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CLYDE, Texas (KOSA) -After a big win over Muleshoe, the Compass Cougars looked to ride that momentum into district competition against Clyde. Clyde, undefeated going into this game, looked to add another win to their book. The Bulldogs were able to reach that goal. Clyde dominate...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - George and Carmen Morrishaw met online playing Final Fantasy, bonded over books, and Carmen moved from New York to be with him. Skipping a big wedding, the couple got married in the fiction section of Charleston’s Bees Ferry Branch Library. Assistant branch...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A former general manager of JAB Services is accused of selling a company control valve valued at about $38,000 without the owner’s consent and was booked this week on a felony theft charge, according to jail records. Jesus Enrique Sanchez Jr., also known as...
CAPRON, Ill. ( WIFR /Gray News) - A family farm has cut pumpkin season short after owners say a major theft wiped out the remainder of its unharvested crops. Last week in a Facebook post , Meyers Family Farm in Illinois said thieves entered its field and stole almost all of its p...
( Aging Untold ) — Vision changes can be easy to brush off until everyday tasks — such as reading small print or seeing clearly at night — become more difficult. Changes may be common with age, but eye exams can reveal more than vision problems and protecting your eyesight can he...
WAXAHACHIE, Texas ( KWTX /Gray News) — A Texas mother is facing two counts of capital murder after authorities said she shot and killed her sons Thursday morning. Forty-two-year-old Colleen Nichole Lemmon of Waxahachie was booked into the Wayne McCollum Detention Center following...
LADSON, S.C. ( WCSC /Gray News) — A homeowner in South Carolina is facing charges after authorities say two children were found dead at the home on Tuesday. Justine May, 31, was booked into the Charleston County jail on two counts of homicide by child neglect, court records showe...
ODESSA & MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- Fall is here, and so is Cinergy's October and Fall activity lineup, giving Permian Basin residents something to do to keep cozy as the season begins to change. On October 1st, Cinergy will be hosting a 'Book Swap Premiere Night' for the new mo...
GREENVILLE, S.C. ( InvestigateTV ) - A serious illness can turn any family into full-time caregivers overnight and the search for safe, affordable help can feel overwhelming. When Amy McConnell’s husband Tom was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease at 55, she began sear...
Shawn Carrasco, founder of DGK, has released two new books titled 'The Four Pillars of Transformation' designed to help youth and their mentors foster personal growth and connection....
Dallas and Krystal Bartts are developing an interactive coloring book titled Barken at the Basin featuring pets submitted by the community to promote the importance of making memories....
Midland County Public Libraries will host the traveling exhibition 'Julia Child: A Recipe for Life' at the Centennial Library from October 2, 2026, to January 9, 2027....
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - A bipartisan bill in Congress would direct federal literacy grants toward reading programs based on phonics. Rep. Erin Houchin (R-Ind.) is sponsoring the Science of Reading Act of 2026 . It prioritizes federal literacy grants for programs using the science-...
NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio ( WOIO /Gray News) – A homeowners association in Ohio ordered a resident to remove a Little Free Library from her front yard by the end of September, saying the book exchange box violates bylaws against yard storage. Lana Carter and her husband installed th...
Local author Blanca Perez spoke about her book on surviving abuse during the inaugural "Latinos y Libros" event held at the Ector County Library as part of Hispanic Heritage Month....
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Ector County Library kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month with a book signing and presentation from a local author. Blanca Perez is the local author of “The Life I Almost Didn’t Live: From Surviving to Thriving.” She is the first author featured in the “L...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Midland County Library has begun offering WiFi hotspots to community members as a way to access the internet outside library facilities. The library has 15 Kajeet hotspots available for circulation. The devices allow users to connect compatible ph...
( Aging Untold ) — On this episode of Aging Untold , we’re breaking down what medical spas are and the essential steps older adults should know about before booking. Plus, we talk with a caregiver who turned her mother’s late-stage Alzheimer’s journey into an online community to ...
( Aging Untold ) — Med spas have expanded beyond Botox and facials, now offer IV hydration, vitamin shots, body sculpting and skin tightening — all marketed around energy, confidence and healthy aging. According to a 2024 report from the American Med Spa Association, women 55 and...
( Aging Untold ) — On this episode of Aging Untold, we’re decoding what your blood pressure readings really mean for your health. Then, we share crucial financial steps to protect your future during a “gray divorce” — splitting up after age 50. Plus, we follow a Michigan family’s...
( Aging Untold ) — High blood pressure often has no warning signs, but, left unchecked, it can quietly damage more than your heart. The Aging Untold experts are breaking down what’s actually happening inside your blood vessels when your blood pressure runs high, why the bottom nu...
ASHEVILLE, N.C. ( FOX Carolina /Gray News) - As rabies remains a serious public health concern, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be spreading millions of rabies vaccine doses in bait across the Southeast. The annual program is aimed at stopping the spread of raccoon rabies...
Hundreds of Ector County families signed their children up for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library literacy program in the week following her death.
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program has provided more than 300 million books to children in five countries since it launched in 1995. In Ector County, more than 3,000 children are active in the program. The Ector County Library is one of many librari...
(Gray News) - Country music legend Dolly Parton has died. Her nephew, Bryan Seaver, revealed the news in a Facebook video. “It is an honor, an honor that is mixed with absolute pride and great sadness. But sadness lies with us, not with Dolly,” Seaver said. He spoke highly of his...
RUSTON, La. ( KNOE /Gray News) - An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba, likely from swimming in a lake. The parents of Lillian Smart announced her death in a Facebook post on Sunday, Aug. 23. “Last night Lillian ran from our arms to the arms...
