Month: May 2018

After months of denials, President Donald Trump has acknowledged paying off porn star Stormy Daniels. Trump’s story about the $130,000 payment – what he knew about it and when – has evolved over time. Here’s a look at key moments in the saga: January 2005 – Trump marries his current wife, Melania. March 2006 –

Authorities say an employee of a Houston-area gun range discharged a customer’s rifle without checking if it was loaded, sending a bullet into the head of another customer who died. The Harris County district attorney’s office said in a statement Friday that 21-year-old Tyler Sutton has been indicted on a count of manslaughter. Sutton was

A vast expanse of shifting white sand dunes in southern New Mexico would be elevated from a national monument to a national park under legislation proposed Friday by one of the state’s senators. U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, a Democrat, made the announcement while visiting the state as part of a multiday tour that also included

A New Mexico mother of a 7-year-old who authorities say was forced into prostitution and pickpocketing has been arrested on child abuse charges. Court records show that Teri Lee Sanchez was taken into custody late Thursday following an investigation by agents with the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office. James Stewart Sr., the girl’s father, was

Police say a 12-year-old boy has been arrested after making threatening phone calls to four Alamogordo schools. The Alamogordo Daily News reports Alamogordo Public Schools officials instructed all campuses to shelter in place Thursday morning after two middle schools and two elementary schools received shooting threats. Police Capt. Roger Schoolcraft says the boy called the

Celebrate National Star Wars Day at the El Paso Zoo. A “May the Fourth Be With You” event is beginning Friday at 5 p.m., ending at 10 p.m. Costumes are welcome and there will be a contest. There will also be a photo set-up with Darth Vader and the Stormtroopers, live music and food, along

Water was restored to customers in northeast El Paso early Friday morning, utility officials told ABC-7. But the solution crews found in restoring water is leading customers to having low water pressure. Around 10 p.m. Thursday, El Paso Water tweeted that a 16-inch water main broke near Dyer Street and Tiger Eye Drive. Officials said

New Mexico man accused of prostituting 7-year-old daughterEds: APNewsNow. Will be expanded. Authorities are accusing a New Mexico father of prostituting his 7-year-old daughter and forcing the girl and her brother to panhandle and pick pockets. Court records show James Stewart Sr. was booked early Thursday on charges that include human trafficking, criminal sexual contact

DALLAS, Texas – The National Rifle Association’s annual meeting this week, featuring scheduled appearances by President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, is expected to draw tens of thousands of gun-rights advocates and plenty of protests. Here’s what you need to know about the group’s first convention in Texas since 2013. Supporters call it

Once again, Texas is at the center of a dispute over how the federal government treats pregnant, undocumented minors in its custody. Last fall, a Texas case made it all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court when local immigration officials refused to let an undocumented minor leave federal custody to have an abortion. Now,

El Paso and Las Cruces rank low in the list of best places for single people to meet, according to apartment rental website Zumper.com. The site compared all 382 U.S. metro areas, as determined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, across five key metrics: bars and restaurants, college degrees, internet use or access

The Clint Independent School District is confronting an issue some say has been plaguing the district for nearly 20 years. Electing board members “at-large” has led to the majority of trustees coming from Clint. Critics say that has left Montana Vista and Horizon city residents without representation. At a public hearing Thursday night, board members

The City of El Paso is gaining recognition as a retirement destination. According to US News and World Report, El Paso ranks #5 out of the 100 best places to retire in the nation. USA Today also ranks El Paso #5 in a special article that picks the “5 places where you may want to

The Reno Aces defeated the El Paso Chihuahuas 6-5 Thursday night despite two more home runs from Franmil Reyes. Reyes has now hit two home runs in two consecutive games. On Wednesday, he became the first member of the Chihuahuas to hit multiple homers in a single game this season. He did it again Thursday

Boy Scouts of America will drop ‘Boy’ from its main program name, in an effort to be more inclusive. The program for 11-17-year-old boys will become ‘Scouts BSA’ starting next year. The new name was meant to be a welcoming sign to girls who will start joining the program next year. The organization will also

