Migrant camp along Texas border shrinks as removals ramp up
By MARÍA VERZA and JUAN LOZANO Associated Press DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — A camp where almost 15,000 migrants had waited along the Texas border just…
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An incident Thursday morning at Ft. Meade was a training exercise
By Liam Reilly, CNN An incident at Ft. Meade in Maryland Thursday morning was in fact a drill, according to a public affairs officer. Public Affairs…
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US special envoy to Haiti resigns over migrant expulsions
By JOSHUA GOODMAN, MATTHEW LEE, DANICA COTO and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press U.S. officials say the Biden administration’s special envoy to Haiti…
Continue Reading Matthew McConaughey ‘measuring’ Texas gubernatorial run
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Matthew McConaughey is still considering a run for political office. The “Dallas Buyers Club” actor, a native of…
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Woman arrested after police chase from El Paso to Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A woman was arrested Wednesday after leading police on a car chase from El Paso County up toward Las Cruces, authorities…
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FDA backs Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for seniors, high-risk
By MATTHEW PERRONE, LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press The U.S. has moved a step closer to offering booster doses of Pfizer’s…
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Many migrants staying in US even as expulsion flights rise
By ELLIOT SPAGAT, MARIA VERZA, JUAN A. LOZANO and SARAH BLAKE MORGAN Associated Press DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — U.S. officials say many of the…
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Dam repairs slated to begin soon in wake of La Union flooding
LA UNION, New Mexico — For several years, the residents of La Union have been in a constant battle for a solution to the continuous floods…
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Arrest made in shooting of 32-year-old Las Cruces man
UPDATE #2: Las Cruces police announced the arrest of a Roswell man Wednesday who is accused in Tuesday afternoon’s shooting that wounded a…
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Pilot in deadly New Mexico balloon crash had drugs in system
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A report from the Federal Aviation Administration shows the pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed in New Mexico in June…
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El Paso Border Patrol finds 142 migrants hidden in truck, SUV
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Border Patrol agents from the El Paso sector thwarted a human smuggling attempt and discovered 131 undocumented…
Continue Reading The Federal Reserve is getting ready to roll back its massive stimulus
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The Federal Reserve isn’t ready to take its foot off the stimulus gas pedal just yet, but that soon might…
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Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito were involved in an incident in Wyoming restaurant in late August, witnesses say
By Madeline Holcombe, Eric Levenson, Amanda Watts, Randi Kaye and Kari Pricher, CNN A couple from Louisiana who were vacationing in Jackson, Wyoming,…
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Fleeing migrants in SUV led to Deming crash; 1 dead, 9 hurt
UPDATE, Sept. 22: DEMING, New Mexico — A group of migrants fleeing U.S. Border Patrol agents led to a deadly rollover crash along Highway 11 near…
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Bipartisan police reform talks end with no Congressional deal
WASHINGTON, DC — After months of negotiations, bipartisan police reform talks are officially over without a deal, sources familiar with…
Continue Reading DHS releasing some Haitians into US despite claims they would be immediately expelled
By Priscilla Alvarez and Rosa Flores, CNN The Department of Homeland Security is releasing some Haitians into the United States, despite repeated…
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Shortage of EMTs, paramedics hitting El Paso hard
EL PASO, Texas — The shortage in emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics is a national issue, but the president of Life Ambulance says…
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5 El Paso schools earn Blue Ribbon education awards
EL PASO, Texas – On Tuesday, 26 Texas schools were named Blue Ribbon schools, with five of them being schools in the El Paso metro. Clendenin…
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Homelessness problem gets more visible in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The homeless population in Las Cruces is becoming more noticeable, but Henry Young, executive director of The Gospel Rescue…
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El Paso church ready to help Haitian refugees from Del Rio
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso church is preparing to be an ad hoc shelter for some of the nearly 13,000 Haitians at the border in Del Rio. …
Continue Reading Body found in Wyoming confirmed to be Gabby Petito, death ruled a homicide
DENVER, Colorado — Autopsy results have confirmed that the remains found over the weekend near Grand Teton National Park are those of Gabby Petito,…
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UTEP’s president touts partnerships in State of the University address
EL PASO, Texas — The University of Texas at El Paso President Heather Wilson delivered the annual State of the University address Tuesday afternoon…
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Students return to east El Paso school after gas leak caused evacuation
UPDATE: Students returned to their classrooms at Hughey Elementary School in east El Paso after being evacuated for about an hour when construction…
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Semi-truck breaks in half, closing NM 478 in southern New Mexico
VADO, New Mexico — New Mexico State Highway 478 was closed Tuesday afternoon between Berino and Vado after a bizarre wreck in which a semi-truck…
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Abbott speaks from Del Rio, blames Biden administration for migrant influx
DEL RIO, Texas — With 8,600 migrants remaining under the Del Rio International Bridge, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday officials are using…
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Aaron Jones has 4 TDs in Packers win; lost necklace with dad’s ashes is found
UPDATE, Sept. 21: Aaron Jones confirmed Tuesday morning on a Green Bay radio show that his necklace containing his father’s ashes was found by a…
Continue Reading Biden declares in U.N. speech: ‘Decisive decade for our world’
NEW YORK, NY — President Joe Biden on Tuesday delivered his first speech since taking office to the United Nations General…
Continue Reading Biden administration expresses horror over images of Border Patrol confronting migrants
By Chandelis Duster and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The Biden administration is expressing horror over recent images that appear to show US Border Patrol…
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Motorist seriously hurt in east El Paso crash on Loop 375
EL PASO, Texas — A motorist was seriously hurt in a rollover crash that shut down a portion of Loop 375 in east El Paso during the early morning…
Continue Reading 2-dose version of J&J shot is 94% effective against Covid
NEW YORK, NY — A two-dose version of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine provides 94% protection against symptomatic infection, the company…
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