EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — After any traumatic event, mental health professionals recommend parents check-in on their children to find out how they are doing. In many cases parents don’t know how to start the conversation. ABC-7 speaks with Rio Vista Behavioral Health Hospital to learn more about how parents can best handle the conversation.
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Update (September 5, 2024): The balloon arrived at the U.S. Border Patrol Santa Teresa Station. U.S. CBP and Border Patrol El Paso Sector confirmed the aerostat will be deployed this month. SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — U.S. Customs Border Protection El Paso Sector is planning to deploy an aerostatic balloon just west of the
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — University of Texas regents on Thursday approved a seven-year contract for new baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle that pays him $1 million in each of the first two seasons, then $2.68 million annually over the next five. Texas hired Schlossnagle away from Southeastern Conference rival Texas A&M in June, after the Aggies
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Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police in Haiti have arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting earlier this year of a U.S. missionary couple and a Haitian man who headed a nonprofit. The killings stunned many in the troubled Caribbean country. Police released a video on social media late on Wednesday, showing
Continue Reading LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man dropped his lawsuit accusing former NBA star Dwight Howard of sexual assault after attorneys for Howard alleged the man deleted text messages showing their encounter was consensual. Stephen Harper dismissed the case in a filing in Gwinnett County court on Tuesday. The dismissal was with prejudice, meaning he
Continue Reading AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, shots designed to more closely target recent virus strains — and hopefully whatever variants cause trouble this winter, too. With the Food and Drug Administration’s clearance, Pfizer and Moderna are set to begin shipping millions of doses. A third U.S. manufacturer,
Continue Reading Associated Press SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — On a dirt road below the shrub-dotted hills of Arizona, Donald Trump used a stretch of wall and a pile of steel beams to draw a visual contrast between his approach to securing the border and that of his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump brought along
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UT System Board of Regents just approved a new 10-year master plan for UTEP. University President Heather Wilson presented the plan to the board Wednesday in Austin. Members passed the measure unanimously. The board oversees 14 institutions, including UTEP, and 256,000 students. That makes the UT System the largest
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Coldplay frontman Chris Martin is showing some love for Taylor Swift supporters in Austria. On Wednesday, the band kicked off the first of four concerts at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium where Martin, along with singer Maggie Rogers, sang an acoustic cover of Swift’s 2008 hit “Love Story.” According to
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By Jamie Gumbrecht and Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — As a summer wave of Covid-19 continues to hit the United States, the US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday signed off on updated Covid-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech. Moderna and Pfizer said updated mRNA shots will be available in pharmacies and clinics in the days
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Associated Press Powdr Corp., which owns multiple ski resorts in the U.S. and Canada, is selling Vermont’s Killington Resort and Pico Mountain, the largest mountain resort in New England, to a group of local passholders, the company said Thursday. Powdr also said it plans to list three other resorts for sale in the coming weeks:
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CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ) convalidó el anuncio hecho por el Consejo Nacional Electoral que le dio la victoria al presidente Nicolás Maduro en las elecciones presidenciales del 28 de julio sin detallar los resultados de su investigación. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel La sentencia favorable al mandatario venezolano
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By Pat Reavy Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — For two years, three women say they endured what seemed like a never-ending legal process. But on Wednesday, Kristy, Misti and a third woman got their day in court and addressed the man who sexually assaulted them after meeting them
Continue Reading Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A second former Memphis police officer charged with federal civil rights violations in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols last year is changing his not-guilty plea, in a case that sparked outrage and calls for police reform. Emmitt Martin is scheduled to appear before U.S. District Judge Mark Norris
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OTAY MESA, California (KVIA) — CBP officers stationed at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility seized $5 million worth of meth concealed within shipments of watermelons Friday. The officers reported finding 4,587 pounds of meth when they stopped a 29-year-old man driving a semi into the U.S. from Mexico. The truck’s manifest recorded a shipment of
Continue Reading By Tammy Kikuchi Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — Alzheimer’s disease and dementia cases are increasing in Utah, a new report finds. However, cases are rising slower in Utah than in other areas of the country. Jeremy Cunningham, from the Alzheimer’s Association of Utah, said in the past three
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Ben Herskowitz estaba de pie sobre una colina con vistas al antiguo paisaje arqueológico de Bamiyán, situado entre las altas montañas del Hindu Kush. A lo lejos, podía ver las blancas montañas nevadas, el verdor y los árboles en flor que se extienden por el valle afgano de Bamiyán. Era “uno
Continue Reading Gonzalo Zegarra (CNN Español) — El Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) de Venezuela, que continúa sin publicar los resultados desagregados de la votación presidencial del 28 de julio, ha incumplido varias etapas del cronograma electoral que incluyen mecanismos de auditoría establecidos para disipar dudas sobre el sistema, de acuerdo con exfuncionarios del organismo, analistas y el
Continue Reading Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Four former Milwaukee hotel workers accused of killing a man by pinning him down have pleaded not guilty to murder charges. The former Hyatt Hotel employees entered the pleas Thursday morning. Each of them faces one count of being party to felony murder in connection with D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — A crash and large fire along a California freeway involving an electric Tesla Semi has drawn the attention of federal safety investigators. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday it’s sending a team of investigators from the Office of Highway Safety mainly to look into fire risks posed by lithium-ion batteries.
