Month: April 2019

Santa Fe officials are preparing to assist and temporarily house asylum-seekers passing through New Mexico after crossing the U.S-Mexico border. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported Wednesday that Las Cruces officials are looking to work with Santa Fe and Albuquerque to take turns receiving busloads of immigrants. Santa Fe Mayor Alan Webber says most of

For nearly two years, President Donald Trump and his allies sought to undermine special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, attacking investigators’ credibility and playing down their findings. As a redacted version of Mueller’s report was finally released Thursday, Trump resorted to bluster, broadsides and falsehoods to try, once more, to frame the moment as a

Doña Ana County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Las Cruces man accused of driving drunk after police spotted his vehicle stopped on the railroad tracks. Police with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway called the sheriff’s office when they noticed the vehicle near N.M. 478 and mile marker 13 at around 5:30 p.m. When deputies arrived at

Public at last, special counsel Robert Mueller’s report revealed to a waiting nation Thursday that President Donald Trump tried to seize control of the Russia probe and force Mueller’s removal to stop him from investigating potential obstruction of justice by the president. Mueller laid out multiple episodes in which Trump directed people around him to

Before you ask “Why is this news?” remember that it’s Jason Momoa. The Jason Momoa whose role on “Game of Thrones” and as “Aquaman” has caused more than a few hearts to flutter and whose marriage to actress Lisa Bonet is absolute #relationshipgoals. Just when you thought you couldn’t love the dude more, he goes

A unique new source of high quality H2O is set to arrive for El Paso residents in the near future. Officials with El Paso water say they’re excited with the progress made towards their planned advanced water purification facility, which is set to open in 2024. The project is unique in that it would be

After nearly two years of waiting, America will get some answers straight from Robert Mueller- but not before President Donald Trump’s attorney general has his say. The Justice Department on Thursday is expected to release a redacted version of the special counsel’s report on Russian election interference and Trump’s campaign, opening up months, if not

Las Cruces police are investigating the discovery of a body at a bus stop on Wednesday. Police said they responded to a call of an unresponsive man around 4 p.m. near the intersection of Lohnman Ave. and Walnut St. Police said at this point in the investigation, they do not suspect foul play. Las Cruces

San Elizario took on the Palestine Wildcats in the Final Four of the State Championship. Though the Eagles had bested the Wildcats in last year’s final, Palestine was looking for retribution. In the first 6 minutes though Eduardo Chavez expertly sent a header from Jonathon Carillo in to the back of net giving the Eagles

UTEP men’s basketball head coach Rodney Terry was looking for a new top assistant and is now turning to a man he knows and trusts. Terry spoke highly of new top assistant Kenton Paulino Friday, saying he hopes they can rekindle some of the magic they found together while working with one another at Fresno

About twenty former educators and school advocates hope to recall every member of the Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Educators. “These violations must stop,” said attorney CaraLyn Banks, who represents the group called ‘Enough.’ “I don’t think there is any evidence that we violated the Open Meetings Act,” Ed Frank, the president of the

The Department of Homeland Security’s Advisory Council is urging lawmakers to change immigration laws in order to stem an “unprecedented” surge of immigrants coming to the U.S. In its findings, the Council said the “crisis is real and will intensify in the coming months.” One of the most important recommendations made by the Advisory Council

A federal appeals court on Wednesday scheduled a hearing over whether to stop the Trump administration from forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for their immigration court hearings. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals set a hearing for April 24 in San Francisco over whether a lower court ruling to block the policy

A Texas woman has been charged with capital murder in the death of her infant daughter whose body was found in a flower pot at Dallas-area cemetery in last month. Police say 18-year-old Jazmin Lopez was arrested Tuesday after coming forward as the child’s mother in March. She is being held in the Denton County

Police arrested a man accused of trying to strangle his girlfriend and taking away her cell phone during a domestic disturbance. Jonathan Scott Kerr, 39, of the 1500 block of Martha Drive, is charged with aggravated battery against a household member and interference with communication. Police officers responded to a domestic disturbance at the home

