Month: April 2017

They are young and old: a high school student who can’t yet vote, a Vietnam vet who did so proudly. They hail from all corners of the United States and very different walks of life: a “downhome boy” from Kentucky, a third-generation Mexican-American from Texas, a stay-at-home mom in Pennsylvania, an Iranian immigrant in Los

A new transition for the El Paso Public Health Department is set to improve testing results and everyday processes for the laboratory. The entire lab is now located under one roof at 4504 Alberta Avenue, behind University Medical Center. For years, departments of the lab were located in downtown El Paso and at the County

Police in Las Cruces arrested a man suspected of pushing his wife from a moving vehicle Saturday evening. 53-year-old Horacio Moreno, of the 2200 block of Avenida de Mesilla, is charged with one count of Aggravated Battery Causing Great Bodily Harm and a single count of Battery Against A Household Member. Police said the alleged

I-10 East Sunland Park ramp closed I-10 East closed at Raynor I-10 East alternate lane closures Executive-Schuster I-10 West will reduced to one lane Sunland Park to Buena Vista I-10 East will reduce to one lane Sunland Park-Buena Vista I-10 East two right lanes from Executive to Schuster Complete road closure of I-10 west at

Party like it’s 1985. The UTEP men’s golf team won a conference championship for the first time in 32 years on Tuesday, defeating Charlotte 4-1 in match play to claim the Conference USA championship. The win gave the Miners only their second conference title in program history and guaranteed their spot in the NCAA Regionals

Rita Aguilar will be inducted into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame on May 3 after a lifetime of success in each and every new venture. Aguilar was a standout golfer at Texas A&M for four years before returning to El Paso where she dominated the golf scene for years. She then entered the

I-10 westbound at Lordsburg is now open. Interstate 10 near the Arizona-New Mexico state line was closed Tuesday afternoon due to blowing dust. The Arizona Department of Transportation says I-10 was closed in both directions for about 60 miles because of low visibility. The area has already seen several closures this year because of high

FBI agents and investigators with the El Paso Police Department are investigating a bank robbery that happened Tuesday afternoon at the BBVA Compass Bank on the 2100 block of N. Yarbrough. The bank is at the intersection of Yarbrough and Montwood across the street from a Chevron gasoline station. EPPD said the suspect entered the

There are four candidates for the El Paso City Representative District 4 seat. Almost all of them agree streets are a priority in northeast, but there are some issues that set them apart. The District 4 seat is currently held by Rep. Carl Robinson. He is not running for re-election. Candidate Sam Morgan is the

Disciplinary measures are being discussed for a Chaparral Middle School student who took a handgun to the school Tuesday, confirmed a spokesperson for the Gadsden Independent School District. The spokesperson said around 10 a.m. Tuesday morning, a teacher at the school received information that there might be a weapon on campus brought by a student.

Medical marijuana advocates in Texas are promoting support from more conservative sources to push longshot legislation that would ease pot laws in a state that’s lagging behind much of the rest of the country on medical marijuana. Conservative Christian mothers of autistic children and veterans suffering post-traumatic stress disorder rallied outside the state Capitol on

The owner and president of the Fox Auto Group is denouncing the behavior of those arrested in connection with a fraud scheme involving former Fox Toyota employees. Steve Fox tells ABC-7 he had no idea his employees were scamming customers. “We treat each other with courtesy and respect, and to find that we have some

Dona Ana County commissioners Tuesday voted 4-1 to terminate County Manager Julia Brown’s contract seven months after it was renewed. Commissioner Billy Garrett is the only one who voted against the move. “I would call this retaliation. I would call this discrimination, and I would call it politics at its worst,” Brown told ABC-7 moments

Detectives with the police department’s Crimes Against Persons Unit arrested and charged a man suspected of murdering his wife in El Paso’s Lower Valley. Officers were conducting a welfare check on a woman living at a residence in the 300 block of Apodaca Place. At about at 3:05 am April 24, 2017 officers found 26-year

