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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland police are asking for the public’s help identifying two suspects accused of stealing merchandise from an HEB. On April 29 at around 12:20 p.m., two suspects stole around $220 worth of merchandise from an HEB and were seen driving away in a gray 200...
Midland police are seeking public help to identify two suspects involved in a misdemeanor theft at an H-E-B store on April 29, 2026.
MARFA, Texas (KOSA) - Three men were arrested after a traffic stop in Marfa led officers to recover a trailer reported stolen out of Oklahoma, according to the Marfa Police Department. According to the Marfa Police Department, the stop happened Aug. 2 after officers saw a vehicle...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Two sisters who were seriously injured in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 27 in late July say bystanders pulled them from their burning truck before flames could reach them. Alexis and Aaliyah Wallace were among four people seriously hurt in the crash. Lub...
An Odessa man was arrested recently after a girl told authorities he touched her inappropriately. According to an Ector County Sheriff’s Office report released Tuesday, the girl told a forensic interviewer Ruben Marquez Contreras came into her bedroom early on the morning o...
Three men were arrested in Marfa, Texas, after a traffic stop revealed they were attempting to transport a stolen Oklahoma trailer into Mexico.
An Odessa man is sitting 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, officers were investigating a drug case at the La Quinta Inn on East Highway 80 o...
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Odessa Fire Department (OFD) is welcoming applications to their citizens academy, an opportunity for Odessa Fire Rescue to bring in anybody from the community 18 and older to be able to experience what it's like to be a part of the department. Fire Inv...
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Augustine Falana was found guilty of Arson, a second-degree felony, after pouring gasoline on a neighbor's vehicle. The incident occurred on August 5, 2025, when Odessa Police Department officers responded to a subject with a gun. Officers met with the...
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — A California man carrying ammunition and with a gun in his car was arrested Sunday at President Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-area golf course after appearing to monitor security preparations two days ahead of Trump’s fundraiser there, authorities ...
A Midland man was arrested Monday night after video showed him grabbing a woman’s phone and striking her vehicle at a high rate of speed, endangering two children sitting in the backseat. According to an Odessa police report, dispatchers received a disturbance all around 5 ...
A 45-year-old Odessa man was arrested and booked into the Ector County jail Sunday after being accused of slashing a woman with a large kitchen knife. According to an Odessa police report, officers received a disturbance call from a home on West 25th Street around 7:40 a.m. July ...
KERMIT, Texas (KOSA) - Two months after a Lubbock man was killed in a hit-and-run crash, his wife says there are still no leads in the case. According to Texas DPS , 43-year-old Clayton Tedder was walking on County Road 313 in Kermit after his truck broke down on the night of May...
Emergency crews responded to a train collision at the intersection of Highway 80 and North County Road 1250 in Midland, Texas, on Tuesday morning, with no injuries reported....
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Midland Crime Stoppers is seeking public assistance in identifying a suspect involved in an aggravated in early July. According to reports, on the morning of July 2nd, 2026, deputies responded to the 3700 block of East County Rd 160 in reference to an...
PECOS COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - A Pecos County man has been arrested in connection with a string of vehicle burglaries, stolen vehicles and gun thefts across three West Texas counties after investigators say he confessed to dozens of crimes. According to the Big Spring Police Depart...
BIG SPRING, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - A Pecos man was arrested by law enforcement after confessing to crimes committed in three jurisdictions. Pecos County Resident, Justin Wright, 28, was taken into custody after Big Spring PD received a Crime Stoppers tip that included Wright's ident...
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Wildfires are burning in North America and Europe. Deadly heat waves have parked over cities and the world’s oceans are the hottest ever recorded for this time of year. A strengthening El Nino is forecast to be off-the-charts, spiking global t...
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - An Odessa woman was struck and killed by a vehicle while attempting to cross FM 2020 near mile marker 254 early this morning. The woman was identified as 52-year-old Misti Dawn Hurst. According to Texas DPS, at 6:15 am this morning, Hurst was att...
MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - Deputies responded to an armed robbery in progress in the area of East County Road 160 on July 2. According to Midland Crime Stoppers, on July 2, when deputies arrived, they learned that a man wearing a ski mask, gray shirt and tan pants had entered...
Texas DPS officials are seeking to identify a Good Samaritan who assisted a motorist following a June 24 car crash in Pecos County, while commending State Trooper Monte Jackson for applying a tourniquet that saved the victim's life....
FORT STOCKTON, Texas (KOSA) - A Texas DPS trooper is being credited with saving the life of a crash victim after applying a tourniquet to control life-threatening bleeding following a rollover crash in Pecos County. According to DPS, on June 24, emergency crews were called to a r...
A two-day multi-agency operation in Midland County resulted in 51 arrests and the seizure of illegal drugs, firearms, and other contraband.
FT. STOCKTON On June 24, emergency crews were dispatched to a rollover crash on Interstate 10 westbound near mile marker 230 in Pecos County. While en route, Pecos County EMS received reports that the driver had suffered a traumatic amputation of the left arm above the elbow and ...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - DPS troopers and several local, state and federal law enforcement agencies arrested 51 people during a two-day Targeted Violent Crime Operation in Midland County, on July 31 and Aug. 1. According to DPS, the operation used a proactive enforcement strategy ...
MIDLAND COUNTY In an ongoing effort to combat violent and felonious crime, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), in coordination with multiple local, state and federal law enforcement partners, conducted a two-day Targeted Violent Crime Operation (TVCO) on July 31 and Aug....
Midland Police are searching for a female suspect who stole a Sephora bag from an Aeropostale store at Midland Park Mall on July 19.
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Midland Police are on the lookout for a suspect who stole several hundred dollars worth of merchandise from a local HEB this year. According to officials, on June 28th 2026, at approximately 9:09 PM, a male suspect entered HEB on Andrews Highway, stol...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland police and Midland Crime Stoppers are asking for the public’s help to identify suspects involved in two separate misdemeanor thefts. Theft at Aeropostale The first incident occurred on July 19 at 2:30 p.m. According to Midland police, a woman enter...
The Odessa Police Department will host its 7th annual block party and back-to-school event at the Ector County Coliseum on August 8, 2026, providing free backpacks to the first 500 attendees....
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - A train struck a semi-truck on Highway 80 near the airport in Midland County at around 6:45 a.m. DPS said no injuries were reported. Video from the scene shows the semi-truck with significant damage and emergency units on site. DPS said train traffic has s...
A Midland family was displaced following a structure fire on Stanolind Avenue on Monday, although no injuries were reported.
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - One family is displaced after a fire in Midland. According to the Midland Fire Department, on August 3, a crew responded to a structure fire in the 3300 block of Stanolind. No injuries were reported, but one family was displaced....
REAGAN COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - The Reagan County Sheriff’s Office is responding to an accident on US Highway 67 at FM 1555, according to their post. Officials are encouraging drivers to use an alternative route and avoid the area. No additional details have been released....
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Traffic alert for Midland residents. According to the City of Midland, a lane on Wadley between Amhurst and Whitney will be closed from August 4 to the 18th. This lane closure is to allow for utility work....
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - On August 2 at around 10:50 P.M., Odessa Police responded to I-20 and Faudree in reference to a crash. Investigators found that the driver of a white Chevrolet pickup was heading south on Faudree and drove across the north service road and straight into a c...
A man from El Salvador has died at an immigration jail in New Jersey that has been the target of months of protests over living conditions for people detained there, federal officials said Monday. Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, 41, had been held at Delaney Hall in Newark after being arrest...
An Odessa man was arrested early Saturday morning after his mom and stepdad told officers he forced them at gunpoint into their laundry room and said he was going to kill them. According to an Odessa Police Department report, officers were dispatched to the 3700 block of Fairmont...
A 39-year-old Odessa woman was arrested Friday morning after her boyfriend told authorities she slashed his face during an argument over trash. According to an Odessa Police Department report, officers were dispatched to a disturbance call in the 2900 block of Redbud around 9:40 ...
