LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A Texas county commissioner will spend one year on probation for accidentally shooting his grandson during a Nebraska wedding he was officiating. Michael Gardner, 63, of Odessa, ... Read More

According to NTSB's report, a pilot-certificated witness heard the airplane's engines and noted that they sounded unusual. Read More

Update: The National Weather Service has alerted Odessans that between 4 and 5 inches of rain have fallen northwest of Odessa, with flash flooding ongoing. Although rain rates have diminished, any ... Read More

ODESSA, TX (August 29, 2024) - Ninfa Webb died Wednesday night, in a two-vehicle rollover crash on Highway 80 and Faudree Road. The incident occurred at approximately 9:40 p.m., on August 21st ... Read More

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ODESSA, Texas (KMID / KPEJ) - Cal Hendrick will be sharing his ... August 28 at '?The Shack in the Back,'? located at 11610 West Highway 80 East. Attendees are encouraged to dress casually as it is an ... Read More

ODESSA - A small plane crashed in a West Texas neighborhood Tuesday, killing the pilot and a passenger and setting off a large fire on the ground that injured a woman, authorities said. Read More

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City of Odessa / Facebook Two people have died and one person has been hospitalized after a plane crashed into a Texas mobile home park in Odessa, Texas. Officials in Odessa shared on social media ... Read More

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The Odessa Police Department said it is currently investigating a fatal crash at the intersection of Highway 80 and Faudree. OPD said all southbound traffic on ... Read More

According to the Odessa Police Department, all southbound traffic on Faudree Rd. and westbound traffic on Highway 80 is currently shut down. Read More

ODESSA, Texas (KTRK) -- A small plane bound for Houston's Ellington Field had trouble taking off from an Odessa, Texas, airfield before clipping power lines and going down near a populated area in ... Read More

Two people were killed and one injured early Tuesday when a private jet crashed and exploded shortly after takeoff from Schlemeyer Field. The fatal crash occurred just south of the county airport on ... Read More

A plane crashed into an alleyway in west Texas on Tuesday morning, killing two people on board, injuring others and burning mobile homes to the ground. The crash happened around 7 a.m. in Odessa, ... Read More

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KMID / KPEJ) - A semi-truck was struck by a semi-truck Friday afternoon, causing a backup on Highway 80. Spectators on the scene said Odessa Fire Rescue and the Odessa Police ... Read More