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Carmen Croan was last seen at Graham Central Station in 1981, but her cold case has lived on for over four decades. Carmen Croan was your everyday 18-year-old. "Anybody that you talk to that knew Carmen and just talks about what a nice, sweet girl she was," Odessa Crime Stoppers CEO Susan Rogers said. "I mean, you know, there's no drama."

The Basin's Unsolved: Just a Normal Girl

ODESSA, Texas — The City of Odessa has provided residents with an update on the roadwork of Faudree Road. Starting on June 10, North Faudree Road traffic from Hwy 191 to Windchase Street will be moving to the other side of the road. This second phase of the construction will include the installation of concrete culvert boxes, inlets, and curbs/gutters.

City of Odessa provides update on Faudree Road Construction

Midland, TX

ODESSA, Texas — On Wednesday, a train-vehicle collision happened in Midland, ultimately causing road closures. It’s a scary situation that has been a recent trend in the Permian Basin, but it can easily be avoided as it really comes down to drivers in West Texas simply following traffic signals.

Avoiding train-vehicle collisions comes down to simply following traffic signals

MIDLAND, Texas — A new statue has been unveiled in the Tall City. The statue is of a little girl holding some balloons while trying to keep them from blowing away in these strong West Texas winds. The statue can be seen at the intersection of Midkiff and Front Street.

Keep Midland Beautiful unveils new statue

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Stanton, TX

STANTON, Texas — Republican presidential candidate and former Governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley stopped by Stanton on Thursday morning to tour an oil rig and talk about energy independence. "The number one thing that any president should look at is national security, and in order to have national...

Presidential candidates visit West Texas

MIDLAND, Texas — Ski Skeller Sports in Midland will be closing its door on July 8. The owners of the store are retiring and moving closer to their grandchildren, which means that they are also moving out of the Midland community. Ski Skeller Sports is a family-owned business and has been in operation for 54 years.

Ski Skeller Sports in Midland to close on July 8

MIDLAND, Texas — The City of Midland will be providing assistance this week for residents having issues with the city's new utility payment portal. On June 6, the city will be at the Midland Senior Center from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. On June 7, the city will be at the Southeast Senior Center from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., while on June 10, the city will be at Centennial Library from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

City of Midland Customer Service Department to help residents with new utility payment portal

MIDLAND, Texas — The City of Midland is warning drivers that the intersection of Marienfield Street and Michigan Avenue will be closed for approximately four months starting June 12. The closure will allow for work on utility improvements, starting at the intersection and moving west until reaching A Street.

Intersection of Marienfield Street, Michigan Avenue to close starting June 12

ODESSA, Texas — Book lovers in Odessa have a cool new way to grab some new reading material at the entrance to Music City Mall’s Rink n’ Roll. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Thursday for a new Ector County Library lending library kiosk. It's a free...

Library unveils new book kiosk at Rink n’ Roll

MIDLAND, Texas — UPDATE: As of Thursday morning, one of the southbound lanes at the intersection of Front Street and N Garfield Street remained closed, but both northbound lanes had been reopened. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The intersection of K St. and Front St. and the intersection of N. Garfield and Front...

Accident involving train impacts traffic near Front, Garfield Streets

ODESSA, Texas — Odessa Fire Rescue crews extinguished a fire at Peppertree Apartments Tuesday afternoon. According to the City of Odessa, when OFR responded to 4600 Oakwood Dr., they found the exterior of a single-story apartment building and some wood fencing on fire. Firefighters stopped the fire from extending...

OFR crews respond to fire at Peppertree Apartments

Lubbock, TX

MIDLAND, Texas — Whenever you think of veterans that have served, you might picture the men who served. But in today's day and age, there are also women who have served as well. One female veteran from Lubbock wants to help bring awareness to these female vets through her...

Female veteran showcases other female vets in West Texas through photography

ODESSA, Texas — The West Texas community came together Monday to help those who might need a little extra support and encouragement. Free food, clothes and even haircuts were given to people who consider themselves homeless. "They don't necessarily need a hand out, they need a hand up, they...

Local group provides food, clothing, haircuts for homeless people

MIDLAND, Texas — A group of kids in Midland learned all about mariachi Wednesday. It was part of the Hispanic Cultural Center of Midland's 17th "Annual Mariachi Workshop." The three-day event includes professional mariachis teaching young people traditional music and instrumentation like violin, guitar and trumpet. “It's something new...

Local students prepare for annual ‘Noche de Mariachi Concert’

MIDLAND, Texas — Ski Skeller Sports has been a staple in the Midland community for decades. But now, the owners of the store are ready to move on to the next chapter of their lives and are selling the business. The business that would become Ski Skeller Sports was...

Owners of Ski Skeller Sports moving on to their next chapter in life

ODESSA, Texas — An apparent standoff that lasted almost three hours Saturday morning has been resolved, according to police on the scene. The event happened in the 13th and Kelly area in Odessa. According to neighbors, police yelled for the subject to "come out with their hands up" early...

Scary moment for Odessans as apparent standoff takes place Saturday morning

MIDLAND, Texas — High school graduation is a milestone into adulthood for a lot of teenagers. However, there are some adults who didn’t get the chance to earn their diploma. But for one Midland woman who didn’t get the chance either, she wasn’t going to let it stand...

61-year-old Midland woman earns high school diploma 43 years later

MIDLAND, Texas — Mariachi Los Viajeros gave a special performance at Thursday's RockHounds game, and this won't be the last time you'll hear them. It's the Hispanic Cultural Center of Midland’s 27th anniversary. They are also celebrating their 17th annual “Mariachi Workshop,” bringing in kids of all ages to learn from some of the best.

Mariachi Los Viajeros plays at RockHounds game

MIDLAND, Texas — As work continues for building the Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center, staffing the 200-bed facility will require over 300 workers. Making sure that there are enough mental health workers for the health center is a top priority in the region. The expansion of the facility to...

Midland College to add new mental health workforce training program

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Odessa woman sentenced to 18 months in prison for false statements during firearm purchases

ODESSA, Texas — 45-year-old Delma Vitela has been sentenced to 18 months in prison in a federal court in Midland on March 29 for making false...

Odessa woman sentenced to 18 months in prison for false statements during firearm purchases

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