Month: April 2017

Las Crucens are dealing with traffic headaches in some parts of town as some projects begin to wrap up and others get started. The New Mexico Department of Transportation has begun work to revamp the three crosses intersection of North Main, Spitz and Solano. Traffic is down to one lane in both directions. Officials tell

The recently opened Doniphan-Paisano Connection, which has helped ease west side traffic during the lengthy Border West Expressway construction, will close for three days next week. The connection is located at the intersection of Executive Center and Paisano and runs all the way through a new section of what will be the Border West Expressway

Las Cruces police arrested the suspect in Thursday’s shooting that left a 33-year-old man hospitalized with a gunshot wound to his back. 43-year-old Michael Tanner, of Hobbs, New Mexico, is charged with one first-degree felony count of Attempted Murder. Police said Tanner, who recently completed probation, is believed to be homeless. The shooting happened at

Through Republican and Democratic presidential administrations, the top federal prosecutor on California’s border with Mexico has resisted going after people caught entering the U.S. illegally on their first try and instead targeted smugglers and serial offenders. That approach may face a day of reckoning under President Donald Trump. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ new directive on

Tai Chan, the former Santa Fe County sheriff’s deputy accused of killing his partner in Las Cruces, has filed a motion asking the Third Judicial District Attorney’s Office to disqualify itself from prosecuting his retrial. Chan, charged with First Degree Murder, is accused of killing his colleague, Jeremy Martin, at the Hotel Encanto in 2014.

The U.S. commander in Afghanistan who ordered use of the “mother of all bombs” to attack an Islamic State stronghold didn’t need President Donald Trump’s approval, Pentagon officials said Friday. The officials said Gen. John Nicholson has standing authority to use the bomb, which is officially called the Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb, or MOAB,

If your bags are packed for a trip in the Lone Star State, and you’ve booked a stay at a home through Airbnb expect to see a hotel occupancy tax on your bill starting in May. Airbnb ‘s website explained that the tax is based on state regulations saying “they’re generally owed on the accommodations

The first trailer for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” has dropped, showcasing a Luke Skywalker who just might be flirting with the dark side. Director Rian Johnson unveiled a teaser at the “Star Wars Celebration” fan event in Orlando, Florida, on Friday. After he, producer Kathleen Kennedy and the cast chatted for an hour with

A private prison company announced Thursday it has won a $110-million federal contract to build in Texas the first new immigrant detention center under the Trump administration. The GEO Group said that its 1,000-bed detention facility will be in Conroe, north of Houston, and will open by the end of next year. The facility coincides

Mostly dry weather will dominate the weather pattern for Friday, with just some high clouds moving through Friday morning. With the dry air and plenty of sunshine, high temperatures will be quite warm, around 10 degrees above normal. Afternoons will be breezy to slightly windy.

Irvin Gonzalez, the transgender woman arrested at the El Paso County Courthouse while filing a protective order, has been sentenced to “time served” on a charge of illegal re-entry. Gonzalez was facing 37 months in prison, a $100,000 fine, and three years of supervised release. The judge and prosecutor called this a “special case” and

I-10 East Sunland Park ramp closed I-10 East alternate lane closures Executive-Schuster I-10 West will reduced to one lane Sunland Park to Buena Vista I-10 East will reduce to one lane Sunland Park-Buena Vista I-10 East two right lanes from Executive to Schuster Complete road closure of I-10 west at Copia overpass Ramp K (US

It was an emotional day in an El Paso courtroom for the family of Deanna Stewart. The 38-year-old was shot and killed by her common law husband back in 2015. Greg Dudley was found guilty of shooting and killing Stewart and sentenced to 80 years in prison. It was a final act of violence in

Providence Children’s Hospital just received one of the highest certifications for infant and maternal care. They’re one of only four hospitals in Texas to have level four certified care in their neonatal intensive care unit, which is the highest level. Among the beeping machines, crying babies and caring nurses I found little Bryan. He was

Hanks girls wrestling has been one of the most dominant local programs in recent years, winning four consecutive state titles. Shania Villalba has been a big part of the team’s success, and now, she’s moving on to the next level. Villalba signed a letter of intent to continue her career at Lindenwood Belleville in Illinois.

