Month: January 2018

The city of Las Cruces and New Mexico State University are slated to celebrate the Aggies’ first bowl win since President Dwight Eisenhower was in office. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports a celebration is scheduled for Jan. 20 at the Plaza de Las Cruces after New Mexico State’s Arizona Bowl win last month. City officials

The Trump administration has proposed spending $18 billion over 10 years to significantly extend the border wall with Mexico, providing one of its most detailed blueprints of how the president hopes to carry out a signature campaign pledge. The proposal by Customs and Border Protection calls for 316 miles of additional barrier by September 2027,

News media in Ciudad Juarez is reporting that 15 people were killed in separate incidents around the city Thursday and Friday. Most were shootings and some happened within a two-hour period. Authorities told El Diario de Juarez that a group of armed men shot at four men inside an auto repair shop. It happened at

El Paso police are still searching for the person who robbed a west El Paso credit union Thursday. The man was captured on film wearing all black with what looks like a white medical mask. Police say he approached a teller and demanded money. During the brief interaction the man reportedly became frustrated and took

Kaedama, an El Paso food bus serving ramen, has opened up its new restaurant in West El Paso. The local food bus has been serving thousands of different bowls of ramen for three years now, posting up by bars until they sold out. Their menu includes ramen, seaweed salad and sushi burritos. “It’s wonderful broth,

With the start of the spring semester looming, the Las Cruces Public Schools district is helping teachers remain calm, teaching them short meditation and breathing techniques to keep them stress free, part of a larger wellness program in the district. District schools have spent this last week training teachers in mindfulness and general wellness, hoping

Pro racecar driver Scott Tucker was sentenced to over 16 years in prison Friday after his conviction for running a payday loan business that prosecutors say cheated millions of financially struggling Americans. U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel said it was “staggering” how many people nationwide were affected by Tucker’s business. Over a 15-year period,

El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies identified the body found Wednesday as 21-year-old Frank Alexander Hernandez. Investigators were called to the scene Wednesday around 11:30 p.m. to the 4400 block of Stagecoach Rd. off of Montana Avenue. Hernandez’s body was found lying in a roadway, deputies said. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes

Federal authorities say Customs and Border Protection agents at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport have seized two boxes of bottles described as containing ink and valued at $90 each but really were filled with liquid methamphetamine worth nearly $300,000. Officials say the 65 pounds of meth had been in a shipment this week from China to

A man accused of threatening a public servant has been charged with obstruction or retaliation following an October incident that occurred at an East Side barber shop. El Paso’s Police Department’s Gang Investigations unit have charged 38-year-old Roger Dominguez after allegedly approaching the 45-year-old victim and appearing to making motions as if he was reaching

A 26-year-old transgender woman serving a 10-year sentence in Illinois for burglary is seeking a rarely granted transfer to a female prison where she says she’ll be less vulnerable to the kinds of sexual assault, taunting and beatings she’s been subjected to in male prisons. Deon “Strawberry” Hampton describes in a lawsuit filed last year

The Trump administration has proposed spending $18 billion over 10 years to significantly extend the border wall with Mexico, providing one of its most detailed blueprints of how the president hopes to carry out a signature campaign pledge. The proposal by Customs and Border Protection calls for 316 miles (505 kilometers) of additional barrier by

The decision by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to rescind an Obama-era policy on federal marijuana enforcement sparked an outcry from Republicans and Democrats. They argue that Sessions is trampling on the rights of states that have decided to legalize pot for medical or recreational use, or both. Pot remains illegal under federal law, and Sessions’

A film company faces a citation and the maximum allowable fine after a stuntman for “The Walking Dead” fell to his death last year during filming on the hit show’s Georgia set, federal authorities said Friday. John Bernecker, 33, died July 12 from injuries suffered in a fall on the set in Senoia, about 35

The government inspected a record number of international travelers’ electronic devices last year, expanding a practice that has drawn alarm from privacy advocates. U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Friday that its border agents inspected 30,200 phones and other electronic devices in fiscal year 2017, which ended in September – a nearly 60 percent spike

