Month: April 2018

A class-action lawsuit accuses President Donald Trump’s administration of illegally detaining immigrants married to U.S. citizens while they pursue lawful immigration status. The lawsuit was filed late Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts on behalf of immigrants subject to removal orders who have been or fear being separated from the U.S.-citizen spouses

For the second time in five months, an infant has been left in a baby box at a northwestern Indiana volunteer fire station. Lt. Chuck Kohler says he was on scene tending to the baby girl less than a minute after receiving a page Sunday night. The page alerted him that alarms had been triggered

The Indianapolis-based governing body for gymnastics filed its lawsuit against seven insurance companies Friday in Marion County. It accuses the companies of breach of contract and alleges that they haven’t provided a full defense or fully reimbursed USA Gymnastics for defense costs in 10 lawsuits filed by women who say Nassar sexually abused them, The

A man charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old Michigan girl is now accused of killing her while free on bond, preventing her from testifying in the rape case. Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker said Wednesday that two men are facing charges connected to the death of Mujey Dumbuya. Her partially clothed body was found in

An Iowa man accused of beating his mother to death with an electric guitar plans to use an insanity defense if his case goes on trial. Defense lawyers filed a notice Monday in Des Moines County District Court for 30-year-old Garret Selters, who is charged with first-degree murder in the Oct. 17 slaying of 56-year-old

A 12-year-old girl described to a judge Wednesday how as a toddler she was repeatedly abused by her foster parents, an ex-Army couple convicted of child endangerment who were in court to be resentenced. John and Carolyn Jackson lived at the Army’s Picatinny Arsenal facility when they were charged in 2013, and they were convicted

The University of New Mexico has authorized its athletic director to eliminate programs in the cash-strapped department. University President Garnett S. Stokes addressed the regents Finance and Facilities Committee on Tuesday, saying athletic director Eddie Nunez has been instructed to propose sport eliminations by this summer. Stokes says student athletes should be given notice a

A former nurse has been arrested on a murder charge after a patient died and two others slipped into vegetative states at a Texas hospital, according to state and county records. The Texas Board of Nursing suspended William George Davis’ license in March. In a detention order, the board determined he entered three patients’ rooms

Former U.S. House Speaker John Boehner says he has had a change of heart on marijuana and will promote its nationwide legalization. Known as an avid cigarette smoker, the Ohio Republican has joined the advisory board of Acreage Holdings , a multi-state cannabis company. The company also announced that former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld has

President Donald Trump has signed a new law aimed at curbing sex trafficking. During a White House signing ceremony Wednesday, the president said the survivors “are very brave.” Among those at the ceremony were Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, several members of Congress and families of victims. The law passed Congress overwhelmingly. It weakens a legal shield

As thousands of National Guard troops deploy to the Mexico border, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions plans to bring his firm stance on immigration enforcement to New Mexico, where a group of Southwest border sheriffs are meeting Wednesday. Sessions will speak in Las Cruces at the Texas Border Sheriff’s Coalition Annual Spring Meeting with the

The first of several community meetings focused on proposed changes to El Paso’s noise ordinance was held Tuesday evening at the Mission Valley Regional Command. Environmental compliance manager Karl Rimkus told ABC-7 the current noise ordinance relies on a decibel reader to determine if someone is in violation. “It’s tied to specific zones that are

The founder of a Chicago-area evangelical church that grew to become one of the largest in the nation is stepping down, calling allegations that he touched and made lewd comments to female congregants a distraction. The Rev. Bill Hybels, 66, announced his immediate retirement at a meeting Tuesday with members of the Willow Creek Community

There is a crash on I-10 West and Yarbough that is blocking the left lane. Take Montana, Northloop or Gateway to avoid this area.

