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COAHOMA, Texas (KOSA) - Coahoma football had an incredible 2025 season. The Bulldogs finished with a 9-3 record and area round appearance. Many of the players who started for Coahoma last season are back. The returning production gives Head Coach Chris Joslin a lot of faith headi...
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska ( KTUU /Gray News) - A child has died following a crash that also took the life of her mother last month and injured her younger brother. The Anchorage Police Department reports that the 4-year-old daughter of Kylie Hoogendorn, 23, died on July 30, just two days...
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IRAAN, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Iraan Braves are hungry for more success heading into the 2026 season. Last year, Iraan finished 7-4 overall and placed third in District 4-2A Division II. The Braves advanced to the playoffs before falling 35-24 to Seagraves in the bi-district roun...
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BIG LAKE, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - After a disappointing 2025 season, the Reagan County Owls are looking to get back to the level of success they found just two years ago. The Owls finished 3-7 last season, falling just short of a postseason appearance. Now, with a more experienced ro...
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FORSAN, Texas (KOSA) - The Forsan Buffaloes finished with a record of 4-7 to cap off Casey Thompson’s first year as head football coach. This season, Thompson feels more knowledgeable about Forsan and confident in what the team can accomplish. “We learned a lot last season you kn...
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KENNER, La. ( WVUE /Gray News) - A Louisiana resident says a quiet weekend walk along the lakefront in Kenner quickly turned into a tragic event. Jessica Reynolds was walking Saturday morning with her 6-year-old pit bull, Brownie, on a trail near a pumping station in the Laketown...
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ALPINE, Texas (KOSA) - The City of Alpine is working to recover from a series of water system failures. Alpine remains on Stage 4 water restrictions and a boil water notice. Crews have repaired a four-foot hairline fracture on West Highway 90 that caused upper hill tanks to drain...
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WACO, Texas ( KWTX /Gray News) - A man in Texas is accused of killing his cousin after coming over to take a shower. Michael Calhoun, 43, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. Waco police responded to a home at 9:47 p.m. on Aug. 9 after receiving reports of a shootin...
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FORT STOCKTON, Texas (KOSA) - A group of Fort Stockton students are taking the next step toward their career in the electrical trade. They’ve completed free hands-on training preparing them for the workforce to meet the growing need across the Permian Basin. For these graduates, ...
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MOORESVILLE, N.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) — A man who police say shot and killed his 19-year-old girlfriend inside her car has also died. Investigators believe the deadly shooting may have been a murder-suicide pact. The shooting happened July 26 on Interstate 77 in Iredell County, No...
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MARION COUNTY, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - Authorities in Oregon say a person has died in a fall at Silver Falls State Park this week. According to Oregon State Police, emergency crews were called to the park Monday evening for a report that someone had fallen from the top of South...
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Gray News) - Officials say 72 people suffered heat-related illness and seven were hospitalized at a festival in Colorado. A heat advisory was in effect during the Tacos and Tequilas Festival, which was held at UCHealth Park in Colorado Springs beginning a...
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. ( KY3 /Gray News) - A Missouri man is in jail after police said he abused his nearly 6-week-old son, leaving the child with life-threatening injuries. According to an Aug. 7 investigator’s report, officers responded to a Greene County house on July 28 and found t...
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ATLANTA, Ga. ( ANF /Gray News) — Actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish pleaded guilty Tuesday in connection with a DUI case in Atlanta. The Emmy and Grammy winner will not serve jail time, but her Georgia license will be suspended. The negotiated plea also sentences her to 12 mont...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Senate leaders say they plan to address payment rules for college athletes when lawmakers return from recess, with bipartisan concern growing that rising costs to compete for top football and basketball players are threatening other sports programs. Leaders...
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( InvestigateTV ) — Losing a job unexpectedly can be overwhelming, but a financial planning expert says the steps taken in the first few days can make a meaningful difference for both finances and future employment prospects. Stoy Hall, founder and CEO of Black Mammoth, a financi...
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LEA COUNTY, N.M. (KOSA) - A grass fire is burning near Highway 62/180 and Smith Road Lane. According to the Lea County Sheriff’s Office, the westbound lanes in the area are currently closed. Drivers are asked to avoid the area and seek alternate routes....
