The rapidly-growing sinkhole in Upton County is the latest of many problems caused by old wells in the Permian Basin.

The sinkhole, which is so wide and deep that it could comfortably contain a four-story building, is feared to still be ...

After years of planning, bikepackers and gravel grinders will have a chance to ride from Mexico to Canada on the Great Plains ...

Effort aims to make it easier for doctors to save a mother’s life when an abortion is medically necessary, Texas lawmakers ...

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

West Lake Hills may soon apply for funding to reduce traffic fatalities and accidents on city streets including Bee Caves ...

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS is getting a reboot, and Connie Britton, who starred in the 2004 movie and series that ran from 2006-2011 ...

The Presidio, David Weekley Homes' model home, is set to open in the West Bend neighborhood of Wolf Ranch by June. (Rendering courtesy David Weekley Homes) David Weekley Homes is set to begin ...

The Sherman County Sheriff’s Office is reporting a grass fire two miles south of Stratford on US 287. Officials stated the fire is mostly contained at this time.

The West Texas measles outbreak — the largest in the ... The tight-knit Mennonite community in Gaines County, mostly centered around the town of Seminole, have been hardest hit.

When wildfires swept into Stillwater, Oklahoma State softball did what it had to do, canceling games against Houston. But it ...

Local and state fire crews were still battling wildfires which had already destroyed more than 27,000 acres in the Texas Panhandle. The Windmill Fire, in Roberts County, burned more than 23,000 acres ...