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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - FIRST ALERT 7 Forecast for Saturday, September 5th, 2026: Conditions will be a touch milder heading into the weekend, but still rather hot. Isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible for southwestern parts of the region. SATURDAY Saturday will feature ...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Twenty-five years ago, on a beautiful September day, Priscilla Huff walked into her office at a small news agency and realized that she was watching the second plane crash into the World Trade Center. A quick conversation with the boss and he sent ger to Ca...
The Odessa Police Department requested public assistance in identifying three suspects allegedly involved in fraudulent credit card purchases at various locations throughout Midland and Odessa....
(Gray News) - “Wheel of Fortune” announcer Jim Thornton was fired by Sony days after he was suspended. The suspension came after TMZ posted photos that appeared to show Thornton wearing a Wheel of Fortune jacket while on a computer in an airplane. On the screen was what looked li...
NEW YORK (Gray DC) - Three hundred and forty-three New York City firefighters died on September 11, 2001. Danny Suhr was one of the first. His widow, Nancy, has spent 25 years learning to live with loss and is now sharing what she’s learned. “He’s part of my life every single day...
HICKORY, N.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) - Charges are pending after a train slammed into an SUV at a North Carolina crossing, killing one person. According to Hickory police, Norfolk Southern train hit the passenger side of a dark-colored Cadillac SUV just before 3:30 a.m. on the tracks...
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. ( FOX Carolina /Gray News) - A family member experienced a medical emergency and died while in a car line to pick up a student at a South Carolina high school. Dorman High School Principal Joshua Dawkins sent a message to families on Thursday saying the d...
WELLSBURG, W.Va ( WDTV /Gray News) - A West Virginia high school principal was arrested after hidden cameras were found in a girls’ locker room, according to authorities. Eric James, the principal of Brooke High School, was charged with one count of intentionally intercepting ele...
LEBANON, N.H. (Gray News) – There have been at least three reported wild animal attacks in New Hampshire this week, according to police. Officials with the Lebanon Police Department said witnesses described the animal as either a gray fox or a fisher. They also said the animal is...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - FIRST ALERT 7 Forecast for Friday, September 4th, 2026: It’ll be another very hot day across West Texas and southeast New Mexico with isolated shower and thunderstorm chances across the region once again in the afternoon and evening hours. High temperatures...
HAWLEY, N.D. ( KVLY /Gray News) - A North Dakota man is facing several charges after police say he forced a 17-year-old girl into his vehicle and assaulted her. Preston Thomas Larson, 18, was charged Thursday in Clay County District Court with two counts of kidnapping, domestic a...
MOBILE, Ala. ( WALA /Gray News) — Alabama investigators have arrested a Mobile neurosurgeon on child pornography charges. Shawn Broxton Clark, 59, has been charged with five counts of possession of child pornography and five counts of production of child pornography. The producti...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska ( KTUU /Gray News) - A driver is facing numerous charges, including driving under the influence, after crashing and rolling his truck into an Anchorage church Wednesday night. Wyatt Baker, 21, appeared in court on Thursday after he allegedly crashed into the Dim...
DEKALB, New York ( WWNY /Gray News) - A Pennsylvania truck driver is facing charges after police say they stopped him with a trailer of horses that were being taken to Canada to be slaughtered. According to the New York State Humane Association, multiple horses were being transpo...
WINKLER COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - UPDATE 11:30 p.m. 9/3/26: The fire that was closest to Kermit along Highway 302 has been contained. Crews will continue to monitor for hotspots overnight, that’s according to the Chief of Kermit Volunteer Fire Dept. The fire near the Winkler/Andrews...
WINKLER COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Multiple volunteer fire deparments are currently battling two major fires near the Andrews County Line and Campbell Ranch. According to the Winkler County Sheriffs Office North State Highway 115 is closed while East State Highway 302 is open. K...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. ( WDRB/WAVE /Gray News) — Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin was arrested Thursday evening in Paris, Kentucky, according to 911 dispatchers. According to Bourbon County Dispatch, he was arrested by Bourbon County sheriff’s deputies between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Dispatch ...
HIGHLAND COUNTY, Ohio ( WXIX /Gray News) - A woman is dead and two others were injured, including a toddler, after a horse and buggy was hit from behind on a highway, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The crash happened just after 8:30 a.m. Wednesday on U.S. Route 50 ne...
