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GREEN BAY, Wis. ( WSAW /Gray News) - Former Green Bay Packers running back Ahman Green revealed he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Green made the diagnosis public this week on an episode of ”Go Long" with Tyler Dunne after he said he received the diagnosis last year....
ANCHORAGE, Alaska ( KTUU /Gray News) - A female brown bear was caught on camera killing and eating a spring cub at an Alaskan national park. Park rangers said the intentional killing of the offspring was caught on Kat’s River View live feed early Tuesday morning at Katmai Nationa...
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - City of Odessa City Manager Aaron Smith held a press conference earlier today, touching on the potential closure of the Odessa Mountain Bike Trail. The Permian Basin Bicycle Association, a local organization, built the trail back in 2011 and has mainta...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Odessa Mountain Bike Park may be closing after 15 years. The city plans to develop the property, but riders say they’re not ready to let it go. The City of Odessa informed the Permian Basin Bicycle Association last week that it intends to terminate the ...
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (KOSA) - The Midland Lee alum was carted off the field following a moderate lateral collateral ligament tear in his left knee on Tuesday. The injury was non-contact and happened during a 7-on-7 drill. This news was first reported on by the Athletic. Braz...
The Russ McEwen Aquatic Center in Big Spring, Texas, is scheduled to close for the season on Saturday, August 1st.
BIG SPRING, Texas (KOSA) - The City of Big Spring’s Russ McEwen Aquatic Center will close for the season on Aug. 1, with final operating hours from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The aquatic center, found at 911 Golf Course Road inside Comanche Trail Park, features a pool, lazy river, mu...
CINCINNATI ( WXIX /Gray News) - A family is demanding answers after a man was killed execution-style while on a camping trip with friends in Puerto Rico. Tyler Wilkin, 35, was found shot in the head at Playa La Selva in Luquillo, Puerto Rico, just five minutes from his campsite o...
OXNARD, Calif. (KLTV) - Jerry Jones, the Dallas Cowboys owner, president and general manager, along with chief operating officer Stephen Jones and head coach Brian Schottenheimer, met the media on Tuesday in Oxnard, California, ahead of the team’s training camp. The trio answered...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - A new campaign is calling for the timely completion of a major electric transmission project aimed at meeting growing power demand across West Texas. Power West Texas launched Tuesday to support the Permian Basin Reliability Plan , saying the region has wa...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A springtime “round up” campaign at local Kent Kwik stores brought in $116,630 for the Permian Basin Reability Center (PBRC), after customers chose to round their purchases up to the nearest dollar between March 23 and May 30. The donations were collected a...
(Gray News) – Iconic singer, songwriter Carly Simon is opening up about her private health struggles. In a statement obtained by People , the 83-year-old revealed she has been living with Parkinson’s disease. People reported Simon announced in the same statement “she also underwe...
BALMORHEA, Texas (KOSA) - Balmorhea State Park’s headquarters will be closed Monday, July 27. The park remains open for use. Visitors checking in for day use or camping should use the self-pay station with a reservation or register with cash, check, or an annual pass. A list of a...
SALYERSVILLE, Ky. ( WKYT /Gray News) - A man in Kentucky died after a mobile home collapsed on him while he and three others were working to level it at a trailer park, officials said. The Magoffin County Sheriff’s Office said the collapse happened Monday afternoon at Calvin Cain...
TOPEKA, Kan. ( WIBW /Gray News) - A Topeka woman who was 24 weeks pregnant was severely injured in a dog attack on July 17 at the Highland Park Townhomes, according to her partner. C.J. Austin said his partner of five years, Audrey Suarez, was walking to a relative’s home when sh...
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (KMID/KPEJ) - Chris Brazzell II was drafted in April by Carolina, and on Monday, he strapped up the helmet to begin his first day of training camp with the Panthers. The former Midland Christian Mustang and Midland Legacy graduate was selected 83rd overa...
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. ( KPHO /Gray News) — An Arizona couple recently welcomed their fifth child, but this time it was in the passenger seat of their car in a casino parking lot. Parents Regena and Frankie Felix welcomed their baby girl, Noa Drew Felix, after labor progressed faster...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - i9 Sports offers a co-ed multi-sport summer camp designed to help children develop life skills through athletic participation. The program brings young athletes together to learn lessons including teamwork and confidence through interactions with peers and...
BIG SPRING, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Moss Creek Lake has been a part of the Big Spring community since 1938, serving as a recreational destination for families and lake-goers for nearly nine decades. Back in June, the City of Big Spring announced the closure of the lake and surroundin...
