Month: September 2016

The FBI says the number of murders reported by New Mexico law enforcement agencies jumped by nearly 16 percent in 2015 from the year before. New crime statistics released on Monday show the estimated number of murders in New Mexico was 117, or a 15.8 percent jump from the 2014 estimate. That spike was above

A missing Mexican priest was found shot dead off the side of a highway in western Mexico days after he was kidnapped from his parish residence, state prosecutors said Sunday. He was the third Roman Catholic priest to be slain in Mexico in the last week. The Michoacan state Attorney General’s Office said in a

A 68-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife. A spokeswoman for the El Paso County Sheriff’s office says the murder happened around 8 p.m. Saturday. The Socorro Police Department was called out to the 10000 block of Donna Marie drive for a shots fired call. When police arrived they found 67-year-old Linda

A Socorro family is mourning the devastating loss of three children. Police say the three children younger than 10 died in a mobile home fire at around 6:30 p.m. Friday evening The fire happened at a trailer park on the 400 block of Newell Hays Street in El Paso’s lower valley. The cause of the

El Paso police officials told ABC-7 that a 19-year-old man was killed after a stabbing. It happened around 2 a.m. Saturday in the Union Plaza District of Downtown El Paso. The area is home to several bars and clubs. Police say two large groups of individuals had a verbal altercation at Union Plaza, the altercation

Three children died in a mobile home fire in Socorro Friday evening, according to El Paso Police. Firefighters entered the home on the 400 block of Newell Hays to fight the fire where they found the bodies. Crimes Against Persons detectives and the El Paso Fire Department are investigating the deaths. Two other residents, including

Wind gusts will hit 40-50 mph, Monday. Winds will be strongest on the western slop of the mountains. Temperatures will tumble to the lower 60s for highs on Monday. Over 20 degrees below average for this time of year. For Monday rain chances will be highest in the Lower Valley around 60%. El Paso will

An attorney representing an Albuquerque woman accused of playing a role in the horrific rape and killing of her 10-year-old daughter wants her trial to be separate from the other two suspects and held elsewhere. Attorney Gary Mitchell told KOAT-TV Friday that he plans to ask for a change of venue for Michelle Martens. He

The Miami Marlins have announced the death of ace right-hander Jose Fernandez. The U.S. Coast Guard says Fernandez was one of three people killed in a boat crash off Miami Beach early Sunday. The Marlins did not immediately release details, other than releasing a statement confirming the death of one of the top pitchers in

The Obama administration has proposed barring states and other recipients of federal family planning grants from placing their own eligibility restrictions on where the money can go. The move undermines efforts by 13 Republican-led states to prevent such money from going to Planned Parenthood. The Department of Health and Human Services is accepting public comments

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are expected to meet separately with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York on Sunday ahead of their first presidential debate on Monday night. Netanyahu has sought to project neutrality in this year’s U.S. election after there were perceptions that he favored Mitt Romney over President Barack Obama in

A man was found stabbed outside a Northeast Dollar Tree Saturday. Police say they found the man outside a Dollar Tree store at the Rush Fair Plaza on Fairbanks. The man as taken to a local hospital, his condition is unknown. No arrests have been made at this time.

Texas is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to restore its newly weakened voter ID law but not until after the November election. The request filed Friday comes two months after a federal appeals court ruled that the state’s 2011 law discriminated against minorities and the poor. The U.S. Justice Department has argued that more than

Donald Trump presidential campaign has added a Republican activist from New Mexico to a council of advisers on issues affecting Hispanic communities. The Republican Party of New Mexico announced Friday that Phil Archuletta of Mountainair has been appointed to Trump’s National Hispanic Advisory Council. Archuletta has attended every Republican National Convention since 1984 and says

Authorities say a fifth person has died following a shooting at a shopping mall north of Seattle. A spokesman for the Skagit County Emergency Operations Center says the unidentified male victim died early Saturday at a Seattle hospital. Four female victims died earlier following the Friday night shooting at the Cascade Mall in Burlington, Washington.

