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.

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 (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 ...

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

Record 2024 temperatures accelerate ice loss, sea level rise: UN weather body ...

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