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Nominate your favorite West Texas nurse | 'Permian Basin Great 25 Nurses' nominations open
MIDLAND, Texas — The annual award ceremony for the Permian Basin Great 25 Nurses is coming up and the organization is seeking nominations from all of West Texas. The ceremony is a non-profit event that runs off donations and sponsorships. Multiple board members and nurses throughout the Permian Basin get together monthly to discuss the event. They send out nominee forms to the community to nominate a nurse that they want to have recognition for their hard work.
Intersection collision leaves one dead in Midland County
MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas — On July 3, at 6:17 p.m. in Midland County, a collision occurred at the intersection of TX 158 and CR 60. The vehicles involved were a 2014 Dodge Avenger and a 2018 Ford F-350, according to a press release from the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Midkiff and Cotton Flat bridges set to open
Drivers traveling along I-20 will encounter changes in traffic this week. The Midkiff and Cotton Flat bridges have reached substantial completion, and the new I-20 mainline bridges are scheduled to open on Saturday, July 13. Interstate traffic will now utilize Midkiff Road and Cotton Flat Road using these newly constructed bridges, acording to Texas Department of Transportation.
Arlington officials used drones to stop illegal fireworks shows. Did it work?
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Arlington police and fire departments responded with drones to at least 185 reports of illegal fireworks on July 4. In nearly 80 percent of those cases, officials addressed the issue and "cleared the call" without sending an officer or firefighter to the scene in person.
The Preserve pre-leasing space for Phase 1 development
MIDLAND, Texas — The Preserve at Midland is pre-leasing space for their Phase 1 development, they said in a Facebook post. This development includes high visible, high foot traffic food and beverage locations along the boardwalk and waterfront. There's currently over 30,000 square feet of available space. The Preserve...
Two Odessa Fire Rescue members deployed to assist with Hurricane Beryl
ODESSA, Texas — Two Odessa Fire Rescue members have been deployed to assist with Hurricane Beryl in Houston. On behalf of the Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System (TIFMAS) All-Hazards Incident Strike Teams, this deployment supports the impacts and anticipated impacts of Hurricane Beryl. The two members, Lieutenant Elbis...
Big Bend National Park named 4th best U.S. national park by Wall Street Journal
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas — Big Bend National Park was named one of the best national parks in the country according to the Wall Street Journal. They listed 40 national parks and Big Bend National Park was ranked number four out of all the parks. Guadalupe Mountains also...
Community Children's Clinic offering free sports and daycare physicals
MIDLAND, Texas — The Community Children's Clinic in Midland is hosting a free physical event. The clinic is doing free sports and daycare physicals from July 8 to July 11 from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., by appointment only. This is open to the community, not just patients that...
Village of Ruidoso back open after South Fork and Salt wildfires
RUIDOSO, N.M. — After the devastating wildfires that killed at least two people in June, the Village of Ruidoso is back open and ready to welcome visitors. According to a Facebook post, while Alto Lake is closed indefinitely, Grindstone Lake and all Village Parks remain open. "Enjoy a vibrant...
Chevron to donate $100,000 for New Mexico wildfire relief
RUIDOSO, N.M. — Chevron has announced that they are donating $100,000 to relief support and recovery efforts in response to the wildfires that devastated the Village of Ruidoso and other areas in south-central New Mexico. According to a press release from Chevron, the Greatest Need Impact Fund for Lincoln...
'We are in an emergency' | Houston Mayor Whitmire, other leaders urge people to stay off roads
HOUSTON — As Beryl was moving out of the Houston area Monday, Mayor John Whitmire and other city leaders assessed the damage and pleaded with people to stay where they were. The storm, which came ashore near Matagorda as a Cat. 1 hurricane and moved right through the city, left more than 2 million CenterPoint customers in the dark, flooded roads and left at least two people dead.
Police find 4,000+ gift cards worth over $1.7M in North Texas hotel room
BURLESON, Texas — The arrests of two suspects led investigators to the discovery of more than $1.7 million worth of gift cards in a North Texas hotel room, police said. The case began June 27 when Burleson police officers were tipped off to a report of fraud at Home Depot stores in the area, according to a police news release.
City of Midland warns drivers to avoid South Loop 250 between Interstate 20 and County Road 140 due to oil spill
MIDLAND, Texas — The City of Midland has alerted drivers to avoid South Loop 250 between Interstate 20 and County Road 140 this morning, July 8, due to an oil spill. Officials are actively addressing the situation, but no additional details have been provided.
SAPD shares photos of suspects in murder investigation of Sonic manager
SAN ANTONIO — An argument that authorities said was over a Sonic order ended with the restaurant's manager dead after a customer shot him Sunday night. San Antonio police said the victim, identified as 33-year-old Daniel Shrewsbury, managed to retreat back into the Sonic after he was shot, but he was later declared dead by first responders.
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