Month: March 2017

The police department’s Crimes Against Persons Unit and Special Traffic Investigators are investigating the death of a pedestrian in El Paso’s Lower Valley. Police said the body of a man in his 50s was discovered Thursday morning in a car wash bay at 1206 Giles. Witnesses reported seeing a woman driving a white SUV striking

El Paso Police assisted the Department of Public Safety with a “high-risk” warrant Thursday morning in the Lower Valley. A viewer who called ABC-7 said she heard explosions and a helicopter in the same area at around 6 a.m. near the intersection of Yarbrough and North Carolina Drive. El Paso Police Department spokesman Sgt. Robert

Customs and Border Protection officers seized 31.5 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of $1-million, officials said. The seizure was made Wednesday afternoon at the Santa Teresa Port of Entry. A CBP officer initiated a secondary examination when the driver of a 2007 Nissan Frontier entered the port from Mexico. A drug sniffing

Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Santa Teresa port of entry seized 610 pounds of marijuana late valued at $488,000, federal officials said. The seizure was made late Tuesday afternoon when a tractor-trailer entered the commercial area of the port from Mexico. An X-ray image taken during a secondary examination revealed an anomaly

Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Santa Teresa port of entry seized 610 pounds of marijuana late valued at $488,000, federal officials said. The seizure was made late Tuesday afternoon when a tractor-trailer entered the commercial area of the port from Mexico. An X-ray image taken during a secondary examination revealed an anomaly

Federal officials on Thursday began an investigation into a head-on collision between a pickup truck and small church bus in southwest Texas that crumpled the front of the bus and killed 13 senior adults returning from a church retreat. The Texas Department of Public Safety refused to speculate on the cause of the Wednesday afternoon

A judge on Thursday postponed the criminal trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and moved the case from the Republican’s hometown. The decision comes a month before Paxton was scheduled to face a jury on felony securities fraud charges. He’s accused of steering investors toward a tech startup without disclosing he was being paid

Authorities in New Mexico and Arizona are warning the public about counterfeit money that is being passed around. Roswell police say multiple local businesses have been victimized the past few days when fake bills in denominations ranging from 10s to 100s were used to purchase items. In Arizona, Mohave County Sheriff’s officials say bogus currency

By JOAN LOWY Associated Press Pedestrian deaths are climbing faster than motorist fatalities, reaching nearly 6,000 deaths last year – the highest total in more than two decades, according to an analysis of preliminary state data released Thursday. Increased driving due to an improved economy, lower gas prices and more walking for exercise and environmental

WASHINGTON (AP) – The federal government has extended its deadline for companies to bid on the first contracts for President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall with Mexico. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the six-day extension to April 4 will allow companies time to consider answers to dozens of questions that potential bidders submitted ahead

A crash on I-10 West and Piedras is blocking the right lane. Emergency crews are on the scene of the crash. Take Montana instead.

I-10 East Sunland Park ramp closed I-10 West road closed at Transmountain and Vinton. I-10 East two right lanes from Executive to Schuster Complete road closure of I-10 west at Copia overpass Ramp K (US 54 south to I-10 West) closed. Overnight El Paso Street Car closures (six weeks): 9 pm-5 am I-10 East and

The Southwest Minority Supplier Development Council held a forum for El Paso the eight mayoral candidates. The focus of this event was to have candidates speak and provide their intake on supporting small and minority owned businesses in El Paso. Candidates were asked about the importance of supporting Minority Business Enterprises in the city of

Keitha Adams, who has coached the UTEP women’s basketball team for the past 16 seasons, is going to be named the next the head coach of the women’s team at Wichita State, according to UTEP. The story was first reported by a newspaper in Kansas known as The Wichita Eagle. That report was later confirmed

The UTEP Miners will see some very familiar foes during the 2019-2022 football seasons. UTEP announced Wednesday that the team will be playing against Nevada in 2019 and 2020, and then meeting up for yearly contests with New Mexico in 2020 and 2021. Both Nevada and New Mexico are old rivals from the days that

