EPCC hosts interactive solar eclipse viewing party
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoans will have the opportunity to not only watch a partial solar eclipse Saturday, but also participate with NASA in a…
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New York officers won’t face charges in death of man who caught fire after being shot with stun gun
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press The New York attorney general’s office says police officers in an upstate town will not face criminal charges…
Continue Reading 11 sent to hospital after ammonia leak at Southern California building
BUENA PARK, Calif. (AP) — An ammonia leak at a Southern California business has sent 11 people to the hospital. The Orange County Fire Authority…
Continue Reading Judge authorizes attempted murder trial in shooting over Spanish conquistador statue
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge on Friday ordered an attempted murder trial for a New Mexico man accused in the…
Continue Reading Montana judge keeps in place a ban on enforcement of law restricting drag shows, drag reading events
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge in Montana is continuing to block enforcement of a law that puts…
Continue Reading Jenkins to give up Notre Dame presidency at end of 2023-2024 school year
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The University of Notre Dame has announced the Rev. John Jenkins will give up the school’s presidency at the end of the…
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Mexican senators visit Juarez to talk about migrant crisis on the border
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A group of four Mexican senators visited the Borderland on Friday to follow up with the fire that killed 40 migrants in a…
Continue Reading Montana man to return home from hospital weeks after grizzly bear bit off lower jaw
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press A Montana man who was mauled by a grizzly bear that bit off the front of his lower jaw is ready to return home…
Continue Reading The toll of heat deaths in the Phoenix area soars after the hottest summer on record
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The toll of heat-associated deaths in Arizona’s most populous county — still being tallied…
Continue Reading Joran van der Sloot expected to plead guilty in Natalee Holloway extortion case
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Court records filed Friday indicate Joran van der Sloot, the chief suspect in Natalee Holloway’s 2005 disappearance,…
Continue Reading Mississippi sheriff aims to avoid liability from federal lawsuit over torture of Black men
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi sheriff who leads the department where former…
Continue Reading Law restricting bathroom use for Idaho transgender students to go into effect as challenge continues
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho law restricting which bathrooms transgender students can use in schools will go into effect while a court challenge…
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“I almost feel more scared now”: El Pasoan shares her story of traveling out of Israel
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Lori Gaman and her husband are back home after being stuck in Israel, when Hamas militants began their attack on Saturday,…
Continue Reading Palestinians in Gaza face impossible choice: Stay home under airstrikes, or flee under airstrikes?
By ISABEL DEBRE and FATIMA SHBAIR Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Watching the pulverized alleys of Jabaliya refugee camp in northern…
Continue Reading Judge denies bid to prohibit US border officials from turning back asylum-seekers at land crossings
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Friday denied a bid by immigration advocates to prohibit U.S. officials from…
Continue Reading Trump says he stands with Netanyahu after a barrage of GOP criticism for saying he ‘let us down’
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is stepping back from his pointed criticism of Israel. He said…
Continue Reading As accusations fly over ballot stuffing in mayoral primary, Connecticut Democrat takes the 5th
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A local Democratic official in Connecticut’s largest city has invoked her 5th Amendment…
Continue Reading Lexi Thompson falls short by 3 shots in her bid to make PGA Tour cut in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lexi Thompson looked to be on the verge of becoming the first woman in 78 years to make the cut on the PGA Tour. Two late bogeys…
Continue Reading Environmentalists warn of intent to sue over snail species living near Nevada lithium mine
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Environmentalists are poised to return to court in an ongoing legal battle with the Biden…
Continue Reading US military to begin draining leaky fuel tank facility that poisoned Pearl Harbor drinking water
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Next week the U.S. military plans to begin draining fuel from World War II-era…
Continue Reading South Carolina man convicted of turtle smuggling charged with turtle abuse in Georgia
MACON, Ga. (AP) — A South Carolina man previously convicted of smuggling protected turtles between the United States and Hong Kong faces new…
Continue Reading Ban on electronic skill games in Virginia reinstated by state Supreme Court
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A ban on electronic skill games in Virgnia went back into effect Friday after the state Supreme Court vacated an injunction…
Continue Reading Ex-Illinois child welfare worker guilty of endangerment after boy beaten to death by mom
WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) — A judge has convicted a former state child welfare worker of child endangerment in connection with the 2019 beating death of…
Continue Reading Virginia statehouse candidates face questions about residency requirements
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia state lawmakers are required to live in the district they represent, as well as in…
Continue Reading Microsoft spent two years trying to buy Activision Blizzard. For Xbox CEO, that was the easy part
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer After two years co-piloting the biggest acquisition in video game history past an onslaught of challenges,…
Continue Reading AP Election Brief | What to expect in Louisiana’s statewide primaries
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The race to replace Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards tops the list of contests voters…
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Borderland Blitz: Week 8 Schedule & Scores
Friday Schedule 10.13.23: Franklin 42Eastlake 15FinalMontwood 14Pebble Hills 16FinalSocorro 7Eastwood 63FinalRiverside 62San Elizario 0FinalClint…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan; Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, a spokesman for the…
Continue Reading What to know about Elijah McClain’s death and the cases against police and paramedics
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Jurors delivered a split verdict against two officers charged in the 2019 death…
Continue Reading Las Cruces fire crews save man, dog from burning house
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces Fire crews rescued a 51-year-old man and his dog from a house fire Thursday afternoon. This happened on…
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