ODESSA, Texas — Ector County commissioners on Tuesday approved the design for the new county courthouse, giving the public ...

Addison lost her father, stepmother Amanda, brother Bailey and Bailey’s girlfriend Jayda in the deadly Texas floods that ...

Texas Tech women’s basketball continues to carve out a special season. They did it on Sunday, with the 67–57 victory over ...

Midland-Odessa is buzzing with New Year's Eve celebrations, from Midland's Merry Lights to Odessa's stylish parties, ensuring ...

AJ Evans and Phil Pinarski recap the past two weeks of the NBA season, suggest what teams might be asking for the holidays ...

A former Odessa firefighter and Odessa College instructor has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and sexual ...

Cory Castillo pled guilty to possession of child pornography and sexual assault of a child he was sentenced to 12-years in ...

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A former Odessa firefighter and college instructor has been sentenced to 12 years in state prison after pleading guilty to ...

This column was originally published on Dec. 16, 1956. Maybe I'm a chump. This is being written right on top of deadline because I can't say no to a good news story. I'm supposed to be a columnist.

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