Month: February 2014

A family from Deming, N.M., accused of smuggling guns to Mexico made an appearance in U.S. District Court in Las Cruces on Thursday. Less than a week before the set trial date, defense lawyers argued for the case to be dismissed. The defense said in court the federal government had political motivations to target the

ABC-7 is looking deeper into the case of a 76-year-old woman allegedly killed by her 81-year-old husband. Early Wednesday morning policecharged 81-year-old Ervin Maierwith murder in the shooting death of his wife at their home in the 10700 block of Fort Worth. Ervin Maier allegedly shot his 76-year-old wife, Okin, and then called police dispatchers

As the announcement likely bringing a Triple-A baseball team to El Paso draws nearer, City of El Paso officials have put out a dugout full of information on building a new ballpark in Downtown El Paso in hopes it will answer many of the questions being asked about the deal. Much like a pitcher in

El Paso-based Vivar’s Villa Del Mar has agreed to pay $72,709 in minimum and overtime back wages to 116 current and former servers at two restaurants in El Paso following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, which found systemic violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. “Investigators found

New Mexico prisons are under a statewide lockdown as officials look for drugs and weapons. Deputy Secretary of Operations Joe Booker said Thursday the lockdown was ordered Wednesday and will last no more than five days. Officials say the lockdown will affect all prisons in New Mexico that have state inmates, including private contract prisons.

An El Paso man who was allegedly assaulted outside of a Central El Paso bar on Friday has died. Jesus Frescas, 55, of the 4100 block of Bliss in El Paso was assaulted outside of Rods Sports Bar and Lounge on Friday. The Crimes Against Persons Unit continue their investigation into the death of Frescas

Residents of a Lower Valley neighborhood said they were excited about their new sidewalk being put in until they saw the new addition blocking their driveways. In some places the concrete rises more than 4 inches above the dirt, right over residents driveways. “How do you get in and out? That’s a concern of the

Michael Jordan said there’s no way Kobe Bryant and this year’s USA Olympic basketball team could’ve beaten the 1992 Dream Team. Jordan told The Associated Press Thursday that he laughed – “I absolutely laughed” – when hearing Bryant’s comments that the squad training in Las Vegas could take Jordan and company. Jordan said there’s “no

Prosecutors and defense attorneys in Chicago say they have an agreement for a terrorist suspect to change his plea to guilty. They told the presiding federal judge about the agreement during a status hearing on Thursday for 29-year-old Shaker Masri. The Chicago man is accused of plotting to become a suicide bomber overseas.Attorneys left open

For the six families of Fort Bliss soldiers whose relatives died in a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday the grieving process was expected to begin when the troops’ bodies arrived at Dover Air Force Base on Wednesday. A Fort Bliss Chaplain, who did not know the soldiers, but who has been with other

Homes that managed to survive the devastating Little Bear fire may be in danger once again. This time because of flash floods. Lincoln County Emergency Services officials said the mud and silt left behind by the Little Bear fire in the Lincoln National Forest are keeping Bonito Lake from doing its job as a reservoir,

A central Nebraska man landed in jail for writing a bomb threat on the back of a restaurant job application. The Kearney Hub reports that the Legacy 272 Lounge employee who reviewed 38-year-old Jason Dornhoff’s application last Thursday called police when he read the threat that closed with: “If you be quiet and help me,

Las Cruces Police have arrested a mother suspected for allegedly striking her 3-year-old boy when he refused to go back to sleep, according to police officials. Martha G. Reyes, 31, was arrested July 7, and is charged with one count of intentional child abuse, a third degree felony. Police said Reyes was apparently frustrated and

The field for the 2012 Don Haskins Invitational basketball tournament has been announce. It will feature Nebraska, Central Michigan, Arkansas-Pine Bluff and UTEP in late December at the Don Haskins Center.

