Month: February 2018

Socorro City Council held a meeting Thursday evening to discuss the appraisal process for certain properties on or near Coker Road. The meeting comes after city officials announced in February they would direct the city manager to develop a long-term plan to acquire certain properties on or near Coker Road, to construct drainage improvements in

UTEP beat Charlotte on the road Thursday night despite blowing a 22-point first half lead. Paul Thomas played the role of hero, hitting a short turnaround jumper with 2.6 seconds to go in the game to give UTEP (8-17 overall) a much-needed win “We drew up a play. I don’t even remember the play. I

For more than a year, the Duranguito area downtown has been the focus of a contentious battle between the City of El Paso and historians. A grassroots historian claims those fighting to save it are wrong. In November, Fred Morales presented a 38-page report to city council, arguing many claims about Duranguito’s significance were false.

A jury has sentenced Nathan Richardson, 20, to community supervision for 6 years with no fine. The jury convicted the former Eastwood High School student of taking a gun to school. Richardson was convicted of unlawful carrying of a weapon in a prohibited place, a spokeswoman with the district attorney’s office said. Prior to the

New Mexico is joining the list of states and cities that are studying whether overdose deaths linked to the nation’s opioid crisis can be curbed with the establishment of safe havens where addicts can inject themselves with heroin and other drugs while under medical supervision. A measure passed in the final days of the legislative

Come Sunday, thousands are expected to compete in the Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathon, half and 5L. Among the individual competitors, many teams have formed to take part in the races. This year, Ysleta Independent School District created one of the biggest teams with more than 200 participants. “We would like to think that we

Following another mass shooting in a Florida high school, the Las Cruces Public Schools district identified security weaknesses and strategies to combat violence in schools. “The first thing that ran through my mind is the importance of having and making sure all of our kids and all of our staff are prepared for an event

El Paso school districts are examining their security procedures in the wake of the school shooting in Florida that left 17 people dead. As millions watched the deadly shooting rampage in Florida unfold before their eyes local school districts were busy re-evaluating security at their own schools. “It’s not just a one-time deal. We visit

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced four recalls for a pet food company after positive findings of salmonella in samples of the company’s products. Darwin’s Natural and Zoologics pet foods has conducted four recalls in the past two years, with the most recent occurring February 10, 2018. Products from the company like Duck

University of New Mexico police say a man seen waving a BB gun on campus has been arrested. They say 45-year-old Vine Deloria was taken into custody Thursday after allegedly pointing the gun at a restaurant’s drive-through customer. UNM police say there was no report of gunfire or injury and no indication the man was

The Texas Department of Public Safety is reversing plans to lay off more than 100 older state troopers as a means of hitting mandated budget cuts. DPS Director Steve McCraw said in a memo to employees Thursday that the agency won’t move forward with the reduction in force, which had been met with backlash by

The Senate left hundreds of thousands of “Dreamer” immigrants in limbo Thursday, rejecting rival plans that would have spared them from deportation and strengthened the nation’s border security. Senators dealt President Donald Trump an especially galling defeat as more than a quarter of fellow Republicans abandoned him on an issue that helped propel him to

McDonald’s is taking cheeseburgers and chocolate milk off its Happy Meal menu in an effort to cut down on the calories, sodium, saturated fat and sugar that kids consume at its restaurants. Diners can still ask specifically for cheeseburgers or chocolate milk with the kid’s meal, but the fast-food company said that not listing them

President Donald Trump is calling for a focus on mental health and school safety in response to shootings like the one that took 17 lives in Florida, but his budget would cut funding in both areas. Trump’s latest budget would slash the major source of public funds for mental health treatment, the Medicaid program serving

A Michigan man who appeared with his family on the TLC show “Meet the Putmans” has been charged with gun crimes. Brandon Putman appeared Thursday in federal court in Bay City, Michigan. He’s accused of trying to get copies of a component to convert AR-15 rifles into automatic machine guns. Federal firearms agent Stephen Ross

