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ODESSA, Texas (The Texas Tribune) - A growing chorus of Texas lawmakers is calling on the state’s electric grid managers and utility regulators to halt an expansive and increasingly controversial project to build transmission lines that would cut through several thousand acres of...
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SANTA FE, N.M. (Gray News) - The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that body camera video of Alexee Trevizo cannot be used as evidence in prosecuting her for the death of a newborn child. KOAT reported that the New Mexico Supreme Court said physician-patient privilege remained even ...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The Senate is facing a full agenda before lawmakers leave for August recess Thursday, with a potential confirmation vote, internal party divisions and questions about whether recess will happen at all. Among the items on the Senate’s to-do list is the poten...
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TOLEDO, Ohio ( WTVG /Gray News) - A 2-year-old boy is recovering after police said he shot himself in the stomach Friday night at a home in East Toledo. The Toledo police arrested Sulieman T. Rahim, 28, in connection with the shooting. He is facing two third-degree felony charges...
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NEW ORLEANS ( WVUE /Gray News) - Sam Meyer, the patriarch of Meyer the Hatter, turns 102 next week and is still running the show at the downtown New Orleans shop his grandfather founded in 1894. Meyer said he has been selling hats at the first block of St. Charles Avenue off Cana...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - One person was killed and three others were hurt when an elderly man ran a red light in downtown Nashville, police said. The driver, identified as 87-year-old Thomas Cahill of Bowling Green, Kentucky, was driving a Ford Fusion, ran the red li...
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TUCSON, Ariz. ( KOLD /Gray News) - Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos believes progress is being made in the Nancy Guthrie investigation. Saturday marked six months since Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, was abducted. Nanos sat down with KOLD anchor M...
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Note: The booking photo of Justin Soll is from an earlier arrest in May. A booking photo of Shannon Wester was not available. OREGON, Ohio ( WTVG /Gray News) - An Ohio couple are facing felony charges for their alleged roles in the death of a 6-day-old infant. Court records show ...
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WATERTOWN, N.Y. ( WWNY /Gray News) - A New York Lyft driver who gave a murderer a ride believes a state trooper saved him from becoming the killer’s next victim. Larry Keech was driving for the ride-hailing app Lyft six years ago when he accepted a fare from Watertown to Massena ...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The GirlPower Flag Football Organization is set to launch NFL-affiliated flag football in Midland, becoming the first league in Tall City that is strictly all-girls. The league will be called GirlPower West Texas and is open to female athletes ages six to ...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - FIRST ALERT 7 Forecast for Sunday, August 2nd, 2026: Despite a summertime cold front to start the weekend, heat levels rise once again for the first full week of August... SUNDAY To start Sunday morning, expect mostly clear skies and warm temperatures in th...
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LEON COUNTY, Texas. ( KWTX /Gray News) - A man in Texas is accused of purchasing dozens of cattle with bad checks. Authorities began their investigation on July 17, 2026, after receiving a report that a person had purchased 77 head of cattle from Buffalo Livestock Marketing Inc. ...
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GULFPORT, Miss. ( WLOX /Gray News) — An Ohio woman faces a federal charge after authorities say she made dozens of bomb threat calls to Mississippi government offices last month following the death of Nolan Wells. Michelle Francine Edwards was charged Thursday in United States Di...
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DAVENPORT, Iowa ( KWQC /Gray News) - A woman once part of the reality show “Love After Lockup” will serve 15 years in an Iowa prison on forgery and theft charges . Latisha Collier, 39, was sentenced Thursday to 15 years on each charge, to be served concurrently. After being denie...
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CHANDLER, Ariz. ( KPHO /Gray News) — An eight-time Professional Bowlers Association Tour champion died unexpectedly this week. The PBA announced the death of Jakob Butturff on Friday. He was 32 years old. No cause of death was immediately given. Butturff was widely regarded as on...
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CAIRO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump threatened more strikes on Iran as the United States presses for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Hours later on Saturday, Kuwait said it responded to a new round of drone attacks from Iran while a tanker was struck in the strategic ...
