Federal judge sentences drug traffickers to combined 56 years in prison
MIDLAND A Midland man and woman were recently sentenced in a federal court in Midland to a combined 56 years in prison for methamphetamine...
13-year-old Texas boy sentenced to prison for murder in fatal shooting at a Sonic...
By JAKE BLEIBERG
The Associated Press
DALLAS A 13-year-old Texas boy convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of a Sonic Drive-In employee has been...
City tire issue heads to court Monday
Attorneys representing the City of Odessa’s new equipment services director are scheduled to be in Ector County District Judge Denn Whalen’s courtroom Monday to...
Council to discuss futures of municipal court judges
Embattled Odessa Municipal Court Judge Carlos Rodriguez is back on the Odessa City Council agenda.
For the third time in under a year, the city...
The Supreme Court will take up abortion and gun cases in its new term...
By MARK SHERMAN
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON The Supreme Court is returning to a new term to take up some familiar topics — guns and abortion...
Odessa man pleads guilty to possession of meth
PECOS An Odessa man pleaded guilty Thursday to possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine.
According to court documents, Angel Vargas-Valdivia, 23, attempted to enter the...
Texas’ ban on certain drag shows is unconstitutional, federal judge says
By Alejandro Serrano and William Melhado, The Texas Tribune
Texas cannot enforce a new law that restricts some public drag shows, a federal judge said...
Judge rules Donald Trump defrauded banks, insurers while building real estate empire
By MICHAEL R. SISAK
The Associated Press
NEW YORK A judge ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate...
Reyos one step closer to closer to exoneration
A sense of relief.
When First Assistant Ector County District Attorney Greg Barber and his colleague Carmen Villalobos read Judge Denn Whalen’s 57-page Findings of...
Judge accepts one plea deal, rejects another in connection with fatal shooting
An Ector County District Court judge accepted one plea agreement, but rejected another Thursday in connection with a drug deal that resulted in the...