Month: December 2016

CLICK HERE TO STREAM LIVE Good Morning El Paso and Happy Friday! We have lots to get to today including a NEW program at Riverside HS that is teaming up with a big Texas university. Denise Olivas is LIVE to tell us more. Plus, HAPPENING TODAY, we are following the Devon Huerta-Person trial that is

One of the loudest voices opposing the location of the new $180 million arena in downtown El Paso is taking aim at city representative Cortney Niland. Michael Patino is not one of the people who will have to move to make way for the arena, but he lives nearby. Patino has protested against the city’s

The Don Haskins Center is the home floor of the UTEP Miners, but this week, it’s felt like the home of the New Mexico State Aggies. The NMSU women’s team (7-3) completed the sweep of the Miners Thursday night with a 67-59 victory after the men’s team won 79-68 on Tuesday. The Aggie women snapped

“Star Wars” has always had a wide variety of faces and languages in its films, but, besides a few outliers, the diversity was mainly limited to that of the various creatures inhabiting the planets. “The Force Awakens” cracked that seal a bit, but it’s the spinoff film “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” that really

Police told ABC-7 Thursday they have no suspects in the violent sexual assault of a woman found early Tuesday morning on a sidewalk on the 800 block of North Resler Drive in West El Paso. At about 5:30 a.m., EPPD patrol officers were driving by the area and spotted the severely beaten woman lying on

Employees at the Apache Generating Station near Cochise, Arizona, discovered human remains identified as 21-year-old Devon Lee Ward of California, the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office said. The remains, identified Monday, were found June 27 on one of three coal rotary plows that are part of the coal elevating and delivery system, officials said. Ward, a

While the UTEP Miners may be just 2-6 on the young season, they do have the NMSU Aggies number when it comes to head-to-head matchups. The Miners will hope to capitalize yet again Thursday night in the Battle of I-10. The Miners have won five straight vs. NMSU and eight of the last nine to

A federal judge on Thursday blocked until at least next month hotly debated Texas rules mandating burial or cremation of fetal remains that were set to go into effect within days. The ruling by Austin-based U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks begins the latest legal battle for a state whose tough anti-abortion laws were largely struck

The Ysleta Independent School District continues to make inroads on the massive bond voters approved in 2014. The Ysleta I.S.D. board of trustees approved the construction of Bel Air Middle School during its meeting Wednesday evening. Work on the $30 million project will start in the spring of 2017. It is the largest project the

The December 8th road rage shooting of a 30-year-old man at Rinconada and Northrise appears to be an act of self-defense and no charges will be filed, police said. Detectives interviewed the 30-year-old man shot and the man allegedly said he and two friends aggressively pursued a 28-year-old man driving a two-door car on Rinconada

Donald Trump’s only visit to the U.S.-Mexico border while running for president was a stop in Laredo that lasted less than three hours. On some days, that’s not long enough for 18-wheelers hauling foreign-made dishwashers and car batteries to lurch through the gridlocked crossing. Trump’s campaign promise to tear apart the North American Free Trade

The Ysleta Independent School District is looking to open two early college high schools at local campuses, pending approval from the Texas Education Agency. If approved, Ysleta and Parkland high schools will enroll students for its early college curriculum. Currently, YISD only has one early college high school, Valle Verde, located on the El Paso

Tonight’s the last night we’re tracking a major closure on the Westside. Here’s what you need to know. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (Thursday) – Lane closure on I-10 East from Mesa to Resler. 9 p.m. – 5 a.m. (Thursday night – Friday morning) – I-10 West Sunland Park entrance ramp closed. – I-10 West

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is looking for person in connection with a car theft. The theft was reported Sept. 4 in far east El Paso. EPCSO said a black 2015 GMC Yukon was stolen from a business in the 500 block of Peyton Road. The person for whom deputies are looking was seen

CLICK HERE TO STEAM LIVE NOW Good Morning El Paso, NEW this morning, YISD is looking to add more early college campuses soon. Denise Olivas will be #LIVE to tell us more about the impact it will have on some schools in the district. Plus, new details are being released in a decades-old murder case

