Month: February 2017

On Valentine’s Day, some couples celebrate their undying love, while other people lament past relationships. If you’re single and ready to mingle, the good news is that Texas is the No. 6 state for singles, according to wallethub.com. It bases the 2017 ranking on the number of single suitors, fun factor and price of dating.

Fueled by Cierra Winter’s 14 points, the Franklin Cougars did what they have done nearly all season; win. The Cougars earned their bi-district title as they dominated Odessa Permian in Van Horn 63-31. Franklin’s Katia Gallegos and Dixie Lanhart both scored 13 as they advanced to the area round and now improve 26-5 on the

Dona Ana County Commissioners were set to discuss County Manager Julia Brown’s contract Tuesday, but after some debate, commissioners voted 3-2 to remove the item from the agenda. Commissioners still discussed a personnel matter involving Brown in closed session, but they decided not to take action afterward. In September, commissioners voted 3-1 to extend Brown’s

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested more than 680 undocumented immigrants last week, marking the first major ICE raids of Donald Trump’s presidency. There were raids in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Atlanta and San Antonio. Ruben Garcia is the director Annunciation House in El Paso. It’s a volunteer-based shelter that takes in refugees.

El Paso Children’s Hospital, which became an affiliate of University Medical Center after bankruptcy reorganization in 2015, celebrated its fifth anniversary Tuesday. UMC marked the occasion by forgiving $58 million in rent, paying all of Children’s creditors and agreeing to wait until bills are paid to recover $48 million owed to UMC and taxpayers. New

Michael Derby, the man convicted of carjacking an SUV and briefly kidnapping its owner at gunpoint in El Paso before leading authorities on a car chase in New Mexico, was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison. Derby’s attorney tells ABC-7 his client could get out of prison after serving half his sentence if he

Undeterred by a U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down sweeping abortion restrictions that were sold as protecting women’s health, Texas Republicans are pushing new measures pitched as protecting fetuses, with a hopeful eye toward Washington. New anti-abortion measures are moving through the Legislature – where Democrats are virtually powerless to stop them – and opponents

The Crimes Against Persons unit has released the mug shot of the 19-year-old man who allegedly shot and killed a former Montwood High football player outside an East El Paso bar. Moises Galvan is charged with the murder of Rogelio Franco on January 29, 2017. The second victim, shot in the chest, was 22-year-old David

New calculations to better track HIV infections confirm that the U.S. is seeing a strong and steady decline. The number of new cases has been falling for years, but health officials wanted a clearer picture of how the epidemic was behaving. They count people when they were diagnosed with the AIDS virus – not when

A Mexican national sentenced to eight years in prison for voter fraud in Texas says she was wrongly used by authorities as an example of fraud. Rosa Maria Ortega, who was brought to Texas as an infant, says she held a green card and always believed she was allowed to vote. The 37-year-old Ortega told

The Homeland Security Department said Monday that 680 people were arrested in roundups last week targeting immigrants living illegally in the United States. The figure is far below the totals of similar raids conducted under the Obama administration. The raids have left immigrant communities worried about stepped-up enforcement efforts and the White House taking credit

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner will propose that the state pay to add hundreds of state troopers to combat the growing number of shooting incidents on Chicago area expressways. Rauner’s office confirmed a Chicago Sun-Times report that during his Wednesday budget speech he will push for funding for 200 more state police cadets over the next

President Donald Trump is patting himself on the back for immigration and job-creation initiatives that started before he took office. A look at his statements during a news conference Monday with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: TRUMP: “We’re actually taking people that are criminals, very, very, hardened criminals in some cases … with a tremendous

Mexico’s foreign relations secretary says his country has not seen any increase in deportations by U.S. authorities despite reports of immigration raids in several states. Luis Videgaray says that “as far as the numbers of deported people, we still have not seen any increase.” Videgaray told the Televisa network Monday that Mexico’s government has been

Dozens rallied at New Mexico State University to show their opposition of President Donald Trump Tuesday. The “Love Trumps Hate” rally brought together dozens of community members from different organizations. People made signs that showed their support for immigrants, the LGBTQ community and those of different races. The group then marched from the Corbett Center

