Month: October 2018

The first-ever child pornography suspect named to the FBI’s Most Wanted list cashed out his life savings and was fleeing law enforcement on a bus traveling across Montana last year when another passenger noticed child pornography on his laptop screen. When the bus pulled into Billings, the passenger confronted Eric Franklin Rosser – a former

Roseanne spin-off “The Conners” makes its debut tonight — without matriarch Roseanne Barr. It was a quick turnaround. The Roseanne re-boot was just canceled in May after Barr sent a racist tweet comparing president Obama’s former senior advisor Valerie Jarrett — to an ape. “The Conners” spinoff was announced in June and tonight we find

A Texas man was convicted of capital murder in the beating death of his girlfriend’s 4-year-old daughter, with the judge telling the defendant he “should die in a locked closet” for abusing the girl. Monday’s guilty verdict by the Dallas County jury brought with it an automatic life sentence for Charles Wayne Phifer, 36, of

EDITORS NOTE: Paul Ikard is not associated with Ikards Furniture and has no ownership in the firm, though he is a relative. The trial for a Las Cruces man accused of secretly recording children in his bathroom will begin Monday in New Mexico’s Third Judicial District Court. Paul Ikard, then 53, was arrested in May

A flight that intended to take dozens of dogs and cats from El Paso to find homes elsewhere was canceled due to the threat of inclement weather. El Paso Animal Services officials had coordinated a flight that would have taken nearly 60 shelter pets to various cities in Idaho. Shelter crews had finished loading the

EL Paso is scheduled to host Saturday Night Live veterans Steve Martin and Martin Short in Summer 2019. The two comedians will bring their show “Now You See Them, Soon You Won’t” to the Abraham Chavez Theatre on Friday, May 31, 2019 at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, Oct. 19. Prices range from

There is a crash on I-10 East and Mesa creating a big delay. Drivers should take Westwind, or Shadow Mountain to avoid this crash. No injuries reported.

Almost $1 billion in combined grand prize money could await lottery players with tickets for the Mega Millions and Powerball lottery games this week. The jackpot for Mega Millions has reached $654 million, with a cash option of $372.6 million, since no one claimed the jackpot last Friday night. The potential jackpot is the second

A private company that tracks threats using computers alerted several El Paso businesses about an active-shooter situation in East El Paso last Wednesday. El Paso police officers shot and killed 76-year-old Richard Palafox, after he showed up to the Pebble Hills Regional Command Center with a handgun. Officers closed off the intersection of Pebble Hills

The drastic drop in temperatures is a sure sign that El Paso is officially in fall, and heading straight into winter. Standing outside, you can feel the cooler air. The ABC 7 Weather team has predicted it to be even colder in the overnight hours. This drop in temperatures could be risky for pets and

Plans alleviate traffic for drivers in east El Paso moved forward Monday. A portion of Montana Avenue from Global Reach Drive to Zaragoza Road will be turned into an expressway. Rep. Joe Pickett said the $121,733,895 project will be built on land that Ft. Bliss donated. “The two lanes exist right now, we’re going to

The company that owns Christian Mingle, Jdate and other online dating sites will pay a $500,000 fine and nearly $1 million in restitution to customers whose subscriptions were automatically renewed or who were denied refunds when requested. The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office announced Monday that a task force of local prosecutors found that

The westbound lanes of I-10 at Transmountain are now open after police said a man jumped out of a moving vehicle. The man was transported to a local area hospital and his conditions are unknown. ABC-7 is working to have more details on this story.

The westbound lanes of I-10 at Transmountain are now open after police said a man jumped out of a moving vehicle. The man was transported to a local area hospital and his conditions are unknown. ABC-7 is working to have more details on this story.

The westbound lanes of I-10 at Transmountain are now open after police said a man jumped out of a moving vehicle. The man was transported to a local area hospital and his conditions are unknown. ABC-7 is working to have more details on this story.

