The judge assigned to preside over the case of accused Walmart shooter Patrick Crusius has asked that the case be reassigned because she knew one the victims killed in the attack and that person’s family. In a statement released Wednesday, Judge Angie Juarez Barill said because of the conflict she could not accept the assignment.
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A 24–year-old woman who filed an assault report against a grocery store worker was arrested after El Paso police said their investigation revealed she was the one who actually committed the assault. Authorities said Wednesday that Fernanda Barrera-Quezada had called police back in late August and reported that a store employee at the Albertsons at
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The Josh Turner concert scheduled for Friday, Oct. 4 at Freedom Crossing at Fort Bliss has been canceled as a result of a recent deadly crash involving the country singer’s crew bus. The accident happened last week following Turner’s concert in Paso Robles, California. One person was killed and seven others injured after the bus
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Pittsburgh Pirates closer Felipe Vázquez was ordered held without bond Wednesday following his arrest on charges of statutory sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor and other counts, according to CNN affiliate KDKA. Vázquez, 28, who was arrested last week, arrived in a Westmoreland County court in a dark prison uniform and shackles and escorted
Continue Reading The search in the Virgin Islands for missing American Lucy Schuhmann was expanded on Wednesday and includes rugged areas of a national park, officials said. Lucy Schuhmann, 48, was reported missing last Thursday by the proprietor of a vacational rental property on Coral Bay on St. John where she was staying, according to a statement
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As part of its latest attempt to deter migrants from seeking refuge at the U.S. southern border, the Trump administration has initiated a series of agreements with Central American countries and says they’re moving toward a new process that allows asylum seekers to be more easily turned away. A new agreement Wednesday between acting U.S.
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President Donald Trump, speaking at his first news conference since the impeachment inquiry, says he placed “no pressure” on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to investigate Democratic political rival Joe Biden. Trump denied that he tried to pressure Ukraine’s president “under the form of political threat.” “I didn’t threaten anybody,” Trump said. It’s all a big
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The El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank is the only food distributor for over 120 pantries across the El Paso area. School mobile pantries are a big part of the food bank’s success. Riverside High School is one of the largest school mobile pantries the food bank has. For Ana Holguin, Riverside HIgh School’s Parent
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President Donald Trump repeatedly prodded Ukraine’s new leader to work with Rudy Giuliani and the U.S. attorney general to investigate Democratic political rival Joe Biden, according to a rough transcript summarizing the call released Wednesday. In the call, Trump raised unsubstantiated allegations that the former vice president sought to interfere with a Ukrainian prosecutor’s investigation
Continue Reading A middle school teacher in New Hampshire cut off about three inches of a student’s hair after the student wouldn’t stop playing with it, the mother of the middle schooler says. Jillian Miglionico’s daughter attends Somersworth Middle School. Miglionico says the teacher told her daughter to stop playing with her hair or he would cut
Continue Reading Army veteran Miguel Perez lost his green card because of a felony drug conviction. Despite his military service and having family members who are US citizens, his application for citizenship was denied and he was deported to Mexico last year. He still has hope, though, and Wednesday he got one more chance at moving toward
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Hundreds of Customs and Border Protection officers who were reassigned in March to assist U.S. Border Patrol agents have returned to their normal duties at the country’s ports of entry, officials confirmed to ABC-7 on Wednesday. In late March, more than 700 officers from ports of entry in El Paso; Laredo; Tucson and San Diego
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There is a long-standing myth that the Borderland doesn’t get tornadoes. This simply isn’t true. Two landspouts observed late Tuesday afternoon in Hudspeth County were in fact tornadoes, the National Weather Service confirmed Wednesday. The landspouts were spotted and photographed around 4:20 p.m. Tuesday about 13 miles northeast of Sierra Blanca. The last time a
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There is no doubt that former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger shot Botham Jean in his own Dallas apartment, but prosecutors Tuesday sought to show that she was derelict in her efforts to save him afterward. The second day of testimony kicked off with Guyger’s former colleagues talking about the procedures they followed that night
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The UTEP men’s basketball team is doing its part to support the victims of the El Paso shooting. The team will host the national runner-up Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday Oct. 12 at the Don Haskins Center in an exhibition game. All of the proceeds will be donated to the GECU Foundation that has
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When Blanca and Yvette Perez set out all 54 Jenga pieces, the competition begins. They take turns building the tower and removing one block at a time, trying to keep the stack stable. It’s one of the few things that Blanca, 18, and Yvette, 29, like to do together. “I don’t believe we have a
Continue Reading The author of the novel “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” and an attorney who has fought to make “revenge porn” a crime are among the 26 winners of this year’s MacArthur Foundation “genius grants.” The honor comes with a $625,000, no-strings-attached award paid out over five years. Since 1981, 1,040 people have earned the acclaim,
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Not wanting to share first place with any other schools, the Chapin Huskies knew they had to get it done. El Paso High though, were in striking distance and had the talent to share some of that spotlight! Game two of the match saw libero Alyssa Sainez dig a spike that kept the Tigers alive.
