A shocking discovery in Odessa: the body of a small boy was found in a freezer. Investigators are examining the circumstances ...

Shocking discovery in Odessa. The body of a young boy was found in a freezer. Investigators are examining how the child died.

During a traffic stop Thursday, the Odessa Police Department arrested an international murder suspect wanted by Interpol.

An Odessa man who pleaded guilty to two counts of Intoxication Manslaughter last week was sentenced by an Ector County jury ...

After being indicted for the distributing charge, Dennis Matias had a court date in December of 2024 that he failed to show up to. On Thursday, he was rearrested.

An Odessa officer shot 32-year-old Benjamin Fiedler after a taser failed during a disturbance call involving a hammer. The ...

A registered sex offender who was again accused of sexual assault against a child was convicted by an Ector County jury ...

The Texas Rangers are investigating after an officer involved shooting in Odessa left one person injured earlier Thursday morning. Courtesy: Callye O’Reilly ...

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Leonel Torres was sentenced by an Ector County jury to 10 years of community supervision and a $10,000 fine for each count.

The Odessa College softball team christened its new playing surface at the Wrangler Softball Complex by defeating Garden City Community College and No. 2-ranked McLennan Community College Friday at ...

Odessa Crime Stoppers, an organization dedicated to aiding law enforcement with information about crime, gave us an inside ...