Month: March 2017

The 27 hour closure of I-10 East and Redd road did not quite last 27 hours. Instead Mesa, South Desert boulevard, and I-10 East at Redd were all opened ahead of the 6 a.m. scheduled time. Commuters will no longer need to take alternate routes such as Doniphan, Paisano, or Transmountain. The high way does

If you listen closely, you can hear the soft cries of newborn babies behind the walls of El Paso Children’s Hospital. The newborn infants are cared for in the neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU. “I really worked with babies forever because of all because I’ve always worked with women,” said Alicia Herrera. Herrera is

Overnight closures 9pm-6am Monday March 13th-15 9pm-5am Complete closure on I-10 West at the Spur 1966 overpass Wednesday March 13th-14th 9pm-5am Complete closure on I-10 East between Hawkins exit and Hawkins entrnace ramp. Wednesday March 13-16th 9pm-5am Complete closure on I-10 between Paisano and Copia Thursday March 16th-17th 9pm-5am Complete closure on I-10 East between

UPDATE: According to TXDOT spokeswoman Jennifer Wright, the I-10 opened back up at around 10:15 p.m. Sunday, 8 hours ahead of schedule. Original story: The Texas Department of Transportation closed I-10 East in West El Paso Sunday morning. I-10 east is shut down from Redd road to Sunland Park. Mesa is closed in both directions

According to El Paso police, I-10 East at Redd is now open. However, Mesa underpass remains closed. Crews are still working to clean up the rubble left behind after knocking down a portion of the Mesa overpass. Officials say construction is on schedule to being completed by 6 a.m. Monday.

Combined Search and Rescue crews rescued an injured hiker in Tom Mays Park. The El Paso Fire Department was called to the Franklin Mountain State Park just before 6 p.m. Sunday, when a hiker injured herself. Officials say the 31-year-old woman was hiking on-trail with another person when she injured herself. The first unit arrived

The field is set for the NCAA Tournament and the NMSU Aggies claimed the 14th seed and will face 3 seed Baylor Friday in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This comes after Ian Baker exploded for 15 points in the second half to lead NMSU in a dramatic 70-60 comeback win against CSU Bakersfield in the WAC title

HOUSTON (AP) – A growing industry of boutique security firms has emerged as oil and gas companies seek outside help to protect their networks from increasingly savvy and aggressive cyberattacks. Time and again security specialists reveal lingering national security threats in the form of highly vulnerable control systems for valves, pumps, pipelines and refineries in

NEW YORK (AP) – Don’t open the front door if immigration officials knock, not even a little bit. If you’re taken into custody, tell them your name and nothing else. Definitely don’t sign anything. That’s the advice being drummed into immigrants in New York City and around the country at training sessions put on by

HOUSTON (AP) – A Houston man has been shot and killed in front of his wife and child by young men who attempted to steal the family’s car only to find out it was a manual transmission that they didn’t know how to drive. Harris County sheriff’s officials said 47-year-old Pedro Aguilar was killed after

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – The governors of Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and New Mexico are seeking temporary suspension of grazing restrictions for farmers and ranchers because of wildfires. The fires have burned more than 2,300 square miles in the four states, forcing farmers and ranchers to move their livestock. The letter from the governors to acting

The Meyers Group plans to build two towers in West El Paso, according to the El Paso Inc. The Meyers Group plans announced last year it would build a 22-story high-rise near the intersection of Mesa and Shadow Mountain. In this week’s edition of El Paso Inc., the group says they now plan to build

The NMSU Aggies trailed by as many as 13 points in the first half to CSU Bakersfield, but turned it around in the final 20 minutes as Ian Baker exploded for 15 points to lead NMSU in a dramatic 70-60 comeback win. Eli Chuha added 16 points and 11 rebounds to help outscore the Roadrunners

From a distance, it looks like a large green camping trailer — nothing special. But when you get up close, you see a large logo of a bearded man printed on the front. The old Western-style font reads “Dr. C’s Mobile Veterinary Service.” “It’s something I’ve always wanted to do, just to drive around and