Following an open records request by the ABC-7 I-Team, the Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority (CRRMA) released more emails Wednesday related to the phishing scam that duped the city of El Paso and the CRRMA out of millions of dollars. The first handful of emails were released by city officials last month. The emails are

With Christmas around the corner many head out for the time-honored tradition of taking a picture with Santa Claus. ABC-7 asked Santa about the latest trends and also those heartfelt wishes that mean so much more than a gift. Everyone knows when you hear that Ho! Ho! Ho! Christmas is around the corner. Jolly Ol’

Parkland football was home to two of the most explosive playmakers in El Paso this past football season. Now, running back Deion Hankins and defensive lineman Joshua Wells are making more headlines. Hankins was named to the Associated Press All-State second team on Wednesday after he amassed 2,812 yards rushing during his sophomore campaign. That

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – In a story Dec. 12, The Associated Press published a story, relying on information from the Knoxville News-Sentinel, about a man portraying Santa Claus who says a terminally ill boy died in his arms. The newspaper now says that it cannot independently verify the man’s story and no longer stands by

Sunland Park Mall is now offering valet parking as an added customer amenity, announced a spokesperson for the mall. The new convenience is said to enhance the shopping experience for those enjoying center’s popular retail options, many eateries or a movie at Sunland Park Mall’s Cinemark Movie Bistro. The mall is located at 750 Sunland

San Antonio police say a man jailed for the past two months has been charged with capital murder in a September triple slaying at an apartment. Police say Jacob Brownson, who’s been in custody since Oct. 11 in an unrelated case, was charged Wednesday in the fatal shooting of three men. The victims – Anthony

A proposed bill would add campus rape charges to college transcripts. Congresswoman Jackie Speier introduced legislation last week that would require colleges to include notation of sexual assault charges on student transcripts. The notation would stay on the transcript for at least five years and would not include the name of the victim or witnesses.

Unlike El Paso County, commissioners in Doña Ana County cannot give themselves a pay raise and can only vote to give incoming commissioners an increase in pay. ABC-7’s New Mexico Mobile Newsroom has learned that toward the end of Tuesday’s seven hour long meeting, the court approved giving newly-elected commissioners a 15% pay raise beginning

Immigrants brought to the U.S. Illegally as children are being warned by some advocates to not travel abroad when President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in January 20, 2017. Protected from deportation by President Obama, some advocates, lawyers and universities are concerned Trump might immediately rescind the Obama program that allowed young immigrants to work and

A Pittsburgh woman has been jailed on charges she collected state welfare benefits for three children who don’t exist, including a period when she was living outside Pennsylvania. The Allegheny County district attorney announced the charges Monday against 23-year-old Sabrina Strothers. The prosecutor says Strothers’ cousin reported her to Pennsylvania officials in January. Investigators later

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at an El Paso port of entry arrested a truck driver after they allegedly discovering a person hiding in the truck he was driving. The arrest was made just before noon Tuesday when a 2010 Freightliner truck entered the Bridge of the Americas cargo facility. A CBP officer

The Police Department is warning residents about a pair of suspicious men who claim to be soliciting perfume in commercial parking lots. Two men allegedly approached women at gas stations and commercial parking lots asking if they are interested in sampling and purchasing perfumes. When the women smell the perfume, they became dizzy and felt

A Texas Panhandle woman and man must serve five-year prison terms for seeking to have her estranged husband killed in a failed $1 million insurance plot. Brandi Nicole Blanco of Dalhart and Randy Exavier Greene, who lived in Stratford, were sentenced by a federal judge in Amarillo. Prosecutors say the pair, who got engaged even

The prosecution continues to lay out its case in the aggravated assault on a public servant trial for a former Fort Bliss soldier. It was technical morning of testimony Wednesday as Prosecutors James Montoya and Denise Butterworth laid out a timeline of events before and immediately after they say Devon Huerta-Person hit Constable Robert White

The suspect in Wednesday morning’s car chase remains at large, the Texas Department of Public Safety said. Officials said troopers attempted to pull the driver of a silver Nissan Murano over near Loop 375 and Edgemere. The driver allegedly failed to stop and troopers were forced to fire their weapons at the vehicle’s tire. DPS