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Martin A. Holguin Duran, 59, of Odessa, died in a two-vehicle collision on Loop 338. The crash remains under investigation.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a crash that left a Midland bicyclist dead last week. According to a ...

A Midland woman is dead after a vehicle-bicycle crash in Odessa on Friday, the crash happened at FM 1936 and Blair Street, ...

Next week, March 10-14, is Spring Break for Ector County ISD. All district schools and offices will be closed. The break begins with an Early Release Day for students on Friday, March 7. This is the ...

Ector County ISD Trustees voted 5-2 to approve a four-year contract for Keeley Boyer to become the superintendent of schools.

On February 28th, the Ector County ISD Board of Trustees voted to approve a four-year contract for Dr. Keeley Boyer to become the new superintendent of ...

Measles has sickened nearly 150 mostly unvaccinated people in rural West Texas, and a school-age child has died.

Get ready for an action-packed evening at March's First Friday ODTX. Visit Downtown Odessa and surrounding areas from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 7, for a night filled with entertainment, community fun, ...

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — The Ector County Health Department has confirmed their first case of measles, according to an Ector ...

Sharon AI And New Era Helium Announce Letter of Intent to Acquire 200-Acre Site Intended For 250MW Net-Zero Energy AI/HPC ...

The department will offer the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella vaccine at their office amidst measles outbreak starting Feb. 27.