( Aging Untold ) — Stephanie Pruitt-Gaines has opened a workspace called the Creativity Bar, which is designed to combine play, art and office space for members. “Welcome to the Creativity Bar,” Pruitt-Gaines said. Pruitt-Gaines said she wants to help shape the future of those wh...
PECOS, Texas (KOSA) - The Literacy Coalition of the Permian Basin (LCPB) is launching its first eight-week Digital Literacy course on August 18 at the Reeves County Library in Pecos. It is aimed at preparing residents for a modern workforce.. Preparing for the Digital Future This...
MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - Midland County Judge Terry Johnson is admitting under oath that he posted a restricted law enforcement report on Facebook and is asking a jury to decide whether he had the right to do so. In a new court filing, Judge Johnson, through his attorney, a...
Midland County District Attorney Glenn Harwood has filed a civil lawsuit and called for Judge Terry Johnson's resignation following allegations that Johnson unauthorizedly obtained and shared sensitive information in a Facebook post....
(Gray News) - A drug-resistant “superbug” fungus is spreading in the U.S. as 26 states report cases. According to the latest tracking data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 3,000 cases of Candida auris, also known as C. auris, have been reported in th...
PORTER COUNTY, Ind. (Gray News) — A woman in Indiana is accused of stabbing her father to death and then cutting out his heart. Online jail records from the Porter County Sheriff’s Office show Serena Desiree Dolnics, 32, was booked into jail early Monday morning on a murder charg...
OMAHA, Neb. ( WOWT /Gray News) - A woman in Nebraska is accused of stealing nearly $1 million from her own father after being given power of attorney, authorities said. Patricia Deacy, 60, was booked on charges of abuse of a vulnerable adult and theft of more than $5,000. In 2023...
LINCOLN, Neb. ( KOLN /Gray News) - A Nebraska family is celebrating a miracle: with the help of a Facebook page, their missing dog found his way home after more than five years. Inmaculada Jackman says she never stopped searching for her dog, Chong, after he escaped her home in L...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC /Gray News) - An Alabama teenager, who was diagnosed with stage 4 bone cancer last year and went viral for pleading on his mother’s Facebook page for a drug to cure his cancer, has died. Will Roberts’s family posted on Facebook that the 15-year-old died ju...
NEW YORK (Gray News) - A person was taken into custody after allegedly throwing a makeshift incendiary device at a federal building, according to law enforcement.Authorities said the man was carrying an incendiary device, a pellet gun and a sign reading “ICE Off Our Streets,” aut...
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Four renderings for the new Ector County Courthouse have been released on social media on Tuesday afternoon. The new courthouse will be located at the current USPS site on Texas Ave. In a Facebook post, Ector County Judge Dustin Fawcett said, "Pr...
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO/Gray News) - Health officials are warning people to take precautions as a cyclospora outbreak continues to spread in several states.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of July 9, there have been 843 reported cases across 31 states...
MONROE, N.C. (WMBF/Gray News) - Authorities say the former owner of a popular wedding venue admitted to stealing over a million dollars.Jason Lottman, the ex-owner of Champagne Manor, pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud Monday while admitting to taking money from couples and ven...
(InvestigateTV) — The Better Business Bureau is warning sports fans to verify where they place bets online, saying some consumers have run into problems with unlicensed and unverified casinos and sportsbooks.From 2022 through mid-2025, the BBB said it received nearly 200 scam rep...
MEDIAPOLIS, Iowa (KWQC/Gray News) - Orrin Asmus is anything but your average 93-year-old. He has been driving semitrucks for over 70 years.Now, his fellow truckers are trying to help him get recognition as the oldest semi driver in the world.“Cody just haphazardly googled Guinnes...
SUWANEE, Ga. (Aging Untold) — A Georgia couple says weekly trips to a secondhand bookstore have kept them connected throughout more than 30 years of marriage. Michael and Brooks Breedlove visit Read It Again Books in Suwanee each week to browse for books they haven’t read. “It’s ...
BIG SPRING, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Members of the City of Big Spring kicked off Fourth of July festivities yesterday with a reading of the Declaration of Independence event. The event was held outside the city courthouse; as we're told, the event is taking us back to what it was lik...
(Aging Untold) — Bringing part-time help into a loved one’s home sounds straightforward—until real life doesn’t line up with the hours you’ve booked. Getting it right takes a plan: prioritizing the right tasks, keeping routines consistent and asking the right questions before a c...
MESA, Ariz. (AZFamily/Gray News) - An Arizona father is facing charges after he allegedly left his disabled adult son in a bathtub for seven weeks.Melvin Shimkus, 52, was booked on one count of vulnerable adult abuse and is being held on a $12,000 bond. He is accused of leaving h...
(Gray News) — Victor Willis, the lead singer of Village People, has died at 74.His wife announced his death in a Facebook post on his official page.“It is with profound sadness that I must announce the death of my husband, Victor Willis. Victor passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 20...
Bridget Fulfer, owner of Earth, Body & Soul in Midland, is offering free card readings to help people gain clarity and make better decisions during the Mercury Retrograde, which is in effect until July 23....
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump will join lawmaker and other dignitaries Wednesday for the dedication of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota, celebrating the life and conservation legacy of the nation’s 26th president.The opening comes as the...
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - As time marches forward, things change. This has been prevalent in downtown Odessa, especially with the addition of new shops, restaurants, and other new entertainment options. However, not everything changes with the times. Ye Old Bookworm has held it...
Ramblin' Rita, a character created by former librarian Kayla Wardell, is performing in West Texas as part of the National Library Services' Summer Reading Program, sharing stories about wildlife and indigenous legends with kids....
