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(Gray News) — A federal judge in Wisconsin has ruled that AI-generated child sexual abuse material is protected by the First Amendment, but he voiced concerns about these kinds of cases. The decision comes in a case against a Wisconsin man who was arrested in 2024 for producing, ...
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, Ark. ( KAIT /Gray News) - Two men in Arkansas were arrested after a high-speed pursuit. Footage of the incident has gone viral, raising questions about the officer’s use of force. On Aug. 19, at about 11:21 p.m., Arkansas State Police Trooper Teddy Henderson w...
CHANDLER, Ariz. ( KPHO /Gray News) — An Arizona man is facing a murder charge in the death of his mother, who police say was found in extremely poor living conditions. Court paperwork released Monday detailed the gruesome conditions under which 84-year-old Mary Elenz reportedly l...
CEDARTOWN, Ga. ( ANF /Gray News) — A beloved pet donkey was shot to death Sunday by a police officer in Georgia, officials said. Hannah Israel said her farm is “definitely not the same” without her 1-year-old donkey named HeeHaw. Israel said she did not hear the gunshots but woke...
The Odessa Police Department is seeking the public's help to identify a suspect who poured an unknown substance into a vehicle's gas tank, causing approximately $3,150 in damage....
ALVA, Okla. (Gray News) - A police officer in Oklahoma and his wife are accused of exploiting an 82-year-old man. Alva Police officer Andrew McVicker and Abbigale McVicker were arrested and charged with exploitation of an elderly person and conspiracy, authorities announced. Acco...
DUNKLIN COUNTY, Mo. ( KFVS /Gray News) — A former Missouri police officer has been sentenced to 15 days in jail and two years of probation in an animal abuse case involving two K-9s. On Aug. 24, Derrick A. Durall pleaded guilty to two counts of misdemeanor animal abuse. He initia...
The Midland County Commissioners Court approved a 90-day burn ban for unincorporated Midland County due to dry conditions and an increased risk of wildfires....
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - FIRST ALERT 7 Forecast for Tuesday, September 1st, 2026: Not a lot of change is ahead through the next 10-days as highs remain in the upper-90s and triple digits alongside overall dry conditions continuing. Today will be another hot day across West Texas an...
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) - A 19-year-old woman is accused of extorting a man after learning he had a girlfriend for the entire time that they were dating. Nathalie Rodriguez Gonzalez was arrested and charged with extortion on Friday, according to an arrest report from ...
PIKE COUNTY, Ind. ( WFIE /Gray News) - A mother and her 8-year-old daughter were killed in a crash as they headed home from a Girl Scout trip to an Indiana theme park. Three other children were injured in the incident. Amanda Wertman, 41, and her 8-year-old daughter, Michaela Wer...
AMARILLO, Texas ( KFDA /Gray News) - A former Texas officer is accused of using the Flock camera system to track a victim 76 times. The Amarillo Police Department fired Christian Eder on July 17, citing inappropriate conduct. Police say they received a citizen complaint about Ede...
MARINGOUIN, La. ( WAFB /Gray News) - A mother and a child died in an apartment fire on Monday morning, Louisiana authorities said. The Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office identified the victims as Lauren Carter, 22, and Layton Carter, 6. Emergency officials responded to reports of ...
HOLLYWOOD, S.C. ( WCSC /Gray News) – A South Carolina family and community are mourning the loss of a young man who was killed in a house fire and had dreams of playing football for the NFL. Jaiden Odom was a 15-year-old Lowcountry football player who played at Baptist Hill High ...
NEW YORK (AP) - A woman randomly stabbed two people in New York City’s Times Square on Monday, killing one woman, and then was fatally shot by police, according to officials. The shooting happened just before 4:30 p.m. next to a New York Police Department substation, just outside...
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. ( WCJB /Gray News) - Florida deputies arrested an 11-year-old boy accused of threatening other children with a gun at a neighborhood playground. Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies say they were called to reports of an armed disturbance in a neighborhood near E...
LEDYARD, Conn. (WJAR) – A donation from music star Taylor Swift is helping a good Samaritan in Connecticut. Ashley Taunton is recovering from injuries she sustained while assisting teenagers on the side of the road. Taunton went through a life-threatening crash, weeks of surgerie...
VANCOUVER, Wash. ( KPTV /Gray News) – A man was arrested after he allegedly beat and strangled a woman inside his apartment while holding her captive for multiple days. Nathanial Sylvester, 31, appeared before a judge on Aug. 29, facing several charges, including assault and unla...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- A Midland man was arrested Monday morning after a brief pursuit with police. According to the Midland Police Department, around 9:10 am on August 31, officers began a pursuit with a 2022 Mitsubishi Highlander driven by 31-year-old Travis Dwyer. The pur...
