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PECOS COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - A New Mexico man died after being involved in a car accident in Pecos County Wednesday evening. Authorities identified the man as 21-year-old Aidan Conrad Granado of Arenas Valley, New Mexico. According to Texas DPS, the accident occurred at 5:00...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The TAG Center - Permian Basin arrested a wanted man on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, in Odessa. The suspect, later identified as Joshua Smith, was a fugitive wanted for indecency with a child out of Bedford, Texas. Smith was found in the area of East 42nd Stree...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Odessa Police Department has arrested a man for possession of a controlled substance in Ector County. According to OPD, a jury has found Joaquin Montez guilty of possession of a controlled substance. The jury found Montez guilty of possession of a contr...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland Fire Department crews responded to 71 high-water-related calls, including 36 vehicle rescues, during yesterday’s flash flooding. According to Midland fire, between 10:49 a.m. and 1:21 p.m., crews worked to respond to calls as heavy rainfall and flo...
The Midland Fire Department introduced new LIFEPAK 35 cardiac monitors to its emergency medical services units to enhance its emergency response and cardiac care capabilities....
ALPINE, Texas (KOSA) - Alpine Border Patrol agents arrested a previously deported Paisas gang member. According to border patrol agents the suspect entered the U.S. illegally near the Lajitas area. The suspect also has an extensive criminal history, including multiple DWIs and a ...
Midland emergency services responded to dozens of high-water calls and vehicle rescues following heavy rainfall on Thursday, October 15.
OCALA, Fla. ( WCJB /Gray News) - A police officer in Florida has been sent to the hospital after crashing his patrol car into a Marion County school bus Friday morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, troopers responded to a reported crash on Southwest 49th Avenue involv...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Gray News) - A Kentucky couple is accused of waiting hours to call for help after toddlers ate 20 hemp gummies, according to authorities. Courtney Johnson, 30, was arrested in July after her 3-year-old and her 4-year-old children were hospitalized for allegedly ea...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A First Alert 7 Weather Day continues today with strong winds and much cooler temperatures ahead. Both a Wind Advisory and Freeze Warning are in effect across parts of the region heading into the weekend. STRONG WINDS A Wind Advisory is in effect across par...
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. ( KMOV /Gray News) - A woman in Missouri was charged after police said she shot at a neighbor during a fight about a fence. Paula Kohensky, 60, faces charges of first-degree assault/attempted assault and armed criminal action after an incident Sunday night...
GREENWOOD, Texas (KOSA) - The Greenwood Volunteer Fire Department is warning drivers to avoid County Roads 1130 and 1140 between FM 307 and CR 120 due to extreme flooding. The department said CR 1130 is especially dangerous right now and urged drivers not to try drive through flo...
LEA COUNTY, N.M. (KOSA) - Two men died after a crash and fire early Thursday near Jal, the Lea County Sheriff’s Office said. According to the Lea County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded at around 1:47 a.m. Thursday to the crash at the intersection of New Mexico Highway 128 an...
( Aging Untold ) — Firearms are part of the home for some families. But as parents and grandparents age, changes in vision, memory or mood can affect how safely those firearms are handled and stored. It’s about checking in to make sure the safeguards in place still fit the person...
MERIDEN, Conn. ( WFSB /Gray News) — A Connecticut crossing guard was hit and killed by a driver Wednesday morning, police said. The crash happened near 391 Broad Street, close to Olive Street, just before 9 a.m. Meriden police said the victim was taken to a hospital, where he die...
BEND, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - Five people are dead after a shooting occurred at an elementary school in Oregon. Police confirmed that three children -- ages 5, 8 and 11 years old -- a teacher, and the shooter were killed. EN ESPAÑOL | Cuatro muertos en tiroteo en una escuela pr...
SAUK COUNTY, Wis. ( WMTV /Gray News/ AP ) - Six people, including a grandmother and her family members, died in a plane crash in a wooded area of Wisconsin, authorities said. The Sauk County Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. Authorities received s...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Odessa Police Department arrested a wanted man because of a social media tip. Jovany Lujan , a 39-year-old man, was found and taken into custody Thursday on his warrants, according to the Odessa Police Department. OPD said the arrest resulted from a soc...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The TAG Center - Permian Basin arrested three wanted men in Midland on Wednesday Oct.14. Diego Lujan The TAG Center found one of the men, later identified as Diego Lujan in the area of South Fort Worth Street in Midland. Lujan was a wanted fugitive for Sex...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - A wanted fugitive for Sexual Assault was arrested by Texas Anti-Gang Center - Permian Basin members on Wednesday in Midland. According to reports, TAG Center members located Matthew Munoz in the 400 block of South Main Street. Munoz was a wanted fugit...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help in identifying suspects who broke into a Midland gym and stole equipment. According to Crime Stoppers on Monday, Sep. 28, a woman and an unidentified man broke into Midland Pound for Pound Boxing Gym a...
