Odessa News

The Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang nominating committee recently announced the candidates for the upcoming year.

UPDATE 2:15pm: Odessa Police Search for Bank Robbery Suspect 11/6/09 ECISD News Release November 6, 2009 Odessa, Texas - Nimitz and Blanton have been released from shelter in place.

Odessa American Odessa firefighters are enveloped in the remaining smoke associated with a fire that started Monday morning at 1400 W. Fargo.

Janet Hutchinson CBS 7 News November 4, 2009 Odessa, Texas - Fire officials say someone set a home on fire in Odessa Monday.

Carter English CBS 7 News November 2, 2009 Odessa, Texas - The strength of background checks comes into question after Bowie Junior High School teacher, Steven Ray Hernandez, passed a check despite an arrest on his record.

Jordan Reagan CBS 7 News November 02, 2009 Students at an Odessa elementary school this year have all new resources to help them with their homework, and it's all online.

Carter English CBS 7 News November 2, 2009 Odessa, Texas - A twenty-nine year old Odessa man is behind bars after Sheriff's deputies found drugs and guns during the search of a home.

Beau Berman CBS 7 News October 29, 2009 Odessa, Texas - Steven Ray Hernandez, a 7th grade history teacher at Bowie, was arrested back in June for exposing his genitals to a woman inside a store.

Kinky Friedman says that it's time to stop telling one of his favorite jokes - that he's too young for Medicare and too old for women too care.

Voters should take the chance to help decide constitutional changes. October 25, 2009 6:00 AM ODESSA AMERICAN Early voting has begun for the Nov.

The case of two Winkler County nurses is being moved to some-where outside Winkler County and an indictment has been quashed.

Ector County District Attorney Bobby Bland will not be prosecuting the case against Odessa attorneys accused of breaking into a home.

Odessa City Council Approves $5.1 million in Chapter 380 Funds for "Best Buy" Development 10/27/09 Beau Berman CBS 7 News bberman@cbs7.com October 27, 2009 Odessa, Texas - Some new national stores are one step closer to Odessa after city council approved $5.1 million for the development of a retail site.

Odessa Teacher Placed on Paid Administrative Leave Following Arrest 10/28/09 Elias Hernandez CBS 7 News October 28, 2009 Odessa, Texas - A teacher at Bowie Junior High was placed on paid administrative leave today, following his arrest last week.

The case of two Winkler County nurses is being moved to some-where outside Winkler County and an indictment has been quashed.

Odessa Students Donate Coats for Children in Need 10/27/09 Elias Hernandez CBS 7 News October 27, 2009 Odessa, Texas - A group of Odessa students are giving coats to help other kids keep warm this winter.

The Southern Baptists of Texas Convention elected First Baptist Church of Odessa pastor Byron McWilliams as president on Tuesday at its annual meeting in Lubbock.

Odessa Man Charged with Kidnapping and Sexual Assault Found Competent to Stand Trial 10/27/09 Lindsay Martin October 27, 2009 Odessa- New information today in the case of an Odessa man, charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a nine-year old autistic girl.

The case of two Winkler County nurses is being moved to some-where outside Winkler County and an indictment has been quashed.

A cold snap was in the forecast for parts of Texas on Tuesday. In the Panhandle, wind chill values could make temperatures feel around 30 and 40 degrees before warming up to a high near 70,according to the National Weather Service.