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The Texas Rangers are investigating after an officer involved shooting in Odessa left one person injured earlier Thursday ...

Scattered rain moved into North Texas on Wednesday and will continue into Thursday. Here's the latest forecast.

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