Deputies say the 46-year-old convicted sex offender had a box of condoms and a package of Skittles candy at the time of his arrest.

Thirty-seven years to the day, the state of Texas is set to execute Wood for the killing of six of those victims, who bodies ...

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Following is a look at an interview David Wood did with the El Paso Times while he was in the El Paso County Jail throughout ...

Wood, known as the "Desert Killer," is set to be executed after 5 p.m. Thursday, March 13, at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Huntsville Unit prison. The execution could be postponed as ...

Daniel Schwarz, 48, was sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter, the district attorney ...

The incident began around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, when a correctional officer observed someone attempting to smuggle contraband into the Stiles Unit facility.

BEAUMONT, Texas — A corrections officer fired shots during an attempted contraband smuggling incident at the Stiles Unit prison early Sunday morning, triggering a multi-agency search operation ...

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

The notorious Desert Killer, David Leonard Wood, is scheduled for execution next week, more than three decades after a series ...

Are you looking to stay in Wichita Falls for Spring Break but still want to take a small getaway, including the kids? Well, ...