Month: June 2017

Uber is enabling passengers to tip its U.S. drivers with a tap on its ride-hailing app for the first time, part of a push to recast itself as a company with a conscience and a heart. Besides the built-in tipping option announced Tuesday, Uber is giving drivers an opportunity to make more money when passengers

A Perfect Circle, the alt-metal supergroup including Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan, and guitarists Billy Howerdel and James Iha, is scheduled to perform in El Paso this October. According to the band’s site, A Perfect Circle will perform at the Don Haskins Center October 26, 2017. A day before the El Paso performance, A Perfect

Authorities in New Mexico say six people are dead after a 25-vehicle pileup on I-10 caused by sudden blowing dust in New Mexico near the Arizona state line. Those killed Monday include a 9-month-old girl and her parents from Phoenix, two people from El Paso, Texas, and a California woman. The stretch of interstate in

Two El Pasoans are among those killed in a 25-vehicle pile-up crash on I-10 near Lordsburg, New Mexico, according to New Mexico State Police. Officials say 77-year-old Jose Manuel Clemente and 38-year-old Maurella Clemente Munoz were the two victims from El Paso involved in the crash on Monday night. Authorities also named Jose Elias Caraveo-Serrano

The group pledging to raise $20 million dollars to help fund the creation of a Mexican American Cultural Center in downtown El Paso is operating in the red. The discovery came to light at a meeting Monday afternoon for the Bond Overview Advisory Committee. In January 2016, the non-profit group, Mexican American Cultural Institute, pledged

The local border patrol union is at odds with Customs and Border Protection’s policy when it comes to employees asking for time off for non-work related medical issues. Union representatives said they’ve had multiple agents complain because they feel the agency is asking for too much personal medical information in order for to get time

The animation duo behind favorites like ‘Secret of NIMH’, ‘An American Tail’, ‘The Land Before Time’, ‘All Dogs Go To Heaven’, and ‘Anastasia’ will appear at the 10th annual Plaza Classic Film Festival, announced organizers Monday. Don Bluth, an El Paso native, and Gary Goldman will appear for an on-stage interview before a screening of

What’s the future of El Paso School District’s planetarium? Free summer presentations kicked off Monday at the Gene Roddenberry Planetarium. But the district’s lease is set to expire in 2019. So ABC-7 asked, what does the future hold? “We always hear that. We’ve been hearing that rumor forever: that we’re getting rid of the planetarium,”

The man blamed for a hostage situation at a pistachio farm Sunday allegedly shot at police after leading officers on a high speed chase, New Mexico State Police officials said Monday. Investigators charged Kaleb Scroggins, 21, of Alamogordo, with two counts of Aggravated Assault upon a Police Officer, Shooting at inhabited dwelling or Occupied Building,

ABC-7’s I-Team obtained seven demolition permits, which could indicate the first buildings to fall within the downtown arena blueprint. The footprint for the new voter approved entertainment venue is the two-block area just south of the Convention Center. It is bordered by San Antonio, Santa Fe, Leon and Paisano streets. Plans tentatively call for an

The man killed outside a West El Paso bar was 28-year old Rudy Urias, police said. Investigators said 30-year old Leonel Sanchez Zuniga was also wounded during a fight. It happened at about 2:30 am March 23, 2017 outside a sports bar on the 6500 block of N. Mesa. Police said both men were involved

A Judge Monday reduced the bond for the man suspected of breaking into a home and raping a 71-year-old woman from $100,000 to $15,000, the district attorney’s office said. Daniel Guzman, 22, of the 1000 block of Sable Circle, is charged with two counts of criminal sexual penetration with injury, two counts of criminal sexual

A Judge Monday reduced the bond for the man suspected of breaking into a home and raping a 71-year-old woman from $100,000 to $15,000, the district attorney’s office said. Daniel Guzman, 22, of the 1000 block of Sable Circle, is charged with two counts of criminal sexual penetration with injury, two counts of criminal sexual

The trial of five former El Paso Independent School District administrators accused of taking part in the district’s cheating scandal got off to a quick start on Monday. Former Jefferson High principal Dr. Steven Lane, who found himself in the middle of the scandal to artificially inflate schools’ federal accountability scores, was called by U.S.

