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Brewster County deputies charge two adults in hoax bomb threat at Big Bend High School
BREWSTER COUNTY, Texas — Brewster County Sheriff's deputies responded to Big Bend High School on Thursday morning following electronic communications about a bomb threat. The investigation identified two adults, Annica Paige Herrera and Caitlin Ayami Staib, as suspects in the hoax. Both Herrera and Staib were charged with false...
Pecos man dead following early morning crash
REEVES COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating after a Pecos man was killed in a crash early Saturday morning. According to a DPS report released on Tuesday, preliminary investigation revealed that at about 7:43 a.m. on Saturday, October 12, a 2024 International truck was traveling south on US 285 […]
Twins drown in bathtub, caretaker facing charges in Odessa
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- UPDATE: One year old twins in Odessa died Wednesday afternoon after their caretaker left them alone in a bathtub. According to the Odessa Police Department responded to a home in the 800 block of Humble Avenue. At the scene, officers and medics found one year old twin who had drowned in a […]
Bodies of two men recovered in Terrell County
TERRELL COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The Terrell County Sheriff’s Office recovered the bodies of two people who entered the country illegally this week. Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland said this year, his office has recovered a total of five people who have died trying to make their way into the country. Both men were from Mexico, one from […]
Man accused of biting, choking girlfriend
Oct. 14—A 24-year-old Odessa man was arrested Saturday afternoon after his girlfriend told police he bit, choked and squeezed her before ultimately threatening her with a knife. According to an Odessa PoliceDepartment report, dispatchers received a 911 call about a disturbance in the 400 block of East 17th Street shortly before noon Saturday. When they arrived, a 24-year-old woman told them ...
Man accused of attacking brother with wrench
Oct. 13—A 29-year-old man was arrested last week after his younger brother accused him of striking him in the forehead with a wrench-style tool. According to an Ector County Sheriff's Department report, dispatchers received a 911 disturbance call from the 13000 block of West 42nd Street around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday. When deputies arrived a 27-year-old man said that he'd gotten an argument with ...