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(AP) - The Big 12 Conference on Wednesday followed the Southeastern and Big Ten conferences in banning players who were on NFL rosters from returning to college. The decision by the Big 12 came a day after rulings by the SEC and Big Ten. Earlier Wednesday, the NFL made it clear t...
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ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - After reaching the third round of the playoffs last season, the Permian Panthers enter 2026 with higher expectations and plenty of returning experience. Head coach Jeff Ellison says the Panthers' commitment has been evident since the offseason, with hi...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Data centers have become a centerpiece issue for candidates running for office across the country ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Both Democrats and Republicans are trying to tap into backlash against data centers and are using them as a major focal po...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The Midland Christian football team pulled off a stunner on Friday, defeating No. 2 Liberty Christian 66-63. Every player contributed to the win, but it was quarterback Jaxon Franco who filled the stat sheet. Franco finished the game with 657 yards, seven ...
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ODESSA & MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Birthdays are always a time to celebrate, but Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers is doing it uniquely. By giving back to the Permian Basin. The chicken chain is celebrating thirty years of business with a new promotion. The celebration will last ...
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ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) — Odessa taxpayers are now speaking out against the city council following proposed budget changes, including to property taxes and city water rates. The City's 2026-2027 fiscal year begins Oct. 1, and the proposed budget would bring in over $333,000,000...
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(Gray News) - The NFL’s Pro Bowl game has been canceled. The league announced Wednesday the elimination of the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl game, which featured the league’s top players in an exhibition matchup that dated back decades. Instead, the NFL said it would place greater emphasis on...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program has provided more than 300 million books to children in five countries since it launched in 1995. In Ector County, more than 3,000 children are active in the program. The Ector County Library is one of many librari...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A new children’s park is officially coming to Odessa, funded by a generous $3.6 million pledge from the Bell family in honor of their late daughter. The new eight-acre park, named Amy’s Park, will be built as part of the developing Odessa Sports Complex. Fo...
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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...
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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...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The State Commission on Judicial Conduct has suspended Midland County Judge Terry Johnson due to a pending criminal matter. The commission’s website says the suspension took effect Wednesday because of a pending criminal matter. Suspension details Accordin...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Midland County Judge Terry Johnson has been suspended by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct due to pending criminal matters. The decision came about as Judge Johnson faces multiple charges, which include two counts of Misuse of Official Informat...
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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...
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(Gray News) - The Social Security Administration is expected to announce next year’s cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, in October. Retirees can expect to know the official number on Oct. 14 at 8:30 a.m., when the September Consumer Price Index data is also scheduled to be relea...
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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...
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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....
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NEW YORK (Gray Media) - In what could mark a watershed moment for online child safety, tech giant Meta has agreed to a historic settlement with 52 attorneys general spanning the country, committing to massive financial payouts and sweeping platform reforms. The proposed agreement...
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(Gray News) — Vine is making a comeback — well, sort of. Twitter, now known as X, shut down Vine in 2017. But Vine’s concept of a scrolling feed of six-second videos is back under a new name — Divine . Though Divine is not formally affiliated with Vine, it is inspired by the orig...
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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...
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The Ector County Independent School District's athletics department earned the Texas Way District of Distinction award this summer for its focus on sportsmanship and character development....
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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...
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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...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - A petition calling for Nashville’s airport to be renamed in honor of Dolly Parton has seen a surge of support following the country music legend’s death. The petition on Change.org seeks to rename Nashville International Airport to the Dolly ...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The Midland College Board of Trustees approved extending an offer to Midland ISD to buy the property known as the “Boneyard” and nearby land north of Loop 250 during a special board meeting on Aug. 25. The board’s action authorizes Midland College to make ...
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SHERRARD, Ill. ( KWQC /Gray News) - A high school in Illinois is canceling the remainder of its varsity football season after this week’s game. Officials said Sherrard High School has decided to cancel the rest of the games this year because it doesn’t have enough varsity-ready p...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Gray News) - The Grand Ole Opry will dedicate its Saturday night show to Dolly Parton. The Opry said a number of artists will take part in the tribute, including Carly Pearce, whose career began at the Dollywood theme park. Parton gave Pearce a surprise invitati...
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( InvestigateTV ) — Many parents want to help their adult children financially, and that desire can lead some to consider co-signing a personal loan. Matt Schulz, chief consumer finance analyst at LendingTree, said the instinct is understandable. “All a good parent wants to do is...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The Masked Rider was named to the Top 10 of USA Today Sports’ Reader’s Choice Awards for Best College Mascot, finishing as the No. 4 mascot in the country. In addition to its top-five national finish, the Masked Rider was ranked as the No. 1 mascot in the ...
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(Gray News) - Miley Cyrus paid a loving tribute to her godmother Dolly Parton a day after the country music legend died. Parton died Tuesday after a “brief battle with cancer,” according to her publicist. Cyrus posted a statement to Instagram Wednesday morning. “The feeling of lo...
