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ALAIEDON TOWNSHIP, Mich. ( WILX /Gray News) - A 24-year-old man has been charged in connection with a crash that killed two Michigan Department of Transportation workers. According to the Ingham County Prosecutor’s Office, Tyler Reck is charged with two counts of reckless driving...
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WASHINGTON (Gray News) - President Donald Trump created the Military Spouse Commission on Monday during an executive order signing. The commission will work with military spouses to identify challenges and come up with policy recommendations for areas like health care, child care...
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ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - As the upcoming school year approaches, the Salvation Army held a shopping event for students to receive free shoes in Midland and Odessa. Families filled out a form and were pre-approved to participate as students filled the Shoe Carnival Store in Mid...
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(The Texas Tribune) - Three members of the hemp industry are suing the state of Texas for violating commerce protections after it was announced last week that nearly all hemp-derived THC products are illegal. On Friday, two hemp retailers and a distributor filed a lawsuit in the ...
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While only active for a little over a year, the West Texas Trading Card Game Convention is making moves in the Permian Basin. The group started out with only 15-20 vendors at its first showing, but now regularly sees close to 150 vendors pack hotel conference halls, dealing out c...
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ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Meteorologist Jim Danner gives you today's 7-day forecast +3, with temperatures staying in the high 90s. Watch the full video above for the complete forecast....
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(Gray News) - UFC fighter Allan Nascimento has died, according to multiple reports. He was 34. According to a UFC statement , Nascimento was found unresponsive after suffering an apparent heart attack in his sleep. The statement continued, saying that a medical team attempted to ...
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ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - As students across the Permian Basin get ready to head back to class, parents are already shopping for school supplies. One item many students need on their list is a new pair of eyeglasses. Local opticians are encouraging parents to shop early before ...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A federal court has delayed sentencing for a San Antonio financial advisor who pleaded guilty to her role in a suspected Ponzi scheme involving Lubbock investors. Brooklyn Chandler Willy pleaded guilty to six counts of wire fraud, along with charges of agg...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Data centers could be coming to Odessa, but community leaders want to make sure they’re a good fit. The Odessa Chamber of Commerce is in talks with data center companies interested in developing in the area. Tom Manskey, director of economic development, sa...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A family-owned bakery and restaurant in Odessa is approaching its two-year anniversary in September, but rising product costs tied to tariffs and inflation have forced the owner to make adjustments to stay in business. Daniel Morales, owner of Masa Bakery, ...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - They may not wear helmets or shoulder pads, but marching band students are putting in just as much work this summer. From the practice field to the parking lot, they’re spending countless hours preparing for the season ahead. For most students, summer means...
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ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Ector County ISD has announced that all students are eligible to receive free breakfast and lunch, with no meal application required. ECISD will begin the school year on August 11th for Pre-K through 6th grade and 9th grade, and August 12th for 7th and...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The City of Midland has begun construction on the Mockingbird Lane Extension Project, a roadway improvement designed to increase capacity and improve connectivity. According to the City of Midland, the project will extend Mockingbird Lane from Fairgrounds ...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) is facing allegations of sexual misconduct, harassment of female staffers and fostering a hostile work environment, according to a complaint reviewed by the House Ethics Committee. The complaint alleges Chuck Edwards frequently m...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A citizens advocacy group called “Save Lubbock” has submitted a petition to the city council seeking a pause on data center development in Lubbock. The group spent two months collecting the signatures required to bring the matter before the council as a re...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general appears poised to advance toward a full Senate confirmation vote after the Justice Department formally eliminated a controversial fund that had stalled his nomination. On Sunday, Acting Attorney General ...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The City of Midland has annoucned that nearly 20,000 SeeClickFix tickets have been closed since its beginning in July 2024. During the month of July, approximately 1,081 tickets that were submitted through SeeClickFix were closed in CIty Council Distr...
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ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - The five people arrested following a shooting in Ector County have been identified. According to the Ector County Sheriff’s office, deputies responded to the area of 16th Street and FM 1936 , where they found one person who had sustained a gunshot wou...
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Latoya Mayberry has launched her campaign for the Midland ISD Board of Trustees, focusing on parent representation, teacher retention, and early childhood literacy....
