Month: June 2012

Suicides are surging among America’s troops, averaging nearly one a day this year – the fastest pace in the nation’s decade of war. The 154 suicides for active-duty troops in the first 155 days of the year far outdistance the U.S. forces killed in action in Afghanistan – about 50 percent more – according to

The city’s Parks and Recreation Department is looking to update its master plan on where to create parks for the next decade. The master plan was last updated in 2006. However, city officials are concerned that the downturn in the economy, and the uptick in the city’s population due to Fort Bliss expansion and the

The Sunland Park City Council met Wednesday evening but the city still doesn’t have a mayor. The meeting was pretty calm, especially compared to previous meetings that had walkouts and fights. The most excitement came from a misunderstanding between mayor pro-tem Isabel Santos and Councilor Carmen Rodriguez. About an hour-and-a-half into the meeting Santos and

Virgin Galactic officially opened the doors to its office in Las Cruces on Thursday. Company representatives said the office could bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars to the area. They told ABC-7 this is just the beginning of stimulating the local economy with jobs and tourism. “The attention of the world is going to

Dejected and down after a devastating loss Tuesday night, the Miami Heat players slowly trudged down the tunnel toward their locker room. But one young fan heard on the game broadcast was sincerely trying to pep up LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and the rest of the team. ?Good effort, good job! Good job, good effort!?

Bonnaroo Webcast Schedule. Go to www.bonnaroo.com to watch. Friday, June 8th: 12:30 ? Steven Bernstein?s MTO Plays Sly 01:00 ? The Soul Rebels 01:45 ? tUnE-yArDs 02:00 ? The Infamous Stringdusters 02:45 ? The Lonely Forest 03:00 ? Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings 03:15 ? Two Door Cinema Club 04:00 ? Laura Marling 04:30 ?

“America’s Got Talent” contestant Timothy Poe is not the soldier in the photo displayed during his tearjerker audition this week, according to a TMZ report. Staff Sgt. Norman Bone, the real soldier in the picture, told TMZ he is mad after he finally saw the video clip after hearing about it from his ex-wife and

Passing a test by getting less than half the questions right? That’s the problem some are having with Texas’ new STAAR exam. Test standards have started out lower this year, and will be increased through 2016. Officials said it’s to allow students to get used to the newer, more difficult exam. Currently, freshmen taking the

Police said 72-year-old Angela Martinez injected a woman with three B-12 shots and her ‘patient’ contracted a severe skin infection instead. Martinez is facing three counts of practicing medicine without a license and one count of criminal penalties for additional harm. Martinez, turned herself in last week, and was released from jail on Wednesday. When

A 30-year-old man police suspect of allegedly physically assaulting a young boy on May 30 at a community swimming pool has been arrested, according to Las Cruces Police. Felipe Juarez Jr., 30, was arrested Monday evening and is charged with one third-degree felony count of child abuse. Las Cruces Police said that on May 30

By Victoria Guadalupe Molinar / For What’s Up A movement modestly planted on Facebook last year received city approval on May 22 to set real-life roots of sorts in El Paso?s San Francisco Heights district. City Council unanimously approved a plan that will lead to the conversion of a 10,000-square-foot empty lot behind City Hall,

NOVEMBER MATCHUPS STATE SENATE DIST. 37 DEM William Soules vs. GOP Cathey Jo Alberson STATE SENATE DIST. 38 DEM Mary Kay Papen vs. GOP Neal Hooks STATE REP DIST. 33 DEM Bill McCamley vs. GOP Angelina Carver STATE REP DIST. 36 DEM Phillip M. Archuleta vs. GOP Mike A. Tellez STATE REP DIST. 37 DEM

The body of Staff Sgt. Roberto Loeza, who was recently killed in Afghanistan, returned home Wednesday afternoon in a somber ceremony for the Borderland hero. Loeza, 28, died May 25 in Charkh, Logar province after his unit came under fire. “We will always love him and cherish him and thank him for the sacrifice he

Police in New Jersey are looking for a thief with an unusual mode of operation, he has allegedly been stealing and returning the same car. Residents of Lauren Court, in Manalapan, where the average home costs almost one-million dollars, said that in both incidents of theft the car was stolen and returned during daylight hours.

