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The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a weekend crash that left two people dead in Ector County, including ...

A head-on collision in Ector County, Texas, left two men dead. Neither was wearing a seatbelt, and the crash is under ...

When approaching a curve in the roadway, Janie Dobbs, 70, veered onto a private property, where her vehicle rolled over to ...

The deadly crash happened at 11:37 p.m. on Saturday. Texas DPS reported both drivers were not wearing seatbelts at the time ...

A head-on collision on US Highway 385 in Ector County resulted in the deaths of Jose C. Balderas Conteras and Emerald Neomi ...

Daniel Schwarz pleaded guilty to manslaughter after forcing his adopted daughter to jump on a scorching trampoline without ...

Authorities are seeking public assistance in locating 15-year-old Sarai Marai Hernandez, who is currently considered a ...

Dr. Keeley Boyer will be Ector County ISD's (ECISD) superintendent for the next four years, according to the district Friday.

Trump administration plans new travel ban. Here's who could be affected. ‘I’ve never seen anything like this’: One startup is trying to use Trump’s anti-regulation rhetoric to get an ...

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