SMYRNA, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - A child died at an unlicensed child care operation in Smyrna, authorities said. Smyrna police officers responded to a medical call on Lake Farm Road involving the death of a child. The Tennessee Department of Human Services said the provider is ...
NORTH BEND, Ohio ( WXIX /Gray News) - A man drowned in the Ohio River while trying to retrieve a remote-controlled boat, authorities said. According to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, the Miami Township Fire Department responded about 9:30 p.m. Friday to Harbor Drive in Nor...
ATLANTA ( ANF /Gray News) - The 15-year-old son of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Kim Zolciak was indicted on multiple sex crime charges, according to authorities. Kroy Biermann Jr., known as “KJ,” was indicted on charges including aggravated child molestation; aggravated sexu...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Gray News) — A man is accused of killing his cousin during an argument about the spice level of the enchiladas they were having for dinner. According to online jail records , 22-year-old Ervin Gutierrez is charged with first-degree murder. KOB reported that Alb...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Odessa police are investigating a credit card abuse case involving a man who used a victim’s credit card information to make around $4,000 in fraudulent purchases at a Verizon store. The purchases were made at the Verizon at 4041 E. 42nd St, police say. If ...
REEVES COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - One person died and two others were injured in a three-vehicle crash Wednesday evening on US 285. According to DPS, the crash happened at 6:15 p.m. at mile marker 367. How the crash happened A semi was driving northbound on US 285. A 2022 Ford F-250 ...
A fatal three-vehicle crash in Reeves County, Texas, left one person dead and three others injured on Wednesday following an improper lane merge onto US-285....
TAMPA, Fla. ( WWSB /Gray News) - Two people were killed when an airplane crashed and caught fire Thursday morning. The crash was reported around 8:17 a.m. at U.S. 301 and Maislin Drive in Hillsborough County, Florida, according to deputies. When deputies got to the crash site abo...
LEBANON, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) – A small plane crash-landed near a Tennessee elementary school on Tuesday evening. The plane crashed near Byers Dowdy Elementary School in Lebanon just before 6:30 p.m. Officers said students were at school when the plane landed, but they were n...
SCOTT COUNTY, Miss. ( WLBT /Gray News) - A man in Mississippi was cited after authorities said he was illegally moving a manufactured home when it became stuck and blocked a highway. The incident happened Thursday, Aug. 27, according to the Mississippi State Fire Marshal’s Office...
MANHATTAN, Kan. ( WIBW /Gray News) — The owners of a classic car exhibit are still cleaning up after someone crashed through their wall and into several valuable cars. The crash happened late Friday night at Midwest Dream Car Collection in Kansas. “It was a giant gaping hole in t...
NORTH STONINGTON, Conn. ( WFSB /Gray News) – A sixth grader riding a bike was hit and killed by a school bus Wednesday morning, according to officials. Torren O’Grady, a student at North Stonington Elementary, was riding behind the bus around 8:30 a.m. Police said as the bus turn...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Two men died following a crash between a Ford F-250 and a motorcycle in Midland. According to Midland police, at around 11:38 p.m., police responded to a crash involving a Ford F-250 and a motorcycle at the intersection of Midkiff Road and Park Lane. Durin...
Two men died Wednesday night after a motorcycle crashed into the back of a pickup truck at the intersection of Midkiff Road and Park Lane in Midland.
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Ector County jury has sentenced a man to six years for sexual assault charges. According to the Ector County District Attorney, Artemio Gonzalez was sentenced to six years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice On May 6, 2024 Odessa police officers...
OMAHA, Neb. ( WOWT /Gray News) — A couple in Nebraska dropped off a newborn at a fire station, surrendering the infant under the state’s Safe Haven Law . The baby girl was brought to an Omaha fire station Friday morning. The couple told firefighters that they had found the baby a...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Fabio Gonzalez, the man Odessa police had been searching for after he was reported missing, has been safely located, according to the Odessa Police Department. Gonzalez was reported missing on August 31 , has has since been safely found. Odessa police thank...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - FIRST ALERT 7 Forecast for Thursday, September 3rd, 2026: Similar conditions continue through the extended period with highs remaining hot and slight storm chances sticking around. High temperatures will warm into the 90s and 100s. Midland/Odessa are lookin...
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - A man was found guilty of Aggravated Sexual Assault on Wednesday by a jury. The incident occurred on May 6, 2024, when Odessa Police officers responded to a report of a sexual assault in progress. A witness in the area reported that they heard a ...
