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

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West Odessa residents face health risks from oil and gas industry pollution, impacting water quality and safety.

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The Ector County Library is aiming for the WOW factor with the 3 p.m. Thursday, March 20, ribbon cutting — with the Odessa Chamber of Commerce — for its Words on Wheels sprinter van in the library ...

ODESSA, Texas — Burleson Elementary School, established in the 70s, was closed by Ector Country Independent School District ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part three in a four-part series. Read part one here ...

An altercation at the Odessa residence is what led to the fatality. 30-year-old Zhackery Hunt was arrested and charged with ...

The Ector County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victims in an early morning stabbing as 29-year-old Benjamin Scott Ryan ...

The Ector County Sheriff’s Office is at a crime scene on the 2500 block of W 87th Street. Authorities confirm that one person was been taken to the hospital and there is no threat to the community.

The Odessa Police Department is alerting the public to an internet scam involving the fraudulent sale of Dachshund puppies.