Grass fire on Yukon Road torches two acres
A 5:10 pm grass fire on Yukon Road near Sprague in northwest Odessa burned about two acres. Motorists Brittney Leyva Miguel Corral Fernando Vega and a fourth man halted to help residents containing the blaze amid a 500 pound propane tank nearby. No injuries were reported and cause is under investigation.
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Brittney Leyva
Leyva
Yukon Road
Odessa
Miguel Corral
Fernando Vega
Joyce Goodson
Goodson
Yukon
Sprague Roads
Vega
Loop 338
Sprague Road
Standoff in Midland County Ends With Suspect in Custody
A brief standoff Tuesday afternoon in Midland County ended when the man surrendered around 5 p.m. No injuries reported to a woman inside the residence. The investigation continues as authorities seek a search warrant and identify the individuals. Troopers from the Texas Department of Public Safety assisted at the scene. No charges filed as of press time.
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Midland County
South County Road
West County Road 124
Benny Matlock
Midland County Sheriff's Office
Matlock
Texas Department of Public Safety
Odessa College basketball player charged with assault
OC basketball player Jamontae Davis, 2311 Andrews Highway, was arrested after a 19-year-old student reported being assaulted in a Century Commons housing room. Davis posted 1000 bond and faces a class A misdemeanor for assault causing bodily injury while an OC police investigation continues.
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Odessa
Jamontae Davis
Andrews Highway
Ector County
Odessa College
Davis
Century Commons
Cheri Dalton
Pumpkin bourbon cheesecake with gingersnap crust
Recipe for pumpkin cheesecake with a gingersnap crust. Steps include making crust from butter, gingersnap crumbs, and brown sugar. preparing pumpkin filling with cream cheese, eggs, spices, bourbon. baking in a water bath. cooling and serving with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
Parolee charged after near collision with Odessa officer
A 24 year old parolee Adrian Arturo Gallegos was arrested on charges including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on a public servant after a July 18 2015 incident near Henderson Avenue. Officer Francisco Robles reported Gallegos in a white Ford F 150 sped off after a traffic stop nearly running over the officer’s foot. Gallegos held at Center on bonds totaling 123500 with three charges having no bond.
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Odessa
Adrian Arturo Gallegos
Autumn Ave
Ector County
Gallegos
Henderson Avenue
Francisco Robles
Andrews Highway
University Boulevard
Robles
Henderson and
University
Cummings Drive
Henderson
West Odessa pair faces first degree felony meth charges
Paul Jimenez and Amy Robinson of 150 S West Cliff Road were charged with first degree felony possession of a controlled substance after officers found 11.9 grams of meth in their vehicle. Both also face class B misdemeanor charges for marijuana possession. They are detained in the Center on bonds.
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West Odessa
Paul Jimenez
Amy Robinson
S. Westcliff Road
Ector County Detention Center
Cording
Jimenez
Robinson
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Oapa.com
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Bobby Joe Puebla
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Ector County Sheriff's Office
Medical Center Hospital
Ruben Ramirez
Ramirez
Puebla
Accent, Granite & Marelf
Golden Brass Sae
Music City Mall
E. Sth
Midlanbeodessa Symphony & Chorale
Omcertmaster
John Madura
Mosc Org
WNPAC
MOSC
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