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FOREST GROVE, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - All five victims found during a homicide investigation in Oregon have been identified. Authorities began investigating the deaths of five people and several domestic animals after an early morning fire Saturday on a rural Washington County ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. ( WAVE /Gray News) - Several students and a bus driver were injured after a school bus crashed and overturned Monday afternoon, authorities said. The crash happened near Lebanon Junction at Wilson Creek Road and Old Boston Road in Bullitt County. The school bus in...
DOTHAN, Ala. ( WTVY /Gray News) – An Alabama woman is wanted by police on felony animal cruelty charges after authorities discovered several dead cats and abandoned live animals inside her Dothan grooming business. 41-year-old Brandi Leann Tyrrell has been charged with two felony...
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - A man was arrested on a felony charge after deputies said he admitted to firing rounds into the air in the direction of homes in Ector County. The Ector County Sheriff’s Office said deputies and an investigator heard gunshots at around 9:07 p.m. on Au...
CARROLL COUNTY, Va. ( WBTV /Gray News) - The owner of a Charlotte-area urgent care was arrested over the weekend, accused of shooting two sisters during a road rage incident, authorities said. The shooting happened about 9 a.m. Saturday on Interstate 77 North in Virginia, about 3...
ANDREWS COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - A man is in custody following an investigation into a report of sexual assault in Andrews County. According to the Andrews County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy got a call around 9:45 p.m. on Aug. 22 from the FBI Midland Resident Agency regarding a poss...
LINCOLN, Neb. ( KOLN /Gray News) - A police captain was cited and placed on leave after her toddler was found alone in a locked van at a lake in Nebraska on Sunday. Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to Pawnee Lake at 4:04 p.m. on a report of a distressed 2-ye...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Odessa police arrested a 17-year-old boy after witnesses say he assaulted his ex-girlfriend outside a KFC on Aug. 21. According to Odessa police, officers responded to the restaurant on N. JBS at around 10:06 p.m. Witnesses told police Samuel King arrived a...
GAINES COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - Emergency crews are on scene of a fire in the North Main Street area behind Peter’s Irrigation. According to the Gaines County Sheriff’s Office, responders are asking the public to stay clear of the area so crews can respond....
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - A man has been charged with manslaughter after a 1-year-old girl was found unresponsive beneath his body inside an RV in Midland County. Deputies respond to report of unresponsive child According to an arrest affidavit, Midland County Sheriff’s Office depu...
An officer-involved shooting involving a Curry County Sheriff's Office deputy and suspect Eugenio Ibarra is under investigation by the New Mexico State Police following a pursuit that crossed into Texas....
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A Lubbock Police officer shot an armed man who police say led them on a chase, fired shots multiple times and threatened officers in east Lubbock Monday morning. The suspect later died. Police Chief Seth Herman said around 9:43 a.m., officers responded to ...
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio ( WOIO /Gray New) — San Francisco 49ers owner John “Jed” York was arrested in Ohio over the weekend. According to court records, York was found guilty of two misdemeanor charges, including possessing criminal tools and disorderly conduct. Records show he was ...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Odessa police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man accused of stealing from HEB. According to Odessa police, the man stole around $379 worth of merchandise from the HEB on W. University. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective G. Po...
BREWSTER COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - The Brewster County Sheriff’s Office served an arrest warrant on August 20 for criminal mischief connected to a tire-slashing reported on August 17. The complainant said they were shopping in the Study Butte area and drove a vehicle marked as belon...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - FIRST ALERT 7 Forecast for Monday, August 24th, 2026: It’ll be another very hot day across West Texas and southeast New Mexico with a Heat Advisory going into effect for parts of the region later in the day. Continue to take those proper heat precautions to...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. ( WMC /Gray News) - A Tennessee school employee is behind bars after he allegedly stabbed a delivery driver with a pen multiple times for being late for a delivery. Braxton Stewart, a 36-year-old Memphis-Shelby County Schools employee, has been arrested and charged...
PHOENIX ( AZFamily /Gray News) - Two Phoenix police officers who are under investigation for allegedly violently assaulting a couple during a traffic stop have been fired and arrested. The two former officers identified as Antonio Felix and Luis Vasquez Jr., both 31, were fired a...
