The 47th class of Leadership Odessa will commence on Tuesday, October 1, with a Welcome Reception from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Odessa Chamber of Commerce, 700 N. Grant, Suite 200. This incoming class ...

A 39-year-old Odessa man accused of putting an Odessa police officer in a choke hold last week was arrested Saturday on multiple misdemeanor and felony charges. According to an Odessa Police ...

Vice presidential candidates Tim Walz and J.D. Vance will go head-to-head for the first time in a debate on Tuesday, October ...

The Ector County District Attorney’s office has announced the relaunch of their official Facebook page. When the current DA ...

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ronald W. Forrester, a 25-year-old from Odessa, was piloting a night combat mission over North ...

Big Brother, Big Sister Permian Basin is a non-profit impacting the lives of children in the Tall City. “Big brothers, Big ...

Set photos from Timothée Chalamet's 'Marty Supreme' have leaked online, showing the young actor in costume for the movie ...

Kevin Alexis Ramirez Vasquez, a Texas DPS trooper and U.S. Army veteran, has died after being hit by a vehicle while on duty ...

Trooper Ramirez Vasquez was a true servant leader and a man of valor, honor and purpose,” the Texas Department of Public ...

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Texas Highway Patrol Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vasquez was working a crash scene in Notrees when he was struck by a vehicle while ...

Sep. 27, 2024 — Estrogens are known to drive tumor growth in breast cancer cells that carry its receptors, but a new study unexpectedly finds that estrogens play a role in fueling the growth of ...