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The preliminary information revealed that a 2024 Ford F-150 was traveling northbound on US 385 approaching the intersection ...

A man has been reported dead following a fatal collision last week. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the fatal collision occurred at approximately 7:15 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8, along U.

Monday is the first day of school for Ector County ISD, with Pre-K through 6th grade and high school freshmen heading back to ...

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — An Odessan died in a Dallas-based hospital after injuries she sustained in an Ector County crash on ...

The release says the family wants answers, accountability, and to know why the resort she was staying at had no effective ...

Initial information revealed that a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 was traveling southbound on North Wireline Road, ...

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Lee Rodriguez was indicted for a drug dealing charge, prohibited substance within a correctional facility and unlawful ...

A local sheriff’s deputy is being honored for her life-saving actions during an incident that involved an impaired driver ...

For Ector County ISD, that means getting about $1 million from the state — some $7 million below what it needs to pay this year. The district’s property insurance costs have risen steadily in ...