The woman who died after her vehicle crashed into a building on south Motel Boulevard likely suffered a “medical episode” prior to the wreck, police said. The crash happened shortly after 12pm Friday, January 5, 2017. The 63-year-old woman, who will be identified once her family is notified, was driving south on Motel Boulevard in

Warmer drier weather expected now through the weekend. A passing cold front will cause wind gusts around 35 mph on Sunday. A stronger low-pressure system with a cold front will move across the region on Wednesday causing windy conditions along with rain showers over the Borderland. Winds may gust around 45 mph on Wednesday.

The FBI is investigating whether the Clinton Foundation accepted donations in exchange for political favors while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state, two people familiar with the probe confirmed Friday. The revelation comes as President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have been urging the Justice Department to look into corruption allegations involving the foundation. It

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized 110 pounds of marijuana Wednesday at the Bridge of the Americas international crossing. The first seizure occurred when border officials stopped a 42-year-old Mexican woman allegedly transporting 66 pounds of marijuana located in multiple areas of a 2011 Ford Focus, including the bumpers, seats, dashboard and spare tire.

An estimated $450 million jackpot is on the line in Friday night’s Mega Millions lottery drawing, making it potentially the 10th largest in the nation. Lottery players also can play the Powerball game, which for Saturday’s drawing is estimated at $570 million. Here is a look at the 10 largest U.S. jackpots drawn so far

It’s been almost one year since Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Mexico’s most notorious cartel kingpin, was extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking and other charges. He was moved from a prison near Juarez to a prison in New York. The vacuum caused by the absence of the convicted Sinaloa cartel boss may

Pity the Powerball and Mega Millions lottery game winners. Federal tax law changes would seem to promise that those who beat the odds and win a jackpot could keep more of their winnings from the government. But even as the new law cut top federal income tax rates, it also reduced the ability to deduct

Crimes Against Persons continue searching for the bank robbery suspect they said tried to rob a bank Thursday evening. Detectives investigating the robbery said the unknown male entered the Evolve Federal Credit Union Thursday at 5:21 p.m., wearing dark clothing, a beanie cap, a surgical mask, and brown dress shoes. This was at 6950 Pitts.

The El Paso Fire Department responded to a fire in the Lower Valley late Thursday night. It happened on the 9000 block of La Morenita Circle at around 11:30 p.m. There were no reports of any injuries.

El Paso Water confirmed a water main break in west El Paso Thursday morning, impacting the intersection of Mesa Street and Brentwood Avenue. Spokesman Josh Moniz said the utility received a report that a 12-inch water main broke around 8:19 a.m. Crews were working to repair part of Mesa Street past 2 a.m. Friday morning.

The new year means a fresh start for some, but finances can make it challenging with all the spending that was done in the past couple of months. According to Magnify Money, a website that helps consumers reduce debt, Americans racked up an average of $1,054 dollars of debt over the holiday season, a five

A stunning jump in in the number of Texas women dying in recent years as a consequence of pregnancy or childbirth has sparked a debate over whether deep funding cuts to reproductive health services are to blame. A peer-reviewed study published in the quarterly journal ‘Birth’ could add a new layer to the argument. The

Luke Westerman was hired in November as the new executive director of the Humane Society of El Paso but before he came to our city he was managing millions of dollars on Wall Street. “I was a portfolio manager for JP Morgan for years and managed about a quarter billion dollar portfolio. All traditional investments

The UTEP men’s basketball team fell to 6-9 overall and 1-2 in Conference USA play after losing at Southern Miss, 85-75, Thursday night. It was only the second true road game of the season for the Miners, whose only other true road contest came at New Mexico State in late November. UTEP’s Paul Thomas scored

Police are investigating reports of a robbery at a credit union in west El Paso. Thursday night, El Paso police released surveillance photos of the suspect. Police have not confirmed if the suspect is a man or woman. In the photos the suspect is seen wearing a surgical mask that covered their face. The robbery