Trump’s energy frustrations are not liable to be resolved this year. Tuesday, Trump told Fox News that the U.S. and Iran were close to a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz. He then leaped to the conclusion that would lower the price of gasoline from the current nationwide price of...
The Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston on June 21, 2026. Credit: Mark Felix for The Texas Tribune By Katlyn Ma, The Texas Tribune Annelise Camp, a 2-year-old girl whose parents sued to stop Texas Children’s Hospital from testing if she’s brain dead, died Monday after her breath...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday ordered President Donald Trump's administration to halt construction of its $400 million ballroom at the White House because the project lacks congressional approval. Trump doesn’t have the unilateral authority to build a 90,000...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. job market stalled unexpectedly last month, delivering a political blow to President Donald Trump three months ahead of midterm elections and complicating decision-making for the inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve. Employers cut 23,000 jobs in Ju...
The Big Spring Streets Department will temporarily close 11th Place from Goliad Street to Owens Street on Saturday, August 8, while crews paint crosswalks for the upcoming school year....
Photo Source: Talker Research Talker News | Talker During a school year, parents spend a grand total of 432 hours on meal planning and preparation. That’s according to a recent survey of 2,000 parents with school-aged kids (5-17), in which respondents said they spend 12 hours on ...
CHICAGO (AP) — More than 50 bodies were found improperly stored and decomposing Thursday at a Chicago funeral home run by a couple who previously operated a crematory that was similarly shut down because of mishandled remains, authorities said. Illinois state officials, meanwhile...
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy said Friday he'll back Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general, likely paving the way for Blanche to be confirmed to lead President Donald Trump’s Justice Department. Blanche’s prospective confirmation appeared threatened earlier Friday, when Re...
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures after delivering remarks at Red Rock Casino Resort Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada on Aug. 5, 2026. Credit: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein By Taylor Goldenstein, The Texas Tribune President Donald Trump this week criticized Texas for being anti-data center...
Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia have signed a mutual defense agreement, while the Iran-backed Houthi rebels have stepped up attacks on Saudi-linked targets. Here’s a look at developments across the Middle East on Friday. Full coverage can be found here. Pakistan, Turkey and Sau...
Two drivers were killed in a head-on collision on IH-20 in Odessa, Texas, on August 6.
AUSTIN The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is seeking information about the 1996 murder of Juan Leon Laureles, 30, in Brown County. The reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for his death is now increased to $6,000 if the tip is received before...
Feature Impact When it comes to planning lunches and dinners on busy school days, simplicity is the name of the game. Parents who are already juggling carpools, practices, errands and homework don’t need anything extra added to their plates while they’re trying to get food onto e...
The following is a list of recent first and second-degree felony dispositions from the Ector County District Clerk’s Office. Lendsley Fenderson . Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon/family Violence. Dismissed. Alleged victim refuses to cooperate. Abraham Hernandez . Burglary ...
By DEEPA BHARATH The Associated Press KOCHI, India As the sun set over Kochi’s historic Jew Town neighborhood, Keith Hallegua donned a gray kippah and began a solitary walk to the synagogue at the end of his cobbled street. It was Shavuot, the Jewish holiday commemorating God giv...
By PETER SMITH The Associated Press KIRTLAND. Ohio Elder Brian Garner led a small group of visitors through the sturdy wooden door of what looked like an ordinary colonial church. But nearly two centuries ago, it was where a radical departure in American religious history took ho...
By RYAN J. FOLEY The Associated Press Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to equip officers with body cameras in the next two months but the agency’s policy gives it broad control over what footage will be made public by specifying any releases must be in its “best inte...
The Permian volleyball team will be doing its second annual Alumni/Media Day this Saturday at Permian Fieldhouse. The event will begin at 8:45 a.m. with the JV White practice, followed by different scrimmages from all the junior varsity teams throughout the morning. The Lady Pant...
For nine years, the Medina Law Firm has helped give back to the community with its annual Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway. This year’s giveaway took place Friday morning in the parking lot of the law firm where 500 backpacks were given out to families with children on a first-co...
Two Odessans were killed early Thursday morning in a two-vehicle crash on the north service road of IH-20 in Ector County. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Agustin Montoya-Garia, 52, was traveling east on the service road in a Nissan Altima when he failed to yi...
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The Ector County Commissioner’s Court on Tuesday will discuss the property tax rate as well as set a public hearing for the public to weigh in on the rate. Commissioners will also decide if county residents will pay an additional fee when registering their cars under a child safe...
