Month: January 2018

Some parents thought they were misinterpreting the doctor’s techniques. Others assumed their children were lying or mistaken. But as more details emerged, the mothers and fathers had to face an awful truth: A renowned sports doctor had molested their daughters. These parents, many fighting back tears, confronted Larry Nassar during his long sentencing hearing, lamenting

Authorities in suburban Dallas have arrested three high school soccer players on sexual assault charges stemming from hazing allegations dating back several years. Kaufman County sheriff’s spokeswoman Jolie Stewart says two juveniles were arrested Thursday at Forney High School. She says two other juvenile team members are sought. Their 18-year-old teammate, Jacob Fisher, was arrested

Local law enforcement arrested three wanted individuals after a Friday afternoon traffic stop. Among the arrests was 17-year-old Trevor George, who was wanted for aggravated assault causing bodily injury out of Midland County. Juan Cazarez, 21, was wanted in El Paso on deadly conduct charges. Sofia Morales, 22, was wanted in El Paso on 14

President Donald Trump is proposing a plan that provides a path to citizenship for 1.8 million of the so-called “Dreamer” immigrants, tighter restrictions on legal immigration and $25 billion in border security, the White House said, putting forward an outline likely to find resistance from some of Trump’s conservative allies. Senior White House officials offered

Doña Ana County Sheriffs believe a storage-unit facility in the village of Doña Ana has been targeted in a string of nine burglaries that occurred the past three months. No suspects have been reported in the burglaries that occurred at the 5500 block of Vanegas Road, accoring to deputies. Sheriffs said the burglaries have happened

Three men were arrested after a witness reported seeing them trying to break into cars parked outside a Cracker Barrel restaurant at 7540 Remcon in West El Paso. The men were later seen carrying a golf cart and golf bag into a nearby Red Roof Inn, police said. A victim reported those items were stolen

Retired PGA tour golfer Notah Begay III is raising money to help fix a vandalized playground at an Albuquerque elementary. Begay this week asked his Twitter followers to donate money to help repair Osuna Elementary’s playground after police said suspected vandals torched it earlier this month. The Albuquerque resident and his Team NB3 Foundation also

ICE agents Wednesday deported an undocumented man wanted in Mexico for murder. Moises Trevizo-Gamez, 42, of Mexico, was turned over to Mexican authorities at the international boundary at the top of El Paso’s Stanton International Bridge. Officials said he is wanted in Chihuahua, Mexico, for the 2012 murder of Luis Gabriel Casillas Flores. On April

Police in southern New Mexico say an armed robbery suspect’s apparent inability to drive a vehicle with a standard transmission helped lead to his arrest. Las Cruces police say the suspect in a pharmacy robbery Wednesday tried to carjack a car nearby and initially tried to drive the vehicle himself before ordering its owner to

A southwest Missouri couple is charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting a teenage girl whom a prosecutor alleges was kept as a “sex slave.” Larry and Alicia Dykes of Strafford are jailed on $500,000 bonds. Larry Dykes was charged Friday with 10 felonies, and his wife with three. Both are 42. Court records say the girl

President Donald Trump says he’s open to an immigration plan that would provide a pathway to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of young people who were brought to the country as children and are now here illegally. “We’re going to morph into it,” Trump told reporters Wednesday. “It’s going to happen, at some point in

Talk about hitchhikers you really can’t pick up: Four circus elephants were briefly stuck along an Oklahoma road waiting for a ride. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a truck carrying them to Iowa broke down Wednesday. Trooper Dwight Durant said Thursday that the floor of the trailer carrying the pachyderms had started to give way

ICE agents Monday arrested a convicted Mexican felon living in the United States illegally after he was released from a New Mexico jail in a jurisdiction that does not honor ICE detainers. Luis Talamantes-Acosta, 31, was arrested by officers assigned to the ICE Fugitive Operations Team after he was released from the Bernalillo County Metropolitan

Authorities say a man was fatally shot as FBI agents conducted an early-morning raid on a Houston home. FBI spokeswoman Christina Garza says an agent shot the man during an “operation” at the home shortly before 4 a.m. Thursday. The man, who hasn’t been identified, later died at a hospital. Garza would not elaborate on

