Odessa News

Rosie Armendarez said the disappearance of her son-in-law, Rene Escobar Sanchez, is beginning to remind her of a missing person turned tragedy that happened here in mid-June. "The Thornhill tragedy just comes ...

Odessa College News Release July 18, 2008 Odessa, Texas - Odessa College's summer 2008 enrollment numbers are 2,858 which is a 25.4 percent increase from summer 2007's enrollment of 2,280 students.

CBS 7 Staff July 17, 2008 The John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Institute announced its summer lecture series today.

CBS 7 Staff July 16, 2008 Odessa Police are still searching for a missing man. 36-year old Rene Escobar Sanchez was last seen by his wife Saturday night in his garage on the 1900 block of north Hancock.

CBS 7 Staff July 15, 2008 The Permian Basin has done it again, with Midland and Odessa ranking in the top five American cities best at doing business.

CBS 7 Staff July 14, 2008 The Luminaria Service is always a beautiful ceremony at the "Relay For Life". But this year in Odessa, it was cancelled because of weather.

A 23-year-old man accused of the aggravated sexual assault of a 9-year-old autistic Odessa girl has been sent to a state mental hospital after experts determined he was incompetent to stand trial.

Eleven rookie Odessa police officers standing in the department training classroom had guns and uniforms - but they were missing one thing until they were sworn in Thursday afternoon: badges.

CBS 7 News Staff July 12, 2008 Ward County, TX- DPS Troopers tell CBS 7 it happened just after 9:30 Friday night off highway 18 and FM 1776.

CBS 7 Staff July 11, 2008 Odessa celebrated a milestone today, the addition of a runway at Schlemeyer Field that could bring more dollars to the community.

Mattison Torrres will compete for title of Miss Majorette of America in South Bend, Ind.

A 31-year-old Odessa woman is still in critical condition after a fatal head-on collision Friday night in north Odessa.

CBS 7 Staff July 11, 2008 Odessa police need your help in finding a man they say robbed a local clothing store at gunpoint.

Recent rainstorms might be a good thing for parched land and dirty cars, but pools of water left from the downpours have left a buzzing nuisance in the air - and it might not be leaving any time soon.

Re: "Black leaders want an apology" . The Ector County Health Department owes the Juneteenth celebrants an apology - and if it's not forthcoming in a timely manner, the official who abused his/her authority ...

CBS 7 Staff July 8, 2008 A former Midland College professor charged with trafficking child pornography is back in West Texas.

A stolen vehicle was revovered over the weekend by the San Angelo Police Department.

CBS 7 Staff July 8, 2008 The Odessa City Council met tonight. They approved several issues including a new heliport for the second care star helicopter.

ANDREWS COUNTY An oilfield worker in Andrews County discovered a historical surprise about 1:18 p.m. Monday when the person found a live World War II bomb 20 miles east of State Highway 115 and northeast 9601.

Kara Lee Odessa Memorial Fund 7-06-08 CBS 7 News Odessa,TX.-A band of brothers t-shirt sells for $10 or $20 for a cap and all proceeds will go towards the Odessa Police Officer's Memorial to be built outside ...