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - The five people arrested following a shooting in Ector County have been identified. According to the Ector County Sheriff’s office, deputies responded to the area of 16th Street and FM 1936 , where they found one person who had sustained a gunshot wou...
AUSTIN, Texas (KLTV) - Gov. Gregg Abbott issued a directive Monday ordering a comprehensive audit of all proposed data center projects seeking to connect to the state’s power grid. Under the new mandate, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and the Electric Reliability C...
Crane police arrested a suspect following an investigation into a social media threat directed at a local school campus.
Big Spring/Howard County Crime Stoppers is seeking public assistance to identify an accomplice involved in a $42,000 oilfield equipment theft that occurred on July 22, 2026....
AUSTIN While kids and families are gathering school supplies, Texas drivers should be gearing up for the return of school-related traffic. That means paying extra attention in school zones and always driving like a Texan: kind, courteous and safe. Crashes rising in Texas school z...
BIG SPRING, Texas (KOSA) - Two suspects have been accused of stealing $42,000 worth of equipment from an oilfield site early July 22. According to the Big Spring Crime Stoppers, the theft happened at around 2:00 a.m. One of the two suspects described as a man with a beard has bee...
CRANE, Texas (KOSA) - A social media post circulating on August 2 threatened violence at Crane Independent School District schools, according to the district. According to the Crane Police Department, an investigation was conducted on the threat, and they determined it was unsubs...
TERRELL COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - One man has been transported to the hospital after being invovled in a rollover accident at the Val Verde/Terrell County line. According to the Terrell County Sheriff's Office, this was a single vehicle rollover accident. TCSO says that the dri...
TERRELL COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - The Terrell County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single vehicle rollover crash at the Val Verde/Terrell County line. According to the sheriff’s office, the driver was traveling back to work in El Paso when they reportedly fell asleep at the wheel....
SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian ferry carrying 271 people caught fire in waters off the main island of Java on Sunday, leaving at least five people dead and dozens missing as rescuers and passing vessels evacuated hundreds from the burning ship, officials said. The Mutia...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A plane carrying European tourists to view the famed Nazca Lines crashed into a field Saturday outside the Peruvian city of Nazca, killing 13 people, local authorities said. Nazca's municipal government said the plane departed from the nearby city of Ica a...
LEA COUNTY, N.M. (KOSA) - Federal and local law enforcement officers seized suspected methamphetamine, cocaine and multiple firearms Wednesday during a narcotics investigation involving a Lovington man. According to the Lea County Sheriff’s Office, special agents with the DEA’s M...
According to Odessa police, the teenager who was robbed at gunpoint by two other teenagers Thursday was attempting to purchase a gun from one of them. According to OPD, officers responded to a robbery call in the 4000 block of Springbrook Drive around 1:30 p.m. Thursday. Court do...
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - Five people are in custody after a shooting in Ector County left one person hospitalized. According to Ector County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the area of 16th Street and FM 1936, where they found one person who had sustained a gunshot wo...
A 49-year-old Odessa man was arrested Thursday after he was accused of attacking another man with a machete. According to an Odessa Police Department report, officers were dispatched to an assault call in the 500 block of West 5th Street around 11:20 p.m. Thursday. When officers ...
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) -UPDATE: According to Ector County Sheriff Mike Griffis, five people have now been arrested in connection with the shooting on 16th Street and FM 1936. There has been no update on the condition of the victim sent to the hospital. ------------------------...
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BREWSTER, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Texas DPS Trooper Zach Vasquez was presented with a $10,000 check today after suffering serious injuries from a major car accident a month ago. According to reports from the Texas Department of Public Safety, the other driver involved in that head-on...
BREWSTER COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - Sheriff Dodson traveled to El Paso to visit Trooper Zach Vasquez and present him with a $10,000 check to help cover expenses incurred following last month’s vehicle crash. According to the Brewster County Sheriff’s Office, the donation was made pos...
