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

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

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The Ector County Jail is closing visitation due to a flu outbreak in the facility. Trump blames 'diversity' for deadly Washington airliner collision 8 out of 10 women change their name after ...

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — Ector Middle School held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday for their new library, made complete with a performance from their new student orchestra. This comes after the school ...

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

On Jan. 30 at approximately 12:30 a.m., Odessa Police Department Sergeant Jaime Aguirre observed a white Chevrolet Kodiak towing a trailer near Yukon Avenue and Dixie Boulevard. A computer check ...

ODESSA, Texas — A traffic stop on a truck pulling a trailer with expired registration in Odessa led to the arrest of a murder suspect wanted by Interpol.

A 37-year-old man was arrested in Odessa after police discovered he had an Interpol warrant for murder in El Salvador. Jesus Alberto Villegas Monteagudo was taken into ...