iFLY El Paso permanently closed

KVIA on August 19, 2026

Yvonne Suarez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – iFLY El Paso bid farewell to El Paso on their Facebook page Tuesday afternoon.

The post reads, “iFLY El Paso is now permanently closed. Although this chapter has come to an end, we hope the impact of these seven years continues wherever your next flight takes you”.

The in-door skydiving venue located in West El Paso first opened in 2019. It shut down for eight months after the City of El Paso revoked a 380 agreement which provided economic incentives to the venue. The agreement with FlyZone Inc. was ended after the appraised property value was contested. The economic agreement would have provided the venue over $160,000 in sales tax rebates.

iFLY El Paso, under corporate ownership, reopened in March of 2025 after the facility was refurbished.

iFLY El Paso hosted All Abilities Night for those with special abilities and needs. Something the organizers said was “an empowering night of indoor skydiving designed for individuals of all abilities, with personalized support, world-class instructors, and plenty of fun”.

In their post the company thanked the community.

“Seven years can create a lifetime of memories. Since iFLY El Paso opened in 2019, we’ve had the privilege of watching people experience flight for the very first time, discover a new passion, push themselves to learn something new, and form friendships that stretched far beyond the tunnel. Every flyer left a little piece of their story here. And to our experienced flyers — the indoor and outdoor skydivers who showed up again and again, shared their passion, encouraged the next flyer, and helped build the body flight community in El Paso — thank you. Your dedication to flying, your willingness to teach and learn from one another, and your love for this community are what gave this tunnel its heart.”

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Gila Ridge High School closed due to water and power issues

KYMA on August 19, 2026

Dillon Fuhrman

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – The Yuma Union High School District (YUHSD) said Gila Ridge High School (GRHS) is closed Wednesday.

In a message sent out to parents, this is due to water and power malfunctioning at GRHS and the surrounding areas.

YUHSD said students who either walked or drove to school left campus, but those who rode the bus were picked up at 9:15 a.m., and were taken home “using their regular bus routes.”

YUHSD also said, “All students will attend class virtually from home” using Canvas, and said they are expected to visit each other courses on Canvas to “check assignments, instructions, and updates” from their teachers.

In addition, the students, according to YUHSD, “will need to submit their attendance by clicking on the E-Learning button located on the homepage of each Canvas page.”

YUHSD will send out information regarding athletic practices, after-school clubs and meetings at noon, as well as send out an update regarding the school’s status for Thursday, at around 5 p.m.

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ABC-7 welcomes home Mauricio Casillas as new evening anchor

KVIA on August 19, 2026

KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — KVIA ABC-7 is proud to announce the return of one of the Borderland’s most familiar faces.

Mauricio Casillas, an El Paso native and former ABC-7 anchor, is returning to KVIA-TV to join Marcel Clarke as co-anchor of ABC-7’s weekday 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts.

Casillas returns to El Paso after four years reporting and anchoring at NBC4 in Washington, D.C., where he covered major breaking news, politics, public safety and stories affecting communities throughout the nation’s capital. He also reported in Spanish for Telemundo Washington.

But for Casillas, the opportunity represents more than a new job. It’s a return home.

“El Paso is home. There is no place like it anywhere else. The opportunity to come back to my community and tell stories was one I couldn’t pass up,” Casillas said.

Casillas began his career at ABC-7 in 2016 as the station’s first-ever morning traffic reporter. He soon moved into reporting and anchoring, including Good Morning El Paso, ABC-7 at 4 and ABC-7 at 10, before becoming anchor and executive producer of Good Morning El Paso. During his six years at KVIA, he earned an Emmy for Best Morning Newscast in the small-market category.

“KVIA is a legacy station — one that the Borderland has trusted for nearly seven decades now — and I want to help carry that legacy forward,” he said.

He left El Paso in 2022 to join NBC4 Washington, where his work earned two additional Emmy Awards and an Edward R. Murrow Award.

“His Emmy Award-winning journalistic work will continue to build on the in-depth reporting that viewers have come to expect from ABC-7 on all platforms,” said ABC-7 News Director Sean Flanagan.

“This is a great full-circle moment for Mauricio,” said KVIA-TV General Manager Brenda De Anda-Swann. “KVIA is where he started his career. He then left to work at one of the top stations in the country, and now he comes back home to put all that knowledge to work right in his community. I couldn’t be more excited to have him back in the newsroom. Mauricio and Marcel will make an incredible team.”

