Odessa American

Odessa American To contact us, call 432-337-7314 or send an e-mail to oanews@ In August 1927, production of Odessa "Times" and Odessa "News" began. On Oct. 2, 1940 R. Fourth St.

Based in Odessa, Texas, the Odessa American was founded in 1940 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1988 for spot photography. In October 1928, the two-weekly papers were merged as the Odessa "News-Times". The first daily newspaper, The "Daily Bulletin" began in 1936. The "News-Times" followed with a daily in 1937. Henderson Shuffler consolidated the "Daily Bulletin" and the "News-Times" into the "Odess

a American," which he sold on Aug. 11, 1945. Ownership of the newspaper changed twice before Aug. 13, 1948, when it was purchased by Raymond Cyrus Hoiles of Freedom Newspapers Inc. That company, which later became Freedom Communications, sold the "Odessa American" to AIM Media Texas, LLC, on May 18, 2012. The "Odessa American" has withstood brief competition from five newspapers since its first publication and has been published at 222 E. since 1951. On Nov. 30, 2018, the Odessa American moved to new, more modern offices located at 4001 E. 42nd St., Suite 200, 79762 in Odessa. On Aug. 30, 2019, the Odessa American moved back to downtown Odessa to 700 N. Grant Ave., Suite 800, 79761-4590 in the Bank of America building.

A Southwest Airline jet heading to Las Vegas from Southern California took a dramatic plunge shortly after takeoff Frida...
07/26/2025

A Southwest Airline jet heading to Las Vegas from Southern California took a dramatic plunge shortly after takeoff Friday in response to an alert about a nearby plane, injuring two flight attendants, authorities and passengers said.

By RIO YAMAT The Associated Press LAS VEGAS A Southwest Airline jet heading to Las Vegas from Southern California took a dramatic plunge shortly after takeoff Friday in response to an alert about a nearby plane, injuring two flight attendants, authorities and passengers said. Southwest flight 1496 w...

The data nerds are fighting back.After watching data sets be altered or disappear from U.S. government websites in unpre...
07/25/2025

The data nerds are fighting back.

After watching data sets be altered or disappear from U.S. government websites in unprecedented ways after President Donald Trump began his second term, an army of outside statisticians, demographers and computer scientists have joined forces to capture, preserve and share data sets, sometimes clandestinely.

By MIKE SCHNEIDER The Associated Press The data nerds are fighting back. After watching data sets be altered or disappear from U.S. government websites in unprecedented ways after President Donald Trump began his second term, an army of outside statisticians, demographers and computer scientists hav...

U.S. stocks capped another strong week with more records on Friday.The S&P 500 rose 0.4% to set an all-time high, the fi...
07/25/2025

U.S. stocks capped another strong week with more records on Friday.

The S&P 500 rose 0.4% to set an all-time high, the fifth time it did so this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 208 points, or 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite added 0.2% to its own record set the day before.

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK U.S. stocks capped another strong week with more records on Friday. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% to set an all-time high, the fifth time it did so this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 208 points, or 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite added 0.2% to its [.....

The following is a list of recent first and second-degree felony dispositions and indictments from the Ector County Dist...
07/25/2025

The following is a list of recent first and second-degree felony dispositions and indictments from the Ector County District Clerk’s Office.

The following is a list of felony dispositions from the Ector County District Clerk’s Office. Listed attorneys do not necessarily represent who was involved when the case was disposed. The prosecuting attorney was not listed unless otherwise stated.

Friday, during an Open Meeting, the Texas Space Commission board of directors voted to conditionally approve grant appli...
07/25/2025

Friday, during an Open Meeting, the Texas Space Commission board of directors voted to conditionally approve grant applications that total $9.7 million for three proposed projects.

SylLab Systems, Inc., Plano — Up to $250,000
ILC Aerospace, Houston — Up to $4,494,354
City of Midland, Midland — Up to $5,000,000

AUSTIN Friday, during an Open Meeting, the Texas Space Commission (TSC) board of directors voted to conditionally approve grant applications that total $9.7 million for three proposed projects. SylLab Systems, Inc., Plano — Up to $250,000 ILC Aerospace, Houston — Up to $4,494,354 City of Midland...

Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of convicted s*x offender Jeffrey Epstein, finished 1 1/2 days of in...
07/25/2025

Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of convicted s*x offender Jeffrey Epstein, finished 1 1/2 days of interviews with Justice Department officials on Friday, answering questions “about 100 different people,” her attorney said.

By KATE PAYNE and ED WHITE The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of convicted s*x offender Jeffrey Epstein, finished 1 1/2 days of interviews with Justice Department officials on Friday, answering questions “about 100 different people,” her at...

Lori Vallow Daybell was sentenced to life in prison Friday on two murder conspiracy convictions in Arizona, marking an e...
07/25/2025

Lori Vallow Daybell was sentenced to life in prison Friday on two murder conspiracy convictions in Arizona, marking an end to a winding legal saga for the mother with doomsday religious beliefs who claimed people in her life had been possessed by evil spirits.

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The in the Permian Basin was down by three this week as Plains-West Texas Intermediate Posting ended today at $61.64 p...
07/25/2025

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Crude oil closed down 87 cents today at $65.16 per barrel.
07/25/2025

Crude oil closed down 87 cents today at $65.16 per barrel.

Crude Oil: 65.16 (-0.87). Nymex MTD AVG: 66.9285. Natural Gas: 3.110 (+0.016). Gasoline: 2.0970 (-0.0072). Spreads: September/October (+0.82) October/November (+0.59). Plains WTI Posting: 61.64 (-0.87).

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Friday that U.S. Army Pfc. Nicholas Hartman, 20, of Houston, killed duri...
07/25/2025

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Friday that U.S. Army Pfc. Nicholas Hartman, 20, of Houston, killed during World War II, was accounted for May 2, 2025.

Hartman’s family recently received their full briefing on his identification, therefore, additional details on his identification can be shared.

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Friday that U.S. Army Pfc. Nicholas Hartman, 20, of Houston, killed during World War II, was accounted for May 2, 2025. Hartman’s family recently received their full briefing on his identification, therefore, additional details on his identification ...

The Midland Shooters Association is proud to announce the upcoming Texas Strong: Pulling for the Hill Country Clay Shoot...
07/25/2025

The Midland Shooters Association is proud to announce the upcoming Texas Strong: Pulling for the Hill Country Clay Shoot Fundraiser. The shoot will take place on Thursday, July 31, from 9 a.m. to noon at 7400 W County Road 170, Midland.

MIDLAND The Midland Shooters Association is proud to announce the upcoming Texas Strong: Pulling for the Hill Country Clay Shoot Fundraiser. The shoot will take place on Thursday, July 31, from 9 a.m. to noon at 7400 W County Road 170, Midland. This exciting shooting event is to bring together the c...

The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in grants to schools for adult literacy, English language inst...
07/25/2025

The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in grants to schools for adult literacy, English language instruction and other programs, the Education Department said Friday.

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in grants to schools for adult literacy, English language instruction and other programs, the Education Department said Friday. President Donald Trump's administration had withheld more than $6...

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Based in Odessa, Texas, the Odessa American was founded in 1940 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1988 for spot photography. In August 1927, production of Odessa "Times" and Odessa "News" began. In October 1928, the two-weekly papers were merged as the Odessa "News-Times". The first daily newspaper, The "Daily Bulletin" began in 1936. The "News-Times" followed with a daily in 1937. On Oct. 2, 1940 R. Henderson Shuffler consolidated the "Daily Bulletin" and the "News-Times" into the "Odessa American," which he sold on Aug. 11, 1945. Ownership of the newspaper changed twice before Aug. 13, 1948, when it was purchased by Raymond Cyrus Hoiles of Freedom Newspapers Inc. That company, which later became Freedom Communications, sold the "Odessa American" to AIM Media Texas, LLC, on May 18, 2012. The Odessa American withstood brief competition from five newspapers since its first publication and was published at 222 E. Fourth St. since 1951.

On Nov. 30, 2018, the Odessa American moved to new, more modern offices located at 4001 E. 42nd St., Suite 200, in Odessa.

On Aug. 30, 2019, the Odessa American returned to downtown Odessa to 700 N. Grant Ave., Suite 800, in the Bank of America building.