Customs and Border Protection officers seized $689,506 allegedly being smuggled into Mexico from the US. The money was seized Sunday at the Ysleta Port of Entry. CBP officials said the money was hidden in a vehicle heading south into Mexico. The 28-year-old male driver, from Ciudad Juarez, initially did not declare any currency totaling more

A Houston neighborhood now has a gay pride crosswalk, which means crossings along all four segments of an intersection in the Montrose area are rainbow-painted. Crews painted the crossings Saturday and by Sunday morning, residents were turning out to take photos along the crosswalk. Pride Houston paid the $15,000 cost of the project. Frankie Quijano,

The NM State men’s basketball roster begins to take shape as head coach Chris Jans announced the signing of Shunn Buchanan for the upcoming 2017-18 season on Monday. “Shunn is a complete point guard,” said Jans. “He makes plays for his teammates while quarterbacking the team and scores the ball when needed. Shunn’s ability to

The victim of a hit-and-run Saturday died Sunday, El Paso Police said. Police say the alleged hit-and-run driver is still on the loose. The deadly wreck happened at the intersection of North Cleveland and Clark at about 7:30 pm. The driver of what police describe as a black 1990s model sports car was speeding and

A semi truck was on fire at Loop 375 and I-10 in Far East El Paso. The fire has been extinguished, but TxDOT said it could take up to two hours to clear the torched vehicle. Traffic heading east is backing up all the way to Lee Trevino. Avoid the area. LINK: Interactive ABC-7 traffic

A routine traffic stop led to the arrest of a woman allegedly in possession of narcotics. Police officers encountered Alyssa Estorga, 20, after pulling over vehicle on the 5800 block of Deer in Northeast El Paso. Estorga was a passenger in a vehicle that did not have a functioning license plate light, police said. During

Police arrested a man who allegedly tried to switch seats with an alleged drunk driver. At about 2:30 am Sunday, officers attempted to pull over the driver of a speeding vehicle on the 3100 block of East Paisano. Police said Laura Ordonez, 22, was driving a 2015 Nissan Sentra east on Paisano. Central officers turned

The 2018 mid-term congressional election that will have a major impact on the Borderland. The vote for Texas’s 16th Congressional District seat could determine the direction the city of El Paso heads. Although the primary election isn’t until March 2018 two prominent Democratic officials say they are considering entering the race. “”I am still exploring

Russell Athletic is promoting its new FreshForce underwear by documenting Chico’s suffering during El Paso’s extreme summer heat. “You ever seen a scorpion burst into a flames,” asks an old timer at the beginning of the Facebook commercial. “El Paso” appears on the screen and the old timer goes on to tell the viewer “you

Closures are in place around UTEP to accomodate crews who are finishing rail work for the El Paso Streetcar project. Glory Road from Mesa Street to Oregon Street will be closed; Baltimore from Mesa to Stanton Street will also close. Two lanes will remain open on Mesa St. northbound/southbound. The turning lanes from to get

A fire broke out early Monday morning in South-Central El Paso. El Paso Fire Department officials said it happened at a home on the 5300 block of Rosa Ave. Firefighters said the person who lives there was not there when it happened. A neighbor saw flames and called 911. It was a condition two fire.

One person was taken to the hospital after a motorcycle crash late Sunday night on I-10 near Downtown El Paso. Emergency dispatchers said the person suffered serious injuries. It happened Sunday before midnight. All eastbound lanes were closed as authorities investigated the crash. All are now back open.

UPDATE: The hostage situation at an Alamogordo pistachio farm is now over, according to New Mexico State Police. A spokesman for NMSP said the suspect was involved in a crash when he fled into the pistachio farm. Police said he barricaded himself where he took 13 people hostage, including one 3-year-old child. NMSP have not

El Paso police are investigating a deadly motorcycle crash on Interstate 10 West at Yarbrough. All lanes of I-10 West were closed down since 4 p.m., but opened back just after 10 p.m. Friday night. Back up was still significant despite the lanes being reopened. One person is dead, but it’s not confirmed if any

Parishioners at a lower valley church are carrying on, just days after a fire ripped through their place of worship. Last Sunday Friendship Baptist Church celebrated its 54th anniversary. Five days later, everything inside is unrecognizable. Deacon Darrell Young told ABC-7 everything is a total loss .Young has been a deacon at the church for