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HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: OHS falls in three sets to Midland High
MIDLAND The Odessa High volleyball team began District 2-6A with a 3-0 loss to Midland High Tuesday on the road. Odessa High lost by scores of 25-20, 25-18, 25-13. Midland High improved to 21-7 overall, 1-0 in District 2-6A. Odessa High fell to 13-14, 0-1. The Lady Bronchos will ...
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Hurricane Polo churns off Mexico's Pacific coast as 'one of the strongest storms ever'
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Polo grew into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades on Tuesday, and it was expected to skirt Mexico’s southwestern coast as a Category 5 hurricane. Polo was an “extremely dangerous” storm with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph (265 kp...
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HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Permian opens up District 2-6A play with victory over Midland Lee
The Permian volleyball team couldn’t have asked for a better start to District 2-6A play. The Lady Panthers defeated rivals Midland Lee in three sets, winning by scores of 25-22, 25-20, 25-21 Tuesday at Permian Fieldhouse. With the victory, Permian improved to 21-5 overall, 1-0 i...
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Austin attorney says ICE shooting victim's wife 'devastated,' kept in dark
An Austin immigration attorney who told KXAN Investigates she represents the victim of Sunday's Immigration Customs and Enforcement shooting has identified him as Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, who entered the country "a couple years ago" from Venezuela....
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Judge sets hearing for Venezuelan man shot by ICE and police in Texas release some video from scene
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A judge has ordered a Venezuelan man shot in Texas by a federal immigration officer to appear in court as his attorneys seek to stop his removal from the U.S. and criticize his medical care, saying he remains in pain from a bullet lodged in his back. Wilber R...
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Senior NATO commander warns Putin is becoming more cavalier and open to risk as Ukraine war drags on
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is becoming “increasingly cavalier, dangerous and risk accepting,” as his war in Ukraine drags on and as he seeks to divide Western allies, NATO's deputy commander in Europe said Tuesday. Air Chief Marshal Sir John Stringer...
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PHOTO GALLERY: Midland Lee at Permian
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9/22/2026: The atmosphere is loaded with moisture right now, putting us in a prime spot for active weather
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - For Wednesday, we'll start with a small chance of an early shower, then most of the day looks dry with a mix of sunshine and increasing clouds by the afternoon. Highs will climb into the mid-80’s, and it'll stay breezy with southeast winds at 10 to 15 ...
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TTUHSC undergraduate nursing named among nation’s best colleges
The undergraduate nursing program at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing ranked No. 135 out of 671 Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs in the Best National Universities category by U.S. News & World Report. The 2027 edition of the U.S. News Best...
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Hayden Panettiere died from an overdose involving fentanyl. She had just gone to rehab, coroner says
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Actor Hayden Panettiere died from an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl, and had been in rehab just weeks before, according to a coroner’s report obtained by The Associated Press. Panettiere, 36, was found unresponsive in an apartment...
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The Latest: Trump says US and Iran met for 3 hours after his threat during United Nations speech
President Donald Trump said U.S. and Iranian officials met Tuesday, shortly after he threatened in his address to the U.N. General Assembly that he may “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a deal isn’t reached soon to end nearly seven-month war. Trump told reporters about the mee...
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Compass Academy heads to Muleshoe for final nondistrict game
The Compass Academy football team enters its fifth week of the season still searching for its first victory of 2026. The Cougars are coming off another setback, falling to Merkel 47-30 in last week’s game. Despite the loss, the Cougars showed some signs of progress in their match...