Chance Bailey Johnson, 10, uses every brush stroke to pay homage to his hometown. “We have so many good landmarks. We have a mountain that’s beautiful. We have the beautiful Plaza Theater. We have the alligator plaza,” Johnson said. “It’s an amazing feeling to know you’ve finished a masterpiece, and that it’s done and it’s

We Texans are fortunate when it comes to access to government information. Correction. We were fortunate. For more than 40 years, Texas’ open records law was one of the nation’s strongest. The Texas Public Information Act, originating during a time of scandal in the early 1970s, presumes all government records are available to citizens, unless

A woman driving northbound on Mesa Street lost control of her vehicle Sunday morning. The incident happened near Paragon Lane shortly after 7 a.m. ABC 7 was at the scene when emergency crews responded the scene. No other vehicles were involved, no serious injuries are reported.

The Texas Department of Transportation closed I-10 East in West El Paso Sunday morning. “Twenty-seven hours is an aggressive timeframe for work that could easily take multiple days,” Project Engineer Tim Twomey said in a news release, “This consolidated timeframe is an effort to mitigate impact to motorists and businesses.” The following freeway closures will

After trailing by two points at the half, the Las Cruces Bulldawgs were unable to bring home a state title. The Bulldawgs took a one point lead briefly in the 3rd quarter, but it was quickly taken away the next posession by the Hawks, and they never looked back. Albuquerque’s Volcano Vista High School topped

The NMSU women had already made history by advancing to their third-straight WAC Championship game for the first time in program history. The team also made the trip worthwhile as they topped Seattle U in the title game 63-48 and won their third straight title. With this win, the Aggies clinched a berth to the

On Saturday, people gathered to honor Srinivas Kuchibhotla, the UTEP graduate that was shot and killed in Olathe, Kansas in February. Kuchibotla, a native of India, earned his engineering degree from the University of Texas at El Paso. Those who gathered say they joined hands to show compassion, empathy, solidarity and for -human values. “While

A New Mexico Senator is withdrawing a bill to extend a state government lease after learning of political contributions by the privately owned property’s owner and developer to Republican Gov. Susana Martinez. Republican Sen. Steven Neville of Aztec sought to withdraw the Senate-approved bill he sponsored after two state Cabinet secretaries informed him of the

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) – A man suspected of burning down a Texas mosque believed its worshippers were terrorists and may have been looking for other mosques to target, authorities alleged during a hearing pertaining to an unrelated case against the man. Marq Vincent Perez, 25, hasn’t been charged in the Jan. 28 fire that

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) – A man suspected of burning down a Texas mosque believed its worshippers were terrorists and may have been looking for other mosques to target, authorities alleged during a hearing pertaining to an unrelated case against the man. Marq Vincent Perez, 25, hasn’t been charged in the Jan. 28 fire that

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas lawmakers have filed hundreds of last-minute bills in their final chance to propose new laws for 2017. Friday was the last day to file bills in the Texas Legislature. It included efforts to help reform a deeply troubled foster care system and legalize fantasy sports. Another would exempt breast-feeding moms

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Cars with no steering wheel, no pedals and nobody at all inside could be driving themselves on California roads by the end of the year, under proposed state rules that would give a powerful boost to the fast-developing technology. For the past several years, tech companies and automakers have been testing

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – The New Mexico Senate is deliberating a budget plan for the coming fiscal year that shores up funding for public school, courts and most state agencies by raising taxes on everything from internet retail sales to vehicle purchases, gasoline and nonprofit hospitals operations. The full Democrat-led Senate convened Saturday with

SAN DIEGO (AP) – The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the federal government to limit the amount of time that people can be held before seeing an immigration judge, saying many are held for months while waiting for an initial appearance. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in federal court on behalf of three Mexicans

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Prosecutors say a man who fled from his 2016 South Texas murder trial during a bathroom break and was convicted in absentia has been caught and formally sentenced to 50 years in prison. Kerry Gittens was sentenced Friday by a judge in San Antonio. Investigators say a tip led to the

CIBOLO, Texas (AP) – Authorities say the body of a woman missing since her car was swept into a rain-swollen South Texas creek has been found inside the submerged vehicle. Emergency personnel on Friday afternoon located the car and then the woman’s body in Santa Clara Creek after the rescue of her husband from a