BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denounced Russia’s latest deadly attacks on Kyiv on Saturday as he visited Serbia, one of the few European countries that has maintained friendly relations with Moscow throughout its invasion of Ukraine. Four people,...
ILORIN, Kwara (AP) — Some of the 163 kidnapped Nigerians rescued from jihadi captivity have spoken of the suffering and fear they lived in for six months. The freed captives, mostly women and children, were among over 300 kidnap victims freed by Nigerian forces this week. They we...
The Ector County Sheriff's Office issued a warrant for Fraian Orella on a bestiality charge and requested public assistance to identify a second suspect in an ongoing investigation....
The nonprofit Permian Paws in Need provides pet food and supplies to residents of Midland and Odessa struggling with rising costs and is scheduled to host its second annual Bags for Bowls fundraiser on August 15....
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) — An Odessa family’s mission to break the stigma surrounding mental health has reached a major milestone. Three years after starting their suicide awareness group, “BL3S SQUAD” is officially a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The group was founded in honor o...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Odessa Family YMCA hosted its monthly hygiene closet Friday afternoon in partnership with Superior HealthPlan. Running for four years, the closet opens on the first Friday of every month from March through November. Families can choose up to five essent...
Texas players say building a “five-star culture” goes beyond talent. Character, connection and selflessness are at the center of the Longhorns’ approach in 2026....
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...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Ector County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in connection with an ongoing bestiality investigation, according to the agency. According to the sheriff’s office, a warrant has been issued for Fraian Orella in connection with the case. In...
SpaceX announced plans to build a $16.8 billion semiconductor manufacturing facility in Texas. In our link, the project expected to create 3,00 jobs.
The rig count in the Permian Basin was up three this week, the latest count Friday by Baker Hughes shows, with 263 rigs active in the region. A year ago, 256 rigs were active in the region. Nationally, the oil and gas rig count is unchanged from last week at 588 rigs. A year ago,...
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON In the days after Tank Dell suffered a gruesome knee injury in December 2024, the Houston Texans receiver wrote down a goal as he faced a daunting road back. “I want to come back better than where I was,” Dell said Friday. After missing ...
SAN ANTONIO Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas filed 271 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from July 31 through August 6, announced U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons. Charges were brought against alien smugglers and illegal aliens with past co...
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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...
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...
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...
Two drivers were killed in a head-on collision on IH-20 in Odessa, Texas, on August 6.
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and BILL BARROW The Associated Press WASHINGTON A federal appeals court on Friday ordered the Trump administration to halt construction of its $400 million ballroom at the White House without congressional approval. President Donald Trump doesn’t have the uni...
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...
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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...
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 ...
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...
City of Odessa announces Citizens UniverCity CBS7
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...
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...
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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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 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 ...
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK Jalapeño peppers linked to a multistate salmonella outbreak have been traced back to a grower in Sinaloa, Mexico, federal officials say. At least 345 people in 27 states have been reported getting sick from the salmonella strain linked to...
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Dr. Stacy Norton was only 7 years old when her mother died of colon cancer, one of several family members struck by aggressive tumors at unusually young ages. Decades later, Norton rolled up her sleeve to help test if a new kind of vaccine mi...
Feature Impact Nothing screams summer more than ice cream — although sweet, juicy peaches are a close runner-up in the competition. For the ultimate seasonal celebration, combine the two fan favorites with this homemade Peach Ice Cream recipe. Using ripe, succulent peaches will m...
WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment Chairman Gary Palmer (AL-06), and Congressman Jay Obernolte on Thursday introduced a legislative package to strip away burdensome EPA waivers handed to California under prev...
Another familiar Texas TV face leaves for a mysterious new job MySA
BERLIN (AP) — A drone with explosives was found at Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport and the device was defused, authorities said Wednesday, in an incident that the country's top security official said posed a “new quality of danger.” Both the runways at the major freight hub were ...
West Texas and southeastern New Mexico will experience continued hot and mainly dry weather through early next week, with temperatures reaching the upper 90s or climbing into the low 100s in many areas....
Investigation underway after infant dies in Odessa newswest9.com
The Quilts of Valor Foundation honored 92-year-old Korean War veteran John Curry with a handcrafted quilt during a ceremony at the Earl S. Bailey American Legion Post in Odessa....
MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - Litters having litters. That’s what one Midland County woman found in her neighborhood, and she decided to do something about it. Taylor Martin discovered dogs on a neighboring property where litters seemed to be multiplying. The owner feeds them bu...
Doctors at Texas Oncology in Odessa are seeking volunteers for clinical trials to help advance medical treatments by testing new medicines and devices....
Three people have been charged with threatening a judge, a witness and local officials connected to the investigation into the death of Nolan Xavier Wells, an 18-year-old found dead after a July Fourth boat trip with friends to an island off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. None of the ...
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK Parasitic illness cases in 15 states have been linked to iceberg lettuce, U.S. health officials said Wednesday. Cyclospora cases have been reported in at least 47 states this year, and investigators have continued to probe how many could ...
Months before Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children, she lost significant weight, couldn't sleep and complained of postpregnancy mental health issues, the family’s former nanny testified at her murder trial Wednesday. But the nanny never worried the Massachusetts mother mig...
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