Month: April 2018

For many people, stocking up on groceries can drain your wallet, but a food pantry in Socorro is working to make sure the surrounding community has meals to eat. Volunteers at the Ebenezer Food Pantry said the need is great. Young and old, people wait in long lines for their turn to fill boxes with

The judges on “American Idol” gave local Borderland recording artist Elia Esparza her golden ticket to Hollywood. She was among the 50,000 hopefuls who auditioned. “After you get your ticket to Hollywood, you go to Hollywood week, which is kind of like hell week. I did not sleep the entire week. You are filming 24/7.

There is a motorcycle crash on Gateway East and Lomaland. Gateway East is down to just one lane in the area. Take Cook Dr. or Barranca Dr. to avoid this area.

U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke talked immigration reform, his plan for DACA recipients and gun control during a town hall Monday in his home district. O’Rourke, (D) El Paso, also commented on a tweet from President Donald Trump this week, in which he said that Honduras and Mexico are among the countries that “send many of

A backdoor cold front will bring gusty winds Wednesday morning. Temperatures behind the front will only drop by a few degrees. 80-degree temperatures will return for Thursday and Friday, likely into the weekend. Expect increasing west winds; Thursday and Friday, with windy conditions Saturday and Sunday.

The mysterious death of Border Patrol Agent Rogelio Martinez last November sparked a swarm of theories from local law enforcement, to even President Donald Trump. On the night of Nov. 18, Agent Martinez was reported down in a culvert off of I-10 near Van Horn, Texas. Martinez later died and his partner, who also suffered

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, formally began his re-election campaign Monday, hitting the road extolling Lone Star State exceptionalism – especially in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. It was an ostensibly unifying message that complemented Cruz’s new campaign slogan – “Tough as Texas” – and punctuated a period of home-state re-engagement following his unsuccessful 2016

President Donald Trump is warning about “caravans” of migrants heading to the U.S., though the caravan of Central American migrants supposedly moving across Mexico toward the border was strikingly immobile Monday. The group of about 1,100 people, most of them Hondurans, had been walking along roadsides and train tracks, but they have stopped to camp

President Donald Trump is asking a federal judge in Los Angeles to order arbitration for a case brought by a porn actress who claimed she had an affair with him. In court filings Monday, Trump and his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, sought to have Stormy Daniels’ case heard by an arbitrator instead of a jury.

Trump administration officials said Monday they’re crafting a new legislative package aimed at closing immigration “loopholes,” hours after the president called on Republicans in Congress to immediately pass a border bill using the “Nuclear Option if necessary” to muscle it through. “Border Patrol Agents (and ICE) are GREAT, but the weak Dem laws don’t allow

President Donald Trump is warning about “caravans” of migrants heading to the U.S., though the caravan of Central American migrants supposedly moving across Mexico toward the border was strikingly immobile Monday. The group of about 1,100 mainly Hondurans who had been walking along roadsides and train tracks stopped to camp out in a field in

A Democratic candidate for governor of New Mexico is seeking to disqualify a rival candidate from their party’s June primary election. Court records obtained Monday show gubernatorial candidate and former media executive Jeff Apodaca has accused state Sen. Joseph Cervantes of failing to submit enough petition signatures to run for the Democratic nomination for governor.

Pitchers Jonathan Aro: The 27-year-old has previous Major League experience with the Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners. Buddy Baumann: The 30-year-old pitched for both the Chihuahuas and Padres in 2016 and 2017. Colten Brewer: The 25-year-old was signed by the Padres this offseason after previous time in the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates

The Fort Worth Police Department is investigating a weekend arrest in which a white officer was caught on video kneeling on a black man’s back and punching him while a black officer kneed him. In the 50-second video of Saturday’s arrest posted on Facebook by the Next Generation Action Network, which organizes demonstrations against police

A Mexican father arrested by immigration officials after dropping off his daughter at day care in California was released from a detention center on Monday and will be allowed to remain in the U.S. after a judge ruled he could face persecution with a return to Mexico. Fernando Carrillo walked out of a U.S. immigration

