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Midland mayor Patrick Payton said that the oil and gas industry needs to stop being demonized. Author: Jonathan Polasek (News West9) Published: 5:08 AM CST January 28, 2021 Updated: 5:08 AM CST January 28, 2021 MIDLAND, Texas — Midland mayor Patrick Payton believes that the oil and gas industry is the backbone of building towards an energy future. He also said that people need to stop demonizing the industry. This all comes in the wake of President Biden's moratorium on the new oil and gas drilling.  Despite calls to move to wind and solar en...

Midland Officials Say Mass Vaccinations Going Well After Two Days City, county, and hospital officials are feeling hopeful after two days of drive-thru vaccinations. According to CBS 7, everyone from the mayor to the staff at Midland Memorial Hospital are hopeful that Midland has a hand in getting the pandemic under control. “If I could just be corny enough to use a sports analogy, it feels like we’re at best in the second half, maybe the fourth quarter of this continued fight against COVID-19,” said Midland Mayor Patrick Payton. Midland has their drive-thru vaccination site at the Midl...

Local calls for unity after President Biden's inauguration The key word during President Joe Biden's remarks on his inauguration was unity, and local officials say we need to see it at the local level as well. Author: Jonathan Polasek (News West9) Published: 6:05 AM CST January 21, 2021 Updated: 6:05 AM CST January 21, 2021 MIDLAND, Texas — Local officials in Midland and Odessa followed President Joe Biden's inauguration closely, and they heard his calls for unity. They believe that it was a good starting point in trying to bring people back t...

By ALEXANDER MALLIN and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — More than a week after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, federal authorities continue to charge people who allegedly participated in the riot, often relying on video taken at the scene to identify suspects. Man seen carrying Confederate flag in CapitolA man whom authorities identified [...]

The Jenny Cudd saga continues as new details emerge following her arrest by the FBI. Cudd went viral after her social media posts showed her at the riot at the Capitol Building.