The fire, at an unidentified business located near the intersection of East South Commerce and Houston street, has U.S. Highway 80 shut down in both the westbound and eastbound directions. It will ... Read More

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A 56-year old Houston, Texas man died Tuesday night in a crash on Interstate 15 near Lima, officials say. Read More

"Bloody 31" or "Death Valley" is the nickname given to the stretch of Highway 31 that runs between Kilgore and Tyler. Unfortunately, that nickname is deadly accurate. Back when Tyler was totally dry, ... Read More

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The Plainview Fire Department is grieving the loss of one of their own after Samantha Alwan, a 29-year-old firefighter, was killed in a tragic car crash Sunday evening on ... Read More

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Last week, Ed Carey Drive in Harlingen was closed to traffic due to a collapsed sewer line. The Texas Department of Transportation asked the public to take an ... Read More

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WOODVILLE, Texas - Four and a half months of football all comes ... 12News will be in Woodville Wednesday morning for their send-off to state. Fans are asked to line Highway 190 between Woodville ... Read More

A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper is in critical condition after being hit by a driver while responding to an accident.The incident happened ... Read More

El Paso Police say a semi trailer fire on I-10 West is backing up traffic. The fire is happening right after the Zaragoza exit, police say. Emergency crews have closed the right two lanes and traffic ... Read More

Two people have died in a wreck involving an 18-wheeler on the west loop in Tyler. According to Tyler police, all northbound traffic from Front to Erwin Street in Tyler is being diverted after an ... Read More

A semitruck on fire is snarling traffic in East El Paso just in time for the evening commute on Tuesday, Dec. 17. The Texas Department of Transporation says the right ... Read More

A two-vehicle crash in Glasscock County killed Roberto Carlos Pazmino-Mestanza of Odessa. The incident is under investigation. Read More

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A wreck is delaying traffic on the west loop in Tyler. Traffic is being diverted in the area of State Highway 31 and State Hwy 64. Read More

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

DICKINSON, Texas (KIAH) - A construction worker was killed when a boom truck fell on him while working in Dickinson, police said. Dickinson police said that the incident happened at the 3400 block of ... Read More

LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) - Major traffic changes are planned ... improvements to more than three miles of US 62 / SH 114 in the city of Lubbock, from Memphis Avenue to I-27. Improvements include ... Read More

An Odessa man is dead after a Tuesday morning crash in Glasscock County. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety crash report, around 1:27 a.m., on Tuesday, December 17, troopers responded ... Read More

GoFundMe screengrab A mother of eight died in a crash when her minivan was struck by two Ford Mustangs, according to Texas reports. Diana Ruth Martinez, 37, had just picked up two of her sons from work at Wienerschnitzel when she was involved in the Read More

Odessa officials responded to three separate scenes where children were hit by vehicles within a 12-hour span on Monday. Read More

Odessa Police say they responded to three car-pedestrian crashes on Monday December 16 at three separate schools. Read More