Month: February 2019

The Las Cruces Emergency Teen Shelter held their grand re-opening Thursday, Feb. 28. Brian Cavanaugh, CEO of Families and Youth Incorporated (FYI), said the shelter, now named “My Friend’s Place” is for homeless and runaway youth. “We are concentrated on providing a home like friendly environment so children who are thinking about running away, who

Las Cruces mayor Ken Miyagishima delivered the State of the City today in Las Cruces. The longtime mayor talked about job development and said the state of the city is strong. Miyagishima credited Las Cruces voters for passing four general-obligation bonds in August to make improvement on city parks and hiking trails. The bonds also

You may not know her name yet, but Instagram is hoping soon you’ll be more familiar with Sarah Murillo’s work. When Instagram reached out to Murillo with an offer to help promote her cover songs, she was skeptical at first. “I wasn’t sure if it was a scam or something, but it wasn’t so that’s

Police have arrested a man after investigating a traffic incident on I-10 east and Downtown led to the death of a man Thursday morning. According to EPPD officials, 23-year-old Andres Reyes Carrasco was killed when he fell out of a moving car and was hit by other vehicles. Police said Carrasco and 20-year-old Christian Anthony

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) – A Texas inmate was executed Thursday evening for the killings nearly 30 years ago of his estranged wife’s parents and her brother, who was a police officer. Billie Wayne Coble received lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the August 1989 shooting deaths of Robert and Zelda Vicha and

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A county commissioner says New Mexico’s largest jail violated policy by alerting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers when specific prisoners were released. The Albuquerque Journal reported Wednesday that records department employees at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque acted in response to requests from ICE. A jail spokeswoman could not

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A county commissioner says New Mexico’s largest jail violated policy by alerting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers when specific prisoners were released. The Albuquerque Journal reported Wednesday that records department employees at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque acted in response to requests from ICE. A jail spokeswoman could not

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A county commissioner says New Mexico’s largest jail violated policy by alerting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers when specific prisoners were released. The Albuquerque Journal reported Wednesday that records department employees at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque acted in response to requests from ICE. A jail spokeswoman could not

HOUSTON (AP) – The mother of a migrant toddler who died shortly after being released from the nation’s largest family detention center sued the tiny Arizona city on Thursday that for years was paid by the U.S. government to run the facility in name only. The lawsuit from Yazmin Juarez of Guatemala alleges that her

In a release by Customs and Border Protection, nearly 7,000 migrants were arrested along the border in the Rio Grande Valley Sector of Texas. The release says the arrests averaged nearly 1,000 per day. On Wednesday alone, more than 1,300 migrants were arrested. CBP says it was the second time in 2 weeks that many

MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexico’s lower chamber of Congress approved constitutional changes Thursday allowing the creation of a National Guard that the new government wants to lead the fight against rising crime. The Chamber of Deputies voted 463 to 1 to approve the Senate’s version of the legislation. The Senate amended the measure to ensure

A Las Cruces man has died as a result of his injuries after being struck by a pickup truck Monday, Feb. 25. According to Las Cruces Police, 65-year-old Hien Van Nguyen died early Thursday morning at University Medical Center (UMC) in El Paso. Police said Nguyen was riding his bike along Amador Avenue at around

UPDATE: The shelter in place order has been lifted at Santa Teresa High School, according to a Gadsden school district spokesman. The order was lifted at around 3:10 p.m. According to the Dona Ana County Sheriff Office, a small group of people were shooting guns in the desert east of Pete Domenici Highway in Santa

Texas Senator Jose Rodriguez introduced a bill in the Texas legislature that would prevent convicted animal abusers from possessing another animal. The Possession Ban Bill, SB 804, would amend a 2017 animal cruelty law and would allow judges the discretion to prohibit a defendant from possessing or exercising control over any animals or residing in

NEW YORK (AP) – Federal prosecutors have recommended multiyear prison sentences for three men convicted of fraud for channeling secret payments to the families of top-tier basketball recruits to influence where the players went to school. Former Adidas executive James Gatto, business manager Christian Dawkins and amateur league director Merl Code were convicted of conspiracy