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(Gray News) – A proposed class-action settlement could send money to some Kroger pharmacy customers who used insurance to pay for prescriptions, but they’ll have to file a claim to get it. A federal lawsuit, Kirkbride et al. v. The Kroger Co., accuses Kroger of using misleading “...
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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...
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The Permian Basin Area Foundation donated $1 million to support the Ector County Library Foundation's capital campaign for a new, larger public library and resource center....
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(AP) - Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and the smug concierge in “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York,” has died. He was 80. Curry, who suffered a...
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A documented West Texas Tango gang member listed among Texas' 10 Most Wanted fugitives was arrested in Midland following a tip from a citizen.
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - An Odessa man was arrested Aug. 24 after police responded to a reported disturbance, pursued his vehicle through the city and found what officers identified as methamphetamine. According to an arrest affidavit, Tony Daniel Tucker was arrested on two counts ...
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Midland County has approved the installation of solar-powered lighting at three intersections along East County Road 173 to improve driver visibility and reduce accidents....
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WALTON, Ky. ( WXIX /Gray News) - A mother was arrested and charged after her husband was caught on camera abusing their 3-month-old daughter, according to authorities. Carleena Webb, 33, is charged with first-degree criminal abuse in connection with a case involving her husband, ...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - FIRST ALERT 7 Forecast for Wednesday, August 26th, 2026: It’ll be another very hot day across West Texas and southeast New Mexico with widespread triple digits expected once again by the afternoon and evening hours. Changes are on the way heading into tonig...
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(Gray News) - Dolly Parton, who died on Tuesday at the age of 80, left behind siblings, nieces, nephews and friends, but no children of her own. Parton was married to her husband Carl Dean from 1966 until his death in 2025. They never had children, but Parton explained their deci...
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MINOT, N.D. ( KMOT / KVLY /Gray News) - A North Dakota couple are facing charges after police say their infant son died in 2023, and they allegedly encased his remains in concrete and kept them in a plastic tote in the closet. Ward County prosecutors charged Craig Kerzmann, 49, a...
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LAS VEGAS ( KVVU /Gray News) - Police in Las Vegas say two sisters returned home from school and found their parents dead in what is believed to have been a murder-suicide. Officials with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department say a call came in around 3:30 p.m. Monday from...
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(Gray News) - Taylor Swift is among the celebrities who paid tribute to the legendary Dolly Parton after she died of cancer at the age of 80. Parton died Tuesday after a short battle with cancer, according to her publicist. Later that night, Swift shared a tribute to the country ...
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Over 39,000 Odessa Water customers will see $14.20 in credit put towards their September bill.
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(Gray News) - Beyoncé is among the long list of celebrities and notable individuals to pay tribute to Dolly Parton, who died at the age of 80, the music icon’s family announced Tuesday. Beyoncé said in a statement shared online that it was her “privilege” to work with Parton and ...
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. ( WAVE /Gray News) - Authorities said two women were killed in a shooting near the University of Louisville’s Belknap campus. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victims as Iyanna Warr and Trinity Durham, both 20. The shooting happened at 1:44 a.m...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - After finishing in second place in the district the past two seasons, the Midland Lee Rebels are seeking their first district title since 2023. In 2025, the Rebels had a 4-1 record in district play, heartbreakingly losing to Permian in week nine. In t...
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(Gray News) - Eminem revealed a letter Dolly Parton wrote him after he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame following the legendary singer’s death on Tuesday. The Grammy Award-winning rapper said the megastar’s note congratulated him on the honor as they were both induc...
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ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – (8/25/2026) Here’s your 7-Day Forecast from Chief Forecaster Horace Brown. “Hot weather isn't going anywhere just yet.” “So, while we're backing away from the extreme heat we've seen lately, summer isn't giving up just yet, and we'll keep running a few...
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BURLINGTON, Vt. ( WCAX /Gray News) - A new tropical storm forming in the Atlantic Ocean will coincidentally share the name of the late country music legend. Dolly is the next name on this year’s list of hurricanes. The monitored tropical wave has a high chance of developing into ...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Ector County Commissioners’ Court voted 4-1 to pass a no-new-revenue tax rate and budget for the upcoming fiscal year during its regular meeting. According to the meeting agenda, the no-new-revenue rate will give the county the same amount of revenue fr...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The unmistakable aroma of fresh burgers, donated by the local Block Meat Company, drifted through the air outside Jesus House at 11:00 a.m. as community members gathered. But before the lunch service began, Executive Director and Founder Donny Kyker paused ...
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DETROIT LAKES, Minn. ( Valley News Live /Gray News) - A Minnesota school district’s policy that bans rainbow symbols from campuses will remain in place after a packed and emotional board meeting Monday ended in a tie vote on whether to postpone further discussion of it. The Detro...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump’s move to import 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef is drawing pushback from Republicans in cattle states. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), the number-two Senate Republican, posted on X , “Americans want US beef on the table – not foreig...
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MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - A jury sentenced 67-year-old Wayne Lee Belcher to 25 years in prison on one count of Possession of a Controlled Substance, according to the Midland County District Attorney. Prior convictions cited in sentencing Belcher had prior qualifying felony c...
