After news of the flu outbreak in the jail, their medical department advised them to shut down for multiple days.

A burglary in progress call at Phoenix Drilling resulted in the arrest of three people after copper theft operation bust.

Early Wednesday morning, the Ector County Sheriff's Office arrested three individuals involved in a large-scale copper theft ...

Jacob Rodriguez, 19, was arrested for multiple charges and has been booked into jail on a combined $150,000 bond.

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The Ector County jail has temporarily closed to visitation amid a rise of flu cases among inmates in the facility. Sheriff Mike Griffis said the decision was made ...

An Odessa man who pleaded guilty to two counts of Intoxication Manslaughter last week was sentenced by an Ector County jury ...

Ector County Commissioners have voted to put a measure on the May 2025 ballot to create fire and EMS services for ...

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

An Odessa man is dead following a four-vehicle crash in Ector County Tuesday morning, according to a press release by Sergeant Steven Blanco.

As such, I am proud to report that Ector County ... Odessa College on a jailer pathway program, and create a “red shirt” program which has allowed us to hire applicants to work at the jail ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety, in collaboration with other law enforcement agencies, made over 20 arrests and rescued ...