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Community members swear in as CASA of West Texas volunteers
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – Monday afternoon saw five community members being sworn in as new CASA of West Texas volunteers at the Midland County Courthouse. These five volunteers will serve the Midland, Howard, Dawson, Gaines, Andrews, Martin and Glasscock counties. The volunteers will be assigned to one child or sibling group to advocate for their […]
West Texans report feeling tremors after 4.4 earthquake on Wednesday in Martin County
Martin County was rocked Wednesday afternoon by a 4.4 earthquake that was felt around much of the region, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake struck 13 miles North of Stanton at 1:46 p.m., with citizens reporting feeling it all over West Texas and the Permian Basin. Most of the reports are coming from the larger communities in the region including Big Spring, Midland and Lamesa. ...
One dead after crash in Martin County
MARTIN COUNTY, Texas — A crash resulting in one fatality occurred on April 6 at 10:55 p.m. in Martin County at the intersection of CR 2400 and CR 3201, according to Texas Department of Transportation. The driver was identified as Daniel Avila III, a 26-year-old man from El Paso,...
KBest Media donates 10,000 shades for Total Solar Eclipse
BIG SPRING, Texas (KOSA) -KBest Media in Big Spring collaborated with multiple local organizations to hand out thousands of shades to see the total solar eclipse. A large portion of those glasses were donated to Big Spring ISD, but they were also donated to other entities in Howard and Martin County.
El Paso man killed in Martin Co crash
MARTIN COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a single-vehicle rollover crash that left one person dead last weekend. According to a crash report, around 10:55 p.m. on April 6. troopers responded to the area of County Road 2400 and County Road 3201 in Martin County to investigate a crash. At […]
ICYMI: Top headlines from across the Basin
PERMIAN BASIN (KMID/KPEJ) – Here are the top stories from around the Basin for the week ending on March 29th. A Midland driver was among those found dead at the scene of a car crash in Martin County on Tuesday. DPS said in a release that the driver of a car swerved into another vehicle, […]
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