Month: February 2017

ICE agents arrested a transgender woman, a convicted criminal in the country illegally, while she was filing a protective order at the El Paso County Courthouse. A criminal complaint states ICE agents took the woman, identified in court documents as Irvin Gonzalez, into custody outside the courthouse. Video obtained by ABC-7 shows the woman was

Police identified the pedestrian killed Wednesday evening as 65-year-old Marguerite Caruthers. Shortly after 7 pm, Caruthers was crossing the 1400 block of N. Mesa when she was struck by a pickup driven by 55-year-old Teddy Sanchez of Canutillo. Police said Caruthers was not using a crosswalk. EMS crews rushed the woman to University Medical Center,

A Seattle area man detained by immigration agents despite his participation in a federal program to protect those brought to the U.S. illegally as children admitted to having gang ties and that he had been arrested previously, the U.S. Justice Department said in court documents filed Thursday. Daniel Ramirez Medina, 23, “stated ‘no, not no

The heart of Philadelphia’s Italian Market was uncommonly quiet. Fine restaurants in the nation’s capital closed for the day. A string of grocery stores in Chicago shut their doors. Immigrants around the U.S. stayed home from work and school Thursday to demonstrate how important they are to America’s economy and its way of life, and

The Washington Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that a florist who refused to provide services for a same-sex wedding broke the state’s anti-discrimination law, even though she claimed doing so would violate her religious beliefs. Barronelle Stutzman, a florist in Richland, Washington, had been fined by a lower court for denying service to a gay

An new meal program at Ysleta High School is being welcomed by dozens of hungry students. Ysleta launched a dinner pilot program at the beginning of the year and students are flocking to the cafeteria after the final bell. The Ysleta Independent School district is the latest to offer students a third meal, in hopes

The El Paso Community Foundation held a public forum Wednesday morning with strategic planners from Gyroscope Inc. to discuss the future of the Children’s Museum. Maeryta Medrano, president of Gyroscope, said its goal is to bring unique elements to the Children’s Museum in El Paso that engage families from “abuelas” to older siblings. “Bringing in

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Overnight Closures: 9pm-am I-10 East closed at Redd. I-10 East Resler on ramp to I-10 will be closed Closure on US54 from I-10 west to US-54. Alternate lane closures on Mesa from Sunland Park to Sunbowl Dr. Eastbound and Westbound from St Vrain St. to Eucalyptus St. (02/14-03/14) Overnight El Paso Street Car closures (six

One person was killed after being hit by a truck in West El Paso. It happened Wednesday at around 8 p.m. at the intersection of Mesa and River. Details are still very limited. Police are only saying that the person who was hit has died. ABC-7 has called the El Paso police spokesman asking for

There was a fiery debate at Wednesday’s Canutillo ISD board meeting. At issue: A resolution claiming the district cannot afford to take in more low-income students and the social problems they bring with them. Texas state officials reportedly asked district officials for their input on a proposed 48-unit low-income housing project to be built in

Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed Wednesday morning its officers conducted targeted enforcement operations in Las Cruces, during which additional resources and personnel were dedicated to apprehending “deportable foreign nationals.” ABC-7 received phone calls from Las Cruces residents stating ICE agents were in their neighborhood at about 6 a.m. on Dona Ana Road in the northwest

The El Paso Times announced on Wednesday that it is shifting its focus to digital content, and scaling back its print edition. In a statement released by president Lilia Castillo and editor of Bob Moore, the paper will have fewer national, international and sports stories. From Monday through Saturday, the paper will now have two

Mayor Ken Miyagishima said Tuesday the City of Las Cruces is strong while condemning state budget cuts in his annual State of the City Address. Mexican consulate officials, former El Paso Mayor John Cook and a representative with the office of Juarez Mayor Armando Cabada were in attendance. “The state of the City is strong,”

Work on El Paso’s new streetcar system continues with track now being laid in some of the steepest areas of the route. The nearly five-mile loop runs up Stanton Street to Glory Road and across to Oregon Street before heading back Downtown. As it ascends Stanton Street, it will climb grades of eight to 10

