A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.

So what’s behind the region’s unlikely rise — and how sustainable is it? One major concern is water or, more specifically, the lack of it. Another is that it remains one of the poorest regions in the ...

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The Board of Directors of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas met Tuesday to discuss a possible a transmission expansion plan alternative to its current 345-kilovolt plan. Coming out of the ...

The Working Ranch Cowboys Association announced it will hold a press conference on Friday afternoon regarding the West Texas ...

After several years in a downward trend, West Texas A&M University is seeing an increase in enrollment this spring semester.

An Odessa resident is speaking out against the growing trash problem in the community, especially along highways.

Florida basketball moved up to the top seed in the West Region, according to USA TODAY Sports' latest bracketology update.

The Standard-Times Top 10 ranks the best West Texas boys basketball teams heading into the postseason. What local teams have ...

Here's what the Old Farmer's Almanac spring 2025 forecast predicts for Northern and Southern California, and across the U.S.

Despite a significant loss to Tennessee, the Florida Gators remain a No. 2 seed in the latest bracketology projections from ...