With two campuses in Odessa and a new one in Midland, IDEA Public Schools is serving about 3,000 students from across the region. Erica Matamoros is the Deputy Executive Director for the Permian Basin. “That makes me really proud because it tells us that one, there is demand for our services,” Ma...
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EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — Chihuahua state police rescued 12 migrants and arrested three suspected human smugglers after intercepting two vehicles Sept. 30 near Doctor Porfirio Parra, in the municipality of Juarez, state security officials said on Monday, Oct. 5. Officers e...
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The Odessa Police Department is investigating after two youths were found deceased by officers responding to a medical call Sunday. According to OPD spokesman Corporal Steve LeSueur, the youths were found dead in the 4800 block of Oakwood Drive. “An autopsy is pending and the inv...
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The good news for the Odessa High football team is that the Bronchos get a chance to start over as the team prepares for the long-awaited start of district play this week. The Bronchos did not close out nondistrict play the way they were hoping as the team was dealt a 31-27 loss ...
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ITHACA, New York (AP) — Cornell students thronged a campus plaza to protest the university's response to allegations of sexual assault at a fraternity house, and the school's main administration building was splashed with graffiti and damaged overnight. At a demonstration that ov...
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A 66-year-old Roma resident was killed in a three-vehicle crash Saturday night on U.S. 385. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Mario Elier Garza Garza was driving a Ford F-150 south on Highway 385 when he struck some debris that had fallen from an unsecured load ...
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks is facing a consumer lawsuit over claims that the protein drinks labeled “sugar-free” on its cafe menus may actually contain more sugar than a Reese’s peanut butter cup. The federal lawsuit filed late Friday in Seattle alleges that e...
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK U.S. stocks rose to the edge of their all-time high on Monday after a couple buyout announcements helped lift the market. The S&P 500 climbed 0.7% and pulled within 0.3% of its record , which was set during the summer. The Dow Jones Indust...
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The UTPB football team is back in the top 25 of the AFCA NCAA Division II Poll as the Falcons currently sit at No. 23. UTPB is currently 4-1 after defeating previously No. 21-ranked Northeastern State 38-27 in a nonconference game on the road Saturday in Tahlequah, Okla. The Falc...
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UTPB senior linebacker McKyle So’oto was named the Lone Star Conference’s Defensive Player of the Week. So’oto had 15 tackles-10 solo- one interception and one sack to help the Falcons to a 38-27 win at No. 21 Northeastern State. Two of his tackles were for loss and he led a unit...
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Crude Oil: 89.43 (-1.68). Nymex MTD AVG: 91.1260. Natural Gas: 3.066 (+0.031). Gasoline: 3.2462 (-0.0662). Spreads: November/December (+1.23) December/January (+1.01). Plains WTI Posting: 85.91 (-1.68). The post DAILY OIL PRICE: October 5, 2026 appeared first on Odessa American ....
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University of Texas Permian Basin has received a three-year $400,000 grant that will help it increase research capacity. Brian Shedd, executive director of the Office of Innovation & Commercialization, said this is a National Science Foundation Enabling Partnership to Increase In...
