Month: October 2016

A husband, a toddler, graduate school and a cancer diagnosis; Crystal Montes was 31 years old when she found a lump in her breast. Now fighting cancer, Crystal is encouraging younger women – those whose lives are so busy – to take charge of their health. Crystal was on the fast lane, “juggling” like many

The direct U.S. entry into Yemen’s civil war, for now a limited response to rebel missile fire on a U.S. Navy ship, risks a wider entanglement that could leave the next American president embroiled in a yet another unwanted Middle East war with broad implications for the region and beyond. Obama administration officials from the

A Navy lieutenant commander on Thursday admitted to providing inside information to a Malaysian defense contractor nicknamed “Fat Leonard” whose ship supply company overbilled the maritime branch by at least $35 million in a mushrooming case involving nearly a dozen Navy officers so far, many of whom were bought off with prostitutes. Supply and logistic

Texas has set a new record for statewide registered voters – exceeding 15 million ahead of Election Day on Nov. 8. Secretary of State Carlos Cascos announced Thursday that 15,015,700 Texans had registered ahead of the deadline, which expired two days prior. That’s roughly 78 percent of Texas’ estimated voting population of 19.3-plus million. Early

When two of the most troubled child welfare systems in the U.S. plunged into crisis, Republican governors in Texas and Arizona turned to law enforcement veterans who promised tough investigations, then saw the safety net for vulnerable kids worsen. Arizona’s Greg McKay, a onetime Phoenix detective, has survived early calls for his firing as a

The City of El Paso plans to acquire a two block area south of the Downtown Convention Center for the voter-approved $180 million dollar Multipurpose Cultural and Performing Arts Facility. The “targeted footprint” for the arena would be bound by West San Antonio Avenue, South Santa Fe Street, West Paisano Street, and Leon Street. The

Santa Teresa residents tell ABC-7 plans for an arsenic treatment plant are nothing but broken promises as they continue to receive letters warning them about the arsenic levels in their drinking water. For years, many residents have refused to drink the water coming out of their faucets. They were promised a treatment plant would be

County Judge Veronica Escobar told ABC-7 Thursday commissioners court has no jurisdiction over elected officials, therefore, it cannot investigate the alleged misconduct of Sheriff Richard Wiles. “The county takes any complaint against employees or the organization or elected officials very seriously,” County Judge Veronica Escobar said. Escobar, who has endorsed Wiles, said she reviewed the

Detectives with the police department’s Crimes Against Persons (CAP) unit and the Fort Bliss Criminal Investigations Division have recovered what are believed to be the remains of 33-year-old Anthony Trejo. Police said Trejo was killed September 12, 2016. His remains were found on Fort Bliss property last week approximately two miles east of 11700 Railroad.

The woman indicted for embezzling more than $29,000 from Mathers Realty was arrested again Thursday and charged for allegedly committing another financial crime, police said. Four felony cases were pending against 34-year-old Michelle R. Casas while two current investigations were underway. Casas was arrested on a new indictment of one count of embezzlement more than

Advance voting shows positive signs for Hillary Clinton in two states that could help her lock up the presidency, North Carolina and Florida, as the election enters a critical, final stretch. There are encouraging signs for Donald Trump in Ohio. That’s a vital state for the Republican presidential nominee, but a victory there would be

Hillary Clinton’s campaign tried to move the Illinois presidential primary to a later date, saying a contest held after the Super Tuesday primaries might stop momentum for a moderate Republican candidate and emphasizing that Clinton and her husband “won’t forget” a political favor, emails made public on Thursday show. A November 2014 email hacked from

Police charged an El Paso educator with Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child and Improper Relationship Between Educator and Student. Adam Lee Newport, 35, was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility in Downtown El Paso on bonds totaling $200,000. Detectives said the victim is a 13-year-old girl. Newport resigned Wednesday, an Ysleta Independent

El Paso Water says it has restored service to hundreds of Northeast residents affected by a water main break. The utility said a 16-inch pipe burst, sending water onto streets the 11400 block of Dyer at about 5 a.m. Thursday morning. El Paso Water spokeswoman, Christina Montoya, told ABC-7 the Mesquite Hills subdivision was affected.

