Odessa News

Ridgeline Energy Services Inc. a technology driven company operating in the waste water industry announces new facility in Texas.

Matt Rist CBS 7 News mrist@cbs7.com May 24, 2013 ODESSA-Dangerous synthetic drugs are here to stay.

Matt Rist CBS 7 News mrist@cbs7.com May 24, 2013 ODESSA-Odessa College officials are exploring the idea of creating a fine arts charter school.

CBS7 News 5/24/13 ODESSA - Opinions are wanted during the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 28.

Lafayette ranked first in the country in terms of economic and workforce measures, according to Area Development Magazine, a site selection and facility planning publication.

The Big Spring Police Department reported the following activity between 7 a.m. Thursday and 7 a.m. today: a JOHNNY SILLOY DOUGLAS, 41, of 1007 E. 14th St., was arrested Thursday on a charge of public intoxication.

CBS7 News 5/24/13 ODESSA - Officials with Medical Center Hospital notified traffic investigators that Randall Tabor, date of birth 4-27-59, succumbed to his injuries sustained in the car pedestrian crash that occurred on May 18, 2013.

CBS7 News 5/24/13 ODESSA - Officers responded to a major accident in the 2300 block of East I-20. Investigation revealed that a 2000 Ford F-150, driven by Andy Taylor, 26 years of age, was traveling eastbound on I-20. The vehicle blew a tire causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle.

Folks in Southwest Mississippi may not realize it but boardrooms of oil companies from New York to Odessa, Texas, have their little part of the world in their cross-hairs. Lured by the prospect of extracting billions of barrels of premium oil and gas from a couple miles below ground, the companies are coming to town [...]The post Counties - ... (more)

Lauren Lanmon llanmon@cbs7.com May 23, 2013 Midland/ Odessa - The dangerous trend on the roads has West Texas officials on high alert.

The resurfacing project along Interstate 20 is moving on to its next phase. Below is the full press release from Tx-DOT: MIDLAND - Jones Brothers Dirt and Paving Contractors Inc.

EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 519 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WESTERN ANDREWS COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS... SOUTHEASTERN LEA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... * UNTIL 615 PM CDT/515 PM MDT/ * AT 516 PM ... (more)

After ECISD School Board member Luis Galvan claimed on another TV station that he no longer smokes marijuana, the Odessa American re-released an audio recording where Galvan admits to using drugs.

Matt Rist CBS 7 News mrist@cbs7.com May 23, 2013 MIDLAND/ODESSA-County Judge Mike Bradford says a new House Bill slated to give more than $55 million to oil and gas counties was amended to exclude that funding.

Press Release: DATE: May 23, 2013 TYPE OF INCIDENT: Fatality Accident DATE/TIME OCCURRED: May 22, 2013, at approximately 2111 hours LOCATION: 4600 block North Dixie The Odessa Police Department and Fire Rescue responded to a major crash in the 4600 block of North Dixie.

CBS 7 News Robert Guaderrama rguaderrama@cbs7.com May 22, 2013 ODESSA, TX - Attention area actors! You can have the chance to play a role in a movie being filmed in Odessa.

Lauren Lanmon llanmon@cbs7.com May 22, 2013 Odessa - The tornado that ripped through Granbury a week ago today, hits home for a couple here in Odessa who lost two family members during the tornado and has a sister-in-law still in the hospital in critical condition.

Matt Rist CBS 7 News mrist@cbs7.com May 21, 2013 ECTOR COUNTY-The ECISD Board of Trustees Meeting just finished.

Matt Rist CBS 7 News mrist@cbs7.com May 21, 2013 News of the tragedy in Oklahoma is tugging at heartstrings here in Odessa AND Midland.

Lauren Lanmon llanmon@cbs7.com May 21, 2013 Midland/Odessa - Wrecks are nothing new on Interstate 20, that's why the Midland/Odessa Transportation Organization is teaming up with TxDOT to construct a fence along the median of the interstate.