Month: March 2017

It’s billed as New Mexico’s largest medical marijuana festival. Hundreds gathered on Sunday at the Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds for “CANNAville.” Organizers of the festival said their goal is to change the stigma that comes with marijuana. “This is the fifth event of its kind within New Mexico in the last year,” said Ray

UPDATE (Sunday 8:15 a.m.): El Paso Electric has confirmed that the closure is now open. A major road closure is expected to begin Sunday at 3 a.m. Both eastbound and westbound lanes of I-10 will be closed on El Paso’s west side and drivers can expect some traffic delays. The closure is scheduled to last

Omega Harris had a career day in points, (27) rebounds (10) and steals (five) as UTEP clinched a first-round bye in next week’s Conference USA Championships with a 74-67 win over Charlotte on Saturday in the Haskins Center. The Miners (14-16, 12-6 C-USA) will have a share of third place in the final C-USA standings

Many have heard the saying “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” One local school is taking that to another level and creating a contest that turns trash into art. Winners can win some money and get to meet Chelsea Clinton. It’s called an art contest with a purpose. If you take a look at

A former Vado school has been added to the National Registry for Historic Places. Paul Lawrance Dunbar Elementary School served 31 years as a segregated school for African-American students from 1926-1951. The four-classroom building — named after an African American poet — still stands at 325 Holguin Road in Vado. Segregation in New Mexico ended

Dozens of veterans shared their concerns at Congressman Beto O’Rourke’s town hall on Saturday at Coronado High School. “We’re making progress on issues with the El Paso VA,” O’Rourke said. “Folks are waiting fewer days to get an appointment. We’re not having as much of a crisis in access to mental healthcare.” Participants at the

DALLAS (AP) – Some Hispanic students in Dallas have struggled to get special education services because of language and other communication issues, but an external review found no evidence of intentional exclusion. The Dallas Independent School District, the state’s second largest with 160,000 students, ordered the review amid widespread concerns about special education services in

HOUSTON (AP) – The deportation of a Houston-area father after his temporary reprieve was revoked following new enforcement rules enacted by President Donald Trump is an example of a U.S. immigration policy that’s going after good people, his attorney said Friday. Jose Escobar, a 31-year-old husband and father of two, was returned to his home

ELEPHANT BUTTE, N.M. (AP) – Federal officials are getting ready for the irrigation season along the Rio Grande in southern New Mexico and water will start moving through the system in the coming week. The Bureau of Reclamation says it will begin releases from Elephant Butte Dam on Monday morning. The release will quickly ramp

Burges High School (El Paso) defeated Eastern Hills (Fort Worth) in the sweet 16 of the Texas High School Basketball playoffs with a final score of 78-66. Thanks to Jawaun and Tristan Newton’s 29 points each, the Mustangs advanced to the Elite 8; a place they could not reach last season. The Mustangs were in

Fort Worth’s Justin Northwest defeated Andress High School to advance to the Elite 8 in the Texas High School Basketball playoffs. Justin Northwest will play Burges High School, who defeated Fort Worth’s Eastern Hills earlier Friday. ABC-7 streamed both games live on KVIA.com and will stream the Justin Northwest/Burges game live Saturday at 1pm. CLICK

The Lenten season is underway and Catholics are preparing for 40 days of abstaining and fasting. Deacon David McNeill with the Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces says lent is a time to reflect. “During lent, we use the time to take stock of ourselves, how we’re living our lives and do things that will help

Eastbound and westbound Interstate 10 will be closed Sunday, March 5, from 3 a.m. to 12 p.m. in West El Paso. The closure on I-10 east starts at Mesa Street. You can use Doniphan Drive to Sunland Park Drive as a detour. Westbound I-10 will be closed at Resler Drive. That off-ramp will take you

City Rep. Peter Svarzbein has placed an item on next week’s City Council agenda calling for discussion on prohibiting City of El Paso funds to be awarded to contractors and vendors who receive federal contracts related to the construction of the proposed border wall. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has indicated it intends to

