Month: April 2012

Donna Hales-Hahn clutched tissues in her hand as she remembered her son, Michael Hahn. The 19-year-old was shot and killed in front of the Ramada Inn in Las Cruces early Monday. “He was just a gentle giant. Everybody loved him,” Donna told ABC-7. She said her son graduated from Oate High School last year and

Tired of long wait times at the international bridges? El Paso City Council unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday that will create a bi-national task force to address wait times at the Borderland’s six international ports of entry. The task force will consist of 14 representatives from different agencies, departments or offices who will all have

The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled against Sunland Park Mayor-Elect Daniel Salinas this afternoon. Salinas submitted the case to the court, asking the justices to allow him to take office this week. Salinas has until Thursday to take office. The case was heard by a panel of three justices who ruled unanimously against Salinas. “I

A restitution hearing was held Tuesday afternoon in federal court this afternoon for victims of former dance instructor Marco Alferez. The hearing, held in Judge Kathleen Cardone’s courtroom, involved three victims of Alferez. He was brought into the courtroom wearing a navy blue jumpsuit with his hands and feet shackled. The first victim, referred by

Imagine being able to download a Facebook app that would alert you to your sexually transmitted infection risk based on your friend?s status updates. This may sound far-fetched, and it still is, but as some researchers shift their focus to risk among friend groups, as opposed to just sexual partners, social networks are rapidly becoming

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is investigating what happened Sunday morning outside Shooters Billiards in Central El Paso. Just after 4 a.m. police were called out to the bar along the 4900 block of Dyer Street to investigate a homicide. According to police, a 33-year old man was shot and killed. While police are investigating

WFAA is providing livestream video of the weather in the Dallas area. Click here to view the livestream. Dallas Police say possible tornadoes have touched down in the southern part of that city as a band of severe weather moves through northern Texas. Local television footage shows overturned and smashed semi-trailers on the ground in

ABCNews While many al Qaeda websites are still shut down by an unexplained week-long blackout, a glitzy graphic promising that al Qaeda would be “coming soon again” to New York City appeared on other jihadi on-line forums. Set against a Manhattan skyline at sunset, the graphic says, “Al Qaeda – Coming Soon Again in New

In the coming weeks El Paso County Attorney Jo Anne Bernal, El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles and Constables from precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 will conduct county-wide warrant roundups against hot check writers. The arrest roundups will be preceded by an amnesty period that runs until April 13, 2012. During

This week?s MANHUNT MONDAY Most Wanted Fugitive is an ex-Law Enforcement Detention Officer (EPCSO)sought for absconding the Borderland after charges were filed against her in a child custody case. The target has been identified as YOLANDA CAMPOS (39) of El Paso, TX (originally Juarez, MX). 2011 Late 2011 – YOLANDA CAMPOS had multiple encounters with

Las Cruces Police are investigating an overnight shooting on south Valley Drive that resulted in the death of one man and left another fighting for his life. Jeremy Martinez, of 6015 Sunny Lane south of Las Cruces, has been charged with an open count of murder, one count of attempted first-degree murder, and shooting at

Two Fort Bliss soldiers and one civilian are missing, according to Fort Bliss officials. The Military Police were notified shortly after 9 a.m. on Monday by New Mexico Search and Rescue about the missing people were overdue from a kayak trip on the Mogollon Creek in New Mexico. At 10:48 a.m. contact was made with

El Paso Police are investigating an altercation at an East El Paso strip club that left one person with a gunshot wound and another with a stab wound. At about 2:30 a.m. Monday, police met with a 21-year old person who told police that he was breaking up an altercation between two men outside Jaguars

By Emily C. Kelley / New Mexico State University Media Relations Writer The New Mexico State University Police Department offers several different training courses to the NMSU and Las Cruces community. Recently, the focus was on the use of pepper spray for personal protection. NMSU Police Lt. Jeffrey Harvey and Officer Orlando Valles taught the

By David Crowder / El Paso Inc. In all the hubbub about Sunland Park?s election scandal, there?s been a lot of noise about lap dances and voter fraud. But what about motive? What would motivate the 10 people arrested so far to risk prison and ruin for control of city hall in a poor, small