Concerns over a lack of interest in replacing outgoing Odessa Mayor Gerry Messmer have been dispelled, as four candidates ...

"This is a dream come true, and I'm honored to represent our community on the world stage," said Odessa PD Captain Caleb ...

The Odessa College Wranglers welcomed their new head coach Abolanle “Bondie” Onipede on Wednesday. Coach Bondie comes to ...

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Texas-based supermarket chain H-E-B is ramping ... The company has not announced plans for those sites. Here’s a map of what H-E-B has opened, what’s coming soon as well as land the grocer ...

The Permian girls soccer team defeated San Angelo Central 3-1 in a District 2-6A contest Friday at Ratliff Stadium. With the win, the Lady Panthers improved to 6-3 overall, 2-0 in District 2-6A. San ...

In this week’s Basin Bites, we visited Brantley Creek BBQ, a restaurant in Odessa that has some of the best BBQ in the Basin.

Residents across Odessa and surrounding areas have reported repeated instances of their lights flickering, with some also ...

On iPhones, go to the Privacy setting then scroll down to Apple Advertising, and then switch off Personalized Ads. On newer ...

You will also want to visit the Texas Lottery site to check your Lotto Texas with Extra! numbers. That game drew for a top prize of $76.5 million. There was no jackpot winner but four tickets did earn ...

The Texas Rangers are investigating after an officer involved shooting in Odessa left one person injured earlier Thursday ...

Midland County continues to experience drought, with 40.2% in moderate drought and nearly the entire county dry, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.