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Ector County officials and child advocacy groups came together Tuesday for the start of Child Abuse Awareness Month, ...

Two weeks after being arrested on suspicion of public intoxication, an Odessa man was arrested on a felony drug charge. According to Ector County jail records, Ebony Wigfall was arrested by Odessa ...

The cases include two young infants, one too young to be vaccinated and the other recently vaccinated with the MMR vaccine, ...

House Bill 1708 proposes naming a stretch of State Highway 302 after Trooper Kevin Vasquez, who died in the line of duty.

The month of April is child abuse awareness month. Earlier today at Ector County courthouse many came together for a ...

The Texas measles outbreak has reached 400 cases. Ector County reports new cases and potential exposure sites.

Thursday is the last day to register to vote in the May 3 election. Would be voters may register to vote in person at the Elections Office at 1010 E. Eighth St. Mailed applications must be postmarked ...

Two leaders from Ector County Independent School District (ECISD) traveled to the Texas Capitol just before Spring Break, ...