An altercation at the Odessa residence is what led to the fatality. 30-year-old Zhackery Hunt was arrested and charged with ...

"Failing to yield the right of way when exiting a private drive is not just dangerous, dangerous, it’s against the law," ...

The Ector County Sheriff’s Office is at a crime scene on the 2500 block of W 87th Street. Authorities confirm that one person was been taken to the hospital and there is no threat to the community.

At the scene, investigators found a 29-year-old man dead, and a 59-year-old woman with injuries. ECSO said both victims had ...

Wildfires leave behind a path of devastation in Oklahoma and Texas as the states continue to face critical fire weather this ...

Crime trends in Odessa are shifting, with a notable drop in violent crime but an increase in drug-related and DWI arrests, ...

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This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part three in a four-part series. Read part one here ...

In the booming Permian Basin oil field, a large unincorporated community just outside of the city of Odessa proper has ...

Populations rose in many US cities last year. The two fastest-growing metros were in Florida.

The Houston Chronicle has won two awards from the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing for exposing the impacts of toxic gas released by Texas oil companies and the inaction of ...

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