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

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

Rodriguez reached for the gun and the deputy that was going to pat Rodriguez down, got into a “physical altercation” with ...

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — All visitation at the Ector County Jail will be temporarily closed due to a flu outbreak within the ...

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 ...

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

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

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An Ector County grand jury has indicted the mother of a newborn found dead in a toilet on a capital murder count. The woman remains in the Ector County jail on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

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

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) arrested more than 20 individuals and rescued four victims during human ...