Month: May 2018

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says the Santa Fe High School shooting suspect used a shotgun and .38-revolver he obtained from his father. Two law enforcement officials have identified a person in custody in the Houston-area school shooting as 17-year-old Dimitrios Pagourtzis. Pagourtzis had played football on the school’s junior varsity squad and danced as part

SANTA FE, Texas (AP) – The Texas student in custody in the school shooting at Santa Fe High School is described as quiet and unassuming, an avid video game player who routinely wore a black trench coat and black boots to class. Two law enforcement officials have identified a person in custody in the Houston-area

The calls for tighter gun controls that have swelled since the February mass shooting at a Florida high school have barely registered in gun-loving Texas – at least to this point. It remains to be seen if the mass shooting Friday at a high school in Santa Fe, southeast of Houston, will move the needle

A U.S. Border Patrol agent from Las Cruces was arrested and charged with child pornography after allegedly receiving the videos from a WhatsApp group post. Officials with the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday that Jason Christopher Davis, 45, made his first appearance Friday in federal court on a criminal complaint charging him with receipt

El Paso Police say a group of men stole a pocket motorbike from a man who they followed from a gas station. The victim drove a pocket motorbike on Saturday, April 7 to the Valero gas station on 7960 Gateway East when a group of men in a blue BMW began to yell at the

El Paso Police say a group of men stole a pocket motorbike from a man who they followed from a gas station. The victim drove a pocket motorbike on Saturday, April 7 to the Valero gas station on 7960 Gateway East when a group of men in a blue BMW began to yell at the

At least one gunman opened fire at a Houston-area high school Friday, killing eight to 10 people, most of them students, authorities said. It was the nation’s deadliest such attack since the massacre in Florida that gave rise to a campaign by teens for gun control. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said he could not

The 30th Run For the Wall motorcycle ride made a stop in Las Cruces Friday to visit the recently vandalized Vietnam memorial. The mission of Run For the Wall is to promote healing among all veterans and their friends and family. They also call to account prisoners of war and those missing in action, honor

A law enforcement official has identified a person in custody in the Houston-area school shooting as 17-year-old Dimitrios Pagourtzis. The official was not authorized to discuss the shooting by name and spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press. Authorities say eight to 10 people, mostly students, were killed in the nation’s deadliest such

A spokeswoman with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office identified the teenager killed in a wreck Thursday afternoon as 17-year-old Sonnie Do. Deputies responded to the wreck involving five vehicles on the 14000 block of Horizon Blvd at around 4:30 p.m. The spokeswoman said a preliminary investigation found a Ford “work truck” was traveling southbound

NEW YORK (AP) – A former Playboy centerfold involved in a custody battle apparently jumped with her 7-year-old son to their deaths from the 25th floor of a Manhattan hotel, law enforcement officials said Friday. The pair checked into the penthouse suite of the Gotham Hotel at about 6 p.m. Thursday, police said at a

Friday morning a ceremony was held for a new police memorial at Chuck Heinrick Park in Northeast El Paso.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The calls for tighter gun controls that have swelled since the February mass shooting at a Florida high school have barely registered in gun-loving Texas – at least to this point. It remains to be seen if the mass shooting Friday at a high school in Santa Fe, southeast of Houston,

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The statewide jobless rate rose slightly in April to reach 4.1 percent, the Texas Workforce Commission reported Friday. A TWC statement says that compares to a March unemployment rate of 4 percent. Nationwide unemployment last month reached a 17-year low of 3.9 percent. Midland had the state’s lowest jobless rate last

WASHINGTON (AP) – In an embarrassment for House Republican leaders, conservatives on Friday scuttled a bill that combines stricter work and job training requirements for food stamp recipients with a renewal of farm subsidies popular in GOP-leaning farm country. Hard-right conservatives upset over the party’s stalled immigration agenda opposed the measure, which failed by a

