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 Odessa Homeless Coalition held a press conference today to speak on the number of homeless there so far in 2025.

Daniel Schwarz, 48, and his wife "forced their daughter to jump on a trampoline for an extended period without food or water ...

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

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A father pleaded guilty to manslaughter after him and his wife forced their daughter to jump on a trampoline for an extended ...

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

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A historic Black building in Odessa, Zoar Church, was recently awarded a $250,000 grant to aid restoration efforts.

Firefighters from Odessa and Montour Falls quickly extinguished the flames, though thick smoke filled the area. Authorities ...

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

The rumble of sand-hauling trucks is a familiar sound in the Permian Basin, but soon, that sound may come without a driver behind the wheel. In a groundbreaking ...