For the past three weeks, it’s been all about buzzer-beaters, bracket-busters and basketball – a much-needed reminder about just how beautiful this game can be. For the next six months, it will be all about ugliness and uncertainty, while college basketball wrestles with the changes it must make to keep the sport alive. The 2017-18

Ethan Couch, who as a 16-year-old driver drunkenly struck and killed four pedestrians but dodged prison after suggesting at trial that his irresponsibility was a result of his entitled upbringing, walked free Monday after serving almost two years in a Texas jail on a probation violation. Couch, 20, was released from the Tarrant County jail

It may be a while before President Donald Trump gets another chance at creating a new, “merit-based” immigration system, a keystone of his four-part plan that Congress rejected last month. In the meantime, his administration is busy making it harder, not easier, for skilled migrants to come work in the United States. The State Department

The mayor of a troubled New Mexico border village facing criticism amid recent firings has reversed one of his decisions. The Deming Headlight reports one of two village employees fired by Mayor Esequiel Salas earlier this month has been placed on administrative leave instead. Robert Gomez, public works director for the small border village, received

El Paso police say the driver suspected of hitting a man on Easter morning and leaving the scene has turned himself in after watching a news broadcast of the story. Two off-duty El Paso nurses pulled over to render aid on Gateway Boulevard East on Sunday after a man was struck by a truck driver

El Paso Live teamed up with Good Morning El Paso to reveal the Broadway shows coming to the Sun City for the 2018-2019 season. “Jersey Boys” is coming back to El Paso, “The Sound of Music” and “Finding Neverland” are making their first stop in the city, and a Christmas special was added to the

April 2 is National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day, according to nationaldaycalendar.com. The average American eats more than 2,000 PB & J sandwiches before they graduate high school. In the early 1900s, peanut butter was considered high class, but when the price dropped decades later it switched to becoming an American classic.

Janet Rodriguez is a senior at Del Valle High School. She was looking forward to her last season on the soccer team, but it was cut short before it ever began after she was diagnosed with cancer. It all started when Rodriguez noticed swelling in her right knee. It turned out to be a cancerous

A New Mexico State Police officer and a commercial motor vehicle were involved in a collision on I-10, near mile marker 105, at around 6 p.m. Sunday, officials say. A spokeswoman with the NMSP said a semi-truck struck the officer’s unit as the officer was turning around to make a traffic stop. The officer was

One man was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash early Sunday morning on the east side of El Paso. Police say 26-year-old Javier Rivera and 27-year-old Devin Miller were pushing a 1998 Chevrolet Camaro that had broken down on the 10700 block of Gateway East around 2:30 a.m. According to the department, an unknown driver

Six police officers died Sunday from smoke inhalation after prisoners started a fire while resisting an effort to transfer dangerous inmates out of a prison in Mexico’s Gulf coast state of Veracruz, authorities said. Veracruz Gov. Miguel Angel Yunes said a seventh person died but it was unclear if he was an inmate or prison

China raised import duties on U.S. pork, fruit and other products Monday in an escalating tariff dispute with President Donald Trump that companies worry might depress global commerce. The Finance Ministry said the charges were in response to a U.S. tariff hike on steel and aluminum that took effect March 23. But a bigger dispute

It may be a while before President Donald Trump gets another chance at creating a new, “merit-based” immigration system, a keystone of his four-part plan that Congress rejected last month. In the meantime, his administration is busy making it harder, not easier, for skilled migrants to come work in the United States. The State Department

Mexican presidential elections are held every six years and voters have so far needed a voter ID registered to an address in Mexico to cast a ballot. This July 2018 presidential election is the first big election where the National Electoral Institute in Mexico has allowed Mexican voters living outside the country to register and

Sunday is Easter, but it is also the start of autism awareness month. One local business is making it a little easier for children with autism to go outside and play. Every first Sunday of the month Adventure Zone caters specifically to children with special needs. It’s called “AUsome Sundays”. From 10 a.m. to 12