His last day will be Friday, Oct. 31; no reason was given for his departure. Assistant City Manager Aaron Smith will serve as acting city manager.

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MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – The Midland Bulldogs defeated the Odessa Bronchos 45-21 at Astound Broadband Stadium. Midland improved to 2-5 on the year, while Odessa is still looking for tis first win ...

Beastify is the ultimate evolution battleground, where every bite takes you closer to being the peak predator. As you start the game as a small capybara, you will learn that defeating other fruits and ...

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- On Tuesday general contractor Butler-Cohen held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for their new West Texas Division office in downtown Odessa. “I’m really happy to be a part of the ...

LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech softball hosted Odessa College in a 10-inning fall ball exhibition on Sunday afternoon at Rocky Johnson Field. Tech won 15-0 allowing just four base runners as the pitchers ...

The ‘Bottoms’ star created the HBO codependent friends sitcom about relationships, careers and growing up that also stars Jordan Firstman, Josh Hutcherson and True Whitaker. By Etan Vlessing Canada ...

Kentucky is suing Roblox for allegedly allowing child predators to run rampant on its platform and exposing children to heinous material — including simulators of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s ...

ODESSA, Texas — Neighbors across Odessa came together Tuesday night for the city’s annual National Night Out — an event aimed at strengthening relationships between law enforcement and the community.

Kentucky has sued Roblox, alleging that children are accessing violent simulation games on the popular gaming platform, including depictions of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, just weeks after the ...

Former Odessa Mayor Mike Atkins has died. A partner in Atkins, Hollmann, Jones, Peacock, Lewis and Lyon Inc. in Odessa, he specialized in corporate law and litigation. Atkins also served as the ...