During a public workshop on Tuesday, officials provided insights into the design-build process, addressed community concerns, ...

Don Hallmark has filed for reelection to the Ector County Hospital District Board. The filing period for the hospital board, Ector County ISD Board of Trustees and Odessa College Board of Trustees ...

Ector County Commissioners and architects and engineers began discussions Wednesday on various configurations of a new courthouse. This was the first of many workshops to be held on the subject, ...

ODESSA, Texas — Yanira Prado, a woman arrested after her newborn was found dead in a toilet in October 2024, has been ...

After being indicted for the distributing charge, Dennis Matias had a court date in December of 2024 that he failed to show ...

A multi-vehicle crash early Tuesday morning in Ector County left one man dead and another seriously injured. According to the ...

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Oil and gas is a billion-dollar industry that has grown locally and across the globe over the decades, but recently oilfield thieves have had their eyes on ...

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

The Ector County Jail is closing visitation due to a flu outbreak in the facility. Tulsi Gabbard receives a round of applause ...

A 60-year-old Odessa man died in a four-vehicle crash on University Blvd. The incident remains under investigation.

A 41-year-old Odessa man was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences, plus 10 years in prison Wednesday after an Ector County jury convicted him on two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a ...