In this first act of the cross-town showdown between Odessa and Midland College, it’s the Wranglers taking game one, beating the Chaparrals 6-4. The ...

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The Midland College softball team will play No. 9-ranked Odessa College in a home-and-home series that could decide the ...

A new behavioral health center in the Permian Basin is opening next year. The Legislature approved more than $126 million to ...

ODESSA, Texas — NewsWest 9 is at the Murder trial for 31-year-old Larry Johnson, the man who allegedly murdered his former ...

A celebration was held Monday by the Texas Department of Transportation and Ports-to-Plains Alliance to officially designate ...

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Trent Day, Aghorn Operations Inc. and Kodiak Roustabout Inc. all entered plea deals in relation to the 2019 death of an ...

West Texans were looking to the skies Saturday night, and many were left wondering: what was that? Around 9:25 p.m. on April ...

Odessa, Texas -- When it comes to Odessa, the thought of actually being in and standing in the 432 doesn't cross the minds of ...

High winds are not a new phenomenon in Midland-Odessa; they have been part of the landscape long before these cities were established. The flat terrain and geographical positioning make the Permian ...

Rain is forecasted for the Permian Basin this weekend, with Midland-Odessa likely to see showers Friday night.