William Russell
Digital Content Manager
Odessa, TX
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William is the Digital Content Manager for CBS7 News in West Texas.
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A teacher at Nimitz Middle School has been arrested on a solicitation charge.
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Authorities have identified human remains that were discovered in Ector County more than two years ago.
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A local student is getting a free semester of college all because he got vaccinated.
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One person was killed in a crash in Ward County on Saturday.
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An Odessa Marine Corps veteran who was surprised with a new home earlier this year had a new surprise Thursday morning.
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Animals in need of adoption will soon have a new temporary home in Midland.
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A woman wanted in connection with a New York homicide was arrested in New Mexico last week.
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Odessa College is honoring one of its greats with a new stadium.
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Two people have been arrested after police say that a 12-year-old boy in Carlsbad died after possibly ingesting fentanyl.
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A man wanted for murder in Midland has been arrested in New Mexico.
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Several agencies came together to find a missing hiker at Big Bend National Park on Tuesday.
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The Ector County Hospital District’s Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its own.
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Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots are now available in Midland and Odessa following the FDA’s decision to sign off on the shot Wednesday night.
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The project will involve retrofitting fluorescent and incandescent lighting used inside and outdoors.
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A man charged in a double murder almost twenty years ago is no longer on death row.
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Midland High School’s homecoming parade will be taking a new route this year.
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Governor Greg Abbott has appointed two West Texans to the Texas Medical Board.
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One person was killed and several people were hurt in a crash in Odessa over the weekend.
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Dozens of migrants were found in the back of an 18-wheeler in West Texas on Thursday.
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An Odessa woman who campaigned against drunk driving after losing her son has died in a crash.
A man was killed and a woman was hurt in a head-on crash outside of Odessa on Sunday.
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MOTRAN Alliance announced Thursday that Southwest Airlines will begin offering flights from Midland-Odessa (MAF) to Austin (ABIA) starting in March.
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Odessa’s hospitals are getting an injection of funds to continue their fight against COVID-19.
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Big Spring Crimestoppers are looking to identify a suspect that damaged a local chapel.
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Odessa police are looking to identify a man they say was involved in a hit-and-run.
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Devonte Jones, a tow truck driver with Blue Star Towing, had one wish: He wanted one last ride on his tow truck. Fellow tow truck drivers came together to make that wish come true.
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The quintuplets that were born at Odessa Regional Medical Center had a celebration Tuesday.
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Congressman August Pfluger is speaking out after it was announced that the U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission had issued a license to construct and operate ‘a consolidated interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel’ in Andrews.
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced Monday that it had issued a license to construct and operate ‘a consolidated interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel’ in Andrews.
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A student in Odessa was arrested after district officials say he brought a gun to school.
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One of the two people killed in last week’s deadly crash in Odessa will be laid to rest this week.
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New details have been released on the arrest of Shawn Adkins in connection with Hailey Dunn’s murder.
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Odessa College has been named as one of the many schools to receive a donation from MacKenzie Scott.
Midland police are investigating a homicide after a body was found on Tuesday morning.
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State Representative Brooks Landgraf is joining others in questioning ERCOT after it was announced that Texans need to conserve energy this week.
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A man has been arrested following a crash Monday night that left one person dead.
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An Odessa man is set to spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated.
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A Midland man has been arrested after deputies say he ran over his pregnant wife and caused her to lose her 8-month old unborn child.
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ERCOT is asking Texans to conserve energy as much as possible from Monday, June 14 through Friday, June 18.
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Scenic Mountain Medical Center went into a short lockdown on Monday morning as police searched for a suspect.
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Odessa police are now accepting applications for their police academy being held later this year.
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Odessa Regional Medical Center’s Community Health Center will be holding several mobile vaccine clinics this month.
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Midland College will be seeing more students in person this fall.
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A teen wanted in a shooting that left one person dead in Midland has been found in Andrews, according to Andrews County News.
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An investigation is underway following an officer-involved shooting in Odessa on Thursday.
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An Odessa first responder was recognized for his service on Thursday night.