Month: February 2018

Emails known as ‘phishing scams’ may flood your inbox, but the new level of sophistication might surprise you. A ‘phishing scam’ is when you receive an email disguised as a trustworthy entity. When you click on the link in that email, your personal information may be compromised. Everyone is familiar with the email from a

The family of Bill Paxton has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a Los Angeles hospital and the surgeon who performed the actor’s heart surgery shortly before he died. The suit filed Friday against Cedars-Sinai Medical Center alleges the surgeon used a “high risk and unconventional surgical approach” that was unnecessary and that he lacked

The University of New Mexico’s Board of Regents won’t accept football coach Bob Davie’s appeal of his 30-day suspension. The Albuquerque Journal reports that the seven-member board made the decision in executive session Tuesday, but didn’t release a reason for not accepting Davie’s appeal. UNM interim President Chaouki Abdallah announced the suspension last Thursday after

Facebook is joining the fight against the opioid crisis in New Mexico as the social media giant faces criticism for allowing sellers to use its platform to offer illegal drugs. The Menlo Park, California company said Tuesday it will work with the state’s attorney general to show Facebook users how they can use its digital

West Virginia, which has the nation’s highest rate of babies born dependent on drugs, will now offer Medicaid coverage to treat those babies. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has approved treatment services in the state for newborns enduring the torment of drug withdrawal, the state Department of Health and Human Resources said

President Donald Trump’s administration didn’t offer “legally adequate reasons” for ending a program that spared many young immigrants from deportation if they were brought to the U.S. as children, a judge ruled Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis in Brooklyn said in a written order that the Republican president “indisputably” has the power to

A state appeals court has upheld the life-without-parole sentence imposed on a soldier in his 20s who was convicted of killing his then-14-year-old girlfriend’s mother because she disapproved of their relationship. The Superior Court panel on Monday rejected the appeal by El Paso, Texas, resident Caleb Barnes in the March 2015 killing of 54-year-old Cheryl

Court records say a New Mexico man drove to Austin, Texas, late last month with a plan to harm two YouTube celebrities with whom he had become obsessed. The Albuquerque Journal reports that a warrant searching Christopher Giles’ cellphone and other electronics returned more than a thousand notes about YouTube stars Gavin Free and Megan

El Paso Police are looking for a woman who allegedly picked up an envelope filled with money that fell from the back pocket of the victim. Police said the woman did not return the envelope. The incident occurred Saturday, February 10 at a Walmart located on 12236 Montana Avenue. Investigators said the woman picked up

The Democratic Party of New Mexico vice chair says she was a target of unwanted sexual advances by a party official who also is a Dona Ana County commissioner. Neomi Martinez-Parra said in a letter Monday that she’s been a victim of inappropriate sexual misconduct by Dona Ana County Commissioner and Dona Ana County Central

A high-stakes Senate debate over immigration got off to a halting start Tuesday, with Republican and Democratic leaders immediately at loggerheads over how to move forward and President Donald Trump warning this was the “last chance” to extend protections to “Dreamer” immigrants. Trump issued the warning in a morning tweet as the Senate opened what

Las Cruces Police need help identifying a man who they say robbed a Denny’s at gun point December 28, 2017. The suspect entered the restaurant, located at 3901 Bataan Memorial West, at about 3:30 am and demanded cash from the register, according to police. The man allegedly fled the restaurant with an undisclosed amount of

Ed Broadnax is practically the human Energizer Bunny. Come Sunday, Broadnax will be looking to complete his 259th marathon during the El Paso Marathon. “I am just so happy, I am trying to get that goal of 300,” Broadnax said. The marathon maniac and Army veteran calls El Paso his hometown. Broadnax served in the

The body that governs New Mexico high school sports says students who received an “F” grade won’t be eligible to participate in activities and athletics next year. The New Mexico Activities Association recently voted to make the changes requiring all student-athletes to have at least a 2.0 grade-point-average and no F grades. Students previously had

A botched weed removal project will cost Las Cruces taxpayers $59,000, the city’s manager confirmed. “Well, when you rip out all the vegetation and there’s nothing left for the wildlife to live in, I would say that it was a disaster,” said Councilman Gill Sorg, who represents District 5. There was supposed to be a

