Month: April 2011

A brick on the accelerator, hopping walls and hiding under a car may all seem like scenes from a movie, but El Paso police say those are the different ways a 19-year-old tried to flee from officers early Monday morning. Poblano, of the 2000 block of Bay Court, was driving a 1991 blue Lincoln Town

New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez visited the hometown of Katie Sepich today to sign legislation that expands Katie’s Law. Senate Bill 365, sponsored by Sen. Vernon Asbill (R-Carlsbad) and Sen. Mary Kay Papen (D-Las Cruces), and carried in the House by Rep. Al Park (D-Albuquerque), requires a DNA sample from anyone arrested for a felony

Finally, on their fifth straight day of hockey, the El Paso Rhinos ran out of gas. Unfortunately, much like the Butler Bulldogs the night before, the Rhinos came up short in the national championship game, losing, 5-1, to the hard-skating Helena Bighorn in the Tier III Junior A USA Hockey National Championship Tournament in Rochester,

By Justin Bannister NMSU Communications and Marketing Services Few people argue that Americans are overweight and don?t eat healthy food. While advocates say providing calorie information or taxing junk food may help consumers make better choices, one New Mexico State University researcher says that when the two are combined, they may actually cancel one another

High School Soccer Regional Quarterfinals BOYS 5A BEL AIR 4 CORONADO 5 FINAL – 2OT BOYS 4A RIVERSIDE 5 AMARILLO PALO DURO 0 FINAL YSLETA 2 SAN ANGELO LAKEVIEW 1 FINAL GIRLS 5A FRANKLIN 1 MIDLAND 2 FINAL GIRLS 4A DEL VALLE 1 ABILENE WYLIE 2 FINAL IRVIN 1 CANYON 2 FINAL

New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez will get a first-hand review of the White Fire?s devastation and relief efforts in Ruidoso Downs Wednesday morning. In the mean time, Governor Martinez said she receives constant updates and can only imagine what residents are experiencing. “Sure it’s frustrating and it’s infuriating,? she said. More than 10,340 acres of

It was an emotional moment as Kevin Huckabee recounted the past 15 months he has fought to get his son, Shohn, and Shohn’s friend, Carlos Quijas, fair treatment at a Juarez prison. The two El Pasoans have spent more than a year behind bars after Mexican military officials said soldiers found two suitcases of pot

Former County Commissioner Betti Flores testified in federal court on Monday that Luther Jones promised her campaign donations in exchange for her vote on issues important to him. Flores, who pleaded guilty in 2007 to trading votes for cash and later received an undisclosed plea deal, said Jones offered his political support if she voted

Years ago, Betti Flores, Gilbert Sanchez and Luther Jones would go out for drinks and dinners, with Flores even saying she considered Sanchez a good friend. Times have changed, and this week, Flores, a former El Paso county commissioner, has taken the stand in federal court, testifying for the prosecution that all three of them

Former Socorro city councilman Luis Varela pled guilty last wk to possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and possession of cocaine – both felonies, according to El Paso District Attorney spokeswoman Renee Railey. Having no prior felonies, Varela was eligible for probation and was given 10 years of probation – the maximum he could

Like any good sequel, the Plaza Classic Film Festival is looking to top itself. It may have done so with a way of watching movies that young people probably have never experienced – — a drive-in. This year’s 11-day festival lineup in August will feature a “quasi” movie drive-in nine stories up, on top of

A paraplegic from Massachusetts may be facing 10 years in prison for hitting a man with a bat after the man laughingly admitted molesting his 3-year-old granddaughter, according to a police report. Francis Hebert, 57, of Martha’s Vineyard was charged with a felony assault charge by Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O’Keefe for the

Governor Susana Martinez visited Hatch today to sign House Bill 485, the New Mexico Chile Advertising Act. Sponsored by Rep. Andy Nuez (DTS-Hatch), the legislation makes it illegal to advertise any product as New Mexico chile unless those chiles are grown in the state. Governor Martinez was joined by Rep. Nuez, Sen. George Muoz (D-Gallup),

Research at three laboratories, including one at the University of New Mexico, have linked herpes to Alzheimer’s disease, according to a report in the Public Library of Science ONE publication. Laboratories at the University of New Mexico (UNM), Brown University, and House Ear Institute (HEI) have developed a new technique to observe herpes simplex virus

There is unrest in the Lone Star state. Protestors outside the capitol used coffins to prove their point – that cuts to mental health care and nursing homes – could cost some their lives. After a marathon debate – Republicans have made it clear that they won’t support tax increases, making cuts inevitable. “If you

