Month: January 2017

President Barack Obama is ending a longstanding immigration policy that allows any Cuban who makes it to U.S. soil to stay and become a legal resident, a senior administration official said Thursday. The repeal of the “wet foot, dry foot” policy is effective immediately, according the official. The decision follows months of negotiations focused in

A federal judge Wednesday sentenced 34-year-old Francisco Javier Pulido to 24 years in federal prison for the death of a Horizon City man on September 3, 2009. Pulido will have to serve five years probation when he is released and pay a $5,000 fine. On October 26, 2016, Pulido pleaded guilty to one count of

The Republican-controlled Texas Senate has voted for the second straight session to break with 70-plus years of past tradition. The Republican majority in the State Senate voted to suspend a rule making it easier for Democrats to block hot-button legislation along party lines. “The ‘two-thirds rule’ is a Senate tradition that served us well for

Amazon plans to hire 100,000 full time workers over the next 18 months, highlighting its ambitious expansion plans – and the sharp contrast the e-commerce powerhouse strikes against traditional brick-and-mortar retailers, many of which are cutting jobs and closing stores. Amazon has long been known for investing the money it makes back into its businesses,

It can almost certainly ease chronic pain and might help some people sleep, but it may also raise the risk of getting schizophrenia and trigger heart attacks. Those are among the conclusions about marijuana reached by a federal advisory panel in a report released Thursday. The experts also called for a national effort to learn

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is set to stand trial on criminal securities fraud charges in May. The trial date finally set by state District Judge George Gallagher comes 18 months after Texas’ top prosecutor was indicted on felony charges of defrauding wealthy investors. Paxton has pleaded not guilty and faces 5 to 99 years

Las Cruces Police continue to investigate Wednesday’s drive-by shooting that left a man wounded at the intersection of Don Roser Drive and Missouri Avenue. The shooting was reported at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 11, 2016. Officers arriving at the scene found shell casings in the intersection but no victim. A few minutes later, a

El Paso burger lovers were feeling nostalgic Wednesday after learning the Charcoaler Drive-In would be closing. The drive-in – touted as having the first drive-thru intercom in El Paso- first opened for business in 1961. Robert B. Cox Sr. and his wife Wilma created a drive-in where people could drive up, park and enjoy a

El Paso City Council Tuesday approved a feasibility study that will look at areas within a 1,000 foot radius around the Downtown Convention Center as a possible site for the Downtown arena. In a stunning reversal, the feasibility study will once again include the historic Duranguito Neighborhood, which was taken off the list of potential

Emily Gardea is one of about 50 people who will have to move if the city of El Paso chooses to build the new downtown arena in her Duranguito neighborhood. She was relieved to find out city council representatives had ruled out the location last month after protests from the community. But in a stunning

The new year will be the start of many changes at the El Paso Independent School District. Officials are working to begin proposed projects after a $668.7 million bond was approved by voters last November. On January 4, EPISD officials said $200 million in bonds were sold and received higher than expected interest from buyers,

Paul Weir is a numbers guy, and he knows the odds weren’t in his favor to become a head coach at the NCAA level. But he was willing to do whatever it took just to have a chance. “I mowed lawns, and mopped floors, and worked concessions to one day hopefully stand at a podium

With the 2017 session underway, Texas lawmakers will have to decide just how — and whether — they’re going to approach a major fixer-upper: the school finance system. School district officials have repeatedly asserted that funding is arbitrary and inequitable across public school districts, and it does not allow many schools to meet the state’s

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Here is a list of road closures that could affect your commute. The overnight closures should not continue past today. Overnight closures: 9 pm – 5 am (Scheduled to be final night of closure on 1/12) I-10 westbound at the Mesa Exit and entrance will be completely closed. I-10 East will be reduced to one

Texas on Wednesday put to death an inmate convicted of killing two men over a phony drug deal, the first U.S. execution of 2017. Christopher Wilkins, 48, was declared dead at 6:29 p.m., 13 minutes after a lethal injection of pentobarbital. Before the drug was administered, he twice mouthed “I’m sorry,” to two relatives of

A jury Wednesday found Jose Salazar not guilty for the 2015 death of Carlos Contreras. Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Salazar in June 2015, three days after they began investigating the death of 20-year-old Carlos Contreras. Deputies say Salazar stabbed Contreras after an argument at a house party being held at an East Mesa

A crash involving an 18 wheeler is taking a heavy toll on traffic that is heading west on I-10. The crash is blocking the two center lanes of I-10 forcing traffic to divert. Emergency crews are on the scene right now.

Court documents reveal the woman found dead in a West El Paso apartment unit was strangled. Police arrested Darrin Yeager, 32, late Friday on suspicion of killing 51-year-old Dawn Denise Weatherly. Yeager allegedly confessed to the killing. Police said detectives investigating the murder were not able to find the victim’s cell phone. However, they were

El Paso City Council Tuesday approved a feasibility study that will look at areas within a 1,000-foot radius from any point of the Downtown Convention Center as possible sites for the new Downtown arena. It also agreed to keep the Convention Center ‘operational’ during the time it takes to build the new arena, a decision

The City of El Paso has yet to select a concrete location for the new Multipurpose Cultural and Performing Arts Center, but financing has been approved and is underway. El Paso’s Chief Financial Officer Mark Sutter said if interest rates rise during the delay, taxpayers will end up paying for it. “That shoves us off

The City of El Paso says it may have been able to recoup more of the nearly $3 million in trolley funding lost in an email phishing scam, if the Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority’s executive director had alerted City staff about a missing payment. The City sent out an email Tuesday afternoon in an

The nation’s only Latina governor was not critical of President-elect Donald Trump not appointing an Hispanic cabinet member. New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, who clashed with Trump during the election, said Tuesday the new president has the right to pick “the best and the brightest” for his team – even if that means there won’t

Texas is flirting with losing major sporting events like North Carolina did, Dallas civic leaders warned Wednesday as they urged Republican lawmakers to stand down on a proposal that would require transgender people to use bathrooms corresponding to their sex at birth. The issue was already stirring heated debate on the second day of the

The El Paso Police Department is on the lookout for drivers who aren’t keeping their eyes on the road. Distracted driving is the department’s focus for the month of January. That includes drivers who are texting, using GPS, eating, smoking or grooming themselves. “You have specialized units — traffic units, motor units — that are

The man who allegedly rammed into an El Paso Police motorcycle officer, killing him, accepted a 40 year plea deal from the district attorney Tuesday. ABC-7 has learned from defense attorney Joe Spencer that John Paul Perry, 45, was under the influence of Xanex and heroin the day he collided with Officer Ortiz’s motorcycle. Spencer

A Walmart Neighborhood Market opened its doors early Wednesday. The store is located at the intersection of Sunland Park Drive and Doniphan Drive, in West El Paso. It’s located at the state lines of Texas and New Mexico. The store is also located near the Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino, next door to the “State

General John Kelly, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security, said he witnessed Border Patrol Agents in El Paso fail to apprehend people entering the United States illegally. Kelly made the comment during his confirmation Hearing Tuesday. Gen. Kelly said he was “off active duty” several months ago, on business with

A defiant President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday adamantly denied reports that Russia had obtained compromising personal and financial information about him, calling it a “tremendous blot” on the record of the intelligence community if such material had been released. The incoming president, in his first news conference since late July, firmly chided news organizations for

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has a budget plan designed to close the state’s funding shortfall and restore depleted reserves while sticking by her vows to avoid tax increases. Announced Tuesday, the plan preserves funding for economic development and public safety, while extending recent agency spending cuts into next year