Month: July 2017

Hey, Texplainer: I hear the federal government is asking all 50 states for a wide range of data on individual voters, and some states are pushing back. How is Texas handling the request? Texas plans to hand over some data requested, but not all of it. But before we dive into the details, let’s first

Four softball players from El Paso were recently honored at the state and national level. Coronado star outfielder Abigale Carney was named to the MaxPreps All-America Second Team after posting 24 home runs to lead the Thunderbirds her senior season. Carney finished her career with 53 home runs and helped lead her team to 31

Cathedral, San Elizario, and Coronado dominate the 2016 El Paso area sports scene El Paso area athletes continued to shine during the 2016 fall sports season. Cathedral High School became the first eleven man football team in the El Paso area to ever win a state championship by winning the newly created TAPPS Division 5

20015-2016 Basketball Updates: El Paso area teams always seem to do well in the various state playoff tournaments. Not much was expected from the Andress High School boys’ team after last year’s Final 4 appearance which saw most of that team graduated. The Eagle struggled most of the season trying to find themselves. They finished

Thousands of Doña Ana County residents are flooding local fireworks vendors ahead of the highly anticipated Fourth of July Holiday. Many are unaware aerial fireworks are illegal in much of the county, except for Hatch, Anthony and Mesilla. It’s part of the ‘Safe and Sane’ policy employed by many municipalities across the country. A local

A man riding in a vehicle being hauled by an El Paso woman’s SUV was killed after the tow strap snapped, leaving him stranded in the middle of the highway, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The crash happened at 1:45 am on I-10 about seven miles west of Fort Hancock in Hudspeth

Spent fireworks, beer bottles and trash litter Red Sands, just of east of Montana Vista, on the eve of the Fourth of July. “Unfortunately, in the Red Sands area, we experience a lot of littering,” Chief Instructor Rider Safety Officer Jamil Moutran said. Visitors to the dunes leave behind pounds of trash, which Moutran says

Mexican authorities said Saturday that at least 19 people died in clashes involving armed men and security forces in the gang-plagued northwestern state of Sinaloa, where homicides have spiked dramatically following the capture and extradition of convicted drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. The violence began with a shooting Friday that killed two men near

Doña Ana County Sheriff’s detectives are hoping photos of a man accused of using a stolen debit card on April 29 will help to identify him. The security camera at the Citizen’s Bank ATM on Picacho Avenue, near Motel Boulevard, captured many angles of the suspect. According to a report, the card that was used

Out in the Juarez colonia of Kilometer 27, houses don’t have running water. The streets don’t have water lines running under them and everyone relies on home tanks, filled by the water utility. As temperatures go up and people drink more every day buying at the store isn’t always an option. A corner store clerk

TxDOT has closed the Northbound flyover at US-54 North and Loop 375. A semi overturned on the flyover. Avoid the area.

Police arrested a Las Cruces man after his girlfriends’s 2-year-old was found with injuries to various parts of his body. 19-year-old Tezcatlipoca “Tez” Soto is charged with two counts of Abuse of a Child after authorities were dispatched to Mountain View Regional Medical Center Saturday, July 1. Officials say Soto has been in a relationship

El Paso Police have arrested the driver who allegedly struck a pedestrian in West El Paso Saturday evening. Police say 27-year-old Jose Jesus Mendez of Santa Teresa, N.M was speeding on the 7100 block of Westwind, when he ran a stop sign, a traffic light and struck a male pedestrian. Police say Mendez continued driving

Las Cruces Police are searching for the man who allegedly pointed a handgun at another driver following a road rage incident Sunday. Police tell ABC-7 a male suspect and another driver were involved in a road rage incident at around 3:30 P.M in Las Cruces when both vehicles pulled into a Sam’s Club parking lot

The driving force in Texas behind a “bathroom bill” pushed back Monday after the Republican House speaker was quoted as saying he didn’t want a “suicide” on his hands over efforts to restrict which restrooms transgender people can use. LGBT rights groups and other opponents, meanwhile, praised House Speaker Joe Straus over comments published in

