Month: November 2016

The Texas Department of Public Safety confirms a man was critically injured after a crash on Highway 180 Monday night. That’s the highway connecting El Paso to Carlsbad, NM. The crash happened just before 10 pm at mile marker 66 in Hudspeth County. Texas State Troopers tell ABC-7 a car was traveling westbound when it

click here to stream live Good Morning El Paso! We have lots to get to this morning. Join us at 4:30 a.m. for today’s news headlines including BREAKING NEWS of a large structure fire that was reported just moments ago. Our Round the Crew was first on the scene this morning. We have the latest

A cafe owner says her business is drowning after the Texas Department of Transportation put up a sign that’s causing drivers past her business. If you’ve headed east on Highway 180 towards Carlsbad Caverns, you know there’s not much to look at except some odd-shaped cacti and the occasional passer-by. An hour east of El

The homeowner who arranged a Christmas lights display to read, “F*** Trump” told ABC-7 he plans to rearrange the display considering his home is right next to Bel Air High School in the Lower Valley. “Our President-elect is real big on freedom of speech, so I think every citizen has a right to use it

The homeowner who arranged a Christmas lights display to read, “F*** Trump” told ABC-7 he plans to rearrange the display considering his home is right next to Bel Air High School in the Lower Valley. “Our President-elect is real big on freedom of speech, so I think every citizen has a right to use it

City Council Monday decided it needs more information from experts before voting on City Rep. Lily Limon’s proposal to raise the minimum wage for janitorial, security and grounds maintenance contract workers to $10 an hour. The City will seek input from UTEP, The Hunt Institute for Global Competitiveness and its consultants in order to learn

At least a couple of El Paso city council representatives want emails linked to a phishing scam that duped the city out of $3 million released to the public. That could happen as soon as tomorrow. City officials at first said they were not releasing the emails involving the Camino Real Mobility Authority or CRRMA

Both the city’s police department and the county’s sheriff office would pass on enforcing immigration laws if a Trump proposal eventually becomes a reality. One of President-Elect Donald Trump’s border security proposals includes deputizing local law enforcement agencies to enforce the nation’s immigration laws. The idea, which the Borderland has dealt with before, was on

The Las Cruces Public School District is offering prizes to students who ride the bus this Thursday in an effort to increase ridership and state funding for transportation. The district is working with its school bus contractor, STS of New Mexico, to offer more than $3,000 worth of prizes to students who ride the bus

El Paso County will host celebration for the unveiling of its holiday lights display at Ascarate Park and give residents a break on parking costs for the day. “Lights on the Lake” is returning to Ascarate Park this holiday season with the unveiling set for Saturday, Dec. 10. This will be the event’s second year

William “Billy” Abraham has been released from a prison in Huntsville, Texas, according to an email sent to ABC-7 by Judith French, Abraham’s representative. The prominent businessman was serving a two-year sentence for running over a man with his car in 2010. Earlier this year, Abraham reached a million dollar settlement with the family of

County Commissioners Monday unanimously approved examining and changing policies when it comes to approving subdivisions and developments in unincorporated areas. Unlike cities, the county has limited abilities to regulate new developments across the county. State law does give the County control over subdividing standard lot sizes. This is normally done when developers want to sell

Details are still being ironed out, but the deal between El Paso County and the University of Texas El Paso for upgraded use of the Fabens airport is still on. The county just got back the proposed lease from the University of Texas System officials earlier this month. It put a bit of a damper

The eight-year-old boy who passed out after being placed in a “choke hold” suffered a concussion, a neck sprain and facial abrasions, a court document states. El Paso Police arrested and charged Frank Molina with “Injury To A Child.” On Saturday, November 19, Molina allegedly grabbed the victim by the hair, pulled him off a

A Republican member of the Electoral College from Texas says he’s resigning rather than casting one of the state’s 38 electoral votes for Donald Trump. Art Sisneros previously told The Associated Press he was wavering on supporting Trump because the Republican “is not biblically qualified for office.” In a lengthy weekend blog post, Sisneros wrote

President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to end the detente with Cuba initiated by the Obama administration. Trump tweeted Monday he “will terminate” President Barack Obama’s re-establishment of diplomatic ties and normalization of relations if “Cuba is unwilling to make a better deal for the Cuban people, the Cuban/American people and the U.S. as a whole.”

Upper level disturbances will move across New Mexico and westTexas bringing cool temperatures along with a few rain and snowshowers today and Tuesday. Today: Partly cloudy. Windy. Highs in the upper 50s. west winds25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph.Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. West winds 10 to20 mph. gusts up

The Texas agency that regulates veterinarians – which aggressively pursued one high-profile case and was overwhelmed by complaints in another – hasn’t been keeping on top of basic responsibilities such as proper fiscal management, evenhanded enforcement and keeping tabs on controlled substances meant for animals, according to a state review. The San Antonio Express-News reports

Bill Maher will perform his brand of politically-charged stand-up comedy at the Plaza Theatre March 19, 2017. The host of HBO’s “Real Time” has garnered 38 Emmy nominations. Maher won his first Emmy in 2014 as executive producer for the HBO series, “VICE.” Maher started his career as a stand-up comedian in 1979, and still

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has set an early December deadline for a tribal groups and others to leave an encampment in North Dakota where they’ve been entrenched for months protesting the Dakota Access pipeline. Tribes including the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux are fighting the Dakota Access project because they fear it

Road closures are back in El Paso after a break due to the holiday. Here’s what you need to know. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Lane closure on I-10 East between Mesa and Resler 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. – Alternating lane closures on Transmountain in both directions, between I-10 and US-54. 8 p.m.

Every year thousands of shoppers rush to retail stores almost as soon as they are finished with their Thanksgiving meal on Black Friday. The day has almost overshadowed the actual holiday Americans get the day off to celebrate, but not everyone is on the same page when it comes to those door buster deals. “I’ve

CLICK HERE TO STREAM LIVE Good Morning El Paso and Happy Monday! This morning we are following the latest from the presidential election recount. Trump has been firing off all weekend on Twitter, attacking his former opponent and claiming voter fraud among some states. Plus, today begins 9 days of mourning in Cuba after the

Two Las Cruces Police Department officers who were seen beating a handcuffed man in a surveillance video will not go to trial after all. Abc-7 confirmed Friday the District Attorney’s office is not pursuing the aggravated battery charges against former officer Richard Garcia and Danny Salcido. In a video obtained by Abc-7, Ross Fynn is

Thanksgiving is behind us and the Christmas season has finally begun. Many El Paso families have started to decorate, and if you’re keeping a live tree this year we have some tips to keep it green and keep it safe. “The best place should always have enough light, preferably in front of a window,” said

Running back Aaron Jones rushed for 301 yards, the second-top total in UTEP football history, as the Miners closed out the 2016 season with a 52-24 beatdown of North Texas on Saturday afternoon in the Sun Bowl. Jones ran for 1,773 yards in 2016, a UTEP single-season record and the fifth-most in Conference USA history.

HAVANA (AP) – Former President Fidel Castro, who led a rebel army to improbable victory in Cuba, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during his half century rule, has died at age 90. Castro’s reign over the island-nation 90 miles from Florida was marked by the U.S.-backed Bay of Pigs

The El Paso Police Department was on the scene of a shooting in Northeast El Paso Sunday morning. It happened before 4 a.m. at a shopping center on Hondo Pass Drive and Stahala Drive. According to emergency dispatchers, a man was taken to the hospital but it was not known how serious his injuries were.