Gardendale News

Numbered addresses of crime victims' private residences and locations where crimes occur are rounded to the nearest hundred block.

A Saturday investigation into a Friday night wildfire in north Odessa shows weather likely caused the blaze.

Gary Hinterlong CBS7 News May 15, 2008 Fire officials in Gardendale are continuing their investigation into an RV fire that has sent two people to a Lubbock hospital. via KOSA

Two Gardendale men are in the hospital after an RV explosion. 50-year old Steve Barker and 48-year-old Chris Corralez suffer from injuries obtained from the explosion. via KMID

“I don't know how she does it all.”

Moms of triplets, twins wouldn't trade it for the world May 9, 2008 - 12:37PM BY ELAINE MARSILIO Things are different in a household with twins, triplets or quadruplets. via Odessa American Online

Another major grass fire plagues the Permian Basin this afternoon..This one started in Andrews County and high winds whipped it into Midland County. via KMID

CBS 7 News Staff May 7, 2008 UPDATE 6:26 PM Midland County, TX - According to Midland Fire Marshal Dale Little, a grassfire on 1788 in Midland County is close to being contained. via KOSA

A grass fire that burned all afternoon Thursday scorched 25 acres and destroyed six homes in West Texas. via KETK-TV Tyler

“We live right next to one of the homes on fire”

A 25-acre wildfire Thursday caused mass chaos in northwest Odessa - among other things destroying six homes. via Odessa American Online

News Release Emergency Operations Center Odessa/Goldsmith/Ector County 205 N. Grant Street Odessa, TX 79761 DATE: SUBJECT: FROM: 17 April 2008 4:15 p.m. Fires Andrea Goodson Emergency Public Information ... via City of Odessa

Firefighters are battling blazes in Ector and Andrews counties in West Texas. Texas Forest Service spokesman Marq Webb says some homes had been destroyed in Andrews County. via KDBC

The fire started at 5:00pm Friday evening. Midland Firefighters, Andrews and Gardendale Volunteers assisted in putting out the blaze. via KOSA

“We're expecting great things from him”

ECISD, OPD work together to train canines BY ELAINE MARSILIO 2008-02-26 14:27:00 ECISD Police Lt. via Odessa American Online

Just hours after fire officials evacuated South Ranchito, as well as the Bob Derrington Water Treatment Plant, residents are allowed back into their homes. via FireFightingNews.com

“Normally when something like that happens, there's always a refocus on safety for everybody”

BIG SPRING A massive gas explosion at 8:20 this morning at the Alon USA oil refinery sent fire and black smoke hundreds of feet high over Big Spring. via Odessa American Online

“We're rapidly entering that hunker-down-and-get-it-done mode”

BIG SPRING The ripple effect of the Big Spring refinery blast Monday morning isn't over as oil company officials, residents and the oil markets continued to assess -- and repair -- the damage done. via Odessa American Online

“Literally pieces of my ceiling came on top of my head”

BY BILL MILLER Big Spring police and firefighters are responding to a massive explosion and fire at an Alon USA refinery east of town that injured at least one person, an Alon spokesman said.'All I know is ... via Star-telegram.com

There has been an explosion at the Alon refinery on I-20 outside of Big Spring. It happened at 8:20 this morning and was felt as far away as Gardendale, Greenwood and Northeast Midland. via KOSA

“She's terminal, and she has 6 months to live. We're just glad she got to experience riding a horse.”

Jamey Burrus of Greenwood teaches Larissa Mitchan, 4, of Gardendale, how to rope a steer Saturday morning during the Special Kids Rodeo at the Ector County Coliseum. via Odessa American Online

Jay Parker Doelling, 46, of Gardendale was arrested Sunday by Department of Public Safety troopers on Interstate 20 on a charge of driving while intoxicated. via Midland Reporter-Telegram