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Senator Kevin Sparks recently announced that his final legislative priority package would address the theft of petroleum ...

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

ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A flu outbreak in the Ector County jail has caused the jail to be closed to visitors until Tuesday, February 11th. It’s important to know that if someone is arrested ...

Three Odessans were arrested Saturday following an undercover investigation. According to an Odessa Police Department report, ...

A father pleaded guilty to manslaughter after him and his wife forced their daughter to jump on a trampoline for an extended ...

The Ector County Sheriff’s Office has asked for help from the community to find a runaway teen. Sarai Marai Hernandez, 15, ...

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — A man is behind bars Wednesday after he got into a fight with an Ector County deputy who ended up breaking his ankle, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by NewsWest 9.

ODESSA, Texas — Early Wednesday morning, the Ector County Sheriff's Office (ECSO) responded to a burglary in progress call at Phoenix Drilling on North Fortune 500, that resulted in the arrest ...

Authorities are seeking public assistance in locating 15-year-old Sarai Marai Hernandez, who is currently considered a ...