Month: July 2017

It’s easy to make comparisons between former UTEP running back Aaron Jones and freshman Josh Fields. Both are from El Paso. Both had prolific high school careers for schools in the Borderland (Fields at Americas and Jones at Burges). And then there’s the fact both committed to UTEP. While Fields says he is honored by

Mayor and council spent several hours reviewing the FY 2017-18 budget during special meeting Monday morning. The city highlighted it’s accomplishments to date, which included improvements to public safety. City Manager Tommy Gonzalez presented the budget, which the city claims is meeting community needs. Property taxes are projected to increase 1.8 percent in assessed taxable

An El Paso woman wants her lost dog back after El Paso Animal Services allowed it to be adopted by another family last week, even after she says she informed them it was her dog and she would return later in the week to pay the impound fees. Hannah Manriquez told ABC-7 the 10 year-old

County Commissioners unanimously approved to establish fees and hourly rates for testimony from the medical examiner’s office in civil court. Previously, members from the medical examiner’s office would not charge attorneys to testify in civil cases. Chief medical examiner Dr. Mario Rascon spoke to commissioners on Monday about the burden that would put on his

ABC-7’s New Mexico Mobile Newsroom has learned the Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley put down 20 animals Monday because it is at capacity. “It’s a killer of a decision, literally. Everyone here feels like we have failed these animals, because there’s just no homes for them,” Dr. Beth Vesco-Mock said, “We tried to

El Paso Police arrested three men in connection to a fight that led to the shooting on the East Side over the weekend. Gang Investigators charged Darrell Maurice Allen, 35; and Ezequiel Martinez, 20, with Aggravated Assault. Both were booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility under $20,000 bonds. Shawn Ezal Ramirez, 20, was

Tuesday July 10, 2017 (7.11.17) is 7-Eleven day. You can get a free Slurpee by visiting a 7-Eleven store in between 11 am and 7 pm. WFAA, the ABC affiliate in Dallas, reports the company is celebrating its 90th birthday. 7-Eleven expects to give away an estimated 9 million Slurpees tomorrow, WFAA reports.

The deadline is near. At 10 p.m. Las Cruces time, the public comment period for the Organ Mountain Desert-Peaks will close. Several government leaders from Doña Ana County defended the Organ Mountains Desert-Peaks National Monument Monday, requesting that local residents speak out against scaling back the size of the monument. “Since the monument was designated,

A 1,033-pound hammerhead shark caught over the weekend during a fishing tournament based in Texas City is a record for the species in Texas and one of the largest fish ever caught in the state. Tim McClellen has been fishing for 20 years and says you never know what’s going to bite when you drop

El Paso Police tell ABC-7 two men set off fireworks inside Cielo Vista Mall Saturday afternoon. The blast from the fireworks reportedly broke two windows inside the mall. No one was injured by the fireworks, police said. Investigators are handling the incident as a case of criminal mischief. Video of the incident was posted on

New Mexico State University’s finalized budget will freeze over 90 vacant faculty and staff positions and lay off two personnel. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports university officials said Friday that the moves will close an $8 million gap in the institution’s budget. Administrators say the personnel cuts are much smaller than originally anticipated in initial

A Fort Bliss soldier was killed in a fiery motorcycle wreck on Loop 375 early Monday morning, officials on post said. El Paso police responded to the crash in El Paso’s Lower Valley at about 12:50 am. The soldier was not identified by police or Fort Bliss officials. Police said identification “is pending further investigation

Three people are charged with human smuggling after a dozen persons believed from Latin America were rescued from the locked cargo area of a box truck where they were left to swelter in the Houston summer heat. Harris County prosecutors say the immigrants were banging on the truck walls trying to get the attention of

A bike trail in west El Paso was recently named after Pat O’Rourke, a former county judge. O’Rourke is the late father of Beto O’Rourke, a U.S. Congressman representing El Paso. “It’s named after someone who’s given a lot to the community and who not only does so much alive, but he passed on a

