Month: June 2018

The man taken into custody in a dramatic arrest last month along 1-10 and Cotton was released Wednesday night from jail on his own recognizance, according to jail records. 50-year old Mark Morris Weiss was arrested May 14 after allegedly kidnapping a woman in Houston and repeatedly sexually assaulting her. Court documents state the victim

Voter participation in the New Mexico’s primary election this week was 29 percent greater than four years ago. New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver announced Thursday an uncertified election tally of 261,615 in the primary election that narrowed competition for two open congressional seats, the governor’s office, several statewide offices and the state

Authorities say they have recovered a Marine’s classic car that was stolen during his stay in Gallup. The Gallup Independent reports Evan Staat of Xenia, Illinois had just completed his service and was on his way home when his 1968 Chevrolet Nova was stolen from a parking lot Saturday. A report from the McKinley County

Four undocumented immigrants from Brazil were arrested and charged with breaking into a business in Sunland Park, N.M. One of the immigrants was also charged with assault, according to a release from the U.S. Border Patrol. Border Patrol agents were called to a Sunland Park business on Tuesday after a distress call was received from

Undaunted by President Donald Trump’s tough talk on immigration, asylum-seekers are forming unusually long lines at the Mexican border, with parents and children sleeping on cardboard in the sweltering heat and waiting for days or even weeks to present themselves to U.S. inspectors. Wait times of a few hours or longer are not uncommon at

He went from delivering pizza to being detained by immigration officers. An Ecuadorean restaurant worker making a delivery to an Army garrison in Brooklyn wound up being detained June 1 after a routine background check at the gate revealed there was a warrant for his arrest for immigration law violations, officials said. Now, Pablo Villavicencio

A leader of House moderates said Thursday that a tentative deal with conservatives has emerged to help young “Dreamer” immigrants stay in the U.S. legally. But details remained unclear and nothing has been finalized, the lawmaker said in an interview with The Associated Press. Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., said that under the offer from the

Administrators of New Mexico’s main public pension fund for state and municipal workers say the $15.5 billion trust is struggling to catch up with unfunded obligations and to ensure long-term solvency. Chief Investment Officer Dominic Garcia of the Public Employees Retirement Association said Thursday odds are against the pension fund catching up soon with its

Homeowners in the Socorro Independent School District will have to pay more on their property taxes to pay for the construction of more schools. Socorro homeowners today learned that – on average – they will have to pay nearly $218 dollars more a year on their property taxes if and when the Socorro Independent School

A Jury has sentenced a Colorado man caught with cocaine and two loaded firearms at a Border Patrol checkpoint to 30 months in prison. Border Patrol agents arrested Leroy Cameron Ravenell, 28, of Colorado Springs, on November 11, 2016, during an inspection at a Border Patrol checkpoint near Alamogordo, New Mexico. The Border Patrol agents

A federal appeals court said Thursday it won’t consider whether the execution of a Texas inmate who removed his only eye and ate it in an outburst several years ago would be unconstitutional because he’s mentally ill but will consider other questions in an appeal of his conviction for killing his estranged wife’s 13-month-old daughter.

Texas’ highest criminal court has vacated the convictions of four men in the 1992 shooting deaths of two teens, but rejected their innocence claims. The Waco Tribune-Herald reports that the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals set aside the convictions for Richard Kussmaul, James Long, Michael Shelton and James Pitts Jr. The court ruled Wednesday that

A federal judge has ruled a complaint filed by migrant families being separated at the border against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) can go forward. In the court ruling, the U.S. District Court stated immigrants seeking shelter in the United States are escaping persecution in their home countries. The court said US “government actors responsible

The Trump administration’s tough talk on immigration did not deter Telma Ramirez from making the trip from El Salvador to seek asylum in the United States. She arrived at the border in Tijuana with her 5-year-old son and 1-year-old daughter only to find a crush of other immigrant asylum-seekers already in line ahead of them.

New Jersey authorities say a dog started a fire when it accidentally turned on an electric stove. The German shepherd and another dog were alone in the Alpha, New Jersey, home when the fire broke out late Wednesday morning. Officials believe the German shepherd was looking for food and got up on its hind legs.

