Month: May 2010

By TOM HAYS and DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press Writers NEW YORK (AP) – There was no evidence of a Taliban link to a failed bomb found in a smoking SUV parked in Times Square, and police were on their way to Pennsylvania to talk to a man who said he may have recorded a bombing

After a month of warnings, El Paso’s ban on the use of cell phones while driving went into effect Friday at midnight. Police will begin issuing citations to any driver they see talking or texting on a cell phone. The use of a hands-free device is also prohibited but police officials say that citation may

The El Paso County Courthouse will be closed through the weekend while the investigation continues following a bomb threat telephoned on Friday, according to County Judge Anthony Cobos’ chief of staff Jaime O. Perez. As a note, the courthouse is routinely closed on weekends, and Perez says authorities are taking all necessary precautions to ensure

The Socorro community is taking a stand against a number of burglaries that have hit churches in the area, including the old mission there, and police say the suspect is someone no one would have imagined. The Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church is one of the latest to be hit by the thief. According

El Paso Police revealed the name of the woman killed Friday evening in a vehicle accident on Transmountain. 45-year-old Lisa Jenson of Edgewood, New Mexico was a passenger in a 2005 Toyota Prius driven by 49-year-old Jason Jenson, also of Edgewood, New Mexico, according to police. The two were headed eastbound on Transmountain at mile

At a Thursday financial planning meeting, El Paso City Council informally set a date to ask voters to give a thumbs up or thumbs down on a new quality of life bond initiative. Aiming for a November 2011 ballot, the city will ask taxpayers for $100-150 million to spruce up parks, libraries or possibly construct

Authorities searching for drug smugglers who shot and wounded an Arizona sheriff’s deputy in the desert south of Phoenix said they captured 17 suspected illegal immigrants Saturday, including three who may have been involved in the incident. The three matched descriptions given by the Pinal County sheriff’s deputy who was grazed by a bullet fired

A birthday party in Las Cruces turns tragic after man is shot and killed as the result of an argument late Friday night. The shooting victim was identified as 44-year-old Benjamin Baeza by his sister, Silvia Baeza. She told ABC-7 her brother and family were celebrating her birthday at her apartment in the 200 block

Police have identified the woman killed in a three-vehicle crash Friday afternoon as 45-year-old Lisa Jenson of Edgewood, New Mexico. The crash happened on the east-bound lanes of Transmountain Road west of Tom Mays Park at about 4 p.m. Friday. According to investigators, Jason Jenson, 49, was headed down Transmountain in his Toyota Prius when

As the academic year winds down, Creighton School Principal Rosemary Agneessens faces a wrenching decision: what to do with veteran teachers whom the state education department says don’t speak English well enough. To read the full Wall Street Journal story, click here.