8/25/2026: 7-day forecast, Sunny skies and heat continue
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – (8/25/2026) Here’s your 7-Day Forecast from Chief Forecaster Horace Brown. “Hot weather isn't going anywhere jus…
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Next tropical storm to be named in the Atlantic will be ‘Dolly’
BURLINGTON, Vt. ( WCAX /Gray News) - A new tropical storm forming in the Atlantic Ocean will coincidentally share the name of the late count…
Ector County approves no-new-revenue tax rate
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Ector County Commissioners’ Court voted 4-1 to pass a no-new-revenue tax rate and budget for the upcoming fiscal …
Dolly Parton recorded a secret song to be released after her death
(Gray News) - Dolly Parton previously revealed that she pre-recorded a song that would be available for release following her death. Tucked …
Dolly Parton opened up about ‘hard times’ with her health in final interview days before she died
(Gray News) - Country music legend Dolly Parton opened up about “hard times” with her health days before she died. In the country music icon…
Trump orders flags to be lowered for Dolly Parton: ‘There has never been anyone like her, and never will’
(Gray News) — President Donald Trump said he is ordering American flags to be lowered to honor Dolly Parton after the country music icon’s d…
School district’s ban on rainbow symbols remains after emotional board meeting
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. ( Valley News Live /Gray News) - A Minnesota school district’s policy that bans rainbow symbols from campuses will rema…
Trump beef import plan draws GOP pushback from cattle states
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump’s move to import 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef is drawing pushback from Republicans in c…
Midland man gets 25 years for cocaine possession
Wayne Lee Belcher, 67, was sentenced to 25 years in prison today for cocaine possession after being classified as a habitual offender in Mid…
‘The love we shared’: Dolly Parton’s nearly 60-year marriage with her husband, Carl Dean
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Gray News) - Country music icon Dolly Parton died Tuesday at the age of 80, just about a year and a half after the death o…
Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on $20B in U.S. goods
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on American goods 24 hours after President Donald Trump announced plans to impos…
New Amy Bell memorial park to rise at Odessa sports complex
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The City of Odessa announced today that they have received a $3.6 million pledge from Ellen and Larry Bell and t…