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The body of Jayda Floyd was recovered Thursday in Kerr County, days after a devastating flood washed through the area on the ...

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — Jayda Floyd, an Ector County juvenile probation officer and the girlfriend of fallen Odessa Police ...

The Texas Department of Juvenile Justice said a West Texas juvenile probation officer was among the victims of deadly Kerr County flooding that happened over the July 4 weekend.

Martin and Floyd had been camping at the HTR TX Hill County Campground with Martin’s father, Bobby, and stepmother, Amanda, ...

The community is invited to a special gathering at Memorial Garden Park on Friday to honor the lives lost in the flooding.

The waters didn’t just rise in the Guadalupe over the holiday weekend, they roared, and Odessa Police officer Bailey Martin, ...

The death toll in Kerr County, Texas climbed above 100 Friday night as recovery operations continued in the county on a day ...

At Memorial Gardens Park in Odessa, the whole community was invited to honor the victims of the devastating flood in Central ...

Mollie Sylvester Schaffer had been married to her husband, Randy, for 57 years when the Houston couple traveled to an annual ...

ODESSA, Texas — Author's Note: In a press release sent around 2:00 p.m., the City of Odessa said Ector County Juvenile Probation Officer Jayda Floyd died in the Texas flooding disaster. They ...