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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...
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MANCHESTER, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival will not take place next year. Festival organizers announced the popular music festival is taking a “much-needed year off” to let the venue’s grounds, known as The Farm, recover from consecutive years of storms...
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(Gray News) - Out with the old, in with the new. Walmart announced that it would begin adding tap-to-pay options at checkout in select stores and Sam’s Club locations, according to a press release. The company said it will add tap-to-pay options at select Walmart stores and Sam’s...
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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...
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The Midland MSA also posted the lowest unemployment rate in the state of Texas (3.4%) during the month of July.
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(CNN/Gray News) — The FDA is escalating a massive egg recall to its highest-risk classification over salmonella concerns. The recall involves more than 1.5 million dozen white and brown cage-free eggs. The new Class I designation means there is a reasonable possibility that expos...
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Midland Health Services has confirmed St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) in Midland County for the first time this year.
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( InvestigateTV ) — Families with K-12 students spent about $858 in 2025 on back-to-school items including electronics, clothing, shoes and school supplies, according to a new LendingTree analysis . Matt Schulz, a consumer finance analyst at LendingTree, said the total represents...
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The City of Midland Health Services confirmed the first case of St. Louis encephalitis virus in local mosquitoes in Midland County this year.
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BATON ROUGE, La. ( WAFB /Gray News) — Doctors have used GLP-1 drugs for weight loss for about five years, and researchers say some of the benefits are catching them off guard. Dr. Steven Heymsfield, a professor at Pennington Biomedical Research Center and director of the Metaboli...
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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 ...
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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....
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LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELASE FROM TEXAS TECH ATHLETICS) - Texas Tech announced Friday it has sold out of its primary ticket inventory for the Sept. 5 season opener versus Abilene Christian at Galaxy Stadium. This is the second advanced sellout already for the 2026 season, with oth...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Midland Independent School District is offering area seniors free admission to district athletic events through its gold card program. Nick Sanchez has held a gold card for 20 years. He and his wife met at Midland High. Their kids went to Midland Lee, and t...
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(Gray News) - Hayden Panettiere would be celebrating her birthday today, were she still alive. The actress would have turned 37 on Friday. According to a report from Page Six , Panettiere had plans to travel to Germany and celebrate her birthday with her 11-year-old daughter Kaya...
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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....
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Governor Greg Abbott announced Friday that Texas led the nation in job creation over the past year, adding 165,600 nonfarm jobs between July 2025 and July 2026. According to data from the Texas Workforce Commission and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, ...
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(Gray News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recalled nearly 40,000 bottles of Clear Eyes sold nationwide over contamination concerns. Prestige Consumer Healthcare said the recall involves Clear Eyes Maximum Itchy Eye Relief due to a lack of assurance of sterility. The...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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TEMPE, Ariz. ( AZFamily /Gray News) — An Arizona woman fostering a dog said she nearly died after the animal attacked her, leaving her with serious injuries and unable to use her arms months later. Liz Shidler had fostered dogs for nearly five years without a problem before she b...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- Over the past couple of years, a popular game has attracted thousands of new players to its table. Mahjong, the popular Chinese tile game, has garnered the attention of people all across the United States, and West Texas is joining in on the hype. Whil...
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ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Odessa Bronchos are just one week away from kicking off the 2026 football season, and the Broncho faithful gathered Thursday evening at Odessa High School for a West Texas tradition. The annual Watermelon Feed gave the community its first look at t...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Midland Christian Mustangs enter the 2026 football season looking to build on the foundation established during head coach Phil Dawson’s first year at the helm. Dawson, now in his second season as Midland Christian’s head coach, says the biggest d...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A Texas Tech mechanical engineering professor is back in the classroom, after receiving a kidney transplant from the husband of one of his former students. A year ago , an outpouring of support came from family, friends and former students, when they found...
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(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, ...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Last season for the Odessa Brochos is one that they would like to leave behind. Odessa went 1-9 overall and lost every district game. Now with the past behind them, the Bronchos are looking forward to the new season with eagerness for what’s to come. “I get...
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PORTLAND, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - A jury has awarded two teens thousands of dollars after they were stuck upside down on an amusement park ride at Oaks Park. The teens were on a ride called the AtmosFEAR back in June 2024. Thirty riders in total were stuck for nearly a half hou...
