Month: February 2017

Dozens of El Pasoans boarded a bus Sunday night from EPISD Headquarters and arrived in our state capitol Monday to have their voices heard during a Texas PTA Rally Day. The goal of the group is simple: improve public education. The EPISD Council PTA is raising concerns over inadequate public school funding, bullying and cyber-bullying

Many of the undocumented immigrants from Mexico in danger of being deported face an uncertain future. Bogar Escarsega Dominguez was detained for three months and deported in November. He tells ABC-7, like many others, he came to the United States to work. As soon as he crossed the border, he says he was detained at

The Las Cruces Fire Department is investigating an apartment fire that killed a 67-year-old man in Las Cruces Sunday night. LCFD says it happened on the 800 block of Idaho Avenue at the Casa Pueblo Apartment complex shortly after 7:30 p.m. Firefighters reported flames coming from a second-floor apartment with one person still inside. According

An attorney for a voting rights group said Monday that President Donald Trump’s administration said that the federal government no longer plans to challenge Texas’ strict voter ID law. Danielle Lang, of the Washington-based Campaign Legal Center, said the Justice Department informed plaintiffs in the case that it will be filing documents to formally drop

Carlos Flores tells ABC-7 he’s no hero, but after hearing his story, you might beg to differ. Flores, a former combat medic, risked his life and ran into the smoke to save the driver of a burning truck Saturday night. El Paso Police tell ABC-7 the crash happened at around 9:30 Saturday night near Gateway

A possible crash on McNutt and Luna has McNutt traffic closed at Mimbre, take Doniphan instead.

A crash on I-10 East and Mesa has traffic delayed. The crash is on the left lane of I-10 East, take Mesa instead.

A daycare van was involved in a crash Monday morning in Sunland Park, shutting down McNutt Road. The crash happened just before 7:30 am near the intersection of McNutt and Luna. The van has decals for “Cri Cri Daycare” in Sunland Park. Police said there were seven children inside the van and none of them

Crashes on I-10 East and West at Raynolds have traffic backed up. For drivers heading to the west take Montana, for Drivers heading to the East take Gateway.

Irvin Gonzalez, the transgender woman arrested by ICE agents in early February after filing a protective order at the county courthouse, appeared in court Monday for an Evidentiary hearing. Her public defender requested that Gonzalez receives estrogen treatment. The judge said she will allow Gonzalez to receive the minimum amount of estrogen. The judge is

Overnight closures The Resler ramp and the Sunland Park Ramp will be closed to I-10 East. I-10 will reduce to one lane in both directions from Resler to Thorn. Complete closure on US54 Northbound between Montana Avenue and Ramp A (I-10 West to US54 North) Two left lane closures on US 54 Northbound between Ramp

Special Traffic Investigations officers responded to assist with the investigation of a fatal collision Saturday evening. Police tell ABC-7 the crash happened around 9:30 Saturday night near Gateway East and Giles. Police say that the driver of 2009 Dodge Ram was traveling East on Gateway in the mandatory left turn lane approaching Giles. A 2008

‘Moonlight’ has won the Academy Award for “Best Picture.” There was some confusion at The Oscars after presenters named ‘La La Land’ the winer for “Best Picture, but presenters clarified the winner was actually ‘Moonlight.’ The following films were nominated this year for “Best Picture” “Arrival”“Fences”“Hacksaw Ridge”“Hell or High Water”“Hidden Figures”“La La Land”“Lion”“Manchester by the

Emma Stone has won the Academy Award for “Best Actress” for her role in “La La Land.” Several talented actresses were nominated for “Best Actress” including: Isabelle Huppert — “Elle”Ruth Negga — “Loving”Natalie Portman — “Jackie”Emma Stone — “La La Land”Meryl Streep — “Florence Foster Jenkins”

Casey Affleck has won the Academy Award for “Best Actor” for his role in “Manchester by the Sea.” Several talented actors were nominated for an Academy Award including: Casey Affleck — “Manchester by the Sea”Andrew Garfield — “Hacksaw Ridge”Ryan Gosling — “La La Land”Viggo Mortensen — “Captain Fantastic”Denzel Washington — “Fences”

