Month: March 2017

Downtown El Paso was transformed into a playground for the 10th straight year. Hundreds of kids and their families took part in the annual “Kidspalooza” — an event hosted by the El Paso Symphony Orchestra. There were games, prizes. circus performers and even a Star Wars concert. The biggest attraction though was the balloon stand.

A first round win in the playoffs in the Borderland will not only earn you a trip to the second round of the postseason, but also a bi-district championship. That was exactly the case for both the Andress girls, the Bel Air boys and the Burges girls on Saturday. The Andress girls upset 18-2 Bel

Kaitlin Ryder and Erika Harrawood were game one heroes for a second consecutive week as UTEP took care of Southern Miss, 12-2 (5) in the first game of a Saturday doubleheader at the Helen of Troy Softball Complex. Ryder registered a career-high five RBI, while Harrawood (3-7) chalked up her first complete-game victory in her

UTEP sophomore hurdler Tobi Amusan clocked the fastest 100m hurdle time (12.63) in the world for 2017 on Saturday afternoon at Kidd Field in the UTEP Springtime. Amusan exploded out of the blocks and dashed to a first-place finish, setting a school record in the process. The previous standard was held by Kim Turner (12.95,

Members of the Jornada Meet-Up Hiking Club successfully hiked to the top of Cooke’s Peak Saturday. The challenging 8,400-foot climb to the top took the 11-member group about 2 1/2 hours. KVIA’s general manager, Kevin Lovell, was among the members of the group. The mountain can be seen from Interstate 10, about 25 miles northeast

A U.S. counterterrorism airstrike earlier this month in Afghanistan killed an al-Qaida leader responsible for a deadly hotel attack in Islamabad in 2008 and the 2009 attack on a bus carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team, the Pentagon said Saturday. In confirming the death of Qari Yasin, U.S. officials said Yasin was a senior terrorist

Every family has their own struggles, and they’re not all the same. Saturday hundreds of families with disabilities got together in El Paso to learn from each other. The Children’s Disabilities Information Coalition and Region 19 Head Start put the event together, inviting parents and patients to turn out and learn different ways to live

A series of upper level storm systems will bring breezy to windy conditions to the area most of the next seven days. High temperatures will continue to run above normal through midweek. We will see a chance for lowland rain showers and high mountain snow showers on Tuesday and Wednesday and again on Friday and

El Paso artist Khalid put on a special performance sponsored by Spotify Friday. Deemed Khalid’s “Homecoming Concert,” Spotify organized the intimate concert at Americas High School for a select group of fans in celebration of Khalid’s album “American Teen.” Fans, including Khalid’s former teachers, waited hours to see and hear the rising star. “I’m just

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Austin Sanctuary Network of churches offering shelter to immigrants in the liberal Texas city is growing rapidly since President Donald Trump was elected. More churches are exploring opening their doors to immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally and seeking sanctuary from deportation by moving into the churches. Two Austin

MEXICO CITY (AP) – A fight between inmates at a northern Mexican prison left three inmates dead and one injured, authorities said Saturday. The clash followed a riot and mass escape at the prison in Ciudad Victoria, capital of the northern border state of Tamaulipas. The state security spokesman, Luis Alberto Rodriguez, said Saturday in

WACO, Texas (AP) – A judge on Friday postponed the first trial over a 2015 Central Texas gunfight involving rival motorcycle gangs that left nine people dead, 20 others hurt and more than 150 bikers charged. The trial for Christopher Jacob Carrizal, a member of the Bandidos motorcycle group, had been set for May 22.

