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MIDLAND, Texas — The demolition for the Western United Life Building has been in the works for a few years now ever since it was purchased by the Midland Development Corporation in 2018. Onlookers both on the ground and on rooftops nearby gathered around, waiting to see the old...

A Midland Staple Gone: The Western United Life Building gets imploded

MIDLAND, Texas — The Museum of the Southwest will be holding a Volunteer Mixer on March 30 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Midland Shared Spaces. There will be food, drinks and poker at this event. People can also meet and get to know local nonprofits. For...

Museum of the Southwest to hold Volunteer Mixer

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MIDLAND, Texas — The community is invited to the University of the Permian Basin Cheer showoff Friday evening. The UTPB Cheer team was invited to compete at the National Cheerleading Association (NCA) College Nationals in Daytona Beach, Florida for the first time ever. The team will perform their routine...

UTPB Cheer team celebrating NCA College Nationals invitation by hosting a showoff

Andrews, TX

ANDREWS, Texas — Meet Ranger, NewsWest 9's Andrews Pet of the Week courtesy of the Andrews Animal Shelter. Ranger is a 1-year-old male lab/Pyrenees mix that was surrendered by no fault of his own. His owner said that he is good with cats and other dogs, but has not...

Meet Ranger, NewsWest 9's Andrews Pet of the Week

MIDLAND, Texas — Midland Health and LifeSpring Home Care and Hospice held a ribbon cutting Monday. Midland Health at Home is a new partnership between the two companies to offer home health services such as nursing care, multiple forms of therapy and social work services. The agency's mission is...

Midland Health at Home holds ribbon cutting

MIDLAND, Texas — The historic Western United Life Building in Downtown Midland was demolished Saturday morning. Built in 1948, the building housed The Subsurface Library, a crucial collection of the Permian Basin's well data and a place where independent oil and gas pioneers could connect. In 1952, the building...

Demolition day for the Western United Life Building

ODESSA, Texas — The Black Cultural Council of Odessa held the Art of African American Hair Workshop to show Black women how to keep their hair looking it's best while keeping it as healthy as can be. It was also co-sponsored by the Roh Iota Omega Chapter of Alpha...

Black Cultural Council of Odessa hosts workshop for hair health

ODESSA, Texas — As the City of Odessa continues to work on improving the downtown area, Downtown Odessa, Inc. has recently gone through some changes in leadership. While they continue to search for a new events coordinator, Elizabeth Prieto has taken over as executive director. Prieto brings to her...

Downtown Odessa looking to continue growth behind new leadership

ECTOR, Texas — For over a week now, animal rescues from all over West Texas have been in and out of a property in Pleasant Farms, saving approximately 120 dogs, according to rescuers. "Well, when we first started on this, when we first went out there discovering what we...

West Texas rescues work together to save 100+ dogs from hoarding situation

ODESSA, Texas — The City of Odessa Parks and Recreation department will be hosting a 'Take Me Fishing' event on March 25. It is completely free and will take place at Comanche Trail Pond from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. All ages are welcome and people need to bring their own pole.

City of Odessa Parks and Recreation to host 'Take Me Fishing' event

MIDLAND, Texas — Tuesday Midland Parks and Recreation met to discuss ongoing projects, future projects and the funding it will take to make these things happen. "If you go to the parks in the evening, they're busy especially this time of year. We've got baseball, we've got girls softball, we've got softball and there are a lot of families out in the park," said Laurie Williams, Manager for the Parks department.

Midland Parks and Recreation discuss hopes for future projects

ODESSA, Texas — Fourteen different barbecue teams and multiple cornhole teams gathered at the BBQ Masters and Cornhole Bracket Battle today in Odessa. Hosted by the City of Odessa, the event was sponsored by the Odessa Jackolopes and was held in the Ector County Colosseum parking lot. The first...

City of Odessa holds BBQ Masters and Cornhole Bracket Battle

MIDLAND, Texas — A new Bass Pro Shops retail store will be opening up in Midland. This will be the state's 17th store, and it will be located near the junction between Hwy 158 and Hwy 191. “We love the great state of Texas and are very excited about...

