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Gorilla Heavy Hitters is a local boxing gym set to have its debut promotional boxing event, “Legacy Fights,” at the Ector ...

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

Three Odessa High School students were arrested following a lockdown Wednesday, April 16, and are now facing charges ...

Ector County ISD police have arrested three Odessa High School students for their part in an afternoon incident that resulted in a lockdown of the school. Luis Tarango, an 18-year-old senior, and two ...

The White House has responded to a finding from U.S. District Judge James Boasberg that there is probable cause to hold the ...

An Ector County man was arrested on a warrant earlier this month after investigators said he allegedly kept his daughter ...

Law enforcement agencies across Odessa descended upon Odessa High School Wednesday afternoon and while the situation is still ...

Occidental Petroleum's STRATOS facility in Texas receives EPA permits for CO2 sequestration, marking a milestone in carbon ...

A volunteer group in Ector County proposes a tax to fund better Fire and EMS services. GARDENDALE, Texas — In emergencies, ...

Holten Cole Parker, 26, was convicted in 2020 for drug dealing charges and was given six years of community supervision. Now, ...

The number of measles cases in Texas has grown to 422 infections as of April 1, including the first known case in Erath County, about 70 miles southwest of Fort Worth. The 422 confirmed cases ...