Month: July 2016

A Kenyan half-brother of President Barack Obama said Tuesday he supports Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and not the candidate his brother has endorsed, Hillary Clinton. Malik Obama told The Associated Press he thinks Trump has a lot of energy and is very straightforward. “Clinton is not honest because she says that she did not

The Borderland has already seen 16 consecutive days of triple digits this July. Hotter temperatures are causing residents to increase their electricity usage. Almost two weeks ago, on July 14, El Paso hit 108 degrees, which El Paso Electric says caused the city to break last year’s peak usage rate around 5 p.m. In 2015

Leonel Hernandez is out of jail. The man accused of murdering former KLAQ DJ Richard Madrigal was bonded out on Monday. According to jail records, Hernandez was released on a $250,000 bond. A judge lowered Hernandez’s bond from a million dollars to half-a-million back in the beginning of July. Previous Story A judge Monday lowered

The El Paso police say there are an increased number of people dying in traffic fatalities this year. Special Traffic Investigators have seen 41 deaths on the roadways from Jan. 1 until July 24. Last year, there were a total of 29. Of the 41 deaths this year, 15 involved pedestrians. Investigators have identified alcohol

the deadline for the tiguas to get gaming machines out of their centers. / “day two of the demcorati national convention, i;m lauren lyster in philadelphia, ill tell you what to expect, coming up” plus—more than a dozen people are dead after a man attacks a facility for the mentally disabled. the disturbing letter he

EL PASO, Texas – Parkland High School sophomore-to-be Oscar Lucero hopped on a plane Monday night in the hopes of fulfilling a hoops dream – playing for the 15 and under Mexican national team. He recently got a call telling him he had been selected before practice a few weeks ago. It’s a call he’ll

A local micro-surgeon is offering a procedure no one else in the Borderland does. The advanced, one-of-a-kind procedure is helping women feel whole again after a mastectomy. Dr. Ahn Lee says she came to the Borderland to help change lives. “I am the only micro-surgeon here in El Paso who performs the deep inferior epigastric

County Commissioners and the City of San Elizario are looking to resolve a strange zoning conflict based on a decades-old state law. El Paso County has the ability to set zoning along a stretch of the Mission Trail, mostly in what recently became the City of San Elizario. That is a power counties usually don’t

The Las Cruces Police Department is working to build a positive relationship with kids in the community in the wake of the recent violence against police officers, whether it be in Dallas or Baton Rouge. LCPD has organized a free summer camp with the help of NMSU’s Stan Fulton Center. Sergeant Carlos Wooten says the

A man charged with DWI Sunday has eight prior DWI convictions, police said. The Police Department’s DWI Task Force arrested Efren Saenz Sunday, July 24.The 60-year-old was charged with “DWI Third or More.” According to Police, Saenz slowed down for a green light and was pulled over for a defective brake light. At the time,

County Commissioners voted 3-2 Monday to allow its human resources and public works departments to remodel 15,000 square feet of the county courthouse’s lower level courtyard into an “Employee Fitness Center.” Monday’s vote approved the use of the area, and the HR and public works departments will now work to develop the proposal. Commissioners Vince

The American Lung Association ranks El Paso as one of the country’s worst cities for air quality. The State of the Air 2016 Report compared used air quality data from 2012 to 2014 to determine overall air quality. It ranked the El Paso-Las Cruces area as the 20th most polluted metropolitan area for particle pollution,

The International Jugglers’ Association’s annual festival is underway at the El Paso Convention Center. This is the first time the festival, which runs from July 25-31, is being held in Texas. Organizers are expecting in between 300 and 500 jugglers from around the world to attend. The festival includes many events throughout the week that

consecutive days of triple digits. and that heat has caused residents to increase their electricity usage. almost two weeks ago, el paso electric says we broke last year’s peak usage rate …. abc-7’s evan folan is live to explain. … on july 14th – we hit a summer high of 108 – which meant a/c

