The Midland
News
PORTHCAWL, Wales (Gray News) — A man in the United Kingdom kept his mother’s body in a freezer for years for financial gain, officials said . Christopher Phillips, 60, was sentenced to more than two years in prison Monday. He pleaded guilty March 20 to preventing the lawful and d...
safety
PECOS COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - A Pecos County man has been arrested in connection with a string of vehicle burglaries, stolen vehicles and gun thefts across three West Texas counties after investigators say he confessed to dozens of crimes. According to the Big Spring Police Depart...
safety
BIG SPRING, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - A Pecos man was arrested by law enforcement after confessing to crimes committed in three jurisdictions. Pecos County Resident, Justin Wright, 28, was taken into custody after Big Spring PD received a Crime Stoppers tip that included Wright's ident...
safety
DPS, in coordination with multiple partners including MPD, conducted a two-day Targeted Violent Crime Operation
Local
ATLANTA ( AN F/Gray News) — A Georgia woman has filed a lawsuit after an alleged tissue sample mix-up led to an unnecessary hysterectomy. The negligence suit was filed on Tuesday against several branches of Kaiser Permanente and laboratory staff members. According to the lawsuit,...
safety
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - An Odessa woman was struck and killed by a vehicle while attempting to cross FM 2020 near mile marker 254 early this morning. The woman was identified as 52-year-old Misti Dawn Hurst. According to Texas DPS, at 6:15 am this morning, Hurst was att...
safety
MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - Deputies responded to an armed robbery in progress in the area of East County Road 160 on July 2. According to Midland Crime Stoppers, on July 2, when deputies arrived, they learned that a man wearing a ski mask, gray shirt and tan pants had entered...
safety
Texas DPS officials are seeking to identify a Good Samaritan who assisted a motorist following a June 24 car crash in Pecos County, while commending State Trooper Monte Jackson for applying a tourniquet that saved the victim's life....
safety
LAKELAND, Fla. ( WWSB /Gray News) - A pastor in Florida is accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy and exposing him to HIV. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit arrested and charged 42-year-old Timothy Chaneyfield, pastor at St. James United American Free W...
business
(Gray News) - Chipotle announced Tuesday that it is removing jalapeños from some of its restaurants amid the ongoing salmonella outbreak as a precaution. The company released a statement saying they were able to identify jalapeños as a potential common ingredient possibly connect...
News
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - A jury has sentenced a man to prison after finding him guilty of arson in Ector County. According to the Ector County District Attorney’s Office, the 70th District Court found Augustine Falana guilty of arson but not guilty of aggravated assault with ...
News
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The House Ethics Committee confirmed Tuesday it has opened an investigation into Rep. Max Miller, an Ohio Republican facing allegations of domestic violence, abuse and possible illegal drug use. The committee is examining allegations of possible domestic vi...
News
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - A pedestrian was hit and killed at the intersection of W. University Blvd. and N. Redondo Ave. DPS said at around 6:15 p.m., a pickup truck was traveling eastbound on University when it hit the woman as she was crossing the road. She died on scene. DP...
safety
FORT STOCKTON, Texas (KOSA) - A Texas DPS trooper is being credited with saving the life of a crash victim after applying a tourniquet to control life-threatening bleeding following a rollover crash in Pecos County. According to DPS, on June 24, emergency crews were called to a r...
News
Sunset Youth Golf Center will celebrate the opening of its new driving range with a community event on Friday, August 14th.
News
( InvestigateTV ) — Drivers in most states are spending $10 more per week on gas than they were a year ago, according to a new NerdWallet analysis — an increase that adds up to hundreds of dollars more annually for many families. Kim Palmer, a personal finance expert at NerdWalle...
safety
A two-day multi-agency operation in Midland County resulted in 51 arrests and the seizure of illegal drugs, firearms, and other contraband.
News
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) has been facing growing pressure to resign amid allegations of domestic abuse. Multiple lawmakers called for the congressman to step down Monday after his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, accused him of abuse. Rep. Miller has denied the alleg...
government
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to advance President Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee Todd Blanche. The committee approved Blanche’s nomination along party lines after two Republican senators who had threatened to block his confirmation ...
News
SOUTH ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. ( KMOV /Gray News) - A Missouri couple says a decades-old oak tree that once shaded the front yard of their new home was cut down just days after buying the property. Alex Doehring and Larissa Coughlin said they had left for a few days and returned to ...
safety
Midland Police are searching for a female suspect who stole a Sephora bag from an Aeropostale store at Midland Park Mall on July 19.
safety
FERGUSON, Mo. ( KMOV /Gray News) — Three people have been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed an innocent mother of five while she was buying slushies for her children. The shooting happened June 30 at a BP gas station in Ferguson, Missouri, just north of St. Louis...
safety
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Midland Police are on the lookout for a suspect who stole several hundred dollars worth of merchandise from a local HEB this year. According to officials, on June 28th 2026, at approximately 9:09 PM, a male suspect entered HEB on Andrews Highway, stol...
News
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. ( KY3 /Gray News) - A man has been charged nearly 40 years after he allegedly killed his pregnant wife in 1988 in Missouri, according to authorities. A grand jury indicted Joel Bremer on two counts of murder in the death of Ronna Bremer. In December 1988, 22-year...
safety
SHREVEPORT, La. ( KSLA /Gray News) - Police arrested a woman in Louisiana accused of attempting to set a house on fire while her children were still inside. The Shreveport Police Department arrested Krystal Bromsey following an aggravated arson and child cruelty investigation. Th...
government
The City of Odessa is accepting applications for its Citizens UniverCity program from August 4 through August 28, 2026, offering residents a behind-the-scenes look at municipal operations....
