Loving County, TX

MENTONE, Texas — In America’s least populated county, the rusting ruins of houses, oil drilling operations and an old gas station interrupt the sun-blanched landscape. A hand-painted wood sign still promises good food at “Chuck’s Wagon” to drivers along State Road 302, though the proprietor died months ago and the wagon is gone.

MENTONE, Texas — On a December day in 2021, Loving County Judge Skeet Jones, 71, climbed atop an oilfield tank surrounded by wide-open Texas desert dressed in a business suit and toting a pair of binoculars, hoping to spot an elusive black bull. What Jones most likely didn’t realize...

On a December day in 2021, Loving County Judge Skeet Jones, 71, climbed atop an oilfield tank surrounded by wide-open Texas desert dressed in a business suit and toting a pair of binoculars, hoping to spot an elusive black bull. What Jones most likely didn’t realize from his steel perch...

MENTONE, Texas — One of the worst-kept secrets in Loving County sits along the shoulder of a desolate stretch of state highway in the heart of the Permian Basin. It’s a sprawling ranch with a sunbaked adobe home that the Pecos River flooded out years ago, nestled near a trailer and a mobile home on stilts, all behind a padlocked gate.

ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - According to the Winkler County Sheriff’s Office, an accident occurred on Wednesday around 6 a.m. on State Highway 302. The collision involved a Loving County Patrol Unit and a motor vehicle. Both parties suffered minor injuries and were transported to the E.R.

LOVING COUNTY, Texas (KLBK) — A two-vehicle crash left six people dead and four people hurt Monday, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. DPS reported the crash took place at 6 a.m. on County Road 300 at Ranch to Market Road 652, about 21 miles north of Mentone.

Quakes happen Wednesday in tremor-riddled region in far West Texas

ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A two vehicle crash in Loving County Monday killed six people. Two were transported to University Medical Center in Lubbock. Two others were transported to Medical Center Hospital. The crash happened 21 miles north of Mentone on CR 300 at road marker 652. The investigation revealed...

MENTONE, Texas (KCBD) - Two people are recovering in Lubbock and another two are recovering in Odessa after a crash in Loving County left six people dead, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. DPS states the crash occurred Monday, May 30, around 6 a.m. According to officials, six...