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The Odessa Police Department has issued a warning to drivers following a series of crashes attributed to a certain traffic ...

WEST ODESSA, Texas — At Kellus Turner Community Center, Permian Basin Red Cross (PBRC) held their "Sound the Alarm" event. Red Cross volunteers gave away and/or installed 240 smoke alarms to ...

Red Cross volunteers gave away and/or installed 240 smoke alarms to about 60 families across the Permian Basin. They were further assisted by Odessa Fire Rescue and volunteer students from Ector ...

Any screenwriter would be interested in the life of war veteran Mikhail Golmanov. He narrowly survived his first battle, ...

Free all-ages festival features over 140 acts in Wellington's Cuba Street Quarter district on 29th & 30th March.

Today, Calico stands as a testament to the indomitable spirit of the Old West, a place where history buffs, adventure seekers, and anyone with a hankering for some good old-fashioned fun can come to ...

According to an Odessa Police Department report, in late January, officers responded to the 900 block of W 31st Street after ...

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- An Odessa man who pleaded guilty to two counts of Intoxication Manslaughter last week was sentenced by an Ector County jury Wednesday to 10 years of community ...

The American Red Cross has multiple blood drives scheduled in the News 5 area as they are down thousands of donations.