An Ector County jury has convicted a man of murder in the 2022 shooting death of a homeless man. Isaiah Renteria has been ...

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

Tuesday was another electoral blowout in which Democrats underperformed expectations, weakening their case that Texas is a battleground state worthy of investment and attention from the national party ...

Griselda Montes, a fourth-grade bilingual teacher from Murry Fly Elementary, was recently named the winner of the “Elementary Educator of the Year” award from Summit K12. Montes, now in her 29th year ...

Pease Elementary credits the use of adaptive learning through AI software for its reintroduction of three grade levels.

Director of Athletics Dan Bartholomae speaks with News 8. (Nov. 6, 2024) Its going to be a brief warm day in the West Texas ...

ODESSA — On Tuesday, Cal Hendrick defeating the incumbent Javier Joven in the city of Odessa mayoral race. According to the ...

Cal Hendrick is the newly elected mayor of Odessa. This comes after the highly anticipated Nov. 5 election victory over ...

Craig Stoker, the executive director of Meals on Wheels Odessa, has been declared Odessa City Councilwoman at-large, taking ...

Four Republicans prevailed in five contested Texas State Board of Education races Tuesday night, solidifying a GOP majority ...