A bill that would ensure all students get a warm lunch, even if their parents are behind on payments, could become law if Governor Susana Martinez decides to sign it. Senate Bill 374 was approved by the state legislature this session. Senator Michael Padilla, (D) Albuquerque, told ABC-7 a lot of schools in New Mexico

The former governor of the state of Chihuahua has fled to Texas to evade accusations of corruption, his successor said Tuesday. Chihuahua Gov. Javier Corral said during a news conference that ex-Gov. Cesar Duarte has gone to El Paso and is considered “a fugitive from justice.” Corral said officials would seek an international arrest and

Phone scams are not anything new, but one El Paso woman told ABC 7 the latest phony call she received was more sophisticated. Susan Eisen said before yesterday, the last peculiar call she took from someone pretending to work for El Paso Electric was in December. She said that when she picked up the phone

Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke, (D) El Paso, says he is planning a campaign announcement Friday amid reports he will challenge GOP Sen. Ted Cruz for re-election next year. O’Rourke confirmed to ABC-7 in a text Wednesday afternoon that the announcement is scheduled for Friday morning. He said it was important for him to share the

The man suspected of killing his wife and his four daughters in Roswell, New Mexico is in the custody of US Marshals following his extradition to the US. Juan David Villegas, 34, is facing with five counts of first-degree murder, court documents state. “Today we begin the process of bringing justice Villegas who rocked the

Deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and the County Medical Examiner are investigating an electrocution on the 200 block of Los Mochis in Canutillo. A spokeswoman with the sheriff’s office told ABC-7 deputies were called to investigate an industrial accident. When deputies arrived, they found a 36-year-old man dead from an apparent electrocution.

New Mexico State head basketball coach Paul Weir says that 7’2″ center Tanveer Bhullar will be leaving the basketball team to either transfer to another school or play professionally. Bhullar is eligible to graduate from NMSU with a degree in sociology this semester and could then become a graduate transfer. Bhullar could also follow in

A Dallas salon worker has been sentenced to 60 years in prison after she was found guilty of murder in the death of a woman injected in the buttocks with industrial-grade silicone. A Dallas County jury sentenced Denise “Wee Wee” Ross on Wednesday, a day after convicting her of murder for performing the illegal cosmetic

The man suspected of running over a pedestrian in a strip club’s parking lot was allegedly angry because the pedestrian was about to give the suspect’s girlfriend a ride, court documents state. George Galvan, 23, is charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Police said Galvan was driving a grey 2007 Toyota Camry in

The Texas Senate has voted to ban the use of red light cameras in traffic enforcement – nixing tools that had been used to try and stop wrecks at busy intersections. Supporters of red light cameras, including police and trauma experts, say they help uphold the law and reduce crashes. Critics say they invade privacy,

Nearly 600 soldiers stationed at Fort Bliss will deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan over the next few months. The Army is deploying the 1st Armored Division’s Sustainment Brigade, stationed at Fort Bliss, to Afghanistan this spring. Officials said the “Muleskinner” Brigade will deploy 200 soldiers as part of a “regular rotation of forces to Operation

A Las Cruces woman is suspected of beating and choking her former girlfriend, police officials said. Innocence Aaliyah Gamboa, 19, is charged with one count of “Aggravated Battery Against a Household Member.” Police were dispatched to investigate a domestic disturbance at an apartment at 320 E. Union Avenue shortly after 3:30 pm Thursday March 23,

Geographic and physical challenges – including the Rio Grande and threatened wildlife – will make it difficult to build the “big, beautiful wall” that President Donald Trump has promised on the U.S.-Mexico border, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Wednesday. Building a wall “is complex in some areas,” including Big Bend National Park and along the

Thousands of students in the state of Texas continue testing for the STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) exam. On Wednesday, testing will take place for the Reading exam for some grades. Days prior to the start of the exams, the Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath posted a memo to the agency’s

A reporter in Mexico’s Gulf coast state of Veracruz was reported in serious condition after being shot outside his home early Wednesday in a region plagued by drug cartel violence. It adds to a string of attacks on reporters in a country considered one of the most dangerous places to practice journalism The president of