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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A Texas Tech mechanical engineering professor is back in the classroom, after receiving a kidney transplant from the husband of one of his former students. A year ago , an outpouring of support came from family, friends and former students, when they found...
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UTPB football had a scrimmage Thursday at Astound Broadband Stadium in Midland. #tdi_5 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item1 { background: url(https://www.oaoa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_7608-copy-2-160x120.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat; } #tdi_5 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item2 { background: ur...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The 16th annual Midland County Fair opened Thursday at the Midland County Horseshoe, bringing food, rides and entertainment to the Permian Basin community. The fair, presented by Petropex SWD Systems, runs August 20-23 and is described as Midland’s largest...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California state Sen. Aisha Wahab will serve out the rest of former Rep. Eric Swalwell's term after securing victory Thursday in a special election. Swalwell, a Democrat who was running for California governor, ended his campaign and resigned from Congre...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Texas corn farmers are rationing water and abandoning some fields to keep other crops alive as months of intense heat and little rain continue, according to the president of the Texas Corn Producers Association. Hagen Hunt, president of the Texas Corn Prod...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - COVID-19 cases are on the rise across the country, and Texas is among the highest growing states, according to the CDC. As of last week, CDC data shows Ector County being one of the many areas seeing rising cases. Brandy Garcia, director of the Ector County...
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SCURRY COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - A man was arrested on multiple child sexual assault charges in Scurry County. According to the Scurry County Sheriff’s Office, on August 18th, Russell Heath Wall was arrested for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a child and indeceny with a child. He was ...
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WINKLER COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - Deputies responded to a rollover crash nine miles north of Kermit on State Highway 18 According to the Winkler County Sheriff’s Office, one person was ejected from the car during the crash. The extent of that person’s injuries is not known. Deputies...
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Blame Alabama and Georgia. Point fingers at Auburn, Florida, LSU, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas, too. The Southeastern Conference, once the most dominant league in the land, lost its stranglehold on college football over the last three years. The organization that boasts a combin...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Representatives from the healthcare and finance industries gathered in Odessa Thursday for a free community resource fair hosted by Medical Center Hospital. The event was held at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Building. Attendees were greeted by rows of boo...
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Texas A&M made the College Football Playoff for the first time last year in coach Mike Elko’s second season and lost 10-3 in the first round to Miami. There is plenty of optimism the Aggies chase their first national title since 1939 despite a challenging schedule. Quarterback Ma...
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WASHINGTON President Donald Trump, speaking alongside cryptocurrency leaders at the White House this week, made a statement that Republican and Democratic candidates alike wouldn’t touch with a 10-foot pole. “If I were the mayor of a town or the governor of a state, and I had a c...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Odessa Police Department says two girls reported missing have been found safe. Earlier today, 15-year-old Kimberly Pando and 13-year-old Perla Pando were reported missing. Odessa police wants to thank the public for their help in this investigation....
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The Odessa Police Department is seeking public assistance to identify a man who allegedly stole approximately $330 worth of merchandise from a local H-E-B grocery store....
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The UTPB football team enters the 2026 season with a new head coach and a lot of new faces on the roster. The Falcons are coming off historic 11-3 season which included a run to the NCAA Division II playoff quarterfinals after UTPB posted victories against Colorado State-Pueblo a...
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The Odessa Police Department is asking for assistance in locating two female juveniles, 15-year-old Kimberly Pando and 13-year-old Perla Pando, who were reported missing. Kimbely was last seen at Odessa High School and Perla was last seen at Bowie Junior High. Anyone with informa...
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In celebration of their 15th year in business, West Texas Music Academy is hosting an outdoor concert in downtown Odessa which will feature students and teachers from WTMA. In conjunction with the international event “Play Music On The Porch Day,” the theme of our concert will be...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - According to the Midland Police Department, officers have received an increase in calls about scammers pretending to be from a bank and claiming a resident’s bank account has been compromised. MPD reminds residents never to give account numbers, passwords,...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents seized electronic devices from former Rep. Eric Swalwell and searched his Washington home as part of an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by the ex-Democratic congressman from California, according to a person familiar with the m...
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More than 750 U.S. troops have been wounded during operations against Iran, according to Pentagon data. Of the 757 service members who have been wounded since the war began at the end of February, more than 580 are Army soldiers. The Pentagon and U.S. Central Command have offered...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Two lanes in Midland are being closed for utility work starting August 20. According to the City of Midland, a lane on Deauville Boulevard between Catarina and Westridge is closed until August 21 to allow for emergency utility work. The second lane closure...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Summer may be over, and school is back in session, but that doesn’t mean that the fun has to end. The City of Odessa is having its Friday Night Flicks event this Friday, August 21, starting at 7: 30 p.m. Join them at Ratliff Ranch for a free showing of “Clo...
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For students and families across the Permian Basin, access to fresh, nutritious food isn’t always a given, but during Hunger Action Month, Midland College, West Texas Food Bank and Oxy are working together to make it a little easier. The West Texas Food Bank Produce Roadshow will...
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CHICAGO (AP) — Meta insists it has a long history of protecting its youngest customers as it defends itself against a swath of lawsuits alleging its social media empire harms children. In the latest such instance, the social media giant is fighting allegations in a California fed...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Odessa Police Department gathered to honor the memory and legacy of a fallen hero. OPD officers, community members, and local leaders participated in a solemn wreath-laying ceremony for Fallen Corporal G.T. Toal, who died in a motorcycle accident while ...
