Month: May 2018

A New Mexico state lawmaker has been arrested on aggravated drunken driving following an Albuquerque DWI checkpoint stop. Republican Rep. Monica Youngblood of Albuquerque was detained in Albuquerque early Sunday after an officer reported that she had bloodshot eyes and slurred speech. Police say Youngblood performed badly on a field sobriety test and then refused

White plumes of acid and extremely fine shards of glass billowed into the sky over Hawaii as molten rock from Kilauea volcano poured into the ocean, creating yet another hazard from an eruption that began more than two weeks ago: A toxic steam cloud. Authorities on Sunday warned the public to stay away the cloud

West El Paso drivers have had to deal with three straight weekends of closures on I-10. The closures were necessary so TxDOT crews could demolish the Sunland Park overpass. TxDOT crews finished the work early on Sunday. The closure was scheduled to open up Monday morning. Several businesses located near Sunland Park have been hit

Warriors forward Andre Iguodala is listed as doubtful for Game 4 of the Western Conference finals Tuesday night against Houston. Iguodala has a sore left knee and there’s a chance his status could be upgraded later Monday, the team said. The 2015 NBA Finals MVP has been starting regularly this postseason, including the first three

The Las Cruces mayor honored the outgoing New Mexico State University chancellor with a special award on Monday. “The city and the university have grown together in a number of different ways,” said Chancellor Garrey Carruthers, whose contract is up in July. Mayor Ken Miyagishima awarded Carruthers with the Mayor’s Distinguished Service Award. “I very

NEW YORK (AP) – Next season’s Super Bowl from Atlanta will be televised in Spanish by ESPN Deportes. The NFL and CBS, which has English rights to the telecast on Feb. 3, 2019, reached agreement Monday with ESPN Deportes. That channel televised Super Bowl 50. ESPN Deportes also presents weekly “Monday Night Football” games in

A North Carolina businessman suffering from severe mental illness left a meal with his family, got into his sport utility vehicle and then drove at high speed into the restaurant, killing his daughter and daughter-in-law and critically injuring other relatives, his pastor said Monday. Roger Self had been treated for depression and anxiety that seemed

Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders said Monday he will run for re-election on an agenda that would prioritize working families. The campaign said Sanders would kick off his re-election bid with a series of rallies across Vermont next month. Sanders, who is among the list of possible contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020,

Federal prosecutors say a 22-year-old man working as a contract baggage handler at Houston’s Bush Intercontinental Airport has pleaded guilty to stealing guns last year from the luggage of three Bellevue, Washington, police officers. Mack Stewart faces up to 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine at his sentencing hearing set for Sept.

El Paso, TX – Deputies arrested as a result of a narcotics investigation after the Sheriff’s Office discovered more than 11 pounds of marijuana, among other drugs, in his home. Jerry Valdez, age 27, was booked into the El Paso County Facility on charges of manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance, as well as

A man has died at San Francisco International Airport after falling from a mezzanine level to a baggage area. Airport spokesman Doug Yakel said the circumstances of the fall were being investigated. The incident occurred in Terminal 3 around 8:45 a.m. Monday. Officials did not immediately identify the man, described as in his late 50s

Florida wildlife officials say a man they found in possession of two gopher tortoises, said he didn’t want to keep them as pets – he planned to eat them. Martin County Sheriff’s officials said they found 28-year-old Robert Lane digging into the ground Sunday pulling out gopher tortoises at Seabranch Preserve State Park. According to

On opposite sides of the county jail, a mother and her son chat about school, girls, birthday gifts – and their future together. They aren’t allowed to see each other face-to-face, so the inmate and the fifth-grader connect by video. “Hi, Mommy,” 10-year-old Robby says to Krystle Sweat, clutching a phone in the visiting room

There is a crash on I-10 West and Schuster that is blocking the left lane and shoulder. To avoid this area make sure to take Mesa or Paisano. No injuries to report at this time.

There is a delay on I-10 West and Executive due to construction on the free way. I-10 bottlenecks down to one lane between Executive and Sunland Park. Take Mesa to avoid this area.

