Month: January 2017

Cathedral boys basketball coach Tony Harper is well within striking distance of a mark even he never thought he would achieve – 1,000 career wins as a high school coach. “No, I didn’t think I’d last this long as a coach,” he said Tuesday before the Irish beat Deming 72-58 for his 996th win all-time.

New life is coming to an old egg-processing facility in Berino, N.M. On Monday, Gov. Susana Martinez announced Wholesome Valley Farms will create 90 jobs with the renovation of the facility. The company will turn the property into a farm and research facility, creating hydroponic greenhouses, seed drying rooms and cotton seed milling. ABC-7 took

A spokesman for the city announced Tuesday that the animal care staff at the El Paso Zoo have received a biopsy report indicating a mass in 49-year-old Asian elephant Juno’s right mammary gland appears malignant. That means the cells in the mass are exhibiting cancerous characteristics. The results are said to have come after several

An Austin man was arrested and charged with aggravated assault after El Paso Police said he pepper sprayed a Metro PCS employee and stole money from the cash register. Police said this happened January 23 around 1:45 p.m. at the Metro PCS on the 700 block of S. Oregon. The investigation revealed that 31-year old

Mexico could leave the North American Free Trade Agreement if talks on re-negotiating it are unsatisfactory, officials said Tuesday ahead of scheduled meetings in Washington with the Trump administration. Economy Secretary Ildefonso Guajardo suggested in comments to the Televisa network that Mexico would be in a weak negotiating position unless it makes clear it won’t

The El Paso Police Department’s bomb squad after a suspicious item was discovered. Police were called about 4:30 Tuesday to 7913 Rodeo Ave.

The Bon Qui Qui tour will not make a stop in El Paso. Anjelah Johnson’s performance May 24 at the Abraham Chavez Theater has been canceled. Live Nation announced the cancellation this morning, but did specify why the show was canceled. Ticketspurchased by credit card online or by phone with Ticketmaster.com will automatically be canceled

The El Paso city attorney rejected an ethics complaint filed against the mayor, saying it did not identify a specific violation of the ethics ordinance. Meanwhile, the District Attorney’s office said it will not prosecute an assault charge filed by the mayor’s wife against a former city representative’s husband. Former city Rep. Ann Morgan Lilly

An El Paso jury on Friday sided with a former county employee on a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit and awarded her $750,000. This was the second trial for Monica Miranda who sued the county in May of 2011. The first trial was held in December 2015 and ended in a hung jury. This time,

A new proposal would prevent New Mexico law enforcement agencies from enforcing federal immigration laws and turn the state with the largest percentage of Hispanic residents into a “sanctuary state.” Under a bill introduced by Democratic state Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero, of Albuquerque, New Mexico police departments or sheriff’s offices would be prohibited from cooperating

Dozens of people protested outside El Paso City Hall Tuesday, while City Council representatives met inside the building. The group Paso del Sur organized the protest to oppose City Council’s decision to again consider the Duranguito neighborhood as a possible site for the downtown arena. “Because the El Paso City Council cannot make a decision

Dealing a blow to former President Barack Obama’s legacy on climate change, President Donald Trump signed executive actions Tuesday to advance the construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines, a move cheered by congressional Republicans and decried by environmentalists. Trump told reporters at the White House that the actions on the pipelines

Live now on Good Morning El Paso, the nominations for the Academy Awards. http://www.kvia.com/livestream

We will see many of the same road closures that we saw yesterday, be sure to plan your commute ahead of time! OVERNIGHT CLOSURES: 9 pm – 6 am (1/22-1/23) I-10 west will have a left lane closures Sunland Park overpass and North Mesa overpass. I-10 East will be completely closed at Mesa exit ramp.