Driving around Northeast El Paso is about to get a lot hairier. Crews with the Texas Department of Transportation are closing the intersections of Transmountain Rd. at Gateway North Blvd. and Gateway South Blvd. for five months starting Wednesday. Drivers will still have access to Transmountain, as one lane in each direction will be open.

Clarification: Patrons can buy two alcoholic drinks at a time at the vendor at the concert, not just two drinks for the whole concert. Summer’s Music Under The Stars concert series at the Chamizal National Park is set to start back up on Sunday with a new policy on alcohol. Beer and wine will be

Joseph Cervantes defeated Jesus “Ruben” Segura by a nearly two-to-one margin on Tuesday to win the Democratic primary for the New Mexico State Senate District 31 seat. District 31 includes Sunland Park, which has been the center of arrests of public officials in recent months. Cervantes said he worked for 12 years in the state

El Paso Water Utilities has set a new daily water consumption goal of 145 million gallons per day. It had been 125 million gallons for the last two weeks of May due to no water in the Rio Grande. On Tuesday, 138 million gallons were used. El Paso Water Utilities has resumed treatment of river

In the Democratic primary for State Senate District 36, longtime incumbent Mary Jane Garcia defeated challenger Oscar Vasquez Butler. Garcia, who has held the seat for 24 years, said she will focus on job creation if re-elected. Butler said he hopes Garcia can expand her focus to include more parts of Dona Ana County. Garcia

The Democratic primary for Dona Ana County Commission District 5 is separated by just a few votes. Leticia Duarte Benavidez has 812 votes (42.4 percent) compared to 772 votes (40.4 percent) for Scott Adam Krahling. Benjie Luchini has 329 votes (17.2 percent). The winner will win the seat because the Republican challenger, Kent Evans, died

A Las Cruces man sits at the Doa Ana Detention Center, accused of sexually assaulting a 3-year-old. Las Cruces Police say Andres Baca-Linares was alone with the girl for a few hours on May 29, and when he returned her to her grandparents, the child told them Baca-Linares had touched her inappropriately, and complained of

EL PASO, Texas (AP) – An attorney says U.S. Justice Department officials will meet with the parents of a 15-year-old Mexican boy fatally shot by a Border Patrol agent to explain why they won’t pursue a case against the agent. Attorney Steve Shadowin said the family of Sergio Adrian Hernandez Guereca will be informed Tuesday

US Forest chief surveys massive wildfire Eds: APNewsNow. Will be updated. AP photos planned. SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – U.S. Forest Chief Tom Tidwell is surveying damage caused by the largest wildfire currently burning in the country, a blaze that has scorched more than 404 square miles in southwestern New Mexico.

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The El Paso Police Department’s Crimes Against Persons Unit (CAP) is asking for the public’s help locating possible evidence in last week’s triple homicide. According to police, detectives believe one contributing factor in these homicides was blunt force trauma. A concerned citizen reported seeing a baseball bat that appeared to have blood on it abandoned

The theme for your forecast continues to be hot, dry weather. Expect a high of 98 degrees for today. Light wind is expected with perhaps a few breezes into the afternoon hours and mainly sunny skies. Wednesday will be another day with mainly sunny skies and a high of 98. We jump to the triple

El Paso Mayor John Cook has taken his share of punches the past couple of years. But when the championship boxing match was pulled from the Sun Bowl in April because it wasn’t an “appropriate venue,” that got the mayor fighting mad. “I took the gloves off,” Cook said at a news conference on June

Tears are nothing new to Desert View Middle School this year. Cassaundra Holt caused people to cry because they couldn’t stop laughing at her antics and she joked around with her fellow students in the hallway. On Tuesday, she brought both tears and laughs one last time. Holt was murdered last week along with her

The City of El Paso?s, General Services Department is working closely with the El Paso Water Utilities to focus on voluntary conservation efforts in certain parks that are supported from wells primarily fed by the Rio Grande, according to a news release. To be responsive to them and the community, the department has voluntarily reduced

The Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley is celebrating Adopt-A-Cat Month with free adult cat adoptions through the end of June. Millions of cats end up in shelters nationwide each year, including 5,526 that went through the Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley last year, according to shelter director Dr. Beth Vesco-Mock. The