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.

A father has finally learned his fate after he and his wife ordered their eight-year-old daughter to jump on the trampoline ...

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

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

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 ...

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

Brands like Burglington, Ollie's Bargain Outlet, Barnes and Noble, Books A Million, Cavender's and more will move into Big ...

This week, eight area athletes will compete in the Texas High School Women's Powerlifting Association's state meet. The Class 6A state meet will take place Wednesday at Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg.

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

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