Month: February 2018

More than 200 educators, school administrators and school personnel attended the first-ever Mental Health in Schools Regional Conference Friday. The goal for the conference was to provide educators with strategies, resources and tools to improve the effectiveness of working with students who are dealing with mental health conditions. “These are the folks that are in

Authorities say a New Mexico man who traveled to Austin to kill and rob two YouTube celebrities likely died of a self-inflicted gunshot after being confronted by police. The Travis County medical examiner’s office says that Christopher Giles was struck by police fire on Jan. 26 but the preliminary determination is he died by suicide.

On Feb. 14, 20-year-old Nathan Richardson was awaiting his fate after authorities say he brought a weapon to Eastwood High School. But before the verdict came down 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz walked into a Florida school and opened fire on students. Seventeen people were killed, 14 others were hospitalized and the news spread like wildfire. “It

6A: Arlington Bowie 67, Pebble Hills 47 Final 5A: Amarillo Randall 54, Burges 45 Final Andress 42, Plainview 44 Final Canyon 73, Eastlake 34 Final (Thursday) Bel Air 23, Amarillo 69 Final (Thursday) 4A: San Elizario 31, Denver City 79 Final Levelland 88, Clint 43 Final Seminole 68, Fabens 41 Final 3A: Tornillo 44, Lubbock

President Donald Trump had a nine-month extramarital affair with the 1998 Playboy Playmate of the year beginning in 2006, showing the woman his wife’s bedroom in Trump Tower and bringing her to his private bungalow at the Beverly Hills Hotel, according to the woman’s eight-page, handwritten account of the relationship obtained by The New Yorker

A man who has spent a dozen of years in a mental institution after killing his mother will be released this weekend. ABC-7’s New Mexico Mobile Newsroom has learned Justin Quintana will be released Sunday to a half-way house in Albuquerque. The decision to release Quintana was made during a hearing Friday afternoon in Las

The Washington state Department of Licensing gave information to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement about an undocumented immigrant rights activist now facing deportation, records released Friday confirm. An email obtained by The Associated Press under a public records request shows the state agency sent ICE a copy of the driver’s license and license application for

A powerful magnitude-7.2 earthquake shook south and central Mexico Friday, causing people to flee buildings and office towers in the country’s capital, where residents were still jittery after a deadly quake five months ago. Crowds of people gathered on Mexico City’s central Reforma Avenue in Mexico City as well as on streets in Oaxaca state’s

Our Lady of the Valley parochial school will be closing at the end of the 2017-2018 academic school year, announced the Most Reverend Mark J. Seitz, D.D. Bishop, from the Catholic Diocese of El Paso Friday evening. “It is a very, very difficult decision,” said the Bishop. The school is located at 8600 Winchester. Bishop

Police officers with the Socorro Independent School District’s police department arrested and charged a student with “generating a false alarm,” a district spokesperson confirmed. The district official said the threat was made against El Dorado High School. SISD police officers arrested the student at his home, the district spokesperson said, adding the district has the

Police arrested a Las Cruces man suspected of strangling and beating his girlfriend during a domestic incident. Police said 39-year-old Brian Pontious, of the 4200 block of Winters Street, entered a bedroom and hit the woman as she was laying on the bed. The woman tried to get up but Pontious kicked her face and

Authorities say six people have been charged in connection with running a New Mexico-based sex trafficking operation. Felicia Maggard, a Bernalillo County Sheriff spokeswoman, said Friday that online and cellphone records indicate that three Albuquerque juveniles were forced into prostitution between February 2017 and January as part of the operation. She says 12 adult sex

Police arrested a Las Cruces man suspected of deliberately crashing the car his mother is borrowing from a man he believes doesn’t exist. Joshua Ray Tellez-Morales, 28, allegedly began arguing with his mother at about 1:00 am Thursday February, 15 and grabbed the keys to a 2015 Nissan Altima and rammed the vehicle into a

EPISD says it is taking safety and security into consideration when finalizing design of new schools. Officials confirm they re-evaluate security after shootings across the country and they take that into consideration as they design new campuses. “As we go through this district of innovation, curriculum and the new layouts of the schools, we’ve been