Mauricio Casillas, his wife, Diana, and their son, Luca.(Courtesy: Mauricio Casillas)

Casillas and his wife, Diana, are both El Paso natives. The couple welcomed their son, Luca, in March 2025.

“I had an incredible four years in Washington, D.C. I had the chance to work with some of the best journalists in the country,” Casillas said. “The growth I’ve experienced in D.C. will only allow me to better serve El Pasoans when I make my return.”

For Casillas, returning to ABC-7 also means returning to the community that helped shape his career.

“El Paso is where my wife and I met. It’s where our families live. And it’s where we want to raise our son,” Casillas said. “The privilege to report on a community I love, surrounded by people I love, is one that I will be eternally grateful for. I can’t wait to help tell the story of El Paso, Las Cruces and Juárez. ¡Nos vemos pronto!”

Casillas will join Clarke on the ABC-7 anchor desk as the station continues its commitment to providing the Borderland with trusted, local journalism across El Paso, Las Cruces and Ciudad Juárez.

Casillas will begin anchoring ABC-7’s evening newscasts at the end of September 2026.

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Video shows deck collapse during Randolph County SWAT raid

KMIZ on August 19, 2026

Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Video obtained by ABC News shows what happened when a deck on a Huntsville apartment building collapsed last month, sending eight U.S. Marshals and county deputies plummeting to the ground.

Seven law enforcement officers were hurt in the fall, including four deputy U.S. Marshals. None of the injuries were life-threatening.

The team was serving an arrest warrant at a second-floor apartment when the walkway collapsed.

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Rigby woman hospitalized after crash along County Line Rd.

KIFI on August 19, 2026

Seth Ratliff

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — A 30-year-old Rigby woman was hospitalized Tuesday after police say she ran a stop sign north of Idaho Falls, leading to a two-vehicle crash.

According to the Idaho State Police, the crash happend around 4:30 p.m. at the intersection of N 3900 E and County Line Road.

The Rigby woman was driving northbound on N 3900 E in a silver 2018 Honda Odyssey. As she approached the intersection, ISP says she failed to yield at a stop sign and was struck by a white 2026 Ford F250 pick-up traveling eastbound.

The 59-year-old driver of the Ford was wearing his seatbelt and did not sustain any reported injuries. However, ISP says the 30-year-old Rigby woman was not wearing her seatbelt and was rushed by ground ambulance to a local hospital.

On Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle injury crash.  The crash occurred at the intersection of N 3900 E and County Line Road, north of Idaho Falls.

The intersection of N 3900 E and County Line Road was blocked for around three and a half hours as crews worked to investigate and clear the scene.

This crash is under investigation by Idaho State Police.

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Payette mother charged in deaths of 18-month-old twins pleads not guilty

KIFI on August 19, 2026

KIVI Staff

By: Riley Shoemaker

Originally Posted 2:21 PM, Aug 18, 2026: For updates, click HERE.

PAYETTE, Idaho (KIVI) — Andrea Shaw, the Payette mother charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her 18-month-old twins, pleaded not guilty Tuesday.

Shaw appeared in court wearing an orange-and-white striped jail uniform and handcuffs. Her husband, Nate Shaw, and other family members sat in the courtroom.

Before the hearing began, attorneys met behind closed doors with Judge Kiley Stuchlik for about 10 minutes.

Shaw pleaded not guilty to both first-degree murder charges and requested a jury trial. The trial is scheduled to begin Jan. 11, 2027, and is expected to last three to four weeks. The court reserved time through Feb. 12.

A status conference is scheduled for Oct. 15, followed by a pretrial conference on Dec. 8.

After Tuesday’s hearing, Shaw’s defense attorney, Joe Filicetti, told Idaho News 6 he believes Shaw is innocent.

“I don’t believe she’s guilty. I think she’s a good human being. I think she loved her twins,” Filicetti said. “I think when those twins died, I went to the memorial service. That was not a mother who murdered her children.”

Shaw was indicted in June, more than a year after Dallas and Tyson Shaw were found dead in the bed they shared at the family’s Payette home in May 2025.

Prosecutors allege Shaw smothered the twins. Her defense disputes that account, arguing the children became seriously ill after receiving routine vaccinations in the days before their deaths.

Filicetti said Tuesday that the defense is not arguing that vaccines alone explain the twins’ deaths.

“This is not just vaccines bad and here’s a death. That’s not what the case is about,” Filicetti said. “There are a number of other things going on in the lives of these kids.”

Filicetti also pushed back on the conclusion that the fact both twins died at the same time means their deaths were homicides.

