Month: January 2017

A few days before Thanksgiving, fire swept through Jaime Aveytia’s home in El Paso. The damage to Aveytia’s home on the 1100 block of Hawaii Street in the city’s Lower Valley was in the thousands, and it left him and his family without a place to stay but one group turned that all around. Wednesday,

The Las Cruces police officer accused of answering the door naked for a pizza delivery woman is no longer with the department, an LCPD spokesman said Wednesday. William Gonzalez, 28, served in the department three years. The LCPD spokesman confirms December 28th was Gonzalez’s last day with the department. Gonzales was put on administrative leave

The man accused of shooting at the occupants of a car was charged with possession of cocaine after police executed a search warrant at his home. Officers allegedly found two ounces of cocaine and the handgun believed to have been used in the shooting at a home on the 10400 block of Nolan. Manuel Salaiz,

IZMIR, Turkey (AP) – Suspected Kurdish militants on Thursday opened fire at police who stopped them at a checkpoint in the western city of Izmir before detonating their explosives-laden vehicle and escaping, the province’s governor said. A policeman and a courthouse employee were killed in the attack while two assailants were shot dead. Gov. Erol

Another beautiful weather day across the Borderland Thursday.Our high temperatures will run above normal and it will be windy this afternoon.Friday we will see the clouds increase and chance for mountain snow showers and lowland rainshowers. It will be cooler on Saturday, but by Sunday we will seehigh temperatures back above normal.

Here is a list of road closures that could get in your way, be sure to be on the lookout for these. Daytime closures: 7 am – 4 pm Left lane closure on Gateway east between Radford and Raynolds. 9 am – 4 pm I-10 Eastbound will be reduced to one lane between North Mesa

Former UTEP offensive lineman James Martin died New Year’s Day after suffering a heart attack, according to his wife. Martin played for the Miners in 2011 and 2012, starting at tackle in five games. Martin also won a California state championship in junior college with Mount San Antonio. His teammates knew him as “Big Frosty.”

The Macy’s at Sunland Park Mall is set to close in early 2017, according to Macy’s website. The site further states Macy’s is eliminating more than 10,000 jobs and closing nearly 100 stores nationwide. According to Macy’s, the Sunland Park store opened in 2004 and 71 employees will be affected by the closure. “Sunland Park

We are giving away Family Four packs of tickets to the Harlem Globetrotters when they are in Las Cruces and El Paso this upcoming weekend. WHO: Harlem Globetrotters WHAT: Family Four Packs to each game (Value of $135) 2 sets of Family Four Pack Tickets for each day ( total of 4 Family Four Packs)

Residents in Southern New Mexico are questioning the urgency of amber alerts after a father allegedly took his 2-year-old son by force Monday evening. 23-year-old Sergio Jacquez is facing numerous charges after he allegedly snatched Ethan away from his maternal grandparents, then allegedly setting their home on fire and stealing the couple’s pickup. The incident

President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign promises to renegotiate or even eliminate the North American Free Trade agreement is causing concern in the Borderland. Signed in 1994, NAFTA eliminated most tariffs on some of the goods traded between the United States, Mexico and Canada. UTEP Economics professor Dr. Tom Fullerton told ABC-7 he hopes, that in the

Nationwide protests over the increase in gas prices in Mexico have halted passenger bus rides to and from Chihuahua. El Diario De Juarez is reporting Omnibus De Mexico, Transportes Chihuahuenses, Turistrar and Transportes Del Norte all stopped selling tickets Tuesday morning due to the blockades. Executive Lines Bus company here in El Paso has a

ABC-7 obtained 911 calls neighbors made the day 2-year-old Ethan was taken from his home in Las Mesa, prompting authorities to issue an Amber Alert. Ethan was found safe Monday night in Anthony, N.M. But it wasn’t until Tuesday afternoon, Ethan’s father, Sergio Jacquez, turned himself in. Jacquez allegedly showed up to Ethan’s grandparents house

The State of Texas has offered the man accused of killing an El Paso Police Office a plea deal, a spokeswoman with the District Attorney’s Office confirmed. In court Wednesday, John Paul Perry was offered the opportunity to plead guilty to a charge of manslaughter and receive up to 45 years in prison. Perry is

The seven grisly murders carried out by Charles Manson’s disciples during the summer of 1969 did more than turn the hippie cult leader into the leering face of evil on front pages across America. To many, the bloodbath exposed the scary underside of the counterculture movement and seemed to mark the end of the peace-and-love

