Two bridges closed east of Midland
Two bridges east of Midland have been closed due to severe damage from an oversized load, believed to be caused by the same person.Both...
Man charged in connection with hit and run of pedestrian
The Odessa Police Department charged a man Monday after he reportedly hit a pedestrian with his car and fled the scene.Police responded to the...
Five things you need to know today, Jan. 16
Take a look at the news in and around Odessa on Tuesday, Jan. 16. Find complete local news coverage in the Odessa American every...
Elevators out of service at Carlsbad
Secondary elevators at Carlsbad Caverns National Park will be out of service for required, routine maintenance from Jan. 22 to 24. The primary elevator...
Crews begin Highway 302 work for sand mine
Road crews begin this week on a privately funded project to add acceleration and deceleration lanes for a sand mine on Highway 302 in...
MLK Jr. holiday more than ‘day off work’
On Aug. 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. stood before more than 250,000 Americans in front of the Lincoln memorial to deliver his famous...
Democrat governor candidate meet and greet
A meet and greet with democratic Texas governor candidate Jeffrey Payne has been set for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Ector County Democratic Party...
QuickBooks Online Workshop
America’s Small Business & Development Center at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin has scheduled a QuickBooks Online Workshop from 9 a.m....
Learn how to start genealogy
The Ector County Library, 321 W. Fifth St., has scheduled a beginning genealogy class at 10 a.m. Wednesday.Learn how to get started with tracing...
Odessa man killed in highway crash
A crash Saturday morning in Andrews County left one Odessa passenger dead and two other Odessans injured, according to a Texas Department of Public...