Month: June 2018

Dwight Lamon Jones apparently never put his bitter divorce behind him. Almost eight years after splitting from his wife, the Phoenix-area man began confronting people connected with the breakup and shooting them, killing six people in four days last week before ending his own life as police drew near, authorities said. A day after Jones’

Deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man for possession of narcotics following an alleged cocaine seizure during a traffic stop. On Monday, June 4th, sheriffs deputies stopped the vehicle driven by Curtis Mitchell, 59, at the 3900 block of Harrison Avenue. During a search, deputies allegedly discovered four baggies of cocaine

Stephen Curry and LeBron James spoke their minds last year. They have not changed their minds this year. No matter whose team wins the NBA championship, neither superstar will be at the White House anytime soon. On the day when the Philadelphia Eagles were supposed to be there to commemorate winning the Super Bowl –

President Donald Trump held a “patriotism” event at the White House in lieu of a Super Bowl celebration for the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles that he canceled. The president said Tuesday on the South Lawn that it’s time to “explain why young Americans stand for our national anthem.” Trump sang along to “The Star-Spangled Banner” and

A Callaway County grand jury indicted five defendants in the death of Carl Debrodie. The indictments were filed March 30th and including the following counts: Sherry K. Paulo, 53, of Fulton, who was indicted for the following offenses: Count I – the class D felony of client neglect, Count II – the class C felony

A Texas prison supervisor has resigned and four guards have been fired amid allegations they orchestrated the planting of two screwdrivers in an inmate’s cell. Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman Jeremy Desel tells the Houston Chronicle that the planted evidence “appears to be an isolated incident” at the W.F. Ramsey Unit in Brazoria County.

When the Miss America pageant started in 1921, having young women parade around in bathing suits seemed like a great way to get tourists to come to the Atlantic City Boardwalk after Labor Day. But how America views women has changed drastically since then, and the Miss America Organization is run by women who don’t

Here the 93 DWI arrest photos released by El Paso Police during the month of May 2018. KVIA ABC-7 App users, CLICK HERE to launch the slideshow. The slideshow for the April 2018 DWI arrests is embedded below.

A U.S. senator said Monday he tried to enter a federal facility in Texas where immigrant children are being held, but police were called and he was told to leave. The attempt late Sunday by Sen Jeff Merkley of Oregon came amid a national debate over the practice of separating families caught crossing the border

For the first time on record, the number of job openings in the United States exceeds the number of unemployed Americans – a trend that may soon give workers more leverage for pay raises. The number of available jobs in April rose 1 percent to 6.7 million from 6.6 million in March, the Labor Department

While students are celebrating high school graduation in the Borderland, it may be a crucial time for those who still have one more year of high school to begin preparing for college. At Del Valle High School, the Go Center is a place for resources to help students navigate the college application process. Go Center

Temperatures will heat up Tuesday afternoon under mostly sunny skies. By the end of the week, we will see a drop in temperatures. Some moisture will track into the region for a slight chance for showers through the weekend.

Five decades after Robert Kennedy emerged as a beacon of hope to millions of young Americans disenchanted by a war half a world away and disintegrating race relations at home in the chaotic aftermath of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, many questions about his death remain unanswered. His eldest son and namesake now says

A food production company is recalling 50,706 pounds of frozen breakfast burritos out of concern that they may be contaminated with “extraneous materials.” The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection announced the recall in a news release May 31. Ruiz Food Products Inc. decided to recall its line of El Monterey Signature Burritos

There is a major delay on I-10 East and Sunland Park as there is a complete overnight road closure in place. The area which is part of the GO-10 Project is completely shut off, forcing all drivers to form a single file line and exit the freeway. Take Mesa or Paisano to avoid this area.