DECATUR, Texas (AP) – A North Texas judge says four young siblings will remain in foster care after two were discovered locked in a dog cage and the others were found smeared with excrement in a barn. The judge ruled Wednesday that no suitable relatives could be found to care for the children, who range

FALMOUTH, Mass. (AP) – A woman who grabbed a “Make America Great Again” hat off a man’s head in a Massachusetts restaurant faces deportation, but her immigration lawyer says she is in the U.S. legally. Rosiane Santos was charged with assault and battery for grabbing Bryton Turner’s hat bearing President Donald Trump’s campaign slogan in

EL PASO, Texas (AP) – A museum dedicated to the history of the U.S. Border Patrol has reopened after officials say protesters vandalized exhibits during an organized demonstration earlier this month. The U.S. Border Patrol Museum in El Paso announced on its Facebook page Wednesday that the museum was welcoming visitors following a protest by

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – A federal control board overseeing Puerto Rico’s finances says it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a recent ruling that found the board’s members were illegally appointed. The board said Thursday it also will ask for a stay of the federal appeals court ruling pending Supreme Court

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The U.N. Security Council scheduled votes Thursday on rival resolutions on Venezuela sponsored by the United States, which supports opposition leader Juan Guaido, and Russia, which backs President Nicolas Maduro. The U.S. resolution, which urges “the peaceful restoration of democracy” in Venezuela, free and fair presidential elections and unhindered delivery of

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – The state Senate has passed a bill that would ban contests to see who can shoot and kill the most coyotes. The bill from Democratic Sen. Jeff Steinborn of Las Cruces and Republican Sen. Mark Moores of Albuquerque passed on a 22-17 vote Wednesday and now moves to the New

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – The state Senate has passed a bill that would ban contests to see who can shoot and kill the most coyotes. The bill from Democratic Sen. Jeff Steinborn of Las Cruces and Republican Sen. Mark Moores of Albuquerque passed on a 22-17 vote Wednesday and now moves to the New

Jason Witten is coming out of retirement and rejoining the Dallas Cowboys after one season as a television analyst. The 36-year-old Witten says the “fire inside of me to compete and play this game is just burning too strong.” The Cowboys announced Thursday that the 11-time Pro Bowl tight end had agreed to a one-year

Las Cruces Police said two woman stole approximately $6,000 worth of merchandise from several stores in Las Cruces. According to police, the alleged shoplifting accured Sunday, Feb. 10. Surveillence footage captured a photo of both suspects. Investigators say the women left Las Cruces in a black Dodge minivan with a temporary, or dealer, license plate.

The Trump administration on Thursday proposed federal tax credits of up to $5 billion a year for donations to groups offering scholarships that would help students attend private schools, apprenticeships and other educational programs. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is pushing the plan in a renewed bid to expand school choice after earlier initiatives failed. Her

A crash on I-10 East near Raynolds is blocking the center lane and slowing down traffic. The crash happened around 10 a.m. on Thursday. The El Paso Fire Department said there were no injuries. Use Montana or Gateway East as alternate routes.

UPDATE: All lanes on I-10 East near downtown are now open after being shut down for more than eight hours due to a traffic fatality. —————— One person died in a traffic incident on I-10 East early Thursday morning, according to El Paso police. Authorities have not said if it was a crash or a

There is a crash on I-10 West and Brown that is creating a delay. Drivers need to take Missouri to avoid this area. No injuries reported.

In Texas, the number of unaccompanied migrant children held in government-funded shelters increased slightly in February, according to the latest state data. This is after a large decline in January, when a temporary tent shelter in Tornillo, near El Paso, closed. The Trump administration announced in late December it would relax screening policies that immigrants

If you needed another reason to celebrate Selena, this new House Bill is for you. Texas lawmakers are working to make Selena Quintanilla Perez’s birthday, April 16, a state holiday. The bill still has a long way to go before it becomes law. For full details on the developments, click here.