“That does not mean that you get to just say mathematically because two kids died, it must be…must be homicide or murder, and that’s our position,” Filicetti said.

Filicetti said defense medical experts are examining samples from the twins and that he expects experts for the defense to challenge the state’s conclusions about how the children died.

Court documents filed in support of Shaw’s request for a lower bond detail the defense’s account of the days leading up to the twins’ deaths. Shaw’s husband said in an affidavit that the boys developed fevers and other symptoms after receiving vaccinations at a doctor’s appointment. The defense has also submitted an affidavit from a physician who questioned whether the twins’ deaths were caused by smothering.

RELATED: ‘Smothered’ or vaccine reaction? New court docs reveal details at the center of Payette twins murder case

Shaw remains held without bond after the judge revoked her initial $2 million bond. In July, the judge denied the defense’s request to release Shaw on a reduced bond while the case proceeds.

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Judge sides with Hoskins, Republican groups in congressional map lawsuit

KMIZ on August 19, 2026

Alison Patton

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Missouri Constitution does not allow citizens to challenge congressional maps approved by legislators through a ballot measure, a Cole County judge ruled Wednesday.

That won’t stop People Not Politicians, the group backing the referendum to get the 2025 congressional map on the November ballot. Executive Director Richard von Glahn said he plans to file an appeal.

“Everyone knows Cole County is not where this is decided. I appreciate that Judge Green moved it along swiftly,” von Glahn said over text with ABC 17 News.

People Not Politicians went head-to-head with Secretary of State Denny Hoskins and an attorney representing the Republican National Committee in a Cole County courtroom Wednesday to determine whether a referendum challenging the 2025 congressional map can go on the November ballot.

Judge Daniel Green ruled for Hoskins and the Republicans a few hours later.

The state argued that state and federal law prohibits a referendum on a map, it’s too late to change the districts voters are tied to for the November election and that Missouri lawmakers were within their rights to redistrict mid-decade.

“Plaintiff Richard von Glahn’s Petition is, frankly, crazy,” the Missouri Attorney General’s Office stated in a pretrial filing. “Von Glahn says he cares about democracy. But then, his Petition alleges that approximately 3.3% of Missouri voters can temporarily repeal a duly enacted congressional map — even before the People vote.”

In court, Solicitor General Louis Capozzi argued that changing the districts after millions of Missourians voted in the August primary could be chaotic and confusing for voters. Especially when voters selected candidates using the 2025 map.

If the referendum is certified, it would have required the state to use the 2022 congressional districts until voters can weigh in on it. Capozzi argued that could open more cases where people try to overturn or freeze congressional districts.

“Every time Missouri redistricts, the minority political party will easily be able to freeze the redistricting map and force the state to temporarily use the old map,” Capozzi said.

Richard von Glahn is the executive director of People Not Politicians, the group that has backed the referendum on the 2025 congressional map since the special session on redistricting last fall. The Missouri General Assembly’s Republican supermajority passed the map at the urging of the Trump administration, seeking to flip the Fifth District held by Democrat Emanuel Cleaver in Kansas City.

The group is asking Cole County Judge Daniel Green to overturn the secretary of state’s rejection of their referendum. They’re also hoping for a speedy trial Wednesday, and with any appeals following, because the last day to add anything to the November ballot is Sept. 8.

In court Wednesday, their attorney Chuck Hatfield argued Missouri law allows a referendum on any act of the legislature, and House Bill 1, the law establishing the new map, calls it so.

“I don’t know how we can say that the Missouri Constitution doesn’t authorize a referendum on this act of the General Assembly,” Hatfield said.

The Republican National Committee, along with two other Republican political action committees, has also joined the battle, siding with Hoskins.

The trial was supposed to happen Tuesday, but it was pushed to Wednesday at 10 a.m. to allow the attorney representing the Republican PACs, John Gore, to come out from Washington, D.C., to make the trial.

Because the deadline to add anything to the November ballot is fast approaching, Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Powell has asked Green to ensure he delivers a speedy trial. Powell expects this lawsuit to end up in the high court.

The state and Republican groups have made it a point to argue that the clock is ticking, and any changes to the November ballot or maps could be confusing to voters.

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2 wild deer in Wisconsin test positive for epizootic hemorrhagic disease

CNN Newsource on August 19, 2026

By Indiana Schilz

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    WASHINGTON COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Two wild deer in Washington County have tested positive for the virus that causes epizootic hemorrhagic disease, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

The DNR announced Tuesday that the deer were found near the village of Richfield and the city of West Bend.

