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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...
(Gray News) - An airport worker in Canada died after he was hit by an airplane on the tarmac. The accident happened Monday night at the Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. According to CTV News , the worker, identified as 39-year-old Oscar Robayo, was hit by an...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - A documented gang member was arrested Wednesday for multiple charges in Midland County. According to the Texas Anti-Gang Center Permian Basin (TAG), Phidel Tranard Love was arrested after TAG members found him in the area of North A Street. Love was wanted...
BREWSTER COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - The Brewster County Sheriff’s Office Special Response Team served a felony arrest warrant Thursday morning on a ranch south of Marathon. According to the Brewster County Sheriff’s Office, Barret Whitworth, was charged with assault on a family membe...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - FIRST ALERT 7 Forecast for Friday, August 28th, 2026: It’ll be another milder day across West Texas and southeast New Mexico with slight chances for showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon and evening hours. High temperatures will warm into the 9...
FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. ( WMBF /Gray News) - Several former QVC employees were arrested in South Carolina. Investigators with the Florence County Sheriff’s Office said they worked with global security operations at QVC to arrest five former employees who are charged with breach of ...
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio ( WOIO /Gray News) - Police in Ohio released body camera video showing the arrest of the San Francisco 49ers owner during a prostitution sting over the weekend. John “Jed” York was arrested Sunday in East Palestine after he allegedly responded to an ad posted...
MADISON, Wis. ( WMTV /Gray News) - A student and football player died after a farming accident Thursday morning, according to school and law enforcement officials. According to the Richland County Sheriff’s Office, deputies received a 911 call just after 7 a.m. about a farming ac...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - A man was arrested by TAG Center - Permian Basin members located on Wednesday in Midland County for multiple felony charges. According to the Midland County Sherrif's Office, TAG Center - Permian Basin members located Phidel Tranard Love in the 3400 b...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - A man was arrested by the Texas Anti-Gang Center - Permian Basin members for three counts of Indecency with a Child in Midland County. According to the Midland Sheriff's Office, TAG members located Donovan Torail Hubbard in the 8600 block of West Coun...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. ( WAVE /Gray News) - Weeks after nearly 250 neglected dogs were rescued from a wooded 5-acre property, charges were filed against the owners. Kentucky State Police charged Michael and Natasha York with second-degree animal cruelty and failing to vaccinate the anim...
GREEN BAY, Wis. ( WBAY /Gray News) - Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs has been formally charged with two misdemeanors stemming from an arrest earlier this year. Jacobs was taken into custody in May on suspicion of domestic abuse, but at the time, the Brown County distri...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - A man was arrested after being involved in a hit-and-run accident on South Rankin Highway on Wednesday. The Texas Anti-Gang Center - Permian Basin arrested Luis Greenhalgh, who is a documented gang member. The hit-and-run accident occurred in the 1400...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Midland Fire Department deployed three of its personnel to Palo Pinto County to assist with operations at the Ross fire. The three personnel will be used as a Wild Paramedic Unit. The fire has grown to approximately 83,000 acres and remains less t...
COLUMBUS COUNTY, N.C. ( WECT /Gray News) - A former Baptist preacher has been arrested after authorities say he stole thousands of dollars from a North Carolina church to cover personal expenses. The new charges against Devin Carroll, who was also an in-school suspension aide at ...
TOWNSHIP OF WILSON, Wis. ( WEAU /Gray News) - A motorcyclist died after hitting a deer over the weekend in Wisconsin, authorities said. On Aug. 22, around 6:45 p.m., Eau Claire County deputies were called to the N2700 block of County Highway D for a crash involving a motorcycle a...
CALAVERAS COUNTY, Calif. (Gray News) - Police in California arrested a mother accused of breaking through the glass of a school bus door, climbing inside and confronting the bus driver. According to reports, the incident began when the driver stopped the school bus on a highway i...
EDGEMOOR, S.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) - Three men have been arrested in South Carolina after allegedly cutting down Flock cameras in Chester County. Jail records show Blaze Fuller, James Ryerson and Samuel Carlisle, all 19, were charged in connection with cutting down the cameras. Au...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Midland Crime Stoppers are seeking public assistance in identifying a suspect wanted for theft. The incident occurred on August 24, 2026 when the female suspect entered Ulta Beauty at 4511 N. Midkiff and concealed several items in her bag, valued at o...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ( WVLT /Gray News) - A former Knoxville police officer accused of inappropriately touching a deceased woman’s body has been indicted. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, agents began investigating Shigeki Nagamoto, 38, in June. Nagamoto was employ...
