Month: August 2010

An El Paso man was rescued from a crater in southern New Mexico after his son reported he apparently fell while rappelling. The Border Patrol says William Snyder, 47, suffered cuts and was complaining of back pain when members of the agency’s search, rescue and trauma team rescued him Monday morning from a cavern about

THE NEW MEXICO HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS CONDUCTING A FOOD DRIVE TO HELP SCHOOL CHILDREN IN PALOMAS, MEXICO. LAST MAY, ABC-7 BROUGHT ATTENTION TO THE PLIGHT OF AS MANY AS 350 YOUNG AMERICAN CITIZENS LIVING IN MEXICO WHO ATTEND SCHOOL IN THE U-S AND LOSE THEIR REGULAR SCHOOL MEALS DURING SUMMERTIME. MANY OF THE CHILDREN

A Spanish audio message released last week puts a $1 million price on the head of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s head, according to a report by the Fox affiliate in Phoenix. The message also offers $1,000 for anyone who wants to join the Mexican cartel. Read the full article here.

When Anwar al-Awlaki speaks, he speaks largely to an American/Western audience, recruiting young men to join his lone-wolf insurgency. The Las Cruces, New Mexico-born cleric could be the next Osama bin Laden, CNN’s Deborah Feyerick reports. Watch the video here.

Mexican federal police officers were attacked with a grenade on Sunday, nearly two weeks after Mexican federal police were attacked with a car bomb. According to El Diario, several journalists were present during the grenade attack on Sunday. It was not immediately clear what the extent of the injuries were from the grenade explosion. Watch

Six cars and two tractor trailers have been involved in an accident at I-10 East near Piedras. The inside two lanes are blocked off due to the accident and traffic is backing up. It is advised drivers find a different route.

Dinosaurs were shape-shifters. Their skulls underwent extreme changes throughout their lives, growing larger, sprouting horns then reabsorbing them, and changing shape so radically that different stages look to us like different species, according to a report in New Scientist. This discovery comes from a study of the iconic dinosaur triceratops and its close relative torosaurus.

A spokesman with the U.S. State Department confirmed to ABC-7 that the U.S. consulate in Juarez will reopen Tuesday. It is recommended people make an appointment before showing up. The spokesman said the consulate processed 94,000 immigrant visas and 144,000 non-immigrant visas in the fiscal year 2009. The consulate in Juarez was abruptly closed Thursday

A convicted murderer who escaped from prison in Arizona on Friday has ties to Las Cruces and Las Cruces Police believe there is a remote possibility that he may headed to the Mesilla Valley . Tracy Province , 42, and two other inmates escaped Friday evening from the privately-run, medium-security Arizona State Prison in Kingman