Month: May 2018

Lawyers who espouse a conservative Christian agenda have found plenty of opportunities in Texas, suing on behalf of Bible-quoting cheerleaders and defending a third-grader who wanted to hand out Christmas cards that read in part “Jesus is the Christ!” But for the First Liberty law firm, the last few years have been especially rewarding: Their

IT HAS BECOME AN ALL TOO FAMILIAR, BUT HORRIFIC SCENE NONETHELESS, A GUNMAN ENTERING SCHOOL GROUNDS AND OPENING FIRE ON STUDENTS. ACCORDING TO CNN, THERE HAVE BEEN 23 SCHOOL SHOOTINGS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THIS YEAR ALONE. THAT AVERAGES OUT, AND THIS IS A STARTLING NUMBER, ONE SCHOOL SHOOTING PER WEEK, SINCE THE START OF THE

There is a crash on I-10 West and Executive that is blocking two lanes of traffic. Traffic in the area is down to one lane and delays are likely. Take Mesa or Paisano to avoid this crash. No report of any injuries.

One pedestrian has been taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car early Monday morning, according to the El Paso Police Department. The vehicle hit the pedestrian at Copia St. and Hueco Ave. shutting down the area as authorities investigate. EPPD says details are limited and did not provide information

It’s been an incredible season for New Mexico State University Athletics, and on Sunday that incredible season continued in Mesa, Arizona. The NMSU baseball team won the WAC Tournament Championship after defeating the Sacramento State Hornets by a final score of 4-3. By winning the tournament, the Aggies secured an automatic bid to the regional

Dry, sunny, and hot weather continues for Memorial day. Overnight lows will cool off nicely into the upper 60s, but highs will once again reach the upper 90s for Monday. Triple digits return by the end of the work week. By next weekend highs will approach 105 degrees in some areas. Unfortunately, there is still

Mexican authorities have arrested the wife of the leader of Jalisco New Generation, one of the country’s fiercest drug cartels, as well as a top lieutenant for the organization, setting the western state of Jalisco on high-alert for possible reprisals. Interior Minister Alfonso Navarrete said at a Sunday press conference that marines took into custody

A manager at a southwestern Illinois cemetery said Sunday that most of the gravestones spray-painted with swastikas have been cleaned and would be in good condition as families visit on Memorial Day. Cleaners scrubbed the paint off most of the more than 150 markers since Saturday morning, when the vandalism was discovered, family services manager

Former President George H.W. Bush was hospitalized Sunday in Maine after he experienced low blood pressure and fatigue, a spokesman said. Just after 2 p.m., Jim McGrath, a spokesman for the 93-year-old Bush, said he was awake, alert and not in any discomfort. He said Bush would spend at least a few days in the

The gates for the Neon Desert Music Festival have opened up and tens of thousands of music fans are expected to attend. If you’re coming to see the 40 artists from local to Grammy-nominated acts that include Martin Garrix and At the Drive In there’s a few things we want to remind you about. You

Officials from Gila National Forest say a wildfire has grown nearly 3,000 acres in size. Incident management authorities say some of the fire’s growth on Saturday was due to burnout operations aimed at keeping it from spreading. Crews were able to conduct burnout operations and proactively scout out the area when high winds held off

The New Mexico Game and Fish Department says drought conditions may prompt more encounters between bears and humans. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that a lack of green growth that provides food for bears means they may move around more, resulting in so-called “conflict activity.” The department on Friday warned campers of increased bear

Workers at a Canadian-own silver and gold mine in northern Mexico say they are afraid to leave the mine encampment because of threats by armed groups. A worker told The Associated Press that supposed members of an organized crime group have set up checkpoints at access points to the mine which has about 400 employees

A Florida woman has her dog’s veterinarian to thank for escaping the clutches of her armed boyfriend. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday a woman who was held captive by her boyfriend for two days managed to slip a note to her vet reading, “Call the cops, my boyfriend is threatening me. He has