Continue Reading By Chaz Miller Click here for updates on this story KLEIN, Texas (KTRK) — Kayden Walker started the seventh grade at Kleb Intermediate in the Klein Independent School District this fall. His mom, Elizabeth Walker, said her son has autism and Down syndrome but still wants to have a role with the football team this
Continue Reading By Adam Harrington, Chris Tye, Rebecca McCann Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — Insects were placed in the breakfast buffet of the Indiana delegation for the Democratic National Convention Wednesday morning. A person who attended the breakfast said bugs were found in the buffet, and they appeared to be crickets—contrary
Continue Reading KSHB By Tod Palmer Click here for updates on this story HARRISONVILLE, Missouri (KSHB) — Owen Ragsdale greets the world with a smile. A 6-year-old pediatric cancer patient from Harrisonville, Owen and his twin brother, Rhett, spent Tuesday evening meeting Royals players — from Salvador Perez to Bobby Witt Jr. and a half-dozen more players
Continue Reading By Tod Palmer Click here for updates on this story HARRISONVILLE, Missouri (KSHB) — Owen Ragsdale greets the world with a smile. A 6-year-old pediatric cancer patient from Harrisonville, Owen and his twin brother, Rhett, spent Tuesday evening meeting Royals players — from Salvador Perez to Bobby Witt Jr. and a half-dozen more players and
Continue Reading By Karen Jordan Click here for updates on this story DUPAGE COUNTY, Illinois (WLS) — Just when the Chicago area thought it was all done with the cicada invasion, now comes another issue. Cicadas may be gone for the most part, but they’re not forgotten, especially among a growing number of people experiencing itchy bug
Continue Reading AP Business Writer The average rate on a 30-year mortgage eased this week to its lowest level in 15 months. That’s welcome relief for home shoppers navigating a housing market that remains out of reach for many Americans. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate fell to 6.46% from 6.49% last week. A
Continue Reading Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld the state’s rejection of signature petitions in favor putting an abortion rights initiative on the November ballot. The ruling Thursday dashes the hopes of abortion rights supporters to have voters decide the issue in the predominantly Republican state. Petition organizers had submitted
Continue Reading Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — As attendees filtered out of the Democratic National Convention on its final night, they were met with the chants of pro-Palestinian protesters calling for the party to do more to end the war in Gaza. The group yelled “ceasefire now” and “Shame on you” as one woman folded a campaign
Continue Reading CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s Supreme Court has backed President Nicolás Maduro’s claims that he won last month’s presidential election and said voting tallies published online showing he lost by a landslide were forged. The ruling is the latest attempt by Maduro to blunt protests and international criticism that erupted after the contested July 28
Continue Reading STERLING, Mass. (AP) — A worker was killed after a portion of a rock ledge collapsed onto an excavator with the worker inside, burying it under rocks and boulders at a quarry site in Massachusetts. Firefighters and other rescue agencies responded to the collapse Thursday morning. Fire officials in the town of Sterling say crews
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