BIG SPRING, Texas (KOSA) - The Russ McEwen Family Aquatic Center reopened Wednesday after temporary mechanical issues forced a closure while repairs were completed. Big Spring City officials announced that the necessary repairs have been finished and the aquatic center is once ag...
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- Every month, the city of Odessa hosts its 'Friday Night Flicks' event. A way for the community to come together, enjoy a different park each month, and have fun with the family. This month's showing is Goat. The movie follows a ragtag team trying to mak...
WACO, Texas ( KWTX /Gray News) - A 12-year-old girl from Texas spent six days in the hospital after flea-borne typhus triggered septic shock. The infectious disease specialist who treated her said he is seeing higher-than-usual numbers of the illness this summer. Hope Smith retur...
An annual domestic violence awareness event featuring a butterfly release and guest speakers is scheduled to take place on August 29 at Sherwood Park in Odessa....
GAINESVILLE, Fla. ( WCJB /Gray News) — A 16-year-old in Florida is being charged as an adult after prosecutors said he took a young boy from a birthday party, sexually abused him in an abandoned trailer and then stuffed the boy in a wedding dress bag. The case was transferred to ...
BIG SPRING, Texas (KOSA) - The Russ McEwen Family Aquatic Center will be closed on July 21, according to the City of Big Spring. The center is closed because of mechanical issues. The crew is working on repairs and expects to open on July 22nd and operate at regular hours....
CINCINNATI ( WXIX /Gray News) - Sparks flew from a cargo plane during a rough attempted landing at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. Video shows a Kalitta Air cargo plane experiencing a “tail skid” during an attempted landing Sunday, according to the company’s C...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Aging Untold) — A retired physician diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease more than 20 years ago was turned away from gym after gym when he wanted to try rock climbing — until one said yes. That single yes led to the creation of Up Ending Parkinson’s, a nonprofit th...
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - (7/17/2026) Here’s your 7-Day Forecast +3 from Chief Forecaster Horace Brown. “A sluggish little mid-level swirl overhead will spark scattered showers and storms this weekend, but summer says, “hold my sweet tea!” As the hot and dry weather returns nex...
WASHINGTON, DC (InvestigateTV) — As deaths associated with nitrous oxide continue to skyrocket, there’s movement on Capitol Hill toward a federal crackdown on a product that’s being widely sold for use as a recreational drug. Although nitrous has legitimate uses in both medical a...
(Gray News) — Oscar-winning actress Brenda Fricker has died at age 81.Fricker won the best supporting actress Oscar in 1990 for her role in “My Left Foot.” She played Daniel Day-Lewis’ mother.Fricker was also known for her role as the Central Park pigeon woman in “Home Alone 2.”H...
(TEXAS TRIBUNE) - WASHINGTON — Attorney General Ken Paxton’s campaign said he would debate state Rep. James Talarico in Texas’ U.S. Senate race after Talarico challenged him to do so Thursday morning.Talarico, the Democratic nominee, said he had accepted invitations from three Te...
MONAHANS, Texas (KOSA) - When the Monahans Swimming & Diving Team head coach Jay Thomas talks about the aquatic talent in West Texas, the reaction from people who aren’t familiar is usually “they can’t believe we have a pool, don’t you live in the desert?”In reality, West Texas i...
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The Texas Department of Transportation is launching its "Be Safe. Drive Smart." speeding awareness campaign and Operation Slowdown, which will feature increased law enforcement patrols from July 18 through August 2....
MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - Newly obtained video shows the moment one person was hit by a car during a weekend car meet in Midland County, where two 18-year-olds are now facing felony charges.The video shows a blue BMW performing “donuts” in a parking lot at E. Wadley Ave. are...
BRUCETON MILLS, W.Va. (WDTV/Gray News) — A woman is accused of abusing an 8-year-old girl and not seeking medical treatment for the child after she ingested bleach at a West Virginia campground.The girl remains in critical condition at a local hospital.Court documents show that t...
PECOS, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Pecos native and professional basketball player Andre Roman returns to his hometown to hold his annual basketball camp at the Reeves County Recreation Center. Kids of all ages were there to sharpen their basketball skills, and the coaches who work the e...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Petroleum Museum is hosting its "Design Squad Camp" where kids can create 3D-printed wheelchairs to help kids in the Permian Basin. The Design Squad Camp is at the Petroleum Museum from July 14th to July 16th. Expenses can range from $2000 to $15,...
