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According to jail records, at least two people have been charged with Kidnapping, a third-degree felony, following the Friday evening disappearance of an ...

The Ector County Sheriffs Office is searching for missing child Maxamillius Aiden Dominguez, 6 years old, Hispanic, male.

Police are asking for the public to be on the lookout for a missing 6-year-old Odessa boy who is now the subject of a statewide AMBER Alert. The child’s name is Maxamillius Dominguez. He stands three ...

The Ector County Utilities District, a water distribution operation that provides water to over 20,000 people in West Odessa, ...

There will be several lane closures in Odessa beginning Monday, as crews work on a gas line in the area, the City of Odessa ...

The right-hand lane closure will be in place for southbound traffic along Dixie with a shoulder closure along East 43rd St., ...

City officials plan on establishing a property tax decrease, despite what legal language says on official agenda.

Cole Hauser stopped by a Fort Worth Walmart at 6 a.m. Tuesday morning, and it wasn’t to grocery shop. At 3 a.m., a line the length of the building started to form, full of “Yellowstone” fans who were ...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 struck near Midland in West Texas on Monday and was reportedly felt in parts of North ...

Nearly two months after the last notable earthquake, Lubbock and West Texas felt tremors from a 5.1-magnitude earthquake in Martin County Monday night. Here is what we know.

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