Craig Stewart
Weather Director
Odessa, TX
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I have been in the broadcast/communications business in West Texas since 1988 when I started in radio. From 1994 until present I have worked at KOSA CBS 7 as a Weather Director and Senior Weather Specialist in the evening. The last 3 years I've been doing the morning and midday weather.
A cold front has moved into the Permian Basin bringing windy conditions with areas of blowing dust.
Showers and thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon, some may be strong, possibly severe with the best chance being in the eastern/southeast Permian Basin and the lower Trans Pecos.
A cold front is moving through the area, bringing gusty north/northeast winds on Monday morning.
A Red Flag Warning is in effect for most of West Texas on Friday afternoon.
A Red Flag Warning for southeast New Mexico and the Guadalupe Mountains this afternoon until early evening for Wednesday, April 7.
A Red Flag Warning in effect this afternoon and early evening for all of southeast New Mexico and much of West Texas on Tuesday, April 6, for very dry and windy conditions.
“Both Floyd and I, our story, it’s a classic story of how many people get addicted to opioids. We both suffered from chronic pain. Mine was in my neck and his was in his back,” 45-year-old Courteney Ross said on Day Four of former Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial.
George Floyd's girlfriend says in Derek Chauvin trial they struggled with opioid addiction.
Pence aides generally brush off talk of the next presidential election. They insist he is focused on his family and next year’s midterm elections, when Republicans are well positioned to regain at least one chamber of Congress.
Authorities said four bodies were found Sunday in the flood’s aftermath.
Legislation to legalize cannabis in New Mexico is scheduled for a decisive Senate floor vote under a framework that emphasizes government oversight of pricing and supplies along with social services for communities where the criminalization of pot has led to aggressive policing.
His comments on Tuesday came hours after Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell warned of a “scorched earth” landscape if Democrats end the filibuster in hopes of muscling Biden’s agenda past GOP opposition.
There’s a wind advisory in effect this afternoon until 5 pm CDT / 4 pm MDT.
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is warning ominously of a “scorched earth” landscape if Democrats use their new majority to bring an end to the Senate filibuster process.
Labrador retrievers top the American Kennel Club’s rankings for the 30th straight year.
The Minneapolis City Council emerged from closed session Friday to announce the settlement, which includes $500,000 for the neighborhood where Floyd was arrested.
A group of 59 Democratic state legislators demanded New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation Thursday in the wake of an allegation that he groped an aide at the Executive Mansion last year.
Two extremist groups that traveled to Washington along with thousands of other Trump supporters weren’t whipped into an impulsive frenzy by President Donald Trump that day, officials say. They’d been laying attack plans.
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday appointed a former federal prosecutor and an employment lawyer to investigate allegations that Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed female aides.
Cuomo’s workplace conduct has been under intense scrutiny in recent days as several women have publicly told of feeling sexually harassed, or at least made to feel demeaned and uncomfortable by the Democrat.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has asked the state’s attorney general and chief appeals court judge to jointly appoint an independent lawyer to investigate claims that he sexually harassed at least two women who worked for him.
Lindsey Boylan, a former member of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration, offered new details about her claims against him.
Deb Haaland, a New Mexico congresswoman named to lead the Interior Department, said she is committed to “strike the right balance” as the agency manages energy development and seeks to restore and protect the nation’s sprawling federal lands.
A Winter Weather Advisory in effect through this afternoon.
Weather Director Craig Stewart has the latest on what you can expect from Thursday's winter weather.
A Wind Chill Warning is still in effect until 1 p.m. this afternoon.
Georgia’s governor is backing a plan to overhaul the state’s citizen’s arrest law, taking aim at a statute scrutinized last year after white men fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man they claimed had committed a crime.
Weather Director Craig Stewart has the latest on what you should expect from Tuesday's weather.
Weather Director Craig Stewart has the latest on what you should expect from Monday's winter weather.
Lauren Bostwick and Craig Stewart have the latest on what you should expect from Sunday's winter weather.
Weather Director Craig Stewart lets you know what to expect from the winter weather this weekend.
Temps across the Permian Basin will range from the lower to mid 50s in the eastern Permian Basin.
Ahead of the game, the rapper and culinary icon will hold competitions to create the “pawfect” party snack and a Puppy Bowl-themed cocktail.
The rain has moved out of the area, and we will see plenty of sunshine with temps ranging from the lower to mid 50s in the eastern Permian Basin, lower to upper 60s further west.
A slew of glittery celebrities is descending on Washington — virtually or in person — to welcome the new administration.
The inaugural celebration will be pared down, distanced, and much of it virtual.
Cole James Bridges of Stow, Ohio, was in custody on charges of attempted material support of a terrorist organization — the Islamic State group — and attempted murder of a military member, said Nicholas Biase, a spokesperson for Manhattan federal prosecutors.
Federal authorities said that Caldwell sent another message to an Oath Keepers leader encouraging them to storm Ohio’s capital, Columbus.
A strong cold front has moved through the area this morning, bringing breezy and much cooler conditions.
President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning, ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.
An Associated Press review of public records, social media posts and videos shows at least 21 current or former members of the U.S. military or law enforcement have been identified as being at or near the Capitol riot, with more than a dozen others under investigation but not yet named.
Experts say it was the culmination of years of increasing radicalization and partisanship, combined with a growing fascination with paramilitary groups and a global pandemic.
Clouds will move out of the area and we will see sunny to mostly sunny skies with highs in the mid to upper 40s across the Permian Basin, and the lower 50s along the Trans Pecos.