I-10 near Geronimo is now open after a semi-truck struck a barrier and knocked down a road sign Monday night. All lanes were closed in both directions along that stretch of I-10 as Texas Department of Transportation crews worked to try to make repairs. All lanes opened up just before 6 a.m. Reports from crews
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Before Dr. Herbert Kleber’s pioneering addiction research, substance abuse treatment was mostly ineffective. Now, he’s getting his Google Doodle due. Tuesday’s Google Doodle honors the psychiatrist who reshaped modern addiction treatment in the US on the 23rd anniversary of his election to the National Academy of Medicine. But before he trailblazed substance abuse research, Kleber
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The ABC-7 StormTRACK Weather team issued an ABC-7 First Alert for heavy rain and possible flooding in some parts of town through Tuesday AM. Widespread showers and thunderstorms likely overnight through Tuesday morning until around 9 AM. Some spots, especially in far east El Paso and Hudspeth county could see rainfall amounts of 1″ or
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Andy Murray recorded his most impressive win since returning from hip surgery while Naomi Osaka produced a powerful display to reach the third round of the China Open. Murray came from a break down in each set to beat world No. 13 Matteo Berrettini — a semifinalist at last month’s US Open — 7-6 (7-2)
Continue Reading A Dallas resident who fatally shot a backyard intruder and then went back to bed has been charged with murder, according to police. The homeowner, James Michael Meyer, said he didn’t know whether he struck the person, so he went back to bed and didn’t call police, according to an arrest warrant released by the
Continue Reading David Cowan and Saris Garcia, both high school students who have Down syndrome, have known each other for more than a decade. Last week, the two went viral with a homecoming proposal video that was viewed millions of times. Their families say they’re thrilled the special moment has reached so many. “Their love is real,
Continue Reading Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal had a deep impact on his community, and that includes Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa. Dhaliwal — the first Sikh to become a deputy at a Houston-area sheriff’s department — was gunned down while conducting a traffic stop Friday. On Monday, Correa, a 25-year-old from Ponce, Puerto Rico, visited the family, giving
Continue Reading Amber Guyger‘s defense team told jurors during closing arguments Monday that prosecutors are relying on “sexting and speculation” to convince them the former Dallas police officer was unreasonable in killing a man in his own apartment. Attorneys made closing arguments on the day after what would’ve been Botham Jean‘s 28th birthday. He was killed September
Continue Reading Twin 3-year-old girls in foster care were found dead Sunday in a hot vehicle in Georgia, according to a statement by the City of Hinesville. The statement said someone called 911 at 1:42 p.m. to report that two children who’d been missing had been found unresponsive in a vehicle in the backyard of a home.
Continue Reading An Arizona man forced hot water down a 6-year-old boy’s throat in an attempt to “cast the demon out” Thursday, police said in a criminal complaint. Pablo Martinez, 31, who lives on the Pascua Yaqui Indian Reservation near Tucson, was arrested on a federal charge of first degree murder, according to a statement from a
Continue Reading R. Kelly’s attorney filed a motion arguing for a release on bond in which he bemoaned the singer’s visitation privileges that allow him to visit with only one of his girlfriends at a time. Kelly has been held in a Chicago area jail since July on federal sex crimes charges. He also faces charges in
Continue Reading She should have been cheered by thousands of applauding fans as she set off on her victory lap, but new world 100 meter champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was instead greeted by empty seats and eerie quietness at the World Athletics Championships in Doha. The 32-year-old Jamaican beat Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith to regain the title she won
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An overnight road closure remains in place along I-10 West and Lee Trevino. A major delay is building in the area. Drivers need to take Gateway West or Montana to avoid this area. kvia.com/traffic KVIA
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Twenty different 911 calls portrayed the fear and panic in a Doña Ana County neighborhood before a deputy responding shot and critically wounded a man with a gun last week. “Did you hear that?” one caller asked the operator after several gunshots played out in the recording. It was after 11 p.m. on Sept. 24th
Continue Reading There have been 957,892 arrests among children younger than 15 in the past five years in the United States, FBI statistics show. The figure is based on the agency’s annual crime reports in the US, including its latest 2018 numbers, released Monday. In 2018, there were 1,324 arrests in that age group for rape, 7,415
Continue Reading Welcome to October and the start of baseball’s postseason, which kicks off tonight with the NL Wild Card game. 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. Sign up here.) 1.
Continue Reading Jurors will be allowed to consider the so-called castle doctrine in the murder case against former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, who said she mistakenly entered the wrong apartment and killed a 26-year-old man. The castle doctrine is the legal notion that your home is your castle, and you have the right to use lethal
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E-cig maker Juul Labs, headquartered in San Francisco, will end its support for a ballot measure that would roll back the city’s ordinance that effectively bans e-cigarette sales in the city. In a Monday statement, Juul said it “recently announced a broad review of the company’s policies in order to responsibly lead the industry.” “As
Continue Reading High-profile athletics coach Alberto Salazar has been banned for four years for “multiple anti-doping rule violations.” The American is head coach of the Nike Oregon Project (NOP), the prolific long-distance running group that has produced some of the world’s best athletes, including four-time Olympic gold medalist Mo Farah, who Salazar coached between 2011 and 2017.
Continue Reading New York City has banned the term “illegal alien” when used “with intent to demean, humiliate or harass a person,” the city said. The city’s new guidelines, announced last week, also ban discrimination against someone based on their English proficiency and threats to call immigration authorities on someone “based on a discriminatory motive.” These violations
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Over 3,000 El Paso Electric customers on the city’s northeast side were without power at one point Monday night due to an apparent weather-related outage. Utility crews worked in the 10400 block of Dyer Street to make repairs to fix the problem. The outage involving 3,195 customers was reported just after 8 p.m.; about 90
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