Month: November 2014

Police say a man crossing the street was hit by a police unit around 1:15 early Sunday morning. This happened at the intersection of Delta and Fonseca near Ascarate Park, where The Sun City Music Festival is taking place. Police say he was taken to the hospital with serious, but not life-threatening injuries. The second

UPDATE 08/31/14 3:52 P.M. Officers have learned that the woman,only identified as being in her mid to late 20’s, was seen trying tojump onto the moving train. Police say after a failed attempt, the woman tried once again to board the train and was pulled under the train where she was struck and killed. Investigators

A federal judge blocked part of the law that would have forced more than half of the state’s abortion clinics to close, including the only clinic in El Paso. A U.S. district judge in Austin said the requirement for clinics to meet the building standards of hospital-style surgery centers, placed an unconstitutional burden on a

Rumors are circulating on the internet that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, also known as “ISIS,” has militants in Juarez planning attacks in El Paso. The information was first reported by judicial watch, citing unnamed federal sources, then picked up by other online publications, including the national review. A federal law enforcement source

The UTEP Miners will begin the 2014 football season Saturday in Albuquerque. Coach Sean Kugler and his boys will be looking for revenge after a 42-35 overtime loss to the UNM Lobos last season. The Miners haven’t visted the UNM Lobos since 2010, and the Miners have lost 14 of their last 17 games in

For many attendees of the downtown ballpark, all the demolition and hassle leading up to this season has been worth it. “I think it gives El Paso something to do,” said Robert Enriquez, buying a ticket at the ballpark office Friday. “I know there’s always a full crowd here. So that shows that the people

ABC-7 has obtained new information about the medical transport plane crash west of Las Cruces. Four people died, including two El Pasoans. ABC-7 spoke with Rob Campion, the president of Elite Medical Transport in El Paso. He confirmed that a cracked engine part was discovered back in December on the Cessna aircraft that went down

A federal judge Friday threw out new Texas abortion restrictions that would have effectively closed more than a dozen clinics in the state. U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel sided with clinics that sued over one of the most disputed measures of a sweeping anti-abortion bill signed by Republican Gov. Rick Perry in 2013. The ruling

Hours after pulling out of a statewide televised debate in the Texas governor’s race, Republican Greg Abbott reversed his position and agreed to debate Democrat Wendy Davis. But there’s a change. Abbot still won’t participate on a roundtable-type discussion as proposed by Dallas station WFAA-TV and The Texas Tribune. Instead, he took up the offer

The ABC-7 newsroom made numerous attempts to reach family members and friends of the victims of Wednesday’s plane crash near Las Cruces. Paramedic Tauren Summers was a 2004 Bel Air High graduate and a proud member of the Highlander marching band. ABC-7 spoke with the former band director. Marty Olivas said he was devastated when

Convicted rapist Arturo Valtierra-Payan has been sentenced in the case. The jury sentenced him to 99 years for burglary of habitation, no fine; and life sentences for the three aggravated sexual assault charges and the aggravated robbery charge, and $10,000 for each of those charges. An El Paso jury convicted Valtierra in the attack of

An 84-year-old woman has died from injuries she received in a two-vehicle crash Thursday morning on Lohman Avenue The collision occurred at about 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 28 on the 2001 block of East Lohman. The woman was the driver of one of the vehicles and was critically injured in the crash. She was transported

Residents in El Paso’s Northeast were up late Wednesday night cleaning up after floods swept through their apartments. A severe thunderstorm moved through the area of Rushing Road and Sagittarius Avenue around 8:30 p.m. The flood waters were so strong they pushed a parked car through a rock wall. We spoke with Carl Geary who

ABC-7 THURSDAY UPDATE: The investigation continues Thursday into a plane crash that abruptly ended the lives of four people. It happened Wednesday night, half a mile from the Southern New Mexico Fairgrounds near Las Cruces. The National Transportation Safety Board told ABC-7 the plane — a Cessna 421-C — was headed from Las Cruces to

ABC-7 spoke with the El Paso County Sheriff about how the office was able to quickly close a rape case involving a 12-year-old girl. Carlos Holcombe, 43, was booked Sunday into the El Paso County Jail, charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child and aggravated kidnapping. He’s accused of taking the girl at gunpoint

