Month: October 2016

If you drove around certain parts of El Paso this weekend, you may have noticed new graffiti seems to have popped up Saturday night into Sunday morning. Sun City residents are not complete strangers to such tagging. Such vandalism can be found down alleys or scrawled on utility boxes from time to time. What made

In the span of just eight days, a Northeast El Paso family has had two vehicles crash right through their yard, one of them smashing into the house and the other stopping less than a foot away. So what’s the City doing about it? Kelly Perkins lives in the house along with her 10 and

Skeletal remains were found in the area near Fairacres and Picacho, law enforcement officials at the scene told ABC-7’s New Mexico Mobile Newsroom. The Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office is investigating. It is unclear if the remains are that of a woman or a man. Investigators told ABC-7 two landscape workers clearing brush in the

Newly leaked emails show consternation among those closest to Hillary Clinton about how Bill Clinton’s business dealings might damage his reputation and potentially affect her presidential hopes. The emails, posted Monday by the WikiLeaks organization, also give insight into tension and turmoil within the Clinton Foundation while Clinton was serving as secretary of state. The

Punk icons Green Day are scheduled to perform at the El Paso County Coliseum Thursday, March 2, 2017. Tickets go on sale October 14, 2016 on Ticketmaster.com and the coliseum box office. The “Idiot Nation Fan Club” presale is October 12th at 10 a.m. Ticket prices range from $26.50 to $61.50. Additional fees apply. Green

Fans of slain Tejano star Selena lined up Thursday to get their hands on the singer’s MAC Cosmetics collection. The Selena collection made its debut in stores Thursday, including in El Paso. At Cielo Vista Mall, there were long lines at the MAC standalone store and in the cosmetics departments at stores like Dillard’s and

Former ABC-7 Anchor Laura Palka, an actress and award-winning journalist, appeared in the movie Masterminds. “Can you believe that story really happened? There are truly criminals that dumb,” Palka said in an email sent to ABC-7 General Manager Kevin Lovell. Mastermind stars Zach Galifianakis as David Ghantt, a disgruntled armored truck driver lured into “the

Samsung said it is halting sales of the star-crossed Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after a spate of fires involving new devices that were supposed to be safe replacements for recalled models. In a statement issued late Monday, Samsung said consumers with original Note 7 devices or replacements they obtained after the recall should turn off

Nestle USA is initiating a voluntary recall of its Nestle Drumstick Club 16 count Variety Pack and 24 count Vanilla Pack due to a possible health risk. The two pack sizes contain 4.6 ounce cones and were manufactured in Bakersfield, California, Nestle said. The ice cream was distributed nationally. According to a news release on

An estimated 66.5 million people watched the second debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, down from the record-setting audience who saw their first match but on par with the Obama-Romney contests four years ago. The first debate reached a total of 84 million viewers, more than for any other presidential debate on record, the

Hundreds of police departments in Texas and California failed to report officer-involved shooting deaths as required by law in the past decade, a recent study found. Research by Texas State University in San Marcos found registries created by the two states to report all in-custody deaths did not list about 220 use-of-force fatalities in Texas

The police department’s DWI Task Force reported 27 cases of DWI related offenses in a fifty-hour period. The first arrest was made Friday, October 7 at 12:09 a.m. The latest arrest was made Monday morning at 2:16 a.m. Two of the DWI cases were called to the attention of police by anonymous callers who provided

A historic moment in Juárez politics as Armando Cabada Alvídrez assumed the office of Mayor shortly after midnight Monday. Cabada is the first independent candidate to be elected mayor in Juarez. He will be in office for a two year period from 2016-2018. In his first message in office, Cabada referred to his taking office

The police department’s Crimes Against Persons (CAP) unit arrested and charged a fifth person in the killing of 33-year old Anthony Trejo. Friday, October 7, 2016, police arrested 20-year old Adrian Herrera after he was deported from Mexico. Members of the U.S. Marshal’s Lone Star Fugitive Task Force met with Herrera at the bridge and

The Republican presidential nominee is lashing out at the Republican Party’s top elected official. Donald Trump tweeted Monday afternoon House Speaker Paul Ryan “should spend more time on balancing the budget, jobs and illegal immigration and not waste his time on fighting Republican nominee.” Trump’s comments were in response to Ryan’s remarks in a conference

A crash on I-10 West near McRae is blocking the left lane and causing major delays. Police and fire crews are on scene. Get on I-10 West at Viscount, or use border highways as alternate route.

