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ANDREWS, Texas (KOSA) - The Andrews Police Department is asking for the public’s help in an ongoing shooting investigation that left a minor hospitalized.Police and EMS were called to a shooting at a home in the 700 block of NW 13th Street around 3:50 a.m. July 11. Officers say t...
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HONG KONG (AP) — China’s exports accelerated in June, jumping 27% from a year earlier thanks partly to the boom in artificial intelligence, the customs agency said Tuesday. The increase in exports in June was much better than economists had expected. Exports rose 19.4% year-on-ye...
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Two members of the Islamic State group were executed after they were convicted of armed rebellion against the Islamic Republic, Iranian state television reported Tuesday. The report identified the men as Mohieddin Abdollahi and Hossein Palani. It said they bel...
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A 33-year-old Houston woman was arrested Friday after police said she abandoned a 2-year-old boy on South Dixie near Interstate 20 with a dead cell phone and money tucked in his diaper. According to an Odessa Police Department report, officers were dispatched to Dixie and Sterlin...
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ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – 7/13/2026 Here’s your 7-Day Forecast +3 from Chief Forecaster Horace Brown. “The atmosphere is loaded with moisture. The sky is basically a giant sponge right now. So, expect scattered showers and storms to keep popping up.” That’s your 7-day Forecast ...
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The UTPB Athletics Department has announced the 2026 UTPB Athletics Hall of Fame class. The official induction ceremony will take place on Oct. 31. 2008 Volleyball Team In 2008, the University of Texas Permian Basin (UTPB) Women’s Volleyball Team had a landmark season, finishing ...
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The UTPB Falcons will soon get a new conference opponent as the Lone Star Conference will be welcoming a new member next year with the addition of Texas A&M-Texarkana. On Monday, the Lone Star Conference announced that it will be welcoming Texas A&M-Texarkana to league membership...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A teen confessed to officers that she and the quinceañera drank tequila "directly from the bottles," which led to the arrest of a couple during their daughter's 15th birthday party, according to an offense report obtained by ValleyCentral. Jeane...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- A summer debate is going viral again. Does swimming count as a shower or bath? "I always take a shower and bath afterward because I always feel itchy and dry. I make sure I clean all the chemicals off," said Cayleb Medina, a Midland resident. Some peop...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - As the New World screwworm threat grows in Texas, a free online course is training potential inspectors and helping animal owners stay ahead of the issue.Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, in partnership with the Texas Animal Health Commission and the USDA, deve...
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State Rep. James Talarico and local leaders from different political backgrounds have come together to propose a commonsense border security plan that focuses on hiring more Border Patrol agents, adding immigration judges, investing in surveillance technology, and targeting viole...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Odessa police arrested a man Monday after he fled on foot from officers responding to a criminal trespass call near a gas station on 52nd Street.According to Odessa police, officers were called at around 1:15 p.m. on July 13 to the area of 52nd Street at an...
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ANDREWS When Andrews girls high school golf coach Mark Burgen first learned that he was named a finalist for the National High School Athletic Coaches Association (NHSACA) Golf Coach of the Year, he thought it was a mistake or even a scam. For one, he hadn’t heard of the NHSACA b...
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MIDLAND River House Artists/Warner Records Nashville’s Texas country breakout Hudson Westbrook on Monday announced his fall headline Hits Me Tour. The 24-date run includes a stop in Midland, bringing his live show to The Horseshoe, presented by Out West, on Friday, October 16. Jo...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The Midland Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the area of Dove Avenue on July 11.Images posted by the Midland Fire Department showed the garage sustained extensive fire damage and the roof collapsed.According to Midland Fire Department offic...
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Midland County, Texas has received a $4 million federal grant to improve safety at the Five Points intersection, which will include the installation of traffic lights and a new four-way intersection design....
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ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The University of Texas Permian Basin announced its second class for the Athletics Hall of Fame. There are two former student-athletes, a coach, and a team being inducted into the class of 2026. The induction ceremony will take place on Saturday, Octob...
