Month: January 2017

An 18-year-old man suffered life threatening injuries after losing his footing and falling 25 feet while hiking in McKelligon Canyon. The El Paso Fire Department was called out to the canyon around 3:17 p.m. Sunday, after a fellow climber called 911. The Combined Search and Rescue team was dispatched to help the injured hiker and

New video tonight of the tree that crushed two cars in central El Paso Saturday. The security camera can be seen shaking as the tree is buffeted by the wind. Once the winds were too strong the tree fell over and crushed two cars. Luckily no one was hurt, and city crews showed up Sunday

Members of Paso Del Sur, a grassroots organization that aims to preserve the Union Plaza Barrios, created a petition to save the Duranguito neighborhood from demolition for the new downtown arena. “We really feel that the only way to stop it, is with this petition — this citizens initiative,” historian Dr. David Romo said. “City

WELLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Authorities continue investigating the cause of a small plane crash in the Texas Panhandle that killed the two people on board. Sgt. Cindy Barkley, with the Texas Department of Public Safety, says the plane crashed shortly after taking off Saturday afternoon from the airport near Wellington. Barkley says an eyewitness told

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Two ex-guards at a private immigrant detention center in San Antonio have been indicted – one accused of having sex with a detainee and the other accused of providing contraband drugs and alcohol to inmates. Both worked at the Central Texas Detention Facility, which The GEO Group operates in San Antonio

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A Central Texas sheriff’s announcement her agency will be scaling back its cooperation with federal immigration agents has prompted Gov. Greg Abbott to say his office will be cutting funding for the county. Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez announced last week she is scaling back the amount of aid her department

HOUSTON (AP) – Former President George H.W. Bush’s health continues to improve and his wife, who is also recovering from illness, has chosen to remain hospitalized one more night to be “closer to her husband,” a family spokesman said Sunday. The 92-year-old former president and his wife Barbara remained at Houston Methodist Hospital. He has

More than 2,000 El Paso women and supporters marched Saturday morning from Armijo Park to San Jacinto Plaza “We’re all here today, say it with me, to stand with women!” yelled out one of the organizers as marchers cheered in the park. The group included women of all ages, from grandmothers to girls holding “Nasty

Carbon Monoxide was detected at Hilton Garden Inn early this morning. EPFD firefighters along with Haz Mat team were at the scene checking for CO2, building ventilated and back to normal. 29 personnel firefighters and 9 units were on the scene. NO REPORTS of anyone overcome by CO2.

The New Mexico State men’s basketball team steamrolled UMKC 94-71 Saturday night for its 16th-consecutive win and tied for the third-longest active NCAA win-streak. NM State also won its 22nd-straight win at the Pan American Center in front 9,893 fans for its Pack the Pan Am promotion. “It was awesome, obviously, for our players and

UTEP blew the game open with a 13-0 run midway through the first half, and frustrated UTSA defensively throughout in a 59-39 dismantling of the Roadrunners on Saturday in the Haskins Center. The Miners (5-13, 3-3 C-USA) posted their third straight victory in getting to .500 in Conference USA play for the first time this

Workers on the west side bundled up on Saturday and braved the chilly temps. “It’s been warm and then it’s cold and now it’s rain and with wind so I find it awkward,” Sandy Provencio said. The sporadic showers possibly contributed to a car accident on U.S. 54 and at least one passenger dealt with

The ABC-7 StormTRACK Weather team is keeping the First Alert in place through the overnight hours because of the strong winds expected to continue. Winds aren’t expected to relax until Sunday morning. FORECAST WIND GUSTS Sunday midnight – 50 mph Sunday 3 a.m. – 35 mph Sunday 6 a.m. – 35 mph Sunday 9 a.m.