An oral birth control program for felines could help reduce the population of feral cats, Galveston Island Humane Society spokespeople said. The Galveston County Daily News reports while the organization is still investigating the project, oral contraceptive methods could supplement an island program in which people trap strays and have them neutered and vaccinated and

Security researchers say an estimated 35 million voter records from 19 U.S. states have been offered for sale on a dark web online forum. The researchers said Monday the offering does not mean voter databases have been breached. The records could have been stolen from resellers who buy voter data from states for use by

An Alabama man convicted of killing four children by throwing them off a bridge had his death sentence reduced by a judge Monday to life imprisonment, after tests showed the man had an IQ of 51. The state attorney general’s office and defense lawyers jointly asked the judge to change Lam Luong’s sentence to life

The federal government said Monday that it wants to force drugmakers to disclose prices for prescription medicines in their TV commercials. The drug industry’s main trade group said drug companies are only willing to disclose the prices on their websites, not in commercials, and they’ll start doing that next spring. Health and Human Services Secretary

Authorities searched Monday for a 13-year-old girl they believe is in danger after her parents were found dead in their western Wisconsin home. Deputies went to the home in Barron after dispatchers received a 911 call from an unknown person at around 1 a.m. Monday, Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said. He said they found

Authorities searched Monday for a 13-year-old girl they believe is in danger after her parents were found dead in their western Wisconsin home. Deputies went to the home in Barron after dispatchers received a 911 call from an unknown person at around 1 a.m. Monday, Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said. He said they found

A man who drove his car into a group of mourners at a South Carolina cemetery, hurting 11 of them, has been sentenced to 80 years in prison. Circuit Court Judge Clifton Newman called James Kester a terrorist for attacking the people at the July 2017 graveside service because he had held a grudge against

Houston authorities say they’re searching for a man accused of crashing into a Houston television station’s news van and then driving off with a police vehicle. KPRC-TV reports one of its news vans was sideswiped by another vehicle early Monday morning at a downtown Houston intersection. Photographer Damon Sales says the other driver tried to

Las Cruces: Don’t worry. No one is tearing down the famous Amador Hotel, the city’s oldest public building. “That hotel is part of Las Cruces folklore,” said City Manager Stuart Ed. “What an attraction to be able to preserve that, to bring people downtown into a historic hotel.” According to the Amador Hotel Foundation, the

It was the tweet seen around the world. On Oct. 15, 2017, actress Alyssa Milano urged the Twittersphere to join her in sharing a personal story of sexual harassment in the wake of rape allegations against Harvey Weinstein. “If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’ as a reply to this tweet,” she

Philadelphia police say hundreds of dirt bike riders made their way across the city Sunday afternoon in memory of a young man well-known for his stunts who was gunned down four years ago. Sunday marked the fourth anniversary of the death of 23-year-old Kyrell Tyler, known as ‘Dirt Bike Rell.” Tyler was killed in Southwest

Philadelphia police say hundreds of dirt bike riders made their way across the city Sunday afternoon in memory of a young man well-known for his stunts who was gunned down four years ago. Sunday marked the fourth anniversary of the death of 23-year-old Kyrell Tyler, known as ‘Dirt Bike Rell.” Tyler was killed in Southwest

A hazardous materials team was called Monday to investigate a suspicious letter sent to the home of Republican Sen. Susan Collins, police officials said. Police and fire vehicles were parked outside her home, and several people in hazmat suits were seen entering the home. Yellow police tape was wrapped around the perimeter of the property.

41-year-old Alberto Antonio Coreas Mejia, a convicted killer who previously resided in Houston, Texas, was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol Agents assigned to the El Paso Station. Late Tuesday night, agents working the video surveillance system observed three people illegally enter the United States through the Rio Grande just south of the Asarco area. The

A Dallas police sergeant has been arrested after being accused of hitting her daughter in the face earlier this month and bruising the 8-year-old girl. Authorities, in a statement released Monday, say Jamie L. McDonald was watching her daughter when she assaulted the girl at a residence in Royse City, about 30 miles east of