The Mexican army says killings by criminal gangs in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez have fallen 42 percent in the first six months of 2012 as compared to the same period of 2011. Local army commander Gen. Emilio Zarate says there were 952 such killings in the first half of the year, compared

Missouri prosecutors are trying to decide whether to charge an alleged serial hugger who pretends to know women and cons them into giving him a hug. So far, at least 36 women have come forward to complain about unwanted hugs, and one woman said the man also kissed her on the lips during their embrace.

ABCNews Two new studies suggest that drinking alcohol can help ward off two diseases that affect millions of women: rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis. But the study is just one of several that paint a confusing picture of how alcohol affects women’s health. Doctors say the key, as always, is moderation. One of the studies investigated

Marc Schwartz is scheduled to appear before Judge Frank Montalvo on Friday for a plea hearing. Usually suspects plead guilty during these hearings. Schwartz was a public relations consultant with Access Healthsource. According to the indictment, Access CEO and president Frank Apodaca, his public relations consultant Schwartz, attorney Luther Jones and Jones’ sometimes legal partner,

El Paso City Council voted five-to-three Tuesday to find a location in East El Paso for a new 12 field soccer complex if the 2012 quality of life bond passes in November. City representatives Cortney Niland, Carl Robinson and Susie Byrd, all who represent parts of town other than the East Side, voted against having

Dozens of El Paso Water Utilities crews are preparing for the forecasted rains. “Some of them are actually removing water from the streets with our big trucks. The others are out there just making sure the drain inlets are free. If you have a drain inlet, and you have it full of garbage, full of

A massive fire that destroyed a historic building in Downtown El Paso has been ruled as “undetermined.” El Paso Fire Department fire investigators, as well as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives today announced their findings on the fire that destroyed the site of the old First National Bank Building at 100 East

President Barack Obama has signed legislation outlawing synthetic drugs, including a substance that led to the death of a Minnesota teen last year. U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar sponsored the legislation. She says the new law gives authorities tools they need to crack down on synthetics. The legislation is part of a broader bill covering several

Rescue teams have not found the driver of a car that rolled into a Central El Paso canal Tuesday morning. It happened near the intersection of Beacon and Paisano, underneath the overpass just north of El Paso Drive. When emergency crews arrived, the car was upside down in the canal, which was flowing with stormwater

The report cards are in. The final grades for New Mexico schools using a brand new grading system were released Monday. These are the first official grades using the system after the state received a waiver from the No Child Left Behind Act. The system uses several factors, including attendance, academic growth, college readiness and

El Paso businessman Ruben “Sonny” Garcia pleaded guilty Monday to taking part in a conspiracy to commit theft or embezzle hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal funds meant for a children’s mental health program. A subdued Garcia, who showed up more than a half hour before issuing his guilty plea, showed little or no

A new state rating system gives most of New Mexico’s schools passing grades, although the bulk of those are Cs and Ds. Gov. Susana Martinez on Monday unveiled the first report card under a new grading system that allows officials to consider more than just annual student test scores. The grades were developed after the

Six former Miners will represent UTEP at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, which are schedule to be held July 27-August 12.Five former stars for the track & field program, Endurance Abinuwa (Nigeria), Mickael Hanany (France), Churandy Martina (Netherlands), Blessing Okagbare (Nigeria) and Oludamola Osayomi (Nigeria), and former soccer standout Kelly Parker (Canada) will vie for

El Paso County Sheriff’s officials have identified the man killed in a crash in Fabens on Sunday night. Manuel Martinez, 36, of Tornillo, died at the scene. A 2003 H2 Hummer traveled westbound in the 17300 block of Alameda when it veered onto the eastbound lane of traffic and collided with a green 1996 Plymouth

The trial of an alleged Barrio Azteca gang member continues Monday morning. Arturo Gallegos Castrellon is accused of ordering the deaths of US consulate worker Leslie Ann Enriquez and her husband, El Paso County Detention Center worker Robert Redelfs, in 2010. The couple was gunned down in Juarez while leaving a child’s birthday party en