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

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

The Ector County Clerk's office located at 300 N. Grant Ave. will be closed this afternoon due to flooding. ODESSA, Texas - The Ector County Clerk's office (ECCO) at 300 N. Grant Ave. is closed for ... Read More

A major crash on IH-20 in Odessa has caused traffic detours and delays, with motorists advised to avoid the area. Read More

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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

A major crash was reported in West Odessa early Thursday morning along Interstate 20. Odessa Police say the crash happened in the westbound lanes of I-20 near Moss Road. Authorities are diverting ... 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

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

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KMID / KPEJ) - An Odessa resident was killed and another ... the north service road of Interstate 20 near Redondo Avenue. A 2014 GMC Sierra was heading west on the north ... Read More

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A car carrying several people in snowy, icy weather crossed a median strip on Interstate 20 near Odessa, Texas, and collided head-on with a Werner truck. The jury ultimately put 70% of the blame ... Read More