Court documents obtained by the ABC-7 I-Team state a former Fox Toyota employee pocketed money from a customer and also forged a signature to hide his theft. 51-year-old Federico Gutierrez was arrested on Theft of Property and Forgery charges in April 2016. Police said he is one of seven men involved in “an elaborate fraud

A wind related power outage is affecting 1,833 customers in West El Paso, a spokesman with El Paso Electric confirmed. The neighborhood affected is off Mesa in between Executive and Mesa Hills. The outage was reported shortly after 5 p.m. El Paso Electric crews are working to restore power.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R) Texas), introduced the Ensuring Lawful Collection of Hidden Assets to Provide Order (EL CHAPO) Act Tuesday. The bill would reserve any amounts forfeited to the U.S. Government as a result of the criminal prosecution of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and other drug lords for border security assets and the completion

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a Trump administration order to withhold funding from communities that limit cooperation with U.S. immigration authorities, saying the president has no authority to attach new conditions to federal spending. U.S. District Judge William Orrick issued the temporary ruling in a lawsuit against the executive order targeting so-called sanctuary cities.

Dona Ana County commissioners Tuesday voted 4-1 to terminate County Manager Julia Brown’s contract seven months after it was renewed. The move comes after allegations made against a commissioner who reportedly said he wanted to get rid of Julia Brown. After coming out of closed session, newly elected commissioner John Vasquez made a motion to

White extremists, almost by nature, are seldom good at working together. Creating consensus among white nationalists, neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klansmen and the like is akin to herding rattlesnakes, given the caustic personalities often involved. Members typically get mad at each other and split, sometimes within days, resulting in the near-constant creation of new groups and

Interstate 10 near the Arizona-New Mexico state lines is closed due to blowing dust. The Arizona Department of Transportation says I-10 is closed in both directions for about 60 miles because of low visibility. The highway is closed east of Willcox, Arizona, through Lordsburg, New Mexico. Drivers can use US 191 and US 70 as

The number of immigrants in the U.S. illegally fell to 11 million since 2009, largely because of a drop-off in the number of Mexicans without legal status, according to a study released Tuesday. The report by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center – using survey data from 2015 – showed the number of immigrants lacking legal

Elton John has canceled more than a month of upcoming shows after contracting an unusual bacterial infection during a South America tour that left him in intensive care for two nights. John is scrapping all upcoming April and May dates of “The Million Dollar Piano” at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, as

One by one, the Mexican men stood in the jury box, shackles rattling as they fidgeted slightly and pleaded guilty to crossing the U.S. border illegally. They had come for better jobs, many to earn more money to help raise their children, their defense lawyer told a federal magistrate in a quiet west Texas courtroom

U.S. Rep. Will Hurd spent Wednesday breaking ground in far east El Paso County. The congressman for Texas’ 23rd congressional district was the main speaker at the renaming ceremony of the Tornillo port of entry. It is now the Tornillo-Marcelino Serna Port of Entry. Serna was a World War I veteran who was from the

With state funding in a state of limbo, NMSU is launching a campaign to raise $125 million. The university will hold “an energized event” this Friday unveiling the campaign’s theme. Country music star Bri Bagwell is set to perform at the event. The campaign will last through 2019, and aims to create $50 million in

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There is new information on a murder in El Paso’s lower valley. The victim’s family is identifying the woman killed as 25-year-old Ruby Rodriguez. Her brother told ABC-7 by phone she was found stabbed to death inside a home. That home is located on the 300 block of Apodaca Place, off Zaragoza Road, between Mt.

The Reno Aces jumped out to a quick 9-0 lead over the Chihuahuas in the fourth inning and never looked back en route to a 12-1 victory Monday night at Southwest University Park. The Aces tallied 18 hits in their win and scored five runs in the first inning alone – the second straight game

The first ever elbow-to-elbow transplant recipient is achieving his primary goal in life: regaining independence. “I was in a half-body cast for three months and it was really hard, but my life has changed dramatically,” Reggie Cook said. ABC-7 first introduced you to Cook in 2016 when he was getting ready to undergo the first