In Texas, roughly 3.5 million people rely on SNAP benefits each month. Other programs, including WIC, TANF, CHIP, and ...

From October 18th to October 21st, there were 21 DWI arrests in Ector County only in the span of 3 days, and as of now, ...

Hundreds will gather in Odessa, Saturday, October 25th, for the Out of the Darkness Walk — spreading hope, healing, and ...

The Permian Basin International Oil Show (PBIOS) is now in full swing at the Ector County Coliseum in Odessa. Taking place ...

An Odessa man has been arrested on a felony charge after police say he was intoxicated when he caused a crash that seriously ...

After an Oct. 29 ribbon-cutting, Odessa’s new Bass Pro Shops opens with a 20,000-gallon aquarium, West Texas decor and an ...

Have you ever wondered where you get your water from? Well if you live in Odessa, you get it from the water treatment plant ...

The video above first aired on October 30, 2024, and shows the store’s initial groundbreaking ceremony. ODESSA, Texas ...

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

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

The Odessa Police Department has arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with a major crash that injured multiple people in ...

ODESSA, Texas — The Odessa Police Department held a press conference on Friday on the 1996 cold case that NewsWest 9 previously covered as "The Basin's Unsolved: The Baby with No Name". At ...