Month: April 2018

The U.S. Marshals Service says a man who escaped an Oklahoma state prison more than 35 years ago has been captured in Texas. The agency said in a news release that 58-year-old Stephen Michael Paris was arrested without incident Thursday morning at an office in Houston where he worked under a pseudonym. Fingerprints confirmed his

The eight city spray parks will open for a new season with new amenities and improvements on Saturday, April 14. The City’s park and recreation department said the spray parks have additional areas for shade – like canopies – more benches and trash containers, and landscaping improvements that include trees and shrubs. In addition, there

Organizers are encouraging gun rights supporters to bring unloaded rifles to rallies at state capitols across the U.S. this weekend, pushing back against a wave of student-led gun violence protests that some see as a threat to the Second Amendment. A group called the National Constitutional Coalition of Patriotic Americans spread word of the gatherings

A federal judge with an audacious plan to settle hundreds of lawsuits filed by local governments against the drug industry over the destruction wrought by prescription opioid painkillers has altered his course. Cleveland-based Judge Dan Polster issued an order Wednesday scheduling three Ohio trials for 2019 – a shift from his earlier plan to try

Mark Zuckerberg took heat from members of Congress Wednesday over illegal opioid sales on Facebook. Rep. David McKinley, a Republican from West Virginia, was one of those who pressed Zuckerberg on why Facebook hasn’t done more to remove posts from sellers offering illicit opioids. “Your platform is still being used to circumvent the law and

President Donald Trump said Thursday that an attack on Syria could take place “very soon or not so soon at all,” arguing he had never signaled the timing of retaliation for a suspected chemical weapons attack that he had suggested was imminent a day earlier. The president made his latest statement in a tweet Thursday

A post circulating on social media about free chemo sessions with a donation of bottle caps is false. The woman who posted the photo on Facebook over the weekend claimed she walked into the Navy Federal Credit Union branch on Hondo Pass when she saw the sign. The sign reads: “El Paso Children’s Hospital in

There is an overturned Semi on North Desert Boulevard and Transmountain. There are several cars on the scene of this crash. North Desert Boulevard is currently down to one lane, tracking minor delays in the area.

The El Paso Chihuahuas are back in the Borderland Tuesday for the team’s Home Opener of the 2018 season. The dogs scored 14-0 against the Las Vegas 51s, which is the team’s biggest win thus far. At 7:05 p.m.the first pitch is set to be thrown as the Chihuahuas take on the Salt Lake Bees.

How the tables have turned. Monday night, the El Paso Chihuahuas were the top dogs after a shut-out win over the Las Vegas 51s, 14-0. But Tuesday, they had their tail between their legs, losing at home to the Salt Lake Bees 14-1 at Southwest University Park. It moved the Chihuahuas record to 3-2 all-time

There is a crash on US-54 Southbound and Transmountain blocking the left lane. Take Gateway South to avoid this area.

Students taking the The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, referred to as the STAAR test, were faced with a computer glitch during the exam Wednesday. The Texas Education Agency told our ABC affiliate KVUE-TV, in Austin, that the issued happened around 10:30 a.m., while more than 100,000 students were taking the test, affecting

High school students across Texas may soon be able to take elective courses on Mexican-American studies, but the name of the class caused controversy with state leaders. The State Board of Education approved the course Wednesday with a 14 to-1 vote, renaming the class “Ethnic Studies: An overview of Americans of Mexican Descent.” Conservative board

El Paso was ranked 105 on the 2018 list of best places to live in the U.S., according to U.S. News and World Report. The report listed 125 places and ranked Austin, TX number one. The report cited how people are drawn to the Texas capital’s music, outdoor spaces and cultural institutions. Colorado cities Colorado

There is a Semi on fire on Loop 375 and Resler that is blocking the right shoulder on the frontage road. Emergency responders are on scene. Avoid the frontage road and stay on Loop 375 to avoid this area.

