Month: July 2018

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has doubled down on insisting that his players stand for the national anthem, saying he wouldn’t support anyone who chose to stay in the locker room. Jones was speaking Wednesday at his annual news conference to open training camp in California. He became the first owner to declare publicly that

Court records show a witness photo led authorities to arrest two suspects in an attempted Fort Worth bank robbery during which three employees were shot. Blake Taylor and Desmond J. Wells have been federally charged in last week’s attempted robbery of a Veritex Community Bank in Fort Worth. Authorities say two people walked into the

Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador appears to be sharing at least a brief honeymoon period with U.S. President Donald Trump. Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray on Wednesday noted the affectionate relationship that eluded current President Enrique Pena Nieto, but which Lopez Obrador has apparently built with Trump. “We view with enthusiasm and pleasure the good

The Texas Department of Transportation Wednesday announced I-10 West will be reduced to two lanes through downtown beginning at 6 a.m. on July 26, 2018. TxDOT said the change is being made for safety reasons after a fiery wreck involving a tractor trailer damaged the Stanton utility bridge over I-10 west near Mesa. “(We) want

The chief of the Homeland Security Department has told members of Congress that the government is “on track” to meet Thursday’s court-ordered deadline of reuniting hundreds of migrant children with their families, lawmakers who met privately with her said. Wednesday’s assertion by Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was greeted with open disbelief and anger, according to many

Court documents show Texas parents accused of killing their 2-year-old this month blame “demons” and “evil.” Affidavits allege 24-year-old Stevie Williams and 20-year-old Dazrine Chagoya-Williams told police that something “other worldly” happened July 4 to their toddler, who was found dead with bruises in their Kyle home. KXAN in Austin reports the woman told police

And so, fellow moviegoers: Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what Tom Cruise can – and will – do for you. The answer is anything. The man will do anything to entertain you. At age 56, when the rest of us are making chiropractor appointments and upping our corrective lenses, Cruise

The City of El Paso’s Department of Public Health announced Wednesday more mosquitos collected in our area have tested positive for the West Nile Virus. Health officials said six traps have returned positive results for West Nile. The affected areas include Central El Paso, the Upper Valley, and Fabens. Although no human cases of the

The city of Las Cruces is coming out against a proposal to build a nuclear waste storage facility near Carlsbad. City Council voted 4 to 3 on Monday to oppose the plan by Holtec International, according to the Las Cruces Sun-News. The New Jersey-based company specializing in nuclear storage wants to build a facility 35

The Texas Department of Transportation has plans to build a new highway in northeast El Paso. Officials said the Northeast Parkway will help created an alternate route to get drivers from east to west El Paso and vice versa. The highway would split at Loop 375 just before Railroad Dr. and continue for 10 miles

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Second Amendment protects the right to openly carry a gun in public for self-defense. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that Hawaii officials had violated George Young’s rights when he was denied a permit to openly carry a loaded gun

El Paso ranked low on a list of the most educated cities. Researchers for wallethub.com said they compared the 150 largest metropolitan statistical areas to create the list. El Paso was number 138. The financial website looked at the number of people with college degrees in each city. Ann Arbor, Michigan, was at the top

New Mexico State University immortalized the school’s mascot, “Pistol Pete” with a bronze sculpture on a university bench. “I think it’s good for the school,” said Caden Kirkpatrick, a senior. “We’re going to bring social media alive with this. The life-size sculpture is modeled after Pistol Pete student mascot Caleb Gustin. “I think it’s really

Jack White’s performance in El Paso has been canceled. The website for the former White Stripes frontman no longer lists the El Paso County Coliseum among his stops. ABC-7 reported in June that he was supposed to perform there on Sept. 19. The El Paso Times is reporting that a representative from the coliseum said

“Across the Universe,” the wartime love story set in the 1960’s featuring the music of The Beatles, is set to play in select theaters this weekend. The film shows July 29, 31 and August 1. One El Paso theater is showing the movie. Find tickets here. Fathom Events is hosting the limited rerelease of the