HOBBS, N.M. (KOSA) - The New Mexico State Police is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving the Hobbs Police Department. The officer is okay and the suspect is deceased, police say. Police say there is no ongoing threat. Residents are asked to avoid the area of Alsto...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - A documented gang member was arrested by TAG Center - Permian Basin members for violating parole on Wednesday. According to the Texas Anti-Gang Center - Permian Basin, members of the organization located Geronimo Hernandez in the 1400 block of Camp Dr...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - A wanted fugitive was arrested by the Texas Anti-Gang Center - Permian Basin on multiple charges on Wednesday. According to reports, TAG Center - Permian Basin located Diego Juan in the 1200 block of South Fort Worth Street in Midland. Lujan was wante...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - First Alert 7 will be streaming the debate this evening at 7 p.m. for Odessa City Council District 3 candidates. Richerd Pierce and Jerry Castro Jr. face off tonight at 7:00 p.m. in a LIVE Basin PBS debate with First Alert 7 . You can Watch live on First Al...
GAINESVILLE, Texas ( KXII /Gray News) — A father and 4-year-old child were found dead in Texas on Wednesday amid a search connected to an Amber Alert issued out of Oklahoma. The Gainesville Police Department said that early Wednesday morning, they got in contact with a relative o...
LEA COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Lea County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a fatal crash earlier this morning. Deputies responded to the intersection of New Mexico Highway 128 and Orla Road at approximately 2:00 am. According to LCSO, the crash resulted in fatalities. No a...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Midland Crime Stoppers is seeking public assistance in identifying two suspects wanted for theft. According to Midland Crime Stoppers, a female suspect, along with an unidentified male suspect, broke into Midland Pound for Pound Boxing Gym, stealing i...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The City of Midland says that Midland Fire crews reported 29 water rescue calls today. The 29 water rescue calls were between 10:49 a.m. and 1;21 p.m., Midland Officials say. TxDOT The underpass at BI-20 and Business State Highway 349-C in Midland has been...
ETNA TOWNSHIP, Ohio ( WOIO /Gray News) - Nine children have been removed from what investigators describe as “appalling and unsafe living conditions” in Ohio. “The living conditions were horrific, disgusting,” said Captain Jay Cook with the Licking County Sheriff’s Office. Detect...
(Gray News) - Phone records reveal how Nolan Wells’ friends privately talked about his death and what they planned to tell police. Wells went to Horn Island in Mississippi with friends to celebrate the July 4 holiday but never came home. His body was found two days later on the s...
ATLANTA ( ANF /Gray News) — Georgia authorities are investigating after police say an innocent bystander was gunned down outside a Walmart in Gainesville this week. Gunfire broke out in the parking lot of the store on Shallowford Road just after 7 p.m. Wednesday, striking 81-year...
UNION, S.C. ( WHNS /Gray News) — A man was arrested after sitting on the roof of a South Carolina elementary school with a knife, officials said. According to Union Public Safety, 20-year-old Christopher Dean Ingle Jr. is facing charges of carrying a weapon on school property and...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - Authorities have released emergency calls made from Riverbend Maximum Security Institution the night of Christa Pike’s attempted execution. Metro Nashville Emergency Communications Center released the audio on Monday. The Nashville Department...
ST. LOUIS ( KMOV /Gray News) — A firefighter who spent more than 30 years with the St. Louis Fire Department is no longer employed there after he defecated in a cardboard box while working fire protection at Lambert International Airport. The firefighter was put on administrative...
LEA COUNTY, N.M. (KOSA) - Deputies with the Lea County Sheriff’s Office responded to a deadly crash at the intersection of New Mexico Highway 128 and Orla Road at around 2 a.m. Thursday. According to the sheriff’s office, the crash resulted in fatalities. The incident remains und...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A man was charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child following an investigation by the Ector County Sheriff’s Office. An investigation by the Ector County Sheriff’s Office led to the arrest of Rey Hinojosa Olivas on Oct. 14, on a charge of continuous s...
PHOENIX ( Aging Untold ) — A program in Phoenix is ensuring that older adults who live alone have a lifeline in case of an emergency. Each year, there are about 3 million emergency room visits due to falls among older adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Preve...
