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BERLIN (AP) — German authorities on Sunday issued a wanted notice for a fugitive suspect in the van ramming near Berlin’s Pride festival that left one person dead and injured at least 16 others. Police and prosecutors asked for help in finding the 21-year-old, whom they identifie...
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Four years after being extradited to the United States for his drug trafficking trial, former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández returns to his country Sunday to face corruption charges that lawyers fear will be a sham process. Hernández, once ...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Midland Fire responded to a semi truck fire on Saturday afternoon in the 1000 block of South Farm-to-Market Road 1788. According to MFD no injuries were reported....
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — At least 35 people have been killed and dozens injured after two buses collided on a highway linking the Syrian capital with the eastern province of Deir el-Zour on Saturday, state media reported. Around 30 people were injured in the crash between a civilia...
ARCACHON, France (AP) — Authorities in France evacuated some suburbs of Bordeaux on Saturday as a massive wildfire shifted toward the city famous for its wines. The prefect of the Gironde region that includes Bordeaux ordered the evacuation in the early hours of Saturday, coverin...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – A Midland woman was arrested after police said she struck an 89-year-old woman in the head twice with a hard plastic coffee mug, leaving her with a cut that required hospital treatment. 53-year-old Rachel Garcia, has been charged with injury to a chil...
A 25-year-old Midland woman named Delany Martin was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly assaulting her wife with a pocketknife during an argument that spilled over into an H-E-B grocery store....
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Looking for something to do with the kids this summer? A free, interactive dinosaur exhibit is open daily at the Midland Centennial Library. “Dinosaurs: Land of Fire & Ice” features prehistoric creatures, a fossil dig pit, and simulated icy and volcanic en...
CARLSBAD, N.M. (KOSA) - Carlsbad police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened early Friday morning. According to the Carlsbad Police Department, officers responded around 5:00 a.m. Friday, to the area of Missouri Street after receiving a report of a gunshot victim. Wh...
A Midland County man was sentenced to life in prison for manslaughter and failure to stop and render aid following a 2024 accident that killed a 10-year-old boy....
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - 11 men were arrested by the Midland County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division after conducting a sex offender compliance operation on Thursday. The operation resulted in the following arrests for the third-degree felony offense of Fail ...
MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - Eleven people were arrested during a sex offender compliance operation in Midland County. According to the Midland County Sheriff’s Office, the operation was conducted July 23 by the sheriff’s office Criminal Investigations Division with assistance ...
MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - A pickup truck was found flipped onto its side Thursday morning at the intersection of FM 1788 and Highway 158 in northwest Midland County, according to viewer video. Officials have not yet confirmed what caused the crash or whether anyone was injur...
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - An Amarillo man facing federal and state drug charges is looking to have evidence suppressed. Officers with Amarillo Police Department arrested Tavarus Tywane Drone on January 30 on an arrest warrant issued for violating his bond conditions. Drone is char...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A special fundraiser took place Thursday night at Texas Roadhouse in Odessa. Several Odessa Police Department officers served food and collected donations to benefit Special Olympics Texas. The event raised more than $4,300. The Odessa Police Department tha...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Two vehicles were destroyed in a fire Thursday afternoon in Midland, displacing one person and sending another to the hospital because of the heat. According to the Midland Fire Department, at around 2:06 p.m. firefighters responded to the area of South Co...
As officials review widely circulated bystander videos of the fatal police shooting of a homeless man in Madison, Wisconsin, one key perspective won’t be emerging: footage from the officers’ body-worn cameras. Unlike nearly every other similarly sized city, Madison doesn’t requir...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - One person was transported to the hospital, while another was displaced after an RV caught fire. At approximately 2:06 p.m. today, Midland Fire responded to an RV fire in the 3800 block of South County Road 1192. Two other people were also sent to the...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Odessa police officers swapped patrol duties for serving tables during the annual Tip-A-Cop fundraiser at Texas Roadhouse. The event brought together law enforcement officers, restaurant staff and community members to raise money for Special Olympics Te...
