Fernando Mendoza Jr. was charged for critically shooting two people. His stepbrother, Rene Mendoza Jr., died during the ...

A naturalized citizen, along with other business leaders, are working to create new resources for undocumented people living ...

Odessa Police Department (OPD) detectives received information in the month of February that a man identified as 20-year-old ...

Earlier this month, the Midland and Odessa chambers hosted their 2025 legislative days in Austin, Texas. They discussed ...

In Ukraine, rolling power outages continue due to retaliatory strikes on the country's energy system. On February 21, ...

The Odessa Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that happened Sunday; a total of three people were shot.

The City of Odessa's Municipal Court will close at noon today, Wednesday, February 19, and remain closed tomorrow, Thursday, ...

Delaware State Police have identified the 58-year-old man from Bear who was killed in a head-on, wrong-way crash near Odessa ...

The video above first aired on February 17. The number of cases has risen since this video aired. ECTOR COUNTY, Texas ...

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Beginning Tuesday, February 18, 2025, multiple lane and road closures will take effect on University Blvd. and surrounding ...