At 12:16 p.m., OPD and Odessa Fire and Rescue (OFR) responded to the 1800 block of West Murphy for an aggravated assault ...

ODESSA, Texas — Odessa Deputy City Manager Agapito Bernal and Parks and Recreation Director Max Reyes are no longer working ...

Beginning Tuesday, February 18, 2025, multiple lane and road closures will take effect on University Blvd. and surrounding ...

The City of Odessa has confirmed that two former high-level employees at the center of controversy and several accusations of ...

Imagine you’re going on a night out, excited for the food, company, and a drink of your choice; only to find out that a local ...

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

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- An Odessa man out on bond after his December arrest in which he was accused of harming an Ector County Sheriff’s Office K-9 and shooting at Walmart employees was arrested ...

The video above first aired on January 30, 2025. ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The Texas Rangers have taken over the investigation of an officer involved shooting that happened ...

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The Seward baseball team won their first two games of their west Texas road trip by taking two at Odessa Friday afternoon. The Saints took two from the Odessa Wranglers 4-2 and 9-2.