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Matthew Jordan Pruitt, 36, was arrested and charged with online solicitation of a minor after a probation compliance check revealed he had been exchanging sexually explicit messages with an underage girl....
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business writer NEW YORK Stocks wavered to a mixed close on Wall Street Wednesday as technology stocks once again weighed down the market. Declines for several influential tech heavyweights, including Microsoft, pulled the broader market lower even though ...
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AUSTIN A Texas June marks the beginning of increased temperatures and the risk of heat-related illness, so Texas State Park staff are presenting seven tips to help visitors beat the heat and enjoy the beauty the state has to offer. In 2025, 169 heat-related incidents were reporte...
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Crude Oil: 70.34 (-2.87). Nymex MTD AVG: 84.0350. Natural Gas: 3.221 (+0.074). Gasoline: 2.8818 (-0.0772). Spreads: August/September (+0.41) September/October (+0.49). Plains WTI Posting: 66.82 (-2.87). The post DAILY OIL PRICE: June 24, 2026 appeared first on Odessa ...
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The Midland Fire Department successfully extinguished a frac pump fire in South Midland on Tuesday, with no injuries reported.
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - A 43-year-old man previously wanted in connection with a shooting near Club Remy has been arrested in Lubbock and is currently in custody, according to Midland police.Midland police have said officers responded around 3:12 a.m. June 21 to a report of a gun...
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A 'Help a Hero' fundraiser has been launched to assist Texas DPS Canine Trooper Zachary Vasquez and his K-9 Guido, who were involved in a head-on crash in Brewster County, with 100% of the funds raised going to support Trooper Vasquez's recovery....
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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer IRVINE, Calif. Christian Pulisic says he feels “great” now after missing one World Cup match with a calf injury, and he hopes to play for the U.S. in its final group match against Turkey on Thursday night. Pulisic played a dynamic first half in t...
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MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - A GoFundMe has been made to support the family of one of the victims killed in Monday’s workplace shooting at JAT Partner Logistics in Midland County.According to the GoFundMe, Iván was a devoted husband, father and provider who was known for his ki...
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The Odessa City Council on Tuesday approved a new strategic plan and discussed making the city’s finances more transparent. City Manager Aaron Smith thanked the council and staff for all of the work they’ve done in recent weeks on the new strategic plan. “I think what we have is ...
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Odessa is hosting the 29th anniversary of Firecracker Fandango on July 4th, featuring family fun, contests, live music, and a fireworks display, open to the public and free to attend....
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland ISD marked a major construction milestone Wednesday morning as crews placed the final structural beam on top of the new Midland Lee High School.The “topping out” ceremony marked the completion of the building’s structural framework and recognized c...
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By HOLLY RAMER The Associated Press A member of the cultlike group known as Zizians, who has denied killing her parents in Pennsylvania in 2022, has been charged with murder, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Michelle Zajko, who has been jailed in Maryland on other charges since Febr...
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By JULIE CARR SMYTH and MICHAEL CASEY The Associated Press A federal judge on Wednesday permanently barred President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections, part of which sought to require people to show documentary proof of...
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LUBBOCK The United Family and Sartori Cheese are once again partnering to support Make-A-Wish through their annual fundraising campaign, giving guests the opportunity to help bring hope and joy to children facing critical illnesses. From June 24 through August 4, a portion of the...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- On Monday, June 22, Iván Duarte left for work like he always did. According to loved ones, he spent his life working to build a better future for his family, especially for his wife, who had been by his side for more than half of his life, and their tw...
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Firecracker Fandango is right around the corner, bringing more ways than ever to make the most of the celebration. Firecracker Fandango has been a July 4th tradition in Odessa for nearly three decades. What started as a community celebration has grown into one of the city’s favor...
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Due to resolved on-site water issues, the Odessa Animal Shelter will open to the public at 1 p.m. today. The post Odessa Animal Shelter reopens following water issues appeared first on Odessa American....
