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

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On Thursday, and Ector County jury found Richard Lee Davis guilty on one count of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. Davis ...

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

A Highway Patrol trooper died more than a week after he was struck by a vehicle while investigating a crash in West Texas.

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

The City of Odessa has issued a statement assuring residents that the water is safe after several concerns regarding the ...

Texas Highway Patrol Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vasquez was working a crash scene in Notrees when he was struck by a vehicle while ...

The person initially accused of killing Nesset was acquitted in 1983 due to the false confession and a lack of evidence, ...

An employee at Permian Mall in Odessa, Texas, Nesset usually walked to and from work. On April 19, 1982, her co-workers and ...

ODESSA, Texas — The City of Odessa released a statement addressing the concerns regarding the smell of the water at 9:40 a.m. The city says the Colorado River Municipal Water District delivers ...

Forrester, 25, of Odessa, Texas, was piloting an A-6A Intruder ... his parents told the newspaper. He wrote his family that he "believed in what he was doing," and his missions could help end ...