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PHILADELPHIA, Penn. (KMID/KPEJ) - Former Midland RockHound Nick Kurtz is selected to start in his first-ever All-Star Game. Initially, Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was supposed to start, but he came down with an injury. Kurtz has 89 hits, 20 home runs, an...
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MIDLAND-ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The threat of heavy rain and flash flooding will affect parts of West Texas through Thursday evening. An upper-level disturbance will combine with tropical moisture from the Gulf of America to produce areas of heavy rain through the rest of the week...
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Mark Krawczyk has been appointed as the City of Odessa's new Chief Financial Officer, bringing with him over 40 years of experience in municipal finance leadership....
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ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - Ector County officials have released the latest renderings of the county’s future courthouse.The new courthouse is planned with an emphasis on functionality, efficiency and timeless architectural design, reflecting the county’s long-term commitment to...
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK Oil prices jumped Monday following a weekend of attacks in the Middle East, while more losses for computer chip companies and other winners of the artificial-intelligence boom dragged stock markets lower. The price for a barrel of Brent c...
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With Microsoft and Chevron joining forces to build a self-powered $7-billion AI data center 20 miles south of Pecos and with other companies envisaging similar plans, Waco economist Ray Perryman says there are justifiable concerns about ensuring that data centers do not lead to p...
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Big Spring Mayor Robert H. Moore has pledged his support for employees and families affected by the planned closure of the Federal Correctional Institution Big Spring, and has created the Big Spring Transition Task Group to help the community navigate the transition....
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Crude Oil: 78.14 (+6.73). Nymex MTD AVG: 70.7923. Natural Gas: 2.897 (-0.043). Gasoline: 3.1663 (+0.1817). Spreads: August/September (+0.20) September/October (+0.69). Plains WTI Posting: 74.62 (+6.73). The post DAILY OIL PRICE: July 13, 2026 appeared first on Odessa ...
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The Lea County Drug Task Force has issued a public health warning after a joint operation led to the discovery of a deadly cocaine-fentanyl mixture.
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By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER The Associated Press WASHINGTON President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over his leaked tax returns was filed for an “improper purpose,” a judge said Monday in a scathing decision that referred one of his lawy...
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BIG SPRING, Texas (KOSA) - Big Spring Mayor Robert H. Moore announced the creation of a local transition task group following the federal government’s decision to close the Federal Correctional Institution Big Spring and its satellite camp.In a statement released Monday, Moore sa...
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MONAHANS, Texas (KOSA) - While recent rainfall has provided much-needed moisture to the area, it has also created hazardous driving conditions across Monahans.The Monahans Police Department is urging motorists to use extra caution and avoid traveling through low-lying areas that ...
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer The aortic tear that likely caused the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham is a medical emergency that can rapidly kill. The aorta is our largest artery, like a highway that arches up from the heart and then curves back down through the abdo...
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Midland Crime Stoppers is seeking help from the public to identify two suspects who allegedly stole a gold chain from a man after offering to pray for him in an HEB parking lot....
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The Associated Press A new album from Steve Lacy and the conclusion of the “Heartstopper” series 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’ ...
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SANDERSON, Texas (KOSA) - Texas gubernatorial candidate James Talarico is continuing the third day of his Frontera Tour on Monday with a series of stops across West and South Texas, beginning with a “Commonsense Border Security” press conference in Sanderson.We will have live cov...
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Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to provide relief from weeks of heat in West Texas, with a flash flood warning in place for parts of Midland, Glasscock, Reagan, and Upton Counties until 2:00 PM....
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The Midland Police Department and Midland Crime Stoppers are asking for the public’s help identifying two women accused of stealing a gold chain from a person while they prayed together.According to police, on May 16, the two women approached someone in an...
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LEA COUNTY, N.M. (KOSA) - The Lea County Drug Task Force is warning the public of a health risk after a joint operation with the Hobbs Police Department resulted in the discovery of a deadly overdose on Sunday, July 12.During the operation, investigators found a white powder subs...
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MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - Midland County leaders say that the infamous Five Points intersection safety fix is one step closer. According to the press release, Midland County Commissioners approved action tied to a $4 million federal funding opportunity for the Five Points Hi...