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The community is rallying around the family of Iván Duarte who was killed in a workplace shooting in Midland on June 22, leaving behind his wife and their two children. A GoFundMe has been set up to help the family cover immediate expenses and find stability without their provide...
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Midland County has installed new flashing 4-way stop signs at two intersections to improve driver awareness and reduce potential collisions due to increased traffic from the county's growth....
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BIG SPRING, Texas (KOSA) - Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help identifying two women accused of stealing merchandise from a Big Spring retail store earlier this month.According to the Big Spring Police Department, officers responded June 1 to a reported theft at Bealls...
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MIDLAND-ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A one-hour documentary examines the events that led to a deadly crash on June 1, 2026 in Midland involving Roberto Pando III and the deaths of James Baker and Anderson Aguilar.First Alert 7 Investigates uses exclusive interviews, court records and a...
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(TEXAS TRIBUNE) - Texas lawmakers on Tuesday asked the Texas Secretary of State’s Office for assurances that issues with the state’s voter registration and election management system would be fixed before the November midterm election.“Those fixes have to be done, because if we g...
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A member of the public wears a “Don’t data center my Texas” pin on the back of their hat while waiting for the Natural Resource Committee to convene on June 23, 2026. Credit: Aiden Gonzalez/The Texas Tribune By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune Data centers need a lot of wate...
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The New World screwworm is a parasitic fly whose larvae feed on living tissues of warm-blooded animals. Credit: USDA website By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune WASHINGTON At a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing earlier this month, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins wa...
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Idea Public Schools in Odessa, Texas is offering free breakfast and lunches for kids 18 years old and younger throughout the summer, from May 29th to July 21st....
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Margaret Hale, a clinical professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Houston, offers public testimony at a the State Board of Education Committee in Austin on Monday, June 22, 2026. Credit: Aiden Gonzalez/The Texas Tribune By Jaden Edison, The Te...
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ALPINE On Tuesday morning, a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Trooper was involved in a head-on crash along U.S. Highway 67, approximately five miles east of Alpine in Brewster County. According to a DPS news release, the crash involved a DPS Chevrolet Tahoe and a blue GMC...
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By MARY CLARE JALONICK, KEVIN FREKING, JOSH BOAK and LISA MASCARO The Associated Press WASHINGTON President Donald Trump ratcheted up tensions with Senate Republicans on Wednesday, abruptly canceling plans to sign a bipartisan measure that could help spur more home construction. ...
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By Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller If there’s one thing I’ve learned from a lifetime in agriculture, it’s that farmers and ranchers don’t quit. When a fence goes down, we fix it. When drought burns up a pasture, we find a way forward. When markets turn against us, we ti...
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Odessa Arts has announced the appointment of Aaron Ganz as its new executive director. Ganz brings a strong background in arts leadership, nonprofit management, fundraising, and community engagement. He currently serves as artistic director of the Globe Theatre at Odessa College ...
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MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - Midland County has completed the installation of new flashing four-way stop signs at two intersections southeast of Midland.The intersections are along the East County Road 173 corridor. The intersections at South County Road 1160 and South County R...
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AUSTIN Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday announced the eighth Texas Energy Fund (TxEF) loan for 860 megawatts (MW) of new, reliable power in Ward County, enough electricity to power approximately 215,000 Texas homes. Vistra is building the project, which consists of two new natur...
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By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK What is 2026’s song of the summer? There’s no easy answer. Algorithmic division is certainly a factor in why there isn’t an obvious pick this year. Where have the songs like “Despacito” in 2017 or “Old Town Road” in 2019 gone? Last year,...
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Progressive candidate Iván Cepeda on Wednesday conceded Colombia’s presidential election to Abelardo de la Espriella, a conservative outsider who was endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump. Election results showed de la Espriella, a businessman and lawyer...
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By ELLIOT SPAGAT The Associated Press A judge on Tuesday barred the federal government from making arrests at immigration courts, ordering an end to a practice that took hold shortly after President Donald Trump took office last year. The Trump administration’s reversal of long-...
