Since last year, the number of homeless people in Odessa has increased, according to the annual Point in Time Count conducted by trained volunteers Jan. 23. Odessa Links, in association with the Texas ...

The measles outbreak in rural Texas has exposed how hospital buildings are ill-equipped. Meanwhile, long distances between ...

Claudia Garcia, 41, told police she fired two shots towards the closet door that connected to a room her husband was in.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a single-vehicle crash that left an Odessa woman dead Saturday night. According to a crash report, around ...

When approaching a curve in the roadway, Janie Dobbs, 70, veered onto a private property, where her vehicle rolled over to ...

The Odessa Police Department is hiring for both police recruits and certified police officers. Like many other police ...

The Texas Department of Family and Protective services is partnering with Odessa College to collect clothing for CPS involved ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part two in a four-part series. Read part one here. President Trump and Texas lawmakers are pushing to loosen the ...

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ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A Longview man was killed in a traffic crash in West Texas late Saturday. The crash happened ...

In an effort to bring faith beyond the walls of the church, Connection Christian Church took to the streets on Ash Wednesday, ...

A person has died after a rollover crash, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. At about 9:04 p.m. March 8, Janie Lou Dobbs, 70, of Odessa was traveling northbound and approaching a ...