The possibility of young girls growing up to play professional tackle football is the vision Odessa Jenkins had in mind when ...

Playing their second doubleheader against a Class 6A program at Morris Southall Field in three days, the Brownwood Lions were ...

O'Dessa tries to mash up dystopian sci-fi with folk country musicals. Despite Sadie Sink it does not work, making us wonder ...

The city of Odessa is introducing an initiative that allows community members to get be actively involved with maintaining ...

An Odessa resident has been sentenced to 25 years in state prison for sexually abusing two children under the age of 13.

Around 40 residents gathered Thursday to hear from four candidates vying for Odessa’s mayoral seat: Dustin Carnes, Ron ...

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An Odessa man was arrested on a warrant this week after investigators said he assaulted his elderly mother and then stole her ...

An Odessa man who pleaded guilty to rape and other sexual crimes against two children under the age of 13 has been sentenced ...

The Odessa Police Department has arrested a man in connection with a drive-by shooting that happened earlier this month. Jose ...

The National Incident-Based Reporting System statistics show Crimes Against Persons were down 25.88% compared to 2023.

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