Month: November 2016

SWAT situation in East El Paso ends with one in custody El Paso Police officials said SWAT officers and the gang unit attempted to serve a felony warrant to 39 year old Aaron Gonzalez Friday evening that lead to an hours-long standoff. Police told ABC-7 that Gonzalez barricaded himself in his home at the Cantera

El Paso Police were on the scene at Pershing Drive and Copia Street in Central El Paso Saturday morning. Police tell ABC-7 the shooting happened around 4:00 a.m. According to Police, a man tried to stop an argument between several people. Police said the man was shot multiple times and was transported to a local

The Texas Workforce Commission says the state added about 13,700 jobs in October as the Texas unemployment rate dipped to 4.7 percent. The commission said in a release Friday that the adjusted unemployment rate is down slightly from the 4.8 percent recorded in September. The national unemployment rate for October was 4.9 percent. Commission officials

The Texas Board of Education has unanimously rejected a Mexican-American studies textbook that experts say is rife with factual errors and anti-Hispanic bias. Friday’s vote means the book titled “Mexican American Heritage” can’t be used to teach Texas public high school students. Two years ago, the Republican-controlled board refused to create a full Mexican-American studies

North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple has asked the Army Corps of Engineers to speed up its decision on whether to allow a company to proceed with laying a section of the Dakota Access pipeline under a Missouri River reservoir. Dalrymple said at a news conference Friday that increasingly frequent protests against the pipeline in and

Approximately 25 million people travel during the months of November, December and January. That in itself is not really news, of course. What is news is how much each airline charges in hidden fees, and how little travelers actually know about them. “Its outrageous. Its gone from completely free to up to $75 dollars which

A freeze warning is in place until Saturday 8 a.m. Cities: Alamogordo, Anthony, Deming, Las Cruces. Counties: Dona Ana, El Paso, Luna, Sierra. Following yesterday`s strong Pacific cold front, colder air has spread across the Borderland. With cold dry air and light winds in place tonight. The official high for Friday was 67. Most of

The El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization, or MPO, met for the first time Friday since a controversial vote to cut the size of its board in half. The board — which makes decisions on millions in transportation funding in the Borderland — is made up of mayors of all local municipalities, state reps and transportation

The Metropolitan Planning Organization approved more than $4 million dollars Friday for the return of the Highway Emergency Response Operation (HERO). The program is also known as the Courtesy Patrol. The program was dumped in 2010 due to a lack of funding, but now it’s set to return to Borderland roads as soon as next

Many accidents on I-10 are causing congestion all around the city. Accident I-10 Westbound at Executive is causing major backup from Raynolds St. to Executive Center Blvd. Drive Speed: 6 mph As a result of that backup, many are using Mesa St. to escape the traffic. Because of that you can expect stop and go

NMSU police Friday identified the student shot by a police officer Monday night as 28-year-old Karsten Cuthair. Wednesday, police said Cuthair was in stable condition at UMC in El Paso. Police also identified the campus police officer who shot the student as Jarrod Colliver, an officer with two years experience with the department. Police said

Update: Federal Judge Frank Montalvo signed off on an agreement between the pipeline company and the water district that will extend the temporary restraining order until Dec. 7. The water district must complete several tasks, according to the agreement. El Paso Water Improvement District must visit the site of its San Elizario canals to report

More than 46,000 people were apprehended by U.S. Homeland Security in October, the beginning of the 2017 fiscal year, federal officials said. The October figure was 76 percent of the peak month during the immigrant influx of 2014. The new immigrants include people from all demographics. “Within these totals, we have seen corresponding increases in

An EMS crew rushed a boy to University Medical Center in critical, but stable condition after the boy was attacked by a dog in Tornillo, a spokeswoman with the sheriff’s office confirmed Friday. The attack happened just before 2p.m. on the 100 block of Oil Mill Dr. ABC-7 is gathering more information.