The El Paso Chihuahuas are hoping to end their series against the Salt Lake Bees with a winning record Thursday after winning 4-3 on Wednesday afternoon. Shane Peterson’s solo home run broke an eighth-inning tie at Southwest University Park, making the team’s record 5-2 on the season. The Bees fall to 3-4. Here are more

Israelis stood still on Thursday for a nationwide moment of silence in remembrance of the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust, as a two-minute siren wailed across the country and the nation paid respects to those systematically killed by Nazi Germany and its collaborators in World War II. As every year on Holocaust Remembrance

In an address to the Southwestern Border Sheriffs Coalition in Las Cruces Wednesday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the Department of Justice is determined to crack down on illegal immigration, drug trafficking and the notorious MS-13 street gang. “If you break into our country, we will prosecute you,” the attorney general said, “The Constitution does

The Montwood boys soccer team will meet Irving on Friday in Midland for the right to go to the regional final. The Rams defeated Socorro 1-0 last week to book their spot in the Sweet 16. They are now the last local team still alive in the 6A state playoffs. They are just two wins

UTEP’s new head basketball coach Rodney Terry has found his top assistant. Lamont Smith will join UTEP’s staff after spending the last three seasons as the head coach at the University of San Diego. Smith resigned his position at USD in early March in the wake of a domestic violence accusation. A woman accused Smith

An El Paso doctor is facing federal drug trafficking charges for allegedly conspiring to distribute a controlled substance, announced United States Attorney John F. Bash and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge Steve A. Borak. A 12 count federal grand jury indictment returned last week charges 66-year-old Dr. Thomas Glenn Easter II,

The El Pasoans Fighting Hunger food bank teamed up with ABC-7 and local Albertson’s stores for the ‘Spring Into Summer’ food drive campaign. The campaign is to prepare for summer months when children are out of school and their families need a meal. Food donations are currently being accepted at any El Paso or Las

Investigators with the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office say a 58-year-old man shot his live-in girlfriend, then turned the gun on himself. It happened Wednesday morning in the 4700 block of Elks, just north of Las Cruces. A 911 call from inside the home alerted Doña Ana County Sheriff’s deputies. The caller, the couple’s 14-year-old

Las Cruces Police arrested a 20-year-old man was allegedly involved in a SWAT standoff Tuesday evening and charged him with a first-degree felony count kidnapping. Eduardo Darcy Rosell, 20, of the 100 block of Colorado Avenue, is also accused of violating the terms of his probation. Police said they expect to file charges against Darcy’s

At least 100 people were outside protesting at the Ramada Palms Hotel where U.S. Attorney General Jeff Session was a guest speaker for a sheriff’s conference. The crowd held up signs and chanted, calling for “de-militarization of the border.” When Sessions’ motorcade finally arrived, the crowd chanted “shame,” and moved off the sidewalk, closer to

The Trump administration is considering a plan that would allow states to require certain food stamp recipients to undergo drug testing, handing a win to conservatives who’ve long sought ways to curb the safety net program. The proposal under review would be narrowly targeted, applying mostly to people who are able-bodied, without dependents and applying

The Young Women’s STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy is accepting applications for girls interested in attending its campus for the 2018-19 school year. Applications are open to girls who will be in sixth, seventh or eighth grade next school year. Young Women’s Academy, El Paso Independent School District’s only single-gender school, is free and open

Parents, students, teachers and staff at Austin High school are being notified by the The City of El Paso Department of Public Health about the possibility that they may have been exposed to a student with pertussis, also known as whooping cough. “We don’t want to create alarm or panic for anyone involved in this

Federal agents who raided the office of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, were looking for information about payments to a former Playboy Playmate and a porn actress who claim to have had affairs with Trump, two people familiar with the investigation said. Public corruption prosecutors in the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan are

A week after telling two interviewers her support for legalizing recreational use of marijuana in New York was revenue-based, Democratic candidate for governor Cynthia Nixon said Wednesday that it’s now foremost a racial justice issue for her. The “Sex and the City” star posted a 90-second video on YouTube in which she stated that it’s