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland business owner and pastor Latoya Mayberry announced Tuesday that she has filed as a candidate for the Midland ISD Board of Trustees District 5 seat, saying she wants to strengthen communication with parents, improve student outcomes and retain expe...
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Renovations include a new irrigation system, grading to address drainage issues, new greens turf and a reverse osmosis system for greens irrigation.
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Drew Ironside wins the Star Electric Midland Men’s City Championship held on the Roadrunner Course at The Courses at Hogan Park.
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MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The City of Midland has announced the beginning of the Mockingbird Lane Extension Project. The project will extend Mockingbird Lane from Fairgrounds Road to Purtis Creek Drive as a five-lane arterial roadway. This extension will provide additional roa...
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BOSTON (Gray News) — Fans at a Zac Brown Band concert in Boston were surprised with a massive giveaway Sunday night. The band’s frontman, Zac Brown, told the crowd that every person in attendance would receive two tickets for a cruise. The singer said the giveaway was his way of ...
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The number of SeeClickFix tickets closed inside the City of Midland is nearing 20,000 since its inception in July 2024.
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The Mockingbird Lane Extension Project is an important transportation improvement that will enhance connectivity and mobility.
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ATLANTA ( ANF /Gray News) - A popular reality TV star was arrested on child sex charges, according to authorities. Sidney Starr, whose legal name is Sidney Favors, was arrested Sunday at the Embassy Suites by Hilton hotel in Hapeville for the alleged sexual assault of a boy, arre...
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(Gray News) - More than 1.5 million Dodge Ram trucks are under recall due to a potential seat belt issue. FCA US LLC announced that more than 1.2 million of those trucks were in the U.S. market, with the rest in Canada, Mexico and countries outside of North America. The recall ap...
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HOUSTON ( InvestigateTV ) — In the decade since her son drown in an apartment pool, Christi Brown has been sounding alarms about the potential culprit – a wearable arm/chest floatie. But 3-year-old Judah wasn’t wearing the device when he slipped out of mother’s view. She had just...
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AUSTIN, Texas (KLTV) - Gov. Gregg Abbott issued a directive Monday ordering a comprehensive audit of all proposed data center projects seeking to connect to the state’s power grid. Under the new mandate, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and the Electric Reliability C...
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( InvestigateTV ) — A new type of tax-advantaged investment account for children is now available through the U.S. Treasury. Called Trump Accounts, the program launched July 4 and provides eligible children with a $1,000 initial deposit to start investing. The program is administ...
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(Gray News) - Bettergoods Pistachio Nut Butter is being recalled for a possible salmonella contamination, according to the FDA. The recall was triggered when Walmart was informed on July 7 that the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services had tested three jars of t...
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Crane police arrested a suspect following an investigation into a social media threat directed at a local school campus.
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KOSA) - Six people have pleaded guilty to their roles in a conspiracy to steal crude oil from Permian Basin producers and resell it for profit, federal prosecutors announced. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas, the guilty pl...
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EDDY COUNTY, N.M. (KOSA) - People are pleading guilty in federal court to stealing crude oil — and a lot of it. According to the Eddy County Sheriff’s Office, the U.S. Department of Justice says that investigations have uncovered thefts of tens of thousands of barrels from oil pr...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Backpacks are packed and school supply lists are checked, but state officials say Texas drivers have some homework of their own to do before classes start this month. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has launched its annual “Be Safe. Drive Sma...
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CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. ( WECT /Gray News) – A 14-foot scalloped hammerhead shark washed ashore in southeastern North Carolina early Sunday. The North Carolina Shark Conservancy received word of a shark at Freeman Park around 3 a.m. It slipped back into the ocean before washing asho...
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Big Spring/Howard County Crime Stoppers is seeking public assistance to identify an accomplice involved in a $42,000 oilfield equipment theft that occurred on July 22, 2026....
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MERIDEN, Conn. ( WFSB /Gray News) - A woman is accused of trafficking underage girls after detectives found two girls in a hotel room being advertised online for commercial sex services in Connecticut. During the investigation into a missing child, detectives with the Meriden Pol...