Bass Pro Shops to open in Midland

MIDLAND, Texas — The Texas Department of State Health services is warning health care providers of emerging xylazine-laced drug overdoses. Fentanyl and xylazine is a deadly combination. Xylazine is a drug that humans aren’t supposed to use at all. But, according to Texas DSHS, it has been laced with...

Texas Department of State Health Services warns of deadly drug combination

ODESSA, Texas — Odessa native Marcos Covos dazzled the judges on "The Voice" with his cover of the mariachi song "Tu, Solo Tu," earning him a spot on Kelly Clarkson's team for the later rounds. Meanwhile, his parents Salvador and Mary Lou Covos always knew their son had a...

Parents of 'The Voice' contestant Marcos Covos speak on his success

ODESSA, Texas — One Odessa family is dealing with the loss of their 17-year-old son, who died from fentanyl. Sadly, a story we hear far too often. "You may be sitting there thinking 'this would never happen to me,' but I never thought it would happen to me either, we never thought it would happen to us either," said Jackson Warnick's parents, Donna Johnson and Joe Warnick.

Odessa parents warn others after 17-year-old dies from fentanyl

ODESSA, Texas — The name Patrick Clay Rodriguez is more than just the namesake of the newest sports bar to hit Downtown Odessa. It is the legacy of a brother, friend and dreamer who wanted to see his city grow. That's why, according to co-owner Bradley Marquez, the name...

Patrick Clay's Icon Tavern opens up in honor of a fallen friend and brother

ODESSA, Texas — The City of Odessa is ready to begin receiving applicants for the city manager position. On Tuesday afternoon, the benchmark committee -- which consists of the Odessa City Council -- finalized a thorough job description highlighted by integrity and accountability. The T2 Professional Consulting firm created...

Odessa City Manager job ready to be posted following completed job description

ODESSA, Texas — The Odessa Police Department is investigating a major crash that occurred at Faudree & Eastridge. Both southbound lanes and one northbound lane on Faudree are currently closed at this time. Drivers are asking to avoid the area and use alternate routes. According to OPD, one person...

Major crash in Odessa at Faudree & Eastridge

Big Spring, TX

BIG SPRING, Texas — The City of Big Spring is warning the public about a temporary road closure. Starting on March 23, Anna St. from W. Hwy 80 to W. 9th St. will be closed to thru traffic. Drivers will be detoured while utility work is being completed. Citizens...

Portion of Anna St. in Big Spring to close temporarily

ODESSA, Texas — Odessa City Council will be holding a special meeting at 3 p.m. on March 21 to discuss the city manager position. According to the posted agenda, the council will be considering the job description, its benchmarks and whether or not to post the position. Council members...

Odessa City Council to discuss city manager position during special meeting

MIDLAND, Texas — Stories of banks going under tend to make people nervous and begin to wonder if the same can happen to their bank. “One of these banks failed because, basically, a combination of being over-leveraged on treasury bonds that went the wrong direction, and then having a social media-generated run on the bank, which wasn’t necessary. And the other was because they bet wrong on a cryptocurrency deal,” said Dr. Ray Perryman, President of the Perryman Group.

Do we need to worry about banks in West Texas failing?

MIDLAND, Texas — The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality investigated following the boil water notice issued in Midland back in January. The notice was issued following a water main break that caused water levels in the water treatment plant to drop too low to be properly sanitized. NewsWest 9...

TCEQ finds no violations by Midland Water System following boil water notice

Dallas, TX

MIDLAND, Texas — NFL Hall of Fame running back and one of the greatest Dallas Cowboys of all time, Emmitt Smith, dropped by Midland College Thursday night. Smith was a part of the Davidson Distinguished Lecture Series. He shared lessons that led to his success on the football field,...

Midland College hosts ‘An Evening with Emmitt Smith’

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Harmony Home Children's Advocacy Center celebrates 30 years

MIDLAND, Texas — Harmony Home Children's Advocacy Center celebrated its 30th anniversary on February 2. Community members were able to come together to celebrate all the...

Harmony Home Children's Advocacy Center celebrates 30 years

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