Month: January 2018

Flu outbreaks continue to increase across Texas and most states, leading to more than 100 deaths, according to the Centers For Disease Control And Prevention. In El Paso Thursday, health officials announced two flu-related deaths. The two men who died, in their 90s, had received flu vaccines but also had underlying medical conditions, the health

Texas carried out the nation’s first execution of 2018 Thursday evening, giving lethal injection to a man who became known as Houston’s “Tourniquet Killer” because of his signature murder technique on four female victims. Anthony Allen Shore was put to death for one of those slayings, the 1992 killing of a 21-year-old woman whose body

Following one of New Mexico State’s most successful school years for athletics, the university is reporting an increase in applications. “We’re very pleased with that,” said Bernadette Montoya, the university’s vice president of student affairs and enrollment management. Over the month of December, the university received more than $24 million in earned media from bowl

Texas has unveiled an initial draft of how it will overhaul special education after federal officials found that the state for years illegally denied services to students with disabilities. The 13-page plan released Thursday would create a professional statewide special education deployment system. It also calls for increasing special education staffing, providing better special education

A serial killing suspect shot and killed nine people, including his own mother, and used a victim’s gun in some of the slayings that unfolded in a three-week span late last year, authorities said Thursday. Shell casings, DNA, stolen jewelry and a cellphone taken from a victim were among the pieces of evidence that investigators

Police arrested a Las Cruces man accused of “violently shaking his infant daughter” and causing severe injuries to the infant, police said in a news release. Marcus Alton Minnick, 19, of the 1900 block of Calle de Suenos, is charged with a first-degree felony count of child abuse causing great bodily harm. Investigators learned the

An El Paso man accused of recording a minor, while the minor was showering, made his initial appearance in federal court today in Las Cruces. Luis Fernando Moreno, 38, is being charged for producing and possessing child pornography in May of 2013. Moreno will remain in federal custody, pending a preliminary and detention hearing scheduled

Two men in their 90s died in El Paso and their deaths are being recorded as flu-related by the Department of Public Health (DPH). Both men received flu vaccines but also had underlying medical conditions, according to the DPH. There have been 2,181 confirmed flu cases reported in El Paso so far this flu season.

Police are still trying to identify human remains that were found in Las Cruces last month. According to police, the human remains were discovered by a hiker at about 10 am on December 10 in an undeveloped area off Rinconada Boulevard. Investigators said they are not sure if foul play was involved or how long

Two Albuquerque residents have been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to bank fraud, mail theft and aggravated identity theft. Prosecutors say 27-year-old Katie Carrillo was sentenced to 25 months in prison while 49-year-old Ralph Eastman received a three-year prison term. Carrillo and Eastman were charged in a 16-count indictment in August 2016. Authorities

A border mayor’s paramilitary security team and Mexican marines were behind the disappearance and murder of four people, including three American siblings, the government’s National Human Rights Commission charged Thursday. Investigators determined that city officials in Matamoros, marines, and state and federal police lied in their statements in an effort to cover up the 2014

Some Texas school districts have canceled classes because of high numbers of students and staff experiencing illnesses including the flu. Gunter Independent School District, located north of Dallas, announced Wednesday that it would close beginning Thursday after about 30 percent of its students were absent due to illness. Bonham Independent School District, located northeast of

A federal judge wants lawyers is a case involving a billion-dollar scheme to evade American sanctions against Iran to detail any communications they had with the U.S. and Turkish governments. In a brief order filed in federal court in Manhattan on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Richard Berman directed the government and defense attorneys to include

New Mexico Senate Democrats made history this week by electing a second woman to the chamber’s majority leadership team, but the move is drawing criticism from some because that team is now all white. Some Hispanic lawmakers say one of the spots should have gone to a Latina since the state has the highest percentage

Reinforcing its strong connection with social conservatives, the Trump administration announced Thursday a new federal office to protect medical providers refusing to participate in abortion, assisted suicide or other procedures on moral or religious grounds. Leading Democrats and LGBT groups immediately denounced the move, saying “conscience protections” could become a license to discriminate, particularly against

