Month: May 2016

El Paso County commissioners are moving forward with an inmate phone service contract for the county jail annex expansion. County commissioners discussed the options available Monday morning, and decided to continue working with the current phone service provider, Global Tel Link Corp. An existing contract with GTL expires this September, and completion of the jail

The National Weather Service and ABC-7 are teaming up to offer Weather Spotter Training. The free session will be from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Tech H2O Center, 10751 Montana Ave. The primary mission of the National Weather Service is to save lives and property through timely warnings and forecasts. Yes, the NWS

MUSIC & DANCE State Line Music Series — West Texas Food Bank and State Line Restaurant, 1222 Sunland Park Drive presents the Rudolph Chevrolet-Honda-Mazda-VW outdoor concert series 8 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays during the summer months. Admission is free; age 21 and older welcome. All customers asked to bring non-perishable food donation or monetary donation

A fire that began Saturday in west-central Texas on Saturday has been moving northeast toward the Texas and New Mexico border. A spokesperson for the Guadalupe Mountains National Park said lightning sparked the fire near Coyote Peak. The fire had damaged about 3,000 acres by Sunday.High winds in the area are pushing the fire north

a crash in downtown el paso sends one person to the hospital early this morning. the latest from our ’round the clock crew, live on the scene. questions on both sides of the border this morning — after a drug kingpin is moved to a prison south of juarez. will el chapo now be extradited

One person is in the hospital after a car crashed into a building in downtown El Paso early Monday morning. The crash happened around 2:30 in the morning on the 600 block of North Mesa. It’s unclear how the crash happened, but two vehicles were involved in the incident. Emergency dispatchers tell ABC-7 that one

The El Paso Chihuahuas scored seven late unanswered runs Sunday and beat the Fresno Grizzlies 9-4. It was the fourth consecutive game that El Paso took a lead in the seventh inning or later. The Chihuahuas have won four of their last five games. The Chihuahuas trailed 4-2 in the bottom of the sixth when

Fingerprinting drivers for ride-hailing companies must continue in Texas’ capital city after voters rejected a $9 million campaign by Uber and Lyft to overturn the safety measure. Both Uber and Lyft threatened to leave Austin, which hosts major annual events such as the South by Southwest and Austin City Limits music festivals, on Monday after

Mexico was ruled by dictator Porfirio Diaz for 34 years until a bloody revolution in the early 1900’s forced him out of power. Many El Pasoans don’t know the final battle was fought in our sister city nearly a century ago. Sunday marked the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Juarez, and its effects spread

El Paso County has been dealing with delays and holdups with the expansion and renovation of the county jail annex. Public Works staff said this week the jail annex is still expected to stay within the original overall $40 million budget. But with completion now slated for May of 2017, it will be 309 days

One teen is dead after Saturday night’s rollover in east El Paso. It happened on the 13000 block of Jobe road and John Hayes Street shortly after 11:45 p.m. The El Paso Sheriff’s Office said a Jeep was traveling southwest on Jobe and for an unknown reason didn’t turn on a curve on the street,

tips to avoid being a victim in this abc-7 listens. it’s a trend i wish would end. right about this time each year we start to get emails like this one from wilette. morning. i did not answer it, but it was from dallas. “this is basically what it said: ‘this is final notice from

el chapo on the move this weekend. the notorious mexican drug lord now just to our south. a contested race leads to a surprising victory. the results from the district 2 election. and el paso businesses urging texas to stay competitive… and pledge to stay fair. and in stormtrack weather, iris! this is all the

Update: (8:45 p.m.) Jim Tolbert continues to lead with 59 percent of the 1,211 votes (719 votes) with 8 of 24 Precincts reporting. Unofficial early voting shows that Jim Toblert leads the races for District 2. Tolbert has received 59.01% of the 949 votes cast. The next closest candidate is Cemelli De Aztlan with 12.12%

Graduation season is hitting the Borderland and soon hundreds of high school seniors will be entering the “real world.” Socorro Independent School District tried easing the transition by hosting a college, career and job expo on Saturday. Students between the ages of 16 to 21 were invited to Montwood High School to learn about their

Be sure to watch the video above for a complete list of the first round playoff scores for all of the local baseball and softball teams. In 5A– Eastlake dominated Bowie 16-5 and advance to the next round. Riverside beat Canutillo 12-6 to win a bi-district title. Jefferson defeats Horizon 7-4 in game 3 to

