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NewsWest 9 sat down with the college's vice president of student services, Kim McKay, about the new additions.

A multi-vehicle crash in the eastbound lanes and a lane closure in the westbound lanes has caused traffic in both directions ...

ODESSA, Texas — Be careful driving on I-20 service roads in Southeast Odessa, according to a reminder from the Odessa Police ...

As the summer winds down and local families prepare for a new school year, one community event is casting a wide net of ...

A disturbing encounter at Music City Mall earlier this week led to the arrest of a 19-year-old Odessa man who police say followed a woman and her children through the mall and then pulled a knife on ...

An Odessa man has been arrested in connection to a shooting back in October last year. According to the affidavit, on October 6, 2024, Ector County Sheriff’s Office Investigators responded to a ...

Out-of-season coaching rule infringements force second-year Ducks football coach Nick DiGati to miss opening games.

In this week’s Basin Bites, we visited Arti’s Italian Restaurant, a new business that just opened up in Odessa last weekend.

You can keep one Odessa Barb per every 10 gallons of water, so it’s a good idea to invest in a large tank if you want to have multiple fish. The Odessa Barb also thrives most when kept in a tank ...

Residents of Odessa, Ukraine’s critical port on the Black Sea, are bracing as Russian naval and ground forces approach. “Every day they make it seem like today is the day,” the mayor said.