Month: May 2018

Dozens of people tied up their sneakers Saturday morning for the March for Babies. The proceeds from the event are used to expand programs and educate medical professionals to make sure that moms and babies get the best possible care. The event is a part of March of Dimes. The funding also goes toward finding

The Trump Administration says it’s committed to building a border wall and removing those who enter the country illegally. President Donald Trump says it’s an effort to keep the U.S. safe from drugs and crime. However, immigration attorneys say applying for citizenship can be a complicated and expensive process. That’s why local advocacy groups hosted

More than 100 horses found dead this week at a muddy watering hole in northern Arizona are being buried at the site. The stock pond in the Navajo Nation community of Gray Mountain had been a reliable source of water for animals over the years. But as drought worsened, it began drying up earlier and

A northern New Mexico man is facing charges after police say he struck a woman with a “rusty machete” over a botched $30 drug deal. The Las Vegas Optic reports that Erminio Duran recently was arrested following an argument that turned violent at his Las Vegas, New Mexico, home. Police say the victim told officers

Burges basketball star Jawaun Newton will continue his career at the Division One level after signing with Evansville Friday afternoon. Jawaun, alongside his younger brother Tristen Newton, helped lead Burges to great heights during his career, including a trip to the Elite 8 in 2017. Jawaun, a senior, said he is relieved that the signing

Texas 6A Softball, Area Round (Game one of best-of-three series unless otherwise noted): Coronado 4, Abilene 6 Final Texas 5A Softball, Area Round (Game one of best-of-three series unless otherwise noted): Lubbock Cooper 7, Hanks 3 Final Canyon 10, Bel Air 2 Final Eastlake 4, Lubbock 3 Final Chapin 1, Lubbock Coronado 0 Final Texas

An investigator in Dona Ana County was overcome with emotion after learning authorities in California arrested a man they believe to be the infamous Golden State Killer. Kim Stewart was part of a group of about 50 retired police officers and civilians who helped link some of the murders to the Golden State Killer. The

A motorcyclist died in a two-vehicle crash Friday in Las Cruces, police said. The crash happened at the intersection of Engler Road and Jornada Road. Las Cruces police said New Mexico State Police tried to stop the motorcyclist on N.M. Highway 70 about 6 p.m. west of Alamogordo. Troopers said they lost sight of the

Police say they arrested 19-year-old Joshua Christensen after leaving a puppy unattended in the bathtub before shaking it and dropping it on its head — causing head trauma. Alisyn Preston,19, was charged with failing to get the puppy properly treated in a timely fashion. “I wasn’t home at the time of the incident. When I

May marks graduation season for both high school and college students, which means many will be searching for jobs. “One of the challenges for getting students professionally ready when they graduate is starting early,” said Louie Rodriguez, the associate vice president of student affairs at the University of Texas El Paso . “They cannot wait

A West El Paso woman told ABC-7 she is being charged tens of thousands of dollars after a contractor working for AT&T ruptured her sewer line. ABC-7’s viewers are familiar with these cases because ABC-7 has been covering them since last year. AT&T is doing a massive fiber optic upgrade all over town to offer

City Attorney Sylvia Borunda Firth will receive about $251,000 after resigning in April. The City of El Paso announced Borunda Firth resigned from her position, effective May 31st. A reasoning for her resignation was not been made available. Borunda Firth has been employed by the city for more than 20 years. She was appointed as

City Attorney Sylvia Borunda Firth will receive about $251,000 after resigning in April. The City of El Paso announced Borunda Firth resigned from her position, effective May 31st. A reasoning for her resignation was not been made available. Borunda Firth has been employed by the city for more than 20 years. She was appointed as

You may want to pack a lot of patience before hitting the road in and around El Paso this weekend. That’s due to several road closures on the east and west side of town, all at the same time. One of those closures is at the Sunland Park exit and on-ramp, where business owners and

Gennady Golovkin spent several months planning and training for this weekend. He intended to spend it under Las Vegas’ brightest lights as he proved his middleweight supremacy in a lucrative rematch with Canelo Alvarez. Instead, Golovkin finds himself back in his adopted home in Southern California, where he’s making a fraction of that potential payday

