Month: January 2019

Five teenage girls have been killed and one man hurt in a fire that broke out at an “Escape Room” game location in northern Poland, officials said Friday. Interior Minister Joachim Brudzinski said the girls were all 15 years old. A police spokeswoman in the city of Koszalin, Monika Kosiec, said the victims were probably

A Wisconsin baby sitter accused of killing a 2-month-old boy has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide. A criminal complaint filed Friday says 28-year-old Marissa Tietsort of Wausau caused the infant’s death in October, then put him in a snowsuit and car seat and let his mother pick him up – without telling her the

The Department of Homeland Security has asked the military to provide more help securing the U.S.-Mexico border, two defense officials said Friday amid a political standoff over President Donald Trump’s demand for more money to build a border wall. The acting secretary of defense, Pat Shanahan, has not decided how to respond to the DHS

New Mexico oilfield regulators will reconsider a decision to ease restrictions on natural gas well locations for a Texas-based company operating in the northwest corner of the state. Newly arrived State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard announced Friday that a special hearing of the state’s Oil Conservation Commission is scheduled Jan. 8 at her request

Los Angeles prosecutors say they’re suing The Weather Channel to stop it from tracking the whereabouts of app users and selling the data to third parties. City Attorney Michael Feuer said Friday that users of the popular app are misled to think their location data will only be used for personalized forecasts and alerts. Feuer

A Doña Ana County Grand Jury returned indictments for Jocelyn Ontiveros and Carlos Holguin, the Sunland Park couple accused of setting a mobile home on fire, killing an 8-year-old girl. The charges are for 38 counts, including eight counts of aggravated arson, three counts of child abuse that resulted in death and a single count

U.S. employers dramatically stepped up hiring in December, adding 312,000 jobs in an encouraging display of strength for an economy in the midst of a trade war, slowing global growth and a partial government shutdown. The Labor Department said Friday that the unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.9 percent, but that reflected a surge in

U.S. employers dramatically stepped up hiring in December, adding 312,000 jobs in an encouraging display of strength for an economy in the midst of a trade war, slowing global growth and a partial government shutdown. The Labor Department said Friday that the unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.9 percent, but that reflected a surge in

A defense official says the Department of Homeland Security has asked the military to provide more help securing the U.S.-Mexico border. No decision has been made by Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan, but in the past the Pentagon has provided help when asked. At one point last fall there were nearly 5,900 active-duty troops along

Newly elected Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan is getting some pushback from fellow lawmakers on Capitol Hill after using a profanity Thursday evening when she said President Donald Trump should be impeached. Tlaib said at an event hours after she was sworn in that lawmakers will work to impeach Trump, and used a vulgarity

El Paso and Las Cruces don’t appear to be the best cities to look for a new job, according to a new survey of job-related data. Financial website WalletHub.com compared 182 U.S. cities — 150 most populated U.S. cities, plus at least two of the most populated cities in each state — across 30 key

The New Mexico State men’s basketball team has to work to do in conference play after losing their WAC opener on the road at Cal Baptist. The Lancers, who joined the WAC this year, gave their fans something to remember by toppling the conference favorites, 82-76. Milan Acquaah stole the show for Cal Baptist, erupting

The UTEP men’s basketball team was unable to overcome a dreadful start on the road at UTSA to open Conference USA league action Thursday night. UTSA jumped out to a 13-0 lead about four minutes into the game and would go on to beat the Miners by a final of 75-60. The Miners rallied in

A man in Las Cruces suffered serious injuries after he was struck by a vehicle. The accident happened at around 7 this evening on the intersection of El Paseo Road and Idaho Avenue. Las Cruces police said a witness reported that the man was hit by two vehicles, but could not confirm that. One of

Changes are coming to the way public school students are tested in New Mexico. Thursday, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed two executive orders scrapping the state’s current test, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, also known as the PARCC test. Governor Lujan Grisham said the change will lead to