A New Mexico State University student remains in federal custody, accused of threatening to “shoot up” the campus. Zachary Milton Hess, 19, is scheduled back in the courtroom Friday. Federal authorities accuse him of making a threat and maliciously conveying false information on the Internet. According to the criminal complaint obtained by the ABC-7 I

UPDATE: Diverging Diamond Intersection (DDI) opens Tuesday afternoon at 3pm. PREVIOUS STORY: After months of construction, ABC-7 is getting a better idea of what the intersection of Loop 375 and Spur 601 in Northeast El Paso will look like once it reopens to traffic. El Paso drivers are the first in Texas to experience the

Not long before the Canutillo Independent School District board was to discuss the possible termination of an Davenport Elementary School teacher at tonight’s board meeting, the teacher resigned. A spokesman with the district told ABC-7 the teacher in question is accused of making inappropriate contact with a third grade student. ABC-7 was told that the

The El Paso Independent School District began its “self-imposed improvement system” Monday. The system places each campus in tiers from 1-3. Find out where your campus ranks in the school’s official list here. “It’s really meant to help support the campus and the administrators there to see where they would like a little more instruction

Update: The sentencing phase continues Wednesday morning for convicted rapist, Arturo Valtierra, who faces up to 99 years in prison. An El Paso jury found Valtierra guilty of five charges in connection with an attack on a Manhattan Heights woman in Central El Paso in late June 2013. He was found guilty of three aggravated

Hold onto your wallet – El Paso County’s tax rate could be on the verge of a sharp hike. That was the message Monday when commissioners discussed a proposed tax rate ceiling for this year’s budget talks. As commissioners work towards finalizing a budget for next year, their starting point will now be a tax

ABC-7 has learned new information about an alleged kidnapping at Horizon High School on Friday. Forty-three-year-old Carlos Holcombe is charged with aggravated kidnapping. El Paso Sheriff’s investigators say he took a 12-year-old girl from the school’s parking lot. Our ABC-7 I-team obtained court documents that reveal new details about what the girl says happened that

A young girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped at gun-point and feared she would never see her family again, according to the affidavit of the man arrested. Carlos Holcombe, 43, is the man El Paso County Sheriff’s investigators say took the 12-year-old girl from the Horizon High School parking lot on Friday. He was arrested

DNA from the man police accuse of being the “Manhattan Heights rapist” was found on the victim, according to an expert who testified on the first day of his trial on Monday. Arturo Valtierra-Payan, also known as Arturo Valtierra, is on trial for aggravated sexual assault, robbery and burglary that happened in late June 2013.

Looking for an escape? Well look no further. You can get lost enjoying the natural wonders of the borderland, during the “Celebration of Our Mountains.” More than 50 activities are planned this year, in an attempt to get people off the couch and out the door. “To get people out hiking, biking, climbing, mountain biking,

El Paso Sheriff’s Office says they have a man behind bars who’s accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl. “As a parent of three daughters … they should probably do something about it,” Colby Christiansen said. He lives near Horizon High School, and didn’t take the news well that 43-year-old Carlos Holcombe is

Parkour athletes say the goal of their obstacle course race is to make it from point A to point B as efficiently as possible. Parkour was founded in France in the 1980s. It has inspired other exercise disciplines as well, such as freerunning, where runners attempt to express themselves while “running without limitations.” Parkour and

El Paso sheriff’s deputies say they arrested Carlos A. Holcombe in connection with a Friday kidnapping and sexual assault involving a 12-year-old girl. Saturday afternoon while the Sheriff’s office Crimes Against Persons detectives were patrolling the area north of Horizon High School, a detective found a person and car matching the descriptions deputies were looking

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) have closed I-10 eastbound between Sunland Park and Porfirio Diaz. I-10 westbound is also closed between Porfirio Diaz and Schuster. The closures are inplace from noon Sunday, Aug. 24 and remain closed through 6 a.m. Monday, Aug. 25. Here are some detours that have been put in place to

37-year old Jaime Lopez is charged with Intoxicated Manslaughter in the crash involving an El Paso police car that caused a chain reaction of multiple collisions early Saturday morning. That’s when police say Lopez ran over a man, killing him. This happened on I-10 west between Raynolds street and Paisano. The first crash happened when