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MiLB chose to bring the Innovation and Tradeskills Summit to El Paso for a second year in a row. This summit which Jim Paul, the former owner of the El Paso Diablos, came up with 40 years ago has grown into a major event. The summit attracts around 500 executive from MiLB teams and those
Continue Reading A high school senior from Park City, Utah, heading to his last homecoming dance hit a snag this weekend when he couldn’t figure out how to tie his tie. Jake DeLeo, 17, told CNN affiliate KSTU he was at home watching YouTube videos trying to learn and was running late to meet up with his
Continue Reading The Coast Guard cutter Valiant seized a a ‘narco sub’ carrying 12,000 pounds of cocaine worth over $165 million, according to a news release. The 40-foot semi-submersible, a vessel made from an oil or gas drilling barge or platform supported by underwater pontoons, was found in the Eastern Pacific in early September, the Tuesday release
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UPDATE: Police on Tuesday identified the two killed as motorcycle driver 21-year-old Alexander Todd Warchocki, of Fort Bliss, and motorcycle passenger 23-year-old Gladys Juliet Hernandez, also of Fort Bliss. ORIGINAL REPORT: Two motorcyclists died in a collision with an SUV at a busy west El Paso intersection on Sunday evening, police confirmed Monday. The crash
Continue Reading Thirteen children of firefighters who died at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and six whose fathers died of 9/11-related illnesses, graduated from the city’s fire department during an emotional ceremony. They were part of a group of 301 probationary firefighters to graduate Tuesday after 18 weeks of intensive training at the New
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Flash flooding, dust storms and even a tornado has occurred in the desert Southwest. This stormy weather has to do with a combination of remnant moisture from Tropical Storm Lorena and a storm system in the Southwest. Flash flood watches and warnings remain in effect for Arizona and New Mexico throughout Tuesday as tropical moisture
Continue Reading The Los Angeles Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to ban flavored e-cigarettes and tobacco products, including menthol, in Los Angeles County, according to a news release. “For decades, we were making incredible progress in decreasing tobacco use among young people. But flavored e-cigarettes have reversed that trend,” said Supervisor Janice Hahn. “By taking
Continue Reading We hope you rolled out the welcome mat, because our solar system’s second-ever observed interstellar visitor is here — and it has a name! Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily.
Continue Reading The internet is no joke. It’s full of Twitter haters, love scams, angry mobs, deepfakes and reminders of the eighth season of “Game of Thrones.” This week, an 11-year-old boy drove across South Carolina to meet a man he had met on Snapchat. In other words, the web can be a dangerous place if used
Continue Reading A Georgia man who went to a strip club to celebrate his release that day from prison was convicted of killing a childhood friend who went along, prosecutors said Tuesday. A jury convicted David Robinson, 34, of murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a
Continue Reading The night before Alec McKinney allegedly opened fire at a Colorado high school, leaving one dead, he sent a Snapchat message to Devon Erickson outlining his plans, authorities said. In the message, McKinney allegedly told him not to come to school. “Please don’t,” Erickson responded, according to a preliminary hearing. The two suspects are accused
Continue Reading An 11-year-old boy drove 200 miles across South Carolina to meet a stranger he knew only on Snapchat, the Charleston Police Department said. After three hours of driving, the young boy spotted a police officer, pulled up next to his vehicle and said he was lost, according to police. The child drove from the northwest
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