BIG SPRING, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Big Spring Crime Stoppers is seeking public assistance in identifying a subject involved in a vehicle burglary. According to reports, on July 22, 2026, at approximately 3:17 a.m., the suspect was seen carrying a red backpack, which is believed to h...
BIG SPRING, Texas (KOSA) - Big Spring Crime Stoppers needs your help identifying and locating this person. According to Big Spring police, at approximately 3:17 a.m., a suspect carrying a red backpack allegedly burglarized a vehicle in the 300 block of Tulane. The suspect alleged...
Both eastbound lanes of Interstate 20 were closed at Grant Avenue in Odessa as police investigated a crash.
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Odessa Police Department is investigating a crash at IH-20 and Grant Avenue. Both eastbound lanes on IH-20 are shut down as of Thursday. Traffic is backed up past West County Road. Motorists are encouraged to avoid the area and use alternative routes un...
Some bystanders appeared to barely bat an eye when a man set off a fountain of fireworks then started a blazing fire outside a federal building in Lower Manhattan, according to security camera video released Wednesday. The surveillance footage from the U.S. Attorney's Office offe...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- Newly obtained arrest affidavits are providing more details into a Midland real estate fraud investigation involving a Frisco man accused of taking a $12,000 cash down payment for a home, investigators say, he did not own and was not authorized to sell...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The man found dead inside a clothing donation box in Odessa last week has been identified as 45-year-old Roberto Hernandez. According to the Odessa Police Department, police responded to a report of a dead person on July 17 at the intersection of East 8th S...
BIG SPRING, Texas (KOSA) - Big Spring Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two men suspected of stealing merchandise from a Big Spring business. According to Crime Stoppers, the theft happened at around 8:20 p.m. on July 21 at Smoke Scene in Big Spr...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland police are asking for your help identifying a man accused of stealing another customer’s pool cue at Woody’s Hideaway on Starboard Drive. The theft happened on July 5, according to the Midland Police Department. MPD says the man took the pool cue a...
MIDLAND-ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Midland police are asking for your help identifying two women accused of breaking into a car at Midland Airport and using a stolen credit card. The incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. on June 11, according to the Midland Police Department. The two wo...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Back-to-school season is already here for our educators, and First Alert 7 and the Garriga Law Firm are teaming up to help teachers get off to a great start. Day 3 Winner: Marisol Sanchez Marisol Sanchez is a third-grade math teacher from Milam Elementary a...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Families came together at Woodson Park for the Odessa Police Department’s monthly Neighborhood Watch meeting, where the Odessa Fire Rescue Fire Marshal’s Office gave a presentation on fire safety and prevention. Sixteen teens from Odessa Teen Court attended...
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said late Tuesday that the city would not be able to execute an arrest warrant issued by the world’s top war-crimes court for Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu, but urged the federal government to do so. In the video Mamdani described the I...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A 40-year-old woman was arrested in Texas after allegedly stealing nearly $70,000 from a Roswell, New Mexico, auto group, her employer. If convicted on all 25 counts, Roshelle Ruffin -- from Houston, Texas -- could be sentenced to 58.5 years in prison, ac...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Midland Crime Stoppers is seeking public assistance in identifying two female suspects wanted for theft last month. On June 11, 2026, at approximately 5:27 p.m., two females broke into a vehicle at the Airport located at 9506 La Force Blvd. The suspec...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A man was arrested late Monday night after a domestic disturbance in Odessa. According to the Odessa Police Department, officers responded at about 10:31 p.m. Monday to the area of North Tom Green Avenue for a reported disturbance. According to the investig...
MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - The Midland County Sheriff’s Office and Midland Crime Stoppers are asking for the public’s help in solving a felony theft involving around $1.3 million worth of pump shafts stolen from a Midland County business. According to the sheriff’s office, de...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Midland Police Department is seeking public assistance in identifying a theft suspect at Woody’s Hideaway. The incident occurred on July 5, 2026. A male suspect with blonde and black hair, last seen wearing a blue shirt, gray shorts, and sandals, ...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Midland Crime Stoppers is seeking public assistance in identifying a three suspects for stealing approximately $1.3 million worth of pump shafts. The incident occurred at the 11000 block of West HWY 80 on July 4th, at 4:00 am. Security footage shows t...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday fired Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi as commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, following days of mass protests in Kyiv and other cities nationwide demanding his removal. Zelenskyy appointed Mykhailo Drapatyi as the new ...
A 75-year-old Odessa man was arrested on two felony charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly threatening two neighbors with a knife during a dispute over his dog....
A six-vehicle crash closed both westbound lanes of Interstate 20 near Grandview Avenue in Odessa, and officials say the road will remain closed for several hours for investigation and diesel fuel spill cleanup....
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Odessa Police Department is investigating a 6-vehicle crash at IH-20 and Grandview, according to the press release. Both westbound lanes on IH-20 are shut down due to a diesel spill. Police said the closure is expected to last a couple of hours. Drivers...
A young Louisiana woman underwent multiple surgeries following a catastrophic rope swing injury during a Carnival cruise in Honduras that required a nearly $50,000 emergency air evacuation....
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Odessa Police Department and Odessa Fire Marshal’s Office are coming together for July's Neighborhood Watch meeting. The meeting is taking place on Tuesday, July 21, from 6-8 pm at Woodson Park, 1020 Martin Luther King Jr. St. This month's topic co...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Odessa police are working to identify a man found dead inside a clothes donation box last Friday at 8th Street and Coleman Avenue. Investigators say no signs of foul play were found. An autopsy has been ordered. Neighbor noticed odor weeks before discovery ...
LONDON (AP) — British prosecutors charged a 28-year-old man with murder Monday in the death of former politician and reality TV contestant Ann Widdecombe. Joshua Kerry was charged after more than a week in custody on suspicion of murder and acts of terror. Police are continuing t...
Midland County Fire Marshal Justin Bunch was deployed to assist in assessing storm damage in Batesville, Texas, helping state officials determine the level of disaster relief needed....
MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - Midland County Fire Marshal Justin Bunch has been deployed to South Texas to help assess damage following the severe storms and flooding that have impacted communities across the Texas Hill Country and South Texas Plains.Bunch is the first Midland C...
DALLAS The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) continues to expand feeding and relief operations across the Texas Hill Country as residents begin returning to flood-damaged homes and communities assess the long-term impacts of recent flooding. Initial damage assessme...
The family of Bryan Alejandro Peinado, a 20-year-old man who died in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 20 in Ward County, is seeking donations through a GoFundMe campaign to cover funeral expenses....
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - After years of answering the call, Fire Fighter Martin Nunez is hanging up his gear. The Midland Fire Department is celebrating Nunez’s retirement, recognizing a career spent serving the community he’s called home.In a Facebook post they the department tha...
WARD COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - One person is dead after an eleven vehicle crash early Sunday morning in Ward County on I-20. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, on July 19 at 4:45 a.m. police responded to a call about an eleven car crash that happened on I-20 on mile...
A 20-year-old Midland man was killed and five others were injured in an 11-vehicle chain-reaction crash on Interstate 20 in Ward County on Sunday morning....
PECOS, Texas (KOSA) - A 20-year-old man who died in a crash on I-20 near Pecos early Sunday has been identified by family members as Alex Holguín.The crash happened in the westbound lanes of I-20 near mile marker 53, according to DPS.Witnesses said the interstate was shut down fo...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The Midland Fire Department, Midland ISD, the Midland County Sheriff’s Office and other public safety partners will conduct active shooter training this week at Greenwood Intermediate School.According to Midland officials, people in the area may notice an ...
