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SNYDER, Texas (KOSA) - Three suspects are in custody following a shooting that left a 21-year-old man hospitalized in Snyder early Thursday. According to the Snyder Police Department, officers were in the area of 34th Street at about 3:20 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, when a person wal...
SCURRY COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - A man was arrested Aug. 18 on charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child, according to the Scurry County Sheriff’s Office. Russell Heath Wall was booked into the Scurry County jail, the sheriff’s office said. Wall was ...
A 20-year-old Midland man was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly striking a man in the jaw with an AR-15 during an argument at a party....
GENEVA (AP) — An 18-year-old man with a sword attacked a school Friday in central Sweden, leaving one person dead and at least two others seriously injured, a police chief said. Police Chief Tommy Alriksson told a news conference that the suspect had been arrested following the a...
JERUSALEM (AP) — The mother of a 5-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed after Israeli forces fired on her family’s car in Gaza City wants an independent inquiry into her death, saying an Israeli military investigation announced this week is insufficient. Wesam Hamada said her...
Jessica Bowie was arrested for allegedly planning an explosive attack on the New York State Capitol in support of ISIS, with federal officials scheduled to hold a press conference regarding the case today....
The Odessa Police Department is seeking public assistance to identify a man suspected of stealing approximately $290 worth of meat from a local grocery store....
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland is on pace to record its lowest number of traffic fatalities in at least five years, according to newly released Midland Police Department statistics through July 2026. While police department officials describe the decline in roadway deaths as an ...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Odessa Police Department is asking for help to identify a man accused of stealing $290 worth of meat from H-E-B. According to police, the suspect took about $290 worth of meat from the grocery store before fleeing in a red Subaru with an unknown license...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A charter aircraft carrying eight people crashed at a remote radar site in western Alaska on Thursday, killing all on board, the U.S. military said. The crash happened near Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport, approximately 450 miles (725 kilometers)...
SCURRY COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - A man was arrested on multiple child sexual assault charges in Scurry County. According to the Scurry County Sheriff’s Office, on August 18th, Russell Heath Wall was arrested for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a child and indeceny with a child. He was ...
WINKLER COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - Deputies responded to a rollover crash nine miles north of Kermit on State Highway 18 According to the Winkler County Sheriff’s Office, one person was ejected from the car during the crash. The extent of that person’s injuries is not known. Deputies...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Odessa Police Department says two girls reported missing have been found safe. Earlier today, 15-year-old Kimberly Pando and 13-year-old Perla Pando were reported missing. Odessa police wants to thank the public for their help in this investigation....
The Odessa Police Department is seeking public assistance to identify a man who allegedly stole approximately $330 worth of merchandise from a local H-E-B grocery store....
The Odessa Police Department is asking for assistance in locating two female juveniles, 15-year-old Kimberly Pando and 13-year-old Perla Pando, who were reported missing. Kimbely was last seen at Odessa High School and Perla was last seen at Bowie Junior High. Anyone with informa...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - According to the Midland Police Department, officers have received an increase in calls about scammers pretending to be from a bank and claiming a resident’s bank account has been compromised. MPD reminds residents never to give account numbers, passwords,...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Two lanes in Midland are being closed for utility work starting August 20. According to the City of Midland, a lane on Deauville Boulevard between Catarina and Westridge is closed until August 21 to allow for emergency utility work. The second lane closure...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Odessa Police Department gathered to honor the memory and legacy of a fallen hero. OPD officers, community members, and local leaders participated in a solemn wreath-laying ceremony for Fallen Corporal G.T. Toal, who died in a motorcycle accident while ...
HONG KONG (AP) — A Chinese court sentenced Chinese property tycoon Hui Ka Yan to life in prison for financial crimes linked to the collapse of his Evergrande real estate group, once the world's most heavily indebted developer. The decision marks a milestone in Evergrande's saga a...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland Fire Department crews responded Wednesday, August 19, to a crash involving two 18-wheelers at the five-point intersection that includes State Highway 158 and South County Road 1213. According to MFD, the crash resulted in minor injuries. Traffic on...
The owner of an Odessa auto business was arrested and another man is wanted after police alleged they used customers' vehicles to commit a series of auto burglaries....
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - An Odessa auto repair shop owner has been arrested after police say he used vehicles left at his shop to pull off a string of local burglaries. According to the Odessa Police Department, they arrested 22-year-old Jesus Munoz, the owner of Doughboyz Fab & Au...
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER The Associated Press BERLIN A Ukrainian man wanted in Germany in connection with the 2022 undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines was arrested on a European warrant in Croatia on Wednesday, Germany’s federal prosecutor said. The German...
BERLIN (AP) — A Ukrainian man was arrested Wednesday in Croatia in relation to undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany in 2022, Germany’s federal prosecutor said. Ukrainian national Vladimir Z., whose last name was not given in li...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- After allegedly drinking 15 alcoholic beverages, including 14 beers, an 18-year-old man told officers he didn't remember the crash that claimed the life of a 33-year-old man and injured another passenger in Central El Paso, according to court documents ob...
An Odessa man was arrested Aug. 14 after a woman told authorities he tried to run her off the roadway and pointed a gun at her. According to an Odessa Police Department report, a 25-year-old woman called 9-1-1 at 2:45 a.m. Aug. 14 to say Trevor Lewis, 27, was following her in a v...
