Federal jury sentences El Paso dealer to decade in prison for selling fentanyl
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 56-year-old Gary Everett Rinker will spend the next 130 months in prison after a federal court found him guilty of…
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9 hospitalized after 200 prisoners rush corrections officers in riot at Southern California prison
BLYTHE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say eight corrections officers and an incarcerated man were injured in a riot involving around 200 inmates in the…
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Texas Supreme Court continues to hear arguments at UTEP; officials give update on possible law school
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Officials with the University of Texas at El Paso provided an update on a possible law school in El Paso. This comes as the…
Continue Reading Vibrations in cooling system mean new Georgia nuclear reactor will again be delayed
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Power Co. says vibrations found in a cooling system of its second new nuclear reactor will…
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‘Suspicious package’ cleared, streets near Paisano, US-54 reopen
Update: First responders cleared the “suspicious package” and the streets are reopen. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Emergency crews are closing streets at…
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El Paso public figures to take part in Special Olympics Polar Plunge
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Thousands of dollars are raised every year for Special Olympics Texas & the El Paso area through the Polar Plunge, and…
Continue Reading New Hampshire school worker is charged with assaulting 7-year-olds, weeks after similar incident
MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man has been charged with assaulting two 7-year-old children at an elementary school, two weeks after similar…
Continue Reading North Korea tests more cruise missiles as leader Kim calls for war readiness
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Friday extended a provocative series of weapons tests by firing cruise…
Continue Reading Money sent home by Mexicans working abroad rose by 7.6% in 2023, to reach a record $63 billion
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The money that Mexican migrants send home to their relatives has grown by 7.6% in 2023, to reach a record $63.3 billion for the…
Continue Reading What the conviction of the Michigan school shooter’s mother means for the father’s upcoming trial
CNN By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The conviction of Jennifer Crumbley has potential implications for gun-owning parents everywhere. None more…
Continue Reading Florida House votes to loosen child labor laws a year after tougher immigrant employment law
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida House has passed a bill to let 16- and 17-year-olds work longer and…
Continue Reading Ellen Gilchrist, 1984 National Book Award winner for ‘Victory Over Japan,’ dies at 88
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Ellen Gilchrist, a National Book Award winner whose short stories and novels drew on…
Continue Reading Keller Williams agrees to pay $70 million to settle real estate agent commission lawsuits nationwide
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the nation’s largest real estate brokerages has agreed to pay $70 million as part…
Continue Reading US founder of Haiti orphanage who is accused of sexual abuse will remain behind bars for now
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — An American founder of a Haitian orphanage who is accused of forcing four boys who lived in the…
Continue Reading Georgia could require cash bail for 30 more crimes, including many misdemeanors
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia, once a self-proclaimed leader in criminal justice reform, is sliding a little further toward…
Continue Reading Indiana legislation could hold back thousands of third graders who can’t read
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s Republican leaders in the statehouse have promised to address declining…
Continue Reading The Senate is headed for a crucial test vote on new border policies and Ukraine aid
By STEPHEN GROVES, MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leaders are attempting to push forward a deal to…
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Car fire on Transmountain West
Update: Emergency crews cleared the scene. Traffic is flowing normally again. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A car fire on Transmountain West is slowing…
Continue Reading Kris Jenner is taking viewers back to the mid-2000s in her Super Bowl Oreo commercial
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Jenner has a new term: “Twist on it.” The driven matriarch of the…
Continue Reading Lawmaker seeks to reverse Nebraska governor’s rejection of federal child food funding
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press A Nebraska state lawmaker has introduced a bill to require the state to accept $18 million in federal funding to…
Continue Reading The crane attacked potential mates. But then she fell for her keeper
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the great interspecies love stories of our time has come to an end. Walnut, a…
Continue Reading South Carolina to provide free gun training classes under open carry bill passed by state Senate
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate has approved a bill that would allow anyone who can legally own…
Continue Reading Tennessee’s strict abortion ban is under pressure, but change is unlikely under GOP control
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s Republican-dominant Legislature is once again facing pressure to…
Continue Reading Probe finds problems with Connecticut racial profiling data were largely mistakes, not intentional
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A new report says inaccurate racial profiling data on traffic stops made by the Connecticut…
Continue Reading Investigation into killings of 19 burros in Southern California desert hits possible breakthrough
NEEDLES, Calif. (AP) — Federal authorities say they might have a break in a long-running investigation into the killing of wild burros in…
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What to know as Republicans governors consider sending more National Guard to the Texas border
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As Republicans cheer on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s escalating feud with the Biden…
Continue Reading New videos show towers of fire that prompted evacuations after last year’s fiery Ohio derailment
By JOSH FUNK and TOM KRISHER Associated Press Residents of eastern Ohio can now get an up-close view in newly released videos of the toxic towers of…
Continue Reading After Washington state lawsuit, Providence health system erases or refunds $158M in medical bills
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Providence health care system is refunding nearly $21 million in medical bills paid by low-income…
Continue Reading In California, Black lawmakers share a reparations plan with few direct payments
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Black lawmakers in California are proposing ways to remedy the long-lasting effects of slavery.…
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