Midland Health Department on Monday unveiled its new Communication and Response Trailer at the city garage. The trailer is designed to serve local public health emergency preparedness efforts throughout Texas. Full Story »
The Texas Education Agency announced that Midland Independent School District campuses earned 31 Gold Performance Acknowledgements this year. Full Story »
America stands out from other nations, in part, said former Commerce Secretary Don Evans, because its citizens have the heart to reach out and meet the needs of the people around them. Full Story »
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn has introduced a bill in Congress to rename the VA Medical Center in Big Spring for Korean War Medal of Honor recipient and Big Spring High School graduate George H. O'Brien Jr. (1926-2005). Full Story »
It only took 40 years, but Howard Payne University recently recognized Midland College Executive Vice President Richard Jolly as a distinguished alumni. Full Story »
Contracts for new programs and expanding existing ones will be up for consideration by Midland Independent School District trustees at their meeting, scheduled for 4 p.m. today at the administration building, 615 W. Missouri Ave. Full Story »
Every school year, Midland police say the number of accidents around lunch increases more than in the summer months when school is not in session, and they say this year is no different. Full Story »
Behavioral Centers of America, an acute care psychiatric hospital, now has services for adolescents through seniors and began taking its first patients -- 65 and older -- on Monday. Full Story »
Violation of probation: Matthew Britton Jones, 35, of Evansville, Ind., was arrested Sunday by Midland County deputies at the Midland County Detention Center on a charge of violation of probation. Full Story »
Midland County commissioners heard a Monday report that the first phase of the $22 million bond backed jail expansion, a $1.067 million white tent dome, is on schedule for 72 inmates to move in in January just west of Midland County Central Detention Center at 115 W. Industrial Ave. Full Story »
The Midland Crime Stoppers reward for information leading to the apprehension of the person who stabbed 45-year-old James Thomas to death on Oct. 6 has been increased from $1,000 to $2,500. Full Story »
DEAR ABBY: I need an unbiased opinion. I am the father of a 12-year-old daughter, “Lia.” She catches an early morning bus for school, and I leave for work at the same time her bus picks her up, so I’m in charge of getting her ready in the morning. Full Story »
The help and support registered nurses Stacey Coleman and Candy Arellano received from Midland Memorial Hospital's Versant residency program has made them more confident in their profession. Full Story »
Guilty pleas accepted and sentences imposed Oct. 26-30 by District Judges Robin Malone Darr, Dean Rucker and George Gilles: Full Story »
For the family of Refugio G. Nunez, Hospice House was a refuge during the end stages of his five-year battle with colon cancer. Full Story »
Possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram: Full Story »
It really didn't take a set of statistics for us to realize that Midland's streets are more dangerous than ever, but that fact was confirmed for us last week when city officials announced that 2009 has been the city's most deadly with 14 fatalities. And we still have two months to go. Full Story »
DEAR ABBY: Several years ago, I realized that my mother’s eyesight and reflexes weren’t what they once were, but she insisted on remaining behind the wheel. She was afraid of losing her independence if she gave up driving. Then she had a traffic accident that shook her enough to make her finally relinquish her keys -- but she wasn’t happy about it. Full Story »
`One of the best things about working downtown is that it affords plenty of opportunities to walk. Rather than getting in the car and driving somewhere, it is easier to simply "pound the pavement," whether it be to the bank, the post office or a restaurant for a quick bite to eat at lunch. There's just something about walking to your destination that makes the experience all the more pleasant ... Full Story »
When Midland Memorial Hospital announced it was building a new patient tower, a thought occurred to Dorothy Melzer, a longtime auxilian and Tall City resident. Full Story »
"For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, for Jerusalem's sake I will not remain quiet, till her righteousness shines out like the dawn, her salvation like a blazing torch." Full Story »
With no preconceptions of what she'll encounter during her month-long tour of Thailand, Kristen Carter said she's going only with the expectation that the trip will be eye-opening. Full Story »
WASHINGTON — The glow from a health care triumph faded quickly for President Barack Obama on Sunday as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the House has nowhere to go in the Senate. Full Story »
COAHOMA -- When Donna Mansfield walked into the Coahoma High School library after renovations, she noticed it was bigger, lighter and more open. Full Story »
Larry Allen Rippee went to Vietnam in April 1966 for an unusual reason and once there, having spent 10 months as an infantryman with the Army's "Big Red One" division, extended his 12-month tour to be a machinegunner on a helicopter. Full Story »
A morning moonset peeks through the autumn foliage near Bradfordton, Ill. AP Photo/Seth Perlman
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