National Weather Service has issues several fire-related advisories this week, including the potential for 'extreme fire ...

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The U.S. declared measles eliminated in 2000 "thanks to a very high percentage of people receiving the safe and effective ...

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

Measles has sickened nearly 150 mostly unvaccinated people in rural West Texas, and a school-age child has died.

The New York, Houston and Dallas metro areas have seen some of the fastest growth in population between 2023 and 2024.

Home values in Texas fell in 2024 for the second year in a row, according to Zillow data — something that hasn’t happened since 2011.

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

Cloudy with a high of 70 °F (21.1 °C). Winds variable at 10 to 20 mph (16.1 to 32.2 kph). Night - Partly cloudy. Winds from NNE to NE at 14 to 21 mph (22.5 to 33.8 kph). The overnight low will ...

The Ector County Health Department informed the Odessa American that its one case of measles was in a child too young to be vaccinated. Out of the 90 cases in Texas, 16 patients have been ...