Month: May 2017

The Coalition to Preserve Duranguito in Union Plaza said it will submit more than 2,400 signatures to the City of El Paso on a petition to make the neighborhood a historic district Monday afternoon . Duranguito business owners and residents make up the coalition that said the city’s own architectural survey recommended making the area

Emergency dispatch told ABC-7 that a crash involving two vehicles injured three people. Dispatchers said the crash happened Saturday night at the intersection of Mccombs Street and Sun Valley Drive. Crews had to use the jaws of life to rescue one of the people from the vehicles. The three people were taken to a local

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Mesa reduced to one lane at Osborne. I-10 East and West reduced to one lane Mesa-Sunland Park. I-10 East road closed at Executive I-10 West Mesa exit I-10 East Sunland Park ramp closed I-10 East two right lanes from Executive to Schuster I-10 East at Raynor. Day Time Closures: 9am-3pm I-10 right lane closed from

El Paso County Commissioners are planning to review the application of the controversial SB4 law, also known as the Sanctuary Cities law requiring law enforcement officers to be able to ask about citizenship. El Paso County is in a special position regarding the new sanctuary cities law SB4. Back in 2006, the county was taken

The UTEP women track and field team captured its first ever Conference USA Outdoor Championship scoring a total of 153 points on Championship Sunday. “Our women’s team capturing their first outdoor title ever is a huge deal and to do it here at home makes it that much more special,” head coach Mika Laaksonen said.

If you are driving through Socorro, Texas you may miss it. The El Paso Skeet and Trap Club home to the Desert Valley 4-H shooting team. The team has been in existence for 14 years and is home to shotgun shooters of all ages. “My arm started hurting and I was like oh my gosh,

The El Paso Zoo is celebrating moms, both human and primate, to bring a serious issue to light. It’s called the M.O.M Campaign, which stands for Missing Orangutan Mothers. “A lot of orangutan babies are losing their moms to the palm oil industry,” Zoo Education Specialist Cheyenne Garcia said. “Whether they’re losing their habitat and

A basketball legend and El Paso native received a grand recognition in El Paso. Nolan Richardson is the Segundo Barrio person of the year. A parade was held in his honor Saturday. It’s a title once held by Father Rahm, who ministered in the Segundo Barrio more than half a century ago. “The things he

El Paso Police have identified the pedestrian killed in northeast El Paso Saturday night. Police say the crash happened shortly after 9:00 P.M. Saturday on the 9500 block of McCombs. Police say a 26-year-old woman was driving north on McCombs when she struck 71-year-old Angel Chaparro. Chaparro was taken to University Medical Center where he

It was quite the Championship Saturday for New Mexico State softball. The Aggies defeated the Seattle U in walk off fashion, 15-14 before shutting out the Redhawks 10-0 to claim the Western Athletic Conference Championship. Victoria Castro, Samaria Diaz, Misty Hoohuli and Rachel Rodriguez earned All-Tournament honors with Rodriguez winning the coveted Most Valuable Player

Las Cruces Police are searching for a missing teen. Police say Alicia Sanchez was last seen around 7:30 Saturday evening around Young Park. Sanchez has brown hair, is five feet tall and weighs approximately 140 lbs. She was last seen wearing a pink jacket and light blue jeans. If you have any information you’re asked

Paladin artillery crew members assigned to Battery B,. 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment. 2nd Brigade Combat team and 1st Armored Division are training during the Iron Focus 17 military exercise. The exercise started May 10th and is taking place at the Orogrande, New Mexico training site. It helps the commander to focus on leadership,

Saturday dozens of teens from the region participated in the Borderize Youth Symposium. The event is meant to get the youth involved in issues faced along the border. The group who put the event together is called WE(fill In the blank). Although an odd name, students from Coronado High School have been involved in setting

Keeping our Texas Public Information Act operating effectively takes effort. That’s why open government advocates have worked with public officials and businesses over the past year to fine tune the landmark state law. Transparency legislation resulting from these work sessions emerged out of frank discussions – and with an understanding that some compromise is necessary.

