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Russian forces launched another massive drone attack in the early hours of Thursday morning, targeting the cities of Kyiv and Odessa, according to local authorities. In the capital and its ...

One day after Cal Hendrick won the Odessa mayor race and two new city council members were elected, Odessa locals are speaking out about how they feel following Election Day. Tommy Henderson is ...

Charlotte pastor Andy Shaver came close to unseating three-term legislator Angela Witwer but ultimately lost to the ...

The Odessa College men's basketball was dealt a 73-63 loss against McLennan Community College Tuesday at the UCO Classic at Hamilton Field House. The Wranglers fell to 1-1 for the season. Odessa ...

With votes tallied and the winner officially announced Tuesday night, the city of Odessa will have a new mayor in Cal ...

ODESSA — On Tuesday, Cal Hendrick defeating the incumbent Javier Joven in the city of Odessa mayoral race. According to the ...

The longtime McLennan men’s coach registered the 700th win in his coaching career as the Highlanders handled 13th-ranked ...

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — Cal Hendrick is the newly elected mayor of Odessa. This comes after the highly anticipated Nov. 5 election victory over current Mayor Javier Joven.

Craig Stoker, the executive director of Meals on Wheels Odessa, has been declared Odessa City Councilwoman at-large, taking ...

Early voting shows challenger Cal Hendrick ahead of incumbent Javier Joven for mayor. Unofficial early voting totals show Hendrick with 14,726 votes to Joven's 6,816. In Ector County, 29,381 voters ...

A Monday morning crash involving a pedestrian and vehicle left one Odessa man dead. According to the Texas Department of Public Saftey crash report, around 1:16 a.m., on Monday, November 4th, ...