The Permian boys basketball team will face crosstown rivals Odessa High for the second time this season in a 7:30 p.m. game Friday at Permian Fieldhouse. The Panthers (20-8 overall, 5-1 in District ...

Sodariffic is a soda shop in Odessa where you can customize any soda to your liking. Nico Crissinger opened the shop in ...

Jesus Alberto Villegas Monteagudo, 37, was arrested for being a fugitive from justice and was taken to the Ector County Law ...

South Plains College and the SPC Foundation will recognize Odessa native Randy S. Wilson as the 2025 Pacesetter honoree at the 27th annual Scholarship Gala.

The Kansas City Chiefs aren’t the only metro team working to defend a championship. The wrestlers at Odessa High School dream ...

The Odessa Police Department has arrested a man wanted for Murder in El Salvador. OPD stopped Jesus Alberto Villegas ...

During a traffic stop Thursday, the Odessa Police Department arrested an international murder suspect wanted by Interpol.

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A man armed with a hammer was shot by police after attempting to enter an apartment and charging at officers, according to the Odessa Police Department. The ...

The male later identified as 32-year-old Benjamin Fiedler, then charged at officers. A single shot struck Fiedler in the ...

The Texas Rangers are investigating after an officer involved shooting in Odessa left one person injured earlier Thursday morning. Courtesy: Callye O’Reilly ...

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