Update: Unofficial election results name three new council members for the Town of Anthony. For Councilman 3, Benjamin C. Romero Jr. was voted in with 63 percent of the 350 votes (221 votes). For Councilman 4, Joanna Rivera was voted in with 59 percent of the 349 votes (207 votes). For Councilman 5, Eduardo Eddie

Update: unofficial election results show that the Tornillo Bond will pass with 71 percent of the voters in favor of bond. 149 out of 209 residents voted in favor of the bond. Voting results show that 60.67% of the 89 voters are in favor of the Tornillo Bond. The Tornillo ISD is asking voters to

A Chapin High School baseball player in a rollover crash Friday afternoon in Northeast El Paso. Christopher Carreon was a student-athlete on the varsity baseball team, Chapin’s student council confirmed Friday. Several high schools offered condolences on their Twitter pages, which the Chapin Student Council retweeted. The Parkland High School student council tweeted, “Prayers &

Police say a motorcyclist was taken to the hospital after serious crash Saturday afternoon. It happened around four Saturday afternoon on US-54 and Fred Wilson. Police say the motorcyclist crashed into a median and suffered serious injuries. Stay with Abc-7 for the latest.

As the friends and family of Chris Carreon were coming to grips with the rollover that took his life Friday, people were reacting with heartfelt messages as well. Even as the cleanup was underway at the crash site Saturday morning, a makeshift memorial had been set up by Carreon’s friends and family. The Chapin High

El Paso County votes will cast ballots in a special and uniform election today. Voters in Central El Paso will choose a new city representative. Today’s election also includes the Tornillo Independent School District bond election. Voters in the Anthony, Texas, will fill three seats on the town council. Countywide, three seats on the El

she the only one? rick cabrera answer’s a viewers question in abc-7 listens. she’s el paso’s world champ … but is she the only one? rick cabrera answer’s a viewers question in abc-7 listens. jennifer han defended her world title last week at southwest university park. but gabriel fears her success is causing us to

new details on a rollover in the northeast that kills one high school student… and injures more. a semi-truck barrels into a local motel, killing a person inside and sending the driver to the hospital. and it’s a cultural clash causing a national firestorm. could bathroom restrictions be coming to texas? and in stomtrack weather,

Investigators say a 3-month old baby suffered nearly 30 fractures at the hands of her parents. The young Alamogordo couple, Cleopatra Ball and Warren McCowan, are charged with child abuse and neglect. Alamogordo police say the abuse happened at the couple’s home on the 2100 block of Starlight. Prosecutors say newborn, Baby Scarlett, had 26

The Jefferson track team arguably has had its best year in the program to this point. The Silver Foxes are sending a school-record five athletes to the state meets in Austin. Jefferson is competing in the 4X400 relays led by Freshman Kayla Jeffries, while Priscilla Tubbs is competing in the 300M hurdles. “I feel like

Texas Softball (Game one of best of three series): CHAPIN 6 LUBBOCK 0 FINALPARKLAND 4 CANYON 2 FINALEASTLAKE 1 CANYON RANDALL 14 FINALCANUTILLO 3 LUBBOCK COOPER 7 FINALEASTWOOD 1 MIDLAND 2 FINAL New Mexio Softball (Single elimination in first round): LAS CRUCES 13 MAYFIELD 11 FINALCENTENNIAL 10 GALLUP 0 FINAL Texas Baseball (Game one of

Close to 500 immigrants from 38 countries were sworn in as new U.S. citizens Friday morning. The new citizens were sworn in at the Abraham Chavez Theatre at 10 a.m. When the ceremony ended dozens of the naturalized citizens flocked towards the voter registration table. Several of them shared their thoughts on the current presidential

The UBER battle is heating up in El Paso. UBER is threatening to leave the Sun City if City Council votes to tighten regulations. Taxi drivers want that to happen. But UBER claims the company is not a taxi service — rather an app that puts passengers in touch with drivers. City Rep. Cortney Niland

if city council tightens regulations, like taxi drivers are asking for. but uber says it’s not a taxi service … it’s an app that puts passengers in touch with drivers. abc 7’s stephanie guadian is live tonight as the battle heats up. city representative cortney niland posted a survey on social media asking if el