More than 1,000 athletes and several thousand of their fans will be in Odessa this week for the Special Olympics Fall Classic. Held in Odessa and Midland, it will feature swimming, golf, bocce and ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety flew Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vazquez's flag-draped casket to Houston on Tuesday, a few ...

Law enforcement officers and first responders from the Lubbock area led a procession for fallen Texas State Trooper Kevin ...

Law enforcement officials from across West Texas gathered at the CAF Hangar in Midland to honor the life and service of ...

On Tuesday, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center released an update as it works through an I.T. issue.

The Ector County Independent School District has announced a time change for the Odessa High School vs. Permian High School rivalry football game. According to ECISD’s ...

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Diabetes tends to impact the Hispanic community heavily in Texas, but there are free resources in the Basi to help with ...

Kevin Alexis Ramirez Vasquez, a Texas DPS trooper and U.S. Army veteran, has died after being hit by a vehicle while on duty ...

Trooper Ramirez Vasquez was a true servant leader and a man of valor, honor and purpose,” the Texas Department of Public ...

The Department of Public Safety said one of its troopers injured while investigating another traffic crash died on Saturday.

The Odessa Bronchos fell to the Killeen Ellison Eagles 69-28 at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene. The Bronchos move to 2-2 on the ...