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Odessa College point guard Ahmere Carson could have a big role for UWGB men's basketball next season helping to replace ...

The Taylor Sheridan co-created show returned for its 10-episode second season on Nov. 16 and will air weekly until mid-January. The Paramount+ show filmed in and around Fort Worth over the spring and ...

You’re just stove up.” Both Norris men slip into regional dialects as Tommy helps his father from the pool. But neither anticipates the charge of emotion received from their spontaneous, tender ...

Father Patrick McCarthy was brutally murdered in 1988. The two half-brothers in prison for the killing say he sexually abused them for years ...

The expansion will include 18 holes of outdoor miniature golf, seven indoor home run dugout bays, 45 additional arcade games, ...

Authorities with the Odessa Police Department are investigating an illegal dumping incident after a large amount of debris ...

A winter storm brought snow, sleet, and ice to West Texas on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. Who is Sarah West? Judge faces calls to ...

The 71st Sandhills Stock Show and Rodeo is set to kick off in Odessa, Texas on January 8th, featuring some of the top 15 ...

The City of Odessa will be replacing a sewer line in the alley north of the 100 block of E Ada Street and S Texas Avenue ...

OPD is searching South Odessa for Rebecca Demory, last seen March 1, 2023. Anyone with info is asked to call 432-333-3641 or ...