Month: February 2018

Witnesses say a man helped his wife and their five children flee a burning home in suburban Atlanta but he died at the scene. Multiple media outlets say the situation was chaotic at the pre-dawn fire Thursday in Forest Park, south of Atlanta. One neighbor reported seeing the man dropping his children out a window

A Wisconsin girl who stabbed a classmate in an attack inspired by the fictional horror character Slender Man was sentenced to 40 years in a mental hospital Thursday. Judge Michael Bohren granted the maximum penalty that prosecutors had sought, and discounted Morgan Geyser’s youth – she was just 12 – at the time of the

A man arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of driving while intoxicated allegedly tried walking away from an officer as he was being detained, El Paso Police said. Police charged Ramon Mercado, 28, with his second DWI offense in addition to evading arrest or detention. Police said Mercado was exiting a parking lot in a 2011

Federal immigration authorities formalized a policy Wednesday to send deportation agents to federal, state and local courthouses to make arrests, dismissing complaints from judges and advocacy groups that it instills fear among crime victims, witnesses and family members. The two-page directive from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it will enter courthouses only for specific

Nearly four decades after his wife drowned, investigators are now calling 87-year-old actor Robert Wagner a “person of interest” in the death of Natalie Wood. Since 1981, mystery and speculation has swirled around the death of the 43-year-old actress who had been nominated for three Academy Awards and appeared in the films “West Side Story”

Authorities in east-central Texas say they’ve solved the case of an area high school student’s murder after more than 35 years. McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara said Wednesday that Axtell-area native Talmadge Wayne Wood was the man who beat and shot 17-year-old Beth Bramlett to death in 1982. Wood died in 2014 at the age

The Department of Public Health says that a man has died due to the flu, bringing the total of flu related deaths in El Paso to eight. The man reportedly had underlying medical conditions and was in his 80s. Public Health Director Robert Resendes says, “As the list of those who have passed away as

New Mexico Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn says the state is losing potentially millions of dollars a year because military restrictions are preventing the leasing of state trust lands adjacent to White Sands Missile Range. Dunn sent a letter to the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, saying public schools and other beneficiaries should be

Searchers using a helicopter and canoes have recovered the body of a hiker missing more than a week at Big Bend National Park in West Texas. The Presidio County Sheriff’s Office says the body of 65-year-old Tim Reed was located Wednesday upriver from the mouth of Closed Canyon. A sheriff’s department statement Thursday said Reed

The leader of the oldest Latino civil rights organization in the U.S. is facing pressure to resign after he publicly endorsed President Donald Trump’s immigration plan that seeks to build a border wall. Some board members and local council leaders said Thursday that Roger Rocha, the elected president of the League of United Latin American

Doctors who evaluated a Wisconsin girl inspired by fictional horror character Slender Man to try to kill a classmate provided conflicting opinions Thursday about the type of institutional care she needs and the severity of her continued hallucinations. Prosecutors want 15-year-old Morgan Geyser to spend the maximum 40 years in a mental hospital for stabbing

The El Paso Streetcar rails have been installed, but as construction for the project continues, some people are worried about safety. John-Lloyd Gardner said the numerous streetcar barricades and construction can be a hassle when riding his bike. He said he recently “took a really bad spill” on his commute through Stanton Street. “I believe

The New Mexico Attorney General wants the state Supreme Court to vacate a judge’s order regarding evidence in a child pornography case. In court documents filed Wednesday, state prosecutors say a Bernalillo County judge ordered them to turn over images of child sexual exploitation in the case involving defendant Bobby Murphy. According to court documents,

Vandals in Austin tagged a statue dedicated to legendary blues singer/guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan. The statue is located on the south shore of Lady Bird Lake. The Austin American Statesman reports police are aware of the graffiti, which appears to have been partially removed. The Statesman reports three people walking along a lake trail first

The Trump administration on Thursday accused Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government of producing and using new chemical weapons despite committing to abolish its program in 2013, and insisted the world must find a way to stop it. Raising the alarm about the chemical threat amid Syria’s long civil war, U.S. officials said Syrian government and

Houston-area leaders will hire an outside firm to analyze how they nearly lost about $888,000 to a person claiming to have done repair work following Hurricane Harvey. The Houston Chronicle reports that Harris County commissioners this week voted to have a firm review how the county’s payments are processed and distributed. Commissioners were notified last

Two students were shot and wounded, one critically, inside a Los Angeles middle school classroom Thursday morning and police took female student suspect into custody, authorities said. A 15-year-old boy hit in the head was transported to a trauma center in critical but stable condition, according to fire department spokesman Erik Scott. A 15-year-old girl

The police department’s Crimes Against Children (CAC) Unit arrested and charged a man with Indecency with a Child/Sexual Contact. Javier Rodolfo Chavez, 65, allegedly met with his 16-year-old victim during a job interview, police said. The alleged offense happened on September 25, 2017 on the 9000 block of Dyer, police said. Chavez was taken into

Retail gasoline prices in Texas and nationwide are up this week. AAA Texas on Thursday reported the average price at the pump statewide rose 4 cents this week to reach $2.37. Gasoline prices across the country increased 3 cents to reach an average $2.59 per gallon. The association survey found San Antonio has the cheapest

Prosecutors say three people charged in the death of a 13-year-old New Mexico boy are a danger to the community and shouldn’t be released pending trial. Pretrial detention motions were filed this week for all three defendants that provide even more detail about Jeremiah Valencia’s death and the abuse authorities say he endured. The boy’s

The flu season is far from over, and the virus is not only taking a toll on the health of millions across the state. It’s also impacting the medical professionals who are dealing with the influx of flu patients. Monica Martell, a local registered nurse, was exposed to a patient with the flu virus and

An international bike share program could be coming to the borderland in the near future. Michael Medina, the executive director of the El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization, said the project would allow residents, either in El Paso or Juarez, to rent a bike and take it across the border. “From a North American perspective, we

President Donald Trump announced earlier this month his administration would enact a 30 percent tariff on all imported solar panels. “We’ll be making solar products now much more so in the United States,” Trump said. “Our companies have been decimated, and those companies are going to be coming back strong.” In response, solar executives from

New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Aubrey Dunn says he is looking for compensation from the government for lost money for use by military of state land next to White Sands Missile Range in southern New Mexico. The Los Alamos Monitor reports Dunn sent a letter to Armed Services Committee Chairman Congressman William M. “Mac”

. Three airmen assigned to Cannon Air Force Base in eastern New Mexico have been arrested and accused of rape. The Eastern New Mexico News reports that the arrests of 24-year-old Senior Airman Thomas Newton, 19-year-old Airman 1st Class Isaiah Edley and 18-year-old Airman 1st Class Rahman Buchanan in Portales stem from an incident early

Seventy-seven people who entered the United States illegally were found packed inside a sweltering truck near the Mexico border, and the driver was charged with transporting people for financial gain, authorities said. Five children were among those found Monday evening in the cargo area of a brown truck painted to resemble a United Parcel Service

There is a crash on Gateway North and Diana involving two vehicles. The wrecked cars and emergency crews are blocking two lanes in the area, take US-54 to avoid the slow down.