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Thursday, January 10, 2013  A grand jury has declined to indict the driver of a parade float involved in a train collision that killed four U.S. military veterans.

Thursday, December 27, 2012  A West Texas man is in custody on accusations that he killed his ex-wife and critically injured her son in a shooting on Christmas Eve.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  Del Taco is setting its sights on Abilene, Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland and Odessa as the next growth targets in Texas as it continues its steady, fast-moving march through the state. Since first announcing plans to open its popular restaurants in Texas in 2010, Del Taco now has more than a dozen locations throughout the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex and Houston.

Thursday, April 12, 2012  An Amarillo man has been charged with using cell phones and the Internet to promote and manage a prostitution ring in Odessa.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012  A city built on "black gold" in the West Texas oil patch has seen more snow this winter than points north that usually get buried in the white stuff.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010  A West Texas student who led his high school basketball team to the state playoffs last season was actually a 22-year-old man, police said Tuesday.

Tuesday, March 09, 2010  A federal bankruptcy judge has approved the Chapter 11 reorganization plan of Freedom Communications.

Wednesday, March 03, 2010  Federal and state investigators today went through the debris at a New Mexico oil refinery where a storage tank explosion killed two Texans.

Monday, March 01, 2010  All over town ran a lone goat as Odessa police and animal control officers tried to catch the roaming animal.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010  Texas dealt with its second winter snowstorm in as many weeks as scores of flights were canceled and road crews used sand to prep for possible icy conditions.

Wednesday, January 07, 2009  A 34-year-old former West Texas teacher faces felony charges alleging she had an improper relationship with an 18-year-old high school student, authorities said.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008  Animal Control officials say 25 fighting roosters who were dying and malnourished in cages when they were rescued -- stand a good chance of all being euthanized.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008  The search continues for the owner of 25 fighting roosters who were rescued by Animal Control. The roosters were dying and malnourished in cages when Animal Control officers in Odessa found them earlier this month. One official says she thinks the birds will be euthanized.