A Lamesa Independent School District bus driver was arrested Wednesday and charged with felony assault and unlawful restraint of a 13-year-old student....
LEA COUNTY, N.M. (KOSA) - All lanes are closed after a crash on Highway 1288 and Orla Road Thursday morning. The Lea County Sherrif’s Office said deputies are responding to the crash. Drivers are asked to avoid the area, find another route and watch for emergency crews. No other ...
ORLANDO, Fla. (Gray News) - Nearly 15 years ago, a Florida mother vanished after she and her former fiancé appeared on “The People’s Court.” Now, he’s accused of her murder. Orlando Police say 55-year-old Dale Smith Jr. was arrested Wednesday on a charge of second-degree murder i...
CHARLESTON, S.C. ( WCSC /Gray News) - A 14-year-old South Carolina boy is traumatized after he was shot in the face and lost an eye. His 17-year-old friend is now facing charges, police say. Derrick Simmons, 14, is facing a long road to recovery after he was shot in the face Frid...
ARNAUDVILLE, La. ( KATC /Gray News) - A Louisiana man is facing multiple charges after authorities say he shot at a group of high school students during a toilet-papering prank gone wrong. Travis Frederick, 71, was arrested and booked on charges of attempted manslaughter, aggrava...
ATLANTA ( Atlanta News First /Gray News) — A Clark Atlanta University student died after a crash Tuesday night, and the driver of the other vehicle was arrested, police said. Officers responded to the crash at Hank Aaron Drive and Glen Street around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, where 21-y...
MOBILE, Ala. ( WALA /Gray News) — Transcripts reveal a call for help was made before police in Alabama said a 47-year-old man killed two of his family members. Crime scene tape surrounded a home on Carolina Court in Mobile on Oct. 12 as investigators canvassed the area. 911 call ...
MONAHANS, Texas (KOSA) - Monahan’s Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) put out a tank battery fire just East of town. MVFD responded to the fire East of Monahans overnight. Pyote responded to the area the following morning to provide mutual aid. Lightning was reported in the area ov...
ATLANTA ( ANF /Gray News) — Six Flags Over Georgia is set to reopen on Friday, just four days after a man was killed when he fell off a roller coaster. Six Flags Over Georgia’s website shows the park will reopen Friday. In a statement, the park’s management called safety its “hig...
ATLANTA ( Atlanta News First /Gray News) — The Georgia Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner said his office is investigating the death of a man at Six Flags Over Georgia. “Our very professional inspectors have inspected every one of those before the park season even started, an...
ALPINE, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The bridge barrier on West Highway 90 in Alpine has been struck again, according to the Alpine Police Department. Highway 90 will be closed as a result of the accident for an undetermined amount of time. Crews are working to repair the damaged barrier....
WINKLER COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Winkler County Sheriff's Office arrested a convicted felon Tuesday morning on a felony charge. According to WCSO, on October 13th, 2026, at around 10:30 am, dispatch received complaints regarding a reckless driver traveling Westbound on Sta...
WINKLER COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - The Winkler County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man for reckless driving and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. According to deputies, on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at around 10:30 a.m., WCSO dispatch received complaints about a reckless driver head...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Odessa Police Department and Ector County ISD Police have arrested and charged a 13-year-old Ector College Prep Middle School student with two counts of theft of property and three counts of false alarm. Investigators believe the teen stole two students...
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. ( WVLT /Gray News) - A woman in Tennessee is facing several charges after she allegedly drove off a cliff with children inside the car. According to an affidavit obtained by WVLT News, authorities responded to a crash around 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 7. Officers found...
SHARONVILLE, Ohio ( WXIX /Gray News) - A police lieutenant was indicted Tuesday after he allegedly used Flock camera systems to track a person for personal reasons. Sharonville Police Lt. Walter Cordes, 48, was charged with unauthorized use of a computer, cable, or telecommunicat...
(Gray News) – A woman who went overboard from a cruise ship was rescued after 20 hours in the water, Greek authorities said in a press release . The news release states the woman fell into the water early Friday. A “local emergency plan” was activated and searches began with the ...
SIBLEY, Iowa ( KTIV /Gray News) - Hundreds of pigs were killed in a barn fire in Iowa. According to the Sibley Fire Department, a hog barn caught fire late Monday night into early Tuesday morning. The building was destroyed before firefighters got to the scene. “It’s always a sca...
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. ( KMOV /Gray News) — A Missouri high school student died Tuesday after suffering an accidental injury at school last week. The injury happened at University City High School near St. Louis. School district officials said a student was accidentally injured wit...