President Donald Trump’s attorney, Rudy Giuliani, said Stormy Daniels’ claim she had sex with Trump in 2006 isn’t credible because she’s a porn actress with “no reputation.” “I’m sorry I don’t respect a porn star the way I respect a career woman or a woman of substance or a woman who isn’t going to sell

Albuquerque police have issued policy changes on child abuse investigations as an internal probe continues into the department’s handling of an encounter last year with the family of a 7-year-old girl who authorities say was a victim of abuse and sexual exploitation. Police Chief Michael Geier issued three special orders Wednesday that require officers to

UPDATE: Officials told ABC-7 that the man who had been barricaded inside a home in Northeast El Paso since early Thursday morning was nowhere to be found when SWAT team members entered the home shortly before 8 a.m. El Paso police told ABC-7 earlier that two children were taken from the home safely. A neighbor

The fight between Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke gets personal as the senator brings up what he calls O’Rourke’s “family history of breaking tax laws.” In a news release posted on his campaign website titled “Hypocrite Alert,” Cruz said O’Rourke has been, “hiding his mother’s conviction for tax fraud.” ABC-7 reported in 2010 when Melissa

An El Paso business owner has been named the SBA’s Small Business Person of the Year not just for the city, but for the entire state of Texas. Von Washington owns IDA Technology, a defense contractor that evaluates and tests weapons on behalf of the U.S. Army. Washington founded the tech company in 2007 after

The number of families caught entering the country illegally at the southwest border in May increased sixfold compared with the same month in 2017. But despite that increase, some of Texas’ historically busiest areas for illegal crossings have seen an overall decrease this fiscal year. The number of family units who were apprehended or turned

A captain with the El Paso Fire Department died after he was critically injured in a motorcycle wreck over the weekend, relatives told ABC-7. Police identified the man as 48-year-old Alejandro Gallardo of Socorro, Texas. A fire department spokesman confirmed Gallardo was a captain with the EPFD. We spoke with fellow fire fighter Jesus Salmeron

The West Texas Lions are looking to create a new football tradition in the Borderland. The semi-pro team is in its second season competing in the Minor Professional Football League or MPFL. Already, they’ve made it to the Western Conference Championship twice. The Lions get a chance to meet the West Texas Pride from Midland

A former Eastlake star and a senior at Americas both heard their names called Wednesday on day three of the MLB Draft. Daniel Wasinger, a former catcher at Eastlake, was selected in the 31st round by the Arizona Diamondbacks as the 939th overall player taken. Wasinger played college baseball at Southeastern Louisiana University after his

The man suspected of killing six people in the Phoenix area last week had been committed to a behavioral health facility after a domestic violence incident and was restricted from seeing his son during a contentious divorce, which police say has connections to several of his victims. Court records and online recordings by 56-year-old Dwight

Following a primaries win that took many by surprise, democratic nominee for Doña Ana County sheriff Kim Stewart told ABC-7 she’s ready to face off against former sheriff Todd Garrison. “Oh, I’m looking forward to it,” Stewart said. “I am very excited about that.” “I think I was a little surprised at the outcome,” Garrison

El Paso City Council Wednesday voted 5-to-3 to appoint Karla Nieman as the interim city attorney. Those who voted against Nieman’s appointment were city representatives Alexandra Anello, Cissy Lizarraga and Henry Rivera. Nieman was an attorney with the City. “I have a lot of responsibility and I’m looking forward to working with council, the City

The suspect who allegedly shot at a couple, assaulted a woman and led deputies on a high-speed chase is facing a slew of charges, ABC-7’s New Mexico Mobile Newsroom has learned. Eduardo Merino, 24, is charged with Armed Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Residential Burglary, Aggravated Fleeing From An Officer, Breaking and Entering, Aggravated Battery That

A local resident and Vietnam War veteran donated $500 with the hope of learning who vandalized the Veterans Memorial Park in Las Cruces. Las Cruces Police discovered four letters from the message stating “Vietnam War Memorial – Heroes Never Thanked” were removed the morning of May 27, 2018. Some of the windows in the Huey

New Mexico, a state with deep historical ties to American Indians, has moved closer to electing the first Native American woman to the U.S. House of Representatives. Deb Haaland won a Democratic primary Tuesday for an open congressional seat that represents Albuquerque. Native Americans from Washington state to Oklahoma celebrated the possibility of a landmark