Month: November 2016

The ladders went up early Thursday and Christmas decorations peeked out the back of a truck at San Jacinto Plaza. As night fell, El Paso’s Christmas tradition at San Jacinto Plaza started coming to life. ABC-7 cameras captured crews decorating the tree late into the evening. In years past, the city moved the lights display

ABC-7 Chicago is streaming the parade LIVE. CLICK HERE Chicago Cubs fans will gather in the city today to celebrate their team with a parade and rally. The parade leaves historic Wrigley Field at 10 a.m. local time and ends at Grant Park for a noon rally. There are also plans to dye the Chicago

The Hospitals of Providence no longer have Humana on their network. An ad appearing in Wednesday’s El Paso Times, paid for by the Hospitals of Providence, stated that Humana had dropped certain physicians and hospitals from the Providence network as of October 1st. The insurance company blames Providence’s parent company Tenet. A statement from the

The El Paso Catholic Diocese has revealed the results of its Mass attendance survey. The diocese conducted a headcount on the weekend of October 15th and 16th in all its parishes. It found just over 77,096 people attending Mass. To put that in perspective, the El Paso metro area in Texas (including Hudspeth County), has

Here’s what you need to look out for in terms of road closures: Central El Paso: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. I – 10 East lane closure from Cotton St. – Piedras St. I -10 East lane closure from Raynor St. – Trowbridge Dr. 8 p.m. – 5 a.m. (Saturday morning) I – 10 East

Click here to watch LIVE! Good Morning El Paso, today we are following a disturbing missing persons story. The victim found alive and one person is behind bars. Authorities say there could be more potential victims in the same area who weren’t so lucky to be rescued. Plus, the latest on a bank robbery in

Bowie 52 Jefferson 6 Final Bowie and Jefferson renewed their rivalry on Thursday night at the Sun Bowl, but the Bears quickly proved they were too much for the Silver Foxes. With the win the Bears clinched at least a share of the district title for the first time since 1971. Andress and Chapin also

All of the construction taking place in downtown El Paso and on the city’s west side is frustrating for drivers. But it is having a bigger impact on Sun Metro. Ridership is down and the number of collisions, especially hit-and-runs involving city buses, is up. The Director of Sun Metro explained this to city council

The Las Cruces Public Schools has selected Dr. Gregory Ewing as its new superintendent. Ewing accepted an 18 month contract and will begin working for the district December 5, 2016. His starting salary is $165,000 a year. “I am humbled,” Ewing said during a telephone call made to him immediately after the Board voted to

ABC-7 is looking into phishing scams after the city was duped out of millions of dollars. During a news conference Wednesday afternoon, city officials revealed a person or group pretending to be a vendor scammed the city out of about $3 million for the streetcar project by using a phishing scam. Dr. Mark Sutter, the

A woman driving drunk was also driving the wrong way on Alameda, police said. Police arrested Lori Duque, 32, and charged her with DWI. She was booked into the El Paso County Jail on bonds totaling $5,725. Shortly before 3 a.m., an officer spotted Duque driving a black GMC Yukon south on Copia at Alameda.

SPRING 2016 – Phishing attack compromises Olympia School District employee data An attacker used a phishing email to obtain personal identifiable information on thousands of employees of the Olympia School District in Washington. More than 2,100 employees, including 630 teachers, affected. Names, addresses, salary information and social security numbers compromised. Attacker spoofed the email address

Police are investigating a bank robbery at the First Savings Bank located at 1701 Saul Kleinfield in Far East El Paso. The suspect was last seen wearing a light grey sweater with the hoodie turned inside out, grey sweat pants, white shoes and a silver skull mask. The robbery happened at about 11 a.m. Thursday,

Police Chief Jaime Reyes is stepping down so he can be reassigned to his former position as a patrol officer, according to a letter obtained by ABC-7’s New Mexico Mobile Newsroom. In the letter, City Manager Bob Gallagher states he accepted Reyes’ request. The letter states Reyes and his wife recently had a baby and

