Month: April 2018

A temporary ban on slaughtering horses for meat in the United States will expire in October. The ban has led to thousands of horses being sent to Mexico and Canada for human consumption. The horse meat is often sent to countries like Belgium, France, China and Japan. Some Borderland legislators are part of a push

The El Paso Independent School District has put new guidelines in place, following last year’s deadly crash involving a bus full of coaches and student athletes. Monday was the one year anniversary of the crash that killed Irvin High School Track Coach Archie Duran. 34 people were on the charter bus including students, coaches and

The Eastlake Falcons are not only hoping to make a deep run in the high school baseball playoffs, they want to win the whole thing. This season, Eastlake went undefeated in district play (16-0) and ended up winning the 2-5A District Championship. The Falcons are making it a habit of winning the district title and

According to the Texas Department of Insurance, in 2016, 279 vehicle fires were reported just in El Paso County. In the past few days there have been two car fire accidents in the Borderland. The first occurred on Saturday morning when a sports vehicle hit the back of a pickup truck that was pulling a

The third candidate for the position of New Mexico State University’s chancellor addressed the public on Monday. Dr. Brian Stevenson is the former president and vice-chancellor of Lakehead University in Ontario, Canada. Of Mexican and Canadian descent, the candidate has familiarity with both borders. “Our community is a borderland community,” Stevenson said. He said he

Las Cruces Police arrested an Anthony man accused of starting a fire at a hotel and barging into an apartment and stabbing a victim. Frank A. Lopez, 45, was charged with attempted murder, arson and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Las Cruces Fire and Police were dispatched Friday to the report of a structure

Authorities say an Arkansas man under investigation for claiming he tracked Bigfoot for the U.S. government has been arrested on a child pornography charge. The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that 46-year-old Keith Barnes was arrested last week. Authorities say they found evidence for a charge of possessing or viewing matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving

Panasonic Corp. will pay about $280 million to resolve federal charges that executives at its in-flight entertainment unit improperly hid payments to consultants overseas in violation of anti-corruption rules, officials announced Monday. The Japanese electronics giant’s parent company will pay $143 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission, while its Southern California subsidiary, Panasonic Avionics,

Like so many American soldiers returning home from World War II, Bob Barger started working a new job and going to college. Once he settled into his career and raising a family, finishing school was no longer a priority. Now, 68 years since he last sat in a classroom, Barger is set to graduate from

A North Texas mother has been found guilty of recklessly causing injury to a child after her two toddlers died in a hot car. A Parker County jury in Weatherford convicted 25-year-old Cynthia Marie Randolph on Monday in the May 26 deaths of 1-year-old Cavanaugh Ramirez and 2-year-old Juliet Ramirez. Randolph could be sentenced to

Detroit reached a key step in fiscal redemption on Monday by reclaiming control of its own finances roughly three years after exiting the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. A state review commission unanimously agreed to release the city from state financial oversight after Detroit delivered three consecutive years of audited balanced budgets. The city

White House chief of staff John Kelly said Monday that a report that he called President Donald Trump an idiot is “total BS.” Kelly, in a statement, said he and Trump have “an incredibly candid and strong relationship.” He added, “He always knows where I stand and he and I both know this story is

The Treasury Department announced Monday that the government borrowed a record $488 billion in the January-March quarter, but officials expect borrowing needs will decline sharply for the current April-June quarter. Treasury said that actual borrowing in the first quarter exceeded the old record of $483 billion set in the first quarter of 2010, a period

“Gargantuan” might be an appropriate word to kick off this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee. The competition will be super-sized because of a new wild-card program that provided a path to the bee for kids who didn’t qualify by conventional means and were willing to pay their own way. Scripps was willing to allow the

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Authorities are investigating the death of a man who was found hanging in a New Mexico jail cell. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports Santa Fe County Sheriff spokesman Juan Rios said Sunday the investigation into the death of Thomas Wayne Ferguson is “ongoing.” Ferguson was found dead Friday night

