Take a look at the news in and around Odessa on Wednesday, March 28. Find complete local news coverage in the Odessa American every day, online at oaoa.com and our daily E-Edition at myoaoa.com.

1. The City of Odessa will cut off public funds for the Odessa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, after the Odessa City Council signed off Tuesday on ending the struggling organization’s contract.


2. A New Mexico man is dead after a fatal three-car wreck Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of University Boulevard and Tanglewood Lane in Odessa.


3. Marfa Public Radio is set to host a live storytelling event and happy hour April 2 at The Rose Building downtown, continuing an ongoing event series with its first stop in Odessa.


4. Odessa police arrested a man early Sunday morning after he reportedly pinned down his wife and choked a nine-year-old child.


5. IN SPORTS: Odessa High’s Hailey Cernoch and Permian’s Emily Serrano qualified for the Region I-6A girls golf tournament as medalists, but weather prevented other local entries from shooting themselves into a berth at the District 2-6A tournament.