Month: April 2018

The remnants of a caravan of Central American migrants protested in northern Mexico on Monday, even as once again they drew angry tweets from U.S. President Donald Trump. The mainly Central American migrants are demanding better treatment and many are planning to request asylum, either in the United States or Mexico. “We are asking the

Police in Canada say the van that struck eight to 10 pedestrians in north Toronto has been found and the driver is in custody. Police Constable Jenifferjit Sidhu says authorities do not yet know the cause or reason for the collision. Authorities say the van apparently jumped the curb and hit the pedestrians. The extent

Colin Kaepernick is taking time out from his activism to honor one of his fiercest defenders – his mother Teresa. Kaepernick is the first celebrity announced for VH1’s second annual “Dear Mama: A Love Letter to Moms,” to air May 7. Anthony Anderson and La La Anthony will once again host the special. The former

A Texas man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for stealing $1.2 million worth of fajitas over nine years. Fifty-three-year-old Gilberto Escamilla was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to theft by a public servant. The Brownsville Herald reports he told the court the fajita scheme spun out of control. Escamilla had been intercepting

The suspect in an attack that killed four people at a Waffle House restaurant in Tennessee was arrested Monday not far from his apartment, police said. Authorities had mounted a massive manhunt for 29-year-old Travis Reinking, after the Sunday morning attacks, in which a gunman clad only in a jacket used an AR-15 rifle to

A mentally unstable gunman stole a BMW from a dealership and escaped capture days before killing four people at a Waffle House, police said Monday as their manhunt intensified more than 24 hours the attack. “The crime he committed, a quadruple murder, there’s nothing more urgent than that, to find the person responsible,” Nashville Police

The Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William have left a London hospital and headed home with their newborn son. The duchess, who gave birth Monday morning, emerged from St. Mary’s Hospital about seven hours later alongside her husband, holding the baby wrapped in a white blanket. The trio posed for photographers before going back inside.

A Baltimore hospital says a wounded U.S. veteran has received the world’s most extensive penis transplant. Doctors at Johns Hopkins University say the transplant included the scrotum and part of the abdominal wall. They say the patient had the highly experimental transplant last month in a 14-hour operation. They say he is recovering well, and

Nicaragua has been rocked by a week of protests in which over two dozen people have been killed. The protests quickly spread nationwide, with scenes of massive rock throwing, burning barricades, tear gas and some gunfire. The dead included a journalist shot to death while transmitting live on social media. Dozens of shops were looted

El Paso County Sherriff’s have identified Cynthia Gonzalez, 47, as the victim of a deadly two vehicle accident in San Elizario. Sheriff’s Office deputies tell ABC-7 the crash happened shortly after 5 PM Saturday at Herring Road and Socorro Road. Officials say a car was traveling southbound on Herring Rd. when it was struck by

A Houston man has been charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of a woman after police say she refused to let him use her cellphone. Harris County records show 28-year-old Dondrick Flagg was being held without bond Monday. Flagg is charged in Saturday night’s slaying of 29-year-old Tiffany McKnight in the parking lot

Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says the governor can call a special election to replace a retiring congressman, even as the U.S. Supreme Court mulls whether his district was drawn to marginalize Hispanic voters. Paxton’s non-binding opinion Monday says that a court would likely side with Abbott if he determines the Corpus Christi-based district

Authorities in Houston have taken a woman into custody after witnesses reported she set her car on fire as she sat inside with her three children. Houston police spokeswoman Jodi Silva says the woman was at a car wash Sunday evening when she began repeatedly revving the engine to the point that it caught fire.

The Westside Sports Complex near Canutillo High School is home to daily soccer practices and games, and on weekends even more athletes and spectators fill the fields. For soccer coach Jando Perez, his priority is the safety of all players, but he told ABC-7 that is at risk with poor field conditions. He took to

The first of Mexico’s presidential debates opened Sunday night with rivals concentrating their fire on front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who defended the idea of an amnesty to fight drug violence and revived his famous campaign slogan from 2006, “For the good of all, the poor come first.” The leftist candidate defended his proposals to

(AP) – Kensington Palace says the Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to her third child, a boy weighing 8 pounds, 7 ounces. The palace says the child was born at 11:01 a.m. (1001 GMT), a few hours after Kate was admitted to London’s St. Mary’s Hospital in labor. Prince William was present for the

There are massive delays on I-10 West and McRae. The area is at a standstill as the overnight road closure on I-10 West and Airway begins to clear. Take Montana, Northloop or Gateway West to avoid this delay.

