Month: December 2015

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – New Mexico State’s men’s basketball game at Wichita State, originally scheduled for Monday night, has now been postponed indefinitely. The schools are working to identify potential makeup dates later this season, but no decisions have been made. Winter storms played havoc on NM State’s original travel itinerary, canceling the team’s Sunday

Here’s is a look at how much snow we picked up across the area this past weekend, December 26 & 27. Reports courtesy of the El Paso National Weather Service and public reports. EL PASO COUNTYEL PASO 2 NW 10.0 704 AM 12/27EL PASO 7 WNW 9.5 700 AM 12/27EL PASO 5 WSW 9.5 630

better news on the roads closed this past weekend because of snow and ice. transmounain and scenic drive were closed over the weekend but they’re open again. also open, the i-10 – i-20 interchange to the east of el paso. talk about a lousy ending to a holiday weekend if you were driving across texas.

Texas’s new new open carry law is going into effect Friday, Jan. 1. Police are bracing for what could be an increase in 911 calls about people carrying guns. Everyone ABC-7 spoke with does expect an increase in emergency calls. The bigger question, however, seems to be whether police can ask to see the license

With snow still sticking around from the weekend storm, ABC-7 visited the El Paso Zoo Monday to check up on the animals and see how they’re doing in the cold. Zoo keepers said they work on very cold days to not only clean and feed the animals but also make sure all the heaters in

There was not an increase in car wrecks during the weekends snow storm, according to the El Paso Fire Department. Beginning on Saturday night, there were 66 motor vehicle accidents in the 24 hour period during the storm, said Carlos Briano, the Department’s Public Information Officer. “Unfortunately, there are a lot of accidents in El

the animals and see how they’re doing in the cold. new at six — zoo keepers tells us they work on very cold days to not only clean and feed the animals … but also make sure all the heaters in the holding cells are working. they tell us the animal’s cells are also bedded

An 18-year old man is in critical condition after an officer-involved shooting in Sunland Park. It happened on the 800 block of Cedar Park Avenue in Sunland Park just west of Artcraft Road. Sunland Park Police received a call about Cervantes holding his family hostage, threatening them with a knife at the home Sunday night.

goes into effect friday, january first. police are bracing for what could be an increase in 9-1-1 calls about people carrying guns. abc-7’s darren hunt is live with with their concerns … darren. rick and maria, everyone does expect an increase in 9-1-1 calls … the bigger question, however, seems to be whether police can

Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister died Monday afternoon after being diagnosed with an aggressive cancer over the weekend. He was 70 years old. Lemmy formed Motorhead in 1975 after being fired from Hawkwind in May 1975 for, as he says, “doing the wrong drugs,” according to the bio and the band’s official website. He called the

A strong winter storm brought moderate snow and blizzard conditions along parts of the Sacramento mountains over the holiday weekend. Here’s a look at heavy snowfall events for El Paso. All time heavy snowfall events for El Paso•22.4 inches December 13-14, 1987•16.5 inches April 4-7, 1983•8.6 inches December 8-10, 1960•8.4 inches November 18-19, 1906•8.1 inches

Dec. 28 Monday Afternoon Update: Trans Mounain and Scenic Drive have both been reopened after being closed over the weekend due to snow and ice. The major winter storm that hit El Paso and the Borderland has finally left the borderland and continues to move east. Monday night, after 11 p.m., the borderland will experience

12:51 p.m. Dec. 28 Update: I-10 is open @ the Split & traffic is moving in both directions / TxDOT continues clean-up & DPS/TPWD continue to assist remaining motorists Late Morning Dec. 28 Update: TxDOT tweeted the following update at 10:58 a.m.- I-10/20 Split update: WB traffic is moving/ EB traffic is at a standstill.