Saturday showed a lot of promise for several baseball teams in the Borderland as many advanced to the next round, while others saw their postseason come to an end. In 6A, the Montwood Rams are area round champions after beating Weatherford 8-1, and will advance to the regional quarterfinals. While the Socorro Bulldogs are also

Thousands of UTEP students graduated Saturday after years of study. More than 2,600 brand new UTEP alumni have officially graduated. Dozens of students were the first in their family to graduate from college, and age didn’t matter, even grandparents got their degree, with every student facing different challenges on the road. “The hardest part would

Sunland Park police arrested a 53-year-old man accused of raping a young girl. Jaime Carrillo was charged with three counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor and six counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor. The ABC-7 I-Team obtained the arrest warrant for Carrillo. It states that on May 9, Carrillo allegedly fondled

The federal government said Friday that it has settled on finalists to design President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall with Mexico, but it won’t identify them. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it will notify finalists over the next several days. It won’t say how many there are, but it has said previously that it

Emergency dispatchers tell ABC-7 the crash happened around 2 a.m. Saturday on I-10 east near the Dallas exit. Dispatchers said one person was transported to the hospital. Crews had the freeway closed off for several hours, but it has since reopened. No word yet on what caused the crash. ABC-7 will update this article with

The Chapin Huskies defeated the Eastlake Falcons by a score of 9-8 Friday night to win the series, 2-0, and advance to the regional semifinals of the Class 5A state softball playoffs. Eastlake jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and looked to be in control of the game until the Huskies came alive and

Texas, Softball, Regional Quarterfinals (Round Three): Class 6A: Coronado 3, Timber Creek 2 Final (Coronado leads series 1-0) Class 5A: Chapin 9, Eastlake 8 Final (Chapin wins series 2-0) Class 4A: Fort Stockton 17, Fabens 6 Final (Fort Stockton wins series 2-0) New Mexico, Softball, State Tournament: Class 6A: Oñate 10, Cleveland 9 Final Oñate

Crime Stoppers of El Paso is looking for the alleged peeping Tom suspected of placing a hidden camera inside a family restroom inside Cielo Vista Mall. “I think that’s really creepy. As the mother of a young daughter we use that family restroom quite a bit, to know that there’s a hidden camera there is

Las Cruces Police said Friday 49-year-old Carlos Castaneda, the man arrested April 30 and charged with sexually assaulting a young girl, is now suspected of a similar incident involving another 12-year-old. Castaneda, of the 1100 block of Cave Springs Trail, is now charged with a first-degree felony count of Criminal Sexual Penetration of a Minor

Jurors in a civil case involving the estate of late El Paso auto dealer Dick Poe heard from the accountant who performed a stock issuance that seized ownership from Poe’s eldest son. Richard Poe is suing to regain control of his late father’s three dealerships. Anthony Bock, the longtime CPA for Dick Poe and Richard

A jury Friday heard from the first officer to make contact with Tai Chan, the former Santa Fe County sheiff’s deputy accused of killing his partner. Chan and deputy Jeremy Martin where spending the night at the Hotel Encanto in Las Cruces after dropping off a prisoner in Arizona. Witnesses have testified the men had

The police department ‘s gang unit arrested and charged four men with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. 21-year old Shyem Gantt, 20-year old Daniel Gallardo, 23-year old Aaron Gallardo, and 19-year old Jesus Marquez allegedly beat a 21-year-old man with a tire iron. Police said the victim was assaulted after he caught the four

Police officers cited one of their own Friday morning. Officer J. Andrew Morales, on the force for only a single year, wrecked his patrol unit on the 1100 block of Schuster. It happened shortly before 8 am Friday. Police say a preliminary investigation revealed Morales, the driver and lone occupant of the patrol vehicle, was

In an ominous warning, President Donald Trump declared Friday that fired FBI Director James Comey had better hope there are no “tapes” of their private conversations. Trump’s tweet came the morning after he asserted Comey had told him three times he wasn’t under FBI investigation. Comey has not confirmed Trump’s account, which concerns the FBI’s

The family of a Socorro teenager who took his own life said he was bullied at school. Javier Levario committed suicide May 9, 2017, stating in a note left for his family he could no longer take the bullying at school. “It can be anybody,” his sister Valerie said. “Unfortunately my brother was that person