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MIDLAND, Texas — Meet Lemondrop, NewsWest 9's Midland Pet of the Week courtesy of the Midland Humane Coalition. Lemondrop is a 3-year-old large male Domestic Short Hair who's about 10 lbs with cream tabby markings. Lemondrop had been found living in a neighborhood as a stray. He was being...

Meet Lemondrop, NewsWest 9's Midland Pet of the Week

MIDLAND, Texas — A new statue has been unveiled in the Tall City. The statue is of a little girl holding some balloons while trying to keep them from blowing away in these strong West Texas winds. The statue can be seen at the intersection of Midkiff and Front Street.

Keep Midland Beautiful unveils new statue

MIDLAND, Texas — A group of kids in Midland learned all about mariachi Wednesday. It was part of the Hispanic Cultural Center of Midland's 17th "Annual Mariachi Workshop." The three-day event includes professional mariachis teaching young people traditional music and instrumentation like violin, guitar and trumpet. “It's something new...

Local students prepare for annual ‘Noche de Mariachi Concert’

ODESSA, Texas — The Odessa Police and Fire Departments will be participating in the city's 'Battle of the Badges' Blood Drive. Vitalant said blood drives like these are essential to communities like the Permian Basin with the challenge of maintaining a robust blood supply for the summer months. Both departments have challenged the community to step up and donate. People will be given a special 'Battle of the Badges' t-shirt if they donate blood.

Odessa's 'Battle of the Badges' Blood Drive to begin on June 7

MIDLAND, Texas — Midland Westlake Ace Hardware and the Salvation Army have joined forces for their annual Fan Drive. The drive will run through June 18 and help local residents stay cool during the summer. Last year, donations reached more than $4,900, which led to 275 box fans being given away.

Midland Westlake Ace Hardware and The Salvation Army partner up for Fan Drive

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ODESSA, Texas — Ector County ISD is the winner of two Silver Tellys in the Social Video-General Education Institution category in the record breaking 44th Annual Telly Awards. The Telly Awards honors excellence in video and television across all screens and is judged by leaders from video platforms, television, streaming networks, and production companies including Adobe, BBC World Service, Netflix,and more.

ECISD honored with two Telly awards

MIDLAND, Texas — Ski Skeller Sports has been a staple in the Midland community for decades. But now, the owners of the store are ready to move on to the next chapter of their lives and are selling the business. The business that would become Ski Skeller Sports was...

Owners of Ski Skeller Sports moving on to their next chapter in life

ODESSA, Texas — UPDATE 4:42 p.m.: The city says that phone lines are back to normal. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The City of Odessa is warning citizens that they are experiencing some issues with their 911 phone lines. According to the city, those calling 911 and their non-emergency numbers have not either...

City of Odessa resolves issue with 911 dispatch calls

ODESSA, Texas — The West Texas community came together Monday to help those who might need a little extra support and encouragement. Free food, clothes and even haircuts were given to people who consider themselves homeless. "They don't necessarily need a hand out, they need a hand up, they...

Local group provides food, clothing, haircuts for homeless people

Lubbock, TX

MIDLAND, Texas — Whenever you think of veterans that have served, you might picture the men who served. But in today's day and age, there are also women who have served as well. One female veteran from Lubbock wants to help bring awareness to these female vets through her...

Female veteran showcases other female vets in West Texas through photography

MIDLAND, Texas — Midland ISD held a special board meeting on June 6 where they approved the new compensation package for district employees. The package provides general pay increases for all teachers and staff and will go into effect next school year. The Board of Trustees approved a $2,200...

Midland ISD approves new compensation package at special board meeting

MIDLAND, Texas — Manor Park hosted a senior field day Friday from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The event had chair volleyball, a golf putting challenge, cornhole, a hula hoop contest, musical chairs, line dancing and more. This event aimed to promote an active and energetic lifestyle among the...

Manor Park hosts Senior Field Day Friday

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STANTON, Texas — Republican presidential candidate and former Governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley stopped by Stanton on Thursday morning to tour an oil rig and talk about energy independence. "The number one thing that any president should look at is national security, and in order to have national...

Presidential candidates visit West Texas

ODESSA, Texas — The City of Odessa has provided residents with an update on the roadwork of Faudree Road. Starting on June 10, North Faudree Road traffic from Hwy 191 to Windchase Street will be moving to the other side of the road. This second phase of the construction will include the installation of concrete culvert boxes, inlets, and curbs/gutters.

City of Odessa provides update on Faudree Road Construction

MIDLAND, Texas — UPDATE: As of Thursday morning, one of the southbound lanes at the intersection of Front Street and N Garfield Street remained closed, but both northbound lanes had been reopened. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The intersection of K St. and Front St. and the intersection of N. Garfield and Front...

Accident involving train impacts traffic near Front, Garfield Streets

MIDLAND, Texas — Summer is only a couple weeks away, but temperatures across West Texas are already hitting triple digits. This is why Midland Fire Department is urging citizens to be careful when they are outside, especially in the blazing heat. Heat exhaustion makes one feel nauseous or extremely...

Keeping yourself safe from heat exhaustion and heat stroke during the summer

MIDLAND, Texas — The City of Midland will be providing assistance this week for residents having issues with the city's new utility payment portal. On June 6, the city will be at the Midland Senior Center from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. On June 7, the city will be at the Southeast Senior Center from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., while on June 10, the city will be at Centennial Library from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

City of Midland Customer Service Department to help residents with new utility payment portal

ODESSA, Texas — On Tuesday, the Odessa City Council discussed interviewing finalists for the city manager position. According to T2 Professional Consulting, 50 people applied for the position from around the country. City Councilman Steven Thompson said that has been whittled down to 4. "We kind of focused on...

Odessa City Council discusses city manager finalists, contract with consulting firm

MIDLAND, Texas — As work continues for building the Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center, staffing the 200-bed facility will require over 300 workers. Making sure that there are enough mental health workers for the health center is a top priority in the region. The expansion of the facility to...

Midland College to add new mental health workforce training program

ODESSA, Texas — An apparent standoff that lasted almost three hours Saturday morning has been resolved, according to police on the scene. The event happened in the 13th and Kelly area in Odessa. According to neighbors, police yelled for the subject to "come out with their hands up" early...

Scary moment for Odessans as apparent standoff takes place Saturday morning

MIDLAND, Texas — High school graduation is a milestone into adulthood for a lot of teenagers. However, there are some adults who didn’t get the chance to earn their diploma. But for one Midland woman who didn’t get the chance either, she wasn’t going to let it stand...

61-year-old Midland woman earns high school diploma 43 years later

ODESSA, Texas — On Wednesday, a train-vehicle collision happened in Midland, ultimately causing road closures. It’s a scary situation that has been a recent trend in the Permian Basin, but it can easily be avoided as it really comes down to drivers in West Texas simply following traffic signals.

Avoiding train-vehicle collisions comes down to simply following traffic signals

MIDLAND, Texas — Two civil lawsuits are now following the dismissal of the Trinity School case. On April 28, the lawyers for the family of the girl who attended Trinity and said she was touched inappropriately, filed a lawsuit. They are suing for $5 million in damages against the school and administrators.

Multiple lawsuits follow Trinity School case dismissal

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American Legion to host 'Hope for the Homeless' event on April 3

ODESSA, Texas — The American Legion will be hosting 'Hope for the Homeless' on April 3....

American Legion to host 'Hope for the Homeless' event on April 3

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