THE STORY: Ector County commissioners are preparing to start cracking down on “no shows” at the county’s employee wellness center.Human resources director Pat Patton told commissioners at their meeting Monday morning that...
THE STORY: The Odessa Police Department and the Ector County Sheriff’s Department has charged Gabriel Rodriguez Ortega with four counts of aggravated robbery in connection with three robberies at local insurance agencies.THE LINK:...
THE STORY: Kinky Friedman is running for governor again, this time as a Democratic candidate.THE LINK: http://tinyurl.com/y967gycTHE POLL: Who will you support for Texas Governor?>> Kinky Friedman: 37 percent (49 votes) >> Tom Schieffer:...
THE STORY: City officials have started putting up warning signs on school zones warning people that they could face fines up to $200 for using their cell phones while the zones are in effect. Municipal Court director Karen Vogel said in an e-mail...
THE STORY: Bowie Junior High history teacher Steven Ray Hernandez is on paid administrative leave following his arrest Oct. 21. Hernandez was first arrested June 25 on an indecent exposure charge, a class B misdemeanor. The complainant was an adult...
THE STORY: The Doom in the Desert haunted house features a pitch-black maze where actors jump out and scare participants.THE LINK: www.oaoa.com/news/maze-38302-black-fur.htmlTHE POLL: Which is scarier, a pitch-black maze or a themed haunted...
THE STORY: Odessa Crime Stoppers Executive Director Susan Rogers said she felt Odessa’s economy may be a factor in the kinds of growing cases she’s been getting: thefts, robberies, credit card and debit card abuses — and a plethora...
THE STORY: The Odessa Parks and Recreation Department scheduled an open meeting to discuss possible restriction on smoking in city parks....
THE STORY: Brian Swearengin was found guilty of capital murder in the Dec. 29, 2006, death of Lourdes Maria “Lou Lou” Medrano. Judge John W. Smith sentenced Swearengin, 25, to life in prison without parole....
THE STORY: About a month after examining possible new avenues of sex education that go beyond abstinence-only, ECISD trustees returned to the issue Tuesday when it revisited its current abstinence-based curriculum....
THE STORY: A purse snatcher was foiled after a good Samaritan took down the suspected assailant outside an Odessa Albertsons.THE LINK: http://www.oaoa.com/news/suspected-37423-purse-snatching.html#slComments>> okieintexas: “Looks like...
THE STORY: An eighth-grader at Nimitz Junior High School was severely injured Monday afternoon after getting ran over by a school bus on Odessa’s southside.THE LINK: http://www.oaoa.com/news/school-37406-odessa-high.html >> ruby42:...
THE STORY: Reserved seating tickets to the Permian versus Odessa High football game sold out Wednesday morning at Ratliff Stadium.THE LINK: http://www.oaoa.com/news/tickets-37475-high-sale.htmlTHE POLL: Are you going to the Permian vs. OHS...
THE STORY: Best Buy was expected to open in November 2008, but the opening has now been pushed back to next year. PetSmart was expected to open in early 2010. PetSmart spokeswoman Jennifer Simmons said it is scheduled to open in 2010, but an exact...
THE STORY: A recent report released by the nonprofit research firm Child Trends showed that five of the 15 U.S. cities with the highest repeat teen pregnancy rates for 2006 are in Texas, a state that in 2004 had the highest rate of repeat teen...