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

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

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

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

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

An Ector County jury convicted an Odessa man Monday of first-degree murder in the 2022 death of his wife and sentenced him to 40 years in prison. According to an Ector County Sheriff's Office report, ...

Ector County voters didn't rush to the polls to vote early but have one last chance today. Early voting numbers showed 3,057 votes had been cast in early voting in the May 3 election. Voting is 7 a.m.

On Saturday, voters in the Big Bend and Permian Basin rejected funding proposals for education and water infrastructure and ...

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