FOREST GROVE, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - Authorities are investigating the deaths of five people and several domestic animals found after an early morning fire on a rural Oregon property. Washington County deputies responded at 5:27 a.m. Saturday to assist the Forest Grove Fire De...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) — Deputies are investigating the death of a 2-year-old child who went missing and was found dead early Wednesday morning. The child was reported missing at 4:30 a.m. and was last seen in the 9900 block of Blackwell Road, officials say. The J...
REEVES COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - One person is dead and another is injured after a crash in Reeves County on Saturday morning, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. A Ford F-150 being driven by 30-year-old Michael Jones was heading southbound on US 285 in the outside l...
PELHAM, Ala. ( WBRC /Gray News) - A Dunkin’ delivery truck broke down directly in front of the Pelham Police Department, prompting a humorous response from local officers. “We’re not saying officers responded faster than usual... but when a truck full of donuts is involved, you d...
ALMA CENTER, Wis. ( WEAU /Gray News) – A high school senior in Wisconsin died from an injury suffered during Thursday night’s football game. Superintendent Drew Semingson said 17-year-old Adam Massman was hurt during the game and received medical care from emergency personnel on ...
WILMINGTON, N.C. ( WECT /Gray News) - A 90-year-old woman says she almost lost $10,000 to a scammer before a North Carolina police officer stopped her at a bitcoin kiosk outside a gas station. Mary Ann Nunley, 90, says the cryptocurrency scam began July 27 with a text message. “I...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - FIRST ALERT 7 Forecast for Sunday, August 23rd, 2026: Very hot and sunny with widespread triple-digit temperatures. A heat advisory continues for Howard County through Sunday evening. TONIGHT Coming up tonight, conditions are expected to be rather warm, wit...
KERMIT, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Kermit Police Department is seeking public assistance in locating two male subjects wanted for felony charges. One of the men shown below is Jose Ramos who is wanted for assault of a household member, a Felony Assault. The other male subject is Chr...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - A person has been taken to the hospital after being pinned inside a car, according to the Midland Fire Department. MFD reported they were called to the intersection of South Midland Drive and Thomason Drive. A driver lost control of the vehicle. A person w...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - A person was transported to the hospital after being pinned inside a vehicle in Midland Saturday afternoon. According to the Midland Fire Department, the accident occurred near the intersection of South Midland Drive and Thomason Drive after the drive...
SCOTT COUNTY, Mo. ( Heartland News /Gray News) - A Scott County fire chief faces murder charges in the 2025 shooting death of his wife. Members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested 45-year-old Jeremy Perrien just after 7 a.m. on Friday, August 21, at Fire Station Four of...
VANCOUVER, Wash. ( KPTV /Gray News) - A 74-year-old man in Washington died after being hit by a pickup truck Tuesday night. At about 7:45 p.m., officers responded to South Andresen Road and MacArthur Boulevard for reports of a crash involving a pedestrian, according to the Vancou...
OREGON CITY, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - A former music teacher at an Oregon nonprofit was arrested Thursday on charges of sexual abuse, rape and kidnapping. According to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office, detectives began investigating 44-year-old Derek Douglas Reeder in early...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - FIRST ALERT 7 Forecast for Friday, August 21st, 2026: Very hot and sunny with widespread triple-digit temperatures, with a very tiny ( TONIGHT Coming up tonight, conditions are expected to be rather warm, with early-morning lows Saturday morning into the up...
MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - A child died Friday after deputies with the Midland County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of NCR 1135 for an unresponsive child. According to the Midland County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded at around 4:30 a.m. and tried to save the c...
A Midland man named Sebastian Joe Villegas was arrested and charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child following an investigation into allegations dating back to 2019....
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A firefighter was taken to the hospital this morning after experiencing a medical emergency at the Odessa Fire Rescue firehouse, according to Odessa Fire Rescue. No additional information will be released. Out of respect for the pr ivacy of the firefighter ...
ATLANTA ( ANF /Gray News) - The 15-year-old son of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Kim Zolciak has been arrested on multiple sex crime charges, according to authorities. Kroy Biermann Jr., known as “KJ,” was charged with aggravated sodomy and aggravated sexual battery. Accordin...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Odessa firefighters and Odessa police officers helped a driver stranded due to issues with their pickup truck this morning. The incident was captured in a video around 9:19 a.m. at 52nd Street and Grandview. Officers from the Odessa Police Department also a...
SNYDER, Texas (KOSA) - Three suspects are in custody following a shooting that left a 21-year-old man hospitalized in Snyder early Thursday. According to the Snyder Police Department, officers were in the area of 34th Street at about 3:20 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, when a person wal...
