Month: June 2017

As part of a nationwide movement, the City of El Paso is offering free HIV testing Tuesday. There are over two thousand people living El Paso county with the virus, the Department of Public Health said. The theme of this year’s campaign is “Test your way, test today.” “Getting tested is the first step in

I-10 closed at Sunland Park I-10 East at Raynor. Paisano closed from Spurr 1966 to Union Depot Day Time Closures: Stanton Franklin-Wyoming 9am-3pm I-10 right lane cloed from Sunland Park to Buena vista I-10 West Sunland Park exit ramp reduced to one lane. I-10 Excutive-Asarco left lane. Mesa:long term closure Jan 18th 6 am –

A group of disabled and elderly protesters took aim at the offices of the El Paso Republican Party Monday. Staffers inside the office told ABC-7 the protesters are angry over proposed cuts to Medicaid and Medicare. “People will die, shame on you,” the protesters chanted. Police were called to the scene. The protesters exited the

El Pasoans will be able to light fireworks on the Fourth of July in unincorporated areas of the county. The county is able to ban fireworks if the Keetch-Bryan Drought Index reaches 575 before June 15th. For the second straight year, the index was below that threshold in the county. County Commissioners unanimously approved a

UTEP has another dynamic player to its basketball roster with shooting guard Trey Wade. The 6-5, 180-pound Wade hails from South Cobb High School in Austell, Ga. He averaged 19.1 points and 7.5 rebounds a game as a senior in his 2015-16 season and shot 48 percent from the field. Wade had to sit out

A federal judge on Monday heard arguments before he decides whether a new Texas “sanctuary cities” crackdown backed by the Trump administration can take effect. U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia appeared interested in how the law signed by Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and scheduled to take effect in September would be enforced. The measure

Detectives with the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office are looking for two men accused of sexually assaulting a woman following a yard sale. The 46-year-old victim told detectives she hosted a yard sale outside her home Saturday morning in the 5000 block of Doña Ana Road. “This is very unusual,” said Kelly Jameson, a spokeswoman

Declaring the U.S. military in dire need of rebuilding, an influential House committee chairman pressed his case Monday for $696 billion defense budget in 2018 – more military spending than at any point during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Rep. Mac Thornberry of Texas, who heads the Armed Services Committee, argued the sharp increase

A new mayor and four city representatives will be sworn in Tuesday morning. With a majority of the representatives being new, council could change in the direction they were heading. “Unfortunately there was a dark cloud hanging over City Hall,” Rep. Claudia Ordaz-Perez said. “I think now is a good time to start over.” While

For two years, Matthew Fenner said he pleaded with authorities to investigate his allegations that a group of fellow congregants at the Word of Faith Fellowship church had punched, slapped and choked him to expel his “homosexual demons.” An Associated Press investigation found that Rutherford County investigators and then-District Attorney Brad Greenway delayed investigating and

An emotional Oscar Leeser held his final news conference as mayor Monday. Leeser, stepping down after four years in office, thanked Borderland residents for their support. Mayor Leeser, who did not seek re-election, reflected on his career and how El Paso has moved forward economically. The mayor emphasized that the city’s unemployment rate decreased from

The US Supreme Court Monday declined to address the issue of whether non-US Citizens killed outside the US can have their day in American courts. The high court sent the case back to a lower court for reconsideration. The case arose from a June 2010 shooting death of Sergio Adrian Hernandez Guereca at the hands

Members of the El Paso Police department’s Special Traffic Investigation team are at the intersection of Airport road and Leigh Fisher investigating a crash between a motorcycle and automobile The crash occurred around eight thirty this morning. Police and fire department officials tell us a male in his early 20’s was taken to an area

Two-time Golden Globe winning actress Kathleen Turner is scheduled to visit the Borderland later this year. Kathleen Turner, an Academy Award and Tony Award nominee, will appear at the 10th anniversary edition of the Plaza Classic Film Festival in August. Founded by the El Paso Community Foundation back in 2008, the project began in order

Authorities say a Southwest Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Houston was diverted after a passenger became disruptive and attempted to open an exterior door while the plane was in the air. Southwest Flight 4519 was diverted Sunday to the Texas Gulf coast city of Corpus Christi where the passenger was removed. John Hyland, chief

