Month: April 2017

Kevin Baker has been hired as the eighth head coach in UTEP women’s basketball program, UTEP Director of Athletics Bob Stull announced on Monday. “We had tremendous interest nationally for this position, and it was really difficult going through the process of narrowing it down to the type of person that we wanted to lead

After a 10 year run, New Mexico State University will no longer hold ‘Tough Enough to Wear Pink’ campaigns for cancer awareness. ABC-7 spoke with Pat Sisbarro, the co-chair of Tough Enough to Wear Pink. She says finances are not to blame when it comes to ending the program. “It’s just time for us to

The El Paso County Housing Authority presented its quarterly report to county commissioners on Monday, in an effort to establish a partnership between the two entities. The County housing authority is not under the jurisdiction of the County government, and therefore it is seeking additional funding. The housing authority is currently working with the El

Court documents reveal a love triangle could be to blame for the killing of 21-year-old Benjamin Montoya at a Las Cruces motel. Joel Arciniega-Saenz, 21, is charged with an open count of Murder. He’s accused of shooting and killing Montoya the morning of April 22, 2017. Police said it happened on the 2200 block of

Police have a suspect in custody in connection with the ninth murder of the year in El Paso. The arrest was made hours after police officers were called to a home on the 300 block of Apodaca Place in the Lower Valley. The scene is in a neighborhood in between Mt. Carmel Cemetery and Speaking

Detectives with the El Paso Police Department’s Financial Crimes Unit arrested and charged seven individuals in “an elaborate fraud scheme conducted by associates and former employees of Fox Toyota,” police officials said Monday. In May 2016, police were notified about two missing vehicles at the dealership at 11165 Gateway West Blvd. An investigation allegedly revealed

Detectives with the El Paso Police Department’s Financial Crimes Unit arrested and charged seven individuals in “an elaborate fraud scheme conducted by associates and former employees of Fox Toyota,” police officials said Monday. In May 2016, police were notified about two missing vehicles at the dealership at 11165 Gateway West Blvd. An investigation allegedly revealed

A man fatally shot his female supervisor and then killed himself, leading to an evacuation of a multi-story building in the northern part of Dallas on Monday morning, police said. Randy Blankenbaker, Dallas police assistant chief of investigations, said that they won’t release the identities of those who died until relatives are notified. He said

A man fatally shot his female supervisor and then killed himself, leading to an evacuation of a multi-story building in the northern part of Dallas on Monday morning, police said. Randy Blankenbaker, Dallas police assistant chief of investigations, said that they won’t release the identities of those who died until relatives are notified. He said

Fourteen months after the County approved to fund a historical survey of downtown, they have now selected a firm to conduct it. County commissioners, with the exception of commissioner Vince Perez who was absent, approved the selection of Hardy-Heck-Moore Inc. It’s a historic preservation firm based out of Austin. The survey will look at areas

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says that the administration’s tax reform will generate so much economic growth that the budget deficit will be held in check. Mnuchin said at the Monday White House news briefing: “The tax reform will pay for itself.” Most economists say it’s unlikely that tax cuts can generate enough growth to prevent

Detectives with the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office charged a 69-year-old East Mesa man with nine counts of Aggravated Assault after he allegedly tried to run over a group of people with his vehicle. Robert Quigley, who investigators say lives on Kangaroo Court, originally called 911 to report he had been involved in a physical

Mexico has surpassed 2,000 homicides in a month for the first time since the summer of 2011 and had more killings in the first quarter of 2017 than in the start of any year in at least two decades, according to data released Friday. Unlike 2011, when bloody cartel clashes in Ciudad Juarez drove the

El Paso Live announced the Broadway in El Paso schedule for the 2017-2018 season. Ryan Lympus, the assistant general manager of El Paso Live, made the exclusive announcement live during Good Morning El Paso Monday. The schedule is as follows: Beautiful The Carole King Musical: Sept. 19-24, 2017 Motown The Musical: Nov. 10-11, 2017 A

Monday is the start of “Volunteer Week” for the El Paso Children’s Hospital. Officials from the hospital say without the strong support from their volunteers, the hospital would not be where it is today. One volunteer has gone above and beyond the call. Alicia Hernandez has volunteered at the hospital for the past four years.