The founder and former majority owner of a downtown Austin vault has been charged with fraud and misusing money customers gave him to buy gold, silver and platinum on their behalf. The Austin American-Statesman reports that federal prosecutors charged Charles McAllister on Tuesday in the case of millions of dollars’ worth of gold and silver

An El Paso man has been charged with insurance fraud after allegedly reporting a false burglary last month. Jonathan Dobbins, 31, allegedly called police early last December to report a vehicular burglary on the 12000 block of Village Gate. Dobbins allegedly said that electronic items were stolen from his vehicle and reported them stolen to

Investigators with anti-narcotics task force arrested and charged an El Paso man allegedly caught with more than 58 pounds of Cocaine. Police officers pulled over a vehicle driven by 42-year-old Alfredo Sifuentes Mota during the course of an ongoing investigation. Police said Sifuentes was driving a Toyota Corolla 80 miles per hour in a 60

Greenheart Exchange has been placing foreign students in American homes for more than three decades and El Paso is no exception. There are currently several students from around the world that are calling El Paso their temporary home. Maov Kaing, 15, from Cambodia has been in the city for several months with his host family.

There is a crash on I-10 East and Airway blocking the exit lane and part of the left lane creating delays. Avoid this area by taking Gateway or Montana instead.

There is a crash on I-10 West and Paisano blocking the right shoulder and the right lane leaving only three lanes open in the area take Montana or Gateway to avoid the area.

Fire crews worked to put out a flatbed trailer fire that spread to a nearby shed Thursday morning in Northeast El Paso. Authorities confirmed the fire was small and started in a flatbed trailer. The trailer had items that caught fire with the blaze spreading to a nearby shed used for storage. The fire happened

The Justice Department ramped up pressure Wednesday on so-called sanctuary cities seeking public safety grant money, warning that they could be legally forced to prove they are cooperating with federal immigration authorities. The move prompted immediate backlash, with mayors from across the country boycotting a planned meeting at the White House with President Donald Trump

I-10 West closed at at Yarbrough 9pm-6am Racetrack to Paisano closed 9pm-6am Paisano closed from Supr 1966 to San Antonio 9pm-6am Right lane closed on Mesa from North Desert- Osborne US-54 closed northbound at Hondo Pass 9pm-6am US-54 closed southbound from Sean Haggerty to Hondo Pass 9pm-6am Lane closures on Gateway North from Hondo Pass

In this digital era, there are endless possibilities to the apps and services available online, but when it comes to mental health there are several things to consider before opening up. According to Emergence Health Network, one in four adults suffers from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year and 90% of people who

Top Golf’s arrival in the Borderland is not by chance. El Paso city officials have been working behind the scenes to bring in big name entertainment attractions. Top Golf is great for people who live in El Paso and the surrounding cities.But there is a bigger picture. City officials are hoping this type of large

The Ysleta Independent School District Board of Trustees extended Superintendent Xavier De La Torre’s contract Wednesday night. After an hours-long meeting behind closed doors, the board extended De La Torre’s contract until June of 2023. The board also discussed and accepted the superintendent’s annual evaluation. A spokeswoman for the district said De La Torre’s contract

The Third Judicial District Attorney’s office has cleared a reserve deputy with the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Department for the October 2017 shooting death of a woman. Investigators said the woman armed herself with a splitting maul after attempting to barricade herself inside a storage building. The district attorney is declining to prosecute Sergio Gotbeter,

After days of not being able to eat or drink water, a stray dog in Vado no longer has a jar stuck on his head. “It was extremely exciting,” said Karen Wagoner, who originally found the stray dog. “This has been the longest five days of looking for this dog.” The dog has not yet

A Central Texas town devastated by a 2013 fertilizer plant explosion that killed 15 people, many of them emergency personnel, has reached a settlement of its lawsuit for damages caused by the blast. The city council in West this week approved of accepting $10.44 million to settle its claims against the defendants, including makers and

Should high school students all have the same lunch period, or be divided up into two? El Paso Independent School District trustees held a discussion about the topic with principals at Wednesday’s board finance committee meeting. EPISD Spokeswoman Melissa Martinez said principals who had switched from two lunch periods to one have seen benefits. “It