Month: May 2016

The number of Cuban migrants coming to El Paso continues to rise. Officials with the Houchen Community Center tell ABC-7 100 migrants stayed there Wednesday night. Thursday morning 75 were bused out of El Paso to Miami. The remaining 25 are still trying to work out their plans. Another 88 migrants were expected to cross

If you were to die suddenly, would your loved ones be able to manage your bank accounts? What about your social media accounts? In the digital world you live forever and you need to take steps to protect your “digital afterlife.” John Huennecke, a former El Paso Times Editor, battled Crohn’s disease for more than

SEATTLE – Senior Karysta Donisthorpe threw a career-high 13 strikeouts as she led the NM State softball team to a 5-2 win over fifth-seeded Utah Valley on Thursday afternoon at Logan Field. The Aggies (37-19) scored five runs and racked up four RBIs on eight hits, but Donisthorpe was the highlight of the game as

wac conference tourney for softball taking place in seattle…nmsu playing utah valley.. aggies up 1-0 in the second and they’re looking for more. kelsey horton…this one’s gonna go just off the glove of the second baseman… almost a spectacular play… two runs score easily for the aggies ..horton tries to go to second base..the throw

continues to rise. officials with the houchen community center tell us 100 migrants stayed there last night. this morning, 75 were bused out of el paso to miami. the remaing 25 are still trying to work out their plans. another 88 migrants were expected to cross the border today. jungles — drug cartels — and

two things certain in life: death and taxes. uncle sam will collect but in the digital world, you live forever. tonight, i’ll show you the challenges you could face managing your “digital afterlife” it’s a story you’ll see only on abc-7. john huennecke battled crohn’s disease for more than a decade. last year he was

Firefighters have contained a house fire at 11735 John Polley near Marty Robbins Park on the East Side. When the blaze was first reported shortly after 5 p.m. Thursday, firefighters labeled it a “Condition 3 Fire,” meaning flames and thick plumes of smoke are visible. 14 units and 35 firefighters were called out to fight

City Representative Claudia Ordaz says the release of a police report detailing an alleged argument involving her and police officers is a political attack. “This latest attempt is an underhanded tactic that demonstrates the type of personal attacks and dysfunction at city hall that only hinders the city’s ability to address pressing issues facing our

An Artesia man has been sentenced to 100 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to sex trafficking of children, federal officials announced Thursday. Vernon Dimayuga (aka “Vito”), 32, plead guilty in February to one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of children by force, fraud, or coercion. Court records allege that from May

A deacon with a local Catholic Church has been arrested after being accused in a scheme that allegedly involved smuggling tons of marijuana from El Paso to Arizona. Luis Ulises Carrasco, 54, was arrested by Federal agents Wednesday. He’s charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance. According to jail records,

that has caught many people off guard. federal agents arrested a lower valley church deacon yesterday. luis carrasco has been a deacon at the corpus christi church for the past two years–and he was accused in a scheme that allegedly involved smuggling tons of marijuana from el paso and arizona. abc 7’s luke lyddon is

The number of Cuban migrants entering the border and staying in El Paso continues to rise. Officials with the Houchen Community Center tell Abc-7 100 migrants stayed there last night. Thursday morning, 75 were bused out of El Paso to Miami. The remaining 25 are still trying to work out their plans, another 88 migrants

As El Paso sees waves of Cuban migrants arriving at the border, Abc-7 is learning more about the process they follow to stay and work in the U.S. Over the last week at least 100 arrived at the Houchen Community Center seeking food and shelter–88 more are expected sometime today. These groups face a different

Steven Cottingham says he called 911 four times recently to report an assault in progress, but says police officers never showed up. “It baffles my mind that while this man was punching this woman and kid no one showed up and no one showed up when I called the second time,” Cottingham told ABC-7. According

have been trained to called 9-1-1. but, one el pasoan says when he called – no one showed up until several calls later… evan folan investigates. 4-8 28-33 1:05-1:15 “corner of schutz and ayeta w need police here asap there is an assault” “when someone calls 911 – the call taker is going to take

the border and staying in el paso continues to rise. officials with the houchen community center tell us 100 migrants stayed there last night. this morning, 75 were bused out of el paso to miami. the remaing 25 are still trying to work out their plans. another 88 migrants are expected to cross the border