SANTA FE, Texas (AP) – The Latest on a shooting at a high school in Santa, Fe, Texas (all times local): Vice President Mike Pence says he and President Donald Trump have been briefed on the school shooting at Santa Fe High School near Houston. Pence said the students, families, teachers and all those affected

A New Mexico man accused of paying hackers to sabotage websites affiliated with his former employers and state agencies has been sentenced in Minnesota to 15 years in prison. John Kelsey Gammell earlier pleaded guilty to federal hacking conspiracy charges. The FBI says the case represents a growing form of cybercrime in which professional hackers

Authorities say an attack at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas, on Friday killed several people, including students, and that two people were detained. Here’s a look at some recent U.S. school shootings and some of the deadliest of years past: – Feb. 14, 2018: Authorities say a former student killed 17 people, including

Summer officially starts June 21, but the heat in the Borderland certainly makes it feel like summer has already begun. As the temps continue to climb, so will your energy usage which means higher electrical bills. “The average bill hovers around $75 to $80 and in the summer it upticks probably north of $100,” said

The El Paso Independent School District will host its annual film festival awards Friday night where students will be awarded for their creative minds. More than 400 students participated to create 115 submissions from 24 campuses across El Paso County. “It opens their eyes to be able to know what they can do. It brings

After the Boston bombings, 27 patients with life-threatening bleeding were saved by placement of tourniquets applied at the scene. If someone was bleeding uncontrollably, would you know what to do? The Border Regional Advisory Council is offering a class called “Stop The Bleed.” Local high school nursing teacher Denise Galvez took the class with her

Two people were sent to the hospital Friday morning after a crash on I-10 in Fabens, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Leslie Antunez. Just one cars involved in the crash rolled over, Antunez said. The exact intersection of the crash was I-10 and Mile Marker 49. The crash was reported before

The driver of a motorcycle crashed in the northeast and was sent to the hospital in serious condition Friday morning. The crash involved only the motorcycle at Dyer and Antonio Ave. at 3 a.m. It is unclear what caused the crash. More information to follow.

A race this Saturday is being held in honor of fallen law enforcers within the El Paso Police Department. The run specifically memorializes Officer Karl McDonough, who died in 2010 after a suspected drunken driver slammed into his patrol car with him and his partner inside. Peace Officers Memorial Day is May 15 every year

Las Cruces utility customers will soon see a 24 percent water rate hike, according to the department. “We haven’t increased rates in over nine years,” said Jose Provencio, the business services administrator for the utilities department. The change will take place in September or October. Customers will either see an immediate 24 percent increase or

Vandals targeted the Vietnam Memorial in the Las Cruces Veteran’s Memorial Park, meant to honor the hundreds of New Mexicans who died serving their country in the Vietnam War. J. Joe Martinez was heartbroken to see the memorial he designed with his wife, Arlene, desecrated. “We sat down on our dining room table that night

Thousands of feet in the air, gliding across the Borderland sky. That’s where Had Robinson is most comfortable. “It’s basically euphoric,” the paragliding instructor said. “You get off the ground and you become a bird.” Robinson is one of the most experienced paragliders in the Borderland, logging hundreds of hours of flight time. He created

Military Police are investigating why and how a military helicopter dropped a box of ammunition over Parkland Elementary School. A spokesman with the Ysleta Independent School District said it happened at about 3:45 p.m. Thursday. The incident happened after the school day was over and no students or staff were in danger, the spokesman said.

Hunter Renfroe recorded an RBI double in his first rehab game with the Chihuahuas, but it wasn’t enough as Fresno seized a 9-7 win Thursday night at Southwest University Park. Renfroe, a former PCL MVP, has been battling elbow inflammation this year and has been sent back to El Paso as part of his rehab.

A win for some parents in the Clint Independent School District who have argued some schools are getting more resources than others. Electing board members “at-large” — or district wide– has led to the majority of trustees coming from Clint. Critics said that has left Montana Vista and Horizon City residents without representation. At a