A 24-year-old man was arrested and charged with murder after allegedly shooting and killing a 33-year-old man during a disturbance in Big Spring on Thursday night....
By DAN GREENSPAN The Associated Press OXNARD, Calif. Expectations are high for Dallas Cowboys rookie defensive back Caleb Downs, the No. 11 overall draft pick who is being counted on to help overhaul their defense. Downs’s personal goals are even more ambitious. “That’s for me to...
The Medina Law Firm held its ninth annual Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway Friday outside of the law firm. Employees of the law firm and volunteers helped take backpacks to cars during the morning. #tdi_9 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item1 { background: url(https://www.oaoa.com/wp-cont...
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON U.S. employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs last month, and Labor Department revisions shaved 103,000 jobs off payrolls in May and June. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.1% only because Americans left the job market. The June jobs n...
LONDON (AP) — Amanda Knox, the American student convicted and later acquitted of the murder and sexual assault of her British roommate Meredith Kercher 19 years ago in Italy, is defending herself against accusations from Kercher’s sister that her comedy show at the Edinburgh Frin...
PRAHOVO, Serbia (AP) — Water levels on the Danube River, the second longest in Europe, have dropped so low because of drought that the hulks of dozens of World War II German warships are emerging into view. They are a curious distraction from the summer heat crisis. The Danube’s ...
ROME (AP) — Italy placed all its major cities under the highest heat alert Thursday as a blistering heat wave gripped Europe, setting a national temperature record in Austria, fueling wildfires in France and disrupting energy and transport systems across the continent. The extrem...
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Odessa High football team officially kicked off the 2026 season Monday, but before the Bronchos begin their non-district schedule, the program held one of its favorite annual traditions: Broncho Football Moms 101. The event gives mothers a firsthan...
Texas enters the 2026 season with the nation's third-toughest schedule, making roster depth one of Steve Sarkisian's top priorities heading into the fall....
The detransition services are not mandatory for former patients, and it's unclear how many want such care.
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- Zoo Midland has been under construction for around 16 months' time. However, the hype behind the project has not let down one bit. The zoo would be an addition to the Permian Basin that developers are hopeful to keep expanding on. The rapid growth of t...
ABILENE, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The former UTPB quarterback Kanon Gibson announced his commitment to Abilene Christian University back in April, and four months later, it was announced he left the program. ACU Athletics sent an email to Big 2 News stating, " I wanted to give an upda...
AUSTIN The RRC issued a total of 693 original drilling permits in July 2026. The total includes 612 to drill new oil or gas wells, 11 to re-enter plugged wellbores, 9 field transfer, 58 for re-completion and 3 reclass. The breakdown of well types for total original drilling permi...
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Lindsay Clancy sobbed uncontrollably Thursday as jurors viewed autopsy photos of the youngest of her three children whom she strangled in 2023, until the court eventually had to take an unscheduled break. In the second week of her Massachusetts murder trial...
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By WILL WEISSERT and REBECCA SANTANA The Associated Press WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is once more trying to limit the number of people who are born in the country who can become American citizens, in a sign that even after his first attempt at limitin...
A 36-year-old Odessa man was arrested early Thursday morning after a woman accused him of pointing a gun at her during an argument. According to an Odessa police report, dispatchers received a disturbance call from a Yellow Jacket Road residence around 3:30 a.m. While officers we...
A Senate committee voted Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing last week on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fauci invoked his Fifth Amen...
The American Red Cross Permian Basin chapter is inviting community members to register for a two-day Disaster Action Team Academy training event scheduled for August 15th and 16th in Odessa....
Construction on the Avalon and Thomason Roadway in Midland is scheduled to begin next month as part of an extension project designed to improve traffic flow and safety....
Carol Brewer is the head nurse and director of the Davis Mountain Clinic, a clinic which offers telehealth services from Fort Davis. Credit: Sarah Vasquez for The Texas Tribune By Jayme Lozano Carver, The Texas Tribune LUBBOCK The Davis Mountain Clinic is not your typical rural m...
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK Stocks edged further away from their recent records on Thursday as Wall Street faced pressure from rising oil prices and mixed company earnings. Wall Street opened the week soaring higher and notching records, but has calmed over th...
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller speaks at a rally against data center development on the Capitol grounds in Austin on July 27, 2026. Credit: Kaylee Greenlee for The Texas Tribune By Jayme Lozano Carver, The Texas Tribune LUBBOCK Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller...