An appeals court in Austin has suspended a permit that would allow the City of El Paso to demolish parts of the Duranguito neighborhood in Downtown El Paso. The permit would have allowed the city to demolition any building within the proposed arena site. On Thursday, Jan. 3, construction crews escorted by police were spotted

The man charged with randomly assaulting and seriously injuring two El Paso grandparents at their home Saturday morning was a troubled Mixed Martial Arts, or MMA, fighter. According to Eric Smith, owner and master of Screaming Eagles Martial Arts, the cocky Huerta called him up to challenge him to a fight in early 2018. According

2018 ended as one of the deadliest years for Ciudad Juárez in recent times. El Diario de Juárez reported there were 1,247 homicides, a number comparable to the most violent era for the city from 2008 to 2011. For perspective, here are the number of homicides reported in previous years (All from El Diario): 2008:

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is ordering the suspension and rapid replacement of the state’s current standardized academic exams for students. The newly inaugurated Democratic governor on Thursday signed executive orders that suspend the current testing model and said a new assessment system should be in place by August with federal approval. The orders

Veronica Escobar, former El Paso County Judge, has been sworn in as El Paso’s federal representative. Escobar was sworn in as a member of the 116th United States Congress Thursday, part of the newly-elected Democrat majority in the lower chamber. She cast her first vote for Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House. Escobar is

A former Las Cruces police chief has died after his battle with cancer, according to the department. Jaime Montoya was chief of the department from December 2013 until his retirement in December 2017, according to the LCPD Facebook page. Upon his retirement, Montoya thanked the community. “It has been rewarding to work for the City

A former Las Cruces police chief has died after his battle with cancer, according to the department. Jaime Montoya was chief of the department from December 2013 until his retirement in December 2017, according to the LCPD Facebook page. Upon his retirement, Montoya thanked the community. “It has been rewarding to work for the City

A family discovered a human skull and bones west of Sunland Park on New Year’s Day, according to the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Department. “We do know that the remains are 100% skeletonized,” said Kelly Jameson, a spokeswoman for the sheriff’s department. “They appear to have been there a period of time.” The scene was

After a long holiday break from I-10 closures, I-10 east at Redd Rd will close for 27 hours. It will begin Sunday at 3 AM and last until 6 AM Monday. The Go 10 website says to detour you will need to exit at Redd Road (Exit 9), follow Redd Road to Doniphan Drive southbound,

A junior high school teacher in Central Texas has been arrested on charges she tried to sell an underage family member for sex with men in the African country of Morocco. The Freestone County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Wednesday that 37-year-old Amber Michelle Parker of Fairfield is being held on a trafficking charge.

Roswell city officials and staff at the city’s visitors center made inconvenienced passengers feel welcomed and comfortable after an American Airlines plane had to make an emergency landing at the Roswell International Air Center. The Roswell Daily Record reports American Airlines indicated that 147 passengers and six crew members were aboard a direct flight Wednesday

Nancy Pelosi knew this moment would come, even if others had their doubts – or worked to stop her. Pelosi was elected Thursday as House speaker, the only woman who has held the office and now one of few elected officials who will be returning to it. The last time a speaker regained the gavel

Martin O’Malley, the former Democratic governor of Maryland and 2016 presidential candidate, says he will not run for president in 2020 and is backing Beto O’Rourke. O’Malley’s endorsement of O’Rourke, who catapulted to the national spotlight in his close Texas Senate race against Sen. Ted Cruz, comes in a column published in the Des Moines

Netflix is warning people not to participate in the “Bird Box Challenge,” a new trend in which blindfolded people attempt to mimic sequences seen in one of the streaming service’s newest hit films. “Bird Box,” the apocalyptic movie starring Sandra Bullock, was the most-watched movie in Netflix’s history. Last week, the movie streaming service tweeted

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and his chief lieutenants are offering contrition as some of his 2016 campaign staffers face allegations of sexual harassment that threaten to derail a second White House bid before it begins. Hours after a New York Times report detailed allegations of unwanted sexual advances and pay inequity on his first campaign,