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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A judge on Wednesday dismissed Donald Trump’s lawsuit accusing The Des Moines Register and its former pollster of misrepresenting the state of the 2024 presidential race, rejecting the president’s claim that the newspaper’s poll coverage violated Iowa’s co...
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By ANNA WILDER The Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas County election offices throughout Texas are scrambling to process a massive backlog of voter registration applications stemming from an error at the state level, a headache that is hitting just as they are prep...
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A 54-year-old Odessa man was arrested Saturday after being accused of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl. According to an Odessa police report released Tuesday, officers were dispatched to an apartment in reference to a sexual assault on Sept. 15. When officers arrived, a woma...
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A Midland man out on bail in connection with a 2024 Midland homicide was arrested Sept. 15 after being accused of threatening two women with a gun and kidnapping one of them. According to an Odessa Police Department report released Tuesday, officers were dispatched to the Legado ...
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A 40-year-old Odessa motorcyclist was killed Monday afternoon in a three-vehicle rain-related crash in Midland. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Miguel H. Rodriguez was traveling west on Business Interstate 20 on a 2026 Indian motorcycle when the driver of the ...
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The NFL hasn’t seen an early-season injury epidemic at quarterback quite like this in a long time. With Caleb Williams , Jayden Daniels and Jaxson Dart all getting injured in Week 2 , there’s a good chance six teams will have been forced to go...
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Former NFL star wide receiver Antonio Brown plans to accept a plea deal that will have him avoid prison time on a reduced charge in an attempted murder case in Miami. His lawyer said Wednesday the agreement with prosecutors was too good to turn down. Brown is scheduled to appear ...
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia hammered Kyiv with drones in daylight attacks on Wednesday hours before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly. Two people were killed and 41 wounded in Ukraine’s capital as the attacks stretched int...
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By JOCELYN NOVECK and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN The Associated Press WASHINGTON A judge heard arguments Wednesday but did not rule from the bench in a case on President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from White House grounds. The hearing marked the latest development in an extr...
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK Pressure from the U.S. bond market hit a new level on Wall Street Wednesday after a surprisingly strong report on the economy raised worries about inflation, while oil prices halted their slide. The squeeze caused U.S. stocks to sink. The ...
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Crude Oil: 92.16 (-2.43). Nymex MTD AVG: 96.7457. Natural Gas: 3.023 (+0.058). Gasoline: 3.5870 (+0.0995). Spreads: November/December (+2.65) December/January (+2.42). Plains WTI Posting: 88.64 (-2.43). The post DAILY OIL PRICE: September 23, 2026 appeared first on Odessa America...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - This Friday, WWII Veteran Cosme Gomez Heredia Sr. will be flying into Midland to spend his 102nd birthday with family. Veterans as well as community members are urged to attend Heredia's arrival as we celebrate a local hero. Event Details: Friday, Sep...
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With just a few days left in the regular season, the AL West might make a particularly mediocre kind of history. After Tuesday night's games, the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros were tied for first place at 78-79. No full-season division champion has ever had a losing record. In...
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Law enforcement agents at the scene of a shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez in North Austin on Sunday. Credit: Jacob Lujan/The Texas Tribune By Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune The federal immigration officer who shot a Venezuelan man in Austin was not using a body camera durin...
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By JILL COLVIN and AARON KESSLER The Associated Press WASHINGTON Republicans are growing increasingly grim about their chances in November, with aligned groups pumping money into reliably GOP states and candidates scrambling to distance themselves from unpopular White House polic...
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By JESSE BEDAYN The Associated Press HOUSTON Juli McShay had a few pointed questions for James Talarico , the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Texas, when she stood up during a town hall in Houston. Black audiences such as this one are key to Talarico’s effort to defeat ...
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MIDLAND As Hunger Action Month comes to a close, the West Texas Food Bank is celebrating a month filled with community support, generosity, and action across West Texas. On Friday, September 25, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., the food bank will make their final Elementary School Cereal...
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The University of Texas Permian Basin received a $150,000 grant to host the ConocoPhillips Small Biz Builder program in the Permian Basin for the second year. This program is designed to help local entrepreneurs and small business owners build stronger, more sustainable businesse...
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The Odessa City Council voted 4-1 to increase utility rates by 3% Tuesday night, but seniors and disabled people with three-quarter and one-inch meter-sized water service connections will be exempt. The Odessa City Council also voted unanimously to increase the property tax rate ...
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When Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington on Wednesday, he’s expected to get a rare greeting from President Donald Trump, who'll be on the tarmac to welcome his counterpart’s plane instead of waiting for him to drive up to the White House. Trump’s decision to greet ...
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Talker News | Talker Less than half of single Americans believe they’ll ever find “the one,” according to new research . A survey of 2,000 adults, half single and half in relationships, revealed just 41% of single respondents are confident they’ll find “the one.” But they’re not ...
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By HALLIE GOLDEN The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. A Tennessee judge granted Dolly Parton’s estate a temporary restraining order Wednesday against the late singer’s nephew Bryan Seaver and his private security company. She’s Alive, the entity founded to manage Parton’s estate...
