Month: November 2018

The U.S. Olympic Committee took steps Monday to decertify USA Gymnastics as the governing body for the sport at the Olympic level, choosing the nuclear option for an organization that botched its own rebuilding attempt in the wake of a sex-abuse scandal involving former team doctor Larry Nassar. In an open letter to the gymnastics

With dozens of polling locations all across Doña Ana County and free transportation provided by the city of Las Cruces, there are few excuses not to vote this year. “Overall, we’ve just been excited and energized by the turnout,” said Amanda López Askin, the Doña Ana County Clerk. Doña Ana County saw a 77 percent

The number of early voters skyrocketed, and if your ballot was not apart of the thousands cast, don’t fret. You have a legal right to head to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 6 on Election Day. “So it’s section 276 of the code,” said Lisa Wise with the El Paso County Elections Department. “Basically what it

A western Michigan man will spend the rest of his life in prison in the fatal shooting of a neighbor as she cleared snow near her home. WOOD-TV reports that 64-year-old Wendell Popejoy was sentenced Monday. He was found guilty last month of first-degree murder. Sheila Bonge (BON’-gee) was slain in December 2017 outside her

Two St. Louis day care workers are facing felony charges after preschool children in their care were encouraged to fight each other. St. Louis prosecutors charged 28-year-old Mickala Guliford and 22-year-old Tena Dailey with first-degree endangering a child. A summons was issued Monday. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports charging documents allege the two women encouraged

A Las Cruces man is in custody after he allegedly stole a parked vehicle from a gas station, which he later realized contained a 4-year-old child in the back seat. A criminal complaint filed by the Las Cruces Police Department states 22-year-old Christopher Orozco has been charged with unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, following

Texas’ hotly contested U.S. Senate race accelerated Monday toward potentially the closest finish in decades as Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic Congressman Beto O’Rourke scraped their polarized bases for any last voters in a burst of final rallies in liberal big cities and Trump-loving suburbs. In Texas, where nearly 4.9 million early voters has

If you plan on traveling west on I-10 near Executive Center heads up! A stalled semi-truck near I-10 West at Executive Center is causing backup. Clearing time is expected to be 1 hour.

Special Traffic Investigators responded to the 8700 block of Edgemere on Saturday, November 3rd after being called out to assist with the investigation of a fatal traffic collision. When investigators arrived at the scene they revealed that a 1999 GMC Yukon driven by Victor Manuel Hinojosa, 61, was traveling east on Edgemere. Hinojosa failed to

A young driver was inhaling chemical vapors, or huffing, just prior to striking and killing three Girl Scouts and a mother and critically injuring a fourth girl who had been picking up trash along a rural Wisconsin highway, police said Monday. Colten Treu, 21, sped off after the collision in Lake Hallie Saturday morning, but

A big group of Central Americans pushed on toward Mexico City from a coastal state Monday, planning to exit a part of the country that has long been treacherous for migrants seeking to get to the United States. In a thundering voice vote Sunday night at a gymnasium in Cordoba, about 1,000 members of a

Waiting on the southern end of a bridge that leads to the United States, Humberto Alvarez Gonzalez warily follows the progress of the caravan winding through Mexico with the goal of reaching the border. Alvarez and about two dozen other people are waiting in Matamoros, across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas, because U.S. customs

How do you perform a root canal? It’s a delicate and even risky medical procedure, and it’s only one of many extreme procedures happening at the El Paso Zoo. In 2017, the El Paso Zoo made headlines after it was showcased on National Geographic when zoo veterinarians and outside specialists pioneered a breast cancer treatment

Heading into Tuesday’s election, El Paso County voters have already shattered turnout records thanks to an unprecedented surge of early voters. More than 139,000 people cast ballots in 12 days of early voting that ended Friday, an increase of more than 100,000 from the last midterm election in 2014. It was the second-largest early voting