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LEESVILLE, La. ( KALB /Gray News) - A U.S. Army soldier says he is proud of his service but is feeling betrayed after immigration authorities detained his wife. Staff Sergeant Alexis Jaramillo has spent 11 years serving the United States Army. However, the Puerto Rican-born aviat...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Adela and Gilbert Vasquez Middle School has opened in west Odessa, marking the first Ector County ISD middle school outside of Odessa city limits in 40 years. The school board president said the campus has been a long time coming. “We’ve needed this facilit...
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A 41-year-old Midland man named Socorro Olivas was arrested for assaulting a gas station employee with a kitten and mistreating the animal.
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STRONGSVILLE, Ohio ( WOIO /Gray News) - A 9-week-old Shih Tzu puppy was allegedly stolen from a Petland store in Ohio on Monday afternoon. The store filed a report with police and shared surveillance video the team says shows a woman walking out with the puppy. The puppy named Zi...
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OMAHA, Neb. ( WOWT /Gray News) - An Omaha woman with Down syndrome was denied a boarding pass at the airport last month after airline staff determined she required a safety assistant to fly. Jennifer Jaspers, 52, had planned a solo birthday trip to North Carolina to visit her fat...
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MILLBROOK, Ala. ( WSFA /Gray News) - An Alabama man found himself in a frustrating and bizarre scenario when he was declared dead by the IRS while he was still alive. Every year, the federal government mistakenly adds thousands of living people to its “Death Master File,” instant...
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CINCINNATI ( WXIX /Gray News) — The cause of death has been revealed for a 7-year-old Cincinnati boy found duct-taped in a closet. William Michael Evans-Ellis died from blunt force trauma to the head, Hamilton County Coroner Dr. Lakshmi Sammarco announced Tuesday. The coroner not...
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(Gray News) - The Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service recalled 29,629 pounds of beef that was imported from Argentina. Why was the beef recalled? The agency said the beef was not reinspected when it arrived in the United States. What beef was recalled? ...
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An Odessa woman died in Ward County after a detached wheel and tire from another vehicle struck her car on Interstate 20 following a mechanical failure....
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - A Midland woman is accused of stealing more than $60,000 from her employer after an employee changed payment information in response to a phishing email. According to an arrest affidavit, Kiyah Holman is charged with theft of property valued at $30,000 or ...
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WARD COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - A 30-year-old Odessa woman is dead after a detached tire hit her vehicle on I-20 on Aug. 6, according to DPS. Officers responded to a crash at mile marker 89 on I-20 at 6:10 p.m. A Chevrolet 3500 was driving westbound and had a mechanical failure that ...
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Midland Animal Services achieved an 80% live release rate and reduced its average length of stay to 8.98 days during July.
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Midland Animal Services reported an 80% live release rate in July and a drop in the average length of stay to 8.98 days.
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Terrell County Sheriff’s Office and Sanderson Border Patrol agents apprehended a group of four immigrants from Guerrero, Mexico, using advanced surveillance technology, according to a post by Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland. An Autonomous Surveillance Tower ...
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MARSHALL COUNTY, Ind. ( WNDU /Gray News) - A man died Monday after getting trapped in a burning grain bin at a family farm. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Jonathon Hayn. According to the coroner’s office, Hayn was working inside a grain bin when he ...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A 12-year-old girl reported missing by the Odessa Police Department has been found safe. According to Odessa police, Ariyanna Stewart had left her family’s apartment during the early morning hours and had not been heard from since. Odessa police thanks the ...
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(Gray News) -The Powerball jackpot is nearly $1 billion after there was no winner during the last drawing. The jackpot has grown to an estimated $975 million, with a cash value of $422.3 million, following Monday’s drawing. The winning numbers for Monday’s game were 6, 37, 54, 55...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Thousands of Ector County ISD students headed back to the classroom on Tuesday morning, marking the official start of the 2026-2027 school year. At the ECISD bus barn early Tuesday, the pre-dawn darkness was filled with the rumble of engines and flashing ye...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - FIRST ALERT 7 Forecast for Tuesday, August 11th, 2026: It’ll be a rather hot day across West Texas and southeast New Mexico today with isolated showers and thunderstorms possible for areas west of the Pecos. High temperatures will warm into the 90s and 100s...
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(Gray News) - Tyler Boebert, the son of Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., was arrested on charges of sexual exploitation of a child, according to authorities . Tyler Boebert, 21, was arrested Sunday and later released on a $10,000 bond, according to the Garfield County Sheriff’s Offi...