A pair of Texas lawmakers have filed legislation aiming to plug what they called major “loopholes” in public records law that have left taxpayers in the dark about key details of some contracts involving public funds. “We are here today because I think some things have been broken – particularly in transparency and the Public

A proposed increase for El Paso Electric’s fixed fuel charge was approved Wednesday. The utility’s customers in Texas will begin to see an average increase of $3.55 a month in their residential electricity bills. El Paso Electric said the increase is needed as a result of an increase in demand at a time when there

NMSU Police Officer Jarrod Colliver will not face charges after she shot a student while responding to 911 calls regarding a man carrying gun at an apartment complex on campus. District Attorney Mark D’Antonio announced Wednesday the November 14, 2016 shooting was justified. The officer said Karsten Cuthair, 28, was making threats while wielding a

The man accused of setting an apartment on fire on Christmas Day allegedly assaulted his girlfriend with an 8-inch screwdriver, a complaint affidavit states. Sergio Misael Morales Mondaca, 25, was taken into custody and booked into the El Paso County Jail on Sunday, fire officials added. The victim told police she had been in a

With the holidays behind us, a lot of people are playing with their newest tech gadgets. A new trend in the market: intelligent personal assistants for the home. The home devices can provide unlimited information but can they also be collecting information about you. Personal assistant devices like Google Home and the Amazon Alexa are

Daytime closures: 9 am – 4 pm I-10 Eastbound will be reduced to one lane between North Mesa overpass, and Resler overpass. 9 am – 3 pm Alternate lane closures on I-10 east and westbound between Anthony and Sunland Park. Alternate lane closures on Transmountain (loop 375) east and westbound between US-54 and I-10. Right

For more than 100 years, the Schuster family has been serving the El Paso community in the medical field, but come Jan. 31 that era will end. Dr. Stephen Schuster, 79, will be retiring from his eye practice. “I couldn’t have found a better career. It is so rewarding,” Schuster said. “It is a wonderful

The Miners may be in the midst of a ten-game losing streak, but that hasn’t dampened head coach Tim Floyd’s enthusiasm for the game or his team. “Listen, I’ve always been the kind of guy that if we’ve got five guys that suit up, we’ve got five guys in uniform, I feel like we can

Traffic crossing into the US Tuesday morning was crammed into just one lane as protestors on the Mexican side of the border took to the streets. They are outraged over the sudden hike in gasoline prices. On January 1, the Mexican government raised the cost of gasoline about eight-percent. A 12-gallon fill-up in Mexico costs

We will see a quiet weather pattern for the next several days. Skies will be partly cloudy with above normal temperatures through Thursday. Cooler air will also arrive on Friday, but temperatures will be back above normal by Sunday. El Paso: Tonight Low: 40, mostly cloudy skies. Tomorrow High: 65, mostly sunny skies. Las Cruces:

Washington (CNN) – On a day filled with pomp, circumstance and photo ops meant to commemorate pomp and circumstance, leave it to the youth to out-ridiculous everyone else. After House Speaker Paul Ryan officially swore in the 115th Congress Tuesday, he began an hours-long photo op with members and their families. Newly-minted Rep. Roger Marshall,

Ford Motor Company announced Tuesday it is scrapping plans for a $1.6 billion manufacturing plant in Mexico and instead expanding its plant in Flat Rock, Michigan. The move is a $700 million investment expected to create 700 jobs in the Great Lakes State. The original plan called for a new manufacturing plant in San Luis

A man accused of setting fire to home of his son’s grandparents and fleeing with the boy turned himself in, Doña Ana County Sheriff’s deputies said. A warrant was issued Monday evening for the arrest of 23-year-old Sergio Guadalupe following an Amber Alert for his 2-year-old son Ethan. The boy was found safe Monday night.

County residents are frustrated and want answers after they say a pit bull has remained tied up outside a mobile home without food or shelter. The property is in an unincorporated community near Holman Road off the US 70. It all started when a photo of the dog was posted on Facebook. More than 200

State Rep. Joe Moody (D-El Paso) has filed a bill in the Texas Legislature that would replace criminal penalties for possession of up to an ounce of marijuana with a civil fine of up to $250. HB 81 is a similar bill to one filed by Moody (HB 507) last legislative session. It fell short