Investigators assigned to the El Paso Police Department’s Central Regional Command Center are asking for information regarding “an on-going large scale mail theft investigation.” EPPD detectives want to speak with those who may have been the victims of mail thefts. During a news conference Friday, El Paso Police announced at least 30 victims have come

KVIA.com will be streaming the Burges and Andress boys basketball Sweet 16 games beginning Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. MST. with play-by-play coverage. CLICK HERE TO WATCH LIVE. For a live broadcast of the Burges game against Fort Worth Eastern Hills, simply go to the home page at 3 p.m Friday. Coverage of the Andress

The Department of Homeland Security is considering a proposal to separate women and children who illegally cross the U.S. border together in an effort to deter undocumented immigration, a senior Homeland Security official confirmed to ABC News. The plan was first reported Friday by Reuters, which noted that “part of the reason for the proposal

It is no surprise both the Andress Eagles and the Burges Mustangs have found themselves in the high school basketball playoffs yet again. The Burges Mustangs marched their way to a 24-7 record in large part due to their excellent trio of players in Brothers Jawaun Newton and Tristen Newton alongside Deion Bauman. Now the

Doña Ana County is appealing a judge’s decision in favor of a union that would result in pay raises for most Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Department deputies and personnel. Third Judicial District Court Judge Manuel Arrieta issued a ruling in January in the case, rejecting Doña Ana County management’s request for him to overturn an

Muddy handprints cover the rusty, iron posts on sections of border fence in far South Texas. The 18-foot-tall barrier, which runs between a national wildlife refuge and a local nature center, ends abruptly less than a mile down the road. Still, somebody clearly thought it was best to cross it. “This is probably one of

Hugh Jackman will make his final appearance as X-Men’s Wolverine in the film ‘Logan,’ in theaters now. It is already expected to take the top spot in the Box Office with an estimated $60 million. Logan is the first R-rated film in the Wolverine series. The Borderland serves as the setting for part of the

EL PASO, Texas – 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

UTEP fans left the Don Haskins Center Thursday night in disbelief after UTEP fell to Old Dominion by a point, 62-61, on a controversial call at the end of the game. Trailing by one with 2.1 seconds to play, UTEP guard Omega Harris missed a jumper that was then tipped in by Matt Willms. Television

When kids scurry off to catch the bus for school, there is an expectation that they will be safely transported to class, but for some Fabens school children that may not be the case. Raquel Cejudo said she drives behind school bus 924 “almost every morning” on her way to work, and regularly witnesses the

Police say a man driving drunk crashed into a stop sign at Mississippi and Stanton, causing the sign to fatally wound a pedestrian. The deadly wreck happened shortly before 2 am Wednesday in West El Paso. 26-year old Lorenzo Anchondo, of Sunland Park, New Mexico, is charged with Intoxication Manslaughter. Jail records show he is

With ongoing concern over targeted ICE operations, one local school district is assuring students they’re safe at school. Students at Bowie High School tell ABC-7 their own friends are afraid of going to class, because they fear being deported while at school. “They’re scared of coming over all the days, and they just want to

The transgender woman arrested by Border Patrol agents outside the county courthouse in Early February is facing ten years in a federal prison after a federal grand jury indicted her on a charge of Illegal Re-Entry. The arrest of 33-year-old Irvin Gonzalez made national headlines when it was reported ICE agents arrested her moments after

Breaking months of public silence, former Baylor coach Art Briles said Thursday he could no longer “remain silent” and insisted he did not cover up sexual violence by his players or try to obstruct any investigations tied to the assault scandal at the nation’s largest Baptist university. Briles released a one-page letter defending himself against

An immigration judge granted bond Thursday to a Salvadoran woman seeking asylum in the United States, allowing her to leave an immigration detention facility to seek treatment for a brain tumor. Sara Beltran Hernandez’s family in New York posted her $15,000 bond after the hearing and she will be released by the end of the