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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - An 18-year-old Odessa woman already facing charges in connection with a gang-related shooting at Woodson Park has now been arrested on an additional charge stemming from a separate drive-by shooting last month.According to an arrest affidavit, Rylee Wooten ...
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By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and MATTHEW BROWN The Associated Press PROVO, Utah The defendant in Charlie Kirk’s killing told his roommate “he wishes he hadn’t done it” the day after the conservative activist was shot in the neck while speaking to a crowd at Utah Valley University, a rec...
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The Associated Press GRAPEVINE, Texas Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to launch into space, has died. She was 87. Funk died Wednesday at her apartment in an assisted living facility in the Dallas and Fort Worth suburb of Grapevine, Texas, Grapevine City C...
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MIDLAND-ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A joint law enforcement operation led by the U.S. Marshals Service and the Texas Anti-Gang Center-Permian Basin (TAG) resulted in the arrests of 32 wanted suspects in the Midland-Odessa area during a four-day fugitive roundup.According to the releas...
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The U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF), in coordination with the Texas Anti-Gang Center-Permian Basin (TAG-PB), recently wrapped up Operation Dust Bowl to locate and apprehend several wanted individuals residing or working in the Midland/Odessa area. According to...
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MIDLAND/ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSTF), in coordination with the Texas Anti-Gang Center-Permian Basin (TAG-PB), recently concluded Operation Dust Bowl, an operation aimed at locating and apprehending several wanted individuals r...
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ANDREWS COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - A 67-year-old Andrews man was found deceased in a home while Andrews County Sheriff's Deputies conducted a welfare check earlier today. The man was identified as Charles Wayne Whaley. At 12:00 pm Andrews Deputies responded to the 100 block of S...
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SCURRY COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - The Scurry County Sheriff’s Office arrested the operator of a local game room Tuesday following a search tied to an illegal gambling investigation.Deputies searched Fire Balls Game Room on South Farm-to-Market Road in Snyder on July 7 as part of an o...
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MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Midland County held a blood drive today where 30 employees donated 25 units of blood. The blood donations will be sent to local hospitals to help patients in need. According to blood donation organizations, one pint of blood can help save up to...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Matthew Smith took his five-year-old son to a World Cup game in the Los Angeles area earlier this month, they opted to take public transit instead of driving from their nearby coastal city. It was Smith's first time on the LA Metro in a decade, and the exp...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Five people have been arrested after Odessa police say they were involved in a gang-related shooting at Woodson Park on Monday night.According to arrest affidavit, officers responded to a shots-fired call around 7:36 p.m. July 6 at Woodson Park. Officers fo...
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Midland County Commissioners Court has approved the creation of a new Auto Theft / VIN inspector position in the Midland County Tax Office to provide local VTR-68-A inspections and reduce travel burdens for residents....
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The City of Midland released a statement explaining that Vicente Jimenez was lawfully arrested and pepper-sprayed after he refused to leave City Hall and disrupted operations while seeking a nonexistent "Notice of Claim" form....
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The City of Midland says a man accused of causing a disturbance at City Hall had repeatedly contacted city employees for months looking for a document officials say does not exist.According to the City of Midland, on February 24, Vicente Jimenez was arrest...
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Three middle school students from Young Women's Leadership Academy in Midland, Texas, recently attended the National Civics Bee State Finals after placing in the top three in the local competition....
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LEA COUNTY, N.M. (KOSA) - A crash has shut down both directions of U.S. Highway 62/180 in Lea County.According to the Lea County Sheriff’s Office, deputies said the crash happened near mile marker 76. Both eastbound and westbound lanes are closed as emergency crews respond to the...
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Medical Center Hospital in Odessa is hosting a reunion on July 16th to honor heart failure survivors and the care teams who helped save their lives, with discussions on advancements in heart care such as the Impella microaxial heart pump....
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Kristen Nicole Duniven was arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter after a crash on May 2 that killed her passenger, with toxicology results showing her blood alcohol concentration was above the legal limit....
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Amber Nicole Click, 45, was arrested in Midland County on Wednesday, July 8, for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charges in both Midland and Coleman counties, and a loaded firearm was found during her arrest....
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Odessa police are seeking the public's help in identifying two women suspected of stealing $212 worth of merchandise from a local HEB.
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MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - The Texas Anti-Gang Center – Permian Basin (TAG) arrested a woman wanted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon out of Coleman County and Midland County on Wednesday.According to a release, TAG members found Amber Nicole Click in the area of Lo...
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PECOS, Texas (KOSA) - The Pecos Police Department is warning residents about an increase in car thefts in the area and is reminding the public to take steps to protect themselves and their belongings.What you can doThe department outlined several actions residents can take to red...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Heart failure survivors are being invited back to reunited with those who saved their lives. According to the press release, the event is being held art Medical Center Hospital at 4 p.m. in the south admitting lobby on July 16. There will also be speakers t...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Odessa police are asking for the public’s help identifying two women accused of stealing more than $200 worth of merchandise from an Odessa grocery store.According to the Odessa Police Department, the two women took around $212 worth of merchandise from the...
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BEIJING (AP) — A fire broke out at a shoe factory in the eastern Chinese province of Fujian on Thursday, killing 28 people, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday demanded “an all-out search and rescue effort." He urged swift investigation ...
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U.S. star Christian Pulisic fractured his right leg during the Americans' World Cup loss to Belgium and will be sidelined for several weeks, a person familiar with the injury said Thursday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the diagnosis, ...
