Earlier this year, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported an outbreak of measles that began in the South ...

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The State of the District highlighted progress, achievements and much more. NewsWest 9 was also able to speak with the new ...

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ODESSA, Texas — Ector County officials and child advocacy groups came together Tuesday for the start of Child Abuse Awareness ...

Measles cases in Texas' South Plains and Panhandle regions rise to 481, with Gaines County at the center of the outbreak.

The 12th Annual Bustin' for Badges Clay Shoot is April 30 through May 2 and registrations are filling up. This event benefits local law enforcement (Odessa Police Department, Midland Police Department ...

Thursday is the last day to register to vote in the May 3 election. Would be voters may register to vote in person at the Elections Office at 1010 E. Eighth St. Mailed applications must be postmarked ...

The Texas measles outbreak has reached 400 cases. Ector County reports new cases and potential exposure sites.

In West Odessa, a community that has outgrown its existing water system, residents must outsource their water.

After four confirmed cases of measles in Ector County and a growing list of public exposure sites, local health officials are urging the public to take precautions, ...

An Odessa teenager was hospitalized in Lubbock Wednesday following a rollover crash that left another 16-year-old dead ...