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

An East Texas man has been sentenced after a jury found him guilty of murdering a person in July 2024. Melvin Orlando Guevara ...

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

In January's human trafficking operations in the Permian Basin, four victims were rescued – ages 16 months, 7, 18 and ...

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

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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 ...

Looking for the perfect Valentine’s gift for your ex? Both Odessa and Midland Crime Stoppers have you covered; though, it might not be the traditional roses and ...

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

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

The Ector County jail has temporarily closed to visitation amid a rise of flu cases among inmates in the facility. Sheriff ...

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