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The Odessa City Council voted unanimously Tuesday evening to rename a portion of Murphy Street in honor of Dr. Martin Luther ...

The driver of the vehicle did not stop and evaded the police. The vehicle was last seen in the area of Odessa High School.

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They say that three people have been placed in custody with ties to the murder of the child. Anthony Ramon and Santon Ramon, who are both 24 years old, were arrested for their involvement. 22-year-old ...

NAVASOTA, Texas (WBOY) — Have you ever heard of the “World’s Largest Teapot” up in Chester, West Virginia? It turns out that it may not actually be the biggest, as 12 News recently learned that there ...

ODESSA, Texas — A traffic stop Saturday evening ... was traveling south in a gray Ford F-150 on North Knox approaching West 42nd Street. Parker stopped at the stop sign and proceeded to ...

HOUSTON, Texas ... inside her west Houston apartment on Tuesday. The Houston Police Department said the shooting happened at about 8:30 p.m. at an apartment complex on Tanglewilde Street.

After reports of a second death related to measles in West Texas, state health officials reiterated that updated MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) immunization recommendations should apply to the ...

WEST, Texas (KWTX) - UPDATE: Police in the city of West say they have found where a girl found wandering earlier on Tuesday belongs. “FOUND!!! Working it out now - thank you everyone!!” ...

ODESSA, Texas — A juvenile was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries following a shooting on the 1000 block of W. Monahans, according to the Odessa Police Department. No other ...

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- A new infrastructure project is set to begin Monday, April 7, bringing temporary traffic changes to a key stretch of May Street. The May Street Water Line Replacement ...