Since last year, the number of homeless people in Odessa has increased, according to the annual Point in Time Count conducted by trained volunteers Jan. 23. Odessa Links, in association with the Texas ...

Daniel Schwarz, 48, and his wife "forced their daughter to jump on a trampoline for an extended period without food or water ...

Claudia Garcia, 41, told police she fired two shots towards the closet door that connected to a room her husband was in.

The Odessa Homeless Coalition held a press conference today to speak on the number of homeless there so far in 2025.

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A historic Black building in Odessa, Zoar Church, was recently awarded a $250,000 grant to aid restoration efforts.

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When approaching a curve in the roadway, Janie Dobbs, 70, veered onto a private property, where her vehicle rolled over to ...

Firefighters from Odessa and Montour Falls quickly extinguished the flames, though thick smoke filled the area. Authorities ...

The Odessa College softball team will return to action for the first time this month when the Lady Wranglers face Wayland Baptist in a nonconference doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the ...

To create opportunities for others who shared her goal, Odessa Jenkins started her own professional full-contact league for ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a single-vehicle crash that left an Odessa woman dead Saturday night. According to a crash report, around ...