Month: October 2019

A 3-year-old girl is dead and a 4-year-old is hospitalized after their flotation devices slipped off and they went underwater at a pool party in Florida, authorities said. Harmony Williams was playing in the water at a Tampa apartment complex when she drowned. Witnesses pulled her out and tried to give her CPR, but she

It is a common thing for a pet to wander off and end up in a different neighborhood, but a pup recently appeared in Las Cruces after an astounding 700-mile trip from home in California. New Mexico State University student Juan Treto remembers walking home when an energetic young Husky suddenly appeared before him. The

ABC-7 has learned the families of the young engaged couple killed when their semi-truck collided with a piece of construction machinery sticking out on Interstate 10 have settled their lawsuit against the company that was overseeing the construction site. The parents of Patrick Van Fossen and Keserie Paredes had filed a wrongful death lawsuit against

The new owners of Sunland Park Mall are hoping to breathe life back into what the general manager is calling a “dated” shopping center. In the past four months, several new eateries opened up. A lounge area is coming where folks can share books, read, and watch TV while they wait for family or friends

A driver suffered minor injuries after police say he was randomly attacked by a pedestrian while waiting at a red light. It happened at the intersection of University and El Paseo in Las Cruces – just before 7 p.m. Monday. Police say while the driver was at the stoplight, Morgan Pearson reached through the passenger

Republican candidates competing for a key U.S. House seat in southern New Mexico are dismissing impeachment talk around President Donald Trump and criticizing the district’s current Democratic congresswoman for her unclear stand. The three hopefuls vying to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small, D-Las Cruces, say an impeachment inquiry over the president’s conversation with

A former test administrator accused of taking bribes in the college admissions scandal is now expected to plead guilty and testify against others, if called, according to federal court documents. According to an agreement filed Tuesday, Igor Dvorskiy, a key figure in the scheme, will plead guilty by November 20 to one count of conspiracy

Parkland activist Cameron Kasky says a new Florida law that allows some teachers to carry firearms on campus is “asinine.” “The notion that my chemistry teacher is expected to have any sort of control of a situation where there’s a mass shooting or some sort of violence among students is incredibly dangerous,” Kasky said Tuesday

Emily Zamourka isn’t a trained singer, but her soaring voice fills a Metro subway station to the delight of Los Angeles commuters. She became known as the “Subway Soprano” on social media after the Los Angeles Police Department posted video an officer recorded of her performing Italian composer Giacomo Puccini’s famous aria “O mio babbino

Moments before Amber Guyger killed her neighbor, allegedly mistaking his apartment for her own, the then-Dallas officer was on the phone with her police partner. But the two didn’t have just a professional relationship. Guyger testified that she once had an affair with her married partner, Martin Rivera, one that she later described as “morally

Chicago, often singled out by critics for its gun violence, has seen significant reductions this year in the number of killings and shootings, police officials said Tuesday. So far this year, there has been a 10% drop in the number of killings and an 11% reduction in shootings, according to data compiled by the police

Two men attempting to steal bigleaf maple trees started a fire in Washington’s Olympic National Forest last year that ravaged more than 3,300 acres of protected land, authorities said. According to a statement from the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington, Justin Wilke and Shawn Williams first went to the national forest