Month: August 2015

A 25-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder. El Paso Police arrested Cortez Devonte Thomas on Aug. 6 at his home near Irvin High School in Northeast El Paso. He’s being held on a half-million-dollar bond. Police are not releasing his booking photo at this time. A police spokesman says Thomas shot 26-year-old

Crime stoppers of Las Cruces is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the man who left a suspicious package outside the Mesilla Valley Mall Thursday. Las Cruces police evacuated mall employees and customers while the bomb squad dismantled the device. Police confirmed there was a note attached

A Jury has sentenced the man convicted on two felony counts of murder for the deaths of a pregnant woman and her unborn child to life in prison. El Paso Police say Ruben Cazares, of Socorro, Texas, ran over 18-year-old AlmaReaux , of the 200 block of California, on November 19, 2013. Friday, Cazares was

Investigators looking into Sunday morning’s detonation of explosive devices outside two Las Cruces churches are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man seen on surveillance video near one of the churches. The man recorded on surveillance video was seen walking to and from Calvary Baptist Church around the time of the explosion there

Bobby Lesley, who coached Eastwood High School to the 1976 state basketball championship, has died, Eastwood coach Gary Pippen confirmed to ABC-7. Eastwood defeated Tyler 74-62 in 1976 state 4A championship game and finished the season with a 31-3 record. Eastwood is the last El Paso boys basketball team to win a state championship. Lesley

CORRECTION: The Comptroller of Public Accounts reports Texas shoppers are expected to save $87 million in 2015, with the program as a whole saving Texans approximately $1 billion since it began in 1999. Summer vacation is coming to an end for most students in the Borderland. For parents, that means back-to-school expenses. And that’s why

El Paso Police say an officer was trying to conduct a traffic stop Thursday night when he was confronted by an armed passenger. The incident happened just after 8 p.m. on the 400 block of Dyer. Police say shots were fired, and a short foot pursuit followed that ended on Gateway South. Police say the

solo shot for him… his 20th… dogs up 7-0… but this game was crazy… bottom 3… dustin garneau… gar-yes… a 2 run shot… we’re tied at 7… top 7… we’re tied at 12… jake goebbert… unties it… that base hit makes it 13-12… and that would be the difference… dogs win 13-12… we will

camp in ruidoso. players are trying to win position battles all over the roster. one thing that isn’t being challenged is the team’s love for ruidoso… the quarterback position… tight end and corner back spots are all some of the positions up for grabs … we’ll have more on that tomorrow at 10… initially, adjusting

Republicans seeking their party’s 2016 presidential nomination have the challenging task of trying to stand out among the 17 candidates in the race, and Thursday’s televised debate was the first opportunity for the party to start whittling down its choices. So it’s no surprise that the candidates had a vested interest in puffing up their

called out to a las cruces mall this afternoon after someone reported a device that just didn’t look right. after sunday’s two church blasts, authorities are responding in full force. abc-7’s jamie warren is live from our new mexico mobile newsroom. jamie? we’re about a quarter of a mile away from mesilla valley mall it

A new charter school near Downtown El Paso is accepting applications for its second school year which begins in August. The El Paso Leadership Academy located just east of Downtown on Texas Street has room for another 50 6th and 7th graders, said Omar Yanar, the school’s CEO. The school touts individualized attention for each

A couple from France died Tuesday afternoon while hiking the Alkali Flat Trail at White Sands National Monument. Their 9-year-old boy was found alive and rescued. He was treated for heat exposure before being turned over to child protective services. The boy’s grandmother was expected to pick him up this afternoon. White Sands park rangers

It was a messy situation for drivers and residents in West El Paso Thursday morning when a water main break caused a sinkhole at a busy intersection, trapping a car and its driver. According to El Paso Water Utilities, the water main break happened at about 5:30 a.m., eventually developing into a five to six-feet