Expect improved weather across the Borderland Thursday as broad high pressure moves in to complete the area`s dry out. Winds will turn back westerly and bring temperatures back up to seasonal normals. Friday, stronger west winds return and help further warm the region as the area become breezy to windy in the afternoon. For the

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has appeared with the head of a powerful national conservative group to promote Texas’ proposed “bathroom bill.” Patrick is the leading advocate for a proposal requiring Texans to use public bathrooms corresponding to the sex on their birth certificate. SPECIAL REPORT: El Paso school districts working with transgender students as state

Here are the latest family violence arrest photos released by El Paso police. KVIA ABC-7 app users, click here to launch slideshow.

Organizers in cities across the U.S. are telling immigrants to miss class, miss work and not shop on Thursday as a way to show the country how important they are to America’s economy and way of life. “A Day Without Immigrants” actions are planned in cities including Philadelphia, Washington, Boston and Austin, Texas. The protest

A New Mexico lawmaker wants to make the state’s relationship with the green chile cheeseburger official. The Albuquerque Journal reports Rep. Matthew McQueen, D-Galisteo, is sponsoring a bill that would name the green chile cheeseburger the state’s official burger. McQueen says he got inspiration for the bill during last year’s Legislative session when someone delivered

Texas is splitting with other states and defending President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed documents with the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday asking the court to reconsider its decision not to immediately reinstate the ban. Paxton says the ban

A jump in traffic fatalities last year pushed deaths on U.S. roads to their highest level in nearly a decade, erasing improvements made during the Great Recession and economic recovery, a leading safety organization said Wednesday. Fatalities rose 6 percent in 2016, reaching an estimated 40,200 deaths compared to 37,757 deaths the previous year, according

In the first major congressional attempt to address the advent of self-driving cars, two senators said Monday they’re launching a bipartisan effort to help to speed up the deployment of the vehicles on the nation’s roads. Republican John Thune of South Dakota, the chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and Democrat Gary

Young drivers aren’t alone in behaving badly on U.S. roads, a trend that could be contributing to a spike in highway deaths. Well over half of drivers in every age group have texted behind the wheel, run a red light or driven faster than the speed limit in the last 30 days, according to a

Pope Francis insisted Wednesday that indigenous groups must give prior consent to any economic activity affecting their ancestral lands, a view that conflicts with the Trump administration, which is pushing to build a $3.8 billion oil pipeline over opposition from American Indians. Francis met with representatives of indigenous peoples attending a U.N. agricultural meeting and

El Paso Children’s Hospital has been operating in the Borderland for five years. Staff, administrators, patients and their families celebrated with a birthday party. Despite a challenging first five years, the party celebrated successes and patients who have been helped. Children’s declared bankruptcy back in 2015 and is still trying to dig out of that

A Las Cruces man suspected of intentionally crashing into a vehicle that was carrying his girlfriend and their 4-year-old son has been charged with child abuse said Las Cruces Police Tuesday. Orlando Torres, 22, is charged with one count of child abuse, two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of

After a historic presidential election in November, The El Paso County Elections Department wants to register more voters, specifically those who just earned the right to vote by turning 18 years old. The elections department will spend the next few weeks visiting area high schools to register students who have not done so yet. The

Click here to watch live stream on your phone or computer Live now on Good Morning El Paso: The latest from National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. What’s happening with the evacuation of residents who live near the damaged Oroville Dam in California. And how a Mexican lawmaker is planning to take a stand against Donald

Overnight Closures: 9pm-am I-10 East closed at Redd. I-10 West will be closed at Resler I-10 East Resler on ramp to I-10 will be closed Alternate lane closures on Mesa from Sunland Park to Sunbowl Dr. Eastbound and Westbound from St Vrain St. to Eucalyptus St. (02/14-03/14) Overnight El Paso Street Car closures (six weeks):