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Simmons is voicing strong concerns about the selection process for the new courthouse contractor, calling it "tainted." ...

The Ector County Sheriff’s Office has asked the community for help to identify two burglary suspects. According to ECSO, the ...

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

The Ector County jail has temporarily closed to visitation amid a rise of flu cases among inmates in the facility. Sheriff ...

Commissioner Simmons supports building a new county courthouse but accused County Judge Dustin Fawcett and the commissioners’ ...

Ector County Sheriff Mike Griffis confirmed to NewsWest 9 it is a scam, don't send them money and hang up the phone.

An Odessa man who pleaded guilty to two counts of Intoxication Manslaughter last week was sentenced by an Ector County jury ...

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — Ector Middle School held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday for their new library, made complete with a performance from their new student orchestra. This comes after the school ...

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The 170,000-square-foot campus in West Odessa will be the district's first new middle school in more than 40 years.

ODESSA, Texas — A traffic stop on a truck pulling a trailer with expired registration in Odessa led to the arrest of a murder suspect wanted by Interpol.