ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The UPTB Falcons have evened this series up and 1-1 after defeating UT Tyler 19-11 Saturday afternoon. Thanks to the win, the Falcons will have a chance at winning the series over the Patriots in game three. Game three will be at Roden Field tomorrow at 1 pm. Highlights to the []
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Midland Bulldogs defeated the Eastlake Falcons 8-5 in game two to force a game three for the Class 6A Bi-District Championship. And in game three the Bulldogs came out on top 8-7 winning the trophy. They will face off against Fort Worth Boswell in the area round. Highlights to game []
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The Odessa Student Crime Stoppers program is hosting its annual shred event fundraiser, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on May 4 in the Permian High School parking lot on 42nd Street. The prices are $5 per box donation, and the event will also include an RX Drug takeback (no liquids) and []
CLOVIS, New Mexico (KMID/KPEJ)- The Clovis Police Department released an Amber Alert to all surrounding areas for public assistance in finding Eleia Maria Torres. Eleia Maria Torres is 10 months old, has brown eyes and brown hair, is 28 inches tall, and weighs 23 pounds. Clovis PD reported that around 4:30 p.m. on May 3, []
PERMIAN BASIN (KMID/KPEJ) – Here are the top stories from around the Basin for the week ending on May 3rd. The widow of Ector County murder suspect, 26-year-old Trevor James Myrick, spoke out about the events that led up to the officer-involved shooting which ultimately ended Trevor's life. She said everything that happened could have []
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - A non-profit organization getting some help from the "Best of the West" event at the Bush Tennis Center on Friday is based right here in Midland. The "Ace Outreach Program" allows students across West Texas to learn the sport of Tennis and find positive role models. The Bush-Wikse Ace Outreach Program was started in []
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Texas Department of Transportation is continuing work on the MF 1882 mill and overlay project that is currently ongoing. TxDOT said on Friday that contractors will be completing the milling and paving of the current phases on north and southbound lanes of FM 1882 between Business Interstate 20 and Interstate []
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Ellen Noel Art Museum of the Permian Basin Connoisseurs hosted its annual "Ludie Warner Award Reception" on Thursday, honoring a special Ellen Noel Art Museum volunteer. This year's honoree was Joe Moya of Wells Fargo Advisors in Odessa, who the Museum said has dedicated time and commitment for decades. In []
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - "I will say that Bynum School is only here because of the support of the community and our families choose us and we're blessed by that. We would not be able to open our doors every day if it wasn't for our community and the greater Permian Basin that supports us []
AUSTIN (KMID/KPEJ)-State Representative Brooks Landgraf and the members of the House Select Committee on Protecting Texas LNG Exports held a hearing in Port Arthur on Thursday to discuss the potential impacts of the Biden administration’s temporary pause on pending approvals of Liquefied Natural Gas exports to countries without a free trade agreement with the United []
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- City crews have repaired a water main break that left businesses and homes in the area of 42nd Street and Dawn, between Dixie Boulevard and Tanglewood Lane, temporarily without water overnight. Final repairs should be completed by noon, a City spokesperson said. The break happened around 10:00 p.m. on May 2 and the []
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- In an odd turn of events, an Odessa man who called 911 and reported that a teen needed 'help' getting out of prostitution now stands accused of human trafficking. Christian Bay Hernandez, 25, has been charged with Harboring a Runaway Child, a class A misdemeanor, and Compelling Prostitution Under Age 18, a []