News
BILOXI, Miss. ( WLOX /Gray News) — A 60-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison for killing a neighbor in a fight that began over cheating allegations in a game of dominoes. Julius Taylor Jr. was convicted of murder for the May 30, 2024, killing of Rodney Dabney. In addition...
safety
SHREVEPORT, La. ( KSLA /Gray News) - A 13-year-old boy was charged with the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old girl. The Caddo Parish coroner’s office identified the victim as 14-year-old Makayla Pennywell. A 13-year-old boy was charged with second-degree murder. He is being held at...
schools
The Fort Stockton Independent School District is mourning the death of an incoming ninth-grade student and will provide counseling services on Tuesday afternoon to support the community....
schools
FORT STOCKTON, Texas (KOSA) - Fort Stockton ISD announced Tuesday that one of its incoming ninth-grade students has died. The district did not release the student’s name or disclose a cause of death, citing only the loss in a public statement issued Tuesday. “Our thoughts and pra...
safety
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland police and Midland Crime Stoppers are asking for the public’s help to identify suspects involved in two separate misdemeanor thefts. Theft at Aeropostale The first incident occurred on July 19 at 2:30 p.m. According to Midland police, a woman enter...
safety
The Odessa Police Department will host its 7th annual block party and back-to-school event at the Ector County Coliseum on August 8, 2026, providing free backpacks to the first 500 attendees....
safety
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - A train struck a semi-truck on Highway 80 near the airport in Midland County at around 6:45 a.m. DPS said no injuries were reported. Video from the scene shows the semi-truck with significant damage and emergency units on site. DPS said train traffic has s...
safety
A Midland family was displaced following a structure fire on Stanolind Avenue on Monday, although no injuries were reported.
News
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - The Ector County Sheriff’s Office and Animal Control are looking for the owner of a horse found wandering on West Wiesner. The horse, described as a 6- to 7-year-old male sorrel, was reported found at 13591 W. Wiesner. According to the Ector County An...
safety
WINNECONNE, Wis. ( WBAY /Gray News) - A father and his two daughters in Wisconsin were found dead inside a home, according to authorities. According to the Winneconne Police Department and Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office, officers were called Friday night for a medical incident...
safety
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. ( WALA /Gray News) - A small airplane made an emergency landing Monday morning on a Florida interstate. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said the plane landed in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 10. A dashcam in a vehicle driving on the interstate captu...
safety
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - One family is displaced after a fire in Midland. According to the Midland Fire Department, on August 3, a crew responded to a structure fire in the 3300 block of Stanolind. No injuries were reported, but one family was displaced....
business
(Gray News) - Walgreens is closing some of its locations in 2026, although not as many as the company had originally planned. According to reports , the company is expected to close fewer than 100 stores across at least a dozen states in 2026 as it continues its multiyear downsiz...
safety
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - FIRST ALERT 7 Forecast for Tuesday, August 4th, 2026: It’ll be a typical summer day across West Texas and southeast New Mexico today with lots of sunshine, hot temperatures, quiet conditions and a bit of breeze. High temperatures will warm into the 90s and ...
schools
PECOS, Texas (KOSA) - Contractors are placing a new water tie-in for the Crockett Middle School water line at 9 a.m. Tuesday, according to the City of Pecos. The city said a water tie-in connects a newly installed water line to an existing public water system. Residents from West...
News
HICKORY, N.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) - A 54-year-old registered sex offender has been charged with murder and kidnapping in the death of a 56-year-old woman found in the woods Friday. Leroy Loper, 54, is charged with felony murder, first-degree kidnapping and concealment of death in ...
safety
REAGAN COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - The Reagan County Sheriff’s Office is responding to an accident on US Highway 67 at FM 1555, according to their post. Officials are encouraging drivers to use an alternative route and avoid the area. No additional details have been released....
safety
GASTONIA, N.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) - Police in North Carolina say a 14-year-old boy is suspected of intentionally starting a fire at a busy Dollar Tree that caused $1 million in damage. Gastonia Police said Monday that a 14-year-old was suspected of starting a fire that broke out ...
safety
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Traffic alert for Midland residents. According to the City of Midland, a lane on Wadley between Amhurst and Whitney will be closed from August 4 to the 18th. This lane closure is to allow for utility work....
safety
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - On August 2 at around 10:50 P.M., Odessa Police responded to I-20 and Faudree in reference to a crash. Investigators found that the driver of a white Chevrolet pickup was heading south on Faudree and drove across the north service road and straight into a c...
safety
OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. ( WNEM /Gray News) - Police in Michigan say a mother and her 2-month-old son both died after drowning in a bathtub. Waterford Police are investigating the double drowning of a 36-year-old woman and her 2-month-old son. Officers and Waterford Regional firefig...
business
Iraan, Texas (KOSA) - The town of Iraan, TX was still quiet at 5:15 a.m. on Aug. 3. Many of the local shops and businesses had yet to open their doors. However, anyone living in the southwest corner of town may have noticed bright lights flashing on all at once. It was the lights...
News
MONAHANS, Texas (KOSA) - Even though it was midnight practice at Monahans, there’s a new dawn on the horizon for the loboes. Head Coach Brandon Jones made the move from assistant coach to head coach and athletic director ahead of this upcoming season. With that change, Jones look...
schools
ODESSA/MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Families in both Midland ISD and Ector County ISD will once again save on school meal costs this year. Both districts announced that all students will receive free breakfast and lunch throughout the 2026-2027 school year, regardless of household inc...
News
WOOD COUNTY, Ohio ( WTVG /Gray News) - A mother says her 6-year-old son drowned while in the temporary custody of Lucas County Children Services, and she is demanding to know how it happened. Xion Thomas, who had just completed kindergarten, died at Wood County Hospital after he ...
