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Chef Alejandro Barrientos was honored with a caricature, by a local artist at Reagan Elementary. ODESSA, Texas — Chef Alejandro Barrientos, a local sensation around the community and the owner of ...

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

Basin PBS is hosting a town hall titled Midland College and Odessa College School Bond at 7 p.m. April 17 at the station, 203 N. Main St., Midland. General Manager/CEO Laura Wolf said it is a one-hour ...

It’s not every day you pull up to a gas station and leave with a hundred bucks—but that’s exactly what happened to 100 lucky ...

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Anthony Tulon Johnson of Gardendale was transported to Medical Center ...

Midland, Texas -- That Mexican OT, born Virgil René Gazca, has gained a lot of popularity in not only his home state of Texas ...

One person died after a single-vehicle rollover crash early Tuesday, April 8. The Texas Department of Public Safety says that ...

It seems that sand truck drivers have gotten quite a reputation in the region. Many of them are judged as bad drivers and ...

The video above first aired January 23, 2025, when Odessa Links conducted the Point-in-Time count for the city of Odessa.

The Midland Legacy Rebels softball team defeated the Odessa Bronchos 19-3. The Rebels began the game by posting 10 runs in ...

Two individuals were arrested in a human trafficking investigation in the Midland Odessa area, with one victim rescued.