ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- A routine traffic stop in Odessa led investigators to uncover a homicide that authorities say occurred the day before, according to an affidavit from the Ector County ...

McLennan Highlassies pulled away in the second half to defeat the Howard Lady Hawks 72–56 in the Region V Tournament quarterfinals, ending Howard College’s season and ...

A routine traffic stop in Odessa led investigators to uncover a homicide that authorities say occurred the day before, according to a law enforcement affidavit ...

Deputies say a traffic stop uncovered blood and a bullet hole in a vehicle. The driver later allegedly confessed to killing a woman and dumping her body.

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – Every odd-numbered year, lawmakers head to the State Capitol to address urgent matters across the Lone Star State. The (2025) 89th Texas legislative session took care of ...

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Residents had the opportunity to voice their concerns about a recent road change in their neighborhood.

An Odessa man is charged with first-degree murder after Ector County deputies say he admitted to shooting a woman twice inside a vehicle and dumping her body under a bridge.

Dozens of Democratic senators are demanding answers from the Trump administration as a growing body of evidence suggests that the U.S. was likely responsible for a strike at an elementary school ...