Safe Riders
Safe Riders Traffic Safety ProgramOdessa Fire Rescue is partnering with Safe Riders for a child passenger safety seat check.Parents and caregivers are invited to...
Family displaced after fire this afternoon
An area family has been displaced after a fire at a residence today near Pleasant Farms, south of Odessa.Odessa Fire and Rescue crews responded...
Five things you need to know today, April 2
Take a look at the news in and around Odessa on Monday, April 2. Find complete local news coverage in the Odessa American every...
GOOD NEWS: Sul Ross music professor to retire from Sul Ross
ALPINE Donald Callen Freed anticipates attending a host of concerts, shows and cultural events as a spectator, instead of a director/organizer. The Sul Ross...
GOOD NEWS: Scholarship funds presented to local colleges
The Odessa Board of Realtors’ Annual Christmas Tour of Homes raised more than $24,000 for local colleges.These scholarships were awarded to each college at...
Parks and Recreation egg hunt kicks off Easter weekend in Odessa
After thousands and thousands of colorful eggs were strewn across the soccer fields at UTPB Park, dotting the grass and shining in the Saturday...
GOOD NEWS: Sul Ross students win awards in TIPA Competition
ALPINE Sul Ross State University student journalists received 18 awards from the annual Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) convention, held March 22-24 in Dallas.Sul...
A bit of stand-up and improv
The HemingwayThe Hemingway, 3952 E. 42nd St, Suite O, has scheduled Improvfection Stand-Up and Improv from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.Admission is free....
OPD offers women’s self-defense
Odessa Police DepartmentThe Odessa Police Department, 205 N. Grant Ave., has scheduled a women's self-defense class from 8 a.m. to noon April 7 in...
Hear some tales
Marfa Public Radio and West Texas Public Radio will host live storytelling event and happy hour on Tuesday at the Rose Building.This event is...