Authorities say a man arrested after an emergency landing in Texas was talking about suicide and banging and kicking the cockpit door before other passengers restrained him. Federal prosecutors charged 24-year-old Jerry Ba Nguyen (win) of Las Vegas with interference with a flight crew. Nguyen remains in custody after a hearing Friday in Lubbock. The

A horrific crash in El Paso’s Lower Valley two-and-a-half years ago was relived this week. A man driving drunk up to 100 miles an hour on North Loop by Lancaster Elementary School killed a 13-year-old boy and nearly killed his older sister. Thursday, Julian Tapia learned he’ll spend as many years behind bars as Pablo

Pretty soon, millions of graduating seniors will be applying to go to college and many of them will need to apply for financial assistance before making any plans. Now, a new change in that application will take a load off for students and families. “I’m a first generation college student,” Sofia Del Torro said. She

The vintage-styled street lamps found throughout Downtown are not working and ABC-7 is learning this has been an ongoing issue. In video recorded Thursday night, motorists can be seen trying to exit the underground Abraham Chavez Theater parking lot towards the south, along San Antonio Street. You can tell the power isn’t out from the

Police arrested a third suspect in connection with the killing of Anthony Trejo. Steven Daniel Ramirez, 29, of the 9400 block of Nottingham, was arrested Thursday afternoon. Police charged him with Murder and booked him in the downtown jail on a $2 million bond. Monday, police arrested 33-year-old Roberto Favela and 41-year-old Romuldo Trujillo during

Detectives with the Crimes Against Persons Unit arrested a man wanted for the murder of 30-year old Frank Christopher Hernandez. 20-year old Alan Rodriguez allegedly robbed the victim of drugs during a drug deal, then shot and killed Hernandez, police said. Rodriguez is charged with Capital Murder. He was booked into the El Paso County

The FBI is gathering information about an incident involving actor Brad Pitt and his family aboard a private flight last week, the agency confirmed Thursday. Spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said the FBI is still evaluating whether to open an investigation into allegations Pitt was abusive during the flight toward one of his six children with actress

Federal prosecutors say a suspect in the 2015 shooting of a Texas judge outside her home has been indicted on racketeering charges allegedly related to the attack. An indictment unsealed Friday accuses 28-year-old Chimene Hamilton Onyeri of buying gloves, clothes and a hotel room with stolen money in November before state District Judge Julie Kocurek

Drag races will continue in Roswell as the city has agreed to lease an airstrip to a local hot rod group for less than what it would charge other groups. The Roswell Daily Record reports that the Legal Committee unanimously agreed Monday to lease the runway at the Roswell International Air Center to Alien City

World boxing champion Jennifer Han will defend her IBF Featherweight title on Oct. 15 at the Don Haskins Center against mandated challenger Liliana Martinez. More details about the fight will be announced at a news conference on Tuesday, Sept. 27. Han was supposed to fight Martinez at Southwest University Park this past spring, but Martinez

The man accused of driving drunk and killing a teenager was sentenced to 13 years in prison Thursday. Julian Tapia pleaded guilty to Intoxicated Manslaughter with a Vehicle and Intoxicated Assault with a Vehicle Causing Serious Bodily Harm. The crash happened January 18, 2014 on the 9300 block of North Loop. Patricia Hernandez, 40, was

Temperatures will remain above normal this afternoon. A strong Pacifictrough will move into the Borderland this weekend,a strong cold front will move in from the east.The combination of the two will bring cloudy skies and increased rain chances next week.Temperatures will run below normal the start of next week. El Paso: 90/64 Rain: 0%/10%Las Cruces:

The suspect accused of shooting and killing a man outside Las Cruces said he was attacked before he grabbed a gun and opened fire. Doña Ana County Sheriff’s deputies said Rocky Bustamante Armendariz, 34, shot and killed 35-year-old Christopher Lauster, early Tuesday morning in the 5900 block of Derby Avenue. According to court documents obtained

Feld Entertainment Inc. announced Thursday that tickets for Monster Jam ® , the most adrenaline charged motorsports experience for families on the planet, will be on sale September 27th. Monster Jam will be performing at UTEP Sun Bowl on: Saturday, March 4, 2017 at 7:00pmSunday, March 5, 2017 at 2:00pm The Pit Party on March

The mother of a 17-year-old NMSU student is angry the school never notified her that someone tried to sexually assault her daughter on campus. Since last week, NMSU police said three women have been targeted on campus. Twice, they said, a man tried to rob them before running away. The third time, they said a