Police say a North Texas woman falsely reported that her car had been stolen with her 10-month-old baby inside so that officers would more quickly hunt down her missing vehicle. Grand Prairie police say an Amber Alert was issued after Margarita Levrie contacted authorities about the theft. Officers later determined her car had been stolen

Joshua Holt, a Utah man who traveled to Venezuela in 2016 to marry a woman he met online but soon found himself jailed and later branded the CIA’s top spy in Latin America, has been welcomed home by his family and President Donald Trump. Holt, 26, says he was “overwhelmed with gratitude.” He and his

Alejandro Fernandez and Los Tigres del Norte are scheduled to perform Sept. 29 at the Don Haskins Center. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in met Saturday for the second time in a month, exchanging a huge bear hug and broad smiles in a surprise summit at a border village to discuss Kim’s potential meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and ways to follow through on the peace

Trial has been set later this summer for a Texas man shot by western Iowa officer after allegedly leading police on a chase and ramming police vehicles. The Daily Nonpareil reports that a preliminary hearing was held Friday for 28-year-old Clifton Wade, of Zavalla, Texas. Wade is charged with two counts of attempted murder of

An Indiana congresswoman says a teacher who stopped a school shooting has been released from a hospital. U.S. Rep Susan Brooks says she met Saturday with Jason Seaman at the Noblesville, Indiana, school where the shooting occurred Friday. She says Seaman is a “hero teacher” who stopped the violence. Seaman and a student were shot

President Donald Trump accused The New York Times on Saturday of inventing a source for a story who, in fact, was a White House official conducting a briefing for reporters under the condition that the official not be named. Trump tweeted that the Times quoted an official “who doesn’t exist” and referenced a line in

The New Mexico Game and Fish Department says drought conditions may prompt more encounters between bears and humans. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that a lack of green growth that provides food for bears means they may move around more, resulting in so-called “conflict activity.” The department on Friday warned campers of increased bear

Every year during Memorial Day Weekend, the Boy Scouts of America honors our fallen soldiers in a special gravesite flag placement. El Paso Scouts helped to decorate nearly 48,000 head stones Saturday morning at Fort Bliss National Cemetery. “We have people from all over the world who come here, and people throughout our community,” said

The El Paso Chihuahuas were held to just two hits in a 5-0 loss Friday night against the Fresno Grizzlies. The Dogs tied their lowest hit total not only for the season, but in franchise history. The Chihuahuas were also shut-out for the second time this season. Incidentally, both shutouts have come at the hands

The stages are set for El Paso’s 8th annual Neon Desert Music Festival. With tens of thousands expected to attend, organizers say they are making it better than ever. “When you do something big for the city, something that is supposed to be part of the city, you have to include the city,” said Neon

The Mexican foundry that created a bronze statue of the Virgin Mary, that some claim is weeping, tells ABC-7 it is baffled by the phenomenon. The statue has attracted thousands to Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Hobbs, New Mexico. Ricardo Flores Kastanis represents the foundry where the bronze statue of the likeness of

School bus drivers in Las Cruces are asking the state of New Mexico to require air conditioning in all school buses. Friday, about 15 bus drivers gathered at the intersection of Solano and Main Street as they held signs for passing motorists to see. The signs had messages about the risks it puts to drivers

A Honduran woman being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement died at an Albuquerque hospital Friday. Jeffry Hernandez, 33, entered ICE custody in San Diego two weeks ago and was later transferred to El Paso. After spending a day in El Paso, she was transferred to Milan, New Mexico, where she was housed in

Medical examiners have identified an undocumented immigrant killed by the Border Patrol in Texas. They say she is Claudia Patricia Gomez Gonzales, a 20-year-old from Guatemala. Her family says she came to the U.S. to find a job after graduating recently with an accounting degree. Meanwhile, the Border Patrol is changing its account of Wednesday’s

An El Paso deacon is set to become a priest with the Catholic Diocese of El Paso. Michael Lewis will be properly ordained to the Sacred Order of Diaconate 6:30 pm Friday at St. Patrick Cathedral in El Paso. He will begin his priest tenure at the St. John the Apostle in Monahans. “This is