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ohio ( WOIO /Gray News) - A Northeast Ohio dispatcher resigned Thursday after police said she was caught misusing their Flock camera system over two years. Highland Heights Police Chief Dennis Matejcic said he learned Monday that a part-time dispatcher was accus...
SCURRY COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - A man was arrested Aug. 18 on charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child, according to the Scurry County Sheriff’s Office. Russell Heath Wall was booked into the Scurry County jail, the sheriff’s office said. Wall was ...
A 20-year-old Midland man was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly striking a man in the jaw with an AR-15 during an argument at a party....
The Odessa Police Department is seeking public assistance to identify a man suspected of stealing approximately $290 worth of meat from a local grocery store....
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland is on pace to record its lowest number of traffic fatalities in at least five years, according to newly released Midland Police Department statistics through July 2026. While police department officials describe the decline in roadway deaths as an ...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Odessa Police Department is asking for help to identify a man accused of stealing $290 worth of meat from H-E-B. According to police, the suspect took about $290 worth of meat from the grocery store before fleeing in a red Subaru with an unknown license...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - FIRST ALERT 7 Forecast for Friday, August 21st, 2026: Very hot temperatures are expected once again across West Texas and southeast New Mexico with widespread triple digits by the afternoon and evening hours. Very slight storm chances return to parts of the...
LAS VEGAS ( FOX5 /Gray News) — An innocent mother was shot and killed in front of her daughter while waiting at a red light. Karla Abarca was caught in the crossfire of a shootout initiated by a driver who was allegedly high on “whippets,” according to Las Vegas police documents....
(Gray News) - Officials are speaking out after a truck stopped in the middle of a highway, causing a crash before driving off. The crash happened on Interstate 670 in Ohio. Video posted by the Ohio Department of Transportation showed the truck coming to a stop in the right lane, ...
Local law enforcement officers and firefighters participated in the annual Battle of the Badges Golf Tournament hosted by the Professional Police Officers Association of Odessa on Thursday, August 20, to raise funds and build camaraderie....
TUCSON, Ariz. ( KOLD /Gray News) — A police recruit who was just a week away from graduation was shot and killed in a home invasion in Arizona, officials said. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department (PCSD) said deputies were called to a shooting at a home in Tucson early Wednesday ...
LEBANON, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - Four people were hospitalized after a ride malfunctioned Wednesday night at the Wilson County–Tennessee State Fair, according to the Wilson County Emergency Management Agency. The agency responded to the fair Wednesday night after nine people w...
WINKLER COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - Deputies responded to a rollover crash nine miles north of Kermit on State Highway 18 According to the Winkler County Sheriff’s Office, one person was ejected from the car during the crash. The extent of that person’s injuries is not known. Deputies...
WINKLER COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - A person was ejected from their vehicle following a rollover accident on State Highway 18 today. The Winkler County Sherriff's office announced that it was a single vehicle rollover and the status of the subject is unknown. State Highway 18 is ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray Media) - Nashville police are searching for a Colorado man who was last seen early Sunday morning in the east part of the city. Conor Anderson, 31, flew to Nashville Saturday for a work conference and checked into the Millennium Maxwell House Hotel, ...
(Gray News) - A Colorado man was charged in connection with his wife’s death after claiming she died by suicide after suffering from postpartum depression. On Aug. 13, Lindsey Barnett, 37, was found dead in the home, Lakewood Police Department said. Her husband, Patrick Barnett, ...
The Midland Police Department warned residents to remain vigilant against a surge in phone scams where criminals impersonate bank representatives to steal sensitive personal information....
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Gray News) - A mother and her two daughters in California were killed in a three-vehicle crash while returning home from a concert, according to multiple reports. The crash happened around 12:45 a.m. on Monday, near Bakersfield, ABC7 reported. Three vehicles ...
DE PERE, Wis. ( WBAY /Gray News) - A construction worker died after a semitruck struck a forklift in a work zone on Interstate 41 in Wisconsin. The crash occurred at about 11:30 p.m. Monday near De Pere. The preliminary investigation indicated the truck, driven by 53-year-old Chr...
EDMOND, Okla. ( KSWO /Gray News) — New body camera video shows the moment Oklahoma Secretary of State Benjamin Lepak was arrested at a McDonald’s on suspicion of public intoxication. Lepak was arrested in Edmond on Friday. According to court documents, the Edmond Police Departmen...
