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There is currently a heavy police presence in a neighborhood of Odessa following reports of gunshots in the area. At around ...

An Odessa man accused of shooting another man twice last month was arrested Friday night on suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. According to an Odessa Police Department report ...

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – An Ector County jury has found Jha’breion Tyrae McCowan guilty of Murder and Tampering with Evidence. The jury sentenced him to 30 years in the Texas Department of ...

Odessa City Council critics have worried Joven and his allies have focused too much on social issues and not enough on infrastructure. Odessa Mayor-Elect Cal Hendrick, left, celebrates with ...

Read full article: Houston’s own Pancho Claus calls for help to keep his Christmas mission going ODESSA — Cal Hendrick, an insurance attorney pledging to return the City Council’s attention ...

ODESSA, Texas — A man in Odessa was seriously injured early Sunday morning after being hit by an 18-year-old intoxicated driver, according to an arrested affidavit obtained by the City of Odessa ...

A minimum 30-minute lightning delay was called in the Odessa High at San Angelo Central high school football game Friday night at San Angelo Stadium. The lightning delay was implemented with 4:45 ...

One person is dead and two others wounded after a shooting in the food court of the Vancouver Mall in Vancouver, Washington. Thursday night and the suspect is at large, police say. CBS Portland ...

Read full article: TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash shuts down part of Semoran Boulevard near Orlando International Airport Read full article: Coldest air of the season arrives in Central Florida. Here’s ...

He is accused of killing a man and wounding two others during a Halloween shooting at the Vancouver Mall. (Becca Robbins/The Columbian) The suspect in a Halloween shooting at Vancouver Mall ...

A temperature roller coaster takes shape Thanksgiving week. ODESSA — Cal Hendrick, an insurance attorney pledging to return the City Council’s attention to everyday issues, defeated Javier ...