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Americans throw away $3,000 in groceries a year, double what we thought, mostly produce that never made it to the plate. Photo credit: Depositphotos By Shruthi Baskaran-Makanju A family of four wastes nearly $3,000 worth of food every year. That figure, released in an April 2025 ...
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Talker News | Talker Half of parents admit they have “no idea” how they’re going to afford their kids’ college education, according to new research. A survey of 500 parents of high school seniors who intend to enroll in a four-year university this fall and 500 parents of current ...
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By KATHY McCORMACK The Associated Press Camp Mystic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization on Wednesday, nearly a year after catastrophic floods killed 25 girls and two teenage counselors at the all-girls Christian camp in Texas. In paperwork filed with the U.S. Bankrupt...
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BREWSTER COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - The DPS trooper who was seriously injured in a head-on crash near Alpine on Tuesday has been identified.According to the Brewster County Sheriff’s Office, Trooper Zach Vasquez is currently receiving treatment for injuries sustained in the crash.DPS...
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NEW YORK (AP) — A chief of staff to former New York City Mayor Eric Adams and several other people have been arrested as part of an investigation into an alleged bribery scheme involving a city contract, according to a person familiar with the matter. Frank Carone, along with his...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Midland Fire Department crews responded to two separate incidents, including a crash involving a home and a frac pump fire, according to posts from the Midland Fire Department.On June 22, Midland Fire Department (MFD) responded to a crash involving a house ...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The city of Midland has announced several upcoming lane closures for road improvements, construction and utility work.According the release, lanes on Fairgrounds Road from Wadley Avenue to Pecan Avenue will be closed through July 17, for improvements, the ...
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MIDLAND , Texas (KOSA) - Midland ISD says it’s making several instructional technology updates for the 2026-27 school year, with a focus on cutting down on screen time, tightening online safety and creating more time for direct, teacher-led learning.According to Midland ISD, the ...
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Computer scientist Louis Castricato was in his eighth year studying large language models — the artificial intelligence technology behind chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude — when he started to feel like he was hitting a dead end. “We basically have passed t...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Texas Tech Guard Christian Anderson was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 18th overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. Anderson played 2 seasons with the Red Raiders, totaling 40 games. Last season, he averaged 19 points per game and shot 47% fro...
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AUSTIN, Texas (KWTX) - State lawmakers are demanding answers about how much water Texas data centers are actually using, and why the state still doesn’t have a clear number.The Texas House Committee on Natural Resources met Tuesday in Austin to take up the issue, hearing from Tex...
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ALPINE, Texas (KOSA) - A DPS trooper was seriously injured and a pickup truck driver was killed in a head-on crash Tuesday morning on U.S. Highway 67 east of Alpine.According to DPS, the crash happened about five miles east of Alpine in Brewster County and involved a DPS car and ...
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ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Here's your 7-day Forecast +3 from Chief Forecaster Horace Brown. That's your 7-day Forecast +3! Staying on top of your weather forecast is easy—just visit YourBasin.com or download the Your Basin app for the latest updates anytime. - Chief Forecaster ...
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A Texas DPS trooper was seriously injured and another driver was killed in a head-on crash along U.S. Highway 67 east of Alpine, with the cause of the crash still under investigation....
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First responders from across the country gathered in Odessa to honor the life and legacy of Odessa Fire Rescue Lt. Isaí Huerta, who died in the line of duty on June 14, 2026, and was remembered for his dedication to public service and his vibrant personality....
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MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Midland Petroleum Museum is hosting hands-on learning experiences throughout the summer. Camps are aimed at ages 6-15. Offerings include Expedition Earth, which looks at different minerals and weather systems, and Microscopic Marvels, an explorati...
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AUSTIN, Texas (KCBD) - Texas authorities are warning millions of hunters and anglers that their personal information may have been exposed in a cybersecurity incident involving a vendor that runs the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s license sales system.Texas Cyber Command s...
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Midland, Texas has the lowest unemployment rate in the state at 3.1% for May 2026, which is lower than the state and national averages of 4.3% and 4.1% respectively....