According to the National Kidney Foundation, in the United States, a new person is added to the kidney transplant list every 14 minutes.Thirteen people die each day waiting for a new kidney.ABC-7’s Stephanie Valle interviewed Doctor Alfonso Chavez, a local nephrologist, and Yvette Lazarin, who has received three kidney transplants, to learn more about kidney

Human smugglers are resorting to the use of drones to help guide groups of undocumented immigrants looking to enter the United States, the Border Patrol said. Earlier this week, a U.S. Border Patrol agent was monitoring the border at night utilizing an infrared camera when he observed a small airborne object traveling northbound across the

Within a few hours, the man accused of kidnapping and brutally attacking an off-duty Border Patrol agent went from being declared innocent to finding himself behind bars on federal charges. A jury Wednesday found Fernando Puga not guilty on state charges of attempted murder, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery causing great bodily

Beto O’Rourke said on Wednesday that his family donated more to charity than reported on past tax returns because it wasn’t interested in taking deductions, as the Democratic presidential candidate continues to face questions about his relatively meager giving to such organizations. Speaking to reporters after addressing hundreds at a crowded coffee shop in Fredericksburg,

Authorities in San Antonio said a man assaulted his wife, fatally shot a neighbor and set his house on fire before dying in a hail of gunfire with police. Police Chief William McManus said the man “severely” beat his wife Tuesday afternoon, then opened fire on her as she ran away. The woman, who suffered

U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small is outraising her Republican opponents in her re-election bid for a key Congressional seat in southern New Mexico. Federal election records show the Las Cruces Democrat pulled in $444,000 during her first three months in office after winning the seat in November. Record show she had around $519,000 cash on

Beyonce has surprised her fans by releasing a soundtrack to her Netflix documentary “Homecoming.” The 37-year-old superstar debuted “Homecoming: The Live Album” Wednesday, the same day a Netflix documentary exploring her historic performances at the 2018 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was released. She was the first black woman to headline the event in

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Yuma Mayor Douglas Nicholls on Tuesday declared a symbolic “state of emergency” to deal with the number of families being released from Border Patrol custody into the city. Nicholls said Tuesday that he hoped not to get to this point but that organizations helping immigrant families just don’t have capacity to deal with so many.

Time Magazine has named R&B singer Khalid as one of its 100 most influential people in the world. The list for 2019 was released Wednesday morning. CLICK HERE to read Khalid’s profile, writted for Time by singer Alicia Keys. The El Paso singer gained widespread acclaim for his debut album American Teen, released in March

According to newly released data from the Brain Aneurysm Foundation, women are more vulnerable to suffering a brain aneurysm than men. In total, there are over 30,000 such ruptures a year with approximately 6 million Americans being at risk. For all of medicine’s advances, aneurysms remain extremely difficult to detect pre-rupture. That is why 40%

Tuesday evening, jurors decided the fate of 21-year-old Cornelius Dewayne Harrison. Harrison was sentenced to 85 years in prison after being found guilty Monday for the murder of 21-year-old Frank Alexander Hernandez in January 2018. Previous story After hours of deliberation, a jury found 21-year-old Cornelius Dewayne Harrison guilty of murdering 21-year-old Frank Alexander Hernandez

Months of careful planning are coming together at fort bliss where the 3rd battalion, 41st infantry regiment is doing a massive overhaul to become a full armoured brigade. Command Sgt. Maj. John Knight of the 3rd battalion and 41st infantry regiment says “this will be my first time as an armor leader so i get

The U.S. Marshals Service’s “Operation Triple Beam” led to the arrest of 154 fugitives in southern New Mexico, the agency said Tuesday. “We want to send the message that our streets are significantly safer than they were 90 days ago,” said Sonya Chavez, the U.S. Marshal for New Mexico, in a sit-down interview with ABC-7.

The man accused of kidnapping and brutally assaulting an off-duty Border Patrol agent testified in his own defense. Fernando Puga, 31, was taken into custody by Doña Ana County Sheriff’s detectives in June of 2017 with the assistance of FBI agents. Puga was arrested across the street from The Community of Hope Center where he