KVIA took home top awards in three major categories in the 2017 Texas Associated Press Broadcasters contest announced Saturday. Across Texas, 37 TV stations and 11 radio stations submitted 789 entries to the competition. There are multiple categories based on population. In the Television II category, KVIA won best newscast, Good Morning El Paso won

Family and friends were forced to wait outside of UTEP’s Honors Convocation after Magoffin Auditorium reached its capacity Sunday. Each spring, UTEP recognizes outstanding seniors in each department, honors students, those active in organizations and athletics and UTEP’s Top Ten seniors. The ceremony was held at Magoffin Auditorium and reached its capacity before the ceremony

An Oklahoma woman continues the search for her daughter’s killer in El Paso, thirteen years after she was murdered. “When you lose a child, a hole opens inside of you,” said Maggie Zingman. September 28th, 2004: Maggie Zingman told ABC-7 a sheriff knocked on her door in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He said an intruder had raped

Petting farm animals and shooting arrows, modern El Pasoans Sunday remembered a story that began more than four hundred years ago. Spanish Conquistador Don Juan de Oñate’s expedition reached what would be El Paso in 1598, after months of travel. Running low on supplies, they met the Manso natives. “They took what was at that

A kind-hearted stranger picked up the tab for fourteen Las Cruces teenagers attending prom. “They said, ‘Oh, there’s no bill. and I was like, ‘What do you mean?’ Jackson Williams told ABC-7. Williams asked Michelle Roybal, a senior at Centennial High School, to be his prom date. “It was so amazing,” Roybal said. “It was

Police have identified the man killed in an overnight crash on I-10 West at Airway. Police say it happened just after 2 AM when a single vehicle crashed. Police say after the crash several vehicles stopped to render aid. One driver stopped to help and placed his vehicle in the fast lane to protect the

President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed North Korea has agreed to “denuclearization” before his potential meeting with Kim Jong Un. But that’s not the case. North Korea said Friday it would suspend nuclear tests and intercontinental ballistic missile launches ahead of summits with the U.S. and South Korea. Kim also said a nuclear test site

Family and friends gathered Sunday to mourn an Albuquerque bank executive who died after the Southwest Airlines plane she was on blew an engine in midair. Nearly a thousand people attended the evening service for Jennifer Riordan, the Albuquerque Journal reported . The service was held at Popejoy Hall on the University of New Mexico

Jurors weren’t allowed to hear testimony that Bill Cosby’s chief accuser was once hooked on hallucinogenic mushrooms or had her sights set on becoming a millionaire, but that hasn’t stopped the defense from airing the explosive claims about Andrea Constand in the court of public opinion. With Cosby’s sexual assault retrial heading for deliberations this

Authorities have arrested five people on murder charges stemming from an arson investigation in Grand Prairie, Texas, about 13 miles west of Dallas. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that 25-year-old Elizabeth Delude, 40-year-old Claire Harrington, 34-year-old Clayton Miller, 33-year-old Christopher Cornell and 41-year-old Paul Rogers were arrested Friday. Harrington was held on $500,000 and the

Mark down another win for the El Paso Chihuahuas. The Chihuahuas’ win streak continues after the team won their 6th straight game Sunday afternoon by defeating the Las Vegas 51s. The final score was 9-6 and the win improved El Paso’s overall record to 13-5. The Chihuahuas have proven that being on the road is

The man who wrestled the gun away from the Waffle House shooting suspect in Tennessee said Sunday if he were going to die, the gunman would “have to work to kill me.” Police are calling James Shaw Jr. a hero for saving lives in the busy restaurant, but the 29-year-old Nashville resident said he only

A man wearing nothing but a coat stormed a Waffle House restaurant in Tennessee before dawn Sunday and shot four people to death, according to police, who credited a customer with saving lives by wresting a weapon away from the gunman. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said via its Twitter account that authorities are searching