http://www.yourstreet.com/news/odessa YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us AGGRAVATED ASSAULT >> An Odessa woman reported her mother attacked her and threatened her with a knife, causing minor scrapes and bruises between 4:10 p.m. and 4:28 p.m. Friday in the 3600 block of Adams Avenue. >> An Odessa man reported someone... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744451/police-blotter-10-13-09 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:00:08 -0700 Water covered the usual flood-prone spots in Odessa as light rains went over West Texas Monday, though National Weather Service meteorologist David Hennig said only 0.05 inches were officially recorded by 9:15 p.m. at Schlemeyer Field. Midland... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744452/rain-moving-out Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:26:08 -0700 Oak Grove police identified the man killed by a hit and run driver on an Oak Grove street early Saturday as Edward Falke, 37, of Odessa. Falke was hit between 12:30 a.m. and 1:40 a.m. Saturday, police said, while walking west on West 15st Street. He was discovered by... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749606/odessa-man-identified-as-hit-and-run-victim Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:35:08 -0700 LUBBOCK An Odessa teen is recovering at Covenant Medical Center’s Lakeside campus after he was ran over by a bus Monday afternoon. Alexis Fabela was listed in serious condition Thursday evening, a nursing supervisor said. Alexis’s http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6736324/teen-recovering-from-bus-accident Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:23:08 -0700 ANDREWS COUNTY A 53-year-old Andrews man was killed and a 51-year-old oilfield worker from Odessa was injured following a head-on collision Thursday morning on F.M. 1788 northeast of Gardendale, Department of Public Safety communications operator http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6736325/andrews-man-killed-in-head-on-crash Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:21:08 -0700 New details have been released about the Odessa school bus driver who accidentally ran over a 13-year-old Nimitz Junior High Student earlier this week. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6736368/ecisd-bus-driver-returns-to-work-after-incident-in-odessa Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:21:08 -0700 SWAT team members and Odessa Police invaded South Odessa on Thursday morning. Authorities say they showed up to serve warrants in the 100 block of Mable. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6736369/odessa-police-serve-search-warrants-in-south-odessa Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:18:08 -0700 Even after investigating around 500 homicides, including 150 in Odessa, something about the shoeprints stood out to Texas Ranger Sgt. Jess Malone. “It appeared that there were two were two distinct sets of shoeprints,” Malone testified http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6736323/ranger-testifies-on-crime-scene Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:39:08 -0700 The area of Citrus Park puts its residents right in the middle of everything. Surrounded by Tampa, Odessa, Oldsmar, Westchase and Carrollwood, not only are you close to great schools, a multitude of businesses, shopping malls and restaurants, but you also have the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6733774/citrus-park-area-for-homes Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:40:08 -0700 Janet Skeslien Charles grew up in Shelby, Montana and studied English, French, and Russian at the University of Montana, where she had a part time job translating letters from Montana men to their prospective Russian brides.  After graduation, she moved to... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6725959/an-interview-with-janet-skeslien-charles Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:05:08 -0700 Odessa police officers will be out in full force making sure drivers are safe while on the roadways.   Traffic units will concentrate on all school zones, crosswalks and school buses.   Safe zones this week include:   http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6728397/safe-zones Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:53:08 -0700 An Odessa child is in the hospital after being runover by a trailer. It happened around 5:15 Thursday evening in a parking lot at 13th and Center. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6728427/child-run-over-by-trailer-in-odessa Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:35:08 -0700 Odessa Police making a routine traffic stop wound up throwing the driver behind bars on robbery charges. 19-year-old Ronnie Brock was arrested back on September 11th. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6728429/traffic-stop-leads-to-arrest-in-odessa Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:28:08 -0700 In the back corner of the Faith Temple Church at 1335 E. 6th Street in Odessa, single moms and women struggling to make ends meet, tackle the dreaded family budget. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6717395/money-doesn-t-grow-on-trees,-neither-does-a-budget Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:24:08 -0700 A truck struck a house in north Odessa Sunday morning, according to police. A 2006 Ford F-150 was traveling eastbound on 52nd Street when it went through a puddle of water and hydroplaned, Odessa Police Department Sgt. Jamie Brown said. The driver http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6717380/pickup-strikes-house Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:33:08 -0700 Some lucky K-9's found new homes on Saturday. The Humane Society of Odessa hosted their End of the Summer Adopt-A-Thon. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6717398/odessa-humane-society-hosts-end-of-summer-adopt-a-thon Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:04:08 -0700 From Lubbock to San Angelo, and even Fort Davis, thousands made their way to Odessa on Saturday for the West Texas TEA Party. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6717396/another-tea-party-held-in-odessa Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:40:08 -0700 While Odessa struggles with an unemployment rate approaching 10 percent, some areas of the Permian Basin are seeing even more economic turbulence.Reeves and Pecos counties, both of which are reliant on natural gas for jobs, have seen dramatic http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6717386/area-economy-struggles Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:41:08 -0700 More activity could be coming soon to the former site of Flint Hills Resources Odessa chemical plant.Sales on two 40-acres sites on the east side of the plant, which shut down earlier this year, are currently pending, Gary Vest, economic development http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6712540/activity-possible-at-flint-hills Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:57:08 -0700 An Odessa man is dead after falling off a trailer. It happened around 1:00 Thursday afternoon on Highway 385 about five miles south of Odessa. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6710617/odessa-man-killed-after-falling-off-trailer Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:13:08 -0700