilmember Gilbert Vasquez....

KMID ABC Big 2 / YourBasin (Permian Basin ABC)Nov 4, 2026

These are the skin cancer warning signs you may overlook as you age

( Aging Untold ) — Skin cancer can appear in more ways than a changing mole. Warning signs people may overlook Some of the warning signs that people might overlook are having sores that don’t heal or moles that bleed easily, Dr. Rhea Rogers, a board-certified physician, said. Mol...

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

Talarico flips Texas Senate seat, beating Paxton in blow to Trump

It's a huge moment for Democrats, both because it finally notches the party a big victory in a state key to presidential elections, and because it edges them closer to winning a Senate majority....

KMID ABC Big 2 / YourBasin (Permian Basin ABC)Nov 4, 2026

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

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

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

Polling location at Ohio elementary school evacuated due to bomb threat

TOLEDO, Ohio ( WTVG /Gray News) - Voters in Ohio attempting to cast their vote on Election Day at an area elementary school were told to leave the polling location due to an apparent bomb threat. Toledo Public Schools confirmed a bomb threat was received at Beverly Elementary Sch...

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

House Democrats layout election security efforts ahead of midterms

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Just ahead of Election Day, Rep. Joe Morelle, D-N.Y., laid out House Democrats’ plans to protect the integrity of the midterm elections amid President Donald Trump’s continuing efforts to cast doubt on their security. During a virtual media briefing on Frid...

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

Pres. Trump focuses on Reflecting pool

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - With the 2026 midterms elections just a day away, President Trump on Monday touted the completion the repairs to the Reflecting Pool and also made his closing message to voters. Off the campaign trail after nearly 30 rallies and with control of Congress at ...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 2, 2026

GOP closely watching Iowa and Kansas

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - About 50 million Americans have already cast ballots on the eve of the election, and President Donald Trump spent the weekend campaigning in Iowa and Kansas. Iowa and Kansas are normally Republican wins, but both are now battlegrounds. Kansas Senate race Ka...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 2, 2026

Who am I voting for? Races explained on the ballot in Texas this November

MIDLAND-ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - This November, voters are showing up to the polls for local and state races. We’re breaking down what each position does and who is running in the Texas races: Texas Governor The governor signs or vetoes bills passed by the state legislature. They a...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 2, 2026

2026 midterm elections - three key races to watch

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - With Election Day hours away and control of Congress at stake, political experts are watching Senate races in key states. Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton is facing Democratic state Rep. James Talarico. An endorsement from President Donald Trump...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 2, 2026

Trump spends the day before midterm Election Day promoting his Reflecting Pool makeover

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Republicans and Democrats were making their final pitch to voters on the eve of Election Day, President Donald Trump opted to forgo the campaign trail and instead focused on his renovations at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, drawing attention to an expe...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 2, 2026

Gout: Causes, warning signs and what you can do

( Aging Untold ) — Gout is common, painful and sometimes missed at first, but it is treatable. Dr. Rhea Rogers, a board-certified physician, is explaining what gout is, what can trigger it and how to confirm it early. What gout is Gout starts with uric acid building up in the blo...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 2, 2026

Doctors prescribe GLP-1 drugs to some children for weight loss

( Aging Untold ) — BATON ROUGE, La. — Weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1s, which are popular with adults, are now being prescribed for some children, according to Dr. Rhea Rogers, a board-certified physician and Aging Untold host. Students learn healthy habits Students at Magnolia ...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 2, 2026

Abbott makes up postponed Midland stop on get-out-the-vote tour

MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Gov. Greg Abbott made a stop at Michael’s Charcoal Grill in Midland on Sunday as part of his get-out-the-vote tour, two days before Election Day. Abbott had planned to visit on Thursday, Oct. 29, but postponed because of aircraft and travel issues. He prom...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 2, 2026

Rep. Haley Stevens switches endorsement to Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate race

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., withdrew her support for Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday and endorsed Republican candidate Mike Rogers, just two days before the midterm elections. The reversal follows tense in-party fighting between...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 1, 2026

Week Ahead in Washington: November 1

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, as Americans cast votes in local, state and federal races. All 435 U.S. House seats and 35 Senate seats are up for election. Governor’s races are also on the ballot in 36 states. The midterm elections will determine control ...

KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)Nov 1, 2026