Month: May 2015

The exercise rider for this year’s Sunland Derby winner, Firing Line, has been deported to Ireland. Federal officials tell ABC-7 that British…

The Ysleta Independent School District has hired Julio Lopez, a varsity football offensive coordinator and social studies teacher at Socorro High…

El Paso Police have arrested a substitute teacher at Canutillo High School for allegedly stealing items from the school. The investigation began on…

The National Weather Service and ABC-7 are teaming up to offer weather spotter training. The free, basic session will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 16…

El Paso Police accuse a couple who run a foster home of sexually abusing two children who were in their care. Sandra Huerta, a foster parent in El…

A court in southern Russia has sentenced three young women to brief jail terms for making a video showing them twerking next to a World War II…

Alorica announced it is expanding here in El Paso. The call center-contact management company plans to fill 1,000 jobs by August. There will be…

Here’s a follow-up on a story we brought to you in October. A Tornillo football player who suffered a brain aneurysm during a game that sent…

What withreforming pre-kindergarten education, fixinghighways, cutting taxes and loosening state gun laws, among other things,Texas lawmakers have…

The Texas House on Thursdaygave preliminary approval to a measure that would require public employers to provideaccommodations for mothers who need…

A broken well pump in Tornillo was fixed overnight and residents now have water service again. County Commissioner Vince Perez called the ABC-7…

Finding out about your neighbor or coworker’s encounters with the law is easier than ever. The internet puts arrest records and mugshots at a…

The National Park Service is offering free admission to the nation’s National Parks in celebration of National Park Week. The week-long event…

More than 7,000 of America’s most dangerous criminals are off the streets after a six-week fugitive round-up operation. Some 180 of those…

On a May afternoon nearly three years ago, Mark and Cindy Boling were unloading groceries from their truck when a young Fort Worth police officer…

Texas Commissioner of Education Michael Williams on Friday announced the appointment of Bob Geske to the El Paso Independent School District (EPISD)…

Texas is closer to becoming the most populous state to allow licensed open carry of handguns after Republicans pushed through a key vote in the state…

Television’s longest-running variety show is calling it a wrap after 53 years. The Miami-based Univision network said Friday the popular…

Federal appeals judges on Friday peppered lawyers on both sides with questions in a fight over President Barack Obama’s move to shield millions…

When a helicopter goes down due to maintenance or other issues in a deployed or garrison environment, there is only one team tasked to retrieve the…

Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo will perform in El Paso this summer. Their concert, part of their 35 th anniversary tour, is set for July 23 at the…

The force won’t officially awaken until December, but Star Wars fans got an early glimpse Thursday with the debut of a spooky new teaser…

Alamogordo Police have arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly touching a female juvenile inappropriately. On February 6, 2015, Alamogordo Police…

Josh McSwiggan, a 6-7, 200-pound forward/guard and a member of the Great Britain National Team, has signed a national letter of intent to play…

Sun Metro is exploring the idea of paying for the development of a mobile application to make its mass transit system more user friendly. The…

The San Elizario boys soccer team is going to the 4A state championship. The Eagles beat Kilgore 5-1 in Georgetown, Texas on Wednesday afternoon. San…

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional comment from the Department of Public Safety. A Democratic congressman has asked the…

Construction delays continue to plague the signature San Jacinto Plaza renovation project in downtown El Paso. So what are the hold-ups, and what is…

Vince Hunter could still return to UTEP if he changes his mind about declaring for the NBA Draft. MinerRush.com reports that the star Miner forward…

El Paso Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a sex offender they say hasn’t reported for a court date. Jose Alfredo Varela was convicted…