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By ERIC TUCKER The Associated Press WASHINGTON The FBI said Wednesday it was investigating a criminal hacking group’s claims that it had stolen “very sensitive data” belonging to thousands of agents and applicants and that it had compromised the bureau’s jobs website. “The FBI is...
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“The White House is not instituting an assault on the Free Press, something which I cherish,” President Donald Trump declared on Monday. “It is instituting an assault on the FAKE NEWS.” Trump was attempting to rebut the criticism provoked by his announcement last Friday that he w...
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The Compass Academy volleyball team began district play with a win in straight sets against Brownfield Tuesday at home. Compass Academy won by scores of 25-8, 25-8, 25-13. The Lady Cougars improved to 27-4 overall, 1-0 in District 3-3A. Compass Academy will next face Denver City ...
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State Sen. Angela Paxton, R-McKinney, listens to testimony during a special Senate virtual hearing on Texas redistricting at the Texas Capitol on July 29, 2025. Credit: Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune For the first time since announcing s...
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By MICHAEL GRACZYK and JAMIE STENGLE The Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas A man was executed in Texas on Wednesday for a triple killing committed during a robbery attempt at a rural home, one week after the other man convicted in the case was put to death . Ker’Sean Ramey , 41,...
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Midland Memorial Hospital has earned the Leapfrog Full Transparency Badge , recognizing the hospital’s commitment to publicly reporting information about patient safety and quality through the annual Leapfrog Hospital Survey . The Full Transparency Badge is awarded to hospitals t...
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Business leaders and community members are preparing to gather on Thursday, September 24, for the Odessa Chamber’s Inaugural Annual Banquet & State of the Community event presented by OXY. The event will take place at the Odessa Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, located at 305 ...
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By MEGAN JANETSKY and DESIREE BROOKS The Associated Press MEXICO CITY Polo has grown into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades and was expected to skirt Mexico’s southwestern coast as a major hurricane , while another Pacific system, Odalys, strengthened Wednesday...
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Ector County officials on Tuesday responded to reports of damage associated with a microburst in West Odessa, with impacts reported generally in the vicinity of the 700 block of South Sir Barton Drive. As of Tuesday evening, there were no known injuries associated with the incide...
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By Toni King Toni: This is my first Medicare Open Enrollment Period, and a few weeks ago I read your Medicare Open Enrollment article explaining what the fall enrollment time is about. I’m still confused about what I need to do. I don’t know anything about the Open Enrollment pro...
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VICTORIA, British Columbia (AP) — A Canadian provincial premier called a snap election Tuesday, saying U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on Canada are threatening jobs, businesses and the country’s ability to determine its own future. The provincial election comes after U.S.-...
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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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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A Lubbock man diagnosed with liver cancer is now cancer-free thanks to an incisionless, non-invasive technology recently introduced to West Texas. Juan Cruz is the first patient in Lubbock to undergo histotripsy using the Edison System at University Medica...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Texas Tech University’s fall 2026 enrollment officially reached 46,296 as of the 20th day of classes Monday, establishing another enrollment record for the university. The official count builds on the enrollment milestone Texas Tech announced on the first day of classes, when the...
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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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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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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...
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It may not have been pretty at times in last week’s Permian game, but the Panthers got it done to remain undefeated and move on to 4-0. The Panthers used a strong second half to take down previously undefeated El Paso Pebble Hills 38-24 last week at Ratliff Stadium. The game was ...
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Edward Eastland breaks down in tears as he’s comforted by Tweedy Eastland, right, and Mary Liz Eastland, left, during a hearing on a lawsuit against Camp Mystic in an Austin courtroom on April 14, 2026. Credit: Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman/POOL By Colleen DeGuzman, Th...
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK The U.S. stock market held near its record high on Tuesday after oil prices eased again . The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged, edging down by less than 0.1%, and is sitting 0.4% below its all-time high set last month. The Dow Jones Industr...
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The Odessa Police Department is advising motorists to avoid Dixie just south of 2nd St. as both southbound and northbound lanes are currently shut down. Please use alternative routes as power lines are currently blocking the road. The post OPD issues Dixie traffic alert appeared ...
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By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer No. 11 Texas Tech is 3-0 for the second straight season, something the Red Raiders haven’t done since a three-season run 13 years ago. This season has a different vibe than last year’s run to the College Football Playoff. “We don’t look the same,...
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Crude Oil: 94.59 (-1.19). Nymex MTD AVG: 96.9541. Natural Gas: 2.965 (+0.129). Gasoline: 3.4875 (+0.0176). Spreads: October/November (+4.07) November/December (+2.54). Plains WTI Posting: 91.07 (-1.19). The post DAILY OIL PRICE: September 22, 2026 appeared first on Odessa America...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A Special Report will air Wednesday as September marks Suicide Prevention Month, a time to honor those we’ve lost to suicide, remember those affected, and raise awareness about suicide prevention. An Odessa-based nonprofit is working to do that year-round w...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A man has been arrested for multiple sexual assault charges in Ector County. According to the arrest affidavit, on Wednesday, September 2, an Ector County sheriff investigators responded to Medical Center Hospital about a sexual assault. When the investigat...
