Month: June 2017

Two more key witnesses took the stand on Thursday in the trial of five former El Paso Independent School District employees accused of taking part in the district’s cheating scandal. Former Bowie High Principal Jesus Chavez and the man who discovered he was discouraging Limited English Proficiency students from enrolling at the school, EPISD’s Director

Houston police sought three men Thursday after one of them started shooting at a man taking his 10-month-old son for a walk at an apartment complex and struck the infant, killing the child in his father’s arms. A furious Police Chief Art Acevedo called the slaying of Messiah Marshall “callous and cowardly” and promised his

President Donald Trump said Thursday that wounded GOP Congressman Steve Scalise is “in some trouble” but “he’s going to be OK, we hope,” offering the assessment as a shaken U.S. House gaveled back into session a day after the shooting of Scalise and others at a baseball field. “It’s been much more difficult than people

A blimp flying over the U.S. Open has gone down and the aircraft’s operator says he doesn’t know if the pilot is alive. Justin Maynard is a sales manager for AirSign, the advertising company that operates the blimp. Maynard says only the pilot was on board the craft. He says the company’s operations team on

Republican Congressman Steve Pearce of New Mexico had just left the batting cage when shots rang out from the third-base dugout during a congressional baseball practice Wednesday in Alexandria, Va. A man with a file with “a lot of ammo,” wounded House GOP Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana and several others as congressmen, including Pearce,

Jurors in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial told a judge Thursday they’re deadlocked on charges the comedian drugged and molested a woman in 2004, but they were ordered to keep trying to reach a unanimous decision in a case that has already helped obliterate his career and nice-guy reputation. The panel deliberated about 30 hours

New Mexico’s top health official has rejected state Medical Cannabis Advisory Board recommendations to add opiate dependence and Alzheimer’s disease to the list of conditions that qualify a person to legally buy medical marijuana. State Health Secretary Lynn Gallagher rejected the recommendations on Wednesday. She cited a lack of scientific research to support the argument

A federal grant is giving help to women at risk of physical and sexual assault in the borderland. It’s called Mujer Saludable Familia Feliz, and provides services like HIV and Hepatitis C testing. Community nutrition classes are also offered, and are open to the public due to high Diabetes rates in the region. UTEP professor

The Sun City community will gather Saturday, June 17th for the annual Fire Truck Pull, where El Pasoans will put their strength to the test. Special Olympics Texas (SOTX), the Greater El paso Area the Law Enforcement Torch Run, and the El Paso community are partnering together to raise money for the Special Olympics in

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With the help of a new book series, the Counsel General of Mexico in El Paso, Marcos Bucio, wants to teach values like honesty and respect to children. The “Cultivating Values” program launched Wednesday for kids eight to ten-years-old in El Paso and Juarez. Intense research from organizations and schools on both sides of the

The city of El Paso is trying to come up with a long-term plan for Cohen stadium. A windstorm damaged the shade canopy structure again this past January and so far, no repairs have been made. City Rep. Lily Limon described the stadium’s appearance as horrible at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. “I think it’s those

Court documents obtained Tuesday by ABC-7 reveal that a former Las Cruces police officer allegedly extorted a woman with naked photographs he obtained without her consent. Las Cruces police arrested William Gonzalez, 28, on Saturday in connection with harassment, voyeurism and extortion, according to court documents. Over the course of several days, Gonzalez sent more

A pilot and his teenage son were killed in a plane crash near Ruidoso on Tuesday night, officials said. The pilot was identified as 39-year-old Justin King, according to a New Mexico State Police news release. The passenger was identified as his son, 13-year-old Hayden King. Debi Lee, Ruidoso village manager, knew Justin King very

Due to a backlog of family law cases, a county civil case court will be converted to a family court in 2019. The Council of Judges said there are about 16,000 family law filings per year, compared to 6,000 civil case filings. The Texas Office of Court Administration recommends that there be 10 full-time judges

Two former high school stars from El Paso were selected on day three of the 2017 MLB Draft Wednesday. The San Francisco Giants selected shortstop Orlando Garcia, a former star at Americas, in the 15th round. Garcia now plays for Texas Tech and was recently named to the All-Big 12 first team. Garcia was also

Wednesday afternoon, the UTEP athletic department announced its 2017-2018 slogan: “We are Miners.” The athletic department chose this theme for the upcoming season to let the community know that they are a key part of the team’s success through their unyielding support. “We’re dedicated to El Paso,” said UTEP head football coach Sean Kugler. “We

Floyd Mayweather Jr. said Wednesday he will come out of retirement to face UFC star Conor McGregor in a boxing match on Aug. 26. Mayweather, who retired in September 2015 after winning all 49 of his pro fights, will face a mixed martial arts fighter who has never been in a scheduled 12-round fight at

The gunman who shot a top GOP congressman and several other people Wednesday at a baseball practice outside the nation’s capital had a long history of lashing out at Republicans and recently frightened a neighbor by firing a rifle into a field behind his Illinois home. James T. Hodgkinson, 66, wounded House Rep. Steve Scalise

Thousands of people lost power due to a church fire Wednesday afternoon in the Lower Valley. El Paso Electric spokesman George de la Torre told ABC7 the outage in East El Paso is impacting about 2,000 customers. The fire broke out about 1 p.m. at the Friendship Baptist Church 7615 Matamoros Drive. There was no

Carolina Park is now Officer David Ortiz Park. In an effort to rename Lower Valley park, the Recreation Advisory Board obtained 126 signatures to honor late Officer David Ortiz, who passed away early last year. On March 10, 2016, Ortiz was hit from behind while stopped at a red light in the intersection of Lee

The Texas Department of Transportation celebrates a century of service this year with a traveling exhibit that takes place all over Texas to highlight it’s ongoing and collaborative milestone. A restored, 27-foot-long 1918 Liberty Truck has been displayed to help tell the district-by-district story of TxDOT’s 100-year history. Along with the truck, the exhibit featured

For the second day in a row, former EPISD Assistant Superintendent Damon Murphy is testifying in the trial of five former administrators accused of taking part in the district’s cheating scandal. Murphy, who has already pleaded guilty, but has not yet been sentenced, told the jury that he and others in EPISD, including the five

Manny Ceniceros believes. During a recent ride home, the student and small business owner pointed his cellphone camera outside and captured an object fly across the night sky. “I told my mom to drive and rolled down the window ’cause I wanted to get footage of where we were recording,” Ceniceros told ABC-7. “As we

There were plenty of teary goodbyes at Tuesday’s El Paso City Council meeting. It was the last meeting for Mayor Oscar Leeser, Reps. Emma Acosta, Lily Limon, Jim Tolbert and Carl Robinson. Mayor Leeser decided not to seek re-election and will be succeeded by newly elected Mayor Dee Margo. Leeser took time during the meeting

The mother of a boy found in an abandoned Juarez warehouse faces additional charges. Ruby Esmeralda Gonzalez, 26, is now charged with intentional injury to a child and filing a false report, in addition to abandoning and endangering a child causing imminent danger or bodily injury. Bond has been increased to $120,000 for Gonzalez, who

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One of the last sections of rail for the El Paso Streetcar Project will start being installed Monday, bringing along some major closures on Mesa Street. Glory Road, which is west of Mesa Street will be closed to Oregon Street. The same road, east of Mesa, Baltimore Drive, will be closed to Stanton Street. The

Marcel Renteria became only the fifth NMSU player ever selected in the first ten rounds of the MLB Draft after the New York Mets selected him in the 6th round Tuesday. The right-handed pitcher was the 187th overall pick. Renteria is, however, the second Aggie chosen in the first six rounds in the past two