Month: August 2018

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has accused Texas Democratic Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke of taking money from a political action committee, in violation of O’Rourke’s pledge not to take such donations. O’Rourke has consistently outraised Cruz, including announcing a quarterly $10.4 million fundraising haul last month, despite the attention-grabbing vow to ban PAC money from his

A Houston-area convenience store clerk has been charged with selling alcohol to a 17-year-old driver before a wreck that killed two of the teen’s classmates. Harris County criminal court records show 29-year-old Gumaro Muñoz Campos was arrested Sunday on the misdemeanor charge. He lives in Humble (UHM’-buhl), just north of Houston. Prosecutors believe Jaggar Smith

Texas shoppers will get a tax break later this week as children prepare to return to school. The Texas comptroller’s office says the annual tax-free weekend , for a number of school-related items, begins Friday and runs through Sunday. The Texas law exempts most clothing, footwear and school supplies priced less than $100 from sales

Authorities say a 15-year-old boy has been arrested after a 16-year-old boy who had been shot was found dead in Victoria. The Victoria Advocate reports Victoria Police Chief J.J. Craig said at a news conference that officers found Jeremiah Hernandez’s body in a field Saturday night. Craig says that early Saturday morning officers responded to

The United States is on pace to add about 2.6 million jobs this year under President Donald Trump’s watch. Yet the bulk of the hiring has occurred in bastions of Democratic voters rather than in the Republican counties that put Trump in the White House. On average for the year-ended this May, 58.5 percent of

Major tech companies have begun to ban right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones from their services, reflecting a more aggressive enforcement of policies against hate speech following protests on social media. Facebook has taken down four pages belonging to Jones, including two featuring his “Infowars” show, for violating its hate speech and bullying policies. Over the

At least 11 people were shot and killed and about 70 others were wounded over the weekend in Chicago, in a spasm of gun violence that police attributed mostly to gangs and that the president’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, used to criticize the city’s Democratic leadership. The violence peaked early Sunday, including one shooting on the

Three women believed to me the mothers of 11 children found hungry and living in a filthy makeshift compound in rural northern New Mexico have been arrested, following the weekend arrests of two men, authorities said Monday. A message that people were starving, believed sent by someone inside the compound, led to the discovery of

A man identified by prosecutors as the East Coast leader of the MS-13 gang says he’s suffering from his Long Island jail lockdown. Newsday reports that Miguel Angel Corea Diaz recently asked a judge for an improvement in jail conditions. His lawyer, Scott Gross, says Corea Diaz has been locked in a cell for about

The freeway is open less than two hours after a five-vehicle crash shut down the eastbound lanes early Monday morning. A tweet from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said the crash had occurred on I-10 East between the Clint to Fabens exits. All the injuries are being reported as non-life-threatening, according to authorities.

El Paso police are looking for the driver of an SUV that hit a pedestrian and fled. That man, identified as 45-year-old Juan Javier Aguilera, was critically wounded and ended up dying. The collision happened shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday on the 7200 block of North Loop. The preliminary investigation by police revealed Aguilera was

There is a crash on I-10 West and Paisano that is blocking the left lane and shoulder. There is a delay in the area. Take Montana to avoid the crash.

There is a crash on I-10 West and Brown that is blocking the center lane. This is the same area as the utility bridge construction project. Traffic is delayed in the area, take Missouri, or Montana to avoid this area.

Update: Five adults are charged with child abuse after police raided a makeshift compound in northern New Mexico. They are Siraj Wahaj (39), Lucaus Morten, Jany Leveille (35), Hujrah Wahhaj (38) and Subhannah Wahhaj (35). The multi-state, months-long search for a 3-year-old boy from Georgia led to a raid of a makeshift compound in northern

The National Cancer Institute says its long-anticipated study into the cancer risks of New Mexico residents living near the site of the world’s first atomic bomb test likely will be published in 2019. Institute spokesman Michael Levin told The Associated Press that researchers are examining data on diet and radiation exposure and expect to finish