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ELKINS, W.Va ( WDTV /Gray News) - A mother is accused of chasing her children with a knife and threatening to cut their throats, according to police. Sara Daniels, 36, was charged with three counts of child abuse resulting in injury. What did the children report to police? Her ch...
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HAHNVILLE, La. ( WVUE /Gray News) - A 14-year-old Louisiana boy was killed in a shooting just before he was set to begin his freshman year of high school, according to his family. St. Charles Parish deputies found the 14-year-old around 2 a.m. Monday in Hahnville after responding...
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GLENDALE, Ariz. ( AZFamily /Gray News) - An Arizona couple are facing child abuse charges after police allege they drunkenly led their young children on an hourslong walk in extreme heat after the Arizona Cardinals’ open practice. Ryan and May Mullin are charged with child abuse ...
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ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - Back-to-school season is officially here, and Ector County ISD has released its breakfast and lunch menus for August 2026 to help families plan for the return to the classroom. The school district’s menus, funded by the USDA and presented in partnersh...
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GRAVES COUNTY, Ky. ( WKYT /Gray News) - An employee at a Kentucky middle school was arrested Friday after she was accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student. The Graves County Sheriff’s Office said 25-year-old Sadie Flores is charged with grooming a minor. The...
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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) – A Florida woman is charged with animal cruelty after allegedly stabbing a horse multiple times. Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey accused 69-year-old Shirley Zimmerley, of Cocoa, of using a knife to stab the horse in front of a child who was at ...
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DUBUQUE COUNTY, Iowa ( KCRG /Gray News) - Iowa authorities said two people were killed and five others were seriously injured in a crash involving a car and a utility terrain vehicle on Saturday night. The Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office identified one of the deceased as 33-year-...
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KERMIT, Texas (KOSA) -The Kermit Yellow Jackets are beginning their season with high hopes for what’s to come. “We’re excited about the year. So we’ve just got to take it day by day and you know it’s like we say just stack days and get better,” said head football coach Andy Hrnci...
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CHICAGO (Gray News) - Two people were found shot to death at a Chicago elementary school. According to fire officials, two people were found inside Mark Twain Elementary School with gunshot wounds, 5 Chicago reported . Police did not identify either person, but described them as ...
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GARDEN CITY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Garden City Bearkats are looking to reload in 2026 after losing several key playmakers from last season. Garden City went 6-5 last year, finishing just nine points behind Rankin for the district title. After a slow start, the Bearkats bounced ...
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RANKIN, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Rankin Red Devils are aiming to get back to the State Final, where they were a year ago. Last season, the team had a 12-3 record and claimed the 6-1A Division I district title. In the playoffs, the Red Devils took down Borden County, Nazareth, Whit...
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WINK, Texas (KOSA) - The Wink Wildcats return for the 2026 season with a new set of seniors, 14 of them to be exact. With that amount of upperclassmen, there’s a chance for more leadership among the Wildcat team. “If you’re going to have that many kids that are experienced and kn...
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Dr. Mandeep Othee at Medical Center Hospital is offering SI joint fusion surgery to provide relief for patients suffering from chronic lower back, pelvic, or hip pain....
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Midland County Libraries and the Texas Talking Book Program offer various audiobook resources to help students with dyslexia and other learning disabilities overcome reading barriers....
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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. ( WMBF / Atlanta News First /Gray News) - A Georgia teacher died after jumping into the ocean to save a young girl caught in a rip current in South Carolina. Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard identified the swimmer as 47-year-old Derrick Moore, o...
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ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) – Two teenagers allegedly planned to use homemade weapons in an armed robbery attempt, according to Florida law enforcement authorities. The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office and the St. Johns County School District initially received informatio...
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Local officials in Odessa, Texas, are urging drivers to exercise extra caution and obey specific safety regulations as school zones see increased enforcement and activity for the start of the new academic year....
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization for a spray designed to prevent New World screwworm infestations in livestock. CLiK Extra, an Elanco brand wound spray, was authorized Friday. It is available over the counter and ac...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland County is moving forward with a major drainage project aimed at reducing flooding in west Midland County. The plan would move stormwater away from homes, businesses, and roads in an area that has seen repeated drainage problems during heavy rain. T...