New Mexico State University will no longer hold ‘Tough Enough to Wear Pink’ campaigns for cancer awareness. The university has held events in conjunction with the campaign for 10 years, including the pink Aggie football games, and has raised nearly $5 million. “We’ve always known the life cycle of a volunteer effort such as ours

Police have arrested the suspect in the murder at a Las Cruces motel. Las Cruces Police say 21-year-old Joel Arciniega-Saenz was arrested and charged with an open count of murder. Police say Saenz shot and killed 21-year-old Benjamin Montoya. Police responded to reports of the shooting about 6 a.m. Saturday at the Townhouse Motel on

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

Emergency dispatch tells ABC-7 one person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. The crash happened Sunday around 10:45 p.m. on I-10 West near Copia Street. ABC-7 is working to find out the cause of the crash. We will update this article with more information as it comes in.

The city of El Paso will have a new mayor in less than a month, and candidates are making a last-ditch effort to reach voters. EPISO and Border Interfaith held a candidate forum at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church Sunday. ABC-7 asked constituents what they wanted to see in El Paso’s new mayor. “Somebody that

– Sharon Trimble and Earlene Warrell were both co-workers of Temmie Cooley – Trimble at a Dallas hospital and Warrell, at a suburban Dallas diner. Detectives say Trimble and Warrell both decided to become romantically involved with Cooley and both were strangled to death and dumped partially clothed beside a country road. Trimble was killed

A former University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff student who once aspired to become a famous rapper now has his life on the line after his capital murder conviction in the shooting deaths of three people at a Dallas drug house. The penalty phase opens Monday in the trial of Justin Pharez Smith, 24, in which prosecutors

The El Paso Chihuahuas fell to 8-10 on the season after losing at home Sunday afternoon to the Reno Aces. The Aces started off hot, scoring four runs in the top of the first. They wouldn’t score again, but it didn’t matter, as they held on for a 4-3 victory to improve to 10-8. The

A man in the middle of a confrontation aboard an American Airlines flight is an El Paso native, according to the El Paso Times. An American Airlines flight attendant is on paid leave after a confrontation involving a passenger. The confrontation was posted on Facebook by a passenger, and the video has gone viral. Witnesses

More than one hundred local artists got to show off their recycled art at El Paso’s International Museum of Art Saturday at the MEtamorphosis: Trash to Treasure art contest organized by El Dorado High School. The dozens of borderland artists, from children to high school students and adults, took trash from around the region and

WACO, Texas (AP) – The costs continue to mount for the Central Texas county where a gunfight involving two motorcycle gangs led to the indictments of 155 bikers. The trials arising from the shootout at the Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco are on hold until after a federal case against leaders of the Bandidos motorcycle

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Bond has been set at $100,000 for an Albuquerque man father accused of shaking his baby boy. According to court documents, Anthony Serna told police he was playing with the 3-month-old when his eyes rolled back and mucus started coming out of the child’s mouth. Serna says he tried to wake

A former plant owned by a mining and construction equipment company in Santa Fe will become the new site of Meow Wolf’s creative exhibits as the arts production business expands nationally. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported Thursday that Meow Wolf purchased the former Caterpillar facility where workers assembled engine components up until the plant’s

Dozens of El Pasoans turned out to San Jacinto Plaza Saturday for a Border Wall Speakout. City Representative Peter Svarzbein said he organized the event as a space not against the border wall, but for people to share what they liked about El Paso. “The reality is that we have a fence, and we’re one

A Dona Ana County woman was arrested on her 6th DWI charge after crashing her car three times. Dona Ana County Sheriff’s deputies say 50-year-old Dianne Tarr was returning to her home on the 4000 block of San Ysidro Friday afternoon after a fast-food run. Officials say the woman crashed into a gas line, water