Month: February 2018

Federal prosecutors say a state district judge in South Texas accepted bribes for several years in exchange for favorable rulings in cases he oversaw. Judge Rodolfo “Rudy” Delgado appeared in court Monday on a bribery charge. Online records indicate he’s no longer being held at the Hidalgo County jail. He was arrested Friday following a

A comedy series about teens battling alien invaders is set to film a second season in New Mexico. New Mexico Film Office Director Nick Maniatis announced Monday that digital series “Snatchers,” which streams on Verizon’s go90 media brand, will begin principal photography in early February through mid-March in Albuquerque. “Snatchers” is a horror comedy series

A West Texas sheriff says the skeletal remains of a second person have been found in a pit as part of an investigation into two teenagers missing since 2015. Midland County Sheriff Gary Painter says the remains were found Saturday as investigators were searching a second pit on private land after receiving a tip early

Tom Brady’s wife, Gisele Bündchen, turned her husband’s Super Bowl loss into a teaching moment for their children after two of them started crying after the game. Bündchen, referring to the Philadelphia Eagles, told her children, “they haven’t won in a million years.” A USA reporter who witnessed the motherly moment wrote Brady’s two sons

Less than 24-hours after he rocked the Super Bowl with his halftime performance, Justin Timberlake has announced a European tour and more dates in the U.S. Timberlake, whose latest album was released worldwide on Friday, will take his “Man of the Woods” tour to Europe in June, following 37 dates across the U.S. and Canada

In the immediate aftermath of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, there was a fevered pitch to ban bump stocks, the device that allowed the shooter’s semi-automatic rifles to mimic the rapid fire of machine guns. With that push stalled at the federal level, a handful of states and some cities are moving

Authorities in northern Mexico say gunmen shot up a clandestine cockfight arena in the Chihuahua state capital, killing six people and wounding 14. The state prosecutor’s office says in a statement that several masked attackers fired at people gathered at the “Santa Maria” cockfight club late Saturday off a highway on the southern edge of

The warm weather continues throughout the borderland Monday afternoon.The winds will increase Tuesday as a disturbance passes north of the region; westerly winds increase 15-25 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Temperatures will be cooler Wednesday and Thursday. Friday and Saturday temperatures warm back up, we see cooler temperatures Sunday. El Paso: Sunny. Highs 76

Voters in Doña Ana County have a chance on Tuesday to approve or deny two bond proposals in two school districts. The Las Cruces Public School District is looking to pass a $50 million bond. The money would partly be used to expand, remodel, and furnish schools and buy computer equipment. LCPS will apply for

Hundreds of Philadelphia Eagles fans hugged, cried and chugged beer after a historic Superbowl win at Border City Ale House. “I can’t explain anything,” said Natalie Muñoz, whose eyes welled up with tears. “(There’s) just happiness.” At 4 p.m., El Paso resident Aldo Monterrey insisted his team would walk away with their first franchise win.

The Philadelphia Eagles’ flight from last to first ended up with a Lombardi Trophy. In a record-setting shootout between Nick Foles and Tom Brady, the backup quarterback led a pressure-packed 75-yard drive to the winning touchdown, 11 yards to Zach Etrz with 2:21 to go Sunday night. Then a defense that had been shredded throughout

It’s been 20 years since Carly Martinez went missing. The NMSU student was kidnapped, raped, and found murdered. Today we spoke with her family who hope their message is not forgotten; they want everyone to do what they can and support victims of sexual violence. “Twenty years ago our family was shaken by the disappearance

It’s Super Bowl ad time again. Advertisers of all stripes are vying for the attention of the 111 million viewers expected to tune in. The goal is to be the most-talked about ad over the water cooler – or Slack chatroom – come Monday morning. From Steven Tyler de-aging for Kia to Amazon’s imagining of

Authorities say a man took a sledgehammer to about a dozen squad cars in a Dallas police station parking lot. Police say the man walked into the Dallas Central Patrol parking lot at the city’s marshal’s office detention center before dawn Sunday and started hitting the cars. The center holds people arrested for public intoxication

El Paso firefighters and members of the combined search and rescue team are bringing an injured female hiker down from the Wyler Aerial Tramway state park located in the 1700 block of McKinley. First responders say a 49-year-old woman injured her ankle while hiking early this morning. Members of the combined search and rescue team

