Month: May 2017

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Legislature has approved a bill allowing drivers to offer donations to help the state clear its backlog of untested rape kits, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbot. Texas has about 3,800 untested kits at state labs, and thousands more in cities such as Dallas and Austin. Processing a single

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas children as young as 5 could soon be taught how to better ward off sex abuse. The state Legislature has approved a requirement for all public schools to provide sexual abuse prevention training to students. The measure heads to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk after final House passage Friday on a

Law enforcement officers in South Texas discovered 15 bundles of cocaine hidden inside the toilet of a commercial bus in a $1.4 million drug bust. A Border Patrol statement Friday said no one has been arrested as the investigation continues into the drugs confiscated at the Sarita checkpoint. Border Patrol agents on Thursday afternoon took

Preparing for North Korea’s growing threat, the Pentagon will try to shoot down an intercontinental-range missile for the first time in a test next week. The goal is to more closely simulate a North Korean ICBM aimed at the U.S. homeland, officials said Friday The American interceptor has a spotty track record, succeeding in nine

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A bill allowing volunteer firefighters and first responders to bring their guns into restricted areas has cleared the state Legislature. It pertains to volunteer emergency personnel who have concealed carry licenses, and passed the House on a final, 136-9 vote Friday. The proposal now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott. He’s expected

The three people involved in a SWAT standoff Thursday in Northeast El Paso were arrested in connection with Burglary of Habitation in Horizon City, police said. On Tuesday, Jose Valdez, 35; Miranda Garrett, 20; and Angel Garcia, 21, allegedly stole cash, an i-Pod, and several firearms in the 15000 Block of Glendive. Horizon City Police

DALLAS (AP) – A Texas nurse who is in prison for the 1984 killing of a toddler has been charged with murder in the 1981 death of an infant, and authorities said Friday that they think she may have killed up to 60 young children around that time. Genene Jones, 66, has been serving concurrent

El Paso Electric is asking El Pasoans to be careful when handling mylar balloons. Within the past week, the utility has seen four outages in the El Paso, affecting more than 1,000 local customers. El Paso Electric attributes these outages to Mylar balloons, which are made of metallic material that can cause a short circuit,

Police took a man into custody at the GECU bank 7227 Viscount after the man allegedly made a terroristic threat. It happened shortly after 10 am Friday. GECU emailed ABC-7 the following statement: “An attempted robbery was made at our Viscount and Airway location and the suspect is in custody. The branch is open for

A student at a Kansas high school believes administrators infringed on his freedom of speech. District police removed a confederate flag from Joseph Harvey’s truck. Harvey attends Washburn Rural High School in Topeka. The studend and his mother have dismissed any suggestions the flag is racist. The mother says it’s just cultural expression. “It’s hate.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A bill prohibiting colleges and universities from punishing students who are victims of, or who witness or report sexual assaults, has cleared the Texas Legislature – and now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott. The proposal began in the Senate, and that chamber voted Thursday to accept changes made when it cleared

COMMERCE, Texas (AP) – An east Texas city has asked a law firm to investigate the arrest of Miss Black Texas 2016 after she and officers gave differing accounts of the incident. Carmen Ponder says Commerce police arrested her Saturday after a confrontation with a motorist who made a racist and sexist comment toward her.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Gov. Greg Abbott has visited a gun range to sign a law reducing Texas’ fees for licenses to carry handguns to the lowest in the nation. The Republican endorsed Friday a law dropping to $40, from $140, the cost of first-time permits, and from $70 to $40 fees for 5-year-renewals. Abbott

A home once owned by Walt Disney and his wife Lillian is in escrow. The Disneys built the four bedroom, four bath home on S. El Camino Real in 1962. “It was supposedly used for the Imagineers to come and get inspired,” said realtor Klint Watkins of HK Lane. The home was also used by

A SWAT standoff that closed off several streets in Northeast El Paso Thursday night has come to an end. Police said shortly after 9 p.m., a 38-year-old man entered a tattoo parlor at 5600 Dyer St. and threatened people inside with a BB gun. Officers said they originally thought the suspect had handgun. EPPD’s Sgt.

The Chapin softball team will now have to win two games in a row against Canyon to advance to the Final Four. Canyon defeated Chapin by a score of 5-1 Thursday night to take a 1-0 series lead in the Region I championship. The Eagles broke open the game early with two quick home runs

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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 cloed from

The Ysleta Independent School District plans to provide free breakfast and lunch meals to children during the summer break at select campuses. The meals will be served to kids ages 1-18 Monday through Thursday. Most campuses are closed on Fridays. Here is a full list of program dates, locations, and meal times at participating campuses:

Eastwood High students have nicknamed their high school, currently undergoing a $93 million transformation, “Fort Eastwood.” The moniker is meant to describe the 69 portable classrooms that will line the campus property during construction. “The juniors are going to be in portables all year long, I feel really bad for them,” said senior Karen Dobler.

The Canutillo Independent School District has faced a deficit budget over the last few years, along with a stagnant student population which a 2015 study revealed won’t change for a few years. Still, the district is planning to build a $1 million barn project for agriculture students. That has some questioning the motives of the

Elephant Butte Lake is gearing up for a busy Memorial Day weekend. Officials say the saw 80,000 people last Memorial Day weekend and tell ABC-7 with water levels rising, they’re gearing up to see 100,000 people this weekend alone. Officials say the dam was opened up in March and they’re seeing a rise between 2-2

The man accused of stabbing three people in the Segundo Barrio, killing a mother in the process, was found guilty of Capital Murder. A jury Friday convicted Jesse Vasquez for the 2013 stabbing death of 36-year-old Miriam Aguirre Salas. Investigators said the killing happened inside an apartment on the 600 block of Florence near 4th

Since 2003, 31 Border Patrol agents have died in the line of duty. U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the El Paso sector honored the men and women who lost their lives while protecting our nation at the National Border Patrol Museum. Sadly, this year we must add four names to our memorial wall and

The Texas Legislature has approved expanded state penal codes prohibiting bestiality, sending them to Gov. Greg Abbott. The Senate on Thursday approved changes the House made to bill originally approved by the Senate. It seeks to formally ban “sexual assault of an animal.” Texas already prohibits bestiality. But the bill makes it a separate crime

A police canine helped officers track a man accused of assaulting a woman and fleeing from police. Erik Anthony Molix, 21, is charged with Assault/Impeding Breath and Possession of Marijuana, police said. Molix allegedly had several outstanding traffic warrants. Shortly before 1 am Friday, police responded to a 911 hang up at an apartment unit

El Paso Police say a 20-year-old man is dead after a violent wreck involving a semi at Gateway North and Ellerthorpe in Northeast El Paso. Police did not identify the man, but identified the driver of the semi as Juan Guerrero, 48. Police blocked off the area where a dark-colored sedan came to rest. The

A person died in a collision early Thursday morning at Gateway North and Ellerthorpe. Gateway North and Ellerthorpe to remain closed for five hours.

There is a crash on Gateway south and Transmountain, take alternate route.