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Month: July 2022

UPDATED TRAFFIC ALERT: I-10 east at Lee Trevino Crash, motorcyclist killed in crash

UPDATE: The motorcyclist died in the hospital early Saturday morning, according to El Paso Police. UPDATE: El Paso police say one person was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The crash involved a semi and a motorcycle. I-10 eastbound lanes between Yarbrough and Zaragoza are closed. Special Traffic Investigators are responding to the scene.

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John Eastman loses emergency request to protect his phone data from DOJ investigators

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice A federal judge in New Mexico won’t step in to protect Trump attorney John Eastman’s seized cell phone from Justice Department investigators, after Eastman was searched as part of a January 6-related criminal inquiry. US District Judge Robert Brack rejected Eastman’s arguments for emergency help from the

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New Mexico judge drops charges against former police officer accused of killing man in custody

By Hira Humayun and Paradise Afshar, CNN New Mexico District Court Judge Douglas Driggers ruled there was “insufficient evidence” for the trial of former Las Cruces police officer Christopher Smelser to continue and dismissed the second-degree murder charges filed against him for the death of Antonio Valenzuela in 2020, according to the New Mexico Attorney

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Iowa library temporarily closes after full-time staff leaves following complaints about ‘liberal agenda’ in book selection

By Andy Rose and Bill Kirkos, CNN A small-town library in Iowa is scrambling to reopen after community complaints about its book selection prompted full-time staff members to resign. The controversy started over complaints about books on display for children with information on the LGBTQ community, according to Jimmy Kelly, board chair of the Vinton

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