THE STORY: Another hearing, another attorney problem for Ray Brookins. The 42-year-old former West Texas State School assistant superintendent, who was charged in April 2007 on two counts each of "improper relationship with a student" and "improper sexual...
THE STORY: The Crane County sheriff came to the defense of one of his deputies who arrested a weather spotter Tuesday evening....
THE STORY: The Department of Energy's plan for spending up to $1.3 billion on multiple smaller FutureGen-like clean-coal power plants is something Odessa's just not interested in....
THE STORY: Noemi Acosta's emotional pleas for a second chance paid off Wednesday. After a nail-biting, seven-hour deliberation, jurors sentenced the 21-year-old mother of two to three years in state prison for intoxication manslaughter for the April 2007...
THE STORY: OA columnist Crosby Swanson expounded on reasons why he won't vote for Hillary Clinton - including his disdain for statements she's made as well as her appearance....
THE STORY: Throughout Odessa on Monday, Americans celebrated the commemoration of the Battle of Puebla and the Mexican defeat of the French Army. It's called Cinco de Mayo....
THE STORY: While Texas Forest Service firefighters have been able to contain one major Permian Basin wildfire, another is continuing to grow. The Midland County Price Fire was estimated to be 100 percent contained as of 6 p.m. Sunday. That blaze consumed...
THE STORY: Our former executive editor John Kerr's blogging on our website. In one of his recent blogs, he makes a list of must-see movies for him, including "As Good as it Gets," "Bridge on the River Kwai" and "Die Hard."YOUR COMMENTS:>> "I find...
THE STORY: So far, the new apartments planned for Odessa have been in the northeast part of town. And the proposed rent prices have definitely been toward the higher end....
The story: So far, the new apartments planned for Odessa have been in the northeast part of town with proposed rents on the higher end....
The story: Ellen Noël, a longtime Odessa arts patron and philanthropist, died Thursday morning....
THE STORY: The interim has been erased from Hector Mendez's title as superintendent of the Ector County Independent School District. The district's board of trustees approved Mendez as the full-time superintendent Friday in a 4-2 vote. Mendez will be...
THE STORY: A majority of the Ector County Independent School District trustees said they plan to wait until today's meeting to develop an idea of the contract terms for ECISD interim superintendent Hector Mendez....
THE STORY: One thing you don't often find at a state park is a local, especially ones who come every day. But at Big Spring State Park, residents get a unique way to exercise and enjoy nature....
THE STORY: The report given at the Odessa Chamber of Commerce's retreat last week was enough to let David Boutin and other board members know it's time to support ECISD interim superintendent Hector...