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State, federal law enforcement seize 37 pounds of meth in traffic stop near Odessa
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) joined in a group effort by law enforcement to seize about 37 pounds of methamphetamine in Odessa. During a traffic stop on April 11 in Odessa, three law enforcement agencies worked together to close an investigation. Texas DPS' Criminal Investigations Division (CID) and...
'Besides loving radio, he loved his family' | Q108 FM remembers beloved DJ Jony
ODESSA, Texas — On April 20, Hector Manuel Martinez-Olivas, a popular DJ from Odessa, his wife, Norma Estela Marquez-Gonzales and their 14-year-old son died in a head-on crash at the intersection of 42nd St. and FM 1936 in Ector County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Tania...
ECISD sets full slate of events
Ector County ISD has scheduled a number of events for the end of this week and into next week. Thursday, April 25, 6 p.m. at New Tech Odessa, 300 E. 29th Street – Sextortion presentation for parents and staff. Saturday, April 27, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m., at Ratliff...
North State Highway 18 will be closed for road construction
WINKLER COUNTY, Texas — According to Winkler County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, there will be a highway closure starting this Thursday, April 18 through Saturday, April 20 between the hours of 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. The North State Highway 18 will be closed to Northbound and Southbound...
ECISD administrative assistant trains frontline staff nationwide
The training and leadership she received at Ector County ISD is what prompted Kash-unta Thurman to start KT Executive Services LLC. Thurman has been with ECISD for nine years and is the administrative assistant to Chief Technology Officer Kellie Wilks. KT Executive Services is now in its second year. Thurman...
PHOTO GALLERY: ECISD celebrates AVID
Ector County ISD held an AVID Celebration Monday at the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center. AVID stands for Advancement via Individual Determination. It is an elective class in middle schools and high schools and is used in elementary schools. The annual celebration highlights the seniors. 1 of 5.
Major crash closes EB I-20 in West Odessa
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – The Odessa Police Department and West Odessa Volunteer Fire Department responded to a major crash in the main lanes of eastbound Interstate 20 just east of FM 1936. All eastbound traffic on I-20 is being directed to the exit at mile marker 108 as the investigation continues. The Fire Department […]
Sheriff Griffis speaks at LULAC ‘Breakfast with a Champion’
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – The League of United Latin American Citizens continued its “Breakfast with a Champion” series, with breakfast at La Margarita on Tuesday. Ector County Sheriff Mike Griffis was the special guest and he said he was giving tips to Odessans on how to stop scammers, as well as how the Ector County Sheriff’s […]
Man dies in rollover crash Thursday morning in Winkler County
WINKLER COUNTY, Texas — A fatal rollover crash happened Thursday morning on SH 302 at Mile Marker 232 in Winkler County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. According to a DPS preliminary report, 42-year-old Gaylon Love, driving a Ram Pickup, was going eastbound in the left lane of SH 302, while 37-year-old Emmanuel Diaz-Ortega, driving a Freightliner truck with trailer, was going westbound on SH 302.
Midland and Ector County school district react to new AI grading system for STAAR tests
For years, humans have been the ones to grade all of the tests. However, a new grading system rolled out by the Texas Education Agency is bringing the future of grading to classrooms. Better known as an "automated scoring engine," it would automatically grade students' written answers for the State...
CASA of the Permian Basin receives donation to help children in foster care
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – CASA of the Permian Basin is April’s Kelly Grimsley Charity of the Month! The organization aims to ensure that each child in foster care is placed in a safe, permanent and healthy environment by training community members to become volunteers and advocates. A representative from the Kelly Grimsley team presented a […]
Ector County Felony Dispositions & Indictments: April 19, 2024
The following is a list of recent first and second-degree felony dispositions from the Ector County District Clerk’s Office. Andres Cepeda. Unauthorized discharge of septic waste. Pleaded guilty. Three years deferred adjudication. 180 hours community service. Braulio Corona. Violation of motor fuel tax requirements. Five years’ deferred adjudication. 300...
ICYMI: Top headlines from across the Basin
PERMIAN BASIN (KMID/KPEJ) – Here are the top stories from around the Basin for the week ending on April 19th. The Texas Department of Public Safety identified the suspect, accused of killing a West Odessa man on Monday, as 26-year-old Trevor James Myrick, of Hobbs, New Mexico. DPS also revealed more about the investigation that […]
2023 West Odessa murder suspect and his younger brother arrested for robbery
ODESSA, Texas — A 2023 West Odessa murder suspect, Omar Matthew Gutierrez, and his brother, Omar Elijah Gutierrez, were arrested for robbing a man on the northside of the Odessa High School campus on Tuesday, according to arrest records. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by NewsWest 9, on...
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