Month: February 2017

The UTEP Miners escaped with a 60-55 victory over the Florida Atlantic Owls Thursday night to improve to 10-5 in Conference USA. The Miners remain tied for third in the conference after Old Dominion also won Thursday evening. UTEP did not have a player record more than 12 points against FAU, but did have four

The idea of reducing class size to improve student performance dates back decades, but the topic is up for debate again as school districts across the country battle shrinking budgets. A report done by two researchers affiliated with the Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institution found increasing class size by one or

New Mexico State University’s police chief sent a letter to the campus community addressing questions people may have about the department’s policies, in relation to the “national debate” over immigration. In the letter, Police Chief Stephen Lopez said the NMSU Police Department has cooperated extensively with federal agencies, and will continue to do so in

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, or food stamps is meant to alleviate hunger and malnutrition and allow low-income households the opportunity to afford a more nutritious diet. While food products that contain alcohol or tobacco products are not eligible for purchase, soft drinks, candy, cookies, snack crackers and ice cream are eligible

Fiesta Lanes is closing its location in West El Paso. Steve Martin, the Assistant General Manager at Oasis Lanes, emailed ABC-7 the following statement: “After a decade and a half, Fiesta Lanes will be closing its doors at the end of March. As difficult a decision as this was to make, it has been an

A Salvadoran woman seeking asylum in the United States was returned to a Texas detention center after spending almost two weeks in a hospital, U.S. immigration officials said Thursday. Attorneys for Sara Beltran Hernandez, 26, said Thursday that they were seeking a humanitarian parole of the woman that would allow her family more control over

Many Americans may not know that while they are online, each click is being monitored, every website they pull up tracked and their browsing history stored. You are at home on a weekend and are looking for shoes online. Monday morning, you log in to your computer at work and advertisements for the shoes you

Mexican and U.S. business leaders attending a large trade conference in El Paso said Thursday their sectors will survive despite threats by President Donald Trump to dismantle or renegotiate the North American Free Trade Act – which he has labeled the worst deal in U.S. history. Those attending the Mexico’s Manufacturing Supply Chain Summit said

A new proposal would ban alcohol for New Mexico’s repeat drunken drivers in what would make for one of the most restrictive DWI laws in the country. The bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Jane Powdrell-Culbert of Corrales is scheduled to be heard by a House committee Thursday. Under the legislation, those convicted of a second

The City of Las Cruces confirmed it reached a $400,000 settlement with Ross Flynn, the victim of a holding cell beating at the hands of two former Las Cruces Police officers in 2014. Flynn, handcuffed during the beating, was originally suing the city for more than $12 million. Court documents obtained by ABC-7 state the

The man charged in connection with a deadly crash allegedly told police he drank a Four Loko, a bottle of Parrot Bay, and smoked marijuana with a friend moments before the crash, a court document states. Myriam Fernandez, the woman injured during the crash, succumbed to her injuries February 15, 2017, police said. Manuel Watkins,

The police department’s gang unit arrested the man allegedly responsible for a shooting outside a Northeast El Paso Bar early Saturday. On Tuesday, February 21, 2017, police pulled over a vehicle in the 2500 block of Hamilton. 22-year-old Luis Vasquez, a passenger in the vehicle, had an arrest warrant on three counts of Aggravated Assault

A 2-year-old toddler was killed in a crash in Northeast El Paso Wednesday afternoon, police said. Police did not release the child’s gender. The investigation is underway on the 5200 block of Viceroy, near Rushing. Police said investigators blocked off the parking lot at the Howdy’s at McCombs and U.S. 54 because it is related

In Orange County, California, dozens of immigrant parents have signed legal documents authorizing friends and relatives to pick up their children from school and access their bank accounts to pay their bills in the event they are arrested by immigration agents. In Philadelphia, immigrants are carrying around wallet-size “Know Your Rights” guides in Spanish and

President Donald Trump dispatched his top diplomat and homeland security chief to Mexico on Wednesday on a fence-mending mission complicated by the wall he wants to build on the southern border. Mexico’s government signaled it was in no mood to be lectured by the new U.S. administration. Ties between the countries have plunged since Trump

CLICK HERE TO WATCH OUR WEBSITE’S LIVE STREAM. Live now on Good Morning El Paso: America’s top diplomat in Mexico to meet with Enrique Peña Nieto and lawmakers. Also, the latest on the Trump administration revoking of transgender bathroom guidelines. That and more news, along with weather and traffic updates.

