Month: August 2018

There are reports of a rollover on Loop 375 Southbound and the Liberty Expressway exit. Traffic is being delayed in the area. Take Montana to Global Reach to avoid this area.

State prosecutors in the central Mexico state of Puebla say their preliminary investigation suggests two men burned to death by a mob had not committed any crime. Some residents of Acatlan had beaten two men they believed were trying to kidnap children. Police initially detained the two men for their protection, but a crowd of

A cameraman from a TV station in the Caribbean beach destination of Cancun has been shot to death, according to local authorities. The Quintana Roo state prosecutor’s office said Javier Rodriguez Valladares of the Canal 10 station was shot to death along with another man Wednesday evening. Authorities were investigating, but initially said it didn’t

Sheriff’s deputies and FBI agents arrested five bounty hunters who allegedly broke into a home and kidnapped a woman, holding the victim captive until her husband surrendered. On July 30, 2018, deputies responded to a home in Clint, Texas to investigate a kidnapping. A woman told the deputies several men forcibly entered her residence without

“‘American Idol,” the popular singing competition series, is stopping in New Mexico as it crisscrosses the nation to find contestants for its second season. ABC announced that the Idol Bus will stop in Albuquerque during its nationwide search for the next superstar. The section of the ABC website dedicated to Idol lists the Albuquerque stop

Members of late Senator John McCain’s family, friends, local officials and leaders and about 1,000 members of the public are expected to attend a memorial service for the late senator at 10 a.m. Arizona time Thursday. Preceding the memorial service, a public procession will take McCain from the Arizona State Capitol to North Phoenix Baptist

As more corporate grocery stores move into Las Cruces, the owner of locally-owned Toucan Market said he can no longer afford to stay in business. “When the corporations wouldn’t come, it was easy to build a store like this,” said Bob Baur, who owns the grocery store. “But you know, as the store grows, the

Out of the hospital and a new father Christian Ortiz, known as DJ Swift, is on the road to recovery, but the person behind the hit-and-run that injured him has yet to face justice. “The shock that I can attribute to the story is the shock at the inhumanity of people,” Ortiz told ABC-7 at

Doña Ana County Clerk Scott Krahling resigned from his position on Wednesday, ABC-7 confirmed with a county commissioner and a county spokesman. “It has been an honor to serve the citizens of Doña Ana County,” Khraling wrote in his brief letter of resignation. “It was shocking to hear that,” Commissioner Ramon Gonzalez told ABC-7. County

The Mayfield football team is already just one win away from matching their total in 2017. The Trojans appeared to be a completely different team in their opener in 2018, beating Atrisco Heritage (Albuquerque) on the road Saturday by a final of 45-13. Atrisco Heritage was unable to stop Mayfield’s run game as the Trojans

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at El Paso Children’s Hospital is now named after Laura and Pat Gordon after the Gordon Family generously donated $1-million dollars to the hospital. The money is going to Children’s endowment fund, invested and drawn annually for a never ending source of money to help hundreds of families, including the

El Paso’s first ever cycle track will open this Friday at 9 AM. The cycle track is essentially a protected two way bike lane that is outfitted with special bike signals at each intersection with existing traffic lights. The track runs along North Stanton Street between Baltimore Ave and Rio Grande Ave. It is to

In a 6-1 vote, board members of the El Paso Independent School Board approved the language for the Tax Ratification Election, or TRE, for the November ballot. Voters are asked to approve money to be taken from the Interest and Syncing (I&S) account and use it for the Maintenance and Operation (M&O) account. The money

Update: Dr. Baiz called after publication to clarify how many dogs had been euthanized. The Animal Service Center of the Mesilla Valley must relocate hundreds of healthy dogs while they work to contain a distemper outbreak, the medical director confirmed. “Distemper is so complicated and harmful in dogs,” said Dr. Susan Baiz. “It can affect

Officials are reporting the first death associated with a powerful storm that initially threatened Hawaii as a hurricane and later weakened to a tropical depression. Kauai County officials said Wednesday firefighters pulled the body of a 30-year-old man from a Koloa stream. Police identified him as local resident Joshua Bradbury. He was found Tuesday after