The winner of Sunday’s 14th running of the 1⅛ mile Sunland Derby at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino will go on to compete at the iconic Kentucky Derby. 12 horses will race for 50 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby that will be awarded to the winner of the Sunland Derby. Local horse “Conquest Mo

In an exclusive interview with ABC-7, the hottest R&B artist in the world said he had to live his “mother’s dream” after she gave up her musical aspirations to raise him. Khalid said mom, his biggest fan, is the source of the love in his music. His mother, stationed at Fort Bliss, was a recording

Bidistrict Round (First Round): 6A Boys: Socorro 2, Odessa 0 Final Franklin 2, Midland Lee 1 Final 5A Boys: Del Valle 5, Irvin 1 Final Andress 2, Horizon 1 Final 4A Boys: Clint 0, Lubbock Estacado 1 Final Borger 5, Mountain View 1 Final 6A Girls: Franklin 0 (4), Odessa Permian 0 (2) Final (Franklin

A group of 11 Cuban immigrants being detained in South Texas are fighting deportation after alleging they were wrongly turned away while trying to enter the United States just before a long-standing immigration policy that allowed any Cuban who made it to U.S. soil to stay and become a legal resident was rescinded. Jorge Rivera,

Socorro City Council voted Thursday night to remove Mayor Gloria Rodriguez, leaving taxpayers with no choice but to pay for a special election. Rodriguez was voted into office just four months ago, when more than 2,400 Socorro residents cast a ballot for her. She beat candidate Jesus Ruiz by more than 800 votes. But it

Transmountain Partners, the developer behind the $350 million Franklin Galleria Mall, told ABC-7 the project will come to live in three phases. The massive new mall will include a Cinergy entertainment complex, which will reportedly house 10 auditoriums, 18 lanes of upscale bowling, two full-service bars, and premium dining options. “Phase two and three will

A long-standing building in Downtown El Paso is no longer in the running to be considered a historical landmark. The building is where the former “Chinese Laundry” once stood. It’s formerly a bar, it’s located on the 200 block of West Overland in the Duranguito neighborhood. Emails obtained by ABC-7 show the building’s owner chose

House Speaker Paul Ryan guaranteed a win on the Republican plan to dismantle Barack Obama’s health care law. Instead, he suffered a brutal defeat, cancelling a vote and admitting “we’re going to be living with Obamacare for the foreseeable future.” Friday’s stinging rebuke is an ominous sign for President Donald Trump’s agenda, from taxes to

Nearly 15 percent of female undergraduates at the University of Texas at Austin reported being raped in a survey released by officials at the 50,000-student campus Friday. The survey comes at a time when Baylor University and state lawmakers are facing a widespread sexual assault scandal involving football players at the nation’s largest Baptist university.

El Paso loves its people. It’s newest son is Khalid. Thursday night, superstar Elton John dedicated the song “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me” to Khalid during a performance at the Don Haskins Center. The pop culture icon said Khalid is on the road to super-stardom. Khalid later tweeted a photo he took

Crime Stoppers of Las Cruces is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that helps identify the couple suspected of stealing the purse from the shopping cart of an 80-year-old woman. Police say the elderly woman was shopping at the Walmart store at 571 Walton when her purse was stolen. The theft happened

Corrections officials adopted new criminal sentencing rules on Friday that aim to trim California’s prison population by 9,500 inmates after four years. They include steps like reducing inmates’ sentences up to six months for earning a college degree and by up to a month each year for participating in self-help programs such as alcohol and

A Houston middle school staff member is facing charges after he was accused of impregnating a 13-year-old student. Mauricio Orlando Mendoza was an information technology worker at the school until the accusations surfaced in December. Prosecutors allege that he and the girl had sex on school grounds on multiple occasions. After the girl’s parents found

A second former Baylor football player has been arrested on charges that include sexual assault. The U.S. Marshal’s Service confirms that 23-year-old Shamycheal “Myke” Chatman was arrested Thursday in Houston. A McLennan County grand jury earlier indicted Chatman along with another former player, 22-year-old Tre’Von Armstead, who was arrested Wednesday near his hometown of Port

Prosecutors say a man has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in the 2008 slaying of three relatives in Mexico. Emmanuel Velasco Gurrola was sentenced Thursday in El Paso. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate anti-racketeering laws and to three counts of conspiracy to kill in a foreign country. His brother,

In just the past month there have been four different search and rescue operations in El Paso. As temperatures increase, so to does the risk of being injured or stranded while hiking. “Plan before you go. Make sure that you know where you’re going to go, and how much time you allocated for your hike,”

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