Sophomore goalkeeper Alyssa Palacios made a career-high tying 10 saves but UTEP was unable to make enough plays offensively in a 3-0 setback to Rice Sunday afternoon. The Owls (7-4-1, 4-2 C-USA) received goals from Nia Stallings (23′), Marissa Topolski (41′) and Annie Walker (63′) to spoil the day for the Miners (9-4-2, 2-3 C-USA).

A second throw down between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton took place Sunday night during the second presidential debate. It started off without a handshake between the two candidates as they walked on stage. The format for the debate was a town hall style, from the campus of Washington University in St. Louis. The candidates

Two Palm Springs police officers trying to resolve a family dispute were shot to death Saturday when a man they had been speaking calmly with suddenly pulled out a gun and opened fire on them, the city’s police chief told reporters. A third officer was wounded. The shooter was not immediately apprehended. “It was a

Police are on scene of a crash involving a bus, car and motorcycle in West El Paso. Police tell Abc-7 the crash happened shortly before 6 this evening on Mesa and Remcon. It’s unclear what happened but police on scene tell Abc-7 the motorcyclist was taken to a hospital, the condition is unknown. Stay with

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Albuquerque police say three people dressed as clowns are in custody after being found with a possible firearm. Police spokesman Simon Drobik says officers were dispatched Sunday to a call about a “clown sighting” near a kids’ clothing store. Authorities located three juveniles donning clown masks. Drobik says they were also

His presidential bid in chaos, a defiant Donald Trump slammed Republicans rushing to revoke their support for him as “self-righteous hypocrites” and signaled he may try to turn Sunday night’s crucial debate against Hillary Clinton into a referendum on her husband’s treatment of women. Trump will take the debate stage under enormous pressure. Even before

MEXICO CITY (AP) – A new government-backed report says that revenge-minded drug gang bosses sent gunmen to kill dozens – perhaps hundreds – of people in a town near the Texas border. But state and federal officials ignored the massacre for years. The report sponsored by the federal agency to aid crime victims says the

With the next Texas legislative session looming in a few months, the process is already underway for El Paso County to coordinate with staff and the state delegation to set their priorities. “I’m very pleased with the process,” said County Judge Veronica Escobar (D). “We go through a very thorough vetting process and as you

Texas child welfare investigators have been ordered to work overtime this weekend to ensure that kids at risk of abuse are being seen and evaluated. State Child Protective Services spokesman Patrick Crimmins told The Dallas Morning News the workers will have face-to-face visits in Bexar (bayr), Dallas and Harris counties. An agency email obtained by

Texas investigators allege a U.S. Border Patrol agent conspired with his brothers to kill a man who they believed was going to snitch to authorities about a criminal enterprise that involved the sale of drugs and weapons. Joel Luna is being held in a South Texas jail on charges that include murder. The 31-year-old was

A northeast El Paso family was rudely awakened for the second time in just over a week when another car came crashing onto their property, narrowly missing where the family was sleeping this time. This crash happened around 5:30 Sunday morning at the intersection of Sun Valley Drive and Menzies Street. An SUV barely missed

El Paso High School tried to set a world record for the biggest reunion during its Centennial celebration Saturday, but fell short by 700 alumni. Alumni geared up in orange and black, and carried their check-in numbers as they lined up to be counted at El Paso High School’s stadium. Music played in the background

Eddy County sheriff’s officials say a man has been found alive three days after being shot and a suspect is in custody. The Carlsbad Current-Argus reported Friday that 28-year-old David Sherman has been arrested on a charge of attempted murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm. A Carlsbad police detective found the

Dona Ana County Sheriff’s detectives say they’ve have uncovered a counterfeit money manufacturing ring and one suspect in the case is facing 104 counts of forgery. The investigation began last month after the manager of a Las Cruces pizza delivery company reported fake bills used in a transaction between a driver and a customer. Detectives