Month: September 2019

Authorities say they thwarted two potential attacks on schools this week, thanks to tips from concerned citizens. In Oklahoma, an 18-year-old woman was arrested Sunday after authorities said she threatened to shoot up her former high school. Her co-worker turned her in. And in Washington state, a 17-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday after his mother

A makeup artist who worked for television personality Charlie Rose for 22 years is suing him for sexual harassment, saying he created a toxic work environment where women were sexually harassed, dominated and diminished, according to court documents filed on Thursday. Gina G. Riggi says Rose routinely ridiculed her physical appearance and made inappropriate remarks

A bus carrying Chinese tourists crashed near Bryce Canyon National Park in southern Utah, killing at least 4 people and critically injuring multiple passengers, authorities said. The tour bus crashed Friday morning near a rest area on Utah Highway 12 in Garfield County. Thirty people, including the driver, were on the bus when it “ran

Some moisture from Hurricane Lorena and a west coast storm likely to play a part in our weekend weather and early next week forecast. Clouds are expected to increase over the weekend with some rain chances. Temperatures will likely be held down to the mid and upper 80s. KVIA

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke says he’s open to broadening his proposal to require owners of AK-47s and AR-15s to sell them to the government. Meantime, a new survey appears to support O’Rourke’s push for a mandatory buyback. The latest Rasmussen poll finds that 51% of voters at least somewhat favor a mandatory buyback while

Long after midnight, when the heat has finally relented and the walled courtyard is scattered with men sleeping in the open, someone begins to sob. The sound is quiet, muffled. The only light comes from streetlights shimmering above the razor wire. It’s impossible to see who is crying. Is it the Ugandan bodybuilder who came

As temperatures begin to cool in the Borderland, it might be easy to forget that the dangers of hot cars left in the sun are still very real. According to KidsandCars.org, which tracks hot car deaths throughout the country, 42 people have died this year as a result of being stuck in hot vehicles. A

Holy smokes, Batman! It’s the bat signal! The familiar shape will illuminate the sky above cities across the world on Saturday, which is Batman Day, the caped crusader’s 80th anniversary. Friends of the DC Comics superhero can gather outside at 8 p.m. local time to see the signal flash in the “dark knight.” Here are

ABC-7 has learned Anthony Basco, the man who gained national and international attention for inviting the public to his wife Margie Reckard’s funeral, is now living on the streets. Margie was shot and killed in the Aug. 3 shooting rampage at the Cielo Vista Walmart. Anthony Basco says all the money donated to him has

A former El Paso boxer charged in the killings of three people while driving drunk and speeding on Christmas Eve in 2014 was convicted by a jury Thursday night. Jurors deliberated about eight hours before returning the guilty verdict against Joel Garcia on three counts of intoxication manslaughter by vehicle. Prosecutors said Garcia’s car was

A man was stabbed and seriously wounded outside a restaurant Thursday evening in what was the second stabbing attack to occur in 24 hours in the city. It happened about 6:30 p.m. along Third Avenue between Mesa and Oregon streets in south El Paso’s Segundo Barrio neighborhood. About a dozen police officers cordoned off the

A woman serving a 15-month sentence for her part in her boyfriend’s death by suicide will leave jail weeks early even after her bid for parole was denied this week by Massachusetts officials, according to a sheriff’s spokesman and a state record. Michelle Carter has earned “good time” that will move up her release to