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

The arrest affidavit revealed officers observed 20-year-old Breanna Pinick with red blood shot watery eyes and an alcoholic ...

No injuries were reported after a Union Pacific train collided with a stalled semi-truck at a railroad crossing in Odessa on ...

According to Ector County ISD, a parent experienced a medical emergency while picking up a child from school on Tuesday.

ODESSA, Texas — The City of Odessa has given NewsWest 9 a list of warming shelters amidst the severe cold weather during the ...

The Odessa Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in solving a decades-long unsolved cold case. According to OPD, on May 17, 1986, Debra ...

Odessa Links, in association with the Texas Homeless Network, Odessa Homeless Coalition, and Midland Homeless Coalition, and volunteers from the community, will conduct Odessa's 2025 Point-in-Time ...

Dangerously low temperatures are heading to the Permian Basin late Wednesday into Thursday. According to the National Weather Service in Midland, Wednesday morning will start off around 22 degrees in ...

This week, the coldest weather of the 2024-25 winter season has moved into the region, causing temperatures to fall below ...

On Tuesday, nonprofit organizations, such as the Midland Rape Crisis Center, Harmony Homes, and Voice of Hope, gathered ...

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

Breanna Pinick, 20, charged with intoxication manslaughter after a head-on collision in Odessa resulted in a child's death.