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MIDLAND, Texas — All City of Midland offices will be closed at 3:00 p.m. on May 26, 2023. The offices will resume its regular hours on May 30. People can visit the City of Midland website if they have any questions. For people that have non-emergencies, they can call...

City of Midland offices to close early on May 26

ODESSA, Texas — It may not be Memorial Day just yet, but that didn’t stop the Music City Mall from honoring the fallen in a ceremony for the Fallen Heroes Memorial Wall. One of the West Texas fallen being honored is Denise Garza’s son, specialist Damian Garza, who served as an Army Ranger in Afghanistan.

Music City Mall honors late West Texan veterans with Fallen Heroes Exhibit

ODESSA, Texas — UPDATE: The Odessa Police Department provided more information about missing person, Brittany Sawyer. OPD Chief Mike Gerke confirmed she’s a teacher at Nimitz Middle School with ECISD. The timeline is:. April 26th - She texted her supervisor she’d be out the rest of the week...

OPD provides more information on missing person

MIDLAND, Texas — It's a guarantee that people will be hitting up the pools as the weather begins to warm up. With city pools opening up soon as well, more families will be flocking to the water with the kids. It's not always fun in the sun, however. Midland...

As more pools open, Midland Fire Department warns about potential drownings

ODESSA, Texas — Four Mexican nationals have each been sentenced to about 8 years in prison for drug and firearm charges. They were arrested by Odessa Police Department officers in December of 2022. According to court documents, that month, Michael Robledo Guillen, 48, of Monterrey, Mexico, Ricardo Perez Flores,...

Four Mexican nationals sentenced to 8 years in prison for drug, firearm charges

ODESSA, Texas — The City of Odessa has recently seen an increase in merchant reports of “Card Not Present” schemes, according to the Odessa Police Department. A typical “Card Not Present” sale means that the cardholder does not physically present the card for a seller to see at the time that an order is given, and a payment is made. They mostly include orders and card payments made over the phone.

OPD warns about rise in ‘Card Not Present’ schemes

Ector County, TX

ODESSA, Texas — Ector County ISD has released important graduation information ahead of its two biggest graduation ceremonies, both at Ratliff Stadium. Permian High School’s ceremony will be Thursday, May 25, at 8:30 p.m., followed by Odessa High School on Friday, May 26, at 8:30 p.m. If one...

ECISD releases graduation information ahead of Permian, OHS ceremonies

MIDLAND, Texas — The Manor Park retirement community in Midland held their annual “Honor Our Veterans” event Friday, where they choose to both honor the veterans in their community and remember those who are no longer around. “It means everything, because without them we wouldn’t be able...

The Village at Manor Park holds 'Honor Our Veterans' event

ODESSA, Texas — The Odessa Police Department will be holding a Neighborhood Watch Meeting on May 23 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will focus on Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Awareness. Both OPD and Harmony Home will be addressing both topics. The meeting will take place in the OPD Classroom.

Odessa Police Department to host Neighborhood Watch Meeting on May 23

MIDLAND, Texas — A gender reveal was being celebrated in Midland before a drunk neighbor plowed their car into a group of people. Jessica Estrada was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and driving while intoxicated, and by a miracle no one was severely injured.

Family speaks out after drunk neighbor plows car into group of people

ODESSA, Texas — The Fallen Heroes Memorial Wall will be on display at Music City Mall at Dillard's Courtyard. The exhibit will be up on May 27 from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and May 28 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The exhibit will honor West Texas Heroes from Desert Storm, Middle East Crisis, Vietnam, Korea and WWII.

Fallen Heroes Memorial Wall to be on display at Music City Mall

ODESSA, Texas — It was in early May when the City of Odessa stopped offering recycling services. The topic was discussed at Tuesday night's city council meeting, and clarity has been brought to the current situation. The city is actively working on bringing recycling back for the community. Odessa...

City of Odessa working on bringing recycling back to the community

Big Spring, TX

BIG SPRING, Texas — Residents in the Village of the Spring and the surrounding area on South 87 will not have water service while a broken service line is being fixed. The city said crews are already working to repair the line and that they appreciate the patience and cooperation of residents.

Broken service line impacts water for some Big Spring residents

MIDLAND, Texas — Hogan Park Golf Course has announced its 2023 summer Ladies Golf Clinic schedule. All ages and levels are welcome to participate in this clinic. The classes will run during the months of June and July. Each class will be on Wednesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Hogan Park Golf Course to host Ladies Golf Clinic

MIDLAND, Texas — A Firehawk Aerospace testing facility touched down in Midland in November 2022. "In November we broke ground, and we were able to move fast, within about 45 days we were out here testing and now we’ve just finished another successful campaign," said Justin Karl, chief engineer at Firehawk.

Take a look inside Firehawk Aerospace's Midland testing facility

MIDLAND, Texas — The Greater West Texas Blues Society will be hosting an Open Blues Jam event on May 22. The event will be completely free and take place at Destination Midland from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. People are encouraged to bring their instrument or voice to perform. Sound, stage and backline are provided.

Greater West Texas Blues Society Open Blues Jam to take place on May 25

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — Small airports are an important part of our community, with the amount of people traveling to and from our area for business. On Tuesday, Ector County commissioners received more information about the master plan of Odessa-Schlemeyer Field Airport. The airport is an important asset to...

Planning for future of Odessa-Schlemeyer Field Airport

MIDLAND, Texas — It's been nearly a week since police found Madeline Pantoja dead in Midland as the 20-year-old woman went missing for 10 days, leading to a city-wide search. On Thursday night, her family and friends gathered on what would have been her 21st birthday. Many in the...

Madeline Pantoja honored by friends and family on what would have been her 21st birthday

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Imperial, TX

IMPERIAL, Texas — After 53 years, a West Texas resident finally received his high school diploma. John Strickland had the honor of starting off the Buena Vista High School graduation ceremony in Imperial, Texas where he got to walk across the stage and get celebrated by everyone at the event.

West Texas man graduates high school after 53 years

MIDLAND, Texas — When it comes to Memorial Day travel, Midland International Air and Space Port said that first and foremost it's important for passengers to stay patient while traveling through the airport. “It’s important to be patient when you’re traveling on a holiday weekend, especially when it’s the...

Tips for traveling on Memorial Day weekend

MIDLAND, Texas — At Tuesday's meeting, the Midland City Council approved a funding agreement between Midland Development Corporation and Bush Tennis Center. With the approval, MDC will now fund and support Bush Tennis Center in bringing in the ACE Athletic Center, a new expansion. The new athletic center will...

Midland City Council approves funding agreement between MDC, Bush Tennis Center

ODESSA, Texas — The Ector County Library’s annual summer reading event "All Together Now" kicked off Thursday. The party took place in Downtown Odessa’s Noel Heritage Plaza Park. 30 to 40 vendors were there to celebrate the children's department. Snow cones, along with goodies such as coloring...

Ector County Library kicks off summer reading program

MIDLAND, Texas — Students at Bonham Elementary in Midland are learning a lesson about giving. The students raised $2,402.66 for their "Pennies 4 Pets" service project. All funds raised were donated to the City of Midland's Animal Services department. The city posted the Facebook picture above, thanking the kids...

Bonham Elementary students raise over $2,000 for Midland Animal Services

MIDLAND, Texas — The Salvation Army is holding several concerts on Saturday to honor Memorial Day weekend. Each concert will be free and open to the public, featuring brass band music, a performance by the Creative Arts dance team and a devotion. The first concert is at Hogan Park...

OPD investigating major crash at 42nd and Preston Smith

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