CBS7 Staff

Madeline Pantoja, a missing Midland woman was found dead on Saturday, May 20, near East County Road 190 and South County Road 1138.

The deputy observed multiple individuals attempting to conceal themselves in a cab and bed of the vehicle.

According to the City of Midland, MPD served an arrest warrant for 29-year-old Octavious D. Hubbard from Midland on Thursday around 6 p.m.

Dark skies are crucial for preserving the night sky’s natural beauty and reducing the negative impacts of light pollution on scientific observations, human health, wildlife, and the environment.

March 25, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. the Western United Life Building in Downtown Midland was brought to the ground.

Watch video of the explosion here.

On March 5, 2023, the Midland Police Department honored & remembered Officer Nathan “Hayden” Heidelberg.

The vehicle, driven by Miguel Tovar Marquez, was also occupied by 9 illegal immigrants, from Mexico.

Dijuan Ausbie turned himself in to the Big Spring Police Department.

Read the update here.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is on scene investigating the crash, while representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration are enroute.

These remains along with the ones found in December will be taken to the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office

According to the Lea County Sheriff’s Office, on Saturday, Guadalupe Antonio “Tony” Navarrate was spotted by Mexican officials in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and was arrested for the murder of Vanessa Najera.

While responding to the scene, officers were notified of a gunshot victim with non-life-threatening injuries at Midland Memorial Hospital, identified as 21-year-old Luis Miguel Espinoza Galindo.

By updating the terminology used in statute that refer to intellectual disabilities, it will help in the effort to decrease the stigma behind disabilities.

Sheriff Mike Griffis said after 11 p.m. Friday two individuals entered Pat’s Place and one individual shot two people. One person died and they are still looking for the other suspect.

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.

Antonio Martinez Gonzalez, 41, is affiliated with the West Texas Tango gang and has been wanted since February 2021.

A joint investigation by the Midland and Odessa Police Departments revealed the group distributed multiple-ounce quantities of meth from an Odessa residence as well as a motel in Odessa.

Samuel Sanchez Moreno Sentenced to 60 Years for Mineola Street Killing

Because of the increased and concentrated bear activity, the park has decided to close the campground to protect both humans and bears.

According to court documents, Thomas Valdez Rodriguez, 45, was the owner of both Tom-E-Lee Trucking and Tom-E-Lee Industries.

The suspect was arrested by CBP officers and turned over to local authorities pending extradition to the originating agency.

Gomez believed the family was Chinese and therefore responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reeves County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call of plane landing on Interstate 20 just East of Pecos.

According to a recent Facebook post from the Midland Police Department, Officer Crystal Sepulveda with the Missouri City, Texas Police Department was shot in the face and foot by an armed carjacking suspect early this morning.

Park Rangers wish to remind all visitors to be aware of the dangers of extreme heat.

The cause of death has not been determined and is being investigated.

Odessa parents were arrested in the death of their 7-month-old child

The driver lost control of the car and ran into a building.

Operation Lonestar is an ongoing effort.

That spending supported 726 jobs in the area.

ECISD, together with other local law enforcement agencies, has very specific protocols in place for responding to this type of incident.

Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter instructing Executive Director Dr. Pete Blair to begin providing Texas State University’s nationally-recognized Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) programs to all school districts across the state, prioritizing school-based law enforcement.

On Sunday, The Midland County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call around 12:22 pm at Airline Mobile Home and RV Park regarding an American Alligator being on the property.

Governor Greg Abbott toured the Texas National Guard and Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) border security assets along the Texas-Mexico Border and held a briefing and press conference in Eagle Pass on Texas’ response to President Biden’s open border policies.

These two cases were referred to Brewster County for state prosecution.

Only two members of the golf team survived the crash and are in critical condition

Gonzales was going to be executed in Huntsville this Tuesday.

Gomez followed the Asian family in the store for several minutes because he perceived them to be a “threat” as they were “from the country who started spreading that disease around.”

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.

After missing for over two weeks, Hector Flores Jr., and his daughter Luna were located in the Mexican state of Coahuila not far from Big Bend National Park.

Man and Child from Fort Stockton, TX

The city of Midland officials confirmed that there was a suspicious package found on a flight.

“This sentencing should send a strong message to those who sexually harm innocent children in our community,”

The exhibit will be open to the public starting Sunday.

Visitors are strongly encouraged to make camping/lodging arrangements either in the park or gateway communities before journeying all the way to Big Bend.

On December 26th, a panel of ancient writings in the Indian Head area of Big Bend National Park was irreparably damaged when vandals scratched their names and the date across the prehistoric art.

The Governor's Office will give more funding to Operation Lone Star.

According to Midland Police Department, a woman is being arrested for capital murder after giving birth to a baby at her home that was later found dead. MPD says they were called Tuesday to Midland Memorial Hospital. After an investigation found that Megan Cawley had given birth on Nov 27 but did not have the baby with her in the hospital.