Month: June 2017

Two UTEP athletes are back in El Paso after grabbing gold at the NCAA Outdoor National Championships in Oregon. The team arrived at the El Paso International Airport Sunday afternoon. Tobi Amusan took home gold after a stunning performance in the 100m hurdles. She finished Saturday’s race with a time of 12.57 seconds. That was

You may have seen this image making the round on social media claiming there was a deadly amoeba living in Wet n Wild, both the city and the park say there’s nothing to worry about This official-looking image of a press release started circulating social media Saturday night, claiming someone had died from an amoeba

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Officials with Texas’ beleaguered child welfare system say the agency has temporarily paused hiring as it’s been able to decrease staff turnover in recent months. The Austin American-Statesman reports (https://atxne.ws/2rWKQPJ ) the hiring freeze is temporary and the agency expects to resume hiring caseworkers next week. Hank Whitman, commissioner of the

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Ernesto Cardoza has gone to jail three times because he couldn’t afford to pay his traffic tickets, and it cost him dearly. “I lost everything – my girlfriend left with my kids, and when I came out I had to start over,” the 34-year-old Dallas crane operator said of his first

A fake new release sent out by an unknown source warned El Pasoans of a deadly disease at a local water park. The release claimed the El Paso Health Department warned the public of a deadly disease allegedly linked to Wet-N-Wild Waterworld; however, it’s not true. ABC-7 has confirmed the press release is fake news.

El Paso voters elected three new city representatives Saturday. In District 3, voters elected Cassandra Hernandez Brown over Jaime Barceleau. Hernandez Brown received 2,711 votes, about 59% percent of the vote. Barceleau received 1,864 votes, about 41 percent of the vote. In District 2, Incumbent Jim Tolbert lost his seat to Alexsandra Annello, who received

Dee Margo has been elected mayor of El Paso with nearly 57 percent of the vote. “I’m fired up,” Margo told ABC-7, “I’m ready to hit the ground running.” Margo received 17,148 votes while Saucedo garnered 12,937 votes. The newly-elected mayor said he is concerned tax revenue will not meet the city’s expenses and looks

El Paso voters elected three new city representatives Saturday. In District 3, voters elected Cassandra Hernandez Brown over Jaime Barceleau. Hernandez Brown received 2,711 votes, about 59% percent of the vote. Barceleau received 1,864 votes, about 41 percent of the vote. In District 2, Incumbent Jim Tolbert lost his seat to Alexsandra Annello, who received

The latest election results released at 8 pm show show Dee Margo holding on to his commanding lead over David Saucedo in the El Paso Mayoral Election. Margo has received 10,649 votes, about 60 percent of the vote. Saucedo received 7,244 votes, about 40 percent. “The money component – being outspent almost three to one

The latest results in the mayoral election show Dee Margo with a commanding lead over David Saucedo. Margo has garnered 10,649 votes, about 60 percent of the vote. Saucedo received 7,244 votes, about 40 percent. “The money component – being outspent almost three to one – made it incredibly difficult,” Saucedo said soon after early

A woman distracted by her cellphone is in stable condition a day after she fell over open basement access doors and dropped 6 feet (1.8 meters) into the opening in New Jersey. Plainfield Public Safety Director Carl Riley says the woman remains hospitalized Friday. Surveillance video captured the woman Thursday as she walked along a

Voters in El Paso will elect a new mayor and at least three new city representatives Saturday. Runoff elections are underway for the mayoral race as well as the city council seats for districts two, three, and four. A special election is being held for District 8, the council seat vacated when City Rep. Cortney

Early voting results in the District 8 special election show candidate Robert Cormell with 46 percent of the vote. Cissy Lizarraga is second in the race with 482 votes, about 21 percent of the vote.

