Month: March 2019

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is calling for the breakup of what she says are unfair farming monopolies. Warren says family farms struggle because ” bad decisions in Washington have consistently favored the interests of multinational corporations and big business lobbyists over the interests of family farmers. ” If elected president, the Democratic lawmaker says she’d

A Las Cruces police officer had to wrestle a loaded handgun out of the hands of a patient accused of pointing the weapon at health care workers. Police said Mathew Rodger Smith, 56, of Hatch, New Mexico, was undergoing treatment at a local clinic Tuesday afternoon. Investigators charged Smith with two counts of aggravated assault

New Mexico will extend voter registration through Election Day beginning in 2020 under a new law that does away with a 28-day registration blackout before elections. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday signed legislation designed to increase participation in statewide elections though same-day registration and voting. Seventeen other states and the District of

US Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin K. McAleenan , in El Paso to discuss the increase of migrants who continue to enter the US along the Southwest border, urged Congress to fix our nation’s asylum laws. ” Two weeks ago, I testified before Congress and briefed the media that our immigration system was near

Police officers in Central El Paso arrested and charged three men with weapon-related charges over the weekend. The first arrest was made when police officers responded to a ” prowler ” in the 600 block of S. Kansas at 12:12 a.m. on Saturday, March 23, 2019. Police the officers were assisted by a Department of

Officials and relatives of missing people are digging in a field in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz where they have found at least 15 bodies in clandestine graves. The state’s head prosecutor says search teams exhumed 12 sets of remains and have located three more bodies but not yet extracted them. The searchers include

Three people at Andress High School are being treated for a highly contagious virus. The El Paso Independent School District confirmed to ABC-7 on Wednesday that the people had contracted the mumps. The district spokesman said he cannot say on the record if the people who were diagnosed were all students. Mumps is an infection

A Corpus Christi police officer investigating two robberies at a convenience store shot a man who resembled a suspect after mistaking a lighter in his hand for a weapon, the city’s police chief said. Police Chief Mike Markle announced Tuesday that the man shot by an officer was determined not to be a suspect in

Nearly 50 people who work at the Texas Capitol have been vaccinated this week because a page contracted whooping cough, a health scare that comes as legislatures around the country grapple with the extents to which parents should be allowed to not vaccinate their children. Texas health officials have been offering the vaccinations since Monday,

El Paso Police are working a rollover on Gateway West near Geronimo. The wreck was reported at about 11:20 a.m. Wednesday. The southbound lanes on Geronimo are closed, police said.

El Paso Police closed the US54 south ramp onto I-10 West as a result of a motorcycle wreck. Special traffic investigators are responding to the scene. If you are heading south on US 54, you will not be able to exit on I-10 West. Look for an alternate route.

U.S. immigration authorities have temporarily closed highway checkpoints in New Mexico and much of West Texas, as they reassign agents and use the outposts to help process the growing numbers of Central Americans arriving at the Mexican border. The checkpoints, located up to 100 miles ( 160 kilometers ) from the border, are designed to

A Texas retailer of now-banned bump stocks has transferred about 60,000 of the gun-related items to the federal government to be destroyed. RW Arms of Fort Worth turned over the bump stocks to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The products will be shredded and recycled. ATF agents were present as crates of

Former Vice President Joe Biden condemned ” a white man’s culture ” as he lashed out at violence against women and, more specifically, lamented his role in the Supreme Court confirmation hearings that undermined Anita Hill’s credibility nearly three decades ago. Biden, a Democratic presidential prospect who often highlights his white working-class roots, said Hill,

In 2016, President Donald Trump compared Hillary Clinton’s campaign to the lumbering federal bureaucracy. Now he’s building one of his own. From an office tower across the Potomac River from Washington, from the bowels of the Republican National Committee’s headquarters on Capitol Hill and from field offices across the country, Trump is assembling an army

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Wednesday released her tax return for 2018, showing she paid $29,170 in federal taxes on an income of about $214,000. The New York Democrat became the first 2020 presidential candidate to disclose the latest tax filing. Her income included her $167,000 Senate salary, a $50,000 book payment and a $3,000 capital

Las Cruces Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that helps identify a woman suspected of stealing nearly $3,000 in jewelry from Walmart. The alleged theft happened at about 1 a.m. on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at the Walmart at 1550 S. Valley Drive. Police said the woman stole approximately

US Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin K. McAleenan is in El Paso to discuss the increase of migrants who continue to enter the US along the Southwest border. McAleenan’s visit comes as U.S. immigration authorities temporarily closed highway checkpoints in New Mexico and much of West Texas, as they reassign agents and use the

From ancient dogs to cutting edge drones US immigration officials, companies, and foreign governments are all at the Border Security Expo in San Antonio, talking about the latest advances and sampling new technology that can help them across all aspects of law enforcement. ” It’s amazing, the technology we had 25 years ago and how

There is crash on US-54 South bound and Montana. The crash is blocking the center lanes of traffic. Drivers need to take Gateway South to avoid this area.

A new report from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention pinpoints several contact sports as top causes behind emergency hospital visits for kids. According to the report, basketball, bicycling and football were linked to childhood head injuries, with soccer being the top concussion causing sport for young women. Kids are vulnerable to these

Sunland Park Police along with US Marshals arrested a man for sexually assaulting a minor on Tuesday. Sunland Park Police said 35-year-old Daniel Bustamante was wanted for an outstanding warrant facing two charges — criminal sexual assault penetration in the First Degree (Child under 13), and for criminal sexual contact of a minor. Police said

There is a crash on Loop 375 and Edgemere blocking traffic. Reports are that this crash is a rollover. Drivers need to take Joe Battle to avoid this area.

The El Paso Republican Party will hold a ” Support Trump Rally ” in Downtown El Paso. The event will be at the same time as democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke’s first official presidential campaign rally. O’Rourke’s rally will be held on South El Paso Street between west Overland and West Paisano. The El Paso

An Alamogordo man pleaded guilty to two counts of sexually assaulting a minor on Tuesday. Twelfth Judicial District Attorney John P. Sugg said 22-year-old Jason Whitt pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree criminal sexual penetration of a minor (child under 13). Alamogordo Police were called out to the 600 block of Lovers Lane on

A brother-in-arms says the spirit of Deputy Peter Herrera will live on in the sheriff’s office he so proudly served. Herrera was shot multiple times during a traffic stop in San Elizario the early morning hours of Friday, March 22, 2019. He succumbed to his wounds two days later. ” We used to call him

Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) is denouncing plans to construct 46 miles of border fencing in New Mexico. The Trump Administration plans to use $1 billion in military personnel funding and spend it on 57 miles of border wall, including 46 miles worth both east and west of Columbus, New Mexico, along with two separate projects

Most services are restored at the El Paso VA Main Clinic following a water pipe breach Tuesday. Patient care services will be operational Wednesday with no impact to veteran patients, according to the clinic. Medical records will remain closed. Release of Information requests will still be accessible through kiosks and MyHealthVet Secure Messaging. Human Resources

Guy Fieri apparently thinks El Paso is ” Flavortown . ” The celebrity chef and host of multiple Food Network shows was seen making a stop in El Paso on Tuesday. ABC-7 viewer Roger Navarro shared a photo of Fieri’s famous red camaro parked outside of a downtown restaurant. It’s unclear if the Food Network

In four days, Beto O’Rourke will officially kick off his Presidential Campaign with a rally in El Paso. The rally will be held on South El Paso Street between west Overland and West Paisano, but that could present a problem. The rally is the same day that three other events are already planned in the