West Texas Gifts of Hope held the groundbreaking ceremony. The house is located near Medical Center Hospital and the West Texas Cancer Center.

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

A registered sex offender who was arrested late last month after a runaway teen was found in his home is facing new charges ...

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

A new petition has been filed in a lawsuit from three siblings over a crash that happened during a test drive last June in ...

The measles outbreak in rural Texas has exposed how hospital buildings are ill-equipped. Meanwhile, long distances between ...

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The city of Odessa is introducing an initiative that allows community members to get be actively involved with maintaining ...

New Tech Odessa took third place in the rigorous competition, OCA finished in sixth place, and the STEM Academy, in its first ...

West Odessa residents face health risks from oil and gas industry pollution, impacting water quality and safety.

State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa) has filed House Bill 3866, legislation designed to protect Texas homeowners from dangerous chemical containers being brought in and stored in their ...

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A Longview man was killed in a traffic crash in West Texas late Saturday. The crash happened ...