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By U.S. Sen. John Cornyn The global competition for the future of artificial intelligence, or AI, is quickly becoming a two-way race between the United States of America and the People’s Republic of China. Technology is evolving rapidly in life-changing ways and which of these tw...
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By VIVIAN HOWARD Voracious If the South had a mascot, it would be okra. You love, hate or have an unfounded fear of okra — and the same is true of the South. There’s no vegetable more polarizing than this poor little pod. And it’s only one part of okra that tends to bother peopl...
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By JON GAMBRELL The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge ships for safe passage, after another heavy exchange of fire threatened neg...
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By MARK KENNEDY and CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY The Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand Sam Neill, the smoothly elegant and versatile actor whose prolific career moved from art films to blockbusters as he dodged velociraptors in “Jurassic Park” and played Holly Hunter’s husband i...
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RWAMPARA, Congo (AP) — Dozens of people working at an Ebola virus treatment center in northeast Congo went on strike Monday over unpaid salaries and bonuses. Congo has been battling since May a new wave of the virus, named by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention ...
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Average gasoline prices in Midland-Odessa have risen 13.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.47/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 156 stations in Midland-Odessa. Prices in Midland-Odessa are 6.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 73.1 cents p...
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The City of Odessa has named Mark Krawczyk as its new chief financial officer. Krawczyk will officially begin serving in the role Monday, July 13. Krawczyk brings more than 40 years of leadership experience in municipal government, higher education, public utilities, and private ...
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County Commissioners will hold a public hearing as well as make a decision on a tax abatement agreement with a power plant project on Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the County Annex, 1010 E. Eighth St. EMPower USA, LLC., regarding property that is generally located on a 20.321-acre tract ...
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The Odessa City Council on Tuesday will hear the recommendations of a charter review committee and replace Councilman Gilbert Vasquez, who resigned effective June 30 due to family issues. In a May interview, Mayor Cal Hendrick said the council appointed a nine-member review commi...
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Sebastian Rios Sierra, wanted by New Mexico authorities for threatening a judge, was arrested in Reeves County after fleeing from police and barricading himself in an RV....
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Odessa Police Department has confirmed details about a deceased person call on Saturday. According to OPD, police responded to a call at the 6200 block of E Highway 80 about a deceased person on July 11. Police report states that no foul play is suspect...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - A 18-year old is facing multiple felony charges after police say a driver doing “donuts” in a crowded parking lot hit multiple people and then took off before officers tracked the vehicle down.According to the affidavit, officers were called around 8 p.m. ...
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PECOS, Texas (KOSA) - A man wanted on an active arrest warrant out of New Mexico barricaded himself inside an RV before being taken into custody by Pecos police Friday night.At approximately 10:56 p.m. on July 10, 2026, the Pecos Police Department assisted the New Mexico State Po...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The City of Odessa has a new Chief Financial Officer.City officials announced Mark Krawczyk will officially start in the role Monday, July 13.Krawczyk brings more than 40 years of leadership experience, with a background that includes municipal government, ...
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LONDON (AP) — A series of arson and vandalism attacks on Jewish sites in Britain were the work of a proxy group backed by Iran, the U.K. government said Monday. The government said it is banning the Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right, or IMCR, also known as Harakat A...
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Travelers chasing longer lives are starting to book places instead of buying another bottle. Photo credit: Depositphotos By Jennifer Allen Francesco Mattana isn’t selling a pill or a protocol. The Sardinian chef, whose following across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube tops...
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AVON, France (AP) — A fire raging in the historic and much-visited Fontainebleau forest south of Paris on Monday prompted evacuations of some residential neighborhoods and disrupted train and highway traffic. It was among several wildfires in western Europe as the region bakes un...
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BANGKOK (AP) — A huge fire tore through a music bar in Bangkok overnight, killing at least 27 people and leaving 25 hospitalized in critical condition in the Thai capital's most deadly blaze in 17 years. Photos from the Rong Beer Na Ladprao bar in a northern part of the Thai capi...
