Month: May 2016

100- thousand old notices totaling 52- million dollars in unpaid citations dating back as far as the 1990’s. tonight, we’re taking a closer look at the warrant fee many el pasoans are being asked to pay … even though they’ve already paid their tickets. abc-7’s darren hunt has the story: “about two weeks ago i

Several families were left without a home Tuesday as a fire spread from structure to structure on the 800 block of Mesilla View. Residents tell us they just want to rebuild and will take whatever material you can part with, including wood, scrap metal or just household items. The group of homes is on Mesilla

Jurors in the Tai Chan murder trial got a better idea of what alcohol, and how much, two deputies consumed the night of a deadly shooting. Chan is charged with First Degree Murder. He’s accused of shooting and killing his partner, Jeremy Martin, after a drunken night on the town. Police say the two were

Some drivers wonder why there isn’t a dedicated truck driver lane on 1-10 through El Paso. Turns out that is one of the options being looked at by traffic researchers for some of the larger cities in Texas. Sergio Trejo travels I-10 through West El Paso about twice a week. He’s all too familiar with

ABC-7 has learned the name of one of the two women killed Monday in a crash on I-10 East near Sunland Park. A friend of the family, who asked to remain anonymous, told ABC-7 he knew one of the women, Virginia Garcia, who is from Juarez and was in her early 50’s. He added that

A jury is deliberating the fate of Jan Michael Nieves Delgado. Nieves Delgado, a former Fort Bliss soldier, is accused of driving drunk and killing two construction workers on the freeway near UTEP back in 2014. The portion of the highway where the crash happened was closed by TX-DOT. Earlier Wednesday, the defense and the

Attorney Gina M. Palafox defeated Maria Ramirez, a municipal court judge, in the race for Justice for the 8th Court of Appeals. Palafox maintained a strong lead over Ramirez as election day numbers were tallied. With 98 percent of the votes counted, Palafox garnered 59 percent of the ballots with 9,316 votes compared to Ramirez’s

Donald Trump’s campaign stop in Albuquerque escalated into a violent clash between supporters and protesters outside the convention center. Wednesday morning, Trump tweeted the protesters outside his rally were, “thugs who were flying the Mexican flag.” Tuesday night, protesters tried to derail his speech, but Trump countered he had all night and that it would

Longtime District Attorney Jaime Esparza is keeping his job. In El Paso county, Esparza received 8,374 or 51 percent of the vote compared to challenger Yvonne Rosales’ 7,949, or 49 percent. Voter turnout was less than 5 percent. Election results from Hudspeth and Culberson counties were unavailable, but Esparza told ABC-7 he won Culberson county.

Incumbent County Tax Assessor-Collector Ruben Gonzalez has won his first election. Gonzalez maintained an eight-point lead over Rocha all night long. With 98 percent of the votes counted, he had 8,585 votes against her 7,411. Gonzalez was appointed to the office after the former tax assessor-collector, Victor Flores, retired in February of 2015. On his

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s rally in New Mexico has been interrupted repeatedly by protesters, who shouted, held up banners and resisted removal by security officers. The banners included the messages “Trump is Fascist” and “We’ve heard enough.” Trump is responding with his usual bluster, instructing security to remove the protesters and mocking their

Jurors heard from numerous guests inside the hotel the night police say a former Santa Fe deputy murdered his partner. Tai Chan is on trial for allegedly shooting and killing Jeremy Martin in 2014. Police say the two got in a fight while in Las Cruces, where they were staying after dropping off a prisoner

The prosecution and defense rested their cases in the intoxication manslaughter trial of Jan Michael Nieves Delgado. The former Fort Bliss soldier is accused of driving drunk, crashing into a construction site on I-10, and killing two workers. Nieves Delgado’s blood alcohol content level was .11, according to a forensic scientist who testified in court

The man accused of shooting and killing his uncle over the weekend turned himself in to police in Anthony, Texas Monday night. Jacob Soliz, 36, is currently being held at the El Paso County Detention Center. He is awaiting extradition to Dona Ana County. Soliz is charged with an open count of Murder. Saturday, Soliz

The ABC-7 Stormtrack Weather team has issued an ABC-7 First Alert for Wednesday. We are tracking a weather system expected to bring blowing dust and sand along with powerful gusts up 40 mph. The time for peak wind gusts will be 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Motorists are urged to use caution on the

