The City of Odessa will honor the memory of Officer Scott Stanton Smith with a wreath-laying ceremony at sunrise on February ...

A 16-year-old male driving a black Ford Mustang was involved in a major crash Thursday morning at 42nd and Everglade, ...

The Odessa Police Department is investigating a Thursday morning crash that left several people injured, including a 19-year-old with serious injuries. According to OPD, around 8:31 a.m. on January 23 ...

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Jan. 13—Two Odessa residents are being held in the Ector County jail on multiple felony charges after authorities said an investigation revealed they sexually assaulted a 1-year-old girl and sent ...

She’s been in Odessa since 1955 and we wanted to recognize her service to this community,” Congressman Pfluger said of the ...

A 57-year-old Odessa man died in a three-vehicle crash on an icy Texas highway. The crash involved a Kenworth, Chevrolet Silverado and Dodge Ram.

Dec. 26—An Odessa man was arrested Monday after a 16-year-old told authorities he sexually assaulted her while she was a runaway. According to an Odessa Police Department report, officers received a ...

A crash Thursday morning involving three vehicles has sent one to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to Corporal Steve LeSueur with the Odessa Police Department (OPD). At 8:31 a.m.

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ODESSA, Texas — A 62-year-old Odessa man was arrested Monday for sexual assault of a 16-year-old back in mid-November, according to an arrest affidavit from the City of Odessa Records Department.