Former UTEP running back Aaron Jones told Sirius XM NFL Radio that the Dallas Cowboys have shown him the most interest of any team so far. Jones confirmed that he has had private workouts with the Saints, Eagles, Cowboys, and 49ers thus far, with the Cowboys appearing to be the most interested party. He also

The same jury that found Greg Dudley guilty of murdering his wife sentenced Dudley to 80 years in prison. Dudley, who showed no emotion when the guilty verdict was announced Wednesday, was facing up to 99 years or life in prison for the killing 38-year-old Deanna Stewart back in April 2015. Dudley killed Stewart inside

Las Cruces Police are investigating a shooting at El Paseo and Wyatt. It was reported shortly before 1:45 pm. Police told ABC-7 the suspected shooter fled the scene and was later involved in a car crash at Arizona and Wyatt. The suspected shooter is in custody, police at the scene said. ABC-7’s New Mexico Mobile

ABC-7 filed an open records request to learn more about the victims of a mail theft scam allegedly run by Mario De Avila and Irvin Gonzalez, the woman apprehended by ICE outside the El Paso County Courthouse. Police documents show that 15 people, many of them senior citizens, had important payments stolen from the mail.

A Federal judge in El Paso Thursday sentenced 38-year-old Adan Reyes, the leader of a Reyes Drug Trafficking Organization, to 35 years in prison. US District Judge Frank Montalvo also ordered Reyes to pay a $36,975,000 money judgment and forfeit government seized assets valued at more than $3 million. The seized assets include multiple real

This year’s KLAQ El Paso BalloonFest has been canceled. Organizers said they’re looking forward from last year’s problems. They faced issues like thorns in the launch field and a crowd that was larger than expected. “We had about 4500 people inside, the facilities were pretty much full and we couldn’t let anymore people in,” said

Police officers arrested a man for the burglary of a vehicle outside the Planet Fitness Gym at 3000 Joe Battle. 17-year-old Brandon Snell was charged with “Burglary of Vehicle” and “Credit Card Abuse.” The alleged burglary happened April 3, 2017. Police said the victim reported his vehicle had been burglarized while he was inside the

A retired El Paso Police Department drug-sniffing dog has been laid to rest after its passing. Narcotic K-9, Ringo served the police department and his partner – Officer Vargas – for more than ten years, police said. “Ringo was always excited to go to work,” Officer Vargas said, “He was the greatest work partner anybody

City Manager Tommy Gonzalez has appointed Interim Fire Chief Mario D’Agostino as the new permanent Fire Chief of the El Paso Fire Department. “Chief D’Agostino has done an exceptional job as Interim Fire Chief. When asked to submit a 100-day plan for the Fire Department, he demonstrated tremendous initiative in the areas of staffing, prevention

Texas health officials say the state is experiencing its highest incidence of mumps in more than 20 years, including cases possibly linked to the popular spring break destination of South Padre Island. The Texas Department of State Health Services said Wednesday that Texas has had 221 cases of mumps so far this year, the largest

The Pentagon says U.S. forces in Afghanistan dropped the military’s largest non-nuclear bomb on an Islamic State target in Afghanistan. Adam Stump is a Pentagon spokesman. Stump says it was the first-ever combat use of the bomb, known as the GBU-43, which he said contains 11 tons of explosives. The Air Force calls it the

While the real Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is locked up in a barren, isolated cell in New York, his career as a drug lord apparently over, his fictional counterpart is free and in top form in Colombia, where the Univision network and Netflix are filming a television series about his life. Ironically, Guzman’s re-arrest in

Mexican authorities have arrested the suspected shooter in the 2010 killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent whose death exposed a bungled gun-tracking operation by the federal government. Heraclio Osorio-Arellanes was one of two men who remained fugitives in the December 2010 killing of 40-year-old Brian Terry, whose death exposed Fast and Furious, in which

The top Roman Catholic bishop in the U.S. lauds President Donald Trump for his anti-abortion views, for comments on the importance of Catholic schools and for promising to defend religious liberties. When it comes to refugees and immigration, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo says he and Trump will “have to agree to disagree.” In a wide-ranging interview

I-10 East Sunland Park ramp closed I-10 East alternate lane closures Executive-Schuster I-10 West will reduced to one lane Sunland Park to Buena Vista I-10 East will reduce to one lane Sunland Park-Buena Vista I-10 East two right lanes from Executive to Schuster Complete road closure of I-10 west at Copia overpass Ramp K (US