PECOS, Texas (KOSA) - Contractors are placing a new water tie-in for the Crockett Middle School water line at 9 a.m. Tuesday, according to the City of Pecos. The city said a water tie-in connects a newly installed water line to an existing public water system. Residents from West...
REAGAN COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - The Reagan County Sheriff’s Office is responding to an accident on US Highway 67 at FM 1555, according to their post. Officials are encouraging drivers to use an alternative route and avoid the area. No additional details have been released....
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Traffic alert for Midland residents. According to the City of Midland, a lane on Wadley between Amhurst and Whitney will be closed from August 4 to the 18th. This lane closure is to allow for utility work....
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - On August 2 at around 10:50 P.M., Odessa Police responded to I-20 and Faudree in reference to a crash. Investigators found that the driver of a white Chevrolet pickup was heading south on Faudree and drove across the north service road and straight into a c...
AUSTIN, Texas (KETK) - On Monday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to audit all data center projects that are connecting to the state's grid. The PUCT and ERCOT have been tasked ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Investors in Elon Musk's space company get a chance to question him Tuesday after SpaceX issues its first quarterly earnings since going public. SpaceX shares are down by half from their June peak as investors worry Musk may have oversold them on its future prospe...
CAIRO (AP) — After calling off a fresh round of strikes against Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the two sides are resuming talks to wind down the war, even as Iranian officials claimed their diplomatic efforts were focused on neighboring nations. Talks between ...
ODESSA/MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Families in both Midland ISD and Ector County ISD will once again save on school meal costs this year. No meal applications, sign-ups or additional paperwork are required. Ector County ISD ECISD says every student will continue receiving free breakf...
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - As the upcoming school year approaches, the Salvation Army held a shopping event for students to receive free shoes in Midland and Odessa. Families filled out a form and were pre-approved to participate as students filled the Shoe Carnival Store in Mid...
(The Texas Tribune) - Three members of the hemp industry are suing the state of Texas for violating commerce protections after it was announced last week that nearly all hemp-derived THC products are illegal. On Friday, two hemp retailers and a distributor filed a lawsuit in the ...
While only active for a little over a year, the West Texas Trading Card Game Convention is making moves in the Permian Basin. The group started out with only 15-20 vendors at its first showing, but now regularly sees close to 150 vendors pack hotel conference halls, dealing out c...
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Meteorologist Jim Danner gives you today's 7-day forecast +3, with temperatures staying in the high 90s. Watch the full video above for the complete forecast....
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - As students across the Permian Basin get ready to head back to class, parents are already shopping for school supplies. One item many students need on their list is a new pair of eyeglasses. Local opticians are encouraging parents to shop early before ...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A federal court has delayed sentencing for a San Antonio financial advisor who pleaded guilty to her role in a suspected Ponzi scheme involving Lubbock investors. Brooklyn Chandler Willy pleaded guilty to six counts of wire fraud, along with charges of agg...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Data centers could be coming to Odessa, but community leaders want to make sure they’re a good fit. The Odessa Chamber of Commerce is in talks with data center companies interested in developing in the area. Tom Manskey, director of economic development, sa...
Odessa man arrested after allegedly holding mom, step-dad hostage, firing gun in home newswest9.com
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A family-owned bakery and restaurant in Odessa is approaching its two-year anniversary in September, but rising product costs tied to tariffs and inflation have forced the owner to make adjustments to stay in business. Daniel Morales, owner of Masa Bakery, ...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - They may not wear helmets or shoulder pads, but marching band students are putting in just as much work this summer. From the practice field to the parking lot, they’re spending countless hours preparing for the season ahead. For most students, summer means...
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Ector County ISD has announced that all students are eligible to receive free breakfast and lunch, with no meal application required. ECISD will begin the school year on August 11th for Pre-K through 6th grade and 9th grade, and August 12th for 7th and...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The City of Midland has begun construction on the Mockingbird Lane Extension Project, a roadway improvement designed to increase capacity and improve connectivity. According to the City of Midland, the project will extend Mockingbird Lane from Fairgrounds ...
An Odessa man was arrested early Saturday morning after his mom and stepdad told officers he forced them at gunpoint into their laundry room and said he was going to kill them. According to an Odessa Police Department report, officers were dispatched to the 3700 block of Fairmont...