Those who support the movement for Texas independence are celebrating a vote by two-thirds of the of the Texas Republican Platform Committee calling for an independence referendum on the party platform. The referendum will now move towards a full vote of the delegates at the convention, according to a news release from the Texas Nationalist

Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan pledged to work together despite their differences after a meeting Thursday aimed at unifying a party torn over Trump’s rise to the cusp of the Republican presidential nomination. The speaker appeared closer to offering an endorsement. Trump and Ryan issued a statement describing their meeting as a “very

Over 3000 El Paso Electric customers woke up without power Thursday morning. The power outage was reported around 6:19 a.m. according to the EPE power outage map in west El Paso. EPE says the cause was unknown but power was restored around 7:15 a.m.

breaking news from our new mexico mobile newsroom… the man accused of leading police on a chase across state lines… and stealing a car at gunpoint in el paso — is on the run once again this morning! more clues into the missing malaysia flight that disappeared almost two years ago — more pieces that

City leaders held a community meeting to discuss street reconstruction in south central neighborhoods. City representatives were asking for input from residents and they got it. Homeowners are happy to see they’re getting their streets redone but are upset over how long it’s taken. Frustrated residents tell ABC-7 it’s the lack of drainage in the

The Ysleta ISD board voted 4-2 to remove the cap on its $28,000 travel allowance Wednesday night. YISD trustees get $28,000 to spend on travel, or $4,000 per person. This is taxpayer money set aside to for training and conferences outside of El Paso. YISD trustee Mike Rosales is preparing to represent El Paso during

The New Mexico Department of Transportation is gathering input from stakeholders and the public on what’s needed throughout the Santa Teresa border region as business continues to grow. NMDOT is conducting the $400,000 survey until June. It is being paid for with a federal grant. During a public meeting Tuesday, Sunland Park city council members

groups.” after striking a deal with panama, el paso is seeing hundreds of cuban migrants crossing the border into el paso. the migrants were stranded in the central american country for at least a year and are stepping foot into the u-s for the first time. the el paso catholic diocese along with other local

One man suffered serious injuries following a stabbing in central El Paso Wednesday afternoon, according to police dispatch. This happened around 4 p.m. on the 3900 block of Clifton. The man was taken University Medical Center. Police are still on the scene looking for the suspect. ABC-7 is following this developing story.

More than 3,500 Cuban Migrants are expected to arrive in the United States over the next several weeks. Many are arriving in the Sun City and there’s concern over the lack of resources available to help them. During a news conference Wednesday, the Catholic Diocese of El Paso said the situation is dire. Bishop Mark

so el paso water utilities has a new plan in place to keep mosquitoes from rapidly multiplying. welcome back to abc-seven at six, i’m estela cas. and i’m rick cabrera. abc-7’s darren hunt takes a look at the problem and what’s now being done: “the public is going to start seeing some signs around these

in sunland park, new mexico tonight… some city reps are sounding off about how they’re being dealt with as the state preps for a big economic boom in the area. sunland park sits along the mexico border, sandwiched between el paso and santa teresa… a small town expecting a flood of business passing through it’s

groups.” after striking a deal with panama, el paso is seeing hundreds of cuban migrants crossing the border into el paso. the migrants were stranded in the central american country for at least a year and are stepping foot into the u-s for the first time. the el paso catholic diocese along with other local

reps are sounding off about how they’re being dealt with as the state preps for a big economic boom in the area. sunland park sits along the mexico border, sandwiched between el paso and santa teresa… a small town expecting a flood of business passing through it’s port of entry. abc-7’s jamie warren is live