Dec. 28 Update: A 32-year-old man pulled from a mobile home fire on Sunday night has died. He has been identified as Alejandro Saenz of El Paso. El Paso Fire officials say the fire occurred at 6 p.m. Sunday at a mobile home in the 6100 block of Sun Valley in Northeast El Paso. Saenz

Weather issues are creating problems for UTEP and New Mexico State basketball teams that were scheduled to play tonight. The Aggies men’s basketball team was scheduled to play Wichita State in Kansas tonight but the game has been postponed due to travel problems, according to an NMSU tweet. The Aggies will try and play the

a major headache for travelers heading east from the sun city this morning—you may want to cancel your plans if you expect to head that way. / plus—the borderland is covered in ice this morning after the severe weather over the weekend—we continue our first alert coverage / and-the storm that pounded the borderland this

The Borderland is still seeing effects from the winter weather this past weekend. Our ABC-7 crews have monitored the road conditions and Jerry Najera has the latest. TXDOT also told ABC-7 they still have crews deicing roads on I-10 Loop 375 and US 54. TXDOT also said they had a lot of issues with people

Drivers in Southern New Mexico faced fair driving conditions Sunday afternoon after a winter storm pummeled the state. Interstate 10 was icy and wet, but open and there were no major problems along the highway. New Mexico State Police Sgt. Elizabeth Armijo told ABC-7 the Anthony Gap, NM 404, had reopened after being closed most

As the sun shined over the snow-covered Sun City, road crews continued to work to clear roads ahead of yet another drop in temperatures coming Sunday evening. Blanca Del Valle, a spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Transportation, said workers were de-icing parts of I-10, US-54 and Loop 375 Sunday afternoon. Transmountain Rd. remained closed,

El Paso air travelers faced uncertainty Sunday as several flights were delayed or canceled out of the El Paso International Airport. While the airport remained open amid the weekend winter storm and record snowfall, weather conditions outside of El Paso led to some flight cancelations. American Airlines Flight 1235 from Dallas-Fort Worth was canceled Sunday

? baby it’s cold outside ? from our exclusive mountain cam up on the franklin mountans. and 7 inched of snow across the el paso las cruces area and that’s exacxtly what we got. we’re seeing record snowfall at the el paso international airport. that’s why we; a live look outside from our exclusive mountain

will continue to see widespread light to moderate snow across the region through mid morning. the let’s get your first forecast with stormtracker iris lopez/doppler dave speelman. we will continue to see widespread light to moderate snow across the region through mid morning. the sacramento mountains will continue to to see near blizzard conditions through

we have been warning you about this all week long.. our storm trackers predicted the snow and how long it will stick around. we remain under an abc-7 first alert. this video show the west side being hit with snow. this is a live

snow and how long it will stick around. we remain under an abc-7 first alert. this video show the west side

the abc-7 stormtrack weather team told you it was coming… and the borderland is waking up to a winter wonderland this morning! but it’s not all so wonderful this morning. we’ve got your breakdown of trouble spots, closures and more. even the sun bowl getting soggy… as the storm started to move into the borderland.

Here is a list of cancellations for Sunday so far (in no particular order): Living Word Family Churchesin Las Cruces, NM & Deming, NM,services cancelled. New Hope Church of God, services cancelled. Faith Bible Fellowship of El Paso, Texas, service cancelled All Saints Catholic Church, 1415 Dakota St., all services have been canceled. Iglesia Bautista

As night fell and temperatures began to drop, white snow turned into black ice on the roads Saturday evening. Slippery and icy streets were to blame for multiple crashes in Las Cruces, Sgt. Roberto Gutierrez, a spokesman for Las Cruces Police said in a statement. He said drivers were getting stranded on highways. “The Las

There is one thing fans have come to expect when the University of Miami comes to play in the Sun Bowl, snow. The 82nd edition of the Hyundai Sun Bowl saw the Washington State Cougars defeat the Hurricanes 20-14 on Friday in front of 41,180 fans that braved through a cold snowy day. But it

day after christmas in 34 years. coupled with the bad weather, that added up to the smallest announced attendance for a sun bowl game since 1982. abc-7’s darren hunt, who has covered more than a quarter century of sun bowls, is live with the details … darren. evan and josie, despite the date of the

A missing teen led state troopers on a high-speed car chase Saturday, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers said. Officials say the teen was speeding around 7:15AM near U.S 54 near Dyer and O’Rourke in a stolen Pontiac when DPS troopers tried to pull her over. They say she failed to stop and a short