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Photo Source: Talker Research Talker News | Talker Mom, Dad, Spider-Man, Rumi the KPop Demon Hunter, Michael Jordan and Sonic the Hedgehog are some of today’s kids’ biggest heroes, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 parents of children ages 4 to 12 aimed to uncover who ...
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Feature Impact When life gets busy, your home should be a place of reprieve, not extra stress – and that includes your kitchen. If you’re juggling work, chores, errands, hobbies, studies, a social life, caretaking or the other million-and-one things keeping your schedule full rig...
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By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in June, but a key measure of home prices climbed to an all-time high, adding to prospective homebuyers’ affordability challenges. Existing home sales fell 2.4% last month from May to a seasonally ad...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - After a hearing in the 142nd district court, the two brothers accused of murdering a U.S. Navy veteran plead guilty and were sentenced to 10 years.Jacob and Joseph Madrid were arrested back in March after Thomas Olson, was assaulted and killed outside of a...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Jacob and Joseph Madrid were sentenced Thursday in the death of U.S. Army veteran Tommy Olson after original murder charges against both brothers were dropped in favor of manslaughter.Jacob Madrid will serve 10 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Jus...
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Compared to February 2025, the number of Affordable Care Act enrollees in Texas dropped 4% in February 2026. Credit: Reynaldo Leal for The Texas Tribune By Gabby Birenbaum and Dan Keemahill, The Texas Tribune The number of Texans who paid for the first month of their Affordable C...
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SCURRY COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - The Scurry County Sheriff’s Office has identified the person found dead along the shoreline of Lake J.B. Thomas on June 14.According to the release the person was 22-year-old Aryan Holmes from Big Spring.According to a release from the sheriff’s offi...
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer Bonnie Tyler, the gravelly voiced, Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star whose 1983 chart-topping power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart” enchanted succeeding generations with its bombastic charms during solar and lunar eclipses, has died. She...
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The U.S. launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, hours after President Donald Trump said recent Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz signaled the end of the ceasefire and threatened to escalate the conflict if they didn’t stop. Iran responded by targeting...
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SIERRA BLANCA, Texas (KOSA) - U.S. Border Patrol agents at the Sierra Blanca Checkpoint found more than 20 pounds of methamphetamine inside a suitcase, according to a post by the U.S. Border Patrol Big Bend Sector.The drugs are valued at more than $648,000 and agents said a K-9 u...
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Over the course of 12 days last month, the Supreme Court upheld the gun rights of cannabis consumers, rejected Hawaii’s default rule against firearms on private property open to the public, and agreed to address the constitutionality of “assault weapon” bans. That flurry of Secon...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Multiple lane closures are planned to start over the next couple of days in Midland and last until August. According to the City of Midland, all of these lane closures are to allow for utility work in the areas: A portion of Avalon Drive between Hall of Fa...
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LONDON (AP) — Nominations open Thursday in a Labour Party election to replace Keir Starmer as Britain’s prime minister, a contest in which there is expected to be just one candidate. Former Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham will be collecting signatures from Labour lawmakers,...
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PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah prosecutors plan to play audio clips in open court Thursday of law enforcement officials interviewing the roommate of the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Defense attorneys fought against the public release of the statements from ...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) says explosives and bomb-making materials were discovered during the execution of a search warrant at a home in West Odessa.According to DPS, its Criminal Investigations Division, with assistance from the Federal ...
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ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Law enforcement located explosives and bomb-making materials in a residence in the 3000 block of North Skylark Avenue earlier today while executing a search warrant. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Criminal Investigations Division (CID), wi...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- During Wednesday night's game, the Midland Rockhounds and the Southwest Transplant Alliance teamed up for Donate Life Night at Momentum Bank Ballpark. Southwest Transplant Alliance is an organization whose mission is to save lives through organ and tis...
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Odessa, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - With limited seafood options around the area, Rig Shack is looking to shake up the local food scene, giving a local take on Seafood Broil. The business location, right outside the mall, has been home to several restaurants in the past. Business owner J...
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MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - A Midland County woman has been charged with a felony after investigators claim she knowingly failed to report or help stop the repeated sexual abuse of a girl.Warning: This content contains disturbing details that some readers may find upsetting.Ac...
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According to an Odessa Police Department report, the shooting at Woodson Park on Monday night has been connected to a “juvenile hybrid criminal street gang” known to be involved in numerous shootings and homicides in Midland and Odessa. Officers were dispatched to the...
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ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - 7/8/2026 Here’s your 7-Day Forecast +3 from Chief Forecaster Horace Brown. “Expect bright sunshine and hot temperatures for the rest of the work week.” “Keep your sunblock handy all week, but by next week you'll need an umbrella.” That’s your 7-day For...
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ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - New industries and data centers continue expanding across the state of Texas. With rising power demand, energy infrastructure, this demand could be provided at a federal level due to a new federal proposal. According to the Federal Energy Regulatory Co...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A Fourth of July shooting left a resident’s car riddled with bullet holes on North Lee Avenue, right next to the ECISD Police Department.It happened around 1 p.m. The owner of the car, Andrew Acosta, heard the shots and thought it was fireworks.“I come outs...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Odessa Police Department is investigating a crash at the intersection of Highway 191 and Faudree Road.Police said both eastbound lanes of Highway 191 are currently closed while officers investigate the scene. Drivers are urged to avoid the area and use ...