Rhinos goalie Trent Casper stopped 44 of 45 Idaho Steelheads shots and El Paso turned the tables on its Western States Hockey League rivals, earning a berth in the Tier III Junior A national championship game with a hard-fought 2-1 win in Rochester, MN. The Steelheads swept the Rhinos in the Thorne Cup Finals, winning

A proposal is in the works to limit alcoholic beverages at the Chamizal National Memorial. The proposal would prohibit alcohol consumption at the park during the summer months of June, July and August – the months when thousands attend Music Under the Stars at the park each Sunday. Park officials want the public’s opinion. Chamizal

The White Fire in Ruidoso Downs was 20% contained as of Monday evening, officials said. Fire crews ruled out the chance it was Mother Nature?s doing. Residents told ABC-7 they are angry because a human-caused fire also means it could have been prevented. “Oh it just it embitters me really,? Joel Carothers, a Ruidoso resident

Two weekend plane crashes in New Mexico are being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board. Both crashes have local pilots talking about flying and safety. The crash near Ruidoso was not deadly. It happened Sunday afternoon at the Sierra Blanca Regional Airport. Sierra Blanca Regional Airport officials said the pilot and passenger are not

The battle is over, but not the war. El Paso county commissioners announced Monday we not only survived last year’s budget crunch, but the county also saved hundreds of thousands of dollars. Still, the worst is not over. Taxpayers will have to prepare for what’s coming from the Texas state’s capitol next. Many communities across

El Paso Police have identified the man that was killed in a single-vehicle crash Monday morning on Loop 375 near the Spur 601 exit. The man has been identified as Gabriel Vasquez, 30, of the 3200 block of Running deer. Police said the investigation has shown that a 1992 Lexus was traveling north on Loop

Forty-five years ago, 35-year-old Don Haskins coached tiny Texas Western to an NCAA Basketball Championship, beating Adolph Rupp’s mighty Kentucky team 72-65. Monday night, 34-year-old Brad Stevens will try and do same for small school Butler against future Hall of Famer Jim Calhoun’s powerful UConn team at Reliant Stadium. That parallel is what led me

If officers hadn’t witnessed the alleged incident themselves, they might have thought it was an April Fool’s Day joke being pulled on them. El Paso Police plain clothes officers arrested two men for allegedly tagging a window and a payphone adjacent to an East El Paso police station with a permanent marker on the afternoon

U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas, in an interview with El Paso Inc., said the U.S. needs to join Mexico?s fight against the drug cartels by dealing with them the same way it has with terrorists in Pakistan. ?We have to do what we?ve done essentially in Pakistan, and that is start taking out the heads

Late Sunday at 11:13 p.m., El Paso County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to Trans Mountain Road westbound milepost 20 in reference to a motor vehicle accident. Early reports indicated a vehicle had gone off a cliff. The driver was identified as Homar Navarette-Estala, 28, of the 5000 block of Louis El Paso. Sheriff’s officials said

High winds are being blamed for a small plane crash near Ruidoso. Sierra Blanca Regional Airport officials said it happened at about 1:20 p.m. Sunday. They explained a twin Comanche plane crashed as it attempted to land within 1,000 feet from the runway. The pilot and a passenger walked away with no serious injuries, according

At least one flight from El Paso International Airport has been canceled Sunday as Southwest Airlines continues inspections of its Boeing 737 aircraft. Airport officials said the 8:20 p.m. flight to Austin has been canceled. Officials advise travelers to call the airline to see how it will accommodate the cancellation. No other cancellations are expected.

Las Cruces police arrested a man who they said fired multiple shots at three police officers after a burglary at a traffic stop Friday afternoon. Jonathan “Piazo” Garcia, 20, was detained at about 2 a.m. Saturday. Las Cruces police officials said the initial call went out around 12:30 p.m. Friday after a reported burglary on

El Paso police officials are investigating the death of an infant in northeast El Paso Saturday morning. Officers responded to a home on the 10600 block of Onxystone just before 10 a.m. When emergency crews arrived, officials said the 6-week-old baby boy was not breathing. No arrests have been made. The infant’s cause of death

After a massive fire destroyed two mobile homes and three vehicles belonging to a Horizon City family, neighbors are coming together and pitching in to help them pick up the pieces. “Seeing everything go … it’s not really a good feeling. We’re a pretty strong family, though, so we’re going to start rebuilding and moving