The ex-girlfriend of San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster has submitted a video to prosecutors to support her statement that she lied when she told authorities Foster had hit her. But Santa Clara County prosecutor Jim Dermertzis said Monday that the district attorney’s office will continue to prosecute a domestic violence case against Foster even

Attendees at the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting in Dallas can carry their firearms – except during the forum where President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence speak Friday. A White House official said Monday that Trump will attend Friday. Pence had already been slated to speak at Friday’s leadership forum. The NRA posted

About 200 people in a caravan of Central American asylum seekers waited on the Mexican border with San Diego for a second straight day on Monday to turn themselves in to U.S. border inspectors, who said the nation’s busiest crossing facility did not have enough space to accommodate them. After a monthlong journey across Mexico

The Time’s Up campaign is taking aim at R. Kelly over allegations he has sexually abused women. The organization devoted to helping women in the aftermath of sexual abuse issued a statement Monday urging further investigation into Kelly’s behavior, which has come under closer scrutiny over the last year as women have come forward to

Fans will get the chance to ask comedy legend Carol Burnett a question in person when she debuts her new tour in El Paso later this year. Destination El Paso announced Monday that comedian, actor, writer, and singer Burnett, whose career has spanned seven decades of television, is premiering her An Evening of Laughter and

Leaving a Phoenix courthouse Monday, Backpage.com co-founder Michael Lacey offered his first public comments about allegations of running prostitution ads and money laundering. “Nonsense!” Lacey said before his attorney added that his client had no further comment. Lacey, and co-founder James Larkin are scheduled to stand trial Jan. 15, 2020, on federal charges in Arizona

Facebook says it is partnering with Central New Mexico Community College to establish a certificate program in digital marketing. Marne Levine – who is the chief operating officer for Instagram, a social media platform owned by Facebook – announced the partnership Monday at an Albuquerque event meant to boost small businesses and build digital skills.

State Attorney General Ken Paxton is seeking to join a lawsuit against Austin’s sick leave ordinance – another example of top Texas Republicans hitting back at local policies enacted by liberal cities. In papers filed Monday in Texas District Court, Paxton argued that Austin’s ordinance, which takes effect Oct. 1, undermines state law setting minimum

Despite a 2-1 victory at Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals, Real Madrid is worried. Madrid hosts Bayern in the second leg on Tuesday, but the European champion has struggled in decisive matches at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium and is wary of more surprises. “We have to think about the

The porn actress alleging an affair with President Donald Trump is escalating her legal fight, suing the president for defamation. Stormy Daniels filed the complaint in federal court in New York on Monday. At issue is a tweet Trump made in which he dismissed a composite sketch that Daniels says depicted a man who threatened

Police say an Albuquerque woman is accused of beating her boyfriend with a metal pipe. According to a criminal complaint, 33-year-old Marisela Trusley accused her boyfriend of cheating on her. The argument reportedly escalated and Trusley allegedly grabbed a metal pipe, then struck the man with it several times. Trusley appeared in court Saturday before

Police say a 10-year-old Houston boy died after he climbed into a tumble dryer during a game of hide-and-seek. The Harris County medical examiner’s office said Monday that the boy was electrocuted. Investigators initially thought he may have suffocated when he climbed into the machine in the laundry room of an apartment complex Friday. Christina

New Mexico is considering a proposal to rein in job training subsidies to customer-support call centers, as the state expands overall funding for classroom and on-the-job training for expanding businesses. The New Mexico Economic Development Department is accepting public comments ahead of a May 10 hearing about proposed rule changes to the Job Training Incentive

About 200 asylum seekers in a caravan of Central Americans are not being allowed to turn themselves in to U.S. border inspectors for a second straight day. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says a San Diego border crossing facility has reached capacity. Mexican authorities allowed about 50 people to cross a long bridge leading to

Officials from the Vatican’s doctrinal watchdog and leading German churchmen will meet this week to discuss if non-Catholic spouses can receive Holy Communion, the Holy See said Monday. German cardinals and other prelates will be at the Vatican on Thursday to discuss “possible access to the Eucharist” for non-Catholic Christian spouses. Any such opening could