EL PASO, Texas — A motorist was taken to the hospital late Wednesday night after a crash in El Paso’s Lower Valley. It happened in the 800 block of Lomaland Drive just after 11 p.m. Police said the crash involved just one vehicle. The person who was hospitalized suffered life-threatening injuries. Investigators were called out
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EL PASO, Texas — When you ‘Buy El Paso,’ you ‘Heart El Paso.’ That’s the central message of the Better Business Bureau Paso del Norte’s new “Buy El Paso” campaign. The bilingual, multiplatform campaign will demonstrate the ripple impact of supporting local businesses. It’s an empowering way for each of us help our economy recover
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HUDSPETH COUNTY, Texas — A semi-truck that caught fire late Wednesday night backed up traffic for motorists traveling along a portion of Interstate 10 through Hudspeth County. The truck caught fire along I-10 westbound near McNary after one or more rear tires apparently blew. Hudspeth County Sheriff Arvin West told ABC-7 there were no deaths
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EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it is partnering with OnStar’s emergency services to improve access to suicide prevention resources for veterans. “Nationally the VA has began a partnership with OnStar to facilitate better suicide prevention efforts and provide around the clock confidential support,” El Paso VA suicide prevention social worker
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EL PASO, Texas — Several major school districts are using a phased-approach to in-person instruction. El Paso city-county health officials say it’s up to each district to determine how and when they want to begin face-to-face learning. City-county health officials laid out parameters that could help each district determine when they think its safe to
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EL PASO, Texas — Two people were injured in a collision involving a motorcycle Wednesday night along Interstate 10 in west El Paso. The collision happened on I-10 eastbound near the Sunland Park exit around 8:30 p.m., according to a police tweet. Fire dispatchers indicated two crash victims were taken to hospitals from the scene,
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PUNTA GORDA, Belize — Nana has strengthened into a hurricane as it barrels westward just off the coast of Honduras on a collision course with the Central American nation of Belize, where thousands of people were stocking up on food, water and construction materials. Long lines stretched through supermarkets and hardware store shelves were nearly
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A San Antonio jogger who was arrested and detained by police last week says he was “guilty before proven innocent” when police took in the wrong man. Charges have since been dropped against Mathias Ometu. Ometu, a 33-year-old Black man, was jogging on August 25, witnesses said, as officers searched for
Continue Reading Parents and students facing the new school year are finding themselves in much the same position as when classrooms abruptly closed in the spring to fend off the pandemic. Two-thirds of the nation’s largest school districts are starting online — with all the stress and difficulties that brings for teachers, children and their families. But
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EL PASO, Texas — A pandemic isn’t going to stop UTEP from celebrating their biggest back to school celebration. For the first time in it’s thirty year history, Minerpalooza is going virtual. “Something that started off in the parking lot on campus, now 30 years later, has grown to having 25 to 30,000 people,” said
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AUSTIN, TEXAS — The number of new confirmed cases of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 continued to trend lower in Texas, as did the number of related deaths, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported Wednesday. At least 4,157 new confirmed coronavirus cases were reported Wednesday, an increase of 41 from Tuesday but down 575 from
Continue Reading A 105-year-old survivor of the 1921 race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the lead figure in a lawsuit that demands reparations for damage it says has continued since the destruction of the city’s Black business district. Lessie Benningfield “Mother” Randle, was a little girl when an angry white mob rampaged through the city’s Greenwood District,
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HOUSTON, Texas — Twenty-month-old Israel Rodriguez’s tiny head peeked over the second-story Houston apartment railing. His 4-year-old brother, Fabian, emerged next to him, holding a package of toilet paper and an empty baby bottle. Moments earlier, Deputy Bennie Gant of the Harris County Constable’s Office had knocked on their door to evict them and their
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When Brian Schwartz was laid off from his job in mid-June, he was shocked. The 39-year-old worked hard as a New York City digital advertising executive. So, hard his wife would often pull him away from his computer. But the ramifications of the pandemic took a toll on the economy — and millions of Americans