Out of all 50 states and including Washington, D.C., New Mexico is the worst state for millennials to live, according to a new report by WalletHub.com Texas ranked 17 in the overall study. “Millennials” are defined as people who were born between 1981 and 1997. For this study, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the

One of the most affordable online universities in the country is in the Borderland. College Choice, a website dedicated to helping students and their families find the best colleges to fit their interests and needs, ranks New Mexico State University 19th out of 50 colleges. NMSU in Las Cruces is the only university in the

UTEP has revealed head men’s basketball coach Rodney Terry is set to make $725,000 in base salary in his first year with the program, according to records obtained from UTEP through a public records request. Terry, who left Fresno State to take the head coaching position at UTEP, would have made $625,000 in the upcoming

Two promising young players announced their decision to leave the UTEP basketball program within minutes of one another Tuesday. Forward Tirus Smith and swingman Trey Wade posted notes on Twitter Tuesday morning expressing thanks to UTEP coaches and fans, but declaring their intent to leave. Both players mentioned that they consulted family members before making

Law enforcement from 31 different counties along the Southern border have all come together in Las Cruces. It’s for the annual Southwestern Border Sheriff’s Coalition. It comes at a time where border issues are at the forefront of national discussion. “We all meet to try to see if we can come up with solutions. We

An east El Paso man says “it could’ve been worse,” after being struck in the face with a pellet while walking his dog in his neighborhood. He’s now asking his neighbors to stay vigilant. Mark Lozano said it happened near Album Park by Chezelle Dr. on April 4. He said one pellet grazed his cheek

A man accused of beating another man to death in Las Cruces pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. According to court documents, 20-year-old Taylor James Enriquez admitted to striking Alberto Nuñez-Lopez, 23, in the neck with a shovel and hitting him over the head with a beer bottle during a 2017 altercation at the 600 block

The deployment of National Guard members to the U.S.-Mexico border at President Donald Trump’s request was underway Tuesday with a gradual ramp-up of troops under orders to help curb the flow of illegal immigration. The Trump administration also announced that Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen will visit this week a stretch of new border wall breaking

A supervisor for the U.S. Border Patrol killed a woman with whom he was romantically involved and her 1-year-old child before calling 911 claiming to have discovered the bodies near a park along the border with Mexico, Texas authorities said Tuesday. Ronald Anthony Burgos Aviles, 28, was being held without bond in the Webb County

El Paso police arrested a Ft. Bliss soldier accused of beating and torturing a 2-year-old female husky. Twenty-year-old James Taylor Norris is charged with Cruelty to Non-Livestock Animals, after investigators said he threw the dog to the ground and beat her during a February 26 incident. The man continued the same abusive behavior after the

Police in Albuquerque say a woman accused of abandoning five dogs to die in a sweltering car last week has been arrested in Arizona. They say 31-year-old Sara Mauter is awaiting extradition to New Mexico. The Albuquerque Journal says a warrant of extradition was signed Sunday in Maricopa County, which is Arizona’s most populous county.

New Mexico’s Supreme Court is weighing whether the state’s two remaining death row inmates still can be executed after the state’s abolition of capital punishment. Oral arguments were scheduled for Tuesday in the appeal of death sentences against Robert Fry and Timothy Allen for convictions in two brutal killings. New Mexico repealed the death penalty

Las Cruces police arrested Keifer Moore, 23, of the 1000 block of La Plata Drive, and charged him with a third-degree felony count of child abuse after he reportedly hit his 2 -year-old daughter because she gave him a look that reminded him of his ex, according to police reports. The incident happened on Saturday,

There is a crash involving three cars on Loop 375 Northbound and the Montana exit. Fire crews are blocking a lane of traffic while the cars are blocking the shoulder. No major delay in the area but take Joe Battle to avoid this crash.

One person was taken to the hospital after a traffic accident in East El Paso Tuesday morning, according to the El Paso Fire Department. It happened on Loop 375 near Vista Del Sol at around 1:30 a.m. Authorities said one person suffered serious injuries, but haven’t said what caused it or what kind of traffic

UTEP will unveil what has been deemed a “new vision” for the Sun Bowl on Friday afternoon. President Diana Natalicio and athletic director Jim Senter are expected to present a plan that day regarding the future of the stadium. The Sun Bowl opened in 1963 and originally sat 30,000 fans. It was then upgraded and