Precinct 2 has a new constable following Tuesday’s Ector County Commissioner’s Court meeting. The Court approved James Poor as the new constable 4-0 with Commissioner Greg Simmons absent due to a family issue. County Judge Dustin Fawcett said others who applied included Kelly Cecil, Bandy Blackmo...
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By TERRY TANG The Associated Press Featuring one of the most diverse slates of both Democratic and Republican candidates in recent years, this midterm election has set up a possible wave of historic leadership firsts across the country. Voters on Tuesday could propel into office ...
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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK Major League Baseball proposed delaying the start of a salary cap until 2028, saying teams have too many commitments for next season that wouldn’t allow them to reduce spending quickly enough. A day after the start of free agent negotiat...
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Federal authorities charged an Oklahoma City man with sending hundreds of letters containing white powder and ominous warnings about treason to public officials ahead of the 2024 and 2026 elections. The powders turned out to be nonhazardous — yeast or flour — though not all lette...
schools
The Odessa High girls basketball team returns six players from last year’s squad. It’s a good starting point for a team that got better late in the season last winter and looks to continue that momentum into the 2026-27 season. The Lady Bronchos will play their first game of the ...
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PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The massive amounts of water that flooded parts of the U.S. Southwest turned some communities into lakes of mud, leaving residents dealing with the loss of homes and businesses as they started cleaning up Tuesday. Jack Ellis, a retired school teacher,...
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The Odessa Police Department is warning citizens, particularly the elderly, about a scam where fraudsters pose as bank representatives to pressure individuals into withdrawing cash and handing it over to couriers....
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The Odessa Police Department is warning the public about a scam in which scammers pretend to be bank fraud representatives and pressure people to withdraw cash. According to an OPD news release, the caller claims that the account is in danger and tells the person to withdraw a la...
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Midland District Judge Terry Johnson reached a settlement to avoid removal from office and will resign effective December 16, 2026.
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An argument between two former lovers led to the recent arrest of a 39-year-old Odessa woman on an arson charge. According to an Odessa Police Department report, officers were dispatched to a disturbance call at a home on Toro Court around 4 a.m. Oct. 28. When they arrived, a man...
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Since a quantum leap forward four years ago, the United States has been joined by France, Germany, China and other nations in the development of nuclear fusion as a transformational source of energy. The commercial application is still some distance into the future and nobody exp...
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By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer Madison Booker and Texas earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive year, and made it to the Final Four twice in a row after 20 years away. Then the Longhorns watched three key players walk out the door. That’s life in the...
