HOUSTON (AP) — Jarace Walker tied his season high with 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Marcus Sasser added 14 points and a career high-tying seven assists and No. 2 Houston used a big first half to beat SMU 87-53 on Thursday night. Walker scored 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting in the first half as
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By Rebekah Riess, CNN A 21-year-old sexual assault suspect accused of kidnapping three children over the span of two days was taken into custody Thursday, police in Wichita, Kansas, said. All three children have been located and are safe, Wichita Police Department spokesperson Chad Ditch told reporters during a Thursday news conference. A teenage girl
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — NMSU Chancellor Dan Arvizu wrote a letter to the NMSU Community to share his reflections and future plans as he closes his tenure. Arvizu said he had no expectations of receiving another contract or extension. Last month the New Mexico Board of Regents authorized the search for a new
Continue Reading By Laura Ly, CNN One of the first things you can hear is the sound of someone moaning. The camera is shaky, but in the video, you can see blood on the ground and on the seats. The smoke begins to clear and then, the confusion sets in. “I don’t know — someone’s bleeding,” a
Continue Reading The suspect, Frank James, pleaded guilty to charges this week, CBS2’s Alice Gainer reports.
Continue Reading SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A Border Patrol agent wearing body armor was struck by gunfire but avoided serious injury Thursday while confronting the occupants of a vehicle suspected of migrant smuggling in New Mexico, federal authorities said. Six people were taken into custody after the vehicle later crashed, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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LORDSBURG, New Mexico (KVIA) — A Border Patrol Agent was shot multiple times in the chest by a person in a suspected smuggling vehicle, according to U.S. Border Patrol Officials. The agent, wearing his body armor, was medically examined and released. Officials say the agent was able to return fire as the suspect’s vehicle got
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Friday will be another nice day with temperatures running above normal again. A weak cold front will arrive later Friday bringing some breezy winds with gusts around 25 mph. Cooler air will hang around for the weekend with highs in the low 60’s.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police have identified a man they say threatened migrants with a gun at Sacred Heart Church. Police say 27-year-old Steven Matthew Driscoll of east El Paso was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Police responded to a call of a man harassing migrants on Dec. 31.
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EL PASO, Texas – StoryCorps, the national nonprofit organization dedicated to recording, preserving, and sharing the stories of people from all backgrounds and beliefs, begins its 2023 StoryCorps Mobile Tour in El Paso, January 5 through February 10 at the La Fe Culture and Technology Center, 721 South Ochoa. During a StoryCorps interview, two people –
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By Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN The estate of Brian Sicknick, a Capitol Police officer who died after responding to the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, is suing two rioters involved in the attack and former President Donald Trump for his alleged role in egging it on. The civil lawsuit, filed
Continue Reading SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — DNA has led to the identification of a Texas man whose body was found floating in a mid-Michigan river nearly 50 years ago, police said Thursday. Michigan State Police and The DNA Doe Project announced Thursday that the body found in the Saginaw River outside Saginaw on March 13, 1973, was
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP and Utah State of the Mountain West will play a two-game, home-and-home series in 2025 and 2028 as UTEP Director of Athletics Jim Senter and Utah State interim Director of Athletics Jerry Bovee announced the series on Thursday. The first meeting will kick off on Aug. 30, 2025, in Logan, while
Continue Reading NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Environmental groups challenging permits for a natural gas pipeline and export facility in south Texas lost a legal fight at a federal appeals court Thursday. A panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved the “least environmentally damaging” alternative
Continue Reading By Kaitlan Collins and Sara Murray, CNN A federal judge has asked former President Donald Trump’s attorneys to turn over the names of the individuals hired to search four properties for documents late last year, a source familiar with the order told CNN. The names were handed over Wednesday night, two sources told CNN. Trump’s
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ron Martin, former president of the El Paso Municipal Police Officer’s Association, was arrested and charged with misappropriation of funds. According to booking information, the offense happened on Oct. 16, 2019. Martin was arrested and released Thursday. According to the charge, the money was between $2,500 and $30,000. Martin served
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A robotics engineer caring for her orphaned niece builds a life-like doll that begins to take on a life of its own in the comic horror flick. David Daniel has a look.
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By Haley Britzky, CNN The US military introduced new rights on Wednesday for military parents, doubling the amount of leave time for service members who give birth and providing leave for new parents who don’t give birth, including those who adopt and foster long-term. The new policy gives 12 weeks of parental leave to service
Continue Reading By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Kirby Smart landed his first coaching job because the price was right. Simple as that. “We had only $8,000 to pay a guy,” remembered Chris Hatcher, the coach who gave Smart his break at Division II Valdosta State more than two decades ago. “We were the
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez, CNN DNA allegedly found on a knife sheath recovered at the murder scene. A roommate described a masked figure with “bushy eyebrows.” Phone records showed the suspect was near the victims’ residence numerous times in the months before the killings. Nearly two months after the killings of four University of Idaho students
Continue Reading CNN’s Gary Tuchman reports on the release of a probable cause affidavit containing evidence that led to the arrest of Brian Kohberger for the murder of four people in Moscow, Idaho.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A popular Las Cruces business has been forced to close its doors, and it’s hitting the community hard. Beck’s coffee house in the historic Mesquite District near downtown. It’s been there for 10 years and is regarded by many as a local institution. Owner Ariana Parsons told ABC-7 they
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(CNN) — Mexican authorities have arrested Ovidio Guzmán, son of notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, a source from the federal government of Mexico told CNN, in a dramatic operation in the northern state of Sinaloa on Thursday that led to clashes around the city of Culiacán. Guzmán is described as “a high-ranking member of
Continue Reading By Gabby Orr, CNN In the weeks since former President Donald Trump launched his third presidential campaign, few political moments have underscored his diminished standing inside the Republican Party as the ongoing stalemate over Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s bid to be House speaker. So far, Trump’s endorsement of McCarthy has failed to deliver a victory for
Continue Reading CNN, POOL, HOUSE TV’ CSPAN, House TV’ CSPAN/POOL By Gabby Orr, CNN In the weeks since former President Donald Trump launched his third presidential campaign, few political moments have underscored his diminished standing inside the Republican Party as the ongoing stalemate over Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s bid to be House speaker. So far, Trump’s endorsement of
Continue Reading CNN, TYLER BAGGINS, DOJ, JOHN HARRINGTON, GETTY IMAGES, WSB By MJ Lee, Senior White House correspondent President Joe Biden on Friday plans to mark the two-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021, insurrection by awarding for the first time in his presidency the Presidential Citizens Medal to 12 people. The individuals include law enforcement officers
Continue Reading FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines will contest a small fine that it faces after federal officials ruled the airline retaliated against flight attendants who complained about jet fuel fumes seeping into airplane cabins. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed a $6,837 fine against the airline after an investigation that started in August.
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Dr. Timothy Pritts, vice chair for clinical operations at UC Health, shares the medical condition of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, after he suffered cardiac arrest during an NFL game.
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Texas’ top criminal appeals court has barred a civil court judge from issuing any orders in a lawsuit by three death row inmates who allege the state plans to use expired and unsafe drugs to execute them. Attorneys for inmates Wesley Ruiz, John Balentine and Robert
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer College football’s bowl season began on Dec. 16, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern, with two .500 teams squaring off in a 15,000-seat stadium in the Bahamas. UAB’s 24-20 victory against Miami (Ohio) drew an average of 822,000 viewers to ESPN. It ended up being the least-watched of 39
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