Month: March 2017

Overnight El Paso Street Car closures (six weeks): 9 pm-5 am I-10 East and west left lane closures to be expected for the next six weeks in both directions of the highway downtown. Day Time Closures: 9am-3pm I-10 Reduces to two lanes in both directions at Buena Vista I-10 West Sunland Park exit ramp reduced

Bidistrict Round Scoreboard (First Round): 6A Boys: Coronado 2, Midland 1 Final Montwood 0, Amarillo Tascosa 0 Final (Montwood advances 3-1 on penalty kicks) 5A Boys: El Paso 6, Eastlake 1 Final 6A Girls: Wolfforth Frenship 5, Eastwood 0 Final 4A Girls: Pampa 7, Mountain View 1 Final

The Socorro City Council unanimously voted to oust mayor Gloria Rodriguez, just four months into her term. The vote came during a special City Council meeting Thursday. Rodriguez told ABC-7 Tuesday she was surprised to find this item on this agenda: “Discussion and action to determine and declare that Gloria M. Rodriguez has forfeited the

It’s been an extremely busy couple of days for El Paso Police. As many as four homicides in the span of less than 24 hours has stressed resources. A police spokesman told ABC-7 he can”t remember a more hectic time over a 24-hour period for the El Paso Police Department. El Paso Police found themselves

The last straw that convinced Chicago native Marissa Marshall it was time to move away was hearing dangerously close gunfire in the rough neighborhood where she found affordable housing. The 29-year-old, who’s pregnant with her fifth child, relocated about three years ago to a St. Louis suburb where she more easily found jobs and a

Nine-year-old Angel Reyes is supposed to be resting during Spring Break. He’s not. Instead, the boy is selling lemonade to help his family pay for his grandfather’s medical expenses. Angel’s grandfather was recently diagnosed with colon cancer. “I wanted to do this for my grandpa because I want to see him happy and I want

El Paso Police identified the man shot and killed in Northeast El Paso as 25-year-old Kareem Hewitt. The shooting happened after 10:00 pm Wednesday at the Autumn Manor Apartments located at 9960 McCombs Street, police said. Hewitt was found wounded inside an apartment unit, police added. “The victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was transported

Utah’s governor announced Thursday that he will sign legislation giving the predominantly Mormon state the strictest DUI threshold in the country, a change that restaurant groups and representatives of the ski and snowboard industry say will hurt tourism. Republican Gov. Gary Herbert said he plans to approve the measure lowering the blood alcohol limit for

Police identified the man stabbed and killed Wednesday in Northeast El Paso as 61-year-old James Everhart. Investigators said Everhart was killed in the 3900 block of Kemp, about a mile from Chapin High School, at about 11:30 am Wednesday. The suspect, identified by police as 61-year-old Wayne Woodruff, was charged with Murder and booked into

El Paso Police responded to a homicide in west El Paso on Thursday morning. ABC-7 confirmed with authorities that one person died at the scene and another person was taken to the hospital. An El Paso Police spokesman said a fight, shots fired, and a car were reported in connection with the incident. Police have

Those who want a say in the new Children’s Museum that will be going up in downtown El Paso will have a few more chances to voice their suggestions. Three community forums are scheduled for area branches of the El Paso Public Library. They are: Tuesday, March 28Armijo Branch620 E. 7th St.5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April

The City of El Paso will be hosting a series of open-house style meetings to discuss the downtown arena project. One meeting will be held for every district. Each of the meetings will be held from 6 to 7:30 in the evening. The dates and times are as follows: March 23: Andress High School, 5400

The overnight road closure on I-10 West and Copia was set to open at 5 am on Thursday morning. It continues closed 52 minutes later taking a toll on the morning commute. Avoid the area, take Gateway or Montana.

