The debate over where the new courthouse will be in downtown Odessa looks to be over. During Tuesday’s Commissioner Court ...

ODESSA, Texas — A suspect is still on the run after leaving the scene of a major crash in the 400 block of Pecos Street, ...

Officials say, the truck was found abandoned a few hours later in West Odessa area. No arrests have been made and there are ...

The Black Chamber of Commerce for the Permian Basin offers a college scholarship each year to high school seniors entering ...

Authorities are investigating a purse theft at a local Walmart after a woman reported her purse, containing $9,000 in cash, was stolen. The incident occurred when she ...

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Read more about the Big Country's best high school softball players who received 2025 all-state honors from the Texas ...

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

Texas Tech defeated Oklahoma 3-2 in the Women's College World Series semifinals, ending the Sooners' four-year title streak. Former Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns players, now at Texas Tech, played key ...

Texas took Game 1 (2-1). Texas Tech responded in Game 2 (4-3). Now, it all comes down to tonight. Game 3 of the Women’s College World Series finals gets underway at 8 p.m. on ESPN, and when it ...

Speaker Dustin Burrows takes a gavel from Parliamentarian Sharon Carter to gavel final adjournment Sine Die on the last day of the 89th Texas Legislature at the Capitol in Austin on Monday, June 2.

No. 6 Texas and No. 12 Texas Tech, former Big 12 rivals who are undefeated in the WCWS so far, will face off in a best-of-three series that'll result in one of the programs taking home their first ...