Month: February 2017

AT&T outages swept across West El Paso leaving some customers without internet access or data. Joe Luna emailed ABC-7 to let us know he has been without cable and internet since Friday around 2 p.m., and said the lack of service was “completely unacceptable.” “Not a single email or text message from AT&T giving an

Police identified the victim in Saturday’s deadly shooting as 42-year-old Luis Ignacio Torres and the shooter as 41-year-old Erika Dominguez. Police said the man and the woman got into an argument inside a home on the 7900 block of Saggita Saturday afternoon. Dominguez pulled out a gun and shot Torres, police added. Torres was able

In a unanimous decision, a jury awarded a husband and wife $1.6 million in a verdict against two Las Cruces Police Officers, the McGraw & Strickland law firm announced Monday. A dispute between neighbors, involving barking dogs, on the evening of January 5, 2013, resulted in Jillian Beck suffering a broken nose and a fractured

El Paso Police are still investigating a deadly shooting that happened Saturday afternoon. Police say a 41-year-old woman and a 42-year-old man got into an argument inside a home on the 7900 block of Saggita Saturday afternoon. Police say the woman then pulled out a gun and shot the man. Police say the man was

Police arrested two juveniles and two adults suspected in the February 5, 2017 shooting that left a 14-year-old boy wounded. Sabino Paez, 17; Alicianna Baca, 17; Ismael Dunlap, 18; and 21-year-old Anthony Lalo Castrillo IV were charged for their alleged involvement in the shooting on the 4200 block of Charles Street. Paez, Dunlap and Castrillo

Nearly 30 percent more Latinos in Texas voted in November than in the 2012 election, outpacing the increase in that time for non-Latino voters, according to a state report. The rise signals to some observers that elections will become increasingly competitive in the Lone Star State. The share of the electorate with a Spanish surname

Sears and Kmart have evicted “a very small number” of Trump-branded items from their online stores, but won’t specify how many and emphasize that hundreds of products are still available through their third-party online marketplaces. It’s another sign of how companies are trying to tread a careful line, after President Donald Trump rebuked Nordstrom publicly

YISD Trustee Patricia McLean has resigned. ABC-7 recently reached out to the school board member, who put her home in the district up for sale and had recently missed several meetings and workshops. Monday, McLean emailed ABC-7 a statement she sent her constituents: To the Del Valle and Ysleta ISD Communities, “I have had the

El Paso Cellist Zuill Bailey won several Grammy awards Sunday. Bailey won “Best Classical Instrumental Solo” and “Best Contemporary Classical Composition” for “Tales of Hemingway.” The CD he was featured in also won for “Best Classical Compendium.“ Bailey is the artistic director for El Paso Pro Musica and a professor of cello at the University

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Here is a look at all the overnight closures that TxDot wants you to know about. Plan your drive ahead of time and don’t get caught in traffic! Overnight closures: All overnight closures were canceled for the night of the 12th due to weather, they will resume on the 13th. I-10 West will be closed

Police say a man was killed Saturday night after being hit by a car on the 4500 block of Hercules Avenue. Officials say the incident happened around 9 p.m. According to police, the driver of the vehicle failed to stop at the scene. Officials say the victim was not using a crosswalk when he was

Dozens of border residents are expected to protest President trump’s proposed border wall. A Facebook event description calls for residents to get together at the Paso Del Norte Bridge, where they will hold hands. For those who live and work next to the border itself, they say their relationship with the fence is complicated. Just

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – United Airlines says it’s investigating after a pilot was removed from a San Francisco-bound flight before it left Austin, Texas. United Airlines spokesman Charlie Hobart confirmed the pilot wasn’t in uniform when she boarded the plane Friday. He says another pilot was brought in and the flight was delayed about two

DALLAS (AP) – President Donald Trump’s administration is stepping back from a request made by former President Barack Obama’s administration in an ongoing lawsuit over bathroom rights for transgender students in public schools. In a filing Friday with the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the federal government asked to withdraw a motion filed last

