Odessa police arrested a 32-year-old man in connection with a commercial burglary at a Cricket Wireless store last week, ...

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ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – A West Texas horse rescue is disputing Ector County’s plan to auction a senior horse that was rescued during a winter storm, while continuing efforts to locate the animal’s ...

Odessa police arrested a 38-year-old man after a reported burglary in Central Odessa, where a resident confronted a suspect inside her home early Monday morning.

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- An Odessa man was arrested last week after investigators responded to an area school because of a sexual assault outcry made by a 12-year-old child. Following an ...

In early January, Marlin native Makenzie Dowell turned many heads in the rodeo world after clocking a 1.5-second breakaway ...

MARTIN COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- A 21-year-old Odessa man was killed Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck in Martin County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety ...

An Odessa woman was killed Thursday night in a two-vehicle crash on SE Loop 338. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Yaiset Almeida Ceregido, 52, was driving a Toyota Corolla without ...

Shrimpfest is headed back to the Basin on February 23 with a night filled with shrimp, auctions, live music, and more.

Realignment is right around the corner, and The Standard-Times has your back as we sift through the possibilities ahead of Monday.

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