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(Odessa American File Photo) U.S. Sen ... to radical activists looking to advance their far left climate agenda, leaving ...

The sand transportation system, used for crude oil production in the Permian Basin, began shuttling proppant in January.

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.

Midland Health will host a drive-thru clinic beginning Wednesday that will test for upper respiratory illnesses amid an ...

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 ...

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.

University of Texas Permian Basin, a public institution, has been offering online bachelor's degree programs since before 2000-2001. All of the online classes are recorded and archived so students ...

Disparities in stage of diagnosis of colon cancer: Differences by Hispanic background, race, and ethnicity. Incidence trends of early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC) in the United States, by age, sex, ...

Impact of COVID-19 on colorectal cancer screening using Medicare Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) claims data. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2025 ASCO Gastrointestinal ...

An incident reported by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad on Saturday night, lead to the death of a pedestrian who was near the railroad. The incident was ...

Night - Clear. Winds from WSW to SW at 6 to 9 mph (9.7 to 14.5 kph). The overnight low will be 25 °F (-3.9 °C). Sunny with a high of 55 °F (12.8 °C). Winds SSW at 9 to 17 mph (14.5 to 27.4 kph ...