Month: July 2017

The city of Juarez has launched an app to keep its women safe on the streets and fight against the ongoing disappearances and femicides the city has faced for years. According to the gender crimes office there have been 308 women reported missing in CD, Juarez in 2017 alone, 279 have been found. To bring

One child was taken to the hospital after a “pool accident” in Far East El Paso. It happened around 4 P.M on the 12,000 block of Sun Flare. Police dispatch tells ABC-7 they received calls about a possible drowning, but an El Paso Police officer on scene tells ABC-7 a child was taken to the

For the fourth day disabled El Pasoans continue to protest the proposed American Health Care Act. The Congressional Budget Office says the AHCA would increase the number of uninsured people by 23 million over 10 years, but would decrease the federal budget deficit by $119 billion. Advocacy groups for the disabled say the healthcare cuts

San Antonio Spurs player Danny Green hosted the first day of his basketball camp Saturday, July 8 at Parkland High School. “It’s a lot of fun,” Green said. “We get the chance to interact with the fans here and these kids are having a great time and we’re having a good time as well.” Green’s

Moisture will slowly continue to trickle into the area, but not enough to give us any good rain chances tonight. For the next couple of days most of us will only see partly cloudy skies, but no rain. By the middle of the coming week, more moisture will be in place so that we all

Fighting erupted between rival gangs inside a state prison before dawn Thursday, and 28 inmates were killed and three wounded, officials in the Pacific resort of Acapulco said. Authorities had initially reported five deaths, but later raised the toll more bodies were found scattered throughout the prison. Robert Alvarez Heredia, the Guerrero state security spokesman,

The El Paso Police Department’s Gang Unit is investigating a shooting in far East El Paso. Police said it’s on the 12,000 block of Sterling Mary Way. Police have closed off Missy Yvette Drive for several blocks. Emergency dispatchers tell ABC-7 a man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. We’ll update you on

El Paso, TX – San Antonio Spurs player Danny Green visited El Paso Children’s Hospital Friday as he met fans, signed autographs, and spread cheer. “I just like to lift spirits man, that’s the biggest thing” Green said. “Keep encouraging as much as possible, give them the strength because so many things can happen with

The Indian Arts and Crafts Act was established in 1990. The act makes it illegal for people to sell counterfeit tribal art. “I very much look forward to today’s discussion exploring how to modernize the Indian Arts and Crafts Act,” said New Mexico Sen. Tom Udall. On Friday, Sen. Tom Udall and Sen. Martin Heinrich

El Paso’s city council will discuss joining more than 300 mayors across the country in upholding Paris Climate Agreement goals. The item was posted in Tuesday’s city council agenda. City representative Peter Svarzbein tells ABC-7 he posted the item to help El Paso continue what it’s already been doing: protecting the environment. More than 343

Officials are urging people visiting Leesburg State Park, expected to draw thousands of visitors throughout the summer, not to swim in the water. “We always advise people to not go into the water,” Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Kelly Jameson said. “It seems like a safe environment, but it is not.” Jameson says the

Col. Michael Hester is moving on to another assignment. Fort Bliss held the Change of Command ceremony Friday morning for incoming Garrison Commander Col. Steve Murphy. Murphy describes the position as the city manager of Fort Bliss. Murphy will lead the staff and make sure emergency services and quality of life programs are running, among

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said Friday that he told his Mexican counterpart the United States’ demand for drugs was responsible for much of the violence on both sides of the border. Kelly spoke in a joint statement with Mexican Interior Secretary Miguel Angel Osorio Chong on the third and final day of his

The Mexican army says soldiers found a cache of 94 assault rifles and 30,000 rounds of ammunition in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, across from Laredo, Texas. The Defense Department says a patrol detected a group of armed individuals fleeing from a house Friday. It says the soldiers found the assault rifles, three .50-caliber

