The Odessa
Three Odessa men were arrested over the weekend after being linked to a July shed burglary. According to an Odessa police report, an East 44th Street resident called authorities on July 22 to report his shed was broken into and several items were stolen. Officers learned Charles ...
A 50-year-old Odessa man was arrested Sunday after being accused by his brother of stealing a four-year-old Ford F-150. According to an Odessa police report, Chad Barnhart’s older brother called police on July 8 to report Barnhart had forced his way into the home their fath...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization for a spray designed to prevent New World screwworm infestations in livestock. CLiK Extra, an Elanco brand wound spray, was authorized Friday. It is available over the counter and ac...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The hanging death of Tasia Fortune, whose body was found outside an abandoned house, has shaken her family and community in Mississippi, where two other people have been found hanging from trees in less than a year. Police have not indicated whether they con...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The Midland Police Department recovered 57 guns, 35 ammunition cans and 469 grams of drugs and arrested six suspects following a burglary investigation that began July 1. According to Midland police, officers responded that day to a burglary on West Michig...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Odessa Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect involved in a burglary near E. 51st Street. According to police, a man used a crowbar to force entry into a home in the area. If you have any information or the identity of t...
The Odessa Police Department is seeking an unknown male suspect who used a crowbar to force entry into a residence in the 4100 block of E. 51st Street....
A multi-unit investigation into a July burglary in Midland, Texas, led to the arrest of six suspects and the seizure of 57 firearms, ammunition, and 469 grams of illegal drugs....
The City of Big Spring will begin emergency repairs to an 18-inch water line on Owens Street today, causing temporary road closures and water service interruptions....
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - An Odessa woman is wanted on a manslaughter charge after an infant died following a bathtub incident on Tropicana Street. According to Odessa police, investigators initially believed 23-year-old Sienna Herrera left her infant child in a bathtub with two oth...
Midland police arrested 63-year-old Gustavo Manriquez following a fatal shooting outside the El Mexicano Bar that left a 50-year-old man dead.
A manslaughter warrant has been issued for a 23-year-old Odessa woman following the death of her 1-year-old child in a bathtub. According to Odessa police officials, Sienna Mayleen Herrera was arrested Aug. 5 on suspicion of child endangerment because police believed the baby die...
By Veronique de Rugy The Democratic Socialists of America released their platform last month, and let’s give them credit for candor. They want public ownership of large corporations, the abolition of police and prisons, a defunded Pentagon and open borders. Conservatives read tha...
ALPINE, Texas (KOSA) - Highway 90 at the Railroad Underpass is closed after an oversized vehicle struck the warning barrier. According to the Alpine Police Department, crews are working to remove the damaged barrier. Police said the road will reopen once the barrier has been safe...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland police has just announced that the man has died after being shot outside a Midland bar early Sunday morning, and the incident is now classified as a murder. According to the Midland Police Department, officers were called to the area of Garden City...
ALPINE, Texas (KOSA) - According to a Facebook post by the Alpine Police Department, there is a major water leak on West Hwy 90. City of Alpine crews are actively working to locate and repair the leak. The city added that any residents west of 5th street might experience low to n...
Midland police are seeking 37-year-old Edward Jesus Ochoa following a Sunday morning shooting that left a 23-year-old man in stable condition.
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) -One person is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after another man shot him, according to the Midland Police Department. MPD reported they were called to the 2200 block of Garden City Highway around 12:00 A.M. on Sunday morning about a disturban...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Police are looking for a man after he’s been accused of shooting a 23-year-old on Sunday morning, according to the Midland Police Department. MPD reported they were called to the 1100 block of North Colorado Street around 1:31 A.M. on Sunday morning. Accor...
LONDON (AP) — The alleged leader of an Irish organized crime gang is on his way back to Ireland from Dubai to face charges that he ran an international drug smuggling and money laundering empire with tentacles that stretched to Britain, Spain and the U.S. An Irish military plane ...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia sent airplanes and hundreds of firefighters on Sunday to fight a blaze in a popular national park, one of a growing number of wildfires the country is battling during an unusually dry season. The largest fire reported this week has burned about...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The Midland Fire Department was called to a shed fire on Saturday, according to MFD. MFD reported that it happened in the 3100 block of West Kansas Avenue. The cause of the fire is under investigation....
BANGKOK (AP) — Relatives of victims of the shooting at a high school and a home outside Bangkok retrieved the bodies of their loved ones Saturday, a day after the gunman killed at least seven people. A 14-year-old schoolboy opened fire at around 10 a.m. Friday at Debsirin Nonthab...
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - Two Odessan men were killed in a head-on crash Thursday morning on the North Service Road of I-20 in Ector County. According to DPS, the crash was reported at approximately 5:15 a.m. near mile marker 108. A Nissan driven by 52-year-old Agustin Montoya...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland police are asking the public to help identify two men accused of theft at a local HEB. The theft happened July 19 at the HEB located on W. Wadley, according to Crime Stoppers. If you have any information on this suspects, you can submit your tip HE...
