Sarah Stogner had never tried a criminal case before getting elected D.A. in an oil-rich area half the size of New Jersey. So ...

MONAHANS, Texas — A man-made crater sits at the edge of the small town of Monahans, Texas. It's the town's very own cement bowl that caves in nearly 35 feet deep, with a vastness of 522 by 426 ...

WARD COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The Ward County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a crash that left a 16-year-old girl dead last weekend. According to WCSO, around 6:48 p.m. on April 27 ...

WINKLER COUNTY — A Midland man is wanted on evading arrest/detention with a vehicle — a third-degree felony — after a high-speed pursuit last week spanning three West Texas counties.

Based in Odessa, Texas, the Odessa American was founded in 1940. Odessa American 700 N. Grant Ave., Suite 800 Odessa, TX 79761-4590 (432) 337-4661 ...

On Jan, 23, 2024, this column lauded the fact that readers Irv Smith and his wife, Jane, had visited all 254 Texas county courthouses over the course of 30+ years. Another reader, Russell Bistline ...

Previous county judges of the fast-growing West Texas community tried and failed to renovate the courthouse. In 2013, then County Judge Susan Redford asked voters to approve $95 million in debt.