The Socorro I.S.D. Safety and Security Committee briefed the district’s board on its implementation of Governor Greg Abbott’s School and Firearm Safety Action Plan. The governor’s plan came in the wake of a deadly school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas in May. The plan contains 40 recommendations and includes proposals that call for increasing law

A burglar or burglars broke into the El Paso High School football field house and stole thousands of dollars in equipment, the school said via its Facebook page Tuesday. “Sadly our football field house was broken into last night and thousands of dollars of equipment was stolen,” the post states. The school said police are

The votes are in for the Texas High School Coaches Association preseason poll, and several local teams find themselves in the top ten to begin the season. El Paso’s own Parkland High School was ranked number one in the 5A Region I, Division II poll. Andress was close behind them ranking number three in the

ODESSA, Texas (AP) — A waiter at a Texas steakhouse who said a customer wrote a racist message on a receipt now says he made up the story. Last week, Saltgrass Steak House in the West Texas city of Odessa said it banned a customer who reportedly wrote “We don’t Tip Terrorist” on a receipt

To quote Dirty Harry, Clint Eastwood “made the day” of dozens of Las Crucens when he filmed several scenes downtown on Tuesday. “It’s a great opportunity for our community,” said Debbi Moore, the president and CEO of the Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce. “I can’t stress enough the power of that economic development dollar.” ABC-7’s

President Donald Trump’s threat to revoke the security clearances of top former officials critical of his administration left congressional leaders stunned and confused, with the House speaker shrugging it off as a bit of “trolling.” “I think he’s just trolling people, honestly,” Paul Ryan, R-Wis., told reporters Tuesday with a laugh. Senate Majority Leader Mitch

The Mexican Consulate in El Paso is assisting 19 undocumented immigrants injured after the truck they were riding in rolled on State Highway 9 near Columbus, New Mexico Monday morning. Border Patrol agents were responding to reports of illegal activity in the area when they encountered a Ford pick-up. When the agents ran the vehicle

An heiress to the Seagram’s liquor fortune and three other people were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the investigation of a self-improvement organization accused of branding some of its female followers and forcing them into unwanted sex. Clare Bronfman, 39, a daughter of the late billionaire philanthropist and former Seagram chairman Edgar Bronfman Sr.,

A 38-year-old man authorities said had led the Zetas drug cartel in Mexico had been convicted of seven drug-trafficking charges. Juan Francisco Treviño Chavez was the nephew of two previous bosses of the cartel, which has since fragmented into multiple cliques. Authorities say he was responsible for shipments of millions of pounds of drugs worth

A judge on Tuesday ordered the immediate release of an Ecuadorean immigrant who was held for deportation after he delivered pizza to a Brooklyn Army installation. “Although he stayed in the United States unlawfully and is currently subject to a final order of removal, he has otherwise been a model citizen,” U.S. District Judge Paul

An online news site based in the beach-side community of Playa del Carmen said its director was shot to death Tuesday, the second journalist for the Mexican news site slain in less than a month. Playa News Aqui y Ahora said Ruben Pat Cahuich was killed on a street in the resort town on Mexico’s

Facebook is essential for politicians trying to reach the masses and evangelize campaign messages. The New York Times reports former El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke is the only other politician or candidate who even comes close to President Trump and his political action committee. Trump spent $274,000 since the start of May, far exceeding the

A judge on Tuesday ordered the immediate release of an Ecuadorean immigrant who was held for deportation after he delivered pizza to a Brooklyn Army installation. “Although he stayed in the United States unlawfully and is currently subject to a final order of removal, he has otherwise been a model citizen,” U.S. District Judge Paul

An autopsy report shows that an ambulance driver had cocaine in his bloodstream when he crashed into a suburban Chicago building, killing himself, a co-worker and a patient. Television station WLS reports that the Cook County medical examiner’s office found 51-year-old emergency medical technician James Wesley also had significant cardiac disease at the time of

El Paso Mayor Dee Margo Tuesday reacted to reports Pacific Union Finance is closing its doors in El Paso, saying the company ran into hard financial times. The mayor lamented the loss of jobs. “Especially at the level that they were going to pay and the number of employees we were talking about. But it