The Downtown Management District says there are a plethora of events that will be offered this summer and it all starts this Friday. “We want to remind El Pasoans of all the great things that are happening in our downtown area and to be aware of the number of events we have occurring downtown and

An El Paso teen allegedly shook and dropped a puppy on his head, and police said the owner failed to report the injuries. The El Paso Police Department’s Animal Cruelty Investigations Unit arrested 19-year-old Joshua Christensen. Investigators said he was caring for a 6- to 7-week-old female German Shepherd mix and left the puppy unattended

Last week’s arrest of a man accused of bein the infamous Golden State Killer has raised questions about the method authorities used to track him down. Joseph James DeAngelo is believed to be the Golden State Killer, who in the 1970s and 1980s committed 12 murders, and raped at least 50 women throughout California. Authorities

Subway and Dave Campbell’s Texas Football teamed up to honor one of the best players in El Paso Thursday. Parkland running back Deion Hankins was named to the Subway Super Team, which recognizes the top returning players in the state. Hankins enters his senior season with huge expectations after posting back-to-back seasons with more than

The city’s University Pedestrian Improvement plan is aiming to calm traffic, widen sidewalks and add additional street lighting. The project covers Cincinnati Avenue, Baltimore Drive and Stanton Street. “The project is the reconstruction of Cincinnati Avenue to include a lot of pedestrian enhancements, including significantly widened sidewalks, archways and lights,” said Elizabeth Triggs, assistant director

Northern California detectives still trying to identify the infamous Zodiac Killer who targeted victims in the late 1960s and taunted investigators with letters say they hope to try the same DNA tracing technology recently used to arrest a suspect in another string of cold-case serial slayings – those blamed on the Golden State Killer. But

The head of Texas’ sprawling health agency is resigning in the wake of it botching millions of dollars in contracts. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday that Charles Smith, his longtime aid, was leaving his post as executive commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission at the end of the month. Officials discovered

Las Cruces Police Chief Patrick Gallagher said the bicyclist shot and wounded by an officer on Friday evening was holding a BB gun that resembled an actual gun. “The officers immediately rendered first aid to the cyclist,” Gallagher said. The suspect, 29-year-old Myron Oveide, remains in critical condition, the chief confirmed. “The charges are pending

Some health care officials worry a recent Texas Supreme Court ruling may have broader implications on how hospitals and health insurers negotiate billing rates. The state’s high court voted last week in favor of Crystal Roberts, an uninsured woman who was billed more than $11,000 for an emergency room visit in 2015, the Dallas Morning

Police arrested a 33-year-old man accused of robbing and stabbing his victim. Officers responded to a stabbing call in the 100 block of N. Kansas, where they found 25-year-old Aaron Lira with stab wounds to an arm and his chest. Police say Lira was unable to purchase beer or cigarettes because he did not have

When NASA astronaut Joseph Acaba was out doing a spacewalk during a recent trip to the International Space Station, he held on tight. That’s because Acaba is afraid of heights. “If you look at the pictures, I’m holding on to the railing,” he told a crowd at the Stennis Space Center on the Mississippi Gulf

Mexico’s ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party has changed its leadership at a time when the party is lagging badly in polls on the July 1 presidential race. The new acting president, Rene Juarez, is a seasoned party operator and former governor. He told the Radio Formula station Thursday that “this is a critical, difficult, complex moment”

Mexico’s ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party has changed its leadership at a time when the party is lagging badly in polls on the July 1 presidential race. The new acting president, Rene Juarez, is a seasoned party operator and former governor. He told the Radio Formula station Thursday that “this is a critical, difficult, complex moment”

Prosecutors and soldiers raided the headquarters of a local police force in central Mexico and found a strange thing: 113 of the 185 officers weren’t police at all. The Public Safety Department in Puebla state said late Wednesday the 113 are facing charges equivalent to impersonating an officer and that the state government would take

The company at the center of the Facebook privacy scandal, political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, is going out of business. But that doesn’t mean those behind the entity will escape the scrutiny of regulators. As authorities continue to investigate the use of the data of millions of people, here’s a look at what the bankruptcy filings