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BEIJING (AP) — China allocated millions of dollars in additional relief funding for disaster-hit areas Wednesday after severe storms destroyed homes and displaced thousands of people and a landslide k
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) says explosives and bomb-making materials were discovered during the execution of a search warrant at a home in West Odessa.According to DPS, its Criminal Investigations Division, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investi...
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Law enforcement located explosives and bomb-making materials in a residence in the 3000 block of North Skylark Avenue earlier today while executing a search warrant. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Criminal Investigations Division (CID), with the assistance...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by hitting Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar in crossfire that again threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Persian Gulf. The strikes came hours after U.S...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- During Wednesday night's game, the Midland Rockhounds and the Southwest Transplant Alliance teamed up for Donate Life Night at Momentum Bank Ballpark. Southwest Transplant Alliance is an organization whose mission is to save lives through organ and tissue donations. Th...
BEIJING (AP) — China allocated millions of dollars in additional relief funding for disaster-hit areas Wednesday after severe storms destroyed homes and displaced thousands of people and a landslide killed 21 forestry workers. The central government allocated 50 million yuan ($7.4 million) to res...
Odessa, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - With limited seafood options around the area, Rig Shack is looking to shake up the local food scene, giving a local take on Seafood Broil. The business location, right outside the mall, has been home to several restaurants in the past. Business owner Jie Li is not worr...
MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - A Midland County woman has been charged with a felony after investigators claim she knowingly failed to report or help stop the repeated sexual abuse of a girl.Warning: This content contains disturbing details that some readers may find upsetting.According to an arr...
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - 7/8/2026 Here’s your 7-Day Forecast +3 from Chief Forecaster Horace Brown. “Expect bright sunshine and hot temperatures for the rest of the work week.” “Keep your sunblock handy all week, but by next week you'll need an umbrella.” That’s your 7-day Forecast +3! Staying...
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - New industries and data centers continue expanding across the state of Texas. With rising power demand, energy infrastructure, this demand could be provided at a federal level due to a new federal proposal. According to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), ...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A Fourth of July shooting left a resident’s car riddled with bullet holes on North Lee Avenue, right next to the ECISD Police Department.It happened around 1 p.m. The owner of the car, Andrew Acosta, heard the shots and thought it was fireworks.“I come outside and I’m like,...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Odessa Police Department is investigating a crash at the intersection of Highway 191 and Faudree Road.Police said both eastbound lanes of Highway 191 are currently closed while officers investigate the scene. Drivers are urged to avoid the area and use alternate routes ...
Jessica Rose Ruiz, 37, of Midland, Texas, was arrested for failing to report allegations of sexual assault against a child, after allegedly being informed of the abuse and failing to notify law enforcement.
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A former employee of West Texas Cementers says the company has been dumping hazardous chemicals onto public land, and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has opened an investigation into the allegations.Enrique Godinez, who has worked in the oilfield for 17 years,...
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Both eastbound lanes are currently shut down as the Odessa Police Department is investigating a crash at Highway 191 and Faudree. Motorists are encouraged to avoid the area and use alternative routes until further advised.
HOWARD COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - A teen man died after a crash early Tuesday on I-20 in Howard County.According to DPS, the crash happened around 5:20 a.m. July 7, near mile marker 190 on westbound I-20.Investigators said a Honda Civic was traveling westbound when, for unknown reasons, it veered int...
MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - A Midland County jury has sentenced a man to 60 years in prison after finding him guilty of trafficking a large amount of methamphetamine.According to the Midland County District Attorney’s Office, on Wednesday, July 8, a jury found Simon Hernandez guilty of manufac...
HOWARD COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - A 19-year-old Roanoke man died Tuesday morning after his vehicle struck a pole in Howard County. According to Texas DPS, the incident occurred at 5:20 am on IH-20, mile marker 190. The man was identified as Pedro Olvera. A report states that Olvera was traveling...
Simon Hernandez was sentenced to 60 years in prison after being found guilty of one count of manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance in Penalty Group 1, involving an amount between 200 and 400 grams.
PECOS, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - A car accident this past Monday on Highway 17 claimed the life of a Chihuahua woman. The woman was identified as Minerva Santillán, 41 years old. Pedro Vaquera, 86 years old, who was also involved in the crash, remains in critical condition in Odessa with more than 10 b...
The Permian Basin Society of Human Resources Management is hosting a Workplace Preparedness and Emergency Response seminar on July 14th to provide local executives and HR professionals with strategies to safeguard personnel and business operations in the event of a crisis.
