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 (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 ...

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — All visitation at the Ector County Jail will be temporarily closed due to a flu outbreak within the facility, according to an Ector County Sheriff's Office (ECSO ...

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

An Odessa man who pleaded guilty to two counts of Intoxication Manslaughter last week was sentenced by an Ector County jury Wednesday to 10 years of community supervision (probation) and a $10,000 ...

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An Odessa man out on bond after his December arrest in which he was accused of harming an Ector County Sheriff’s Office K-9 ...

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 ...