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.

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

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 ...

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

Leonel Torres was sentenced by an Ector County jury to 10 years of community supervision and a $10,000 fine for each count.

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, ...

A former student of Ector County Independent School District won his local Congressional App Challenge with an app that uses questionnaires to assess mental health conditions, then shares resources ...

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

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