TERRELL COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Two groups of undocumented migrants were apprehended by law enforcement near the Paso Colorado Crossing in Terrell County on July 6th, 2026. Alpine Air Unit (AAU) ASTAR helicopter and crew coordinated with Sanderson Station Border Patrol, DPS SOG, and MRT, alon...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Rahm Emanuel, a potential Democratic presidential candidate and longtime defender of Israel, warned Wednesday that the country has become increasingly isolated as its leadership has turned it into a “territorial pariah,” in a speech at Tel Aviv University on Wednesday. Ema...
CLOVIS, N.M. (KFDA) - Clovis police have arrested a man for the robbery of the U.S. Bank on North Prince Street.The robbery happened on July 2 around 2:36 p.m. Police responded to the bank after the robbery.The suspect had ran away from the bank. Surveillance video captured him running through th...
The US Department of Transportation has awarded a 24$ million grant to the I-20 Energy Sector Interchange project in Midland, Texas, which will improve safety, mobility, and the nation's energy supply chain by reconstructing the interchange at I-20 and South Lamesa Road.
ATLANTA (AP) — It was another World Cup epic from an Argentina team that simply doesn't know when it's beaten. Trailing 2-0 against Egypt with 11 minutes of regulation time to play on Tuesday, the defending champions rallied for an improbable 3-2 victory and a spot in the quarterfinals. “We have ...
The Midland Brick Convention will be held at the Bush Convention Center on June 11th-12th, featuring over 3,000,000 Lego bricks, 20,000 square feet of displays, 12,500 different mini-figures, and proceeds going to the Build Smiles Foundation.
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - A woman was arrested after a man was hit and run over by a vehicle in Midland.According to the affidavit, the incident happened July 7, near 10000 W. Highway 80.Deputies were called about a pedestrian accident, where dispatch told a deputy that the man had been run over by...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland Community Theatre is premiering “Little Women, the Musical” this week, with the first performance Thursday evening. The production runs through July 19.The show is a Pickwick Players production. MCT’s Pickwick Players are 7th-12th grade students who audition for th...
NAJAF, Iraq (AP) — Thousands of mourners attended funeral processions for Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday in the holy Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala as part of dayslong funeral ceremonies for the Islamic Republic's late supreme leader. The ceremonies began on Saturday, with authorit...
LEA COUNTY, N.M. (KOSA) - Sheriff Helton announced a leadership transition plan for the rest of 2026 following the retirement of Undersheriff Michael Walker.In a press release, the sheriff’s office said Mark Rhoads will begin serving as undersheriff August 1. Rhoads will hold that role until he i...
PARIS (AP) — France already faced one of the world's most important elections next year. Now it has one of the more unusual. Far-right leader Marine Le Pen ’s decision to run for the presidency for a fourth time means that someone found guilty not once but twice of embezzling public funds will ca...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Civilian and navy searchers off Pakistan's coast Wednesday located and recovered wreckage of a cargo plane that disappeared while approaching the southern port of Karachi while the search continues for five missing crew members, officials said. The aircraft operated by the privat...
MONAHANS, Texas (KOSA) -A lane will be closed in Monahans starting July 8. According to a post made by the Texas Department of Transportation, the northbound lane at SH 18 and BI 20 in Monahans will be closed. This lane closure is happening so crews can work on a traffic signal. Expect delays, us...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland County commissioners spent part of Tuesday’s meeting focused on day-to-day issues that impact people pretty quickly: public safety, traffic and getting around the county.One change you may notice soon is at the Midland County Tax Office. Commissioners approved a ne...
SANDERSON, Texas (KOSA) - Terrell County Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland says extra eyes in the sky helped lead to more apprehensions in the county.According to Cleveland, two CBP Air and Marine Predator B drone detections recently helped agents track down and apprehend groups of undocumented individu...
FRISCO, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Big 12 conference held its annual media day at the Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, and Texas Tech was one of the eight teams in attendance. The Red Raiders brought head coach Joey McGuire as well as 6 players, including Coy Eakin, Terrance Carter Jr, A.J. Holmes...
FRISCO, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Big 12 conference held its annual media day at the Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, and Texas Tech was one of the eight teams in attendance. The Red Raiders brought head coach Joey McGuire as well as 6 players, including Coy Eakin, Terrance Carter Jr, A.J. Holmes...
Texas Monthly recently announced that it's teaming up with Penguin Random House to relaunch Texas Monthly Press, the book-publishing arm of Texas Monthly that, in the words of Ross McCammon, editor in chief at Texas Monthly, tragically folded after its original foray in the 1970s and 80s.
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — The ordination of four new bishops by the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) without papal approval has prompted a response from the Diocese of San Angelo, with Bishop Michael J Sis urging Catholics to remain in full communion with Pope Leo XIV and the Roman...
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