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Jayda Floyd worked as a juvenile probation officer for Ector County. She tragically lost her life life in the devasting Texas ...

The video above first aired on July 11 and highlights the emotional toll that tragedies like the Kerr County flood can have on first responders and the importance of seeking support ...

ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A woman was arrested for assaulting her husband with dresser drawers. According to the Ector County Sheriff’s Office, on July 16, at around 10:58 p.m., deputies responded to a ...

A video sent to NewsWest 9 appears to show Ector County patrol units speeding down Farm-to-Market Road 181, chasing after a ...

Ector County ISD Chief of Police Jeff Daniels gave an update to the community on ECISD’s operations in Kerrville after ...

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — Ector County leaders held an emergency meeting on Monday morning following the partial collapse of a ...

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

A West Texas juvenile probation officer, Jayda Floyd, and others died in Kerr County floods. The community mourns, honors ...

Eight-year-old girls at sleep-away camp, families crammed into recreational vehicles, local residents traveling to or from ...

Having never expanded Medicaid, Texas avoided most of the looming federal cuts other states will face. But the Affordable ...

Students from area high schools join the Conservation Jobs Corps for hands-on STEM and ecology experience at the I-20 ...