Month: July 2017

The group opposed to building a new Downtown arena in Duranguito is alleging the City told the public they were building one thing, but told the Attorney General they were building something completely different. “The City has had plans for some time for a sports venue,” Duranguito opposition attorney Cassandra McCrae said. “Yet somehow, the

Border Patrol and water rescue crews recovered three bodies from the Rio Grande within a seven-hour span on Tuesday. This comes just a day after four different people were rescued from the river. “We’re asking the communities on both sides, both in Juarez and the United States…anybody that knows somebody who may consider crossing the

Police say there has been a huge spike in auto burglaries in Las Cruces this week, including 17 on the same street in a single night. “To have fifty in a week – that’s something,” said Dan Trujillo, a spokesman for the Las Cruces Police Department. Investigators learned all of the vehicles burglarized were left

Police say there has been a huge spike in auto burglaries in Las Cruces this week, including 17 on the same street in a single night. “To have fifty in a week – that’s something,” said Dan Trujillo, a spokesman for the Las Cruces Police Department. Investigators learned all of the vehicles burglarized were left

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The Justice Department escalated its promised crackdown on so-called sanctuary cities Tuesday, saying it will no longer give cities coveted grant money unless they give federal immigration authorities access to jails and provide advance notice when someone in the country illegally is about to be released. Under old rules, cities seeking grant money needed only

Gunfire between an armed robbery suspect and New Mexico law enforcement officers Tuesday on Interstate 25 left a stolen truck and police vehicles shot up with bullet holes but no one was injured, a New Mexico State Police spokeswoman said. Lt. Elizabeth Armijo said at least one State Police officer and at least one Santa

ABC-7’s New Mexico Mobile Newsroom has uncovered documents stating the Town of Mesilla owes the federal government more than $21,000 and the feds are ready to collect. The funds came from a law enforcement grant paid out in 2010 and 2011. Mesilla Mayor Nora Barraza told ABC-7 the money the federal government wants back was

Police say speed and alcohol were contributing factors in a fiery collision that left one man dead in El Paso’s Upper Valley Tuesday morning. Authorities say that the EPPD Westside Patrol responded to a single vehicle fatal collision in the 5500 bock of Montoya just after 1:00 a.m. A police investigation revealed the male driver

In a stunning twist to an already bizarre story, police in Virginia claim they made a mistake in accusing Cowboys WR Lucky Whitehead of shoplifting. Police said the man they arrested provided false information that led them to believe he was Lucky Whitehead. The Cowboys released Whitehead from the team on Monday after finding out

The state of Florida said Tuesday that it had suspended commercial driving privileges for a truck driver three months before he was arrested for driving a tractor-trailer so hot and so crammed with immigrants that 10 people died. James Matthew Bradley Jr. failed to provide the state with a current medical card, which federal law

The City of El Paso Tuesday touted great pogress as it seeks to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The City is spending approximately $3 million annually on direct ADA improvements that will further mobility, accessibility and safety for the city’s residents, city officials said. Some of the improvements include: Brio stations and

Mexico’s spiraling violence reached new heights with 2,234 murders in June, the country’s deadliest month in at least 20 years, according to government data. Killings rose in states ranging from the tourist haven of Baja California Sur to the Gulf coast state of Veracruz and even in Mexico City, long considered a relative oasis from

Authorities say southbound traffic on a stretch of Interstate 25 north of Albuquerque is being detoured following a shooting involving a suspect and at least one law enforcement officer. A New Mexico State Police spokesman says initial information indicates the shooting Tuesday morning at Algodones occurred during a traffic stop of a vehicle reported as

Burnt-out vehicles. Road blockades. A raging gun battle between armored marines and gang members that left eight dead. Such scenes have been common in border cities like Reynosa and Nuevo Laredo during Mexico’s decade-old drug war, but residents of the capital were stunned this week to see that kind of mayhem in their own city,

A very busy morning for members of the El Paso Fire Department’s Water Rescue team as they recover the bodies of three drowning victims. Rescue crews were called to the Rio Grande near Yarbrough and the Border Highway at around three this morning to recover the body of a female in the river . A

When Thomas Homan, the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was awakened Sunday morning with news that migrants were found dead inside a sweltering tractor-trailer outside a San Antonio Walmart, his mind flashed back to 2003, when he stood at the back of a truck about 120 miles (200 kilometers) southeast of San

When a lifelong truck driver called his fiancee Sunday from a jail more than 1,000 miles from home, he had only a few minutes to describe the gruesome events that led to him being charged with a crime in which he could face the death penalty. Darnisha Rose said James Matthew Bradley Jr. claimed he

The County of El Paso is adjusting its policy when it comes to public information requests. County officials said this move came about after an individual made more than 100 separate requests just this month. The county established a time limit of 36 hours of work per requestor every year. Any requestor whose information requires

Water rescue crews recovered two bodies in El Paso’s Lower Valley Tuesday morning, a day after authorities rescued four people from a canal in another part of the city. Both bodies were found in the same area of Loop 375 and Yarbrough. El Paso Fire Department said a water rescue team was able to recover

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I-10 west closed at Sunland Park I-10 West closed at Viscount Paisano closed from Supr 1966 to San Antonio Day Time Closures: 9am-3pm I-10 right lane closed from Sunland Park to Buena vista El Paso Street car closures: Long term closures Paisano Drive closed to traffic between Chihuahua street and El Paso. Pasiano Drive closed

Jeffrey Payne thinks Texas is ready to turn blue. That’s why the openly gay, 49-year-old Dallas Democrat who owns five businesses — including The Dallas Eagle, a popular gay bar — is doing what some might say is impossible: attempting to win the governor’s seat by running against one of the most popular and well-funded

The Cowboys have cut wide receiver Lucky Whitehead after court documents revealed he was accused of shoplifting in Virginia and then failed to appear at his arraignment. Whitehead is facing a misdemeanor charge after he allegedly left a Virginia store without paying. It’s unclear what he allegedly took. However, a misdemeanor charge indicates the total

The battle isn’t over. Duranguito supporters and the city say they’re working toward an agreed judgment following a judge’s mixed ruling to build a downtown arena. The judge ruled the expenditure of public funds on a sports arena is not a valid expenditure under the ordinance. However, the expenditure of public funds on a new

The Coronado volleyball team is getting some well-deserved respect in the first coaches poll of the new season. The Thunderbirds cracked the top ten in class 6A in the Texas Girls Coaches Association State Volleyball Preseason poll, landing at number seven. Lewisville Hebron was the top-ranked team in the preseason poll with Houston Clear Creek

While the city of El Paso is still grappling to come up with a way to pay for ballooning costs in street repairs and reconstruction, one path is clear. City officials want to depoliticize which streets are pushed to the top of the list. The issue was discussed at a special city council meeting on

Doña Ana County officials activated the Emergency Operations Center early Monday morning as crews attempted to combat major flooding in several parts of the county, according to a release. Throughout Hatch, mobile homes were trapped behind a wall of water, parks were flooded, and pumps steadily whirred in the afternoon heat. Storm-related activity created a

The West El Paso neighborhood street where a massive sinkhole developed over the weekend, swallowing up an SUV, has now developed two additional sinkholes, leading to a complete shutdown of the street. All three sinkholes can be found on La Placita Avenue near Villa Hermosa Drive. La Placita remains completely closed and Villa Hermosa is

Are today’s parents raising a nation of wimps? That is the provocative question posed by a study published in 2004 that is still raising eyebrows today. The author suggests that parents are so afraid of letting their kids fail, that they are preventing them from learning basic skills to cope with everyday life. The study,