Month: October 2016

UTEP and the County of El Paso are teaming up to form the new MIRO Technology and Research and Innovation Acceleration Park adjacent to the underutilized Fabens Airport. The hope is to increase regional economic prosperity by allowing UTEP engineering students to work with industry leaders who will come to the park and create new

Residents living in a South El Paso neighborhood say they are fed up with the constant noise coming from Border Highway. Some houses on Laredo Avenue are just a stone’s throw away from the busy highway. Although the problem isn’t anything new, tenants and homeowners told ABC-7 the loud traffic keeps them up at night.

El Paso County Commissioners voted Monday to approve the county’s roughly $347 million budget for the 2017 fiscal year. The budget for the general fund – $284 million – increased by nearly $21 million, a 7.98 percent increase, according to the county. Nearly $35.2 million was allocated to “special revenue,” a little more than $4

Sacred Heart church is hoping to push its parishioners along by helping them fill out the voter registration forms after Mass. Historically hispanic voters don’t hit the polls as often as the national average. During and after last Monday’s presidential debate google searches for “registrarse para votar” register to vote in Spanish, spiked to the

In a unanimous 7-0 vote, Las Cruces City Council voted in favor of Stuart Ed as the new City Manager. The discussion and vote took 15 minutes. Ed’s contract must now be negotiated and then approved by city council. Ed replaces Robert Garza, who retired in May. A news release sent out by the City

Police are investigating an aggravated robbery in the Upper Valley. Police responded to a “shots fired” call at Doniphan and Talbot shortly before noon Monday. A police spokesman told ABC-7 a “theft turned into an aggravated robbery. The suspects displayed a weapon and discharged.” No one was wounded, police said.

Police arrested a teenager suspected in a September 24, 2016 shooting that injured a 20-year-old man at The Verge apartment complex. Joshua Jones, 18, of the 3900 block of Lilac Drive, is charged with one count of Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon. The shooting happened shortly 1:30 a.m. at the apartment complex located at

Donald Trump says political correctness has run amok in the military, and “we’re going to get away from” that if he’s elected president. At a forum with military leaders in Virginia on Monday, one questioner claimed that the “the forces of political correctness” and “social engineering,” ”like women in combat, transgender rights, and other issues”

The Houston Police Department is spending $2 million in overtime to field more officers to patrol hot crime spots across the city. That’s after the city saw a 15 percent increase in violent homicides so far this year after a 25 percent increase in 2015. Mayor Sylvester Turner told the Houston Chronicle that he and

Two people have been arrested after a police chase that’s left an Odessa police detective hospitalized in critical condition. Authorities say 29-year-old Christopher Anthony Turner and 33-year-old Jamnyea Echelle Brockett are both jailed in Ector County, held on charges related to a shooting Saturday. Police say officers were investigating the shooting when the chase involving

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized $68,422 Thursday, September 29th at the Presidio Port of Entry. The money was discovered hidden inside a vehicle’s front dashboard, officials said. The driver of the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado was heading south into Mexico when the vehicle was selected for an intensive x-ray inspection. The officers noticed anomalies

Dozens of veterans are back home after the trip of a lifetime over the weekend to Washington D.C. The veterans had served in various wars ranging from World War II through the Vietnam War. For some veterans, it was the first time they had ever seen the memorials erected in the nation’s capital in their

Some Northeast El Paso residents want the city to step in to help make their neighborhood street safer. Their calls come after a car crashed into the bedroom of a home at the intersection of Sun Valley and Menzies Street Saturday morning. And 11 year old girl and her mother were inside at the time,

UPDATE (4 a.m.): I-10 eastbound is now open. I-10 eastbound is closed from 5 PM Sunday until 6 AM Monday as part of the scheduled closures associated with the GO-10 Project. The eastbound lanes of I-10 will be closed between the Sunland Park exit and the Executive exit as crews work on the new Paisano

Hundreds of El Pasoans walked miles in honor of victims of crime Sunday. The annual walk across El Paso began early Sunday morning at the El Paso County Courthouse and ended around 11 A.M at Crime Victims’ Memorial Park, or Yucca Park. Law enforcement agencies and service agencies escorted hundreds as they walked for more