The Canutillo School Board is considering the possibility of hiring a $12,000 speaker for its convocation ceremony next year. Listed in Wednesday’s school board meeting agenda was the “Discussion and recommendation regarding the approval of Mrs. Consuelo Kickbusch as the 2017 Convocation guest speaker. Total amount $12,000.00.” Kickbusch is a US Army Retired Lieutenant Colonel

The City of El Paso has called a news conference this morning at City Hall to discuss what is being called “a major milestone” in the plan to build the voter-approved $180 million dollar Multipurpose Cultural and Performing Arts Facility. Back in August, City Council awarded a contract for $4.8 million to International Facilities Group

A two-car crash on I-10 West just past Executive is currently blocking the right lane and causing major delays. Police are currently on scene. Traffic is backed up to Asarco. You can use Mesa as your alternate route.

A family is heartbroken and furious after they say they left their dogs at a local kennel and came back to find their dogs were missing. “They were like our children, literally embedded, they were our family and we were so eager to get them back into our house,” said dog owner Angela Trujillo. Trujillo

The city of El Paso is working to fight food waste and help feed the hungry. But the leader of one local non-profit said his group is already doing that and fears similar programs could be confusing. El Pasoans Fighting Hunger distributes nearly 25,000 pounds of food to families in need each day. The food

Ysleta’s Damian Solis play on the field was sweet enough to earn the honors of the Borderland Blitz Sweet Play of the Week for week 7. Solis evaded a big sack against Canutillo, then procedded to use his legs to avoid 2 more tackles as he rushed into the endzone on a sweet play! Congrats

Two women tell The New York Times that Donald Trump touched them inappropriately – groping a woman in one instance and kissing a woman in another – during separate encounters that took place as long as three decades ago, the newspaper reported Wednesday. Trump told the Times there was no truth to either of the

An iconic former store in the Borderland has been quietly been undergoing a transformation. But are delays making it a target for vandals? To the casual passer-by, there may not seem to be much happening with the former El Paso Saddleblanket building. But that’s just the view on the outside. The building was bought by

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Association is asking commissioners court to investigate allegations Sheriff Richard Wiles attended an event at the home of a convicted felon. A letter by the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT), which represents the association, was posted on the El Paso County Sheriff’s Association Facebook page. The letter refers

Some activists are asking questions about a new detention center in North Texas that is slated to house about 700 immigrants, including three dozen transgender individuals. The Prairieland Detention Center is a sprawling facility featuring 14-foot-tall fences and a specially designed wing for transgender individuals, the Dallas Morning News (http://bit.ly/2dXMLid ) reports. The facility is

Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the U.S.-Mexico border city of Brownsville, calling a local $1 fee on plastic bags at store checkouts an illegal sales tax. Brownsville’s “environmental fee” was approved locally and took effect in January. It’s meant to reduce waste by discouraging single-use bags. The suit was filed Wednesday in

Worsening reports coming from Texas’ beleaguered child welfare agency provoked new calls for action from Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday, only seven months after he appointed new leadership and vowed an overhaul to protect the state’s most vulnerable kids. Texas has seen no progress since that shakeup in reducing the scores of allegedly abused or

A woman who alleges Baylor University ignored her when she reported being raped by a former football player wants ex-coach Art Briles to be added as a defendant to the federal lawsuit, according to a court filing Wednesday. The complaint filed in March by Jasmin Hernandez named Briles, ex-athletic director Ian McCaw and university regents

The operators of an international website that advertises escort services said Wednesday that they will challenge charges of trafficking prostitutes and pimping on First Amendment grounds. Backpage.com CEO Carl Ferrer, 55, and two others will contest the charges at a hearing next month, defense attorney Cristina Claypoole Arguedas told Sacramento Superior Court Judge Michael Bowman

A 95-year-old woman died after two vehicles collided on the 6500 block of N. Mesa, police said. The crash happened shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday, September 29, 2016. Police said Brenda Guzman, 34, tried making a left turn while heading west on Mesa when she drove into the path of a Chevrolet Cavalier driven by

The Hospitals of Providence Recruitment Team will host a hiring fair for the Transmountain Campus on Saturday, October 15, 2016. It begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. The fair will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn at 2550 S. Don Roser Dr. in Las Cruces. For more information, call the Market