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GUYTON, Ga. ( WTOC /Gray News) - An Army helicopter pilot is warning others about the importance of leash laws as he recovers from a serious scooter crash caused by an unrestrained dog. Ryan De Leon said he was riding his scooter in a Guyton neighborhood in November 2025 when a n...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Some of the top American tennis players are competing in the nation’s capital this summer at the Mubadala DC Open, a warm-up tournament for the U.S. Open in New York City. The tournament was co-founded by tennis legend Arthur Ashe in 1969. Players including...
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( InvestigateTV ) — Countertops made from engineered stone are found in kitchens and bathrooms across the country. Made of crushed quartz mixed with resins and polymers, they’re marketed as being better than marble or granite. But some workers who cut and shape these stone slabs ...
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. ( WAVE / WLFI /Gray News) - A 6-month-old child abducted from Indiana was safely recovered in Kentucky late Thursday night, according to federal investigators. Police in West Lafayette, Indiana, were first notified of the possible abduction at Country Villa Apartm...
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ( WVLT /Gray News) - A Tennessee woman is clocking out for the last time after working at the same company for 73 years. Sue Bunch, of Lenoir City, started at what is now called Family Brands back in 1953. Over her seven decades of service, she has done just abou...
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OCALA, Fla. ( WCJB /Gray News) — A Florida man accused of using a leaf blower on an infant and bouncing the child to death has been indicted for murder. James Westervelt, 38, was indicted on a first-degree murder charge two years after the death of a 6-month-old infant, according...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Nearly 600 athletes will put their strength, endurance, and mental toughness to the test this weekend as the first-ever West Texas HYROX Sim takes over the new Diamondback Energy Athletic Complex. The event brings the worldwide functional fitness competiti...
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LEA COUNTY, N.M. (KOSA) - Federal and local law enforcement officers seized suspected methamphetamine, cocaine and multiple firearms Wednesday during a narcotics investigation involving a Lovington man. According to the Lea County Sheriff’s Office, special agents with the DEA’s M...
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ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - Five people are in custody after a shooting in Ector County left one person hospitalized. According to 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 wo...
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ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) -UPDATE: According to Ector County Sheriff Mike Griffis, five people have now been arrested in connection with the shooting on 16th Street and FM 1936. There has been no update on the condition of the victim sent to the hospital. ------------------------...
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ANDERSON, S.C. ( WHNS /Gray News) - A South Carolina man is recovering after being the reported victim of a robbery and attack in a shopping center parking lot. Christopher Holdt, who is well-known in the area and frequents the Anderson Station shopping center, says teens attacke...
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Ronald McDonald House Charities provides lodging and essential services to families of hospitalized children in the Permian Basin, though campaign director Meagan Bratton noted that awareness remains low and demand often exceeds available space....
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ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Check out today's 7-day forecast with our Chief Forecaster Horace Brown. Saturday starts off partly sunny and hot, topping out near 95, and we could see a few spotty showers or thunderstorms between about 1 and 4 in the afternoon, though chances stay l...
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The Dinosaur George Traveling Museum is scheduled to offer a free exhibit featuring prehistoric creatures and fossils at the Bush Convention Center in Midland on Saturday, August 1st....
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West Texas organizations came together at Odessa College's Back-to-School Bash Thursday to giveaway free school supplies ahead of the 2026-2027 school year....
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump on Friday called on GOP lawmakers to immediately confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general, one day after threatening to temporarily pull the nomination amid pushback from two Republican senators. Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Thom Till...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - At a cabinet meeting Friday, President Donald Trump confirmed that Hamas has agreed to disarm as part of the next phase of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, calling it “a big step for the Middle East.” The agreement, if it holds, would also pave the way for the wi...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Ellen Noel Art Museum’s newest exhibit, Latinos on Wheels: Lowriders of Tejas , is set to open with a reception next Thursday. The exhibit, created by photographer Al Rendon, showcases the history, artistry and traditions of lowrider culture through pho...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Texas banned delta-8 and other synthetic THC products today, following a Texas Supreme Court ruling that classifies them as Schedule I controlled substances — the same classification as heroin and methamphetamine. Products labeled with delta-8 can now be c...
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PHOENIX ( AZFamily /Gray News) — Investigators have released the name of a man who died Tuesday afternoon after being detained by Phoenix police for allegedly breaking an apartment window. He’s been identified as 42-year-old Jesse Fred. Police said officers were called to an apar...