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (KMOV/Gray News) — Two teenagers in Illinois are suspected of shooting seven family members, killing five of them and critically injuring two others.The shootings happened Sunday in East St. Louis across three locations, including Jones Park and the Samuel Go...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - FC Dallas West Texas, a club associated with the FC Dallas Youth Soccer Club Affiliate Program, gathered in Beal Park tonight after practice to send off 37 of their athletes to Denver, Colorado. There, they will be participating in US Club Soccer’s 2026 Na...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The allow the 21st Century Road to Housing Act is set to become law without President Donald Trump’s signature. In a social media post Friday, Trump cited “protest” as his reason for standing aside as the bill takes effect 12:00 a.m. Friday night / Saturday...
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COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (Gray News) — A man was sentenced Thursday to 120 years in prison for kidnapping a young woman from a Starbucks parking lot and raping her at knifepoint.The assault happened at a Starbucks in Collinsville, Illinois, in November 2022.According to KTVI, prosecuto...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner announced Wednesday he is suspending his campaign and plans to withdraw from the Maine U.S. Senate race following new sexual assault allegations and increasing calls from fellow Democrats to drop out.In a video state...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- During Wednesday night's game, the Midland Rockhounds and the Southwest Transplant Alliance teamed up for Donate Life Night at Momentum Bank Ballpark. Southwest Transplant Alliance is an organization whose mission is to save lives through organ and tis...
TONTO NATIONAL FOREST, Ariz. (AZFamily/Gray News) — An Arizona man is accused of living illegally in the Tonto National Forest for years and accumulating about a half-ton of trash at a campsite in what a U.S. Forest Service officer described as one of the “worst residential cases...
ST. LOUIS (KMOV/Gray News) - A St. Louis woman is calling for action after she fell into an open manhole on a city sidewalk.Jamie Hassan says she fell into an open manhole on the evening of July 4. She parked in north St. Louis and was walking on the sidewalk toward a nearby bar ...
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) — It's a hot summer morning when Aaron Ganz parks his car in downtown Odessa. Exiting the vehicle, he takes a deep breath before walking into the building that will define the next act of this life. "It's a dream mission," Ganz said. Ganz is the executiv...
(InvestigateTV) — Summer activities, camp, travel and home improvement projects can strain household budgets quickly, but a debt relief attorney says planning ahead and building a dedicated savings plan can help.Debt relief attorney Leslie Tayne said it is important to have a sum...
ATLANTA (AP) — Enzo Fernandez scored in stoppage time to give Argentina an incredible 3-2 win over Egypt and a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday.The defending champions had trailed 2-0 after goals from Yasser Ibrahim and and Mostafa Zico at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. But...
(Gray News) - George E. Johnson, founder of the trailblazing Johnson Products Company, died, according to media reports. He was 99.He died in his downtown Chicago condo, his son, John Edward Johnson, told the Chicago Sun-Times. The New York Times reported he died of a respiratory...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The Midland RockHounds, Tall City Brewing Co. and West Texas FC held a watch party for Midlanders. Fans gathered at the ballpark to witness Team USA take on Belgium in the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match on Monday. The watch party was free admission, allo...
COAHOMA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Former Coahoma Softball players Mia Clemmer and Hannah Wells held their fourth annual softball camp Monday afternoon. The camp had a big turnout, with kids of all ages learning from Clemmer and Wells about what it takes to be great at softball. "The l...
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX/Gray News) - An 18-year-old in Mississippi was found dead after vanishing on the Fourth of July while hanging out with friends, according to authorities.The body, believed to be that of 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells, was found around 8:45 a.m. by a pa...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Monday night at Momentum Bank Ballpark fans are invited to cheer on Team USA as they take on Belgium in the World Cup.Gates open at 6:30 p.m. for the 7 p.m. game.The event is in partnership with West Texas F.C. and Tall City Brewing Co....
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- Summer fun is still in full swing in the City of Odessa, and all residents wanting to cool down are invited to attend a free pool party this weekend. The event is scheduled for Friday, July 10, 2026, at the Woodson Family Aquatic Center, from 6 p.m. unt...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT/Gray News) - An 11-year-old boy is credited with rescuing a man from nearly drowning at an apartment complex pool Wednesday night.Avory Woolery jumped into action after a man at the bottom of the pool, who appeared to be in distress.“There was this man in the...
OWOSSO, Mich. (WILX/Gray News) - Authorities in Michigan say a father drowned after he and his 8-year-old son tried to swim across a lake at a campground.Shiawassee County deputies say a 42-year-old man went swimming with his 8-year-old son around 5 p.m. Thursday at a campground ...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Night three of Banana Ball did not disappoint, as the Texas Tailgaters and the Party Animals brought another sold-out crowd to Momentum Bank Ballpark. The Tailgaters defeated the Party Animals 3-2 in the series finale and won the series 2-1. The Tailg...