The FBI received a tip last month that the suspect in the Florida school shooting had a “desire to kill” and access to guns and could be plotting an attack, but agents failed to investigate, the agency said Friday. Florida Gov. Rick Scott called for the FBI’s director to resign because of the missteps. Attorney

Sheriff’s deputies didn’t pursue a sexual assault investigation against the gunman in a mass shooting at a Texas church, even though the woman reporting it signed a complaint detailing the alleged attack, according to records released Friday. The records also contradict the reason previously given by authorities for why the case stalled against Devin Patrick

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized 14.4 pounds of cocaine and 185 pounds of marijuana on Valentine’s Day. The cocaine seizure occurred just before noon at the Paso Del Norte international crossing when a drug sniffing dog alerted CBP officers to the rear area of a 2011 Chevrolet Malibu. CBP officers searched the vehicle

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced the launch of a drone program to assist with public safety efforts. DPS said the drones will be used for a variety of public safety missions across Texas, including search and rescue, disaster support, crime scene photography and crash reconstruction. The program’s fleet includes 17 drones, which

Police said an argument is behind a shooting in Northeast El Paso that sent a person to the hospital in critical condition. The shooting was reported at around 10:30 pm February 15, 2018 on the 5000 block of Vancouver street, which is a few blocks away from McCombs Street and Loop 375. Police said the

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

Think you’re too old to start exercising? A recent study among previously inactive 45 to 65 year olds showed dramatic improvement in heart function after starting exercise. “We used to think think if you don’t start the exercise when you’re in your 20s, your 30s it’s too late. No, these are patients that are 45

Thirteen Russians and three Russian companies were charged Friday with an elaborate plot to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election through social media propaganda aimed at helping Republican Donald Trump and harming the prospects of his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, prosecutors announced Friday. The indictment, brought by the office of special counsel Robert Mueller,

A Las Cruces man was convicted Thursday February, 15 for inappropriately touching a girl in 2014. Police say 28-year-old Edgar Allen Martinez was taking care of the child when the abuse occurred. He was convicted of two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor under the age of 13. “I am more than pleased

A Texas man nicknamed “Big Head” has pleaded guilty to dealing illegal drugs along Mississippi’s coast. The Sun Herald cites a U.S. Department of Justice statement that says 47-year-old Jose Luis Chavez entered his plea Thursday. It says U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents learned Chavez was a major supplier of cocaine, marijuana, meth and heroin

Authorities say a Fort Worth man arrested after a severed head was found near a walking trail is suspected in the death of a second person. A Tarrant County grand jury on Thursday indicted 28-year-old Hector Acosta-Ojeda on a charge of capital murder. A second man also was indicted in the July death of Triston

Detectives with the El Paso Police Department need the public’s help in locating a man who has been photographing women at public restrooms across the city, announced Crime Stoppers Friday. Officials said the man was captured on security video, and is asking for help identifying the peeping tom. The first reported incident happened on El

Planning to see “Black Panther” in theaters this weekend? Keep your ears open for a song by Grammy-nominated singer Khalid. The El Pasoan’s song “The Ways” is featured on the soundtrack for the Marvel film, which opened nationwide Thursday night. The soundtrack was produced by Grammy-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar and features songs by The Weeknd

El Paso’s first indoor, competitive-style swimming pool is almost ready to open. City officials said on a YouTube video that the pool has been filled, has lane markers and its lights are already installed. The Westside Natatorium is located on Wallenberg Drive and Mesa Hills. It has 8 lanes for 50-meters meets, 16 lanes for

Aerobic exercise may reverse heart effects in middle-age adults, according to a recent study. Hitting the gym for a cardio workout four to five times a week over a two-year period reduced reversed issues such as heart stiffness, which can lead to increased complications, in middle-age adults according to the study published in the American

It seemed so easy for NMSU a month ago. The Aggies defeated Utah Valley 86-59 back on January 20th at the Pan American Center. But things were much more difficult on the road Thursday night in Orem as the Aggies fell by a score of 86-79. It was the first conference loss for the Aggies