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

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A Longview man was killed in a traffic crash in West Texas late Saturday. The crash happened ...

Mayor Cal Hendrick is committed to addressing key issues like infrastructure, cyber threats, and waste management while ...

We just tell her every day like we love you forever, family forever, home forever, this is not a temporary situation this is ...

A missing 14-year-old girl from West Texas was located at a San Antonio motel, leading to the arrest of a California man on ...

ODESSA, Texas — Measles cases continue to climb across West Texas, with state health officials reporting a total of 198 confirmed cases Friday. The latest data shows 39 new cases in the last three ...

ODESSA, Texas — The Junior League of Odessa is a coalition of women who run different charities around Odessa. Today, they hosted their community assistance meeting to discuss various social issues ...

Long John Silver’s officially opened its new restaurant at the current West County Road location on Monday. The new ...

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

Measles has sickened nearly 160 mostly unvaccinated people in rural West Texas, and a school-age child has died.

Caden Ellis and Madison Gonzales each won two events to lead the Legacy boys and girls track teams to a second and ...