Month: January 2017

EDITOR’S NOTE: In 2011, Mark Morgan was appointed special agent in charge of the El Paso FBI division. During his tenure, Morgan oversaw various cases, including the El Paso School District cheating scandal. The Border Patrol chief has been forced out a day after President Donald Trump announced an ambitious plan to build a wall

Police officers made six DWI arrests in between 1 and 4 am Thursday, police said. One of the arrests involved an alleged drunk driver with a blood alcohol content twice the legal limit. A seventh case involved a minor with “detectable traces of alcohol,” police said. The arrests were made on the 3600 block of

A man on Crime Stoppers of El Paso’s most-wanted list was hospitalized after ingesting a “dangerous amount of cocaine” during a traffic stop, state troopers said. Matthew Mijares was the passenger in a truck driven by Jeremiah Perez. A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper pulled them over Sunday, January 22, 2017 at about 12:00

Police arrested a 34-year-old man in connection with a robbery at the Lowes located at 11950 Rojas in East El Paso. At about 7:30 am Wednesday, police responded to a call of a suspect armed with a gun. The suspect had allegedly robbed a cashier at Lowes, police said. Officers were given a description of

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging executive actions tightening border security- and the prospect of additional measures restricting refugee flows – mark a sharp shift away from Washington’s elusive efforts to forge comprehensive immigration legislation. “We do not need new laws,” Trump said Wednesday during remarks at the Department of Homeland Security. “We will

A crash on I-10 west and McRae has shut down three lanes of the highway. Emergency crews are on the scene diverting traffic, take Montana as an alternate route.

We have many of the same road closures that we experienced yesterday, be sure to plan ahead! OVERNIGHT CLOSURES: Jan 24- 26 I-10 West will be closed at the Resler exit. The left lane on I-10 East will be closed from Mesa to Resler. Jan 25-27 8pm-5am I-10 Eastbound Zaragoza exit and Eastlake ramp. Daytime

Representative Beto O’Rourke invited President Donald Trump to come down to El Paso during a press conference on Wednesday, because O’Rourke said Trump’s idea of a dangerous border is not accurate. “He’s obviously scared of something, or trying to to scare people about something on the border,” O’Rourke said. “I’d love for him to come

For the second time this month, powerful wind gusts caused major damage to the canopies covering part of Cohen Stadium. ABC 7 reported earlier in January that one of the five pillar canopies was ripped apart by winds. Cindy Harmon, who lives Northeast El Paso, told ABC 7 that “the wind has just destroyed the

“I’m not able to make a comment on the situation. The one thing that I will say is that I care about Jenzel and I’m saying my prayers for her.” ABC-7 caught up with UTEP Women’s basketball coach Keitha Adams Wednesday evening after her radio show to talk about player and star guard, Jenzel Nash,

By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexico’s president says he rejects the decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to build a border wall and repeated that his country would not pay for it. President Enrique Pena Nieto did not address reports that he was considering” canceling next week’s visit to Washington

Las Cruces educators are up in Santa Fe, watching the legislative session closely. And now, some fear more cuts could be coming to the Las Cruces Public School District. Superintendent Dr. Gregory Ewing spoke with ABC-7 over the phone, from the state legislature Wednesday. He said while talks are still underway, the district is being

An attorney who specializes in open government believes there is strong evidence that showed four El Paso city council members and the mayor knowingly evaded the Texas Open Meetings Act in December. Houston attorney Joe Larsen described the group’s actions as “alarming.” Larsen is a member of The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas. The

The City is designing four new trailheads to provide access to the Franklin Mountains, but some residents are concerned about potential issues. The new trailheads include the Roundhouse and Lazy Cow trailheads off Martin Luther King Boulevard in Northeast El Paso. In the Northwest, the City plans to build the Thousand Steps Trailhead at the

President Donald Trump moved aggressively to tighten the nation’s immigration controls Wednesday, signing executive actions to jumpstart construction of his promised U.S.-Mexico border wall and cut federal grants for immigrant-protecting “sanctuary cities.” He also weighed a plan to pause the flow of refugees to the U.S. and indefinitely bar all those fleeing war-torn Syria. “Beginning

Former Phoenix-area sheriff Joe Arpaio made his first court appearance Wednesday as a civilian after losing his bid for re-election and heard a federal judge say she’s inclined to decide whether he’s guilty of contempt-of-court rather than grant his request for a jury trial. Arpaio looked calm and focused after making his way to court.