Midland County District Attorney Glenn Harwood has filed a civil lawsuit and called for Judge Terry Johnson's resignation following allegations that Johnson unauthorizedly obtained and shared sensitive information in a Facebook post....
These are tough times for oilfield service companies, which face a shifting market, geopolitical supply disruptions, lower upstream capital spending and a strict focus on shareholder returns over production growth. The Washington, D.C.-based American Petroleum Institute and Austi...
People take selfies with Big Tex at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas on Oct. 14, 2024. Credit: Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune By Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune An all-Republican Texas appeals court has delivered another blow to Attorney General Ken Paxton ’s challenge of th...
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas Ezequiel Durán has been “The Solution” in so many ways for the playoff-chasing Texas Rangers this season. That has proved to be more than just a slick nickname, one first given to him in jest while playing at home in the Domi...
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Crude Oil: 77.29 (+2.07). Nymex MTD AVG: 79.6600. Natural Gas: 2.640 (-0.048). Gasoline: 2.9385 (+0.0997). Spreads: September/October (+1.13) October/November (+1.25). Plains WTI Posting: 73.77 (+2.07). The post DAILY OIL PRICE: August 6, 2026 appeared first on Odessa American ....
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new kind of flu vaccine for older people, the first made with the same mRNA technology that was key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturer Moderna said. The shot, named mFlusiv...
The American Red Cross invites community members to participate in its upcoming Disaster Action Team (DAT) Academy from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Aug. 15-16, a two-day training event designed to prepare volunteers to respond to home fires and other local disasters. The training will ta...
Midland Health invites the community to the 12th Annual Wellness Tour, taking place Saturday, August 8 through Friday, August 14. This jam-packed health and wellness week is created and organized by Midland Health with the help of the City of Midland, Midland Fire Department, Mid...
The UTPB football team continued through its first week of fall camp with the Falcons taking the field for its second practice Thursday at Falcon Field. Going into the first year of the Chris Softley era, the Falcons’ first year head coach has been pleased with what he’s seen fro...
The Ellen Noël Art Museum announced the upcoming exhibition “Latinos on Wheels: Lowrides of Tejas,” an exhibition experience by Al Rendon, opening on August 6, and on view until November 29. A free public opening reception with Rendon will be held on Thursday, August 6, starting ...
Harmony Public Schools Midland-Odessa announced its policy for providing free and reduced-price school meals to eligible students during the 2026-2027 school year through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP), in accordance with federal incom...
The Odessa City Council will talk Tuesday night about signing a contract with a company that will evaluate the condition of 51 city facilities to identify what they need immediately or within the next three years. According to materials provided to the council, staff believes the...
ANDREWS, Texas (KOSA) - Andrews police officers responded to a reported stabbing at Lakeside Park at around 12:30 a.m. According to the Andrews Police Department, while officers were responding, they received more information that the victim had been taken from the scene by a pri...
MIDLAND Applications are now being accepted for the 2026-2027 class of Midland 101, the City of Midland’s citizen education program. Over the course of seven sessions, participants gain an in-depth look at local government operations. Classes familiarize residents with the struct...
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Trump’s energy frustrations are not liable to be resolved this year. Tuesday, Trump told Fox News that the U.S. and Iran were close to a dea…
The Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston on June 21, 2026. Credit: Mark Felix for The Texas Tribune By Katlyn Ma, The Texas Tribune Annelise…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday ordered President Donald Trump's administration to halt construction of its $400 million…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. job market stalled unexpectedly last month, delivering a political blow to President Donald Trump three months ah…
The Big Spring Streets Department will temporarily close 11th Place from Goliad Street to Owens Street on Saturday, August 8, while crews pa…
Photo Source: Talker Research Talker News | Talker During a school year, parents spend a grand total of 432 hours on meal planning and prepa…
CHICAGO (AP) — More than 50 bodies were found improperly stored and decomposing Thursday at a Chicago funeral home run by a couple who previ…
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy said Friday he'll back Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general, likely paving the way for Blanche to be c…
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures after delivering remarks at Red Rock Casino Resort Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada on Aug. 5, 2026. Credit: RE…
Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia have signed a mutual defense agreement, while the Iran-backed Houthi rebels have stepped up attacks on Sau…
Two drivers were killed in a head-on collision on IH-20 in Odessa, Texas, on August 6.
AUSTIN The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is seeking information about the 1996 murder of Juan Leon Laureles, 30, in Brown County. …
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