Nielsen estimates 31 million viewers watched TV coverage of President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday. That audience total, measuring continuous coverage by 12 broadcast and cable networks, soundly beat the 20.6 million who viewed President Barack Obama’s second inauguration in 2013. But a president’s second swearing-in typically logs a drop-off in viewership. Obama’s first inauguration

Charlie Liteky, an Army chaplain in Vietnam who won the Medal of Honor for rescuing more than 20 wounded men but later gave it back in protest and became a peace activist, has died. Longtime friend Richard Olive said Liteky died Friday night at the Veterans Administration Hospital in San Francisco. He was 85. The

One day after Donald Trump’s inauguration, demonstrators took to downtown Las Cruces to protest. It was one of hundreds of marches that took place worldwide Resident Marty Janssens said she was there to show support for women’s rights. ‘I’m thrilled that all these people are out here today,” Janssens said. “I’m so proud to be

The Texas Rangers are investigating an alleged violation of the Texas Open Meetings Act, according to a release from the Texas Department of Public Safety. “The District Attorney’s Office submitted a formal request to the Texas Rangers for an investigation regarding the alleged conduct violating the Texas Open Meetings Act. The Texas Rangers have begun

Students at Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy started their day with some dancing on the inauguration of our nation’s 45th president. Teachers hand-picked 20 students who they said demonstrate active leadership, and promote a positive learning environment. The “V.I.P” students filed into the library, turned into a makeshift lounge, to watch the inauguration, cup cakes and

After months of being blasted my now-President Donald Trump, life on the Mexican border is carrying on, but people still have the new American leader in mind. “I hope Trump changes his view on Mexicans, because we’re honest and hardworking people,” said Virginia Blanco, a Mexican citizen who gained her American residency just before Trump

The Mexican Government authorized the U.S. Government to take custody of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera with the condition US prosecutors not seek the death penalty, which was abolished in Mexico. The Mexican drug lord was hauled into an American courtroom Friday and then taken away to an ultra-secure jail that has held some of

Veterans of wars past, and first responders gathered at Veterans Park in Las Cruces to watch the pomp and circumstance. They came together in prayer, and to salute an honor flag. It was their way of welcoming President Trump on the day of his inauguration. American Legion Chaplin Lawrence Orvis said he knows the nation

Dozens of people held signs on Friday to protest President Donald Trump at San Jacinto Plaza in downtown El Paso. Protesters said they gathered to demonstrate their steadfast dedication to upholding human dignity and rights. The Border Network of Human Rights said it was a day of mourning and a day to vehemently reject Trump’s

A stabbing Thursday afternoon at the Five Points Bistro Bar resulted in the hospitalization of a 39-year-man with serious stab wounds, police said. A second victim, described as a 46-year-old male, was also treated at a hospital after he was assaulted, but not stabbed. An investigation revealed the two men got into a fight with

Police investigating a sexual assault arrested 36-year-old Alejandro Figueroa and charged him with “Sexual Assault of a Child.” Details on the investigation are limited and ABC-7 is working to obtain a complaint affidavit to learn more about the allegations. On October 31, 2016, Figueroa allegedly raped the victim he met on social media, police said.

It’s a scene U.S. authorities have dreamed of for decades: One of history’s most infamous drug lords, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, facing justice in an American court. As it finally unfolded Friday, authorities faced another challenge – actually holding onto a notorious escape artist who has pulled off two brazen prison breakouts in his native

Veterans who gather weekly at an East El Paso McDonald’s were eating and talking while watching Friday morning’s inauguration take place on television. “I don’t think I’ll ever see another inauguration. This’ll probably be the last one for me,” said Ralph Silva, 90. Silva served in World War II from 1944 to 1946. He’s seen

Pledging to empower America’s “forgotten men and women,” Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States Friday, taking command of a deeply divided nation and ushering in an unpredictable era in Washington. His victory gives Republicans control of the White House for the first time in eight years. WATCH ABC-7’S CONTINUING

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s abrupt exit to face charges in the U.S. marks the probable end of the career of Mexico’s most notorious drug cartel boss, and a delicately timed gesture by Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, who faces a new and hostile U.S. administration. Observers differed on whether Guzman’s extradition was a final-hour salute

Students in Angelica Urbina’s speech class watch Donald Trump’s Presidential Inauguration intently. For many of them, it’s the first time they’ve ever seen a president take the oath of office. “Seeing this one, it gets me more into politics,” Burges sophomore Sheccid Alvidrez said. “It’s our future, and I want to know about it and

Following the path of inaugurations past, Donald Trump paid visits to church and the White House on Friday as the real estate mogul and reality television star who upended American politics prepared to be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. His ascent puts Republicans in control of the White House for