A patient with a history of violence has been charged with the weekend assault of a nurse at a Washington state psychiatric hospital that recently lost accreditation and federal funding due to safety violations. He is accused of punching the nurse, knocking her to the floor and repeatedly stomping on her head. Staff at Western

John McCain’s rebellious streak didn’t come out of nowhere. His mother, Roberta, had a habit of speeding behind the wheel and racking up tickets. When told during a trip to Europe that she was too old to rent a car, she went out and bought a Peugeot. Her son once answered the telephone to hear

Google Maps wasn’t waiting for the Senate. While lawmakers debated a proposal to rename a building after the late Sen. John McCain, Google Maps displayed “McCain Senate Office Building” on its website for several hours Wednesday. A search for “Russell Senate Office Building” directed users to the same building. The error was fixed later Wednesday.

A paraplegic man who was shot and killed by Delaware troopers executing a search warrant at his home had a long criminal history that included convictions for drug trafficking, robbery and resisting arrest, court records show. Delaware State Police said Wednesday that Robert Knox, 50, of Harbeson was lying in bed and reached for a

El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies assigned to the Criminal Warrants and Fugitive Apprehension Section arrested El Paso businessman William “Billy” Abraham in West El Paso. The arrest was made Tuesday, August 28, 2018, the sheriff’s office said. Deputies conducted an investigation that led to the location of the 62-year-old Abraham, taken into custody at

A highly regarded former Georgia medical examiner has been sentenced to serve eight years in prison for trading opioid prescriptions for sex in what former colleagues say is a sad and shocking turn for a man they knew as an ethical and dedicated public servant. A forensic pathologist and former medical examiner, Joseph Burton, 73,

Never get between a university and its trademarks. That’s the lesson dozens of people learn every year when they unwittingly provoke the wrath of big universities and the lawyers they hire to protect their mascots, slogans and logos. Records gathered by The Associated Press show that some major universities send their lawyers after even slight

The father of two Indiana boys who drowned in a river has pleaded not guilty to two counts of neglect of a dependent resulting in death. The Post-Tribune reports that 34-year-old Eric Patillo, of Thayer, appeared Wednesday in Lake Superior Court. His next hearing is scheduled for Oct. 17. Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez has

Authorities in Texas say they’ve found a woman who was captured on video ringing a doorbell in the middle of the night, her wrists shackled in what appeared to be broken restraints. Lt. Scott Spencer of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says the 32-year-old woman is safe with family out of state. He also says

Federal prosecutors in Oregon on Wednesday announced charges against six people involving two “vast” interstate trafficking operations that delivered marijuana to Texas, Virginia and Florida. Proceeds from the black market sales returned to Oregon as cash stuffed in airplane luggage or through the U.S. mail, said U.S. Attorney for Oregon Billy J. Williams. In one

A man who was recently released from prison was arrested Wednesday in the strangulation slaying of a model in one of Philadelphia’s affluent Main Line suburbs, authorities said. Jonathan Wesley Harris, 30, of Johnstown, was arrested as he got off a bus in Pittsburgh, Lower Merion Township police and the Montgomery County prosecutor said. Harris,

The Trump administration is considering rewriting another Obama-era rule controlling hazardous emissions from coal-fired power plants, this one on mercury and other pollutants. Environmental Protection Agency spokeswoman Molly Block said Wednesday that the agency is still preparing its proposal for consideration by the White House’s Office of Management and Budget and that there are few

Police on Long Island say human remains found in a wooded area were that of young man killed by the MS-13 street gang. Nassau County police say the remains were discovered in a shallow grave in East Meadow on Wednesday following tips to law enforcement. Police say the victim is in his late teenage years

Authorities in northeastern Iowa have confirmed the human remains found in a creek earlier this month are those of an autistic teen who vanished from his small hometown in April. La Porte City Police Chief Chris Brecher said Wednesday afternoon that the remains are those of Jake Wilson, who was last seen April 7 when

Two Salt Lake City biodiesel executives linked to a polygamous group will stay in jail after prosecutors argued they could flee to Turkey if released ahead of trial in an alleged $511 million tax credit scheme. The men have access private jets, millions of dollars stashed abroad and an unidentified federal law-enforcement contact who apparently