DETROIT (AP) — Two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan, state health officials announced Monday, the first deaths confirmed in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said both people had underlying he...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A citizens advocacy group called “Save Lubbock” has submitted a petition to the city council seeking a pause on data center development in Lubbock. The group spent two months collecting the signatures required to bring the matter before the council as a re...
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON AL West-leading Houston acquired center fielder Daulton Varsho from the Toronto Blue Jays, and he was set to be available for the Astros in their game Monday night. The Astros are getting Varsho in exchange for right-handed starter Spenc...
A 39-year-old Odessa woman was arrested Friday morning after her boyfriend told authorities she slashed his face during an argument over trash. According to an Odessa Police Department report, officers were dispatched to a disturbance call in the 2900 block of Redbud around 9:40 ...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The City of Midland has annoucned that nearly 20,000 SeeClickFix tickets have been closed since its beginning in July 2024. During the month of July, approximately 1,081 tickets that were submitted through SeeClickFix were closed in CIty Council Distr...
BIG SPRING, Texas (KOSA) - Two suspects have been accused of stealing $42,000 worth of equipment from an oilfield site early July 22. According to the Big Spring Crime Stoppers, the theft happened at around 2:00 a.m. One of the two suspects described as a man with a beard has bee...
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - The five people arrested following a shooting in Ector County have been identified. According to the Ector County Sheriff’s office, deputies responded to the area of 16th Street and FM 1936 , where they found one person who had sustained a gunshot wou...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KOSA) - Six people have pleaded guilty to their roles in a conspiracy to steal crude oil from Permian Basin producers and resell it for profit, federal prosecutors announced. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas, the guilty pl...
Latoya Mayberry has launched her campaign for the Midland ISD Board of Trustees, focusing on parent representation, teacher retention, and early childhood literacy....
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland business owner and pastor Latoya Mayberry announced Tuesday that she has filed as a candidate for the Midland ISD Board of Trustees District 5 seat, saying she wants to strengthen communication with parents, improve student outcomes and retain expe...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The City of Midland has announced the beginning of the Mockingbird Lane Extension Project. The project will extend Mockingbird Lane from Fairgrounds Road to Purtis Creek Drive as a five-lane arterial roadway. This extension will provide additional roa...
By Emily Foxhall and Dan Keemahill, The Texas Tribune KERR COUNTY Joan Connor, 82, didn’t expect another horrific flood to happen again in her lifetime. But two-and-a-half weeks ago, she found herself hurrying home from a Colorado trip with her 99-year-old husband to the house th...
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK The U.S. stock market rallied to the edge of its all-time high on Monday after easing oil prices helped calm Wall Street’s worries that inflation could get even worse. The S&P 500 jumped 1.5% and is just 0.1% below its record set earlier t...
Memphis no longer worst-driver capital of US as West Texas city makes top 10 Waco Tribune-Herald
Gov. Greg Abbott signs SB2, a bill authorizing educational savings accounts (ESA’s) to help parents pay private school tuition for their children, during a ceremony at the Texas Governor’s Mansion in Austin on May 3, 2025. Credit: Bob Daemmrich for the Texas Tribune By Jaden Edis...
Crude Oil: 80.34 (-4.33). Nymex MTD AVG: 83.2267. Natural Gas: 2.781 (+0.034). Gasoline: 2.9667 (-0.2549). Spreads: September/October (+2.44) October/November (+2.22). Plains WTI Posting: 76.82 (-4.33). The post DAILY OIL PRICE: August 3, 2026 appeared first on Odessa American ....
Signs are scattered on the ground at a rally against data center development across the state on the Capitol grounds in Austin on July 27, 2026. Credit: Kaylee Greenlee for The Texas Tribune By Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune Amid growing public backlash to the rapid buildout of d...
The holiday that is the start of high school football season in Texas officially happened Monday. Teams all across the state (that didn’t have spring workouts) took the fields Monday morning for the first of many workouts for the 2026 season. Schools that did participate in sprin...
