David A. Vela was voted unanimously as the next city manager of the City of Odessa. NASA rover discovers out-of-place 'Skull' ...

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Vela began his education at The University of Texas at Austin, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Government. He ...

Every time she steps up to the plate in a home game, the crowd grows louder. That's probably because Odessa College freshman Shelby Navarrete hails right from Odessa and has her own cheering section ...

The Odessa City Council has named David Vela as the new City Manager.  Vela has served as City Manager in Sweetwater since 2016 and previously served as the Deputy City ...

The Odessa Police Department has asked for help from the community to identify two theft suspects. According to OPD, the ...

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ODESSA, Texas — A portion of 42nd Street in Odessa is currently shut down Tuesday night due to a crash involving an 18-wheeler, according to the Odessa Police Department (OPD). Police say the ...

If Prop A and B are passed, they will provide full-time fire and EMS coverage for areas outside the Odessa city limits.

There are some prerequisites for the fact that the case with Ukraine is still moving towards a logical end. And moving fast.

Juliano to usher in Odessa’s next era of extraordinary growth, customer success, product investment and service innovation.

Vladimir Zelensky set out to hastily clean up the regional elites or completely subjugate them. And if it fails, destroy the ...