Odessa News

Some Odessa children have the chance to take their imagination to the drawing board to design a new playground.

DeAnn Lopez CBS 7 News dlopez@cbs7.com March 14, 2014 West Texas-It's a deadly and very addictive drug that's being used by oilfield workers both out on the field and behind the wheel.

ASSOCIATED PRESS 3/14/14 Royalty Safety Services is conducting a company investigation over a roll over accident that happened in Odessa.

Lauren Lanmon llanmon@cbs7.com March 13, 2014 Midland - Midland Police Officers are still investigating the cause of a one vehicle rollover that sent four teenagers to the hospital.

It is a problem that's plagued the West Texas landscape for years, and while various local communities have gone to great lengths to clean it up litter remains an issue that's impossible to avoid.

DeAnn Lopez CBS 7 News dlopez@cbs7.com March 13, 2014 WEST ODESSA-People not wanting to pay a fee for dumping large items or hazardous waste are illegally taking advantage of remote land and roads.

Lauren Lanmon llanmon@cbs7.com March 13, 2014 Odessa - An Odessa Police Department Officer Salvador Becerra, has been arrested with two counts of Violation of the Civil Rights of Person in Custody; Improper Sexual Activity with Person in Custody, a State Jail Felony.

CBS7 News 3/13/14 UPDATE: Water has been restored to the shopping center located at Grandview and University and the shops are open for business.

Higginbotham is a leading insurance and financial services firm with more than 20 locations in that is in expansion mode by partnering with other brokers in the state that add to its geographic scale and service capabilities.

DeAnn Lopez CBS 7 News dlopez@cbs7.com March 12, 2014 ODESSA-Odessa Police Officers responded to calls of gunshots being fired off of 38th Street and Andrews Highway on Sunday night around 11:00pm.

DeAnn Lopez CBS 7 News dlopez@cbs7.com March 12, 2014 ODESSA-Beginning today, multiple lanes on Grandview Avenue between 42nd Street and University Boulevard will be closed due to construction.

CBS7 Sports March 11, 2014 Here are tonight's 2-5A soccer scores: ==BOYS== Abilene Cooper 4 Odessa High 0 Odessa Permian 6 Lubbock Coronado 1 Midland Lee 2 Amarillo Tascosa 2 San Angelo Central 2 Midland High 3 ==GIRLS== Odessa High 0 Abilene Cooper 0 Midland Lee 0 Amarillo Tascosa 0 San Angelo Central 1 Midland High 1 Odessa Permian 3 Lubbock ... (more)

Matt Rist CBS 7 News mrist@cbs7.com March 11, 2014 PERMIAN BASIN-Just under 500 customers are without power in the Loop 338 / Eastridge area.

Matt Rist & Macey Meriggi CBS 7 Staff Writers mrist@cbs7.com mmeriggi@cbs7.com March 11, 2014 ODESSA-The city is in the process of developing an animal control advisory committee after CBS 7 discovered it had not met since 2006.

CBS 7 News Staff 3/11/14 - Odessa Police Swat Team members served a narcotics warrant Tuesday night in the neighborhood of Idlewood and Beechwood at about 8:00pm.

Macey Meriggi CBS 7 News Mmeriggi@cbs7.com March 11, 2014 Odessa Police SWAT team members served a narcotics warrant tonight near the intersection of Idlewood and Beechwood at about 8:00pm.

Roswell Police Department 3/11/14 Roswell, NM- Although late last night one officer was dragged by a vehicle, and two more officers were involved in a traffic accident, none of the officers sustained severe injuries.

CBS7 Newsroom March 10, 2014 ODESSA - The City of Odessa will begin construction on Grandview this Wednesday, March 12. The construction will take place between University and 42nd Street.

Matt Rist CBS 7 News mrist@cbs7.com March 10, 2014 ODESSA-Kimberly-Michelle Root passed away today after complications from a weekend assault, according to the Odessa Police Department.

Macey Meriggi CBS 7 News Mmeriggi@cbs7.com March 10, 2014 Ector County is suing a local service company for contaminating the water supply.