Month: November 2016

City officials, including City Manager Tommy Gonzalez, spent part of Monday trying to persuade the Historical Landmark Commission (HLC) to support the proposed location for the downtown arena. Instead, in a 6-0 vote with three abstentions, the HLC voted to recommend to City Council that it reconsider the downtown arena project. In a letter sent

Just a few days before Veteran’s Day, El Paso County commissioners voted to allocate about $160,000 to give the Fabens Veteran’s Park a face-lift. There are actually three parties involved in Fabens’ Veteran’s Park. The El Paso Water District, El Paso County and the Fabens School District are partners. Monday, commissioners voted to look into

The line at a local State Farm office extended outside into the parking lot Saturday morning, agent Rafael Martinez told ABC-7 Monday. Several El Paso neighborhoods were slammed by hail Friday afternoon. Martinez says he’s never seen this many hail claims in El Paso since he started at State Farm five years ago. State Farm

The Insurance Council of Texas has declared last Friday’s hail storm in El Paso a “catastrophe,” Mark Hanna, with the ICT, told ABC-7 Monday. Hannah said El Pasoans reported more than $100 million in losses and insurers are sending extra adjusters to El Paso. Saturday, the line at a local State Farm office extended outside

Dona Ana County is preparing for a busy day at the polls Tuesday. There are 40 different voter convenient centers you can swing by cast your ballot, and they’ll be put to good use. The clerks office is predicting 75,000 people in the county will turn out to vote this year, 10,000 more then the

New Mexico voters have cast more ballots before election day than ever before. The New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office said Monday more than 534,000 residents voted at early voting centers or by absentee ballot. The numbers were reported by county clerks from across the state after early voting ended Saturday. The previous record for

Deputies with the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a murder-suicide just west of Mesilla. Investigators arrived at 2395 Mesilla Hills at about 9 a.m. Monday. Deputies found the bodies of an elderly couple inside the home. The couple had reportedly been living together for more than 30 years. A relative told investigators she

Twenty-nine marching bands preformed in the 39th annual Tournament of Bands High School Marching Band Contest, last night in Las Cruces. It was hosted by the NMSU Music Department and is one of the biggest and most important local band competitions. Fourteen of the bands were from El Paso, and the other fifteen were from

A police officer responding to a “suicide in progress” call shot a man who lunged at him with a knife, police officials said Monday. The shooting involving the officer happened shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday on the 100 block of S. Glenwood. The officer met with Francisco Ramirez, 32, while responding to a 911 call.

The Cathedral Fighting Irish have joined some elite company. In fact, Cathedral High School is the only school in El Paso to be the first 11-man football team to win a state championship! The Irish topped The Village (based out of Houston) 34-17 in the state title game, which took place in Brownswood, Texas, which

Passengers on a commercial flight in Mexico were given a start when a serpent slithered into the cabin in a scene straight out of the Hollywood thriller “Snakes on a Plane.” Carrier Aeromexico says the reptile was detected on a Sunday flight from Torreon in the country’s north to Mexico City. A brief video circulating

The criminal trial of embattled Former Dona Ana Co. Treasurer David Gutierrez has been dismissed. The trial was set to start Tuesday, November 8 in Alamogordo. According to Defense Attorney Joe Coronado, District Judge Angie Schneider ruled the statute under which Gutierrez was being prosecuted did not entail criminal matters, but ethical ones. “We respectfully

District Attorney Mark D’Antonio Monday announced a grand jury indicted a Las Cruces man accused of sexually assaulting two relatives. Juan Villalobos-Diaz, 45, is charged with 13 felonies including four counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor. According to investigators, the defendant sexually assaulted the victims multiple times between March 2004 and October 2016.