The Las Cruces priest accused of sexually assaulting a Hobbs man surrendered to law enforcement earlier this week, according to the Las Cruces Sun-News citing court records. Father Ricardo Bauza, 51, turned himself in to Hobbs police on Monday morning, according to his attorney, Jason Bowles of Albuquerque. Bauza had been wanted by authorities in

The teenager accused of using a semi-automatic rifle to kill 17 people at a Florida high school confessed to carrying out one of the nation’s deadliest school shootings and concealing extra ammunition in his backpack, according to a sheriff’s department report released Thursday. The report from the Broward County Sheriff’s Office said Nikolas Cruz told

Lydia Dominguez, the terminally ill El Paso teenager granted her wish of getting married to her boyfriend, died Wednesday morning, a University Medical Center official confirmed. Dominguez, battling stage four renal cancer prior to her death, was able to marry Joshua Ordoñez during an emotional ceremony Monday afternoon. She died at 7:21 am Wednesday. “This

Authorities say two Texas high school students face charges after bringing guns to campus a day after a deadly mass shooting at a school in Florida. The arrests Thursday happened at separate schools in suburban Dallas. Police didn’t immediately release information on why the students brought firearms to class. Flower Mound police said in a

The flu vaccine is doing a poor job protecting older Americans and others against the bug that’s causing most illnesses. Preliminary figures released Thursday suggest the vaccine is 36 percent effective overall in preventing flu illness severe enough to send a patient to the doctor’s office. There’s only been one other time in the last

An Amarillo shelter worker who wrestled a gun away from a man holding hostages was then shot by a police officer who mistook him as the suspect. Police say they received a report Wednesday of a man holding dozens hostage in the chapel of Faith City Mission, a downtown shelter serving the indigent and others.

A divided Senate rejected a bipartisan plan Thursday to help young “Dreamer” immigrants and parcel out money for the wall President Donald Trump wants with Mexico, as Republican leaders joined with the White House and scuttled what seemed the likeliest chance for sweeping immigration legislation this election year. The vote came after the White House

Uber has confirmed that the suspect in the deadly shooting rampage at a Florida high school used the ride sharing service before the shooting. The company says it’s assisting law enforcement with the investigation. The company wouldn’t answer questions about whether the Uber driver noticed anything concerning about the suspect’s behavior or if he was

The former chief counsel for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Seattle pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges that he stole immigrants’ identities and used them to defraud banks and credit card companies out of more than $190,000. Raphael Sanchez, 44, resigned Monday, the same day prosecutors filed charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity

Notorious Mexican drug lord and escape artist Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is eager to go to trial, his lawyer said Thursday after a U.S. judge set Sept. 5 for jury selection in his drug-trafficking case. Defense attorney Eduardo Balarezo told reporters that Guzman wanted to knock down any speculation he might plead guilty and cooperate

An orphaned 19-year-old who participated in paramilitary drills with a white nationalist group was charged with murder Thursday in the deaths of 17 people fatally shot at a huge Florida high school in the nation’s deadliest school attack in five years. A judge Thursday ordered Nikolas Cruz held without bond on 17 counts of murder.

NEW YORK (AP) – McDonald’s is banishing cheeseburgers and chocolate milk from its Happy Meal menu in an effort to cut down on the calories, sodium, saturated fat and sugar kids consume at its restaurants. Diners can still ask specifically for cheeseburgers or chocolate milk with the kid’s meal, but the fast-food company says not

There is a crash on Loop 375 and Transmountain, it is blocking the left lane of traffic for drivers headed to the West side of town. Take I-10 West to avoid this area.

The New Mexico House bill that would have increased penalties for child abusers stalled in the legislature, according to Gov. Susana Martinez. House Bill 100, commonly referred to as the ‘Baby Brianna Bill,’ proposed that intentional child abuse be a first-degree felony, with a possible sentence of life in prison. Additionally, the proposed legislation aimed