Motorists will have a new way to feed parking meters starting Aug. 11. They will now be able to use a pay-by-cell app. The City of El Paso International Bridges Department, which oversees the city’s parking meter division, has teamed up with Park X to provide motorists with the added convenience of being able to

El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the cause of death of a woman in South-Central El Paso. Deputies were sent to the 4800 block of Alameda, near El Paso Children’s Hospital and University Medical Center, just after 10:30 a.m. in reference to an unattended death. El Paso Fire Department EMS transported the unidentified woman

night’s stabbing in northeast el paso — was the victim’s former roomate! and he’s been arrested. the attack happened around nine last night on the 56- hundred block of sun valley. police arrested 29- yer-old gerardo haro for allegedly stabbing jason bean multiple times on the chest. they say bean had just gotten home when

we have the latest details out of the stabbing that took place last night in north east el paso. our round the clock crew has new video. big news out of dona anna community college … a problem that caused many students to leave a few years ago has been fixed. . and good news

El Paso Police are looking into a stabbing that happened Wednesday night in Northeast El Paso. The incident happened around 9 p.m. on the 5600 block of Sun Valley. The stabbing victim is only identified as a man between 20 and 30 years old. He was taken to University Medical Center after being stabbed in

camp… if that’s the case… the season is now underway for the miners… the miners left on their busses for ruidoso this morning … that’s aaron jones … ruidoso is a definite upgrade from alpine… the players are ready to get things started… true freshman kavika johnson is here from mayfield… and coach kugler has

El Paso City’s Open Space Advisory Committee got an earful from Northeast residents Wednesday afternoon, upset about a new housing development set to be built in their backyards. “Sierra del Puerte” includes about 175 acres of land just west of Magnetic Street, connecting to Edgar Park. The Richards enjoy their Northeast El Paso backyard, with

A bankruptcy trustee is raising questions about how El Paso Children’s Hospital wants to spend money, according to court documents obtained by ABC-7. In recent weeks, both the county and University Medical Center have complained about Children’s expenses during bankruptcy. Trustee Judy Robbins is objecting to Children’s hiring of New York investment banking firm Miller

Federal regulators have approved a long-delayed rule requiring companies to reveal the pay gap between CEOs and their employees. The Securities and Exchange Commission voted Wednesday to order most public companies to disclose the ratio between their chief executives’ annual compensation and median, or midpoint, employee pay. The 3-2 vote, with the two Republican commissioners

Dona Ana Community College President Renay Scott announced the school’s nursing program is finally getting back its national accreditation. “It’s all about the students,” Scott said. The school lost it three years ago when the National League for Nursing Accreditation said the school lacked the proper student-to-faculty ratio. Dr. Scott says the college just wasn’t

A man armed with a hatchet and a pellet gun unleashed a volley of pepper spray at audience members inside a movie theater Wednesday before being fired at by a police officer and shot dead by a SWAT team as he tried to escape out a back door, police said. The attacker, identified as Vincente

Pope Francis’ call Wednesday for a church of “open doors” that welcomes divorced Catholics prompted speculation over whether he was signaling support for easing the ban on Communion for couples who remarry without a church annulment. The issue is at the center of an extraordinarily public debate among cardinals from around the world who will

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton must explain why he should not be held in contempt for enforcing state laws that impede gay marriage rights after the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision, a federal judge ordered Wednesday. Judge Orlando Garcia ordered Paxton to appear in a San Antonio federal court next Wednesday after a Houston gay

Construction on the north east’s Skyline Park is done, and was officially opened on Wednesday. The park at 5050 Yvette Street now has more space, including two new full-sized soccer fields, more walking trails, benches, and trees. And it’s a park with a purpose. Not only does it provide a place to enjoy the outdoors,

Police must get a search warrant to obtain records about cellphone locations in criminal investigations, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The American Civil Liberties Union said the decision by a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals conflicts with two other federal appeals court rulings and increases the possibility that the