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. ( ANF /Gray News) — A climber was rescued after he found himself stranded on a mountain face more than 200 feet up. White County Public Safety reported that emergency crews rescued the man from Mount Yonah in north Georgia Tuesday night. According to the agency,...
LUFKIN, Texas ( KTRE /Gray News) — A Texas police officer used a Flock license plate reader more than 10,000 times to track an ex-girlfriend, her family members and other people she had relationships with, according to an arrest affidavit. Zachary Anthony Klein, 32, was indicted ...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - FIRST ALERT 7 Forecast for Thursday, August 27th, 2026: It’ll be a bit milder across West Texas and southeast New Mexico today with isolated showers and thunderstorms possible through the day, mainly in the afternoon and evening hours. High temperatures wil...
TULLAHOMA, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - A child was hit and killed by a dump truck on his way to school Tuesday morning. Tennessee Highway Patrol said the child was pronounced dead at the scene, which is just blocks away from Robert E. Lee Elementary School and East Middle School. ...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The Texas Department of Public Safety held a news conference Thursday on a long-term investigation into a criminal enterprise trafficking stolen petroleum products. The DPS Criminal Investigations Division executed a series of search and arrest warrants Au...
BAINBRIDGE, Ga. ( WALB /Gray News) - Patricia Tarver, 71, and her daughter Amita Spear were cited with disorderly conduct at a Walmart in Bainbridge, Georgia, on Aug. 18, according to a Bainbridge Public Safety report. Tarver said another woman threatened her while she was shoppi...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. ( WAVE /Gray News) - A Kentucky police officer is facing multiple charges after authorities said he misused access to Flock camera database systems to track a woman’s movements over a five-month period. Asad Zahir, 40, faces five counts of first-degree official mi...
SANTA FE, N.M. ( AZFamily /Gray News) — A San Carlos Apache tribal member and firefighter died while assisting with wildfire suppression efforts in New Mexico. Randy Lupe, 62, from the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation , died from a medical emergency on Sunday. Officials said ...
PHOENIX ( AZFamily /Gray News) — A man was jailed after he was allegedly caught damaging a photo safety camera in Phoenix last week, with damages estimated in the tens of thousands of dollars. Brandon Ribadeneira, 20, was arrested this week on one felony count of criminal damage....
LAKE CHARLES, La. ( KPLC /Gray News) - Louisiana authorities are investigating a deadly highway crash involving a charter bus Wednesday. According to the Louisiana State Police, the fatal crash occurred on Louisiana Highway 27 near Shawnee Lane around 7 a.m. between a bus and a v...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The DPS Criminal Investigations Division executed a series of search and arrest warrants Aug. 12 as part of a long-term investigation into a criminal enterprise trafficking stolen petroleum products. The operation was carried out by DPS CID’s Organized Oil...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska ( KTUU /Gray News) - Eight people were killed when a chartered aircraft crashed near a remote western Alaska radar site last week, authorities said. On Monday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers identified two Anchorage employees killed in the crash as Sabrina Han...
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The Odessa Police Department is asking the public for help in identifying a woman accused of stealing over $1,000 worth of cosmetics from a local H-E-B. According to police, the theft happened at the H-E-B located at 3801 East 42nd St. The woman was cap...
The Texas Department of Public Safety arrested six individuals, including leaders of the oil and gas company Vallee, following an investigation into an alleged criminal enterprise involved in trafficking stolen petroleum products....
PIKE COUNTY, Ill. ( WGEM /Gray News) - An Illinois mother says she is warning other families after a backyard chore turned into a medical emergency for her son. Danielle Carnicelli said the situation occurred last week when her 7-year-old son Rayden was helping clear out overgrow...
BIG SPRING, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Big Spring Crime Stoppers is seeking public assistance in locating an unknown male suspect in a theft case on Monday. According to the Big Spring Police Department, officers responded to the 700 block of Tulane Ave in reference to a theft. In a vid...
SAVANNAH, Ga. ( WTOC /Gray News) - Flock cameras that were installed by a neighborhood’s homeowners association without residents’ approval were cut down with a saw, according to police. According to the Savannah Police Department, officers responded to a report of property damag...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - DPS 10 Most Wanted fugitive is in custody after being captured Aug. 18 in Midland. A Crime Stoppers reward will be paid for information that helped lead to his arrest. According to DPS, 37-year-old Ronnie Matthew Velarde, a documented West Texas Tango gang...
A documented West Texas Tango gang member listed among Texas' 10 Most Wanted fugitives was arrested in Midland following a tip from a citizen.