President Donald Trump announced his long-awaited plan Wednesday to build a wall on the 1,954-mile U.S. border with Mexico, calling for its “immediate construction” to stop the flow of smuggling and drugs. He is not the first president to embark on an aggressive buildup on the border. Here’s a look at what is already there:

President Donald Trump announced his long-awaited plan Wednesday to build a wall on the 1,954-mile U.S. border with Mexico, calling for its “immediate construction” to stop the flow of smuggling and drugs. STATEMENT BY THE EL PASO STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION ON BORDER AND IMMIGRATION POLICY: “Today, the President of the United States used his office

The man accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl met with the victim and the victim’s mother to allegedly persuade them to drop the case, a complaint affidavit obtained by ABC-7 states. Police investigating the alleged sexual assault arrested 36-year-old Alejandro Figueroa and charged him with “Sexual Assault of a Child” and “Tampering With a

Governor Susana Martinez is calling for further belt tightening to fix the state’s $67 million budget shortfall by proposing teachers and state workers take home less money a month. Under the governor’s proposal, teachers and state workers would have to contribute more money into their retirement accounts. The governor’s office says, currently, workers who make

Mexico’s president is “considering” canceling next week’s visit to Washington following President Donald Trump’s order to begin construction of a wall between the two countries, a senior official said Wednesday. The decision to rethink the visit comes amid growing outrage in Mexico, and a sense among many that President Enrique Pena Nieto has been too

Mary Tyler Moore, the star of TV’s beloved “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” whose comic realism helped revolutionize the depiction of women on the small screen, has died. Moore died Wednesday with her husband and friends nearby, her publicist, Mara Buxbaum, said. She was 80. Moore gained fame in the 1960s as the frazzled wife

The arrests of two “suspects” prompted a precautionary lockdown at Desertaire Elementary at about 11:20 am Wednesday, Ysleta ISD officials told ABC-7. The lockdown at the school, located at 6301 Tiger Eye in Northeast El Paso, was lifted at 11:30 am, officials said. Parents were at the school as the lockdown went into effect because

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott escalated a standoff with Austin’s sheriff over so-called sanctuary cities on Wednesday, vowing to oust the elected Democrat from office even though he doesn’t have the power to do so. Abbott, a Republican, already has plans to cut off some state grants by Feb. 1 because Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez

A University of Texas study estimates there are more than 313,000 victims of human trafficking in the state who are forced into prostitution or to perform labor. The study by UT’s School of Social Work found that about 234,000 people work under involuntary servitude or debt bondage, while some 79,000 children and young adults are

The governor of Texas and the Bush family’s rising star added political muscle Tuesday to a rally supporting school vouchers, which have stalled repeatedly in the country’s largest Republican state despite steadfast support from top conservatives. Marching bands with thundering drumlines and hundreds of students and teachers – many in yellow-and-black “National School Choice Week”

A crash on I-10 west and Hawkins has brought delays to your morning commute. Emergency crews are on the scene blocking the left lane. Take Montana instead as an alternate route.

Emergency crews tell ABC-7 one person was taken to the hospital with injuries after an apartment fire in Central El Paso. The fire broke out just before 5:30 a.m. near the intersection of North Copia and Hayes. At this point, it is unclear what caused the fire at the one story apartment. When an ABC-7

We have many road closures that are set to take place on Wednesday, check them out and plan your commute! OVERNIGHT CLOSURES: Jan 24- 26 I-10 West will be closed at the Resler exit. The left lane on I-10 East will be closed from Mesa to Resler. Daytime closures: Artcraft: Far right lane closure on

Members of the City Ethics Commission spent hours Tuesday night passionately arguing with the city attorney over complaints that weren’t even in front of them. One day before the meeting, City Attorney Sylvia Borunda-Firth dismissed two ethics complaints against the mayor and four city representatives after concluding the commission lacked jurisdiction to hear them since