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

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

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

A West Odessa man was arrested last month after his mother and her boyfriend told Ector County Sheriff's Office deputies he stabbed the boyfriend. According to a sheriff's office report released ...

WEST ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- In the vast, unincorporated land of West Odessa, there is no city-funded fire department, no dedicated EMS service, and no guarantee that help will arrive in time.

Midland officials announced the first case of measles had been found in the city since a measles outbreak in West Texas began ...

WEST ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A large fire was reported in West Odessa early Friday. Ector County Sheriff Mike Griffis confirms to First Alert 7 that the fire is located on the 10600 block of Murphy ...