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  Under the watchful eye of Claribel Olivas, a handful of students from across the area took part in a screen printing camp at University...

[email protected] There will be a one-day hiatus in the intoxication manslaughter trial of an Odessa woman accused of killing twin 6-year-olds. Judge Denn Whalen of the...

Prosecutors seeking to convict an Odessa woman accused of killing twin 6-year-olds with her car almost three years ago began their case Monday showing...

BY KIM SMITH Odessa American Prosecutors seeking to convict an Odessa woman accused of killing twin 6-year-olds with her car almost three years ago...

Sheriff Mike Griffis delivered more than $115,000 to Uvalde today from local donations to support the grieving residents following Tuesday’s mass shooting.

In 1714, Benjamin Franklin was only 8 years-old, it was still 62 years before the colonies would declare independence from Great Britain and Johann...

The Ellen Noel Art Museum Teen Artist Residency Program (TARP) is making a return for Summer 2022, according to a press release from the...

The musical version of the famous Nickelodeon show “Spongebob SquarePants” will soon be on the stage at Permian Playhouse later this summer. The casting list...

The West Texas Food Bank will once again be participating in the National Association of Letter Carrier's Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, according to...

A 35-year-old woman was arrested on three outstanding warrants early Friday morning approximately five weeks after Odessa animal control officers said they found a dead pitbull at her home and two other dogs severely malnourished. According to an Odessa Police Department report, animal control officers were dispatched to the 700 block of McKinney Avenue on March 31 to investigate an animal cruelty report. When officers arrived, they found a pitbull mix dead and a boxer mix and a corgi mix malnourished to the point their ribs were visible, the report stated. The boxer was on its side unable to move and later had to be euthanized. The corgi was locked in a kennel, but later nursed back to health. A veterinarian determined all three dogs were dehydrated and malnourished and had worms. The doctor also found their conditions could have been prevented, the report stated. The officers sought three warrants for Naomi Minjarez, two for cruelty to animals causing serious bodily injury or death and one for cruelty to animals, neglect. She was arrested at her home shortly before 5 a.m. Friday and booked into the Ector County jail. She was released Saturday after posting three surety bonds totaling $42,500.