Odessa, TX News Reports and Accidents

One person is dead and four are injured after a train derailed Monday in West Texas, according to Town of Pecos City officials. Read More

One person is dead and four are injured after a Union Pacific train collided with a tractor-trailer truck on Wednesday (Dec. 18) and derailed, sending railcars into a trackside building. CBS News ... Read More

PECOS, Texas (KTVT) - One person is dead and four are injured after a train derailed Wednesday in the Town of Pecos City, west of Midland-Odessa, according to a statement from the city government. Read More

A two-vehicle crash in Glasscock County killed Roberto Carlos Pazmino-Mestanza of Odessa. The incident is under investigation. Read More

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An Odessa man is dead after a Tuesday morning crash in Glasscock County. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety crash report, around 1:27 a.m., on Tuesday, December 17, troopers responded ... Read More

Odessa officials responded to three separate scenes where children were hit by vehicles within a 12-hour span on Monday. Read More

Odessa Police say they responded to three car-pedestrian crashes on Monday December 16 at three separate schools. Read More

Odessa Police are looking for a woman that stole two iPhones from the counter of the DK on 3800 E. 52nd St. The phones are valued at $1,000 each. According to OPD they were accidentally left on the ... Read More

A Midland man was arrested earlier this week in connection with a deadly crash that left an Odessa man dead earlier this year. Michael Vernon Johnson, 48, has been charged with Intoxicated ... Read More

The HERO program, aimed at reducing secondary crashes, will launch in Midland-Odessa in 2025, enhancing safety on I-20 and SH 191. Read More

ODESSA, Texas - During a meeting Tuesday, Odessa City Council provided an update on the Interstate 20 Widening Project and the construction of the Odessa Sports Complex. The I-20 Widening ... Read More

A three car collision near Music City Mall Saturday afternoon has reduced traffic to one lane and caused major backups in Odessa. Witnesses at the scene said two sedans and an SUV were involved in a ... Read More

ODESSA, Texas - A newborn baby was found dead in an Odessa residence on Oct. 9, 2024, according to Steven LeSueur with Odessa Police Department (OPD). According to an OPD news release, police ... Read More

The Department of Public Safety is currently investigating a major crash on Interstate Highway 20 and Moss and asked drivers to avoid the area. According to officials with the Odessa Police Department ... Read More

Family and loved ones dressed in blue filled the pews of First Baptist Church in Odessa on Saturday to honor the lives of three teen siblings killed in a car crash last month. Twins Jackie and Jaden ... Read More

TxDOT asked drivers to avoid the area and use an alternate route due to extended delays. Videos show all traffic being diverted off of the eastbound lanes of Highway 191. Read More

An Odessa-based sheriff's office is raising money for one of its deputies, whose three children died in auto wreck this week in West Texas. Ector County Patrol Lt. Heather Perkins lost twin sons ... Read More

A Texas Department of Public Safety crash report has shed new light on a two-vehicle crash that left four people, including three Buena Vista ISD teens, dead Wednesday night. According to that report, ... Read More