Texas hasn’t elected a Democrat governor in 28 years but has never seen a candidate like Lupe Valdez: a trailblazing Hispanic female sheriff who is gay and grew up picking green beans as the daughter of migrant farmworkers. But ahead of a May 22 runoff, an unsteady performance by Valdez has some Democrats convinced they’ve

Texas hasn’t elected a Democrat governor in 28 years but has never seen a candidate like Lupe Valdez: a trailblazing Hispanic female sheriff who is gay and grew up picking green beans as the daughter of migrant farmworkers. But ahead of a May 22 runoff, an unsteady performance by Valdez has some Democrats convinced they’ve

Police are still looking for a man who robbed a Metro PCS store in central El Paso on the afternoon of April 13th. The knife wielding man demanded money from the store and threatened two employees. The robbery occured at 1:15 PM at the Metro PCS store at 2920 N. Piedras. The man left with

Police are still looking for a man who robbed a Metro PCS store in central El Paso on the afternoon of April 13th. The knife wielding man demanded money from the store and threatened two employees. The robbery occured at 1:15 PM at the Metro PCS store at 2920 N. Piedras. The man left with

President Donald Trump insisted Friday that “we’re not changing any stories” about the 2016 hush payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels, even as he further muddied the explanations by suggesting the new face of his legal team needed to “get his facts straight.” Trump said that Rudy Giuliani, who upended the previous White House defense

President Donald Trump insisted Friday that “we’re not changing any stories” about the 2016 hush payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels, even as he further muddied the explanations by suggesting the new face of his legal team needed to “get his facts straight.” Trump said that Rudy Giuliani, who upended the previous White House defense

President Donald Trump told supporters at the National Rifle Association on Friday that the Second Amendment will “never ever be under siege as long as I am your president.” Taking a break from the escalating pressures of the Russia probe and the Stormy Daniels case, Trump returned to the NRA’s annual convention, his fourth consecutive

Until Thursday, Roman Polanski had been a film academy member for over 40 years since pleading guilty to unlawful sex with a minor in 1977. In his 40 years as a fugitive the “Chinatown” and “Rosemary’s Baby” filmmaker had been nominated for three additional Oscars, one for “Tess” and two for “The Pianist.” He won

The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld the felony conviction of a man who tricked a woman into having sex with him by claiming he was an old high school classmate. Investigators say 23-year-old Michael Kelso-Christy set up a Facebook account in April 2015 under the name of the woman’s classmate. Through messages, he convinced her

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says German philosopher Karl Marx shouldn’t be judged for the crimes that his followers committed decades after his death. Juncker spoke Friday at an event commemorating the 200th anniversary of Marx’s birth in the western German city of Trier. Alluding to the crimes committed by social revolutionaries in Russia, China

Authorities in southern Mexico have found a body they believe is that of a Polish cyclist, as well as a bicycle and a shoe belonging to a missing German man. The body and personal articles were found at the bottom of a 600-foot (200-meter) drop off the side of a rural highway in the southern

A lone gunman has killed the mayor of the small town of Pacula in the central Mexico state of Hidalgo. More than 60 mayors or mayors-elect have been killed in Mexico since 2006, often by criminal gangs. The Hidalgo state prosecutors’ office said Mayor Alejandro Gonzalez Ramos was travelling in a truck with two town

U.S. employers stepped up hiring modestly in April, and the unemployment rate fell to 3.9 percent, evidence of the economy’s resilience amid the recent stock market chaos and anxieties about a possible trade war. Job growth amounted to a decent 164,000 last month, up from an upwardly revised 135,000 in March, the Labor Department said

The story line sounds familiar: a popular pain drug becomes a new way to get high as prescribing by doctors soars. But the latest drug raising red flags is not part of the opioid family at the center of the nation’s drug epidemic. It’s a 25-year-old generic pill long seen as a low risk way

Civil rights groups in New Mexico are seeking a court injunction to ensure fair access to state driving credentials under a system adopted in 2016 for issuing two tiers of driver’s licenses. Advocates for immigrants and the homeless asked a state district judge Thursday to intervene and stop allegedly unlawful identification requirements. New Mexico adopted