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Immigration advocates hope new study supports undocumented immigrants’ ability to drive
A study by the California Department of Motor Vehicles showed that unlicensed drivers are the most hazardous people behind the wheel and are almost three times as likely to cause a deadly accident. Immigration-rights advocate Albert Leno told KFOX14 he believes the study shows it would be safer for the ...
N.M. lawmaker pushes to allow concealed handguns in bars
Rep. Zachary Cook, R-Ruidoso, has introduced a bill during the legislative session that would allow licensed owners to carry concealed handguns into restaurants and bars with a full liquor license. Current law allows concealed handguns in restaurants that serve beer and wine. Cook told KFOX14 he sympathizes with the victims of the ...
NM lawmaker pushes for cyberbullying prevention policies
A proposed bill is looking to make New Mexico school boards come up with plans on preventing and dealing with cyber bullying. The new bill would require that all local school boards come up with specific policies on preventing and dealing with cyberbullying by August 2013. It also holds school leaders ...
NMSU offers student veteran housing for families
New Mexico State University will become the first university to offer affordable campus housing for student veteran families, according to NMSU. "It'll allow the student veterans to thrive," the vice president of NMSU Student Veterans Association, Andrea Sandoval, said. Sandoval is a student veteran herself and served in Iraq. She's ...
NMSU prepares for renovations from GO bond funds
New Mexico State University is making plans to allocate the funds from the general obligation bond voters passed in November that will help renovate parts of the school's campuses. Nineteen million dollars is going toward the main campus in Las Cruces, which will mainly help renovate Jacobs and Hardman Halls, both ...
Las Crucens react to president's gun control proposals
Las Crucens showed a mixed reaction Wednesday to President Barack Obama's announcement of the 23 proposals concerning gun control that he plans to enact with or without the support of Congress. "It's an emotional response," Custom Cartridge Company gunsmith Emerson Gates said. Gates said he believes the proposals outlined by ...
Las Cruces family still waiting on unemployment benefits
Miguel Gutierrez has been unemployed since July and told KFOX14 he was receiving weekly checks for his unemployment benefits -- that is, until the state implemented a new system. The last check Miguel Gutierrez received was Dec. 26. "I don't know what's going on and I came (to the unemployment ...
Munson Center closes until further notice; city unsure when it will reopen
The city of Las Cruces said it isn't sure how long the yellow tape will be up outside of the Munson Center, and said for now it's closed until further notice. It all has to do with high carbon monoxide (CO) levels inside the building. "We're disappointed to say the ...
Campaign contributions show possible conflict of interest in Sunland Park corruption cases
A history of campaign contributions between the attorneys, judges and a defendant in the Sunland Park cases is calling the objectivity of those involved into question. There are more than 20 defendants in the cases who face charges ranging from voter fraud to extortion stemming from last year's corruption bust. According to ...
Proposed bill aims to expand eligibility for NM lottery scholarships
A New Mexico lawmaker is pushing to expand eligibility for lottery scholarships for college students in a proposed bill that will be discussed during the upcoming legislative session. The proposed bill, introduced by Rep. Sheryl Williams Stapleton (D-Albuquerque), aims to increase the window of opportunity students have to apply for ...
NM lawmaker works to ban registered sex offenders from Facebook, Twitter
A New Mexico lawmaker has proposed a bill that would prohibit registered sex offenders from using websites that allow minors to sign up for and from using instant messaging and chat rooms. Rep. Nate Gentry, R-Albuquerque, introduced the bill that would make it a misdemeanor if an offender violates the law. ...
Tree trimmer involved in 2 serious accidents in 6 months plans to stay on the job
The tree trimmer involved in two serious accidents on the job in six months told KFOX14 he doesn't plan to quit his job any time soon and plans to return to work as soon as Thursday. "I feel lucky because I should be dead or something like that a couple ...
Dona Ana County votes to support Luna County with Pegasus Project plans
After county commissioners discussed the Pegasus Project, a mock city development plan, during Tuesday's county commissioners' meeting, commissioners voted to approve supporting the economic development agreement between neighboring Luna County and CITE Development, LLC. "It's really important as counties that co-exist on the border to collaborate with each other," Luna ...
Tree trimmer is shocked on the job in second serious accident in under 6 months
A Las Cruces tree trimmer for Axeman Professional Arborist was shocked from a power line six months after he was attacked by a swarm of bees. On Monday, 52-year-old Craig Benavidez was shocked by a 13,000-volt power line while cutting the branches on a tree near an O'Donnell Drive home. ...
New Mexico lawmaker fights to require background checks for private gun sales
Federal law requires background checks for sales by licensed dealers but it doesn't currently mandate that private sales need to run checks, too and a Democratic Albuquerque congressman is looking to change that law in New Mexico in a proposed bill to be discussed during the upcoming legislative session. "Our ...
Dona Ana County loses 2,500 jobs in 2012
New Mexico is the only state in a nine-state region to see negative job growth in 2012, with Dona Ana County seeing more than half of the jobs lost, according to the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions. In total, New Mexico lost 4,800 jobs and the greater Las Cruces ...
El Paso's first 'dreamer' enrolls in EPCC
The borderland is known for welcoming new immigrants into America, but for people like Cristina Espinoza, the fear of deportation left them in hiding for years -- that is until President Obama signed the executive order last year temporarily stopping the deportation of at least 800,000 undocumented immigrants who were ...
Gas prices drop slightly in the borderland
Gas prices in El Paso dropped slightly this week, while the national average saw an increase. Gas prices are down 2 cents a gallon in El Paso, average $3.02 while the national average is up 3 cents. KFOX14 spoke with drivers filling up at the Murphy USA Gas Station on ...
Georgia Tech eclipses USC in controversial Sun Bowl
The 2012 Sun Bowl is in the books, and amid the controversies and cold temperatures, the stadium was almost at capacity. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets beat the University of Southern California Trojans 21-7. There may have been a slight favor for Georgia Tech after a pair of USC players ...
Tailgaters get ready for Sun Bowl
The borderland is getting ready for the 79th annual Sun Bowl and tailgaters were already filling up the University of Texas at El Paso parking lot Sunday afternoon. "This is my third away game this year," University of Southern California graduate Walt Mooromsky said. Mooromsky spent two days driving to El ...
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