Overnight closures 9pm-6am North desert boulevard from Mesa will be closed. I-10 East Sunland Park ramp will close. 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 A(I-10 West to US54 North) and the Trowbridge exit ramp. 9pm-6am

With recent actions taken by the Trump administration regarding immigration foreigners are left with questions and many of them are seeking legal counsel. ABC-7 spoke with three immigrant attorneys who said their clients, even those here legally have many concerns. Attorneys say they’ve seen a 25 percent increase in business. One even telling ABC-7 they

Hanks High School officially introduced Aaron Price as the school’s new head football coach and athletic coordinator at a ceremony at the school Wednesday morning. Aaron Price is the son of former UTEP head football coach Mike Price, and has his own history at UTEP. He served on the UTEP staff from 2004-2012, including a

A federal judge denied bond to a woman accused of kidnapping and drugging a Muslim woman. During a bond hearing Wednesday at the El Paso Federal Courthouse, Judge Miguel Torres said Norma Juarez Taha might be a danger to the community and to herself. Defense Attorney Reggie Trejo told ABC-7, “All I can say right

The Garden, one of the longest-surviving businesses in the Union Plaza entertainment district, has closed its doors. Owner John Geske told ABC-7 last Sunday was the final day of operation for the popular Downtown bar and restaurant. “We’re in the process of changing The Garden into an event center that focuses on weddings,” Geske said.

El Paso state Rep. Joe Moody has proposed legislation to make possession of small amounts of marijuana a civil penalty. House Bill 81 states that a person who has less than one ounce of marijuana be liable to the state for $250. People charged may also have to serve up to ten hours of community

A La Mesa woman says she was shocked after her gas bill jumped up to $493.95, nearly double what it normally is. Carroll De La O, a retired school teacher, told ABC-7 her neighbors experienced the same increase. She lives out in the county and says she doesn’t have access to natural gas. De La

Sunland Park residents tell ABC-7 they’ve seen increased Border Patrol activity within the past couple of weeks. A resident, who did not want to be identified, but has lived in Sunland Park her entire life, tells ABC-7 she’s never seen activity like this before. “It’s increased a lot lately. You see agents on the ground,

UPDATE: Allegations of heated exchanges at a recent Borderland soccer game had left the Bel Air boys soccer team without their coach. Bel Air soccer coach Sergio Delgado was thrown out of a Feb. 7 game against Del Valle. Delgado was suspended and was under investigation. But just a day later, the suspension was lifted.

The 18-year-old man accused of deliberately injuring his two-month-old son, Jace, now faces an additional charge of Child Abuse for allegedly breaking the baby’s twin brother’s clavicle, Las Cruces Police said. Last week, Christopher Jacquez, of the 9500 block of Butterfield Boulevard, was charged with two counts of “Child Abuse Resulting in Great Bodily Harm.”

A Michigan sports doctor who treated elite female U.S. gymnasts was charged Wednesday with sexually assaulting nine girls, including some too reluctant to speak up about the alleged abuse years ago because he was considered a “god.” Roughly two dozen charges were filed against Dr. Larry Nassar, the first criminal cases related to his work

The U.S. Justice Department joined Texas’ attorney general Wednesday in asking a federal court to delay a hearing on the state’s voter ID law, the latest signal that the federal government might drop its opposition to the law now that Donald Trump is president. In the joint filing, the Justice Department and Texas Attorney General

A collection of Democratic state senators has proposed legislation prohibiting police from enforcing federal immigration laws in hospitals, schools, churches, courthouses and colleges and universities across Texas. Houston Sen. Sylvia Garcia announced her “safe zones” bill Wednesday flanked by co-sponsors. She said such places “are supposed to be safe for everyone.” The proposal follows authorities

Mexicans fear deportee and refugee camps could be popping up along their northern border under the Trump administration’s plan to start deporting to Mexico all Latin Americans and others who entered the U.S. illegally through this country. Previous U.S. policy called for only Mexican citizens to be sent to Mexico. Migrants known as “OTMs” –