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Last June, two investigators employed by the Department of Homeland Security showed up at David Streever’s house in Rochester, New York. Streever was not home, so they left him a note. That note, presented as an official warning from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is at the...
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HONG KONG (AP) — A Chinese court sentenced Chinese property tycoon Hui Ka Yan to life in prison for financial crimes linked to the collapse of his Evergrande real estate group, once the world's most heavily indebted developer. The decision marks a milestone in Evergrande's saga a...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland Fire Department crews responded Wednesday, August 19, to a crash involving two 18-wheelers at the five-point intersection that includes State Highway 158 and South County Road 1213. According to MFD, the crash resulted in minor injuries. Traffic on...
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McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — The Texas prosecutor who oversaw Karmelo Anthony 's conviction in a deadly stabbing at a high school track meet said Thursday that both sides had agreed to hold back evidence that risked further inflaming a case already boiling with racial tensions and deat...
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ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Here’s your 7-Day Forecast from Chief Forecaster Horace Brown. “Looks like we’re in for a stretch of classic West Texas summer weather, so get ready for a whole lot of sunshine and a whole lot of heat.” “In short: if you like hot, dry, and predictable,...
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A Del Rio woman accused of playing a key role in a human smuggling organization tied to the deaths of seven migrants inside a locked shipping container has surrendered to federal authorities, leaving one of 11 defendants in the case still at large....
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The 2026 Permian Watermelon Social took place Wednesday at the parking lot of the high school. #tdi_4 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item1 { background: url(https://www.oaoa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_7173-160x120.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat; } #tdi_4 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item2 { backgr...
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By DAN GREENSPAN The Associated Press OXNARD, Calif. The Dallas Cowboys arrived at training camp looking for answers at left tackle. They might depart Southern California with questions at right tackle. While Tyler Guyton has built on a strong offseason to take hold of one of the...
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MIDLAND On Thursday, August 27, Wall Street in Downtown Midland will once again become the heart of National Petroleum Day (NPD) — celebrating the first day a successful oil well was ever drilled in the United States. The evening unfolds in two parts. Inside the Petroleum Club of...
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ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - UTPB football will open the 2026 season ranked No. 18 in both the D2Football.com and AFCA Division II preseason polls. The Falcons are coming off a historic 2025 season, finishing 11-3 and reaching the NCAA Division II quarterfinals for the first time ...
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LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have decided to return to the United Kingdom for an extended stay starting this fall, but they won’t resume their roles as working members of the royal family, The Associated Press learned Wednesday. The couple's children, Prince A...
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer DETROIT Read this quickly, before it melts. Ice cream was a rare and expensive treat for centuries because of the difficulty of storing ice. In the summer of 1790, President George Washington spent $200 on ice cream, the equivalent of $7,259 t...
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK U.S. stocks rose Wednesday after the U.S. Treasury Department announced a move that could ease pressure coming from the bond market. Strong profit reports for the spring from Estee Lauder, Target and other U.S. companies also helped suppor...
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Crude Oil: 85.83 (+0.89). Nymex MTD AVG: 81.3063. Natural Gas: 2.814 (+0.038). Gasoline: 3.2235 (-0.0782). Spreads: September/October (+1.44) October/November (+1.58). Plains WTI Posting: 82.31 (+0.89). The post DAILY OIL PRICE: August 19, 2026 appeared first on Odessa American ....
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By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Houston Texans receiver Jayden Higgins is expected to miss the season with a torn ACL, according to a person with knowledge of his injury. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the Texans haven’t ...
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Companies that secretly vary prices based on how much they think individual customers will pay could face federal charges under a proposed policy released Wednesday by the Federal Trade Commission. “When consumers see a listed price, they expe...
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speaks at the Red River Roll Call, a Republican rally hosted by state Rep. Shelley Luther in Sherman on July 27, 2026. Credit: Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Wednesday vowed to pass legislat...
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SAN ANTONIO A federal jury convicted two Lubbock men in San Antonio Tuesday afternoon for their roles in a massive Ponzi fraud scheme with their already convicted co-defendant Brooklynn Chandler Willy of San Antonio, announced U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western Distr...
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Southwest Valley employees clear an area near the Santa Elena Canyon trailhead parking lot in Big Bend National Park on Aug. 13, 2026. Credit: Kaylee Greenlee for The Texas Tribune By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune Since President Trump returned to office in January 2025, his...
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McKenna West is fighting for custody of the child she carried as a surrogate. (Photo Courtesy of McKenna West) By Katlyn Ma, The Texas Tribune An Alaskan surrogate who sued to obtain medical care for a baby she carried is still requesting that a Dallas court give her custody. Rum...
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GREENWOOD The Permian volleyball team won in four sets against Midland Greenwood Tuesday in a nondistrict volleyball game. The Lady Panthers (7-1) won by scores of 25-23, 11-25, 25-14, 25-21. Permian will next compete in the Granbury Tournament from Thursday-Saturday. The post HI...
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The Rio Grande Valley is one of our nation’s most homogeneous, with a population that is 92% Latino, and a majority of that population remain loyal to their Latin roots, with 75% identifying themselves as Roman Catholic. A majority of other residents adhere to various other Chris...
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College costs just hit new records, and students are feeding themselves in dorms where the hot plate is banned. Photo credit: Depositphotos By Shruthi Baskaran-Makanju Back-to-college spending will top $100 billion for the first time this year, at a forecast of $103.5 billion. Mo...