For many, cell phones have become a major part of their everyday lives. Entertainment, social media, information and navigation– our phones provide more information than we sometimes need. Two studies released by the University of Chicago and the University of Texas at Austin revealed how cell phones can affect your brain and how much thinking

Two men start their trial Monday in Washington in connection with an ambush on two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in 2011 that wounded one and killed the other. Court documents name Jesus Ivan Quezada Piña and Jose Emanuel Garcia Sota as the two facing murder and attempted murder charges for an attack on

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I-10 closed at Sunland Park Day Time Closures: 9am-3pm I-10 right lane closed from Sunland Park to Buena vista El Paso Street car closures: Long term closures Paisano Drive closed to traffic between Chihuahua street and El Paso. Pasiano Drive closed to traffic between Stanton Street and Campbell Street. Santa Fe Street closed to traffic

A man was hospitalized after he was hit by a vehicle in Far East El Paso Sunday evening. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office tells ABC-7 a vehicle struck a pedestrian on I-10 East & Horizon around 9:30 p.m. I-10 East is currently closed to traffic. Officials have not identified the man but say he

Trash bins get quite grimy, and sometimes slimy, but a new company in El Paso is setting out to battle the bacteria your garbage leaves behind. Mark Elias said he has seen some downright disgusting trash bins. “There are dog feces in there, diapers — you can imagine,” said Elias. “It’s just filled with bacteria

An experienced skydiver who was also a longtime voiceover actor has died after a midair collision during a jump at a Southeast Texas skydiving center. The Houston-area center, Skydive Spaceland, says in a statement that two seasoned skydivers deployed parachutes normally during a planned group jump on Saturday, but that they later collided and fell

A man swimming at a south Florida beach was bitten on both legs by a shark. WPLG-TV reports that Lt. Felipe Lay of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue says the unidentified man was swimming Sunday afternoon off Haulover Beach when he was attacked. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Ocean Rescue lifeguards say they became aware of a shark lurking

Two gunmen opened fire at a gender reveal party near Cincinnati, killing one woman and injuring eight other people including the pregnant woman whose party it was, according to police. Colerain Township Police Chief Mark Denney said friends and family gathered for a party Saturday night to learn the gender of the pregnant woman’s unborn

Lifeguard whistles at pools are usually not a good thing, it means people aren’t being safe around the water. Pool experts gave us some tips to stay safe, but even when you keep important details in mind like watching children and staying hydrated, it’s easy to get distracted “Sometimes people get caught up, if it’s

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Police in North Texas say a driver who led officers on a chase after a robbery brought along an unexpected passenger – his infant child. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports (http://bit.ly/2tWM4xU) 19-year-old Quardrion Atkins and two other teenagers were arrested Saturday. Police in Arlington say the three are accused of robbing

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A national publication and an expert found that teacher evaluations in New Mexico are among the toughest in the U.S., as they put a large amount of weight on student test scores. The Albuquerque Journal reported (http://bit.ly/2tDN7jA ) Thursday that New Mexico evaluations from 2015-2016 ranked twice as many teachers as

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A grandmother is accused of driving off with a baby strapped in a car seat and dangling from the rear door. The baby’s mother says she was going to give her mother a ride home and placed in the baby in her safety seat before the 64-year-old woman got in

Horizon City police say they responded to a shots fired call at 2am Sunday. When officers arrived at a home in the 13 thousand 9 hundred block of Desert Song Drive they discovered someone had fired shots in front of the house. One vehicle and a house next to the residence were struck by bullets

Hurricane Eugene has grown into a Category 3 storm in the Pacific Ocean off of Mexico, but forecasters say it’s not expected to threaten land. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm had maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph) Sunday morning while it was centered about 565 miles (910 kilometers) southwest of

Two Americans were gored and several other people were injured Saturday during the second running of the bulls at this year’s San Fermin festival in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona, officials said. The regional government of Navarra said that a 22-year-old American man identified with the initials J.C. was in serious condition at a