The Ector County Jail is closing visitation due to a flu outbreak in the facility. Tulsi Gabbard receives a round of applause ...

The Ector County Sheriff’s Office has asked the community for help to identify two burglary suspects. According to ECSO, the ...

The Ector County jail has temporarily closed to visitation amid a rise of flu cases among inmates in the facility. Sheriff ...

Simmons is voicing strong concerns about the selection process for the new courthouse contractor, calling it "tainted." ...

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Jesus Alberto Villegas Monteaguido, 37, was arrested for being a fugitive from justice and was taken to the Ector County Law ...

Midland County continues to experience drought, with 40.2% in moderate drought and nearly the entire county dry, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

A registered sex offender who was again accused of sexual assault against a child was convicted by an Ector County jury Wednesday on two counts of aggravated ...

FEV Tutor was a 'massive player’ in the field, once worth $40 million in contracts from California to Florida. On Saturday, ...

Ector County ISD announced that 10 Odessa students were selected as this year’s TMEA (Texas Music Educators Association) ...

Commissioner Simmons supports building a new county courthouse but accused County Judge Dustin Fawcett and the commissioners’ ...