Month: June 2014

Prosecutors say the court-ordered psychiatric evaluation of a 12-year-old accused of shooting two classmates in New Mexico is complete. Ninth Judicial District Attorney Matt Chandler said Friday that the boy has been transferred from an Albuquerque psychiatric facility to a juvenile center. Chandler says the boy faces a new charge of carrying a firearm on

Several players in Super Bowl XLVIII will look familiar to Hyundai Sun Bowl fans. Sixteen players and coaches who at one time participated in the Sun Bowl will be taking part in Sunday’s Super Bowl. Here’s the breakdown: The SeahawksSeattle defensive end Cliff Avril (Purdue) and tight end Zach Miller (ASU) met on the gridiron

Six years ago, Jonny Benjamin, who’d recently been diagnosed with chronic schizoaffective disorder, tried to kill himself by jumping off Waterloo Bridge in London. A stranger walking by stopped and spoke with him for a half hour, telling him that “things would get better” and offering to buy him a cup of coffee. Eventually, the

The consulate general offices of Mexico and the United States announced Thursday that construction has begun on the Guadalupe-Tornillo International Bridge on the Mexican side and is expected to be completed in July 2014. The American side is already finished and port inspection booths are nearly complete. The bridge will have six lanes, three in

The deadline for paying 2013 property taxes is Friday, Jan. 31, 2014. Taxpayers are encouraged to pay before the deadline to avoid penalties andinterest. The penalty and interest if paid in February is 7 percent of the property tax amount owed. Payment options include: 1. MAIL – Send payment to El Paso Tax Assessor Collector,

The El Paso Municipal Court on Feb. 23 will be publishing a list of names of those who have Active Warrants in the City of El Paso. To avoid having your name published, you can pay your warrants online or in person by Feb. 12. You can see if you have any warrants by visiting

At the County Courthouse Monday, the capital murder trial of Christian Martinez only heard from one defense witness, in a day otherwise bogged down in procedural hearings. In total, the jury heard about an hour of testimony. Martinez is accused of stabbing two women to death in 2011. Police say he saw Jovana Flores jogging

El Paso City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved purchasing more than 1,200 acres next to the Greater El Paso landfill for possible future expansion but it’s unclear if the move will break a prior legal agreement. The El Paso city-owned landfill is in Clint near the Darrington Exit. El Paso City and County residents are

Otero County authorities have arrested a Chaparral man on numerous animal cruelty charges. The 156 counts against 44-year-old Felix Moriel stem from an investigation into malnourished, dead and injured dogs found at an animal sanctuary last September. According to the Alamogordo Daily News (http://bit.ly/1euSW2D ), court records indicate that sheriff’s deputies found piles of dog

The U.S. Supreme Court says Texas can proceed with its lawsuit against New Mexico over management of the Rio Grande. New Mexico Attorney General Gary King says he’s looking forward to telling New Mexico’s side of the story. The court has given the state 60 days to file a motion to dismiss the case. Texas

Authorities are seeking a 20-year-old Chaparral man who allegedly stole scrap metal and vehicle parts. The Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy questioned Lorenzo Cano on Dec. 20 after spotting him and several other men standing near a pickup truck loaded with the metal. Sheriff’s officials say Cano told the deputy he had

A 19-year-old Daniel Guzman, from Las Cruses was arrested Saturday afternoon after allegedly beating his 59-year-old grandmother in her bedroom. Doa Ana County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the woman’s home in the 2900 block of Doa Ana Road, where she shares with her grandson. The woman told investigators that her grandson, Guzman, was arguing

Weather will be a little cooler the next couple of days due to the passage of a cold front earlier on Monday. Temps will be in the upper 50s and low 60s. Expect a good amount of sunshine Tuesday. Temps should warm up to the low 70s by the weekend along with some winds.

The FBI and El Paso Police Department are investigating a robbery at First Savings Bank in the 5400 block of Doniphan on the West Side. The robbery happened shortly after noon. It is unknown how much money the robber took because authorities do not release that information.

