A forgotten flip phone is being credited with saving a 16-year-old West Odessa girl from a relative she says kept her captive, forced her to use methamphetamine and made her submit to sex acts for ...

Gorilla Heavy Hitters is a local boxing gym set to have its debut promotional boxing event, “Legacy Fights,” at the Ector ...

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Three Odessa High School students were arrested following a lockdown Wednesday, April 16, and are now facing charges ...

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The White House has responded to a finding from U.S. District Judge James Boasberg that there is probable cause to hold the ...

An Ector County man was arrested on a warrant earlier this month after investigators said he allegedly kept his daughter ...

Law enforcement agencies across Odessa descended upon Odessa High School Wednesday afternoon and while the situation is still ...

Occidental Petroleum's STRATOS facility in Texas receives EPA permits for CO2 sequestration, marking a milestone in carbon ...

A volunteer group in Ector County proposes a tax to fund better Fire and EMS services. GARDENDALE, Texas — In emergencies, ...

The number of measles cases in Texas has grown to 422 infections as of April 1, including the first known case in Erath County, about 70 miles southwest of Fort Worth. The 422 confirmed cases ...

An Odessa teenager was hospitalized in Lubbock Wednesday following a rollover crash that left another 16-year-old dead Tuesday evening in Ector County. Investigators believe the two teens were the ...