A recent poll found that nearly as many El Pasoans are not sure of where to build the multipurpose cultural arts facility as there are people who are against it being built in what’s been dubbed as the Duranguito neighborhood of Downtown El Paso. ABC-7 commissioned a survey of 324 people between the ages of

In his 74 years of attending the St. James Christian Methodist Church, James Shackelford, 85, of Tyler, has learned to view church as a place where he can find healing for what troubles him. The Tyler Morning Telegraph reports it’s given him, like many other African-Americans in the community, the strength to persevere when the

Police say former world champion boxer Adrien Broner has been arrested after being accused of groping a woman at a popular mall in Atlanta. Atlanta Police spokesman Donald Hannah says the 28-year-old Broner was charged with sexual assault after his arrest at the Lenox Square Mall on Monday. Hannah says Broner denies the accusation. Broner

Some conservatives are grappling with a Republican-backed spending binge that threatens to generate trillion-dollar deficits for years to come while staining a cherished pillar of the modern-day Republican Party. While Trump and most of his closest allies largely avoided the subject, fiscal conservatives lashed out against Monday’s release of President Trump’s $4 trillion-plus budget, which

Two people who pleaded guilty in the hammer killing of a woman in Albuquerque have been sentenced to prison after testifying against another defendant. The Albuquerque Journal reports that 27-year-old Stephanie Stepp was sentenced to 24 years for second-degree murder and other crimes and that 31-year-old Joshua Taramasco was sentenced to eight years for kidnapping.

Police charged a Las Cruces man with DWI and child abuse after the man was involved in a single-vehicle rollover crash Sunday afternoon. Christian Echavarria-Martinez, 29, of the 500 block of Villamora, is charged with one count of negligent child abuse and a misdemeanor count of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or

Gov. Susana Martinez says she’s encouraged that a sweeping plan unveiled by the Trump administration calls for investments in rural infrastructure. The two-term Republican governor was among other leaders from around the nation who met Monday with President Donald Trump. Trump’s plan is centered on using $200 billion in federal money to leverage more than

Colorful beads, celebrations and a little indulgence: Mardi Gras is here and it’s one of the last times to give into temptation before the beginning of the Lenten Season. Fr. Fabian Marquez of El Buen Pastor Catholic Church said Lent is a time for Christians to remember the time Jesus spent in the desert leading

February is National Condom Month and New Mexico health officials are spreading the word. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports the New Mexico Department of Health started the month with an Instagram post: “Wrap it up! It’s your health – Take charge and be safe! #CondomMonth,” paired with a red chile pepper outfitted with a condom.

A total of 17 people have been arrested in connection with a massive mail theft ring investigation. El Paso Police said in a news release Tuesday morning that officers arrested Phillip Biagas, 48 and Joseph Howe, 34, on Feb. 8 and Feb 9, respectively. Both men were booked into the El Paso county jail on

Parkinson’s disease has forced legendary guitarist Glenn Tipton to drop out of the upcoming Judas Priest tour. The British rockers say Tipton is stepping down from touring due to the ailment, which began to afflict him a decade ago. In a statement issued Monday, the band said Tipton can still play some of their less-challenging

Out of the two and a half million students in Texas public schools, more than half of them are in school districts that have exempted themselves from requiring teachers to be certified by the state, according to the Texas Education Agency. The TEA recently notified the legislature about the numbers. TEA Spokeswoman Lauren Callahan said

President Donald Trump unveiled a $4.4 trillion budget plan Monday that envisions steep cuts to America’s social safety net but mounting spending on the military, formally retreating from last year’s promises to balance the federal budget. The president’s spending outline for the first time acknowledges that the Republican tax overhaul passed last year would add

Missouri lawmakers are considering whether to mark an official day to celebrate sliced bread. A bill pending in the state House would designate July 7 as Missouri Sliced Bread Day. Supporters say the day is needed to promote tourism in the northern Missouri city of Chillicothe, where the first commercially sliced bread was sold on

The rookie Las Cruces Police Officer charged with aggravated DWI has resigned Friday, Las Cruces Police officials said. Deputies with the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Department arrested 28-year-old Ryan Holguin. No arrest photo has been available and a search of Holguin’s name in the county’s jail inmate website yields no results. Holguin was driving a