LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A new leader has taken charge of New Mexico State University’s Physical Science lab and he has plenty of experience with cutting-edge technology from his time in the Army. Retired Army Brig. Gen. Eric Sanchez, a 1987 graduate of NMSU, has come home to help lead this program at his
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SAN ELIZARIO, Texas – El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a man who abandoned a sick dog along the side of the road in San Elizario. Security cameras caught the man, in a dark-colored truck, abandon a white and brown female Bulldog which has medical issues including mammary tumors. The incident was referred
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Move over, slowpoke coronavirus tests that take a week or more to return a result — there’s a new generation of rapid tests coming to town — some are already here — and they’re poised to transform the landscape. They are the antigen tests, but are they really all they’re cracked up to be? The
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Companies testing Covid-19 vaccines should know by the end of the year whether any can protect people from the virus, federal officials say. Officials with the Operation Warp Speed coronavirus vaccine effort told reporters Friday that the public-private partnership is not cutting corners, but that it may not take long to tell if one or
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LA UNION, New Mexico – A crash on New Mexico Highway 28 near La Union late Friday afternoon left a woman with very serious injuries. The crash involved a 26-year-old woman on a motorcycle and a car, according to officials with the Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office. The woman was airlifted to University Medical Center
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EL PASO, Texas — Coronavirus concerns didn’t inhibit a crowd from being staged for President Donald Trump’s finale to the Republican National Convention. It was a scene never before seen at the White House: About 1,500 people packed tightly together Thursday night on the South Lawn so Trump could accept his party’s nomination for re-election in
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Los Angeles is taking action against people who host house parties in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. Blake Gray and Bryce Hall, two TikTok stars, were charged with misdemeanors on Friday after holding two large house parties in defiance of local health orders, Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer announced. The pair could face
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A call from Beijing to reduce food waste has sent officials and businesses scrambling to find ways to stop people from ordering too much, and in some extreme cases put meal times under surveillance. Shanghai officials are asking residents to report food-wasting behaviors. Food industry bosses are urging diners to order at least one fewer
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — In her eleven years as a volunteer for the American Red Cross, Bonnie Hoover has seen firsthand disaster from coast to coast. “I put myself in their shoes,” Hoover explained. “How would I feel if everything I worked my whole life for is just gone?” However, Hurricane Laura is striking
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EL PASO, Texas — TEK 1 Wired, an Internet provider in the Borderland, posted on its Facebook page back in July that it had ceased all operations and was working with attorneys to come up with a settlement to give current customers a partial refund. That settlement was scheduled to be finalized on Aug. 24. On that
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El Paso, Texas- We broke another record for El Paso. The mercury hit 104 degrees this afternoon, shattering the old record of 102 set in 1994. We have tied another record as well. As of today, we have seen 19 days of triples, tying the old record set last year. Triple digit temperatures are still
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — An Otero County woman in her 30s was among three new coronavirus deaths announced by New Mexico state health officials on Friday. The woman had been hospitalized with underlying conditions prior to her death, officials said. Her death raised Otero County’s fatality toll from the pandemic to a dozen, while
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Police are reminding east Las Cruces residents to lock their vehicles after surveillance video captured teenagers opening doors and stealing items inside the cars. The crimes happened in the early morning hours earlier this week off of Roadrunner Parkway, on Cheyenne and Stagecoach drives, according to police. “Ironically, some of
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EL PASO, Texas – A couple of new El Paso Locomotive FC soccer fans can’t wait to see their first games. Two newborns at The Hospitals of Providence are dressed up in their Locomotive gear and are champing at the bit to cheer on the home team. The babies were dressed up in team colors
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A 1-year-old is now the youngest Covid-19 victim in Georgia, according to the state health department. The child had serious medical conditions, said Valerie Crow, Cobb County Public Health spokesperson. Cobb County is just outside of Atlanta. As of Friday afternoon, there are over 900 positive cases in infants younger than 1 year of age,
Continue Reading The coronavirus pandemic has had an especially harsh impact on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities — and they need special support, a group of specialists argued Friday in a letter to the American Journal of Psychiatry. Many of these vulnerable people have lost the critical support they need and can’t advocate for themselves, Dr.
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RUIDOSO, New Mexico — A Ruidoso police detective is facing federal charges for allegedly sending child pornography by email, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for New Mexico said Friday. The charges against Christopher Bryant, 46, of Ruidoso, come after he was recognized last year as a Law Enforcement Hero of Child Protection by a state agency.
Continue Reading A Black man was freed from a North Carolina prison on Thursday after serving 44 years for a crime he maintains he didn’t commit. Ronnie Long, wearing a dark three-piece suit, red tie and a hat, walked out of prison, wheeling his few belongings behind him. He raised his hands to the crowd and threw
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Anthony Huber was armed with nothing but his skateboard when he spotted an armed person among a crowded street in Kenosha, Wisconsin, but he still ran toward the danger, his girlfriend says. “He pushed me out of the way, like he was telling me to run off, and I tried to grab him,” Hannah Gittings
Continue Reading Darrell Sales is no stranger to wildfires. As a second-generation firefighter, he has battled countless blazes that have razed down homes. But this time, his own house was the victim of one of these fires. “It’s been a whirlwind of events and a lot of emotions and a lot of different things happening at once,”
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Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO , CA (KPIX) — Six decades on, the art of Emory Douglas is back in focus following recent social justice protests. Douglas was known as the “Minister of Culture” for the Black Panther Party in the 1960s. The 77-year-old artist attended City College of San Francisco
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, CA (KPIX) — A downtown San Jose neighborhood is getting overrun by rats. It’s happening in the South Almaden Blvd. and Vine St. area on Caltrans property beneath Interstate Highway 280. The area beneath the freeway has become a dumping ground for demolition materials and there
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, CA (KVOR) — A place known for the help they lend others is finding themselves in need now, too. As he packs and unpacks each box of food, Rich Harrington hopes he makes someone’s day a little brighter. “When you see that look of sincere gratitude or
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SOLANO COUNTY, CA (KVOR) — Families who were forced to evacuate from the LNU Lightning Complex wildfire are now able to return home. Anna Erickson said her heart is slowly healing after losing almost everything in the fires. “My heart dropped,” Erickson said.“This is my first time down
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KPLR) — This Sunday over 20 plus black-owned businesses from across St. Louis will come together at City Foundry for a socially distanced event to support racial justice and voter registration. Participants can enjoy vendors, food trucks, and yoga. All food must be taken to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — These past few months have been challenging for most everyone. From COVID-19, to job losses, to police shootings to racism – people are having intense feelings of anger, frustration and hurt. So, what can we do with these feelings? Good Question. “There’s a big
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Shawn Peter Simonson, 51, who’s charged with threatening Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Simonson, from Blaine, admitted to leaving two menacing messages on the governor’s reception line four months apart. The first was on April 7,
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Attorneys for R. Kelly say he was attacked in his Illinois jail cell by a fellow inmate, and they are calling for his release. Doug Anton, an attorney for Kelly, told CNN that the singer’s legal team had been advised by the US Attorney’s Office that the singer was on his bed in his cell
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GOLDEN, CO (KCNC) — The owner of a Golden distillery and bar-restaurant wants government officials to take a look at tougher penalties for people who attack workers trying to enforce Colorado’s face mask order. It comes after an incident at the Golden Moon Speakeasy Saturday night, when a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DURANGO, CO (KCNC) — A Colorado woman is celebrating a hiking milestone. Patricia Cameron completed a 330 mile hike from Denver to Durango on Thursday. Cameron is the founder of Blackpackers, a non-profit that aims to address the gap in representation in the outdoors. The organization provides gear,
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