The cause of the Meridian fire which sparked Thursday has been ruled as accidental, according to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office. The fast-moving fire is 80% contained as of 9:45 a.m. Friday, per an update from the Sheriff's Office.

The Texas-based travel center chain cited a "technical issue" in its decision to pull its application for annexation.

An old new idea returns with El Paso County sheriff's deputies setting up street checkpoints to catch unlicensed, uninsured drivers.

Sheriff’s detectives are asking for help in locating a 12-year-old Pierce County boy who’s been missing since Tuesday. Braydon Chappell was last seen leaving his home in the 1100 block of 117th Street South in Parkland,

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing 16-year-old girl who may need medical care. The Sheriff’s Office says Alanie Rose Rodriguez also known as Queen was reported missing on Saturday,