Court records indicate a 13-year-old girl who was found dead in a house over the weekend was kidnapped after the boyfriend of one of her relatives stole about 22 pounds of marijuana. The body of Shavon Randle was discovered at the Dallas house late Saturday night after being reported abducted Wednesday from a home in

New Mexico State Police say a man and a woman found fatally shot inside a pickup truck parked along Interstate 40 west of Albuquerque were a married couple from Texas. Lt. Elizabeth Armijo identified the couple found dead Thursday as 31-year-old Jacob Kokotkiewicz and 32-year-old Ursula Tammy Kokotkiewicz, both of Flowermound, Texas. Armijo says both

A court document obtained by ABC-7 states an alleged drug dealer was caught in the act while riding a bike in Central Las Cruces. Christopher Harbarger, 32, of Las Cruces, is charged with possession of paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance and possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. The document state Harbarger was riding

In the wake of two mountain rescues over the weekend, the El Paso Fire Dept. and Texas Parks and Wildlife are reminding the community and hikers to take precautions when hiking in the Franklins. Officials say you should plan ahead before hitting those trails and never hike beyond what you are capable of. Also, stick

Actor Donal Logue is asking for the public’s help in locating his teenage daughter, who was last seen a week ago in New York City. The star of Fox’s “Gotham” writes on Facebook that the “net had been flung far and wide” since 16-year-old Jade Logue disappeared. Logue says he has the New York Police

As many in the United States celebrate the Fourth of July holiday, some minorities have mixed feelings about the revelry of fireworks and parades in an atmosphere of tension on several fronts. How do you celebrate during what some people of color consider troubling times? Blacks, Latinos and immigrant rights advocates say the aftermath of

New Mexico State Police say a man and a woman found fatally shot inside a pickup truck parked along Interstate 40 west of Albuquerque were a married couple from Texas. Lt. Elizabeth Armijo identified the couple found dead Thursday as 31-year-old Jacob Kokotkiewicz and 32-year-old Ursula Tammy Kokotkiewicz, both of Flowermound, Texas. Armijo says both

Rolando Arriaza has visited hospitals, morgues and even the harsh, mesquite-covered terrain in South Texas that his brother trekked nearly two years ago after illegally crossing into the U.S. – all as part of an ongoing effort to find his sibling’s remains and bring his family closure. “You want to know if he died and

El Pasoans who attend this year’s Music Under the Stars’ 4th of July celebration at the Chamizal National Memorial will be treated to fireworks and the music of Brooks & Dunn. City officials said Neon Circus will perform a tribute concert “recreating Brooks & Dunn’s exciting live show down to the last detail.” Neon Circus

A Las Cruces activist and veteran says he is running for New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District seat now held by Steve Pearce. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports that Tony Martinez announced this weekend he will seek the Democratic nomination for a seat Pearce may give up to run for New Mexico governor. Martinez, a co-founder

President Donald Trump vowed to support and defend religious liberty, telling a gathering of evangelical Christians that the threat of terrorism is “one of the most grave and dire threats to religious freedom in the world today.” “We cannot allow this terrorism and extremism to spread in our country, or to find sanctuary on our

The Pentagon has thrown a cloak of secrecy over assessments of the safety and security of its nuclear weapons operations, a part of the military with a history of periodic inspection failures and lapses in morale. Overall results of routine inspections at nuclear weapons bases, such as a “pass-fail” grade, had previously been publicly available.

Two water mains broke in El Paso Monday morning. According to El Paso Water’s main break page, the breaks happened on the 1300 block of Myrtle in South-Central El Paso, and the 2500 block alley of Memphis Avenue in Central El Paso. Both breaks are labeled as low impact, affecting fewer than 20 customers with

Early voting for the District 8 City Council seat and the special mayoral election for Socorro has not attracted many voters so far. According to the County website, 473 voters turned up for early voting between Wednesday and Friday. There are just over 39,000 registered voters living in District 8. That means less than one

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