A free early supper is guaranteed for El Campo ISD students for the remainder of the term – but they will have to eat it on ...

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New Tech Odessa took third place in the rigorous competition, OCA finished in sixth place, and the STEM Academy, in its first ...

In the booming Permian Basin oil field, a large unincorporated community just outside of the city of Odessa proper has ...

The Ector County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victims in an early morning stabbing as 29-year-old Benjamin Scott Ryan ...

New Era Helium and Sharon AI plan a 250-megawatt net-zero data center in Ector County, Texas, with completion expected in ...

Texans who fall behind on their property taxes face one of the most punitive systems in the nation, where private collection ...

The couple “had forced their daughter to jump on a trampoline for an extended period without food or water as a form of ...

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

Janie Lou Dobbs, 70, died in a rollover crash on FM 3503 in Ector County. She was not wearing a seatbelt, according to DPS.

Daniel Schwarz and wife Ashley will both do serious time following the death of 8-year-old Jaylin, who died of dehydration.

When approaching a curve in the roadway, Janie Dobbs, 70, veered onto a private property, where her vehicle rolled over to ...