UTEP hurdler Tobi Amusan won the NCAA outdoor national title in the 100m hurdles on Saturday with a time of 12.57 seconds. The sophomore placed second last year in the same event, but was able to improve upon that finish with a gold medal at the outdoor championships in Eugene, Oregon. Amusan, a native of

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An off-duty Border Patrol agent was found by the side of the road in New Mexico Friday night severely beaten. ABC-7 has learned the agent was found off the side of the road last night around 11 pm in Dona Ana County west of Las Cruces. ABC-7 has reached out to the investigating agencies but

El Paso Police are investigating an overnight assault in the Northeast. Police were called out to 10333 Grouse Road, after getting reports of a man on the street. When they arrived they found a man severely beaten. He was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. At this time police said they do not

A man was transported to the hospital with serious injuries after crashing his motorcycle in the Northeast. It happened around 8 a.m. at the intersection of U.S. 54 and Transmountain. Police were blocking off part of the intersection, but it has since been opened. Remember you can stay up to date with traffic by downloading

Most athletes would be happy with just one national title, but that’s not good enough for former Burges High School standout KeAndre Bates. After winning gold in the long jump on Wednesday, Bates turned in another stellar performance in the triple jump on Friday to win his second national title in three days at the

UTEP freshman Emmanuel Korir won gold in the 800m at the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in a wild race. Korir found himself trailing UTEP teammate Michael Saruni with about 200 meters to go in the race. The UTEP duo appeared poised to take the top two spots in the 800m final, but

Attorneys for four Duranguito residents filed the temporary restraining order Tuesday. The city answered with 400 pages of exhibits defending their case. Friday evening Judge Amy Clark Meachum listened to both parties through a conference call for 15 minutes from her courtroom in Austin. Attorneys representing Duranguito residents are filing a temporary restraining order and

The driver of an 18-wheeler that led police on a chase and crashed into multiple vehicles has been taken into custody after an hours-long standoff, said authorities in Fort Worth, Texas. The driver is identified as 35-year-old Jose Luis Cano Olivas from El Paso. The truck belongs to Pesado Transportation of Socorro, Texas. Police said

One El Paso softball team was chosen to participate in the annual All-Star Youth Classic in this year’s MLB All-Star week in Miami, Florida. The El Paso youth athletic association BASE Play RBI is one of the dozen organizations to participate in this youth classic that features 140 baseball and softball players between the ages

ABC-7 is proud to announce news anchor Estela Casas is a recipient of The University of Texas at El Paso and the UTEP Alumni Association’s 2017 Gold Nugget Award. For more than 30 years, UTEP has recognized exceptional graduates from each of its colleges and schools who have excelled in their professions, given back to

Future development of the Upper Valley is at stake with a proposed amendment to the Northwest Master Plan. City Council will introduce the item Tuesday, which calls for more density of homes as a tradeoff for open space. The first area where this change is being proposed is a 120 acre plot of farm land

Jefferson Taborda tells ABC-7 he and his mother, Francia Elena-Castaño, were detained several months ago, but it wasn’t until recently that Elena was deported. “It started as a regular day on May 9th roughly around 8 in the morning, before work” Taborda said. “She got detained a couple blocks down.” Taborda added he was also

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz will discuss trade in Texas and share his efforts to rollback federal regulations Friday, in El Paso. Cruz participated in a roundtable discussion with community leaders and the executive board members of the Borderplex Alliance at the DoubleTree Hotel in Downtown El Paso. The roundtable was closed to the media, but

One of two suspects accused in the murder of 20-year-old Christian Jorjorian is back in jail after he allegedly violated the terms of his bond agreement, court documents state. Marcelo Mailland, arrested in connection with the August 2016 killing, is charged with Capital Murder. Mailland allegedly tested positive for a controlled substance on June 6,

The man accused of burglarizing a pickup truck is suspected in a string of auto burglaries, the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office said. Thursday morning, A homeowner in the 500 block of Fair Park Road returned home and found a man stealing items his truck. Officials say the victim chased the suspect – later identified

The number of abused and neglected children sleeping in hotels and Texas state offices because foster-care beds aren’t available has continued to climb. Department of Family and Protective Services spokesman Patrick Crimmins told The Dallas Morning News that almost 85 children spent at least two nights in a hotel or department office in May, a