Kate Porter
MMJ Reporter
Odessa, Texas
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As Endeavor Energy begins fracking eleven wells in Midland County, one resident speaks out about how the work has disrupted her life.
The number of people being hospitalized for COVID is on the decline in Midland.
Shylah Cutbirth of Midland was faced with a difficult decision when her muscular dystrophy made it almost impossible to continue teaching.
Kandace Lopez was trying to enjoy a drink with her friend when an employee at Woody’s Hideaway mistook her cerebral palsy as having had too much to drink.
Four minutes and 37 seconds is how close ERCOT officials say we came to a statewide blackout last week- a blackout that could have left us in the dark for several weeks.
After a rocky year for the energy industry, leaders are looking to the future to see what changes could be coming.
Rebecca Gartell Rodriguez was on a mission to run nine hundred miles across Texas when a driver killed her in a hit and run on February sixth in West Odessa.
Several travelers on I-20 found themselves stranded on the side of the road after hitting a large pothole.
He usually pays around 14 cents per kilowatt of electricity - but when demand for power in Texas soared this past week, Sagnileni was spending nine hundred dollars per kilowatt.
A clinic in Presidio opened its shipment of 100 Moderna vaccines to find that it was too high for the vaccines to be viable.
When someone dies, the funeral home will wrap their body in a shroud or cloth and then place it into the ground.
Crane Memorial hospital has a drive-through vaccination clinic set for this Friday that is open to the general public.
Midland Memorial will begin the process of mass vaccinations next Monday at the Horseshoe arena.
Keep Midland Beautiful’s ‘Trash for Cash’ program is designed specifically for non-profits.
In all the ways COVID-19 has threatened the energy sector and, more specifically, oil production, it may have allowed companies time to reset and evaluate their infrastructure.
Thursday night, the MISD board of trustees named Dr. Angelica Ramsey as the lone finalist for the superintendent position.
The George W. Bush childhood home is a popular local fixture in Midland, but it may soon be getting national recognition.
After the president’s speech, she joined hundreds of others marching down Pennsylvania avenue – posting on her Facebook page – “we’re charging the capitol”.
Midland Memorial Hospital is working on a plan to distribute as many as 10,000 COVID-19 vaccines in a week, according to President and CEO Russell Meyers.
Florists in California, Kentucky, and even as far away as Scotland have been subject to the internet’s wrath because people have mistaken their flower shop for Cudd’s one in Midland.
The live entertainment industry has taken a beating throughout this pandemic - that includes rodeos.
Simultaneously, the hospital is excited about the arrival of the second round of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine, but it has also frustrated MMH staff.
The scene at the capitol is nothing like the Trump rally that took place on Wednesday in downtown Midland.
At Tuesdsay’s Odessa city council work session, Mayor Joven opened up a discussion about making Odessa a sanctuary city.
Newly elected Odessa mayor Javier Joven held the first city council work session this morning at the downtown Marriott
Congressman Pfluger was sworn in on Sunday in a ceremony that his wife and three daughters attended.
Hundreds of unlucky travelers spent the night in 14 hours of standstill traffic.
A couple of local media outlets have already found themselves at odds with Odessa’s new mayor.
According to the research website Advisor Smith, Odessa, and Midland are the top two cities with the fastest falling rent prices this year.
People of all ages ventured out to the movie theater for the opening weekend of ‘Wonder Woman 1984’.
‘Operation Love Letters’ set out on a mission to show people in nursing homes that they are loved and that their community has not forgotten them.
The Midland International airport often hosts departures and arrivals -- but Saturday night, it hosted something a bit more romantic.
Centennial Park’s opening has brought a lot of traffic to downtown Midland businesses, but one business owner says months of construction was a heavy price.
Nationally the unemployment rate is declining, but Midland and Odessa saw the number rise from October to November.
Police in Midland are investigating a shooting death that happened early Friday morning.
On Saturday, the choir taped their entire program at the United Methodist Church of Midland.
Early Sunday morning, an RV fire in Midland county turned fatal, killing one person and injuring two others.
In October, Idalia Morena was told she was being relieved of her duties after she had called in sick with COVID symptoms.
Warner Brothers Pictures announced Thursday that all of its movies would debut in theaters and at home on HBO Max at the same time.
The situation is starting to look like the worst case scenario for local hospitals as patients could soon outnumber the beds available.
With the launch of a new mass alert system, Odessa is working to ensure all residents are informed when disaster strikes.
Quarantine has left us feeling lonely at times, but nursing home residents have experienced a different level of isolation.
The Parks Legado Town Center has spent the past few weekends hosting a Christmas tree market.
The only requirement in the market is that the product has to be locally made.
Businesses are now required to have signs at every public entrance that informs people masks are needed.
Enforcing or not enforcing, the statewide mask ordinance was at the heart of the Midland city council’s discussions today.
The market almost fell victim to COVID-19 but was able to go on with some restrictions.
An Odessa DJ organized a traveling turkey drive today for residents.
After watching a loved one struggle with hair loss from a cancer battle, Mireya Hernandez wanted to help.
Volunteers at today’s food distribution got to see firsthand the need that the Midland community faces.