Continue Reading HORIZON CITY, Texas — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent has been arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and THC products, officials confirmed Wednesday. 37-year-old Karina Padilla was arrested at a home in Horizon City last weekafter Texas Department of Public Safety agents served a search warrant. Padilla has been a CBP employee
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On a rare pedestrian-only corner of Hong Kong‘s Sheung Wan area, hidden deep within a heavily gentrified maze of sleek micro roasters and dusty Chinese antique shops, there’s a stylish, unassuming shop with a few tables out on its terrace. Is it a boutique? Is it a bar? Does it even sell anything? It’s hard
Continue Reading Prosecutors announced Wednesday that another parent has been indicted in the college admissions cheating case, accusing him of paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to a Georgetown University coach to help his daughter get accepted to the school as a tennis recruit. Amin C. Khoury, 54, who has homes in Palm Beach, Florida, and Mashpee,
Continue Reading More than half the 15 deaths associated with Hurricane Laura were caused by the improper use of portable generators. Laura destroyed parts of Louisiana’s power grid after making landfall as the strongest hurricane to strike the state since 1856. The storm struck with 150-mph winds and shredded houses. Eight of the state’s confirmed deaths have
Continue Reading NEW YORK, NY — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has told public health officials around the U.S. to prepare to distribute a potential coronavirus vaccine as soon as late October. It also provided planning scenarios to help states prepare. The documents were posted by The New York Times and the CDC confirmed it
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — After vandals caused thousands of dollars worth of damage at Veterans Memorial Park, the city of Las Cruces invested tens of thousands of dollars in added security. “It’s important that we honor our veterans,” said Sonya Delgado, the director of the city’s Parks and Recreation Department. “I was really taken
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New research released on Wednesday confirms that common, affordable steroids can reduce deaths among critically ill Covid-19 patients. One study, published in the medical journal JAMA, examined several randomized trials involving more than 1,700 patients. Patients who received the steroids were more likely to survive, and there was no sign of an increased risk of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Minneapolis, MN (WCCO) — Jason Michael Mesich, 48, faces three 2nd-degree murder charges for the death of his wife, and for shooting two sisters who are his Bloomington neighbors — including a 12-year-old girl who was shot in the head. The Hennepin County Attorney’s office says officers were
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — New Mexico’s signature state vegetable was responsible for the shutdown of the intersection of a pair of state highways on Wednesday afternoon. Spilled red chiles could be seen in a colorful display along the intersection of NM 136 and NM 273 (Pete Domenici Highway and McNutt Road) in Santa Teresa.
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NEW YORK, NY — New York Mets pitching great Tom Seaver has died at 75. Seaver died Monday from complications of Lewy body dementia and Covid-19. The Hall of Famer’s family announced in 2019 he had dementia. Seaver was one of the greatest pitchers of his generation and the resplendent star of the Miracle Mets
Continue Reading Early stage clinical trial results show the Covid-19 vaccine candidate made by Novavax is safe and elicits an immune response, according to a study published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine. The results had previously been announced by the company in early August. Using a randomized, placebo-controlled trial — the gold-standard method of
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins is taking a controversial approach to Covid-19 for a man of his stature. “If I die, I die,” he said Wednesday during an interview on Spotify’s “10 Questions With Kyle Brandt” podcast. On it, Cousins said he’s taking a “survival of the fittest” approach to the pandemic. “If I get
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We could tie for 3rd place for the most triple digit days over the summer tomorrow (Thursday). I’m expecting 99 degrees so it will be close. The record is 101 set back in 2011. Temps will stay in the upper 90’s for Friday and mid 90’s for the weekend. The good news is that next
Continue Reading Something unusual happened to Novak Djokovic at the US Open on Wednesday. He lost a tiebreak. But the world No. 1 recovered to beat Kyle Edmund 6-7 (5) 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the second round and — despite dropping a set and the distractions stemming from spearheading a new players’ association — continues to be
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Denver, CO (KCNC) — Residents of Denver’s Lowry neighborhood are being ordered to remove yard signs pushing various social causes and are being warned that if the signs are not removed within 10 days, homeowners could be hit with fines of $100. Melissa Steele has a sign in
Continue Reading More than a week after Jacob Blake was shot, his family said his life is no longer in danger — but still so few of their questions have been answered. “He’s slowly but surely able to talk a little better, able to stay up a little longer, hold the hand of his father,” Justin Black,
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