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Hayden Panettiere's on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach Hickerson were at the South Carolina apartment where the actor died over the weekend, according to a police report released Tuesday. A Greenville police officer who responded to ...
The Odessa Police Department will hold a wreath-laying ceremony to pay tribute to Corporal G.T. Toal, who died in a motorcycle crash, on Saturday, August 19, at sunrise (approximately 7:17 a.m.). The public is invited to attend the wreath-laying ceremony. The wreath will be on di...
An Odessa man was arrested Friday days after a 13-year-old girl told authorities he exposed himself to her and showed her sex toys. According to an Odessa Police Department report, the girl told forensic interviewers she was at Joshua Silva’s house on Aug. 2 for the afterno...
An Odessa man was arrested Friday on a warrant issued following a home burglary in June. According to an Odessa Police Department report, a Coronado Avenue resident called 9-1-1 around 2:30 p.m. June 29 to report she saw a man drive up to a home, push in a window air conditioner ...
A McAllen man was killed early Friday morning in a three-vehicle wreck on Interstate 20 in Martin County. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, a tractor-trailer being driven west on I-20 by a 47-year-old El Paso man suffered a tire blow-out around 1 a.m., causing t...
An Odessa man was arrested last week after a witness told Ector County sheriff’s deputies he tried to run down a woman with her own vehicle following a wreck. According to an ECSO report, deputies were dispatched to Mockingbird Alley and West Mockingbird Lane around 9 p.m. ...
A 37-year-old Odessa man was arrested Friday on warrants issued after a mother of two accused him of purposely crashing into her vehicle with the children inside. According to an Odessa Police Department report, dispatchers received a call shortly after 7 p.m. Aug. 8 about a Cadi...
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is pitching a plan to help shield local police officers who make immigration arrests from possible financial consequences if they are accused of on-duty misconduct. The agency is proposing to subsidize liability insurance for state and loc...
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER The Associated Press WASHINGTON The Justice Department finalized a rule Monday that will pave the way for people who’ve been barred from owning firearms because of criminal convictions to apply to have their gun rights reinstated. The process launched by n...
Join the Odessa Police Department for the next Neighborhood Watch Meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 18, in the Sherwood Park Community Center, located at 4819 N. Everglade Ave. A Civilian Response to an Active Shooter Event (C.R.A.S.E.) training will be taught. C.R.A.S.E. trainin...
AUSTIN The end of summer should be a time of celebration, yet Labor Day continues to be a time when too many people choose to drive impaired. The danger is real. Last year, 35% of all Texas crash fatalities were drug or alcohol-related. Over Labor Day Weekend 2025, that number cl...
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM The Associated Press Hayden Panettiere, star of popular television series including “Heroes” and “Nashville,” died Sunday at an apartment complex in South Carolina where she was found unresponsive, police said. She was 36. Panettiere’s father, Skip, announced...
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - The last time 3.5-year-old Mirha saw her grandparents, she demanded a hug from them both - an unusual request her grandfather says they were happy to oblige. Hours later, he would chase her mother, Abilene audiologist Anum Khan, to the Abilene Police ...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Midland Fire Department, along with Midland Health, hosted its annual Wet n Wild event that aims to promote health in the community. "So much of our job is just interaction with the public and letting them know we're there, letting them know we're...
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Odessa Police Department responded to an two vehicle crash on Highway 191 that sent a victim to the hospital Thursday evening. According to OPD, officers repsonded to the accident at 3:24 pm on Highway 191 and Faudree where a white Infiniti QX80 an...
The U.S. Army temporarily halted all Apache helicopter training missions Friday after a fatal crash in Texas earlier this week killed two soldiers. No cause of the Wednesday crash has been released because the investigation has just begun. A safety investigation team from the Arm...
UPTON COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - A tragic accident in McCamey left a three-year-old boy dead after he accidentally shot himself in the head. Now, local officials are reminding families how proper gun storage can help keep firearms out of the hands of children. According to the Upton ...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A woman who is accused of using a forged check to purchase merchandise at a Walgreens has been identified. According to Odessa police, the woman has since been identified and the investigation is ongoing. Previous coverage The incident happened at the Walgr...
A 50-year-old Big Spring man died in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 20 in Midland County early Friday morning.
MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - A Big Spring man died early Friday morning after his car veered off an on-ramp on Interstate 20, crossed a cable barrier, and caught fire, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Officers were called to IH-20 near mile marker 145 at appr...
UPTON COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - A 3-year-old boy died after accidentally shooting himself in the head with a gun at a McCamey home. According to the Upton County Sheriff’s Office, on August 11, deputies and paramedics responded to a 911 call at around 8:55 a.m. The child was found w...
IH-20 is closed at mile marker 139 eastbound. Traffic will be detoured at the 144 crossing near Sooner Pipe. South Service Road traffic will be redirected, and BI-20 traffic will be detoured to the North Service Road, a Texas Department of Transportation news release said. Please...
LEA COUNTY, N.M. (KOSA) - New Mexico State Police and the Lea County Sheriff’s Office teamed up on August 12 to stop a reckless driver after a chase that stretched across two highways. According to the New Mexico State Police, it started when deputies tried to pull over a vehicle...