ABC-7 has obtained the termination letter allegedly sent to Anthony’s former city clerk by Mayor Diana Murillo-Trujillo. In it, Trujillo allegedly states City Clerk Christine Sifuentes told the city finance director she “was not returning to work” and had “obtained an attorney.” Trujillo states that was an indication Sifuentes had “abandoned her job” and therefore

Police charged the man shot during an October 26th home invasion at a home Keathley Drive with three felony counts of aggravated burglary, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and conspiracy. Diego Vallejo, 18, of the 1700 block of Hamiel Drive, also faces a misdemeanor count of criminal damage to property. Detectives learned Vallejo and

President Barack Obama’s 2013 tax increases for wealthy Americans neither slowed their income growth nor hurt the economy, according to a study that taps into a key debate in the current presidential race. The top 1 percent of earners managed to increase their share of the nation’s income at about the same pace after their

With deep divisions over President Barack Obama’s health care law reappearing in the election’s final days, a government report shows that progress in reducing the number of uninsured Americans has slowed to a crawl. The study released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests the 2010 law may be reaching a limit

The Opportunity Center for the Homeless has expanded operations after seeing a rise in the number of elderly women seeking shelter. La Casa de Las Abuelitas is the newest shelter created by the center in July, which provides a place to stay for elderly women. Located on 1318 Myrtle, there are 16 dorm-style beds, a

The El Paso Marathon is undergoing a transformation. Organizers announced in September that the 26.2 mile race is now named the Springfoot Marathon. According to the marathon website, the new brand represents “a reinvigorated mission to organize a first class marathon that promotes health and fitness in the community, brings tourism to the region of

The FBI opened a civil rights investigation into the arson and vandalism of an African-American church in Mississippi, where someone spray-painted “Vote Trump” in what the mayor called a “heinous, hateful, cowardly act.” The pulpit and pews were burned, and soot stained the brick around some windows. Greenville Fire Chief Ruben Brown Sr. said the

The El Paso Fire Department is teaming up with the city’s health department to bring flu vaccines for uninsured and those on Medicaid. The program “Vaccinations for Health” is working to provide free influenza shots, blood pressure and glucose screenings to patients 18 and older, colorectal screening kits to patients 50 and over and pneumonia

Click here to stream LIVE Good Morning El Paso! We have your complete coverage of the win last night in Cleveland. The curse is reversed and the Cubs are your champs in the World Series! New this morning, a new message from the leader of ISIS to militants in Mosul. We’ll have the latest in

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A recent study found the rate of deaths of new mothers doubled in Texas. Maternal mortality is defined as a death that may or may not be related to the pregnancy, but happens up to a year after giving birth. Researchers from the University of Maryland published their findings in August. They found Texas had

New information on an online scam that duped the city of El Paso out of $3.3 million dollars. ABC-7 learning the Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority was not the only target. A city department was also reportedly caught in the phishing scheme. City officials confirm $3 million was paid to a person or group pretending

Early voter turnout is the highest El Paso County has ever seen and there are still two days left to cast an early ballot. ABC-7 confirmed with the County Election Department Wednesday more than 110,000 voters in El Paso went to the polls and already voted in the 2016 election in person. Another 7,239 El

Republican Vice Presidential Nominee Mike Pence addressed supporters in Las Cruces Wednesday, saying the presidential election is about three key issues: national security, economic prosperity and appointing Supreme Court justices. “History has taught us weakness arouses evil,” Pence said, saying Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have created a more dangerous world. Pence said a Trump

The City was “duped” and “robbed” of millions of dollars intended for the streetcar project, a source with knowledge of the investigation told ABC-7. During a news conference Wednesday afternoon, city officials revealed a person or group pretending to be a vendor scammed the city out of about $3 million by using a phishing scam.

Dona Ana County Sheriff’s officials say the body of a man found west of Las Cruces has been identified as their investigation into his death continues. The body of 61-year-old Robert Reed was discovered Oct. 10. Sheriff’s officials say the severely decomposed remains were wrapped in a tarp and could have been dumped at the