SENATOBIA, Miss. ( WMC /Gray News) - The police chief of a Mississippi city where police shot and killed a 1-year-old Black boy in June has been fired over allegations he used racial slurs in text messages. The City of Senatobia fired Police Chief Harold “Hal” Vanderford after re...
RICHMOND, Va. ( WWBT /Gray News) - Dozens of drivers in Virginia returned to a parking lot and found their cars undrivable on Tuesday morning. Richmond police said an individual smashed more than 80 cars in a parking lot near Main Street Station. It happened at a parking lot arou...
FORT STOCKTON, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Several first responders are currently at the scene of a truck fire near Exit 256 on I-20. Authorities are asking travelers to please use caution in the area. We will continue to update once more information is available....
COLLEGE STATION, Texas ( KBTX /Gray News) - A woman was arrested after police said she drove drunk through a highway construction zone and dragged a worker Monday night. Mary McGhee, 64, was charged with a third-offense driving while intoxicated and aggravated assault with a dead...
BEREA, Ky. ( WKYT /Gray News) - A man died after a machine-related incident at a manufacturing plant in Kentucky on Wednesday morning, authorities said. The Madison County Coroner’s Office was called to the Astemo Americas plant on Mayde Road in Berea. Coroner Jimmy Cornelison id...
The City of Odessa held a memorial service on Wednesday to honor seven employees who died over the past year, including Odessa Police Officer Bailey Martin who perished in Kerr County flooding....
Midland Crime Stoppers and the Midland Police Department are seeking public assistance to help solve the 2009 cold case homicide of James "Sidewalk" Thomas....
CEDAR HILL, Texas (Gray News) — An armed customer at a bank in Texas shot and killed an attempted robber, police said. According to the Cedar Hill Police Department , the shooting happened Monday morning at a Chase Bank. Officers were called to the bank just after 9 a.m. regardin...
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. ( ANF /Gray News) — A Georgia couple is offering a message of forgiveness after police arrested a driver accused of killing their unborn child during a summer street racing crash. Symeon Izaguirre and his pregnant wife, Samantha, were involved in a reported s...
(Gray News) - A woman whom Florida authorities are dubbing “Black Widow” is accused of targeting men on dating apps for money and drugging them. Samantha Adams, 39, was arrested Aug. 27 at a shopping center in Davenport after she agreed to meet the 69-year-old man there. Accordin...
ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. ( FOX Carolina / Atlanta News First /Gray News) - A suspect wanted out of Georgia for killing a 36-year-old police officer and crossing state lines is dead, according to authorities in South Carolina. Anderson County Sheriff Chad McBride said deputies were t...
LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. ( KY3 /Gray News) - A powerboat going more than 200 mph across the Lake of the Ozarks suddenly went airborne and crashed while competing in a boat race. The powerboat was competing in the 38th annual Lake of the Ozarks Shootout on Saturday. According to ev...
BOILING SPRINGS, North Carolina (KMID/KPEJ) - Former UT Permian Basin head football coach Kris McCullough is out at Gardner-Webb University after just one game at the helm of the Runnin' Bulldogs. McCullough was suspended Sunday pending the outcome of an investigation. Less than ...
The Odessa Police Department is searching for an unknown male suspect who stole approximately $572 worth of merchandise from Northern Tool & Equipment....
CORNELIUS, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - An Oregon man has been charged with attempted murder and sex abuse after an assault investigation. According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, a juvenile victim ran to the Cornelius Police Department last Thursday to report an assault...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland Crime Stoppers and the Midland Police Department are asking for the public’s help solving a cold case homicide. According to Midland Crime Stoppers, investigators are taking a fresh look into the homicide of James “Sidewalk” Thomas, who was killed ...
Midland County Fire Marshal Justin Bunch has been deployed to Palo Pinto County as part of an Incident Support Task Force to assist with the Ross Fire response....
WAYNESBORO, Va. ( WVIR /Gray News) - Authorities in Virginia say the suspected gunman in an elementary school shooting is dead. The Waynesboro Police Department identified the suspect as Anthony I. Ignatiadais-Isabelle. Authorities said they found Ignatiadais-Isabelle dead from a...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland County Fire Marshal Justin Bunch has been deployed to Palo Pinto County to help with the response to the Ross Fire as a member of the Incident Support Task Force. Bunch and other members of the task force are providing support at the fire base. The...