The Office of the City Attorney of El Paso said two ethics complaints filed against the mayor and four city representatives were sent to the wrong agency. In her reply to Jud Burgess and David Aviles, City Attorney Sylvia Borunda Firth said each “failed to identify a specific section of the ethics ordinance you believe

Vantage College abruptly closed for good on Thursday, leaving students unclear about their finances and future. Matthew Salgado said when he found out about his school closing, he was excited he didn’t have to go to school. But then Salgado said the reality of the situation hit him, he only had five months of school

*WARNING: Contains strong language* County attorneys have determined that the historical commission failed to comply with the Texas Open Meetings Act, when a vote was conducted via email. “We directed the county attorney’s office to turn over all the documentation we have to the district attorney’s office,” County Judge Veronica Escobar said. This issue was

Texas governor Greg Abbott has threatened to cut funding to cities and counties that fail to cooperate with federal immigration officials. Abbott has already announced that the Governor’s office will cut funding to Travis County, after sheriff Sally Hernandez said she would be scaling back her department’s cooperation with ICE. El Paso County Sheriff Richard

Public comment during Monday’s special El Paso City Council meeting got heated and led police to escort one speaker out of the room. The commotion also brought an abrupt end to the meeting that included representatives, the city attorney and other staff members. Jud Burgess was one of a handful of speakers who addressed the

The United States Marshals Service in New Mexico is looking for man described as a violent gang member in Las Cruces. Jeremy Augustin Robledo-Lopez, 29, is on New Mexico’s most-wanted list. Listed as a violent offender and gang member, Robledo-Lopez violated his probation by allegedly failing to report to the New Mexico Department of Corrections.

A man held his wife at gunpoint and threatened to kill her and anyone who responded to their home, police said. Mitchell Clark Webb, 64, allegedly barricaded himself with his wife inside their home Sunday night on the 400 block of Granada in West El Paso. The woman, 59-year old Maria Leticia Prieto, managed to

President Donald Trump moved to pull the United States out of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact Monday, dealing a quick blow to Barack Obama’s legacy as the new chief executive began fulfilling campaign promises in his first full week in office. “Great thing for the American worker that we just did,” Trump said in

Journey will return to El Paso this summer. The 70s and 80s rock band, known for hits like “Don’t Stop Believin’” and “Any Way You Want It” is scheduled to perform July 15 at the Don Haskins Center. According to a news release from UTEP’s Office of Special Events, 80s supergroup Asia will open for

One man is behind bars after a SWAT situation in west El Paso Sunday evening. The standoff happened on the 400 block of Granada around 6 pm. Police tell ABC-7 it started as a family violence call. Police say it escalated into a SWAT standoff after the suspect held his wife at gunpoint against her

Two suspects are in custody Monday after a robbery in a San Antonio shopping mall ended in a shooting that left one man dead and several other people injured, police said. Police Chief William McManus said the two suspects robbed a jewelry store at the Rolling Oaks Mall on Sunday afternoon. After the two men

Donald Trump’s “running war” on the media is continuing into his presidency, with statements over the weekend calling into question the extent to which information from the White House can be trusted. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Monday will hold his first daily press briefing, at which he could face questions about a

A robbery inside a San Antonio shopping mall ended with shots fired on Sunday, leaving one person who tried to intervene dead, three others shot and another two people taken to hospital with non-shooting injuries, police and fire officials said. Police Chief William McManus said two suspects robbed a jewelry store at the Rolling Oaks

A stalled vehicle on I-10 East and MM-14 has brought the flow of traffic to a crawl Monday morning. The backup is extending as far back as the Sunland Park exit.

There are new overnight closures to look out for this week, along with some day time closures, be sure to plan ahead! OVERNIGHT CLOSURES: 9 pm – 6 am (1/22-1/23) I-10 west will have a left lane closures Sunland Park overpass and North Mesa overpass. I-10 East will be completely closed at Mesa exit ramp.

Residents who live near the Franklin Mountains State Park say they’re used to high winds, especially in their neighborhood which stands at a higher altitude than the rest of the city. But with some estimating gusts reached over 75 miles per hour, they say they’re lucky no one got hurt. The winds were so heavy,