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Officials are locked in a fight over getting access to the email addresses of licensed hunters. The Santa Fe New Mexican (http://bit.ly/2kXj7Lf) reports the Game and Fish Department filed a lawsuit against the state Land Commissioner to get a determination that redacting the addresses was appropriate. State Land Commissioner Aubrey

The New Mexico State men’s basketball team hit a shooting-slump late in the game and fell to Grand Canyon on the road 83-71 in front of a packed GCU Arena. Saturday ‘s loss drops NM State (22-4, 8-2 WAC) into second-place behind CSU Bakersfield (8-1) in the Western Athletic Conference standings. Baker flirted with a

The UTEP hockey team continued its stellar season by winning the Texas Collegiate Hockey Conference playoffs with ease. The Miners defeated Dallas Baptist by a final of 6-0 Saturday afternoon at the Events Center to win the first-ever TCHC postseason championship. The Miners also claimed the regular season conference crown. The win over Dallas Baptist

Jack White strikes again. Coach White led Cathedral to its 31st consecutive state swimming title on Saturday in San Antonio, as Cathedral edged Addison Trinity by just 98 points for the TAPPS Division One crown. According to White, that’s the slimmest margin of victory for the Fighting Irish since they joined TAPPS in 2001. Cathedral

El Paso Police said one person was killed and another seriously injured following a shooting Saturday afternoon. Police said they responded to a call about a shooting shortly before 5 p.m. near the intersection of Yarbrough and Santa Maria Street. Police said a woman shot a man at a near-by house where he collapsed outside.

The UTEP men’s basketball team put together perhaps its most complete performance of the conference season, dismantling Southern Miss by a final of 80-50 at the Don Haskins Center Saturday night. The Miners hit 12 threes on the night, including six courtesy of Dominic Artis, who posted 20 points and 10 assists. UTEP jumped out

El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit is investigating a shooting in West El Paso County. Officials said the shooting happened on the 800 block of Westway Boulevard. Christopher Gonzalez, 27, is being investigated for shooting a 26-year-old woman. An aggravated assault with a deadly weapon warrant has been issued for the arrest of

Chavo Guerrero Sr. legendary WWE wrestler, died Saturday at the age of 68. Guerrero’s death was announced via Instragram by his son, former WWE superstar Chavo Guerrero Jr. “Today the world lost a true rebel,” the younger Guerrero wrote, ” He did things ‘HIS’ way. Not always right, not always wrong, but He always followed

The Lone Star 100, El Paso’s first 100 mile and 100 kilometer race took off Sunday morning at 5 a.m. The first runner finished the first 33 mile loop in just 6 hours and 18 minutes; the 90 runners coming from 18 states and three different countries. “You have everyone coming from Canada, from Mexico,

Last month’s loss at Southern Miss was the low point of UTEP’s 2016-17 season. That game marked the 12th consecutive loss for the Miners, and things looked very dim. But eight games later, the Miners have figured out how to win. They’ve won six of those eight games, giving them plenty of confidence that they

Las Cruces Police are investigating a shooting that happened Saturday morning. Police say they received a call about shots fired at around 11:30 A.M. on the 1100 block of Dove Lane. When police arrived, they learned one person was shot by a man from a vehicle. Police have identified the suspect as 35-year-old Joseph n.

Cathedral boys basketball coach Tony Harper joined an exclusive club Friday night, becoming one of a handful of high school basketball coaches to reach 1,000 career wins. According to Texas Basketball Magazine, fewer than 20 head coaches have ever achieved that feat in the history of boys high school basketball in the United States. Harper’s

Crews battle a fire in East El Paso Saturday morning. The fire happened shortly after 10 A.M. on the 1600 block of Bob Smith. Crews found heavy smoke and fire coming out of the garage and attic space of a single-story home. Officials say fortunately, no one was inside at the time. Crews were able

A fire broke out inside a West El Paso home Saturday. The fire broke out around 7 A.M. on the 4300 block of Donnybrook. When crews arrived, fire officials say they found heavy smoke coming from the back of a house. Officials say there was one person inside the home who was able to escape.