CBS7 Staff
West Texas
Updated: Feb. 19, 2023 at 11:38 AM CST
|By Big Bend National Park and CBS7 Staff
A 56-year-old male was experiencing chest pains. Friends hiking with the visitor immediately began CPR and continued with the help of bystanders and park volunteers until rangers arrived on the scene with an AED. Unfortunately, all attempts to revive the patient were unsuccessful.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 10:17 AM CST
|By CBS7 Staff
The vehicle, driven by Miguel Tovar Marquez, was also occupied by 9 illegal immigrants, from Mexico.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2022 at 8:47 AM CDT
|By CBS7 Staff
According to initial reports, the individual, identified as 46-year-old Michael Villasenor pointed a firearm at the officers, and the officers fired their weapons at him, striking him multiple times.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2022 at 7:55 AM CDT
|By CBS7 Staff
An 8th-grade student at Bowie Middle School was charged with aggravated assault of a public servant after he attacked a teacher in a classroom on Wednesday, according to our partners at the Odessa American.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 5:08 PM CDT
|By CBS7 Staff
18 people were arrested after a police operation in Odessa.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 8:07 AM CDT
|By CBS7 Staff
Odessa parents were arrested in the death of their 7-month-old child
Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 8:05 AM CDT
|By CBS7 Staff
CBS7 is in touch with city leaders to get the latest on the water situation
Updated: May. 31, 2022 at 7:52 AM CDT
|By CBS7 Staff
Authorities also took to Facebook and said that “Alligators ask lots of questions, they’d make great interri-gators. Their teeth are pretty intimidating if you ask us. However, we don’t think this guy will be joining the MCSO staff anytime soon.”
Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 4:51 PM CDT
|By CBS7 Staff
Daily temperatures in Big Bend are now beginning to exceed 100 degrees.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2022 at 11:10 PM CDT
|By Mary Kate Hamilton, CBS7 Staff and Gray News staff
The van was carrying the University of the Southwest men's and women's golf teams back to Hobbs, New Mexico, from a tournament in Midland, Texas.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2022 at 4:06 PM CST
|By CBS7 Staff
Gonzales was going to be executed in Huntsville this Tuesday.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 5:58 PM CST
|By CBS7 Staff
According to court documents, Jarod Richard Melancon was arrested on May 5, 2021
Updated: Feb. 25, 2022 at 11:53 AM CST
|By CBS7 Staff
The investigation is ongoing. No further updates are available at this time.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2022 at 8:07 AM CST
|By CBS7 Staff
Cornyn is promoting the re-authorization of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2022 at 4:25 PM CST
|By CBS7 Staff
According to court documents, five administrators at Midland Christian School were arrested and charged with failing to report an incident with the intent to conceal neglect or abuse.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2022 at 8:09 AM CST
|By CBS7 Staff
The arrests included Superintendent Jared Lee, Principal of the Secondary School Dana Ellis, Vice Principal of the Secondary School Matthew Counts, Athletic Director Greg McClendon and head baseball coach Barry Russell.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2022 at 2:24 PM CST
|By CBS7 Staff
The investigation is ongoing.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2022 at 10:25 AM CST
|By CBS7 Staff
Landgraf wrote a letter TEA Commissioner Mike Morath asking for the suspension
Updated: Jan. 31, 2022 at 9:04 AM CST
|By CBS7 Staff
West Texas Sheriff’s Office confirms the death of a deputy on Highway 302
Updated: Jan. 20, 2022 at 10:19 AM CST
|By CBS7 Staff
Visitors are strongly encouraged to make camping/lodging arrangements either in the park or gateway communities before journeying all the way to Big Bend.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2021 at 4:49 PM CST
|By CBS7 Staff
The federal government controls the distribution of monoclonal antibodies.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2021 at 5:24 PM CDT
|By CBS7 Staff
According to USGS, a 3.4 magnitude earthquake was recorded near Gardendale at 4:54 p.m. on Tuesday.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2021 at 12:07 PM CDT
|By CBS7 Staff
A school in Monahans is temporarily shutting down due to COVID-19.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2021 at 10:38 AM CDT
|By CBS7 Staff
Fort Stockton ISD will no longer require masks immediately, due to the Texas Supreme Court’s decision today to render Governor Abbott’s authority regarding GA-38.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2021 at 6:37 PM CDT
|By CBS7 Staff
A suspect has been arrested following a shooting that left one person dead on Saturday.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2021 at 9:39 AM CDT
|By CBS7 Staff
In Thursday’s hearing Eliel Rosa pleaded guilty to a charge connected to the Capitol riot.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 10:48 AM CDT
|By CBS7 Staff
Police are looking for a woman who they say stole close to $2,000 worth of items from an Odessa Walmart.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2021 at 1:52 PM CDT
|By CBS7 Staff
A man died over the weekend after being pulled out of the Balmorhea State Park pool.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2021 at 10:11 AM CDT
|By CBS7 Staff
One person was killed in a shooting last week in Midland County.
Updated: Jul. 23, 2021 at 1:39 PM CDT
|By CBS7 Staff
Odessa police are searching for two people who they say assaulted Sonic employees and later threatened them with a rifle.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2021 at 10:58 AM CDT
|By CBS7 Staff
One person was killed, and four others were hurt in a crash in Ector County on Sunday.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2021 at 12:31 PM CDT
|By CBS7 Staff
A former professor at Midland College will be spending several decades in prison for murder.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2021 at 12:10 PM CDT
|By CBS7 Staff
A jailer at the Midland County Jail has been arrested after authorities say he recorded himself having sex with inmates and was found with child pornography on his phone.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2021 at 12:08 PM CDT
|By CBS7 Staff
The water outage has now been resolved.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2021 at 10:30 AM CDT
|By CBS7 Staff
One person was killed when a truck crashed into a Midland apartment complex over the weekend.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2021 at 11:32 AM CDT
|By CBS7 Staff
An inmate has died after they were assaulted at the federal prison in Big Spring over the weekend.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2021 at 12:39 PM CDT
|By CBS7 Staff
A Stanton ISD employee has been arrested after authorities say he was involved in an inappropriate relationship with a child.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2021 at 10:55 AM CDT
|By CBS7 Staff
Several items were stolen from a Fallen Soldier Memorial in Big Spring over the Fourth of July weekend.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2021 at 3:22 PM CDT
|By CBS7 Staff
First responders have had their hands full with flooding this weekend.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2021 at 9:47 AM CDT
|By CBS7 Staff
Midland County Judge Terry Johnson has issued a disaster declaration for the county in response to the border crisis.
Updated: Jun. 11, 2021 at 1:51 PM CDT
|By CBS7 Staff
A sting operation in Alpine started with a tip about young migrant girls being held at a hotel.