EL PASO, Texas – 9pm-6am I-10 East Sunland Park flyover ramp will close I-10 East will reduce to one lane from Mesa-Thorn I-10 East reduced to one lane from buena vista and sunland park I-10 East Zaragoza and Eastlake Overnight El Paso Street Car closures (six weeks): 9 pm-5 am I-10 East and west left

Yesterday ABC-7 brought you the story of how the Desert Downs BMX race track was burglarized. Someone broke in and took some concession stand goodies and three very expensive bikes. “I never thought it was going to come back,” said Shelby Watts. Watts is one of the young girls that got her bike stolen Sunday

There have been many great days in UTEP and NMSU basketball history. UTEP, then Texas Western, winning the national championship in 1966 certainly qualifies as a good day. NMSU under Lou Henson making the Final Four in 1970 was another good one. But 25 years ago today, both programs reached the Sweet 16 on the

At three years old, Kona has experienced enough pain to last a lifetime. The Shar-pei mix was found on the streets of Juarez, Mexico after being hit by a car. After losing the use of his two front legs, the dog had been dragging himself along so long that bone was exposed. His injuries were

A new bill introduced in the Texas House is aimed at increasing the minimum wage. Democrat Rep. Senfronia Thompson of District 14 proposed House Bill 937 to increase Texas’ minimum wage from the $7.25 federal rate to $10.10 an hour by 2021. For the first time in his life, Edward Martinez said he is unemployed.

TxDot’s District Engineer Bob Bielek presented the quarterly update to city council Tuesday. In his presentation to city reps, Bielek says there are at least 11 projects that are funded, two that are partially funded and nine that are unfunded. Among the projects, TxDOT is currently conducting an analysis of current and future transportation needs

ABC-7 is learning more about the Las Cruces man arrested on child pornography and sexual assault charges Monday. According to court documents, an IP address linked to child porn files brought investigators to the home Christopher T. Manuel was living at on the 1500 block of Mariposa Avenue. Documents state Manuel was living with his

The Las Cruces man accused of assaulting his girlfriend’s son allegedly told investigators he was having mental health issues while babysitting the boy. Zachary T. Ochoa, 20, is charged with “Reckless Abuse of a Child Resulting in Great Bodily Harm.” A criminal complaint obtained by ABC-7’s New Mexico Mobile Newsroom states Ochoa’s girlfriend left for

Transmountain partners is planning to build a massive new mall and entertainment complex expected to have 10 auditoriums, 18 lanes of “upscale” bowling, two full service bars, and “premium dining” options. The Cinergy Entertainment complex will be located on the northeast corner of Transmountain and I-10 within the $350 million Franklin Galleria Mall. It will

El Paso Police say a 16-year-old girl and an 18-year-old man were handling a gun early Wednesday morning when the gun discharged, striking the 16-year-old in the upper torso. The girl was transported to a nearby hospital, where she died. Earlier Wednesday, Police said the shooting appeared to be a suicide. The shooting happened at

Before signing up with Donald Trump, former campaign manager Paul Manafort secretly worked for a Russian billionaire with a plan to “greatly benefit the Putin Government,” The Associated Press has learned. The White House attempted to brush the report aside Thursday, but it quickly raised fresh alarms in Congress about Russian links to Trump associates.

U.S. prosecutors and lawyers for Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman are sparring over jail conditions that the lawyers claim are so stressful he’s hallucinating about music. The claim was contained in a defense filing last week that asked U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan to order Guzman released from an ultra high-security wing of

Reports of sexual assaults and domestic violence among Los Angeles’ Latino population have plummeted since the beginning of the year, amid fears that immigrants in the country illegally could face deportation if they interact with police or appear in court, the city’s police chief said Tuesday. Since the beginning of 2017, sexual assault reports have

Uber has until March 24 to show the city of El Paso it is complying with the city’s Transportation for Hire ordinance. Members of the disabled community have filed complaints against the ride-sharing service, asking Uber to improve its services. City Council representatives passed the Transportation for Hire ordinance in 2016. It requires transportation companies

After El Paso City Council’s meeting on Tuesday, residents in the Lower Valley can look forward to new recreational amenities in the the next two years. City representatives approved three new El Paso Parks and Recreation Centers, two of which will be located in Lower Valley neighborhoods. One will be located at Lomaland and Lomita,

Stark choices lie ahead for New Mexico about which residents continue to receive Medicaid coverage and to what extent if congressional Republicans enact a plan to overhaul Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, according to first detailed analysis from the state with the nation’s second-highest poverty rate. Maintaining expanded Medicaid health care coverage for low-income adults