The Las Cruces Renaissance Arts Faire is taking residents back in time for its 47th year Sunday. The Faire takes place at Young Park in Las Cruces. The Faire, which started Saturday and ends at 4 p.m. Sunday, offers fun for the whole family. The Faire brings Renaissance style entertainment, , including horseback jousting and

Fire officials have confirmed three motorcycles traveling as part of the 36th Annual Toy Run Parade were involved in a crash as they were heading to the County Coliseum. Two people were taken to the hospital, but fire officials did not know the condition of their injuries. The crash happened on Paisano Dr., near Executive

The number of Doña Ana County residents who voted early and in-person this year are almost double the numbers from the last midterm election. In 2014, 16,324 people voted early, according to the Doña Ana County Clerk’s office. In 2018, 28,918 people voted early. “It’s so encouraging, because democracy works best when everyone shows up

The Eastwood Troopers kicked up a lot of dust this weekend. The team headed to Austin, Texas for the UIL State Cross Country Championships. Many of the schools there did not know who the Eastwood Troopers were, but they sure do now. The team scored a low 62 points securing the title. This is what

The New Mexico High School Football Playoff pairings were announced Saturday evening. In 6a Cleveland earned the top seed and Volcano Vista got the four seed. The La Cueva Bears are the number two seed while the Centennial Hawks got the third seed. All top four seeds have a first round bye. Now lets take

Sunday morning hundreds of El Pasoans wearing blue shirts, holding purple balloons walked for five hours from the El Paso County Courthouse to the Crime Victims Memorial, remembering those lost to violent crime. The march, meant to bring awareness to crime victims, was not just for those who have lost loved ones. “This provides a

I-10 eastbound was completely closed Saturday afternoon after an accident involving a semi-truck. The accident happened near the Airway exit. The truck was leaking gas onto the freeway, forcing officials to shut down the freeway. Traffic was backed up for hours as officials attempted to clean up the leaked gas.

Hundreds of people gathered together Saturday morning at the Anapra area of Sunland Park for the annual Border Mass, a bilingual prayer. El Paso Catholic Bishop, Mark Seitz, and Las Cruces Bishop, Ricardo Ramirez, administered communion, and said they wanted to remind everyone, that even though there is division in this word – people should

The NMSU Aggies gave up 654 yards of total offense to Alcorn State Saturday, but they still managed to hold on for a 52-42 win. NMSU improved to 3-7 overall on the season with Saturday’s performance. Josh Adkins threw for 396 yards to go along with four touchdowns and no interceptions to guide a potent

Militia members concerned about a migrant caravan traveling through Mexico toward the United States have traveled to Columbus, New Mexico, but the mayor of the border town of 1,600 residents says he sees no reason to be fearful. The Albuquerque Journal reports that a few militia members were in Columbus in the past week offering

The drought is over. The UTEP Miners defeated the Rice Owls by a score of 34-26 on the road Saturday afternoon to end a 20-game losing streak. UTEP’s last win before Saturday came on Nov. 26, 2016 against North Texas. The Miners improved to 1-8 overall and 1-5 in Conference USA play while Rice dropped

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Two high school students in Kentucky took Halloween to a whole new level. The two girls in Adair County, about 120 miles south of Louisville, decided to dress up as Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, the two teenagers who carried out the Columbine High School massacre in 1999. The girls probably didn’t get the reaction

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Immigration advocacy groups say immigrant families taken to the Greyhound bus station to eventually meet up with sponsoring families in the US are facing a new challenge. Last week, federal immigration officials dropped off hundreds of families at the Greyhound station in Downtown El Paso. Many of the families were still in the process of

Immigration lawyers are taking a hard look at President Donald Trump’s latest comments about asylum seekers. Immigration lawyer Daniel Caudillo says contrary to what the president says, immigrants can ask for asylum anywhere they enter the U.S. President Trump says immigrants crossing through Mexico and waiting to seek asylum in the U.S. are not legitimate