Walmart and Sam’s Club are once again stepping up in the fight against hunger with the return of their annual Fight Hunger. Spark Change. Campaign. The initiative ...

The measles outbreak in rural Texas has exposed how hospital buildings are ill-equipped. Meanwhile, long distances between ...

Long John Silver’s officially opened its new restaurant at the current West County Road location on Monday. The new ...

ODESSA, Texas — The Junior League of Odessa is a coalition of women who run different charities around Odessa. Today, they hosted their community assistance meeting to discuss various social issues ...

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A Longview man was killed in a traffic crash in West Texas late Saturday. The crash happened ...

The rumble of sand-hauling trucks is a familiar sound in the Permian Basin, but soon, that sound may come without a driver ...

ODESSA, Texas — Measles cases continue to climb across West Texas, with state health officials reporting a total of 198 confirmed cases Friday. The latest data shows 39 new cases in the last three ...

Caden Ellis and Madison Gonzales each won two events to lead the Legacy boys and girls track teams to a second and ...

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The bill would have set deadlines for the oil and gas industry to plug inactive wells, which can pose a danger to the ...

In the booming Permian Basin oil field, a large unincorporated community just outside of the city of Odessa proper has ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part two in a four-part series. Read part one here. President Trump and Texas lawmakers are pushing to loosen the ...