A black man shot by a police officer who mistook him for a thief as he tried to unlock his own truck has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the Dallas suburb where the shooting happened and the since-fired officer. Lyndo Jones, who was injured in the November shooting, filed the lawsuit Thursday, saying his

Editor’s note: This story has been changed to add more details and context. Two Las Cruces parents say the public school district has taken little to no action to punish students who have shared inappropriate photos of their daughter. “That’s the school system failing our children,” said Amoreena Provencio. “They’re not paying attention. They’re losing

A former Army soldier was sentenced to 75 years in prison in the fatal shooting of a bystander who tried to make a citizen’s arrest in a Dallas-area parking lot after the serviceman shot and wounded his wife. A judge in Fort Worth sentenced 24-year-old Ricci Bradden on Thursday. A day earlier, the judge found

Authorities in New Mexico say key Zimbabwean opposition leader Roy Bennett has been killed in a helicopter crash. State Police Lt. Elizabeth Armijo confirmed Bennett’s death Thursday, a day after a helicopter carrying him and five others went down in a mountainous rural area of northern New Mexico. Obert Gutu, spokesman for the MDC-T opposition

The deep freeze that killed at least 15 people and shut down much of the South began to relent Thursday as crews worked to clear roads blanketed by a slow-moving storm that left ice and snow in places that usually enjoy mild winters. The snow stopped by early morning after the storm blew off shore,

A University of Alabama student repeatedly used a racial slur in videos posted on social media, prompting immediate condemnation from school officials and her apparent expulsion Wednesday. University President Stuart R. Bell called the videos “highly offensive and deeply hurtful,” and said the student, Harley Barber, is “no longer enrolled here.” “We hold our students

The deadline to pay 2017 property taxes is less than two weeks away. Taxes are due Wednesday, January 31st. The City of El Paso encourages residents to pay bay before the deadline to avoid interest and delinquent penalties. There are several ways to pay including online (click here), by phone (212-0106), by mail, or in

Officials at an Albuquerque charter school say a fifth-grader mistook her parents’ medicinal marijuana for candy and passed it out to other students. KRQE-TV in Albuquerque, New Mexico, reports the Albuquerque School of Excellence student handed out the pot edibles last week before teachers noticed her acting strangely. Kristy Del Curto, Dean of Elementary Students,

Authorities are investigating an incident on I-10 east at Zaragoza. That section is closed off. Avoid the area if possible.

An elementary school in Northeast El Paso will be closing its doors for good at the end of the school year. According to the El Paso Times, the El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to shut down Burnet Elementary at 3700 Thomason Avenue. ABC-7 had reported in 2015 that Burnet was

While El Paso works to combat veteran homelessness, a director for the Opportunity Center for the Homeless will be in Washington D.C. Thursday to testify before a veterans affairs commitee. John Martin, development director for the Opportunity Center, said he was invited by Congressman Beto O’Rourke. “We as a community are hurting right now as

Eleven buildings owned by William “Billy” Abraham will be sold at an El Paso County Sheriff’s Office sale next month. That’s according to ABC-7’s news partners, the El Paso Inc. The buildings include the historic Caples building in Downtown El Paso. The city has issued code violations against Abraham’s buildings. The violations involve neglect of

I-10 West closed at Executive 9pm-6am Paisano drive entrance ramp to I-10 East to close Mesa right lane closure North Desert to Osborne Paisano closed at Sunland Park, right turn to I-10 East still open I-10 West closed at Airway and Yarbrough US-54 closed at Hondo Pass to Transmountain

The debate continues. Talk of building a border wall has been going on since President Donald Trump began running for president in 2015. A little more than two years later, the discussion continues. Washington officials are using El Paso as an example for why a wall is needed. The most recent debate came after an

The El Paso Police Department is hoping the popularity of A&E Network’s hit documentary series “Live PD” will translate into more people wanting to join the force. The show, which airs on Fridays and Saturdays, involves live camera crews following officers in several police departments, including El Paso’s, as they patrol. According to the show’s