Cory Shane Castillo, 33, has been charged with sexual assault, child grooming and possession of child pornography.

The Odessa Police Department has arrested a man for crimes associated with sexual assault of a ECISD student.According to ...

Jeran Loschiavo and John Mcclellan have both been arrested in the case. Deputies are searching for 36-year-old Morgan Dewey ...

An Odessa firefighter is on unpaid administrative leave after being accused of seducing a teenager he was teaching at Odessa College. According to an Odessa Police Department report, a 17-year-old ...

Odessa police arrested Cory Shane Castillo on multiple child sex crime charges after an investigation involving a local high ...

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That being the case, Odessa Fire Rescue Chief John Alvarez will soon ask the Odessa City Council to hire a firm to confirm his suspicions — Odessa needs two or three new fire stations.

ODESSA, Texas — Odessa Fire Rescue and Marshals responded to a structure fire in the 2500 block of E. 2nd St. The incident occurred on January 5 around 8:55 p.m. The structure is typically ...

The reporter who visited Odessa Fire Rescue’s Central station Wednesday morning was a white cloud because it was a relatively quiet four hours. They had two calls from 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. and ...

The Odessa Police Department is currently investigating a major crash at the intersection of 42nd Street and Englewood Lane. Drivers are urged to avoid the area and seek ...

An independent review of the Odessa Fire Rescue cadet program found that cadets were subjected to hazing while in the program in 2022. Firefighter cadets were ordered to crawl across a parking lot ...

According to the City of Odessa, Odessa Fire Rescue got a call about the structure fire at 9 a.m. When OFR arrived, they found heavy smoke coming from Payne's Gym. The fire quickly spread to the ...