Month: February 2017

The Air Force says the person injured in a training accident on a southern New Mexico military range was assigned to the 7th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Bliss, Texas. That person has not been identified. Officials at Holloman Air Force Base say a person killed during the Tuesday night incident was a civilian contractor

House Speaker Joe Straus is calling to end Texas’ system of straight-ticket voting, making him the only top Republican in the state to publicly endorse the idea. Straus said Wednesday Texas should join 40 other states and do away with straight-ticket voting for all elections. Straight ticket voting allows voters to choose a party instead

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott blocked funding over so-called “sanctuary cities” for the first time Wednesday after Austin’s sheriff said the city’s jails would no longer honor most federal immigration detainers. The move begins a crackdown Abbott wants in Texas over criminal suspects who are in the country illegally, which comes as he pushes to

The police department’s gang unit is investigating an aggravated assault that left three men seriously injured. The investigation revealed the was lured to a residence on the 3700 block of Devore Court for the purpose of being assaulted by the offenders, also injured during the fight. It happened at about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday February 1,

Las Cruces Police arrested a 24-year-old man accused of intentionally injuring his 3-month-old daughter. The girl suffered a head injury that’s left the infant hospitalized in critical condition, police said. Robin E. Evaro, of the 1900 block of Poplar Avenue, is charged with a first-degree felony count of “Intentional Child Abuse Resulting in Great Bodily

One of two men stabbed at a downtown bar is in critical condition, police said. Officers responded to the stabbing call at Popo’s Bar shortly after 9 pm Tuesday, January 31, 2017. The bar is in Downtown El Paso on the 400 block of South Mesa. An investigation revealed two groups of men got into

A Mississippi couple traveled more than 1,000 miles to give a dog from the El Paso Humane Society a forever home. Ryan Coulehan is a volunteer and community outreach coordinator at the El Paso Humane Society. She said the 4-year-old cockapoo was brought in as a stray from a shelter. Soon after a photo of

President Donald Trump says if political “gridlock” stalls his Supreme Court pick, it may be time for the Senate’s Republican leader to consider the option to “go nuclear.” That would mean changing Senate rules to make it impossible to filibuster a high court nominee. The president tells reporters that if Senate Democrats try to block

The City of El Paso just rolled out a new feature on its website to improve customer service. ‘Ask Laura’ is an interactive avatar that helps company owners who want to do business with the city. The avatar can be seen on the city’s Purchasing and Strategic Sourcing website. The department is responsible for purchasing

Months after Jeff Wood narrowly and temporarily avoided execution for a murder he didn’t commit, his case has motivated Texas lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to call for death penalty reform. Wood, 43, was convicted in the 1996 murder of Kriss Keeran, who was fatally shot by Wood’s friend in a Kerrville convenience

We are seeing some new road closures, especially overnight, be sure to plan ahead and avoid traffic! OVERNIGHT CLOSURES: Jan 31-Feb 2 overnight I-10 West will be closed at the Resler exit. I-10 East left lane closure from Mesa- Resler. I-10 East will reduce to one lane from Sunland Park to Asarco. I-10 East Executive

Seven people charged with bank fraud stood before a federal judge Tuesday. One of those charged- UTEP women’s basketball player Jenzel Nash. Nash has since been indefinitely suspended from the team. Nash was in the process of being released from the El Paso County Detention facility Tuesday night. The indictment states the seven people conspired

Overwhelming grief is turning to anger for the father of a young El Paso man gunned down and killed outside of a eastside bar. Rogelio Franco, 22, known to his friends and family as RJ, was shot multiple times outside Barfly at 11335 Montwood Dr. late Saturday night. Roger Franco was asleep when he got