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — The suspect in a fatal shooting at a fast-food restaurant in Idaho died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said Sunday, crediting an off-duty officer and a citizen with firing shots that diverted him. Investigators are confident that the gunman, id...
AUSTIN, Texas (KLTV) - Gov. Gregg Abbott issued a directive Monday ordering a comprehensive audit of all proposed data center projects seeking to connect to the state’s power grid. Under the new mandate, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and the Electric Reliability C...
Attorney Cynthia Clack’s latest book “Discovering the Club” touches on themes that are timely today, especially in light of the Jeffrey Epstein revelations. The subtitle of “Discovering the Club” is “Piecing Together the Puzzling Network of Parental Pimping, Ritualistic Abuse, an...
AUSTIN Governor Greg Abbott on Monday directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to conduct a comprehensive verification and audit of all data centers advancing through ERCOT’s interconnection process. The PUCT and...
Crane police arrested a suspect following an investigation into a social media threat directed at a local school campus.
The Associated Press The return of “Ted Lasso” and Billie Eilish’s immersive concert film are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated Press’ enterta...
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH AP Education Writer With no background in coding, Faith Maeba, a psychology major, was reluctant when her mother first suggested she enroll in classes on artificial intelligence. But the senior at Virginia Commonwealth University began to see it different...
EDDY COUNTY, N.M. (KOSA) - People are pleading guilty in federal court to stealing crude oil — and a lot of it. According to the Eddy County Sheriff’s Office, the U.S. Department of Justice says that investigations have uncovered thefts of tens of thousands of barrels from oil pr...
A Flock license plate reader operated by Hewitt city government records vehicles that drive by on Panther Way in Hewitt on July 28, 2026. Credit: Justin Hamel/The Waco Bridge/CatchLight Local/Report for America By The Waco Bridge and Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune A network of ...
The Associated Press DALLAS The Dallas Wings will make their anticipated full-time move to downtown Dallas next season, when they will play all of their home games in the same arena as the NBA’s Mavericks. Wings officials announced the move Monday, though playing their full home ...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Backpacks are packed and school supply lists are checked, but state officials say Texas drivers have some homework of their own to do before classes start this month. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has launched its annual “Be Safe. Drive Sma...
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer Mauricio Pochettino is staying with the U.S. soccer team, agreeing Monday to a four-year contract to coach the Americans through the 2030 World Cup. The 54-year-old Pochettino, who took over the national team in October 2024, led the U.S. to the ro...
Big Spring/Howard County Crime Stoppers is seeking public assistance to identify an accomplice involved in a $42,000 oilfield equipment theft that occurred on July 22, 2026....
By REBECCA SANTANA The Associated Press WASHINGTON A federal judge is allowing the Department of Homeland Security to go ahead for now with plans to build a border wall through a levee system protecting a small Texas town on the border with Mexico, rejecting arguments by the town...
Texas lawmakers said they need to rewrite a plan to get more energy to West Texas after residents aross the state raised concerns over proposed high-voltage lines. Credit: Evan L’Roy/The Texas Tribune By Carlos Nogueras Ramos and Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune ODESSA A growing ch...
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn speaks to reporters in the wake of President Donald Trump saying he may temporarily drop the nomination of Todd Blanche to be U.S. attorney general, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 30, 2026. Credit: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein By Gabby Birenbaum, The ...
MIDLAND After a month of back-to-back announcements, Out West has added seven new events to its 2026 line-up at Midland County Horseshoe. The expanded schedule includes nationally recognized country artists, hip-hop legends, live entertainment, and combat sports, delivering a pac...
AUSTIN While kids and families are gathering school supplies, Texas drivers should be gearing up for the return of school-related traffic. That means paying extra attention in school zones and always driving like a Texan: kind, courteous and safe. Crashes rising in Texas school z...
The state of Texas has one of the largest economies in the world. In fact, if it were a country it would rank as the eighth-richest in the world. Its gross domestic product, perhaps he most popular measure of economic activity, tops $2.9 trillion, placing it ahead of most countri...
In a display of Stockholm Syndrome, the White House Correspondents’ Association invited Donald Trump to be the keynote speaker at their annual festival of self-appreciation. Because he is who he is, he did not take the opportunity to do the kind of gentle press ribbing that past ...
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