The U.N. human rights office is calling on the Trump administration to “immediately halt” its policy of separating children from their parents after crossing U.S. border with Mexico. Rights office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani scolded the U.S. for its “zero tolerance” policy in which some families have been separated after migration across the border. The rights

A reported phone scam where the caller identifies himself as an employee of the U.S. Marshals Service and requests a payment is hitting El Paso County residents. The scammer claims that the victim has been neglecting jury duty and must make a payment or report to the Sheriff’s Office. The victim is then instructed to

An El Paso man allegedly shot and killed his ex-girlfriend after breaking into her West Side apartment, police said. Zachary Adrian Zamora, 22, is accused of killing 20-year-old Sylvia Guerrero early Sunday morning. He is wanted on murder and aggravated assault charges. Police found Guerrero dead inside a unit at Corona Del Valle Apartments about

A video of a high school graduate visiting her deported father at a port of entry is going viral. The video was posted on Twitter by Leslie Silva of Eastlake High School. Dressed in her cap and gown, you see Leslie walk across the bridge on Zaragoza and give her father, Mario, a hug. Leslie

There’s a new technique that thieves are using to steal your credit and debit card information. It’s called shimming and it targets those who use cards that have a microchip on it. Credit or debit cards with the embedded chips on them were released as a response to the credit card scam known as skimming.

Former NMSU guard Zach Lofton was one of six players who took part in a pre-draft workout for the Los Angeles Lakers Monday at the UCLA Health Training Center. The Lakers currently own the 25th pick in the first round and also have a second round pick (47th overall) at their disposal. Lofton, who led

After traveling thousands of miles to claim asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, several undocumented immigrants from Central America said they were told to turn around. Freelance reporter Debbie Nathan spoke with the group of immigrants who never got the chance to make their claim at one El Paso port of entry. Instead, Nathan said, they

The Catholic Diocese of El Paso has released its 1028 Kermes Schedule. The bazaars include games, food and activities for families. 2018 Kermes Schedule San Felipe de Jesus May 18-20Corpus Christi June 1-3Guardian Angel June 2-3Santa Lucia June 9-10Our Lady of Guadalupe June 15-17San Antonio de Padua June 15-16St Peter and Paul June 22-24San Juan

Las Cruces police say a burglar might have lit a house on fire Sunday afternoon before leaving the scene. “Firefighters put out the fire and then police officers went in and cleared the area,” said Dan Trujillo, a spokesman for the department. “They found that there was nobody in the house. Whoever went in there

Mayfield High School placed 9th out of 96 teams in this year’s annual NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. A five-person team of MHS students Kevin Brooks, Aden Sanchez, Langdon Moore, Hailey Palacios and Karelly Stevens also placed 6th in the high school division and was

An American Airlines plane made an emergency landing after hail damaged the windshield and caused some passengers to throw up. “It started hailing and you could just hear it on the plane. It was so scary, like people started screaming,” said Massiel Tinoco, a flight passenger. One of the pilots said they could barely see

A federal court in Mexico said Monday that it has ordered the investigation into the 2014 disappearance of 43 college students be done again under the supervision of a truth commission. Accusations that suspects were tortured to give confessions convinced the court in the northern state of Tamaulipas that it was necessary to conduct a

With the help of virtual reality goggles, New Mexico State students learned firsthand how easily they can become distracted behind the wheel. “I’m definitely not using my phone,” said Sikta Das, after trying the simulator. “I’m not even looking at my phone while I’m driving. Not during red signals.” In addition to the AT&T simulation,

Police arrested a man whose whose dog died of starvation last month. Nicholas Ryan Monnier, 27, is charged with cruelty to non-livestock animals. The El Paso Police Department’s Animal Cruelty Unit investigated reports of a very thin female German Shepherd Labrador mix in the 11000 block of War Feather. Investigators said officers with Animal Services

A pair of rubber-gloved hands carefully separates the red “Evidence” tape from a paper bag and empties the contents onto a table. Hundreds of burned bone fragments spill out. The fragments look like bits of volcanic pumice. Yet for the hands that gently smooth them out over the table top, each one bears a name