Around 300 supporters have demonstrated outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in Albuquerque in support for an Iraqi refugee who may face deportation. The demonstrators rallied on Monday for Kadhim Al-bumohammed who feared he’d be placed in deportation proceedings following a scheduled meeting with federal immigration authorities. But the 64-year-old walked out of the

Defense attorneys in the trial of five former El Paso Independent School District administrators filed a motion for a mistrial Monday, citing possible government misconduct. The motion for a mistrial points to documents filed by assistant U.S. Attorneys on Friday and Sunday. The defense argues the documents should have been disclosed long ago. “You had

It is National Mosquito Awareness Week and mosquito season is in full swing, especially after the recent rain showers seen in the Borderland. The city of El Paso and the Department of Public Health are ramping up efforts to decrease the number of mosquitoes. The director of Public Health, Robert Resendes said prevention is the

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A federal court in San Antonio will hear arguments about the constitutionality of Texas’ controversial Senate Bill 4, otherwise known as the anti-sanctuary cities bill, on Monday. According to the online news website The Guardian, Judge Orlando Garcia will decide whether to grant a preliminary injunction that would stop the law, known as SB4, from

An all-terrain vehicle flipped and killed a toddler Saturday evening, according to El Paso police. The four-year-old child and the child’s 33-year-old uncle were in a desert area near the 12700 block of Pebble Hills Boulevard. Both were ejected off of the ATV after breaking, the vehicle then rolled. A passerby, who was flagged down

I-10 closed at Sunland Park I-10 East at Raynor. Paisano closed from Spurr 1966 to Union Depot Day Time Closures: Stanton Franklin-Wyoming 9am-3pm I-10 right lane cloed from Sunland Park to Buena vista I-10 West Sunland Park exit ramp reduced to one lane. I-10 Excutive-Asarco left lane. Mesa:long term closure Jan 18th 6 am –

The El Paso Fire Department confirms the third man seen by Border Patrol in the canal has been found. The incident was reported in the American canal around 9:40 a.m. Sunday. Border Patrol agents told ABC-7 they spotted three men in the canal, near the Border Highway and Fonseca. Officials said they were able to

UTEP head football coach Sean Kugler calls him the best player to ever play for UTEP. Now, you or someone you know has a chance to learn from the best. Former UTEP star running back Aaron Jones will take a break from his busy schedule with the Green Bay Packers to host two free football

I-10 from Executive Center to downtown is back open after a 5 hour closure. Sunday I-10 was closed in both directions from Executive Center Blvd. to the Downtown exit. The closure was supposed to start at 4 a.m. Sunday morning. ABC-7’s traffic cameras showed cars weren’t forced to get off the freeway until about 6

An El Paso woman is hoping to make a difference, with shoes. Jennifer Young plans to collect 5,000 donated shoes to give to Souls for Soles, an organization that sends shoes to people across the country and to 127 countries around the world. “I just thought, why not?” Young said. “Everyone has old shoes. I

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Police in Texas say a three-year-old has died after he climbed into a hot car that was parked in the yard of his Fort Worth home. Investigators believe the boy, Keandre Goodman, was inside the vehicle for at least 45 minutes on Friday when his parents discovered him. The temperature

BISHOP, Texas (AP) – Authorities say six cows were killed and a South Texas deputy was injured during a suspected drunk driving accident. KRIS-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2sFi5Jh ) an unidentified driver was traveling on a road around 1 a.m. Saturday when she crashed into a group of cows. Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Marco Everett

El Dorado quarterback Cedarious Barfield has made it official. He’s verbally committed to San Diego State University out of the Mountain West Conference. Barfield announced his decision on his twitter page Saturday night. The El Dorado senior had 10 college offers, some of them included UTEP, NMSU, Army and Southern Miss. Barfield thanked his family,

A young girl has died and her father had his legs amputated after they were struck by a boat on a Central Texas lake. Temple police said in a statement Saturday that 4-year-old Katlyn Oliver died about an hour after suffering severe lacerations from the propeller of a craft described by authorities as a recreational