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Odessa PD Mourns the Loss of Officer Bailey Martin

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Odessa PD Mourns the Loss of Officer Bailey Martin

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Odessa community grieves after Officer Bailey Martin's death in Travis County. OPD honors his memory and requests privacy for his family.See the Story

City Officials and Organizers Honor Flood Victims

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City Officials and Organizers Honor Flood Victims

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ODESSA, Texas(KMID/KPEJ)- Officials and organizers honor flood victims. They tied green ribbons and pink flowers. Green for Camp Mystic and pink for the girls who lost their lives. Donna Kelm who is a local, talked about why she thought it was important to pay tribute to the lives lost during the mass floods. "So I have a friend that lives next door to me and I found out that a child that was supposed to be going to Camp Mystic this week. But …See the Story

Odessa man arrested after woman reports that she was raped

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Odessa man arrested after woman reports that she was raped

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ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- An Odessa man was arrested earlier this month after investigators said he allegedly raped a woman in Ector County. Ethan Navi Zubiate has been charged with Sexual Assault, a second-degree felony. According to an ECSO report, on July 3, deputies were called to a home in the county to investigate a sexual assault. At the scene, they met with a victim who said that on July 2, Zubiate entered her room uninvited and…See the Story

Six Suspects Arrested After Auto Burglary, Gunfire Exchange in Odessa

ODESSA, TX – Six male suspects, ranging in age from 13 to 19, have been arrested following an attempted auto burglary that escalated into a shootout with a vehicle owner in the 1100 block of Honeysuckle on Thursday, July 10, 2025. At approximately 11:54 p.m., Odessa Police responded to a report of an auto burglary in progress. The investigation revealed that six individuals were attempting to burglarize vehicles when the owner of one vehicle fir…Odessa, Texas · Odessa Read Article

Odessa police to serve dinner for Special Olympics Texas fundraiser

ODESSA, Texas — The Odessa Police Department will host a fundraising dinner on Thursday, July 24, from 5-9 p.m. at Texas Roadhouse, located at 4221 N. Grandview.Olympics · Odessa Read Article

Treaty Oak Revival Got Their Start In The Back Of A Vacuum Repair Shop While Frontman Sam Canty Was Building Cryogenic Gas Plants

Some bands get their start in a Nashville studio. Others in a church choir. Treaty Oak Revival? They started five doors down from a liquor store, in the back of a vacuum repair shop in Odessa, Texas and it doesn’t get more Red Dirt than that. Frontman Sam Canty shared the whole story on The Jarrod Morris Vibe podcast, and it’s the kind of origin tale you couldn’t script if you tried. Before fronting one of the hottest independent country acts ou…Odessa, Texas · Odessa Read Article

ECSO Investigating Officer Involved Shooting

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ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Ector County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred in the 800 block of Avenue K. There is no threat to the public at this time. The Texas Rangers and ECSO deputies remain on scene. The investigation is ongoing. Officials are asking the public to avoid the area to allow law enforcement to safely and effectively continue their work.Odessa, Texas · Odessa See the Story

From Cop to DJ: Odessa Officer Drops the Beat

In Odessa, where sirens often echo, one officer is turning down the volume on tension and turning up the beat — meet the man behind the turntables. Continue reading…Odessa, Texas · Odessa Read Article

Church camp confession leads to Odessa man's arrest

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ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- An Odessa man was arrested late last month after two young children made a sexual abuse outcry while at church camp. Robert Paul Hayslip has been charged with two counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. According to court records, on June 23, investigators with the Ector County Sheriff's Office were contacted by Child Protective Services to help with an ongoing investigation that began after two childre…Odessa, Texas · Odessa Read Article

Odessa police recover stolen purse with $9,000 cash

ODESSA, Texas — A purse containing $9,000 in cash, reported stolen from a Walmart shopping cart, has been returned to its owner, according to the Odessa Police Department. The purse was turned in by a male subject over the weekend.Walmart · Odessa Read Article

A Gay Priest Is Killed, An Innocent Apache Man Stands Accused: Deborah Esquenazi’s ‘Night In West Texas Doc’ Screens At Frameline

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EXCLUSIVE: In 1981, the battered body of a closeted gay Catholic priest was discovered in the Sage and Sand Motel in Odessa, Texas, his arms knotted behind his back. Within a year, Texas authorities pinned the crime on a closeted Apache man, James Harry Reyos, even though Reyos had an alibi for the night of […]Movies & TV · Odessa Read Article

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