President Donald Trump ousted his national security adviser because he lost trust in him, not for any legal concern, Trump’s spokesman said Tuesday. White House press secretary Sean Spicer said that the “erosion of that trust” over the circumstances surrounding retired Gen. Michael Flynn’s calls with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. created “a critical

More than four-fifths of school districts offer no sex education or only teach abstinence in Texas, which has one of the country’s highest teen birth rates, according to a study released Tuesday. The study commissioned by Texas Freedom Network, a left-leaning education watchdog group, found that 25 percent of roughly 1,000 school districts statewide didn’t

A man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend after the couple had “rough” intercourse on Valentine’s Day two years ago. The El Paso District Attorney’s Office confirmed Francisco “Chico” Fierro, 26, pleaded guilty last week. ABC-7 obtained the complaint affidavit stating Fierro and his girlfriend were having “rough

There are big changes coming to Kern Place in west-central El Paso. The trolley construction is already underway, but that is just the beginning. The Sun City Lights Project at Kern Place is in the final design stages. The city project is focused on turning the popular Cincinnati street near UTEP into a friendlier pedestrian

A fire that broke out in a recycling plant in East El Paso Tuesday morning is now under control, according to the El Paso Fire Department. The fire happened at SA Recycling Plant on the 6800 block of Market Street, where metal scraps are recycled. The fire is a condition 1 — which is considered

A pedestrian was struck Monday night in West El Paso. It happened around 9 p.m. by the intersection of Mesa and Champions Place, which is near Coronado High School. Emergency crews tell ABC-7 one person was taken to the hospital in serious condition. No other details were provided. The incident comes only three days after

We’re live now at www.kvia.com/livestream An overnight pedestrian crash in El Paso sent one person to the hospital. And the latest on the resignation of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Are you still trying to figure out what to get to your loved one on Valentine’s Day? We’ll give you some money-saving tips. All the

Overnight closures CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER (will resume on Tuesday night): 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.

Bi-district Round (First round): Class 5A: Burges 58, Eastlake 47 Final Andress 52, Hanks 32 Final Riverside 67 Jefferson 37 Final Bel Air 55, Bowie 43 Final Class 4A: Midland Greenwood 88, Fabens 30 Final Class 3A: Tornillo 31, San Angelo Grape Creek 27 Final Class 2A: Morton 45, Van Horn 41 Final

High school students in southern New Mexico are resting up between class in “sleep pods.” The pods are at Las Cruces High School, Chaparral High School and Onate High School. They were purchased in 2010/2011, with tax-payer dollars. Linda Summers, associate professor at New Mexico State University, wrote the federal grant while working for the

The El Paso Municipal Police Officers Association does not back officers who are facing criminal charges, with minor exceptions. ABC-7 spoke with union President Sgt. Ron Martin after two El Paso police officers were charged with sexual assault. Officer Juan Carlos Gardea, 46, was arrested Feb 6, and charged with sexual assault of a child.

Police arrested the 21-year-old man injured in the January 31, 2017 shooting on Wyoming Avenue, along with his suspected accomplice, in what investigators believe was a home-invasion. Marcelo Ortiz Bejarano, of the 6500 block of Puffin Street, is charged with one count each of Aggravated Battery Causing Great Bodily Harm, Aggravated Burglary and Conspiracy to

El Paso Electric is asking the Public Utility Commission of Texas and municipal regulatory authorities to approve a $42.547 million “retail increase in base revenues” in an effort to recover investments made in the El Paso region. The utility is proposing to eliminate “subsidies between all customer classes by bringing all customers to their full

ABC-7’S commitment to highlighting positive news in our schools earns a state award! Our “Estela’s Esquelas” segment has earned the Texas State Teachers Association “School Bell” award for Outstanding TV Program Series for the second year in a row. A Texas television station is chosen every year for its outstanding continuous coverage of education issues.

Precinct 2 county commissioner David Stout’s proposed resolution opposing the selection of Duranguito as the site for the multipurpose downtown arena was deleted. It was a 4-1 vote, with Stout being the only one voting against deleting the resolution. “It was the center of El Paso’s ethnic neighborhoods,” Stout said. “All of this has been