Samples were collected for testing after landowners and other members of the public reported a cluster of dead deer in the area. Many of the reports involved deer that appeared healthy before being found dead in or near water.

“Although it may be concerning to see many deer dead in a localized area, these outbreaks rarely have significant long-term population impacts on the overall deer herd,” DNR deer herd health specialist Erin Larson said. “The short duration of these outbreaks and the robustness of our deer populations allow areas experiencing an EHD outbreak to recover quickly.”

EHD is spread by midges, which are small flies also known as biting gnats or no-see-ums.

According to the DNR, the virus does not infect humans, including through handling infected deer, eating venison from an infected deer or being bitten by an infected midge.

Signs of EHD in deer can include excessive salivation, foaming around the nose and mouth, weakness or unusual approachability around humans.

The DNR said infected deer may also be found in or near water because the disease can cause fever, prompting the animals to enter water to cool down or drink.

Anyone who sees a deer showing signs of EHD or finds a dead deer in or near water is encouraged to report the sighting to the DNR.

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Bear that injured resident in North Carolina will be put down: officials

CNN Newsource on August 19, 2026

By Marisa Sardonia, RubyAnnas

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    BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A person was injured in a bear encounter in northern Buncombe County and taken to the hospital Tuesday evening, officials confirmed.

The Buncombe County resident received non-life-threatening injuries in the incident, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission confirmed. The resident was treated at the hospital and released.

Wildlife officials said the incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. when an adult female black bear entered the resident’s home through an unlocked door. The bear’s three cubs were seen playing on the front porch at this time, according to N.C. Wildlife. The resident was injured while trying to allow the bear to escape from the home, officials said.

According to an early-morning social media post by the Reems Creek Fire Department, crews arrived on the scene at approximately 9 p.m. Tuesday in an area where the department said it provides fire protection services through a contract with the Asheville Fire Department. Buncombe County Emergency Services also responded, the fire department said in the post.

“Crews arrived on scene and used the apparatus siren in an attempt to scare away any bears in the area. No bears were seen by firefighters upon arrival, and crews were able to safely access the residence,” the post said.

The fire department said that Buncombe County EMS evaluated the occupant of the home and transported the individual to the hospital for further evaluation. The fire department didn’t provide an update on the person’s condition.

The fire department said N.C. Wildlife was notified and responded to the scene to assist. The Wildlife Resources Commission said in an Aug. 19 statement that it was actively investigating the incident.

“Based on information provided to responders, it appeared that a bear may have opened the exterior door and entered the residence. The occupant reportedly encountered the bear as it exited, with the bear possibly swatting at the occupant on its way out. The exact circumstances of the encounter were not directly witnessed by responding firefighters,” the fire department said in the post.

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission provided an update, saying the adult female bear “poses a threat to human safety.” The commission said officials are trying to catch and “humanely dispatch” the bear. There are also efforts to move the cubs away from human-related food areas. The commission adds that, according to research and NCWRC orphaned cub guidelines, the cubs can be self-sufficient at their age.

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Santa Barbara City College Placed on Lockdown During Police Search Tuesday

KEYT on August 19, 2026

Andrew Gillies

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Santa Barbara City College’s campus was placed on a temporary lockdown while officers searched for a person who reportedly punctured a bicycle tire after an argument Tuesday.

The Santa Barbara Police Department went to the community college’s campus around 10:56 a.m. after a caller said that a person they only knew on a first-name basis had argued with them before using “a sharp instrument” to puncture the tire of their bicycle. Several patrol officers arrived and joined campus security mainly in an area above La Playa Stadium.

The person then left the area towards Santa Barbara City College’s main campus and the entire school was shut down out of an abundance of caution and in compliance with safety procedures.

According to Santa Barbara City College’s Jordan Killebrew, both the east and west sections of campus were part of Tuesday’s lockdown as police searched the area.

The person was not found on campus after the search and the lockdown was lifted stated the Santa Barbara Police Department about noon.

One family was the bookstore at the time and stayed in place. Sandy Gilmore could see some of the police activity from there. “We were told there was a slashing and slashed tires and there was a victim that we were watching outside of the window and they were photographing his body.  His front and then they too pictures of his back. We were all just watching it.”

No additional information about the suspect nor their relationship to the caller or the campus has been shared publicly at this time.

The bike was taken off the campus.

Local police shared that at this point, there does not appear to be any ongoing threat to the community.

Your News Channel has reached out to the Santa Barbara Police Department multiple times for more information and their response will be added to this article when it is received.

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