Watch a viral clip of a lightning strike near UTPB’s “The Stragglers” that sent sparks—and social media—flying.

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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin has hired David Martinez as its new head softball coach. Martinez was at Odessa ...

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Van Vleck had historic seasons in baseball and football. Both teams advanced multiple rounds in the playoffs for the first time in half a decade.

UTPB welcomes Ray Bachnak and Ansley Chua as new deans for its engineering and sciences, and business colleges.

He carries with him the spirit of this region. He was educated right here at UTPB, earning his master's degree, but that really reflects his commitment to both professional development and ...

The UTPB men's tennis team saw its season come to an end with a 4-1 loss at No. 5 nationally-ranked and top-seeded Lubbock Christian University in the NCAA Division II South Central Region Men's ...

May 8—Emphasizing the theme of being better together, participants from Leadership Odessa and Midland came together Thursday at the CEED Building for the Midland-Odessa Joint Leadership ...

May 8—UTPB senior Carson Johnson was named to Third Team All-Lone Star Conference as a utility player for the 2025 season. It is his third straight all-conference nod after being named to the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House passed a bill Thursday that would rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and direct federal agencies to update their documents and maps to ...