ODESSA — A city of Odessa spokesperson has confirmed that as of Monday, Feb. 10, Max Reyes is no longer employed by the city.

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Deputy City Manager Agapito Bernal lost his job Thursday, and Parks and Recreation Director Max Reyes was fired Monday.

A burglary in progress call at Phoenix Drilling resulted in the arrest of three people after copper theft operation bust.

Rodriguez reached for the gun and the deputy that was going to pat Rodriguez down, got into a “physical altercation” with Rodriguez. A second deputy on scene fired a taser at Rodriguez and was able to ...

Experience live tattooing from 175+ award-winning artists at the Odessa Tattoo Expo 2025, Feb 28-March 2 at Ector County ...

A 20-year-old Odessa man was arrested last week on a warrant issued after a 16-year-old girl accused him of luring her to a house and inappropriately touching her. According to an Odessa Police ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety, in collaboration with other law enforcement agencies, made over 20 arrests and rescued ...

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The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) made over 20 arrests and rescued four victims in human trafficking operations conducted in the Permian Basin throughout the month of January. Held during ...

Marcus Thomas was arrested in relation to a shooting in a Walmart parking lot on Dec. 17, 2024. After being released on bond, ...

An Odessa man out on bond after his December arrest in which he was accused of harming an Ector County Sheriff’s Office K-9 ...