Several Odessa families are turning to the community for support after a lightning strike ignited a fire at a local apartment ...

After receiving life-saving blood and platelet donations during heart surgery, John Nanni has given blood platelets about ...

Hours after a new round of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia concluded in Istanbul, the Russian army launched a ...

Family, friends, and co-workers gathered Friday at Crossroads Fellowship Church to say a final farewell to Jayda Floyd.

Phillips 66 is teaming up with a local nonprofit to help combat senior hunger in Ector County. For Odessa resident Richard ...

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KERR COUNTY, Texas – The Odessa Police Department confirmed one of its officers was killed in the Hill Country floods. The body of Bailey Martin was found Monday night, the department said in a ...

Both Eddie Perdue, 40, and Lluvia Gonzalez, 23, were charged with manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance, among other ...

Odessa’s mayor, Gennadiy Trukhanov, told me during an interview that he doesn’t know exactly when Russian forces will attack, but ominous signs are everywhere.