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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....
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Texas corn farmers are rationing water and abandoning some fields to keep other crops alive as months of intense heat and little rain continue, according to the president of the Texas Corn Producers Association. Hagen Hunt, president of the Texas Corn Prod...
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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 ...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - COVID-19 cases are on the rise across the country, and Texas is among the highest growing states, according to the CDC. As of last week, CDC data shows Ector County being one of the many areas seeing rising cases. Brandy Garcia, director of the Ector County...
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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...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The 16th annual Midland County Fair opened Thursday at the Midland County Horseshoe, bringing food, rides and entertainment to the Permian Basin community. The fair, presented by Petropex SWD Systems, runs August 20-23 and is described as Midland’s largest...
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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...
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ATLANTA ( ANF /Gray News) — A former NFL and University of Georgia player says he has been scammed out of his entire life savings. Tae Crowder was drafted by the New York Giants in 2020, where he spent three years with the team following a college career playing linebacker for th...
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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 ...
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(Gray News) - A Texas inmate was sentenced to 10 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release after he pleaded guilty to trying to sex traffic a woman in Utah while he was behind bars. Aaron Kern admitted to threatening a woman in an “unrelenting effort” to sex traffic he...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump and members of his administration at April’s White House Correspondents Association Dinner was back in court Thursday. Cole Tomas Allen, the accused White House Correspondents Dinner shoote...
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(Gray News) — Hayden Panettiere’s boyfriend, who was with her when she died, has released a statement through his lawyer following the actress’ death. In a statement to TMZ Thursday, Brian Hickerson’s attorney Sloan Ellis said: “Hayden’s death remains under investigation and it i...
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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, ...
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AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - District 3-5A volleyball is underway and the Texas Panhandle Sports Network is the livestream home for Amarillo ISD teams. Below is the livestream schedule, subject to change. DAY/DATE TIME EVENT Tuesday, 9/1 7:00 PM Palo Duro at Caprock Tuesday, 9/8 7:00...
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(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, ...
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FORT DAVIS, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Fort Davis ISD announced on social media that the 2026 football season has been canceled due to a lack of participation this afternoon. FDISD Superintendent Jason Crow released a statement saying that the school district realizes this is an unfortu...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Representatives from the healthcare and finance industries gathered in Odessa Thursday for a free community resource fair hosted by Medical Center Hospital. The event was held at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Building. Attendees were greeted by rows of boo...
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TROY, Texas ( KWTX /Gray Media) — Fast food employees at a Troy-area McDonald’s are recovering after officials say they were exposed to carbon dioxide while working. First responders reported being called to a McDonald’s restaurant inside the Love’s Travel Center near Interstate ...
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(Gray News) - Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell’s cancer has returned, the rocker confirmed in an interview. Campbell discussed the return of Hodgkin’s lymphoma, with which he was diagnosed in 2013, in an interview with Francisco Sigüenza on Radio YSKL FM . The 63-year-old ro...
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FORT DAVIS, Texas (KOSA) - Fort Davis Independent School Distrist shared on social media August 20 that the football team will be forfeiting their season. The cancelation of the season is due to “a lack of student participation in the high school and low numbers in our middle sch...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) — A 72-year-old woman was paralyzed and at least three other patients were harmed after a medication mix-up at a hospital in Tennessee. The family of 72-year-old Glenda Dorton said she went to Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown in Nashvill...
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TOLEDO, Ohio ( WTVG /Gray News) - Two people have died after an explosion at an industrial facility in Toledo, according to Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz. The explosion happened shortly before 5 a.m. on Tuesday during the shift change at the Brent Industries facility, an industrial cl...
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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....
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CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Ohio authorities have released a new interview video featuring a father admitting to killing his three sons. The murders happened in June 2023 after the Clermont County father, Chad Doerman, came home earlier than usual from work. He grabbed a Bible and began ...
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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 ...
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( InvestigateTV ) — The cost of raising a child to age 18 has climbed to more than $303,000 nationwide, according to a LendingTree study — a figure that comes out to nearly $17,000 a year after tax exemptions and credits. Matt Schulz, a LendingTree analyst, said the size of the n...