El Paso County Commissioners are continuing to work on issues for the developing parts of the county like transportation, while also trying new ways to get more people to use existing county facilities. “We are getting more and more developments, and the county is getting more urbanized,” County Judge Veronica Escobar (D) said, “which means

Dozens of balloons took flight this morning, officially marking the start of the 45th annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Spectators lined up as early as 4 a.m. Saturday to witness the mass ascension at Balloon Fiesta Park. Forecasters say the weekend is expected to bring partly cloudy weather and a chance of some rain. Balloonists

The New Mexico Legislature has approved its first deficit-reduction bill during a special session aim at closing a major budget shortfall. The New Mexico House of Representative voted 61-1 on Saturday to shore up the state’s general fund by reducing contributions to a health care fund for retired state employees. The legislation cleared the Senate

Former President George W. Bush is hosting his annual Warrior 100K bike ride for military veterans at his ranch west of Waco. The 70-year-old Bush led a group of bicyclists that included 16 veterans on a ride Friday on his 1,600-acre ranch in Crawford. The three-day event began Thursday and is in its sixth year.

Another batch of Zika-carrying mosquitoes found in Miami Beach MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) – More Zika-carrying mosquitoes have been captured in Miami Beach, this time in a new neighborhood. The Florida Department of Agriculture said Saturday that it’s the sixth time Zika-bearing mosquitoes have been captured in Miami Beach. It was the first capture of

Officials say Southern California residents should remain on heightened alert until Tuesday for the increased possibility of a major earthquake. According to the Orange County Register, the warning by the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services follows a series of small temblors deep under the Salton Sea, which is located on the 800-mile-long San Andreas fault.

Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign is seizing on a New York Times report about rival Donald Trump’s taxes as a sign of his business failures and evidence he may not have paid taxes for years. Tax records obtained by The New York Times show that Donald Trump’s business losses in 1995 were nearly a billion dollars

RUSTON, LA. – Jarred Craft rushed for 146 yards, including a game-changing 70-yard score early in the fourth quarter, as LA Tech pulled away down the stretch for a 28-7 win over UTEP on Saturday in Ruston. Making his first start for the Miners since the 2015 season finale, quarterback Ryan Metz gave the offense

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Redshirt junior Sebastian Anderson leaped on the ball as it rolled into the end zone after being knocked loose from the outstretched arms of Larry Rose III in the second overtime series for New Mexico State to give the Aggies the 37-31 win over UL Lafayette at Aggie Memorial Stadium on

An 11 year old girl and her mother say their lucky to be alive Saturday morning after a truck crashed right into their bedroom. The crashed happened at around 6:30 a.m. at the intersection of Sun Valley Drive and Menzies Street in northeast El Paso. The family that lives in the home tells ABC-7 the

Donald Trump’s business losses in 1995 were so large that they could have allowed him to avoid paying federal income taxes for as many as 18 years, according to records obtained by The New York Times. In a story published online late Saturday, the Times said it anonymously received the first pages of Trump’s 1995

A short walk for a long-term goal – creating greater acceptance and understanding for those with different needs in our community. That’s one of the major purposes behind the Down Syndrome Coalition of El Paso’s yearly Buddy Walk. “This is remarkable this year,” said Jim Heiney, with the DSCEP Buddy Walk committee. “Attendance has just

The Wyler Aerial Tramway remains closed today after a group of visitors became stranded atop the mountain yesterday afternoon. About 40 people, most of them middle school students from Socorro–had to be rescued. Everyone made it down safely after five hours. Officials with the Wyler Aerial Tramway tell Abc-7 the tramway is closed Saturday and

DALLAS (AP) – The mayor of Dallas is proposing the formation of a multi-government agency to solve the homeless crisis in a city where affordable housing is limited and shelters are full. Mayor Mike Rawlings provided details of the plan this week to The Dallas Morning News (http://bit.ly/2dg2Npy ) and said a formal proposal will

The New Mexico House of Representatives has approved mandatory life sentencing for people convicted of intentional child abuse resulting in death, regardless of a child’s age. The bill was approved Saturday and would expand “Brianna’s Law” to cover the deaths of children up to 17 years of age. It has not yet been considered by