Santa Teresa is getting 120 new manufacturing jobs, according to New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez’s office on Monday. Corrugated Synergies International of Renton, Washington, is expanding to the border community, Martinez’s office said. The company will invest more than $31 million in infrastructure, production equipment and upgrading its new facility. “Once again, the power of

A Frontier Airlines flight from Tulsa, Oklahoma, to San Diego was forced to make an emergency landing in Albuquerque after flight attendants smelled an unknown odor. KJRH-TV in Tulsa, Oklahoma, reports Frontier Airlines Flight 1839 made an emergency landing at the Albuquerque International Sunport late Sunday due to the unknown smell in the cabin. In

By PAUL J. WEBER and JUAN A. LOZANO, Associated Press Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called Sunday for a “hardening” of the nation’s school buildings in the wake of the attack by a 17-year-old student who killed 10 people at a high school near Houston. Patrick, a Republican, blamed a “culture of violence” and said

She stood at her bedroom door for five minutes Saturday morning trying to work up the courage to turn the knob and re-enter a world she worried would never feel safe or whole again. Then she crept down the hallway, toward the front porch where she stood the morning before to watch police cars screaming

A Santa Fe County jury has awarded an 80-year-old woman more than $1.2 million after she was injured in a crash involving a stolen car chased by Santa Fe police. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the jury late Friday decided that Arlena Jackson was entitled to damages following the April 2016 crash. Jackson filed

Mexico’s turbulent relationship with the U.S. government under President Donald Trump dominated the country’s second presidential debate Sunday. The debate in the border city of Tijuana focused on issues of foreign policy, immigration and border security. The relationship with the U.S. came up repeatedly in questions from the moderators and from Tijuana citizens in the

The El Paso Film Commission launched the Two Day Movie Challenge. Filmmakers will be assigned a genre, then have to write, shoot and edit a movie in 48 hours. The contest is open to anyone, including teams, but leaders must be 21. Contestants can film in several city parks without reservations or paying fees, thanks

ONE OF THOSE CHALLENGES IS RAPID GROWTH IN EL PASO COUNTY– AND THE PROBLEMS UNCONTROLLED GROWTH CAN BRING.A CASE IN POINT IS FLOODING. WHOEVER WINS– WILL TAKE THE HELM OVER A BADLY NEEDED STORM WATER INFRASTRUCTURE.ANOTHER ISSUE IS WHETHER OR NOT TO EXPAND THE COUNTY JAIL ANNEX, AND SHOULD THE COUNTY HOUSE FEDERAL INMATES.

Emergency crews responded to a rollover on the Border Highway early Monday morning. It happened near the Yarbrough exit at 2 a.m. Crews told ABC-7 that no one was seriously hurt, but the car ended up on its side and was badly damaged. The wreckage was blocking two lanes of traffic, but did not cause

After over four years of reporting, producing, and anchoring at ABC-7, Josie will be leaving El Paso.

Residents from Kern Place and west El Paso voiced their concerns about Phase II of the Robinson Avenue Construction Reconstruction project on Sunday afternoon. “They seem to want to do what they want to do,” said Lola Rodriguez of the Kern Place Neighborhood Association. ” More than fifty residents of the area stated their frustrations

With early voting over and election day coming up this Tuesday, the two remaining County Judge Candidates, John Cook and Ricardo Samaniego are running against each other. They agree on what the main issues will be, but their top priorities differ. “Our biggest challenge I think is going to be our downtown jail. The downtown

One week before El Paso’s Sun City Pride Fest, residents gathered at San Jacino Plaza for the annual pride church service, which celebrates members of the LGBTQ community. The Metropolitan Community Church of El Paso held the event with Sun City Pride. Jessica McKay is a church member. “I’m actually straight, but one of the

I-10 at Sunland Park has reopened earlier than expected. The portion of I-10 was expected to be closed for 57 hours over the weekend for a third time in a row. Officials said it would reopen Monday morning at 6 AM. However, crews finished working on the project sooner than anticipated. TXDOT tweeted around 2:45

A historic Hispanic church in southern New Mexico is set to celebrate its 100th anniversary. The Deming Headlight reports parishioners at Santa Ana Catholic Church in Deming are preparing for a monthlong festival in honor of the commemoration. The church was built in 1918 as Deming grew from the merging of the Southern Pacific and