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Jan. 31—MIDLAND — The Midland County Fire Marshal's Office has announced its active participation in the Securing the Cities (STC) program, a collaborative initiative aimed at enhancing the ...

“If strict enforcement comes into play, we’re going to drown in our own red meat,” said Ray Epp, a hog farmer and former Yankton County commissioner ... the job. As DHS secretary ...

This is a major step in fixing that problem,” said a DHS spokesman in a statement to ... Pfluger represents District 11 which covers Midland-Odessa and parts of the Hill Country.

Only minutes after being sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump praised Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security policies and promised Texas would have support from ...

Midland Police Department assisted the Department of Homeland Security in an immigration-related investigation on Florida ...

A two-vehicle collision in Midland County killed a 55-year-old Florida man and left a woman in serious condition.

Fire crews are investigating a fire that happened Sunday evening. According to the Midland Fire Department, around 7:47 p.m.

The jail is going to be named after late Midland County Sheriff Gary Painter and the law enforcement center will be named ...