Month: February 2018

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is defending a proposal that would cut food stamp benefits in half and replace them with a box of shelf-stable…

Democrats in Texas are early voting in bigger numbers ahead of the nation’s first primary elections of the 2018 midterms. Turnout figures…

Las Cruces High School student Ernest Padilla,18, is charged with unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon on school premises after police say officers…

After Hurricane Harvey hammered Texas, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott pledged that the country’s largest conservative state would lead its own…

Utah teacher Kasey Hansen says carrying a concealed weapon in school is “more of a solution” than hiding in a corner and waiting if an…

President Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed a higher minimum age for buying certain rifles and tighter background checks for purchasers, saying…

Investigators have arrested a man who they say shot and killed a postal worker while he was driving an 11-ton (10-metric ton) delivery rig on a…

Government records show the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers predicted ahead of Hurricane Harvey’s arrival that reservoirs in Houston would fill to…

The McDonald’s at Montana and Trowbridge celebrated its reopening Wednesday morning in a big way. This newly-renovated location is the first of…

A judge in Mexico ruled Wednesday that this week’s arrest of an alleged top drug cartel boss in a city bordering Texas was illegal. The Federal…

Drivers in northeast El Paso will face with closures and detours in the coming months as the Texas Department of Transportation completes the U.S. 54…

Dylan Torres, 11, and his mother Yvonne reminisce over pictures of his service dog, Maya. Maya ran away from home Feb. 5. “I feel sad.…

UPDATE: El Paso Police were able to clear the site of the wreck shortly after 5 a.m. There are no delays in the area. Original story: El Paso police…

Borderland growers attended a Texas House Agriculture Committee hearing held in El Paso on Wednesday. It was hosted by El Paso State Rep. Mary…

Authorities confirmed the body of a missing U.S. boy was found in Ciudad Juárez after weeks of searching. Chihuahua State investigators…

Miner football great Fred Carr, considered by many to be the best overall linebacker in UTEP football history, died Monday at the age of 71. Carr led…

A 51-year-old Minneapolis man is accused of beating his mentally disabled twin daughters, raping them and chaining them to a bedroom door in a case…

Governor Susana Martinez had harsh words for Third Judicial District Attorney Mark D’Antonio concerning the acquittal of Justin Quintana, who…

Students took to social media to share videos and tweets during the deadly shooting rampage in Florida but local officials are reminding students not…

Spilling out wrenching tales of lost lives and stolen security, students and parents appealed to President Donald Trump on Wednesday to set politics…

For the first time, the Las Cruces Police Department addressed the media regarding Friday’s homicide investigation, which led to a high-speed…

A week after a shooter slaughtered 17 people in a Florida high school, thousands of protesters, including many angry teenagers, swarmed into the…

Spilling out wrenching tales of lost lives and stolen safety, students with quavering voices and parents shaking with anger appealed to President…

The teenager shot in the chest with a shotgun died Wednesday and the alleged shooter has been charged, police said. Police charged 25-year-old Miguel…

A lawyer representing first lady Melania Trump’s parents says they’re living legally in the U.S. The lawyer says Slovenian nationals…

The alleged shooter blamed for a deadly shooting west of Las Cruces over the weekend has been charged with an open count of murder, officials with…

Police charged a Las Cruces High School teacher accused of inappropriately touching a student on several occasions. Patrick Howard, 54, of the 1400…

A Houston-area school district is threatening to suspend students who disrupt classes or walk out to protest current gun laws. The Houston Chronicle…

Television personality Geraldo Rivera says he has discussed the idea of raising the minimum age to purchase assault-type weapons with President…

UPDATE: The Horizon Regional Municipal Utility Authority told ABC-7 that a break to a water main has been repaired and water should be returning to…