One west Texas man and 39 others were arrested during an early morning law enforcement operation led by the DEA and the HIDTA Region VI Pecos Valley Drug Task Force for firearm and drug trafficking. The charges against the 40 defendants come after a year-long investigation that initially targeted a methamphetamine trafficking organization allegedly led

Editor’s Note: View a slideshow at http://bit.ly/1aT2jYM of some of the weapons confiscated at airports. TSA had a busy year in 2013, screening 638,705,790 passengers in 2013 (over 1,700,000 per day), which is 1,123,668 more passengers than in 2012 More than 1,800 firearms were discovered in carry-on bags at checkpoints across the country, averaging nearly

Friday, the Las Cruces Police Department certified its 43rd class of 18 cadets from its state-certified law enforcement training academy. The cadets have completed more than 1,000 hours of stringent training and state examinations, which qualifies them to receive the New Mexico peace officer certification. The 20-week program is 75 percent in-classroom training and 25

Attorney Marco Antonio Delgado has been sentenced to the maximum 20 years in federal prison after his Oct. 2013 conviction. In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Senior District Judge David Briones ordered that Delgado pay a $25,000 fine and be placed under supervised release for three years after completing his prison term. He

Fort Bliss is making tax time less stressful for Active Duty military, mobilized Reservists, retirees, and family members. The military base opened a new tax center near Cassidy Road on the west side of Fort Bliss. Last year, the center processed approximately 5,000 returns generating customers more than $12 million and saving customers more than

Gov. Rick Perry defended Colorado and Washington’s legalization of marijuana on Thursday, saying it was an issue of state rights, while touting initiatives in Texas as national models for keeping minor drug offenders out of jail. Perry’s comments during the World Economic Forum in Switzerland echoed his past comments on drug policy, but they caused

El Paso Police have arrested and charged a 28-year-old El Paso woman they accuse of unlawfully possessing identifying information of 111 people without their permission. Police also that five of the people whose information she allegedly had were dead. Tasha Marie Bruno, of the 140 block of S. Resler, has been charged Fraudulent Use or

Apogee Retail LLC is opening a new call center in El Paso that will employ 450. The call center, located at 1359 Lomaland, is more than 25,000 square feet and was opened with the support from the Borderplex Alliance, a regional economic development organization. Call center employees make calls on behalf of nonprofit organizations across

The Neon Desert Music Festival has expanded to two days for the 2014 edition. Festival organizers made the announcement through their newsletter on Wednesday. “Fans have been asking for it since day one and they’re going to get their wish in 2014 – Neon Desert is expanding to two days! The fest returns Memorial Day

Jan. 22, 2014 Update: The Alamogordo Police Department has released the identities of the three Holloman Air Force Base men killed in a rollover on Tuesday. They have been identified as 26-year-old Ryan Nicholas Loehr, 21-year-old Deshon Maurice Wartley, and 19-year-old Lamont Keith Cullars. Police told ABC-7 Monday the accident happened sometime between midnight and

Jan. 21 Afternoon Update: El Paso County Sheriff’s officials identified the woman but did not release her name. Jan. 21 Morning Story: The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in identifying a woman found at about 2:30 a.m. Jan. 19, 2014 in Canutillo, Texas. The woman was not able to provide any

City leaders said Tuesday they need more time to decide whether to change the City’s billboard ordinance to make it more like the Texas Department of Transportation’s. The real issue is what’s going to happen to billboards in the way of City roadway projects. Representatives from advertising companies Clear Channel Outdoor and Lamar would like

The El Paso Chihuahuas will have a job fair on Saturday, Feb. 15 at the El Paso Convention Center, One Civic Center Plaza. The fair is open from noon to 5 p.m. Applicants are urged to bring their resumes and dress to impress for an interview. A variety of seasonal positions are available that are

For casual football fans, their introduction to Seattle Seahawks’ Richard Sherman was probably his brash post-game interview Sunday with Erin Andrews. ‘ Here’s a crash course in Sherman so you can know what people are talking about at Super Bowl parties and be ready with opinions. He called San Francisco wide receiver Michael Crabtree a

In not-very-Olympic-like behavior, speed skater Sjinkie Knegt lost the 5000 meter relay at ISU European short track speed skating championships to Victor An. But Knegt seemed to take the loss hard, flipping the winner the double bird and mocking him twice. Read all about it and see the pictures by clicking on the links below

A gay Las Cruces man is calling out the Roman Catholic Church he served for years in Las Cruces. Orlando Jimenez was a pianist at Saturday Mass at Immaculate Heart of Mary for almost a year. Prior to that, he served the church his entire life through other activities. Now he says he is no