A former El Pasoan is also an Academy Award winner, but not for work in 2016. F. Murray Abraham grew up in El Paso and won the award for Best Actor in 1985. It’s been 31 years since Abraham won his Academy Award for his work as Antonio Salieri in Amadeus. His work since has

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Two Metropolitan Detention Center inmates are facing more time after they allegedly tried to smuggle drugs into the jail. KRQE-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2msseno ) that 36-year-old Jason Hurd and 23-year-old David Macias conspired to smuggle drugs into MDC after Hurd was granted a furlough. Bernalillo County deputies Hurd was hiding the drugs

Mack Beggs had just won a state wrestling title Saturday in a category he didn’t want to be in. But instead of wallowing in a debate about what should or should not have happened this weekend at the Texas state girls wrestling tournament, the 17-year-old transgender boy simply decided to be a good teammate. “I

The full list of 2017 Academy Award nominees are listed below. Best picture “Arrival”“Fences”“Hacksaw Ridge”“Hell or High Water”“Hidden Figures”“La La Land”“Lion”“Manchester by the Sea”“Moonlight” Best lead actor Casey Affleck — “Manchester by the Sea”Andrew Garfield — “Hacksaw Ridge”Ryan Gosling — “La La Land”Viggo Mortensen — “Captain Fantastic”Denzel Washington — “Fences” Best lead actress Isabelle Huppert

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Will the 89th Academy Awards be a parade of political speeches or landslide for “La La Land”? Probably both. Sunday night’s Oscars are shaping up to be one of the most turbulent and politically charged ceremonies in recent memory. The three-hour-plus telecast, which begins at 8:30 p.m. on ABC, is expected

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – The father of a Navy SEAL killed during a raid in Yemen is demanding an investigation into its planning and criticized the Trump administration for its timing. Bill Owens told The Miami Herald, in a story published Sunday, that he refused to meet with President Donald Trump when both came

SAN SIMON, Ariz. (AP) – Drivers on Interstate 10 near the Arizona-New Mexico border should expect some serious delays on Sunday as authorities have shut down the freeway because of a crash and blowing dust that has caused zero visibility. The Arizona Department of Transportation says a multiple-car crash near San Simon has closed the

DALLAS (AP) – No one has been injured after someone in a vehicle driving by a Dallas police substation opened fire with a gun, leaving the building with bullet damage. Dallas police say an officer parked in front of the South Central Patrol Substation about 10 miles south of downtown Dallas saw muzzle flashes but

HOUSTON (AP) – A reward has grown to $40,000 for information leading to the arrest of two people involved in the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old Houston sandwich shop employee as he tried to protect his mother last week during an attempted robbery at the store where they both worked. Hilda Vasquez is urging people

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A political battle is brewing between Santa Fe Mayor Javier Gonzales and two city councilors over the mayor’s proposal to tax sugary drinks to fund early childhood education programs. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported (http://bit.ly/2kZONTr) Thursday that the City Council will decide next month whether to ask voters if

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) – An El Paso man is set for trial this week in the Rio Grande Valley for the slaying of a McAllen man more than a decade ago. Claudio Alberto Morales could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted of the robbery-slaying of 62-year-old Arturo Noe Sanchez. Sanchez was found fatally

Drivers heading eastbound will have another route to take when traffic gets congested on I-10. The Doniphan Dr. to Paisano Dr. connection opened up Sunday morning, and TxDOT officials said it should provide some relief for westside drivers. “This is a big day for us,” TxDOT spokeswoman Jennifer Wright said. “We had closed down Paisano,

El Paso made it’s name known at the Texas State Championship Wrestling meets over the weekend as several athletes either took gold or placed in the top 3. Below is a full list. HANKS GIRLS: 4-peat champions, along with Gianna Morales who took first place and is now a 2-time state champion. Shania Villalba and

On a night where two former New Mexico State men’s basketball players were recognized for their induction into the US Bank/NM State Hall of Fame, the Aggies put a complete display of athleticism on both sides of the ball as they torched Seattle U 86-53 in the Pan American Center Saturday night. NM State (24-5,

UTEP shot a season-high 67.3 percent from the field, including 72 percent in the second half, in continuing its hot streak with a 90-76 victory at FIU on Saturday night. The Miners (13-15, 11-5 C-USA) are now 11-2 in their last 13 games. UTEP remained tied for third place in Conference USA with Old Dominion