Turnovers once again came back to haunt the UTEP Miners as they dropped their 5th loss in a row. This time it came at the hands of the Marshall Thundering Herd by a final of 74-65. It was tale of two halfs for UTEP. Miners came out sluggish in the first half, but still managed

A family mourning the loss of a son protested for justice Saturday evening. Two weeks ago ABC-7 was on the scene of a deadly shooting in Socorro. Sheriffs officials say 33-year-old Juan Jaquez was murdered. The suspect — an off duty Border Patrol agent. Family members told ABC-7 that the off duty Border Patrol agent,

Together again? Not so much. Janet Jackson has shut down any rumors that she will be joining Justin Timberlake during this year’s Super Bowl halftime show. “To put to rest any speculation or rumors as to whether I will be performing at the Super Bowl tomorrow; I will not,” Jackson said in a statement released

At least 40 girls and women said they were molested by a Michigan sports doctor over a 14-month period while the FBI at the same time was aware that Larry Nassar had been accused of molesting gymnasts, a newspaper reported Saturday. The FBI became aware of Nassar in July 2015 when it was contacted by

The Road Angels are hosting a lunch fundraiser to benefit Sergio Pando-Ruacho, a Chamberino volunteer firefighter suffering from stage 3 brain cancer. Pando-Ruacho went to the hospital after falling off a 50 foot cliff while mountain biking along Transmountain in 2013. It was in that hospital visit doctors found a brain tumor and removed it

It’s been described as money of the future. Dozens gathered at the El Paso Convention Center on Saturday to learn more about investing in cryptocurrency. It’s a form of digital money, that uses cryptography for security. The most well known form of crpytocurrency is Bitcoin, which originated in 2009. “I think it’s honestly the future

EL PASO, Texas – The family of Juan Daniel Jacques held a protest Saturday afternoon after he was shot and killed in a shooting that involved an off-duty Border Patrol officer. The U.S. Border Patrol agent involved in the deadly shooting in Socorro on Jan. 14 has been identified as Luis Chavez. The El Paso

Two sisters tied down and burned a 5-year-old girl, permanently disfiguring her, in a voodoo ritual meant to rid her of a demon causing her to misbehave, police said. The women also threatened to cut off the head of the girl’s 8-year-old brother with a machete, authorities said. The boy said his sister was tied

The Spice Girls have confirmed plans to work together for the first time in six years, though details of the projects remain undisclosed. Photos released Friday showed a meeting of Victoria “Posh Spice” Beckham, Melanie “Sporty Spice” Chisholm, Emma “Baby Spice” Bunton, Melanie “Scary Spice” Brown and Geri “Ginger Spice” Horner. Publicist Jo Milloy later

Snoop Dogg’s Super Bowl week is almost as busy as that of the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots players competing on Sunday. He headlined BET’s Super Bowl Gospel Celebration and debuted music from his upcoming gospel album on Thursday. He held a screening for his new Netflix series, “Coach Snoop,” on Friday. And he

Newly released federal figures show a sharp rise in child abuse fatalities in the U.S., with the bulk of the increase occurring in two states – Indiana and Texas – where child-welfare agencies have been in disarray. According to a report released this week by the Department of Health and Human Services, there were 1,700

A 2-month-old baby was found dead in western New Mexico after authorities say the child was left in a car overnight. The Gallup Independent reports the parents called authorities Wednesday morning after the child was discovered to be not breathing outside their rural home west of Gallup. According to a Gallup Fire Department report, the

The Las Cruces High School boys basketball team improved to 22-0 with an impressive win on the road at Hobbs Friday night. The Bulldawgs are now 8-0 in district play and have now given themselves a three-game lead over Hobbs in the league. But it wasn’t easy. Las Cruces actually trailed much of the first

The Lupus Foundation of America estimates that 1.5 million Americans have a form of lupus. Data from the foundation shows there are at least 16,000 new cases diagnosed per year. It’s often called one of the world’s cruelest, most unpredictable and devastating diseases. Lupus strikes without warning and can have effects that last a lifetime.

The dog flu is sweeping the nation, and many pet owners are understandably concerned. Local veterinarian Nancy Harvey says while many areas like the Midwest are seeing a lot of the dog flu, El Paso seems to be in a “bubble.” She says to her knowledge, there haven’t been any cases here. The symptoms to