Month: May 2008

BEICHUAN, China (CNN) — Thousands of Chinese earthquake victims and rescuers are fleeing areas near the epicenter over fears of floods from a river blocked by landslides. Residents run as they evacuate to higher ground from the center of earthquake-hit Beichuan County. The stampede of thousands of people on Saturday afternoon came as Chinese officials

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) – Police say DNA found on a half-eaten candy bar helped them zero in on a robbery suspect. Detective Jason Simpkins says Brian D. Bass’ DNA matched the sample found on the bar left on the counter at Cato Animal Hospital during a January robbery. Bass was being held in jail Friday

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) – Police say DNA found on a half-eaten candy bar helped them zero in on a robbery suspect. Detective Jason Simpkins says Brian D. Bass’ DNA matched the sample found on the bar left on the counter at Cato Animal Hospital during a January robbery. Bass was being held in jail Friday

HOUSTON (AP) – Retail gasoline prices soared to new record highs across Texas this week, according to a weekly survey released Friday. The AAA Texas survey found regular self-serve averaged $3.68 per gallon in the 11 cities covered by the survey, 15 cents higher than last week’s record high. Nationally, the average price rose 13

HOUSTON (AP) – Retail gasoline prices soared to new record highs across Texas this week, according to a weekly survey released Friday. The AAA Texas survey found regular self-serve averaged $3.68 per gallon in the 11 cities covered by the survey, 15 cents higher than last week’s record high. Nationally, the average price rose 13

YINGXIU, China(AP) – A powerful aftershock knocked out roads and communications in some of the most quake-ravaged parts of central China on Friday, as emergency crews rescued more than 30 people who had survived up to 100 improbable hours trapped in the ruins. With the official death toll at more than 22,000, an air force

YINGXIU, China(AP) – A powerful aftershock knocked out roads and communications in some of the most quake-ravaged parts of central China on Friday, as emergency crews rescued more than 30 people who had survived up to 100 improbable hours trapped in the ruins. With the official death toll at more than 22,000, an air force

BEICHUAN, China (AP) – Rescuers pulled survivors from the rubble Friday who had been buried for four days as a strong aftershock sparked landslides near the epicenter of this week’s powerful earthquake. The first foreign rescue workers since Monday’s magnitude 7.9 temblor were allowed to the scene, and helicopters dropped leaflets urging people to “unite

BEICHUAN, China (AP) – Rescuers pulled survivors from the rubble Friday who had been buried for four days as a strong aftershock sparked landslides near the epicenter of this week’s powerful earthquake. The first foreign rescue workers since Monday’s magnitude 7.9 temblor were allowed to the scene, and helicopters dropped leaflets urging people to “unite

By ABC-7 Reporter/Anchor Rick Cabrera EL PASO, Texas – No one is safe when a drunk driver takes to the streets, but some streets are more dangerous than others. With that in mind, ABC-7 poured over data to find El Paso’s D.W.I. hot spots. During our research, the area near Montana and Hawkins came up

By ABC-7 Reporter/Anchor Rick Cabrera EL PASO, Texas – No one is safe when a drunk driver takes to the streets, but some streets are more dangerous than others. With that in mind, ABC-7 poured over data to find El Paso’s D.W.I. hot spots. During our research, the area near Montana and Hawkins came up

By ABC-7 I-Team Investigator Martin Bartlett EL PASO, Texas – A source close to the invesitgation of the so called “Jurado Human Smuggling Organization” told ABC-7 the group may have also provided fake documents to some of the illegal immigrants they were smuggling. El Paso Border Patrol Agent Jesus Miguel Huizar, 28, was arrested and

By ABC-7 I-Team Investigator Martin Bartlett EL PASO, Texas – A source close to the invesitgation of the so called “Jurado Human Smuggling Organization” told ABC-7 the group may have also provided fake documents to some of the illegal immigrants they were smuggling. El Paso Border Patrol Agent Jesus Miguel Huizar, 28, was arrested and

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Interior Department declared the polar bear a threatened species Wednesday because of the loss of Arctic sea ice but also cautioned the decision should not be viewed as a path to address global warming. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne cited dramatic declines in sea ice over the last three decades and projections