The latest WikiLeaks release shows CNN reaching out to Democratic officials to suggest questions for host Wolf Blitzer to ask Donald Trump in an interview, a practice the network defended Monday as “completely unremarkable” and sound journalism. Emails from the hacked file of Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta also showed the network asking Democrats

The University of Texas at El Paso has launched an initiative to help reduce waste on campus during lunch. The program, called Eco-Takeouts and led by UTEP’s green team, is designed to get rid of styrofoam plates and boxes and replace them with reusable containers. UTEP students Fernanda Lugo and James Holt pitched the program

When Iraqi forces pushed into Mosul’s urban center last week, Derek Coleman, an American volunteer medic, was among those treating the wounded at a front-line field clinic. He said he helped treat 44 casualties before he lost count. “I think the Iraqi (military) got an awakening when they pushed too far forward,” Coleman said, flipping

A U.S. Border Patrol agent in South Texas is being accused by prosecutors of working with drug traffickers to stage narcotics seizures and redistribute the real cocaine for profit. The Monitor in McAllen reports 48-year-old Eduardo Bazan Jr. was arrested Thursday. Investigators allege Bazan lied about a 2007 seizure near McAllen in which agents found

An Albuquerque woman says the only thing thieves stole from her car was a box containing hundreds of holiday letters for troops overseas. Carol Sanchez tells KRQE-TV the theft happened Friday night while she was eating dinner with a friend at a restaurant. Sanchez says she returned to her car to find a window completely

Investigators say a 10-year-old East Texas girl reported missing from church has been found dead in a water well and a relative was held as the lone suspect in the slaying. Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith says firefighters Sunday recovered the body of Kayla Gomez-Orozco of Tyler from a well beside a home near Bullard.

The ABC-7 I-Team has learned an arrest warrant has been issued for Desiree Skaf, the woman granted a new trial after being sentenced to 15 years in prison for “intoxication manslaughter.” The arrest warrants mentions a charge of Intoxicated Manslaughter with a Vehicle and states the new surety bond will be set at $750,000. The

Visitors who plan to go to San Jacinto Plaza after Monday morning will notice some changes around the newly-renovated center of downtown El Paso. The City Streets and Maintenance Department painted the curb surrounding San Jacinto early Monday morning to notify drivers that parking will no longer be allowed around the park. City council passed

Here’s a look at your Monday road closures. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. I-10 East lane closure from Porifirio Diaz to FranklinI-10 East Porfirio Diaz exit rampI-10 East lane closure from Raynolds to TrowbridgeRaynolds exit ramps on I-10 East and West closed 8 p.m. – 5 a.m. I-10 East completely closed at Copia Stay up

Enjoy the warm temperatures and sunny skies today. Tonight a back door front will bring cooler air and stronger winds along western slopes. The cooler temperatures will be with us through the rest of the week. El Paso: Today: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight: Clear. Lows

The El Paso Police Department (EPPD) is investigating a serious crash involving a motorcycle. According to a tweet by police, the crash happened just before midnight on the 13300 Gateway West. The area was closed near Eastlake Boulevard as Special Traffic Investigators worked overnight to determine what happened. It reopened around 5:30 a.m. Police identify

CLICK HERE TO STREAM LIVE Good Morning El Paso, we are following several breaking stories overnight. EPPD STI is investigating a serious crash. The latest from our Round the Clock news team on the scene. Plus, the first female U.S. Attorney General has died. And it’s the final day before election day for the candidates.

It was another performance running back Aaron Jones wouldn’t forget. Aaron Jones rushed for 228 yards in about two and a half quarters of action as UTEP throttled FCS squad Houston Baptist, 42-10, on Saturday night in the Sun Bowl. “I thought it was a good team win in all phases,” UTEP coach Sean Kugler

Residents in an East El Paso neighborhood are still cleaning up after Friday’s severe storm. On Sunday, ABC-7 saw tractors scooping up pounds of leftover ice. Cars drove down slick streets in between what looked like mountains of snow covering the sidewalks. Crews were repairing roofs as broken shingles laid on the ground cracked and

Mexico and our international economic ties have been one of the most talked about topics in this election, it has affected the economy in Cd. Juarez. “During the day we have seen a drop in our sales with the American, with people who cross over,” said Sergio Peña, the owner of the Kentucky Club, a

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – Hundreds of drone enthusiasts will converge for a first-ever drone summit later this month at Spaceport America , a sign of the New Mexico facility’s effort to diversify its offerings. Spaceport officials are hoping to attract between 500 and 1,000 participants and spectators for the three-day event, which starts Nov.

Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting Saturday night in south central El Paso. It happened a little after 1:00 p.m. at the 100 block of South Glenwood Street. Police have confirmed a man was shot after a responding officer and a man got into an altercation. Police tell ABC-7 the man involved in the shooting