Two women died after the driver of a semi truck rear-ended the car they were riding in, El Paso Police said Tuesday. The victims have not been identified. The crashed happened at about 6:15 p.m. Monday, according to fire department officials. Tuesday, police said the driver of the semi truck, 27-year-old Fateh Singh of Fresno,

Summer is right around the corner, the temperatures are rising, and the Humane Society wants to raise awareness about the dangers of leaving your pets inside a hot car. According to Humane Society of El Paso Executive Director, Betty Hoover, an animal left in the car for 10 minutes can suffer from heat stroke. The

El Paso fire crews battled a house fire in the early morning hours Tuesday. The fire broke out at the 7200 block of Orizaba Avenue in West El Paso around 4 a.m. The El Paso Fire Department tweeted that eight units and 20 personnel responded to the home, which was engulfed in flames. Firefighters went

Police and crews with TX-DOT have reopened I-10 West at Resler. All traffic was being forced off the freeway while crews cleared debris. The closure lasted nearly half an hour. Farther south, I-10 East remains closed at Sunland Park. Police are investigating Monday’s deadly crash involving several vehicles and a semi truck.

A car crashed into a building in central El Paso early Tuesday morning. The wreck happened by the intersection of Montana and Howze around 2 am. When first responders arrived, they found a car had crashed into the door of the El Paso Optical Center. Emergency crews tell ABC-7 that nobody was taken to the

The city’s decision to change collection agencies has resulted in thousands of El Pasoans receiving notices in the mail alerting them to unpaid traffic tickets dating back as far as the 1990’s. The goal is to collect more than $50 million in unpaid fines and fees. “I got a letter from a law firm stating

A jury will soon decide the fate of Jan Michael Nieves Delgado, the former Fort Bliss soldier accused of driving drunk and killing two construction workers. On May 11, 2014, the freeway was shut down overnight for the construction of Spur 1966 near UTEP. Police said Nieves Delgado, 18 at the time, ignored the road

President Obama is in Vietnam and will travel to Japan later this week. He will visit Hiroshima Friday, becoming the first serving U.S. president to travel to the city. Obama invited El Paso congressman Beto O’Rourke and a handful of other lawmakers to make the trip to Southeast Asia. O’Rourke is assigned to the Armed

El Paso County Commissioners voted Monday to work with the City of El Paso on developing a locally-based identification card. The item was placed on Monday’s agenda by Precinct 2 Commissioner David Stout. It passed with a vote of 4-1, with Precinct 4 Commissioner Andrew Haggerty voting against it. The discussion got heated at times,

The jury heard from two witnesses during the first day of Tai Chan’s murder trial. The former Santa Fe deputy is accused of shooting and killing his colleague, Jeremy Martin, last year in Las Cruces. Las Cruces Police Officer Connie Heard says she was one of thefirst officers to arrive on the scene at Hotel

A textbook proposed to help teach the cultural history of Mexican-Americans in Texas public schools is under scrutiny by scholars, some of whom decry the effort as racist and not a reflection of serious academic study. The textbook, titled “Mexican American Heritage,” describes Mexican-Americans as people who “adopted a revolutionary narrative that opposed Western civilization

Sheriff’s deputies tell ABC-7 Cesar Mejia Montoya, 25, was killed in an early-morning rollover Sunday. It happened in Far East El Paso County on the 13700 block of Gateway West Boulevard in between Eastlake and Horizon Boulevards. Sheriff’s deputies said Mejia Montoya was driving a white Nissan sedan on Gateway West Boulevard. Deputies said he

The man killed in a rollover crash Saturday night near the Tequila’s Event Center was Roberto Favela, 42, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies tell ABC-7 the crash happened around 8 p.m. on the 18000 block of South Fabens Carlsbad Road. Favela left the racetrack in a modified off-road vehicle and crashed

Francisco “Pancho” Campos, 43, a resident of the Coachlight Inn, is charged with an open count of Murder and a single count of Tampering with Evidence, Las Cruces police officials said. Campos allegedly stabbed Ruben Moreno, 44, shortly before 11 p.m. on Saturday May 21, 2016. The Coachlight Inn is located at 301 S. Motel