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Texas carries out nation’s first execution since Christa Pike’s failed lethal injection
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk was put to death Wednesday evening, becoming the 30th person executed in the U.S. this year and the first since Tennessee’s failed attempt to administer a lethal injection to Christa Pike a week ago. ...
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10/07/2026: Another gorgeous stretch of weather is headed our way
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - We'll keep plenty of sunshine around Thursday with afternoon highs reaching the upper 80s, and after a light east breeze develops, we'll cool back into the low 60s Thursday night under mainly clear skies. Friday looks almost like a copy-and-paste forec...
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Van Zandt County becomes first Texas county to officially denounce Sharia law
VAN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas (KETK) -- This East Texas county about an hour away from Dallas voted on Wednesday to denounce Sharia law, becoming the first county in Texas to do so. During a Van Zandt County commissioners court meeting, officials discussed and considered a resolution c...
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Christa Pike survived 2 doses of an execution drug. How is that possible?
Christa Pike regaining consciousness and speaking a week after receiving two doses of execution drugs in Tennessee has astonished even some medical professionals and left many people wondering: How did she survive? Attorneys for Pike, 50, called her recovery “medically unpreceden...
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Out West October line-up: Hudson Westbrook & T.i. ft. Waka Flocka
MIDLAND Out West is closing out its 2026 concert season with two major nights of live music at Midland County Horseshoe, beginning with Hudson Westbrook on Friday, October 16, followed by T.I. featuring Waka Flocka on Friday, October 30. Tickets and VIP tables are available now a...
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DeMeco Ryans takes over defensive play-calling for the 0-4 Texans
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON Houston coach DeMeco Ryans is taking over defensive play-calling duties for the winless Texans. Ryans announced Wednesday that he’d take over calling plays from defensive coordinator Matt Burke as the 0-4 Texans prepare to visit the also...
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Texas court denies request to stop execution over Christa Pike’s failed lethal injection
By JAMIE STENGLE The Associated Press DALLAS A Texas court on Wednesday refused to halt the execution of a man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk after his attorneys cited the failed lethal injection of Christa Pike in Tennessee. The execution in Texas, which was set to t...
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The Beacon names Richie Splitt chief executive officer
The Beacon on Wednesday announced the appointment of Richie Splitt, MS, MBA, FACHE, as chief executive officer, bringing more than 30 years of healthcare leadership experience to the nearly 800-acre development taking shape between Midland and Odessa. Splitt succeeds Russell Meye...
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Ex-Marine to face death penalty in 2025 mass shooting at North Carolina bar
BOLIVIA, N.C. (AP) — A prosecutor announced Wednesday that he would seek the death penalty against a former Marine charged in a mass shooting last year that left three people dead and several others wounded. “We are not blind to who this defendant is,” Brunswick County District A...