LUBBOCK Recent rainfall across much of West Texas has diminished to less than 2 percent the area of the state in the worst drought stage. Records show that hasn’t happened since March 2011. The U.S. Drought Monitor map released Thursday shows 1.4...

With technology becoming more prevalent in courthouses and electronic filing becoming a desired service, one company is trying to convince attorneys and judges why serving court papers through email is reliable. When someone has a lawsuit filed...

Cost of living high in a boom town: Article POLL: What do you think of apartment and housing prices in Odessa and Midland? There's plenty of places to live affordably. 0.68 percent (3 votes) It's gotten a little too expensive but people are getting...

Two of the men convicted in the Barrio Azteca racketeering trial were sentenced to federal prison time Thursday, with one man receiving a life sentence. Santos Almanza, 33, and Miguel Nieto, 32, were convicted February in federal court on a count of...

The body of a 42-year-old man is being sent to Tarrant County for an autopsy after his body was discovered Wednesday morning south of Bell and Fulton Street, a press release stated. Humberto Villanueva had last contacted his supervisor at about 9:50...

Two men were transported to Medical Center Hospital after an 18-wheeler went airborne off Interstate 20 and landed on the road below the overpass early Thursday morning. Keith Aaron Davis, the driver of the 18-wheeler was listed in “serious”...

MIDLAND A 47-year-old Odessa man has been sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison after he was found guilty Wednesday on four counts of indecency with a child.Edward Fernandez Medrano, 3700 Merrill Ave., was sentenced Thursday to three years each...

MIDLAND The Midland RockHounds won their second straight game on Thursday, defeating the Frisco RoughRiders 8-3 at Citibank Ballpark. The RockHounds (21-19) trailed the RoughRiders 2-1 before scoring five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning....

LEVELLAND Chasity Mims has made a habit of coming through in big moments during her two seasons with the South Plains College women’s track and field team. A 2010 Odessa High School graduate, Mims closed out her Lady Texans career Thursday by...

NEWTON, KAN. Odessa College freshman Jamie Warman fired a 3-under-par 69 Thursday during the third round of the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I Men’s Golf National Championship and moved into a tie for first with 18 holes to...

GREENVILLE. TENN. Andrews graduate Morgan Dockery struggled and carded an 8-over-par 81 for Oklahoma Christian on Thursday in the third round of the NAIA Women’s Golf Championships at the Link Hills Golf and Country Club. Oklahoma Christian ended...

SAN ANGELO Angelo State University juniors Isidro Garcia and Summer Sutherland, a pair of Crane High School graduates, are headed to the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships. It is the third consecutive year for Garcia to qualify...

Liberty University redshirt senior Melinda Bendik, an Odessa High School graduate, received official notification Thursday of her inclusion in the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round track and field meet. Bendik is seeded eighth out of the 48...