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Interior Department declared the polar bear a threatened species Wednesday because of the loss of Arctic sea ice but also cautioned the decision should not be viewed as a path to address global warming. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne cited dramatic declines in sea ice over the last three decades and projections

PALM BAY, Fla. (AP) – Police said they’ve arrested a man who was seen sparking a small blaze in a town on Florida’s Atlantic coast where wildfires have gutted at least 40 homes. Palm Bay Police Chief Bill Berger says 31-year-old Brian Crowder threw a glass bottle containing an accelerant from a car window into

PALM BAY, Fla. (AP) – Police said they’ve arrested a man who was seen sparking a small blaze in a town on Florida’s Atlantic coast where wildfires have gutted at least 40 homes. Palm Bay Police Chief Bill Berger says 31-year-old Brian Crowder threw a glass bottle containing an accelerant from a car window into

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) – Democrat John Edwards has given his long-awaited endorsement to Barack Obama. It’s a major boost from a former presidential rival as Obama tries to shrug off Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is determined to press ahead. Edwards was to appear with Obama in Grand Rapids, Mich., as Obama campaigns in a critical

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) – Democrat John Edwards has given his long-awaited endorsement to Barack Obama. It’s a major boost from a former presidential rival as Obama tries to shrug off Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is determined to press ahead. Edwards was to appear with Obama in Grand Rapids, Mich., as Obama campaigns in a critical

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -Republican John McCain declared for the first time Thursday he believes the Iraq war can be won by 2013, although he rejected suggestions that his talk of a timetable put him on the same side as Democrats clamoring for full-scale troop withdrawals. The Republican presidential contender, in a mystical speech that also

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -Republican John McCain declared for the first time Thursday he believes the Iraq war can be won by 2013, although he rejected suggestions that his talk of a timetable put him on the same side as Democrats clamoring for full-scale troop withdrawals. The Republican presidential contender, in a mystical speech that also

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) – Myanmar’s junta warned Thursday that legal action would be taken against people who trade or hoard international aid as the cyclone’s death toll soared above 43,000. It was the first acknowledgment by the military government, albeit indirectly, of problems with relief operations in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis. The warning came

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) – Myanmar’s junta warned Thursday that legal action would be taken against people who trade or hoard international aid as the cyclone’s death toll soared above 43,000. It was the first acknowledgment by the military government, albeit indirectly, of problems with relief operations in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis. The warning came

As part of ABC-7’s Border Boom series, Rachel Abell takes a look at the growth of El Paso’s Westside. EL PASO, Texas – Peggy Lewis and her family have made El Paso’s westside their home for more than six years. She, her husband and two children love the peace and quiet and wide open spaces.

As part of ABC-7’s Border Boom series, Rachel Abell takes a look at the growth of El Paso’s Westside. EL PASO, Texas – Peggy Lewis and her family have made El Paso’s westside their home for more than six years. She, her husband and two children love the peace and quiet and wide open spaces.

EL PASO, Texas – A campus-wide project at Canutillo Elementary school is off the ground, literally. All grades helped put together a butterfly and hummingbird habitat in the upper valley. The kindergartners made the hummingbird feeders, while first graders were in charge of cultivating ladybug larvae. The task for the older students was to learn

EL PASO, Texas – A campus-wide project at Canutillo Elementary school is off the ground, literally. All grades helped put together a butterfly and hummingbird habitat in the upper valley. The kindergartners made the hummingbird feeders, while first graders were in charge of cultivating ladybug larvae. The task for the older students was to learn

EL PASO, Texas – El Paso’s stormwater utility debate continued Tuesday at the city council meeting. This utility was created to repair destruction left by storm 2006. Despite a 37% reduction, many residents feel the fees are still too high and think they shouldn’t have to pay anything at all. Northeast city Representative Melina Castro

EL PASO, Texas – El Paso’s stormwater utility debate continued Tuesday at the city council meeting. This utility was created to repair destruction left by storm 2006. Despite a 37% reduction, many residents feel the fees are still too high and think they shouldn’t have to pay anything at all. Northeast city Representative Melina Castro

WASHINGTON (AP) – Barack Obama collected the support of four of John Edwards’ Democratic National Convention delegates on Thursday, then gained the backing of four superdelegates and a large labor union as he marched steadily toward the party’s presidential nomination. The fresh support brought Obama’s overall delegate total to 1,895, compared to 1,718 for his