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SAN ANTONIO (Gray News) — A missing 2-year-old girl was found dead early Monday morning, San Antonio police said . Aryana Trevino Martinez was the subject of an AMBER Alert issued Sunday. She was found unresponsive near the home where she was last seen. She was pronounced dead at...
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BIG SPRING, Texas (KOSA) - Two suspects have been accused of stealing $42,000 worth of equipment from an oilfield site early July 22. According to the Big Spring Crime Stoppers, the theft happened at around 2:00 a.m. One of the two suspects described as a man with a beard has bee...
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LENOIR COUNTY, N.C. ( WITN /Gray News) - A man was arrested after leading officers on a chase where he reached speeds of 130 mph, according to police. Michael Hawks, 24, was arrested early Sunday. Deputies attempted a traffic stop after Hawks was clocked at 81 mph in a 60 mph zon...
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RICHMOND, Va. ( Aging Untold ) — For Ken Seibert, the sound never stops. “It sounds like when you take air out of a tire. It’s like a ‘ssssst’ type of noise,” Seibert said. “If you’re listening to music, TV, anything it can always be in the background of that.” Seibert is among m...
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CRANE, Texas (KOSA) - A social media post circulating on August 2 threatened violence at Crane Independent School District schools, according to the district. According to the Crane Police Department, an investigation was conducted on the threat, and they determined it was unsubs...
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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. ( Aging Untold ) — On one of its busiest surgery days, the waiting room at McLeod Seacoast Hospital fills with something other than the sounds of monitors and footsteps: the soft notes of a harp. Peg Mann is a hospital volunteer who begins her shift by escortin...
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CALABASH, N.C. ( WECT /Gray News) - A man was arrested after a 4-year-old allegedly ingested cocaine. Timothy Lee was arrested Saturday in connection with the May 6 incident. Lee is charged with exposing a child to a controlled substance. He is being held on $75,000 bond and is e...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Heading back to class is always exciting, but a little extra spending cash makes it even better! The Garriga Law Firm is teaming up with Wake Up West Texas to get local students off to a spectacular start this school year with a fantastic giveaway. Your stu...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A milestone celebration is brewing in West Texas this month. Midland’s premier craft beverage event, the Tall City Brewing Invitational, is returning for its fifth consecutive year on Saturday, August 22. Organizers are planning their largest festival to da...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - FIRST ALERT 7 Forecast for Monday, August 3rd, 2026: Summer heat is forecast to continue across West Texas for the first full week of August... MONDAY To start Monday morning, skies are mostly clear, and temperatures are warm (70s and 80s). Throughout the d...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - A 2-year-old Tennessee girl drowned in a backyard pool after her father says she ran off while he was changing for a planned swim. Viomara Laura Ortiz, 2, died last Monday night after she was found unresponsive in her family’s backyard pool, ...
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MIDDLETOWN, Ohio ( WXIX /Gray News) - An Ohio police officer was found guilty of two counts of dereliction of duty after she encouraged and allowed a handcuffed 15-year-old to be whipped with a belt. Jamie Patterson, a Middletown police officer, was found guilty Thursday after a ...
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ATLANTA ( ANF /Gray News) - A 6-year-old Georgia girl reportedly died due to complications from tonsil surgery days before she was supposed to start first grade. Emersyn “Emmy” Bridgers, a student at Euharlee Elementary School, was excited for first grade. She had already picked ...
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska ( KTUU /Gray News) - Two people died after the 13-foot-deep trench they were digging collapsed on them, officials said. Alaska State Troopers identified the two people as Paul Hebert, 68, and Jacquelyn Wilder, 71. At 1:26 p.m., troopers received a report of two ...
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TERRELL COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - One man has been transported to the hospital after being invovled in a rollover accident at the Val Verde/Terrell County line. According to the Terrell County Sheriff's Office, this was a single vehicle rollover accident. TCSO says that the dri...
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TERRELL COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - The Terrell County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single vehicle rollover crash at the Val Verde/Terrell County line. According to the sheriff’s office, the driver was traveling back to work in El Paso when they reportedly fell asleep at the wheel....
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PORTLAND Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) — Six people, including a teenager, were shot early Sunday morning in a mass shooting at a home in Portland’s Cully neighborhood, authorities said. One adult man later died in the hospital. Officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 5800 b...