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WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. ( WEEK /Gray News) - A youth travel softball coach is in the Woodford County Jail after allegations of sexual offenses against a minor. According to the Woodford County State’s Attorney’s Office, Jason Rockhold was arrested Monday after a two-week investigat...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - AST SpaceMobile’s expansion project is expected to bring more than 1,000 new jobs to Midland, including positions in assembly, touch labor and engineering. The company’s new 400,000-square-foot production facility is set to begin construction in approximat...
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. ( KCTV /Gray News) - A video circulating online is gaining national attention, reportedly showing a woman repeatedly taking donation bags from the Northland Clothing Center . The nonprofit’s director said the video has been viewed nearly 2 million times and share...
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Midland's Grasslands Park was upgraded with new playground equipment for children aged 2-12.
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LAS VEGAS ( KVVU /Gray News) — Las Vegas authorities say a Good Samaritan has died in a shooting after trying to stop a man from stealing flowers from a woman. According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, officers were called Thursday night about gunfire being heard...
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BREWSTER, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Texas DPS Trooper Zach Vasquez was presented with a $10,000 check today after suffering serious injuries from a major car accident a month ago. According to reports from the Texas Department of Public Safety, the other driver involved in that head-on...
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Gray News) - A 15-year-old girl who was found dead in a shallow grave on a California vineyard nearly 50 years ago has been identified, according to authorities. During a press conference, the Kern County Sheriff’s Department identified the teen as Michelle L...
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CAMP DAVID, Md. (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. has severely degraded Iran’s military, while also acknowledging that Iran retains capabilities to cause harm in the region. Trump convened his Cabinet at Camp David in Maryland, and offered his latest assessm...
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BONHAM, Texas ( KXII /Gray News) - A Texas man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for child sex crimes. Trevor Brown, 27, was sentenced Wednesday, the Fannin County District Attorney’s Office announced. The investigation into Brown started when Bonham police were called to an as...
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska ( KTUU /Gray News) - A backyard beekeeper with tens of thousands of bees in his outdoor hives wanted a closer look at what was happening inside the colony, so he brought one indoors. Tim Huffman said the idea came from a desire to see what his hives were doing a...
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PORTER COUNTY, Ind. (Gray News) — A woman in Indiana is accused of stabbing her father to death and then cutting out his heart. Online jail records from the Porter County Sheriff’s Office show Serena Desiree Dolnics, 32, was booked into jail early Monday morning on a murder charg...
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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. ( WMBF /Gray News) – A woman had to visit three medical facilities before receiving treatment after a copperhead snake bit her last week. Ree Lawson reached behind her to grab a jasmine vine while she was drinking coffee on her back porch when a copperhead stru...
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BREWSTER COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - Sheriff Dodson traveled to El Paso to visit Trooper Zach Vasquez and present him with a $10,000 check to help cover expenses incurred following last month’s vehicle crash. According to the Brewster County Sheriff’s Office, the donation was made pos...
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LEXINGTON, S.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) - Authorities say a deputy in South Carolina has died during a training exercise. According to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department , Master Deputy Jillian Olson died during an underwater training session with the dive team at Lake Murray o...
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A Midland man was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly attacking another person with a machete following reports that the individual had sexually assaulted his daughter....
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - A Midland man was arrested Thursday night after police said he confronted another man with a machete following claims that the man had sexually abused a child. According to a Midland Police Department report, officers were called at about 7:02 p.m. Thursda...
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The Pecos City Council placed City Manager Charles Lino on immediate administrative leave following a July 30 meeting and is scheduled to consider appointing an interim successor on August 6....
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CHINO HILLS, Calif. (Gray News) — A suspected kidnapper was shot and killed by police after he killed a victim who was in the trunk of his car, officials said. Aerial video showed the scene in southern California where one body was seen on the ground covered in a sheet and the ot...
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ATLANTA ( ANF /Gray News) - The mother of convicted school shooter Colt Gray wasn’t present when her son was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Tuesday. His father, Colin Gray, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday after being convicted bac...
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TUCSON, Ariz. ( KOLD /Gray News) - The Nancy Guthrie investigation has reached the six-month mark. Details of two notes that 13 News received early in the search have now been released. 13 News received the notes early in the search — one on Feb. 2 and the second on Feb. 6 — from...
