Odessa police arrested a 32-year-old man in connection with a commercial burglary at a Cricket Wireless store last week, while a second suspect remains at large.
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Shrimpfest is headed back to the Basin on February 23 with a night filled with shrimp, auctions, live music, and more.
The Odessa Police Department will hold a wreath-laying ceremony at sunrise on Friday, February 6, 2026, to honor Fallen OPD ...
Discover an abandoned highway and forgotten community in Texas, complete with old gravestones and eerie ruins. A haunting exploration of history left behind. Perfect for urban explorers and those ...
In early January, Marlin native Makenzie Dowell turned many heads in the rodeo world after clocking a 1.5-second breakaway ...
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 ...
Monday figures to be one of the most compelling University Interscholastic League realignment days in recent memory for Midland High, Legacy and their historical West Texas rivals.
A 33-year-old Odessa man was arrested Tuesday on a robbery warrant issued in December after his former girlfriend told ...