ICE agents deported an undocumented immigrant wanted in connection with a homicide investigation in Mexico. Salvador Estrada-Zapata, 29, has entered the US illegally four times and has already been convicted of illegal re-entry, ICE officials said. ICE agents turned Estrada-Zapata over to Mexican authorities at the Stanton International Bridge. He is wanted in Guanajuato, Mexico,

Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Zaragoza Port of entry seized 72 pounds of liquid methamphetamine Thursday, officials said. The drugs were disguised as bottles of liquid detergent. “Smugglers will try to use everyday items in an attempt to conceal their contraband from the watchful eyes of CBP officers,” said Beverly Good, CBP

Candy Crush addicts, and you know who you are, put down your mobile device immediately. Then you can watch “Candy Crush,” the TV game show. Expect breezy, energetic fun from the CBS series debuting 9 p.m. EDT Sunday with host Mario Lopez, said executive producer Matt Kunitz, whose credits include “Wipeout” and “Fear Factor.” Nearly

Officials in Texas’ most populous county are concerned that potentially dangerous people are being released from jail under a federal court order that determined the local bail system discriminates against poor people accused of misdemeanor crimes. Harris County officials said that in the first 17 days the court order was in place, 21 percent of

A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit by three University of Texas professors who argued that the state’s “campus carry” law could have a “chilling effect” stifling classroom debate. Sociology professor Jennifer Lynn Glass and English professors Lisa Moore and Mia Carter sued last summer. The law took effect in September and requires public universities

A South Carolina inmate used wire cutters that were probably dropped from a drone as part of an elaborate escape plan that also included cellphones smuggled into prison, guns and at least $47,000 in cash, authorities said Friday after his capture. Jimmy Causey’s second escape from prison lasted more than two days before a tip

El Paso Water crews worked on a water main break in Central El Paso Friday morning. It is of low severity, meaning 20 customers or less are affected by it. It happened on the intersection Rio Grande and Florence St., which were flooded by the water. El Paso Water got the the scene and was

At long last face to face, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced confidence Friday that their historic first meeting would pave the way for a positive trajectory for their two countries. If thornier issues like election meddling came up, they discussed them only in private. In characteristically confident fashion, Trump said he

A trial date next April has been set for a former Santa Fe County sheriff’s deputy whose first two murder trials in the killing of another deputy ended in mistrials when juries couldn’t agree on a verdict. The third trial of ex-Deputy Tai Chan is set for April 9 in state District Court in Las

Dee Margo was sworn in as El Paso mayor last week with his wife, Adair Margo, by his side, as she’s been for more than 40 years. El Paso’s First Lady is a wife, mother, grandmother, but she is also already a prominent figure in the community thanks to her decades-long work with artists and

A woman charged with killing four of her young children and their father smiled and flashed a double thumbs up to news cameras during her first court appearance Friday before telling a judge she doesn’t want an attorney. Isabel Martinez, 33, appeared before Gwinnett County Magistrate Court Judge Michael Thorpe a day after police said

An Academy Award-winning actor is scheduled to appear during the 2017 Plaza Classic Film Festival. The El Paso Community Foundation announced in an email that Richard Dreyfuss will sign autographs from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, August 12 in the Foundation Room, 333 N. Oregon Street, across from San Jacinto Plaza. Dreyfuss, who has appeared

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I-10 closed at Sunland Park I-10 East at Raynor. Paisano closed from Spurr 1966 to Union DepotDay 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 – Feb

San Antonio Spurs guard/forward Danny Green took time out of his busy schedule to greet his El Paso fans at a local furniture store Thursday night. Green appeared at National Furniture Liquidators to sign autographs and take photos with Spurs fans from the Sun City. Fans packed the store, forming a long line just for

Cathedral, Faith Christian, Hanks, and Tony Harper Dominate 2017 Spring Sports Scene El Paso area high schools and athletes continued the trend that their counterparts in the fall sports scene had begun—-more outstanding athletic achievements, more team state championships, more individual state titles, and a historic milestone reached by a long time area basketball coach.