ANDREWS, Texas (KOSA) - A man charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following a reported stabbing at Lakeside Park has been given a $1 million bond. According to the Andrews Police Department , while officers were responding, they received more information that the...
Join the Odessa Police Department on Saturday, August 8, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Ector County Coliseum for its annual Back-to-School Block Party. There will be games, prizes, and backpacks with school supplies given away to the first 500 students. OPD Specialized Units will be...
By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA The Associated Press The Senate on Friday confirmed Cameron Hamilton as head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, returning the former Navy SEAL to the embattled agency he led temporarily last year only to be fired after he publicly opposed elimin...
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...
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...
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....
BIG SPRING, Texas (KOSA) - A Big Spring man died after he was shot multiple times Thursday night. According to the Big Spring Police Department, on August 6, officers were called to the area of E. 15th Street at approximately 9:38 p.m. on reports of shots fired. What officers fou...
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...
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...
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...
The Midland Police Department is hosting fraud outreach and education at the three locations in August to prevent incidents of elder scamming. Presentations in English and Spanish will take place at 1 p.m. on Aug. 14 at Southeast Senior Center; at 11:30 a.m. on Aug. 20 at Midland...
Terrell County Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland called for increased investment in surveillance technology like drones and autonomous towers following a multi-agency traffic stop in Pecos County that resulted in three arrests and one escapee....
A 48-year-old man was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following a stabbing at Lakeside Park in Andrews, Texas, that left a victim with life-threatening injuries....
The Midland Police Department is scheduled to host several free bilingual fraud outreach and education seminars throughout August to help seniors prevent scams....
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The Midland Police Department is hosting fraud outreach and education at three locations in August to prevent elder scamming incidents. The event will be in English and Spanish and will start at: 1:00 p.m. on Aug. 14 at Southeast Senior Center 11:30 a.m. o...
AUSTIN Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender Ramon Alberto Artola Jr. is this month’s Featured Fugitive. The reward for information leading to his arrest is increased to $3,000 during August if the tip is received this month. According to a Texas Department of Public Safety news rele...
The countdown is on! In just two days, thousands of children and families from across the Permian Basin will gather for one big back-to-school celebration, and everyone is invited. The 6th Annual Basin PBS Back to School Festival, presented by Camp Fire West Texas, returns Saturd...
ROME (AP) — Italy placed all of 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 ext...
A 43-year-old Odessa man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday after being convicted of arson by an Ector County jury. According to an Odessa Police Department report, officers were dispatched to the 800 block of Snyder Street around 1:30 p.m. Aug. 5, 2025 about a man with ...
An Odessa man was arrested early Wednesday morning after being accused of punching a neighbor in the face and then attacking his apartment door with a machete. According to an Odesa police report, someone called 9-1-1 shortly before 5 a.m. Wednesday to say a man with a machete wa...
An Odessa man is facing a second-degree felony robbery charge after a woman accused him of assaulting her twice while robbing her of the phone she was trying to call 9-1-1 with. According to an Odessa police report, officers were dispatched to a disturbance call on Kay Avenue aro...
The Odessa Police Department is investigating the death of an infant in a housing community on Tropicana Street.
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Odessa Police Department is investigating a death in a housing community on Tropicana Street. Police said the deceased is an infant. No further details are being released at this time as the investigation is ongoing....
A 61-year-old Odessa woman was arrested last week on an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon warrant that was issued after a man reported she pointed a gun at him. According to an Odessa police report, officers were dispatched to an assault call on West 19th Street on May 3. W...
U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas, is asking the Department of Homeland Security to prioritize the processing of religious worker visa applications and renewals. The request, written in a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, comes after the recent arrests of...
A traffic stop in Pecos County, Texas, led to human smuggling charges after authorities intercepted a vehicle transporting three undocumented Mexican nationals on Tuesday....
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - An Odessa man is in the Ector County Jail after investigators accused him of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl who has been identified as a victim in a Dallas human trafficking investigation. According to an Odessa Police Department report, on Jun...
By SAVANNAH PETERS The Associated Press CEDAR CREST, N.M. The state of New Mexico sued the Department of Justice and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday, saying the federal government blocked the state’s ability to investigate the sex crimes of financier Jeffrey Eps...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - An Odessa man is in the Ector County Jail accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl who is named as a victim in a Dallas human trafficking case, according to an Odessa police report. According to the arrest affidavit, officers were investigating a d...
SCURRY COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - The Scurry County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a wanted man on charges of property theft and three counts of felony bail jumping and failure to appear, according to the agency. Warrants have been issued for the arrest of Kelly McGaha, 55, according to...
Midland police are seeking the public's help to identify a man who stole cash from a Kent Kwik convenience store on July 26.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man who was arrested at President Donald Trump's Los Angeles-area golf course while pretending to be part of the security detail preparing for Trump's visit is due in court Wednesday on a federal weapons charge. Jeanine John Taele, 38, was arrested...
