Month: April 2017

Federal immigration agents say they have arrested 153 immigrants in South Texas with criminal records or who were living in the country illegally. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Monday the arrests were part of a 12-day enforcement operation which ended last month. Most of the arrests – 62 – took place in San Antonio.

Police officers arrested three people allegedly in possession of marijuana and meth over the weekend. Police say 22-year old Brianna Garay, 18-year old Jeshua Colunga, and 21-year old Carlos Garcia were inside a maroon Honda Accord blocking an alleyway on the 4500 block of Arlen. As officers with the Gang Suppression Unit approached the vehicle

Should U.S. high school students know at least as much about the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Federalist papers as immigrants passing a citizenship test? In a growing number of school systems, having such a basic knowledge is now a graduation requirement. But states are taking different approaches to combating what’s seen as

Foul play is not suspected in the death of a soldier, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. A spokeswoman for the sheriff said the “investigation continues.” Specialist Riley Gast was found dead Saturday, Fort Bliss officials confirmed over the weekend. ABC-7 first reported on Gast’s disappearance last Thursday. He was last seen in

A driver struck a 12-year-old girl walking to Ross Middle School Monday morning, EPISD Spokesman Gustavo Reveles confirms. The girl was struck by a car while crossing Geronimo at Hughey, Reveles said. The spokesman told ABC-7 the student was using a cross walk, but the driver failed to yield the right of way. EMS crews

Former El Paso Mayor John Cook told ABC-7 he plans to run for El Paso County Judge. Cook will also meet with County Judge Veronica Escobar, who told ABC-7’s Mauricio Casillas she is strongly considering running for Congress. “I spoke with Judge Escobar last night and she wanted to meet with me to talk about

Police arrested the man suspected of shooting at his estranged wife and her new boyfriend Friday afternoon. 35-year-old Kyle Joshua Brown, also known as Joshua Kyle Griffith, of 1007 Montana Avenue, is charged with two first-degree felony counts of Attempted Murder. He was arrested Friday evening after an hours-long SWAT standoff at his apartment on

With prospects in doubt for repealing “Obamacare,” some Republicans say the Trump administration can rewrite regulations and take other actions to undo much of the health care law on its own. Some of those moves could disrupt life for millions of people, many in states that the new president carried. And then there’s the risk

After weeks on the defensive, President Donald Trump has stepped up his efforts to dispute and downplay revelations stemming from the investigations into the Kremlin’s interference in last year’s election and possible Russian ties to his campaign associates. The White House has said the real story is not about Russia – it’s about how Obama

A crash on I-10 East and the Americas interchange closed that portion of I-10. Gateway East is the best alternate route.

Juarez newspaper El Norte announced Sunday they would be closing down operations completely, citing violence against journalists as a major factor in the decision. The final front page had a farewell letter from the owner titled !Adios! where the owner, Oscar Cantu Murguia thanked readers, explaining the decision was pushed after one of their Chihuahua

Last year, nearly 60,000 children were abused in Texas alone. April is National Child Abuse Prevention month. The goal is not only to raise awareness and prevent child abuse but to enhance the well-being of children. El Paso Children’s Medcares program assists neglected and abused children. “This has been a unique journey but just so

News, weather and traffic.

West El Paso drivers will have to make yet another adjustment to their communte after the Interstate 10 access on-ramp was permanently closed. The underpass ramp connected Sunland Park Drive (south of I-10) to I-10 East. There are several options for drivers to get access to I-10 East from Sunland Park, New Mexico and surroundng

I-10 East Sunland Park ramp closed 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 west left lane closures to be expected for

Sunday the I-10 East from Sunland Park to Executive Center Boulevard was shut down for 9 hours. It opened back up at around noon, but was still down to one lane for a remaining 5 hours. That was enough to frustrate drivers ABC-7 spoke with. “They didn’t tell us where we were going or anything,”

After hearing from educators around New Mexico, Gov. Susana Martinez says changes are being made to the state’s long-contested teacher evaluation system. Under the revisions, the number of sick days allowed before teachers are docked on their evaluations will double to six and the weight of student scores will be set at 35 percent rather

Fire dispatch tells ABC-7 that a woman was hit by a car around 4:30 Sunday on Transmountain near US-54. She was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. ABC-7 crews enroute.

I-10 east closed at 3 a.m. Sunday between Sunland Park Drive and Executive Center Boulevard. The westbound I-10 on ramp at Sunland Park Drive is also closed while crews work. According to El Paso Police the closure is scheduled to last until 5 a.m. Monday. Once construction is done, drivers will once again be able

It’s April Fool’s Day, but the cause that brought hundreds of families to Album Park on Saturday was no joke. For the 10th straight year Child Protection Services put together Family Fun Fest. Kids get to play games and win prizes, and the goal is it will help bring families together. April is Child Abuse

For the UTEP women’s 1,500m run, Lilian Koech ran a personal-best of 4:22.12 tying the seventh-fastest time in school history, earning a second-place finish. Her time registers as the eighth-fastest time in the nation. Samantha Hall garnered a sixth-place showing the discus throw tossing for 50.52m (165-9). The 4x400m relay team of Dreshanae Rolle, Florence

Tobi Amusan continues to dominate in the 100m hurdles as she claims gold (12.72), while also setting a new meet record at the 90th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, presented by Spectrum. “Tobi and Michael had an outstanding performance this week, breaking two meet records in a historic event like this is outstanding,” UTEP head coach

Firefighters worked to put out a house fire on the 200 block of Carnes in far east El Paso, the city Fire Department said. Fire crews responded to the residence about 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Eleven units were dispatched to fight the condition two fire. The Fire Department tweets a majority of the flames had been

The Sun City Fair was meant to open Friday, but strong winds and dust forced it to delay until Saturday morning. The late start made for a slow opening, organizers said not many people have shown up, those who have seemed to be enjoying themselves. Families are visiting the petting zoo, riding the carousel and

Area Round Scoreboard (Round Two): Boys 6A: Arlington Sam Houston 3, Socorro 0 Final Coronado 1*, Arlington Lamar 1 Final/PK (Coronado advances on penalty kicks, 2-1) Franklin vs. Fort Worth Paschal, Saturday Arlington Bowie 2, Montwood 0 Final/OT Boys 5A: El Paso 1, Amarillo Palo Duro 0 Final Del Valle 4, Amarillo 1 Final Bel

The NCAA ruled that UTEP center Matt Willms will be granted a sixth year of eligibility and can return to the team for the 2017-18 season. Willms has only played about three full seasons after dealing with multiple injuries throughout his career. UTEP had to submit paperwork to the NCAA detailing the injury situation involving