A slue of crimes committed by El Paso teens are starting to garner the attention of local law enforcement. Many times, those crimes were caught on camera. In July, surveillance footage from Ascarate Park showed a group teens break in and rob a toll booth. Part of the group teens were two brothers who were

A serious crash happened in central El Paso Sunday morning. El Paso police reported a man suffered serious injuries. Investigators said a pick up truck crashed into the man vehicle and drove away. Authorities reported the incident around 4:30 a.m. on the 800 block of Piedras St., near police headquarters. Special Traffic Investigators responded to

The family of a Las Cruces man killed in an officer-involved shooting say he suffered from mental illness and had a psychotic episode on Friday night. “The family had hoped the police would help them get James under control and transported to the hospital to get the help that he needed,” said Gavin Clarkson, a

It was a beautiful day for the final round of the Bridgestone Invitational. This used to be Tigers house before his fall. He came in tied at 28 with Phil Mickelson yesterday. The Viking, Thorbjorn Oleson flirted with the lead all day but would finish in third shooting ten under. The two Americans Kyle Stanley

A message from someone inside a makeshift compound in rural northern New Mexico that people were starving led to the discovery of 11 children living in filthy conditions. Taos County Sheriff’s officials say the children ranging in age from 1 to 15 were removed from the compound in the small community of Amalia and turned

A man has been hospitalized after being stabbed in the lower valley before 10 am this morning in the Carolina Park, at the Officer David Ortiz Rec Center. The suspect is now in custody. Police got a call about the stabbing around 9:48 am Sunday. Officers arrived at the David Ortiz Rec center and saw

Two more inmates allegedly escaped from the La Tuna prison in Anthony, Texas. Bryan Campos, 23, and 26-year-old Oscar Valadez were discovered missing from the minimum-security facility Saturday August 4 at approximately 11:00 a.m., according to U.S. Department of Justice press release. Campos is described as a White male, with black hair, brown eyes, 6-foot-2

Operators of a ski area that has struggled amid warmer and drier winters in New Mexico are moving closer toward developing a roller coaster that they envision could become a year-round attraction in the mountains overlooking Albuquerque. The Albuquerque Journal reports Sandia Peak Ski Co. invited the community this week to view their design plans

Operators of a ski area that has struggled amid warmer and drier winters in New Mexico are moving closer toward developing a roller coaster that they envision could become a year-round attraction in the mountains overlooking Albuquerque. The Albuquerque Journal reports Sandia Peak Ski Co. invited the community this week to view their design plans

It takes a lot of work to put together a televised fundraiser. Months of work come together in seven straight hours of television all to help the Humane Society during their telethon. As people help animals It’s important we recognize all the work that goes on behind the scenes. “This is, by far, the single

Law Cruces law enforcement officials are investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened late Friday night. A 29-year-old man died in the incident, according to Las Cruces police. Around 10:30 p.m officers responded to a disturbance at a home on the 1900 block of Arlington Avenue. Just after arriving to the scene, police said, a 29-year-old

Drones armed with explosives detonated near Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in an apparent assassination attempt that took place while he was delivering a speech to hundreds of soldiers being broadcast live on television, officials said. Caught by surprise mid-speech, Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, looked up at the sky and winced after hearing the

Angel Gomez’s Operation H.O.P.E.’s League of Super Heroes distributed over 350 new backpacks and school supplies to families at the Sheriff’s Department Offices Saturday morning. Deputy for the Sheriff’s officer Julian said, “It gives us an opportunity to help of the community.” The backpacks were filled with school supplies. Donations poured in from may local

A North Texas woman has been sentenced to life in prison in the death of her toddler daughter, who was fatally stomped and beaten by her boyfriend. Prosecutors in Fort Worth say 21-year-old Alexis Botello was convicted Friday of capital murder and evidence tampering. Botello was age 17 at the time of the July 2014

A truck load of boxes filled with frozen chicken nuggets spilled in a Tennessee town, covering an intersection in mounds of nuggets, following an accident involving a train and a tractor-trailer. Newport resident Linda Witson described the scene Friday as “chicken nuggets for blocks,” WVLT-TV reported. The Cocke County Emergency Management Agency says the refrigerated