The hospital board debated the rushed appointment of a District 5 member, resulting in a tie vote to reconsider the decision.

An Odessa man is facing an aggravated assault charge after witnesses told authorities they saw him stab another man in the chest over a $20 dispute Tuesday night. According to an Ector County ...

ODESSA, Texas — A woman has been arrested in Odessa Tuesday for leaving the scene of an accident that caused a pedestrian to ...

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — Three men whose cases NewsWest 9 has been following were indicted in the month of April for aggravated ...

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Joining other campuses around Ector County ISD, Ross Elementary School now has one of its own — a Ross Ram named Rocky. Many of Ross' students ramped up the excitement in the gym as they waited for ...

Ector County residents, living outside of the City of Odessa limits, voted to approve two propositions for the creation of ...

Some students across Ector County Independent School District will not be allowed to walk the stage for graduation this year ...

The 2025 SandHills Quarter Horse Show gallops into Ector County Coliseum's Outback Arena May 10 — 11, bringing with it a weekend full of top-tier horsemanship, western competition, and festive ...

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Leaders at Odessa College announced that the spring 2025 graduating class is the largest in the school’s 78-year history.