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- An Odessa man was arrested following a weekend shooting that left an Odessa business owner dead. Eduardo Sotelo has been charged with Murder and Tampering with Evidence. According to the Ector County Sheriff's Office, around 1:45 am on August 30, ...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - A man was arrested Monday after a brief pursuit and standoff with Midland police. According to Midland officials, at around 9:10 a.m., 31-year-old Travis Dwyer was driving a Mitsubishi Highlander and stopped in the area of Mockingbird Lane. “Dwyer refused ...
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. ( WBBJ /Gray News) - A mother is charged with murder after she allegedly shot and killed her 2-year-old daughter on Thursday, according to police. According to the Humboldt Police Department, officers responded to a home and found Ephreana Brady on the front porch...
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - A man has been charged with murder after a prominent business owner was shot and killed early Sunday in west Odessa. According to the Ector County Sheriff’s Office, reports were recieved of shots fired in the area at around 1:45 a.m. Sunday, August 30...
MARTIN COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - The Martin County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help identifying a man who stole barrels of crude oil. According to Midland Crime Stoppers, the man stole around 85-86 barrels of crude oil near Stanton. Anyone with information on the sus...
MONAHANS, Texas (KOSA) - Law enforcement arrested a man on drug-related charges in Monahans early Monday morning. Monahans police and Ward County deputies searched a home in the 11th Street and South Betty area on Monday, according to Monahans police. The homeowner, 69-year-old D...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - FIRST ALERT 7 Forecast for Monday, August 31st, 2026: Not a lot of change is ahead through the next 10-days as highs remain in the upper-90s and triple digits alongside overall dry conditions continuing. Today will be another hot day across West Texas and s...
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. ( WBRC /Gray News) - A teenage girl was shot and killed by her 19-year-old boyfriend, according to police. According to Tuscaloosa Police, officers were called to a report of a female shot at a club around 10 p.m. near Culver Road on Friday. Police said the teena...
ATLANTA ( ANF /Gray News) - A birthday party for a 2-year-old Georgia girl nearly ended in tragedy when she was found unresponsive in a swimming pool, police say. The harrowing ordeal happened just after 9 p.m. Saturday at a Cobb County apartment complex. Friends and family were ...
MONTCLAIR, Calif. (Gray News) - The Pabst Brewing Company is asking the public for help after more than 40,000 pounds of beer was stolen in what may be one of the largest beer heists in history. Montclair Police said Friday they are investigating two cargo thefts from the Anheuse...
CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - A man was arrested after he was accused of shooting at tree workers Saturday afternoon, authorities said. Just before 2:30 p.m., deputies with the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office were sent to South Rocky Bluff Lane after a report of a...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The Midland Fire Department was called to a fire in the county on Thursday afternoon. MFD reported that the fire happened in the 4200 block of East County Road 79. No injuries were reported from the fire....
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The Midland Fire Department was called to a fire in the county early Friday morning. According to MFD, it happened in the 3900 block of North Farm-to-Market Road 1788. There were no injuries and the structure appeared to be unoccupied, said MFD....
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Midland Fire Department responded to a structure fire in Midland County Thursday afternoon. According to MFD, the fire occurred in the 4200 block of East County Road 79. No injuries were reported....
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Midland Fire Department responded to a structure fire early Friday morning. According to MFD, the fire occurred in the 3900 block of North Farm-To-Market Road 1788. No injuries were reported....
SELDOVIA, Alaska ( KTUU /Gray News) - Four adults died after a small plane crashed into Seldovia Slough Wednesday afternoon, Alaska State Troopers said. Troopers were notified of the crash at 1:18 p.m. The agency sent a helicopter crew from Anchorage and sent troopers by boat fro...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. ( WMC /Gray News) - A Tennessee mother is facing multiple child neglect charges after police say four of her eight children were left alone at a dirty home with no air conditioning. Keenia Haynes is charged with four counts of child neglect after Memphis Police say...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. ( AZFamily /Gray News) - A 92-year-old Arizona man accused of attacking and killing his wife had been showing signs of dementia, his family says. John Biggs Jr., 92, was arrested Monday after his wife, 89-year-old Jane Biggs, was found dead inside their home, acco...
INDIANAPOLIS (Gray News) - A mother has been arrested after police say she left her infant son behind an Indianapolis strip mall with a note that read “I am unable to keep him, needs a good family.” Detectives with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department arrested the baby...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - FIRST ALERT 7 Forecast for Sunday, August 30th, 2026: Much of same heading into the month of September with above-average warmth, sunny skies, and rain-free conditions. SUNDAY It will be a pleasant start to Sunday morning, featuring warm lows in the 70s and...