The thousands of vehicles clogging the streets near the Tornillo Port of Entry while awaiting exportation to Mexico have been cleared, a sheriff’s office deputy said Monday. The County of El Paso recently installed “no parking” signs and ordered the sheriff’s office to tow vehicles left unattended for more than 48 hours. New regulations in

it is looking for applicants specifically to be stationed at el paso ports of entry. cbp officials say these positions are many times hard to get. the seminar is tomorrow at park university located at 13-30 adabel drive sessions are scheduled for 8 a.m., 1 p.m., and 6 p.m. and run three hours. and joing

Police are looking for the man blamed for a SWAT situation in Central Monday afternoon. The suspect is believed to be armed with a “long arm” but is not considered a threat to the community, a police spokesman said. Police did not specify whether the weapon is a rifle or a shotgun. The El Paso

Week two of our 21-day countdown to our annual HSEP telethon goes to the domestic animal of the feline persuasion. We’d like you to meet Laura. She’s a gorgeous Domestic Longhair who’s been at the shelter longer than most. She was rescued from the City of El Paso Animal Services, which means the HSEP does

A man suspected of shoplifting from Walmart Sunday, identified himself as his brother and briefly escaped police custody, police said. At around 10:00 a.m. Sunday, Las Cruces Police were dispatched to investigate reports of a shoplifter at the Walmart on 571 Walton Blvd. Ruben Rincon, 24, allegedly left the store without paying for $597 worth

A California man who aspired to join the Islamic State group in Syria and lied to get a replacement American passport to head overseas was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison and supervised release for life. The case against Adam Dandach, 22, is one in a series involving young men in states ranging from

A West Texas company that treats and disposes of radioactive waste may be ahead of southeastern New Mexico in landing a long-term storage facility for spent nuclear fuel. The Waste Control Specialists signaled this month it wants a spent fuel storage facility at the company’s facility just five miles east of Eunice, New Mexico, the

Angry Democrats heckled outgoing party chief Debbie Wasserman Schultz with boos and cries of “shame!” on Monday as the party tried to move past an embarrassing email controversy and heal divisions before this week’s national convention begins. In her first remarks since announcing her resignation on Sunday, the Florida congresswoman struggled to be heard in

A Texas sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed at his home north of Austin before dawn on Monday in what authorities said appeared to be an attempted burglary. Sgt. Craig Hutchinson of the Travis County Sheriff’s Office used his police radio around 1:30 a.m. to report people prowling behind his house. Investigators arriving moments later

A rural homeowner in southern New Mexico shot and killed a mother bear after it attacked his two dogs. The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish says the incident happened Thursday in Cloudcroft and the bear’s two cubs are now in the care of a veterinarian. The agency says the man’s wife discovered the

breaking overnight—another deadly nightclub shooting in florida–the victims include teenagers. plus—more road closures planned this week in parts of the city…we have what you need to know before heading out the door today–. sot full “the dnc kicks off this afternoon but a bombshell before it starts i’m lauren lyster in philadelphia, i’ll have more

It was a stressful Sunday for many drivers on the west side. I-10 east from Sunland Park to Executive Center Boulevard remains completely shut down. Two lanes on 1-10 west are closed off as well, resulting in complete and utter madness on the road. A lot of people ABC-7 spoke with were angry and frustrated

A Dallas Cowboys bus collided with another vehicle on a highway in northwestern Arizona, and authorities say four people were killed. Team spokesman Rich Dalrymple (DAHL’-rimp-ul) confirmed a Cowboys bus was one of two vehicles involved in a crash Sunday afternoon on U.S. 93. Dalrymple says the bus had no players, only staff members on

This is Baxter, a four-year-old poodle mix. Baxter was brought into the Humane Society of El Paso by his caregiver. Sadly, the two had been living on the streets together for quite some time. Baxter’s owner made the tough and selfless decision to surrender Baxter to the HSEP, hoping to give him a better life.

Police in the southern German city of Ansbach say a man was killed when an explosive device he was believed to be carrying went off near an open-air music festival, injuring 10 people. Ansbach police said in a statement early Monday that just after 10 p.m. Sunday they were alerted to an explosion in the