Ector County Judge Dustin Fawcett is announcing the creation of the Ector County Youth Task Force. The task force will be in ...

Law enforcement and education officials are calling on the Ector County community to join forces in curbing youth crime.

An Odessa man was arrested and booked into the Ector County jail Wednesday on a warrant issued in connection with a robbery ...

Ector County Judge Dustin Fawcett has announced the creation of the Ector County Youth Task Force, a multi-agency initiative ...

A deputy with the Ector County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop early Feb. 5 after a vehicle failed to stop at a ...

The 13th Annual Bustin for Badges Clay Shoot is set to take place from April 29 to May 1 at Windwalker Farms, benefiting ...

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New details have emerged about an assault at a Burger King in Odessa that later led to a shooting, which left an 18-year-old ...

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- It was just after 3 a.m. in September of 2005 when the night unraveled at a widely-known Odessa ...

Alexis Cardenas died July 8 after an altercation with detention officers who were attempting to escort him out of the jail.

Authorities in Ohio have arrested and charged a former contestant on “American Idol” with shooting and killing his wife and staging the crime scene to mislead investigators. Caleb Flynn, 39, ...