COLUMBIA, S.C. ( WIS /Gray News) - The Columbia Police Department is investigating a shooting near a park on Hazelwood Road that took the lives of a suspect, an officer, and injured a second officer. According to police, the shooting resulted in the death of 29-year-old Chris DeL...
CINCINNATI ( WXIX /Gray News) - An assistant principal for Cincinnati Public Schools is under arrest on a felony charge. According to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, Aiken New Tech High School assistant principal Steven Barton, 43, has been charged with sexual battery on a ...
WELLS COUNTY, Ind. ( WPTA /Gray News) - A driver in Indiana is facing additional charges for their role in a deadly high-speed crash from earlier this year. Authorities in Wells County said Hunter Cooper, 21, has been charged with reckless homicide, along with involuntary manslau...
MADISON, Wis. ( WBAY /Gray News) - A Wisconsin man is accused of stalking a woman for 13 years and was found with human skulls and a jar containing part of John Wayne Gacy’s brain in his home. Benjamin C. Larson, 47, is charged with one count of stalking. The victim contacted Mad...
BEXAR COUNTY, Texas. ( KBTX /Gray News) - Authorities have identified a suspect in the 1981 cold-case murder of a 23-year-old woman who was found dead after leaving a bar. The suspect, Kelly Lee Brower, 68, was arrested on Aug. 19, 2026, in Cottonwood, Arizona, in connection with...
LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Ill. ( 25News Now /Gray News) - Two people have been arrested in Illinois after deputies said they discovered four children in an enclosed U-Haul box truck. The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office said deputies also found two dogs and two adults in the truck aft...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - FIRST ALERT 7 Forecast for Saturday, August 29th, 2026: Much of same heading into the weekend with above-average warmth, sunny skies, and rain-free conditions. SATURDAY Saturday morning will feature warm lows in the 70s and mostly clear skies. Abundant afte...
GASTONIA, N.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) - Authorities in North Carolina say a driver was stopped after blowing past a school bus in front of a Gastonia police officer. The department shared a video this week of the vehicle seemingly traveling right past the stopped bus as captured by t...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - You can watch the first week of The Friday Night Blitz LIVE here on Friday, Aug. 28. You can watch the live show at 11 p.m. on our First Alert 7 TV apps or online here! Check out the latest Friday Night Blitz in the playlist below. To check out this week’s ...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - A work crew repairing a sewage line near the intersection of Big Spring and Scharbauer found partial remains of a baby inside the line Friday afternoon. The Midland Police Department said the developmental stage of the baby is undetermined but is believed ...
MADISON COUNTY, Ala. ( WAFF /Gray News) - An 18-year-old has been charged with shooting and killing his grandfather. According to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to a home on John Harold Drive following a report of a shooting Thursday afternoon. Upon arr...
ANDREWS, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - An Andrews faculty member was arrested by Andrews ISD Police officers this afternoon on felony charges. According to Andrews ISD Police, officers were contacted at approximately 1:21 pm by a member of the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force regarding a want...
ANDREWS, Texas (KOSA) - Andrews ISD was notified by the Andrews ISD Police Department that an Andrews High School teacher was arrested Friday afternoon. Christopher Leggett Cleveland was arrested from the Andrews High School campus at around 1:27 p.m. Friday, August 28, according...
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. ( WEEK /Gray News) - A family of eight has been injured after an explosion destroyed their home, but loved ones say they are expected to survive the scary situation. Danvers firefighters said the reported explosion occurred just before midnight on Wednesday at a...
WESTLAKE, Ohio ( WOIO /Gray News) – An Ohio nursing home employee was arrested for stealing money from an 86-year-old resident. According to a release from Westlake Police, at around 10 a.m. on July 28, a Bay Village woman called to report fraud and theft involving her blind and ...
NORTHWOOD, Ohio ( WTVG /Gray News) – An Ohio woman driving a shuttle bus carrying 26 Bowling Green State University students is facing an operating a vehicle under the influence charge after troopers say her bus was hit from behind by another vehicle on Interstate 75. The crash h...
WASHINGTON (Gray News) - A 17-year-old is accused of fatally shooting an eighth grader filming a TikTok video, authorities said. The teen, who was 15-year-old at the time of the shooting, was arrested and charged Wednesday with second-degree murder while armed, Metropolitan Polic...
CLEVELAND, Ohio ( WOIO /Gray News) - A man in Ohio died after trying to perform a stunt on his motorcycle, according to police. Cleveland Police reported the man hit a utility pole near the intersection of Pearl Road and Cypress Avenue Wednesday afternoon. According to very preli...