Investigators arrested a third person for allegedly tampering with evidence in connection with the killing of Anthony Trejo. Michael Aceto, 34, was arrested Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at a home on the 10300 block of Galahad in Northeast El Paso. Aceto allegedly helped the murder suspects discard trash bags containing the victim’s dismembered body, according

Detectives with the Crimes Against Children (CAC) Unit arrested David Efren Ordaz, 43, and charged him with Sexual Assault of Child and Improper Relationship between Educator/Student. Detectives were called to investigate the alleged sexual assault Monday, October 10, 2016. Investigators identified Ordaz as a classroom aide at El Dorado High School. The investigation revealed Ordaz

Police say a woman driving drunk was going 73 miles per hour on the 7100 block of North Loop, which has a posted 40 mph speed limit. 27-year old Claudia Guerrero Hernandez was arrested at about 1:40 a.m. Friday. Police say Guerrero Hernandez had an outstanding warrant for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and

New York’s attorney general says President-elect Donald Trump has agreed to a $25 million settlement to resolve three lawsuits over Trump University, his former school for real estate investors. The deal announced Friday by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman would settle two class-action lawsuits in California and a civil suit filed by Schneiderman. The suits had

A former Texas state psychiatrist has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after being found guilty of multiple counts of sexual assault of a child. A jury in Austin levied the sentence Thursday, a day after convicting Charles Fischer on 11 felony counts. Jurors convicted the 64-year-old Fischer after deliberating for nine hours over

A group of professors at the largest university in the nation’s most Hispanic state are asking for more protection of immigrant students. Professors and instructors at the University of New Mexico are delivering a letter Friday to the school’s president, Bob Frank, amid uncertainty from immigrant students who are living in the country illegally but

Two 10th-grade students at a San Antonio high school and their teacher have been reprimanded for the performance of a skit portraying the assassination of President-elect Donald Trump. The San Antonio Express-News reports the skit, titled “The Assassination of Donald Trump,” was performed last week at Marshall High School. One of the boys used a

A Minnesota mother is suing her teenage child for transitioning from male to female without her permission. Anmarie Calgaro is also suing the 17-year-old’s doctors and public health and school officials in the lawsuit filed in Minneapolis federal court Wednesday. Calgaro says in the lawsuit that her child has been treated at a Minneapolis health

There are two complete road closures scheduled for tonight. Don’t be caught off guard: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. I-10 East lane closure from Porifirio Diaz to Franklin I-10 East Porfirio Diaz exit ramp I-10 East lane closure from Raynolds to Trowbridge I-10 West lane closure from Sunland Park to Resler 8 p.m. – 5

The intersection of Joe Battle and Edgemere has replaced Joe Battle and Montwood as the most dangerous intersection in the Sun City. “It’s bad, it’s actually really bad,” Ramon Zavala said. Zavala drives the same route to and from Blessed Barber in Far East El Paso every single day. He says his commute is chaotic.

A 21-year-old man was injured Thursday night following a shooting in northeast El Paso, El Paso police confirmed. It happened around 8:30 on the 5700 block of Corsicana, near Bradley Elementary school. Police tweeted the man was taken to University Medical Center and was listed in stable condition. The gang unit is responding to the

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Wake Forest simply could not miss from beyond the arc in the first half en route to a 103-81 victory over UTEP in the opening game for both teams of the Gildan Charleston Classic. UTEP found itself down 19 at the break thanks to 13 three-pointers made by the Demon Deacons in

Texas lawmakers are hoping to prevent cyber bullying with the help of “David’s Law.” State Senator Jose Menendez and Representative Ina Minjarez, officially filed the bill aimed at combating and preventing cyber-bullying Monday. “As a father of three children, I know Texas must stand up to bullies,” said Senator Menendez. “This law will give parents,

He served in the Air Force and as a medic and firefighter for 20 years in El Paso. Sam Peña, 47, went on to become the City’s youngest fire chief. Thursday, he added another notch in his belt: Head of fire emergency services in one of the country’s biggest cities. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner introduced

New Mexico State University Police arrested 30-year-old David Scroggs, a teacher at Arrowhead Early College High School, and charged him with four counts of Criminal Sexual Contact of a Minor. Scroggs allegedly had a three-month relationship with a student at the high school and the sexual contact happened on school grounds, police said. Online jail

The U.S. Air Force made an “interim decision” to relocate two additional F-16 training squadrons to Holloman Air Force Base for the creation of a new Formal Training Unit (FTU). “Relocating these F-16 squadrons to Holloman is certainly the right decision. Holloman has unmatched airspace, weather conditions, and community support,” said Congressman Steve Pearce. Holloman