Month: August 2017

Westbound I ten has reopened after a tractor trailer jack knifed just past the Paisano exit on Saturday morning El Paso police closed the freeway to allow maintenance crews to remove the trailer from the highway. Traffic was being detoured off the freeway on to Gateway west at the Trowbridge exit. No injuries were reported.

A small island in the Pacific Ocean, home to less than 200,000 people, is in the international spotlight tonight. The U.S. territory of Guam, which is home to two military bases — is no stranger to threats from North Korea. Guam’s homeland security advisor said it would only take 14 minutes for a missile fired

Confusion continues over the $180 million Downtown arena project after a judge’s latest ruling that it cannot be built specific to sports in any way. Opponents say the City “hid the ball” on the ballot, taking advice from a sports consultant not to mention the word “sports.” “It was deceptive because it left out what

Construction of the Topgolf facility is well-underway in West El Paso, but the plans could pose a threat to I-10 and Cement Lake. “This is an example of not properly coordinating what’s going on,” TXDOT District Engineer Bob Bielek said. Bielek told ABC-7 TxDOT was unaware of the construction just wast of I-10, until inspectors

Walmart says an internal investigation shows it was the victim of a prank when a photograph showed up on social media showing a sign reading “Own The School Year Like A Hero” atop a gun case in a store. Company spokesman Charles Crowson told The Associated Press on Friday the company had definitely determined that

The NFL suspended star Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott for six games Friday, concluding after a yearlong investigation that the league’s leading rusher injured his former girlfriend in three separate incidents last summer. According to the letter Elliott received informing him of the suspension, the NFL believed he used “physical force” three times in

A man accused of using a stolen debit card to make numerous purchases was allegedly found to be in possession of marijuana and Xanax, police said. Investigators met with Steve Jimenez, 29, in regards to a credit card abuse case filed June 29, 2017. The police officers who met with Jimenez at his residence allegedly

The New Mexico State Land Office is going after a West Texas county after it was learned that loads of dirt, sand and gravel were disappearing from a parcel of state trust land along the border. An investigation found that Hudspeth County crews have been using material from the site for road improvements, Land Commissioner

Human remains found near a highway in northern Mexico are those of a Spanish woman whose husband reported she was abducted at gunpoint last month, authorities announced Friday. Tamaulipas state prosecutors said the family of 34-year-old Maria del Pilar Garrido Santamans and the Spanish government were notified earlier in the day after lab testing confirmed

A state district judge is siding with Democratic lawmakers who asked that certain vetoes by Republican Gov. Susana Martinez during the last regular legislative session be invalidated. Judge Sarah Singleton on Friday ruled that the governor did not follow proper procedures when she nixed 10 bills. The judge ordered the Secretary of State’s Office to

La Piñon is providing free haircuts for children Friday from noon to 5 pm. Parents need to show up at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, located at 518 N. Alameda Ave. The free service is underway in the Parish hall. La Piñon is offering the free haircuts to help with school preparations. All students with LCPS

A man involved in a road rage incident followed a 17-year-old boy to a private residence, where he allegedly stabbed the teenager, police said. Arturo Medina, 30, is charged with one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Police were dispatched to the stabbing on the 3400 block of Parkridge Place shortly before 6

Police in Austin have released surveillance video showing a car plunging seven stories from a downtown parking garage and striking another vehicle as it lands in an alley. The video released Thursday shows the car landing atop an SUV then rolling upside down onto the ground. Moments later, people run to help the driver escape.

An ex-high school English teacher in San Antonio accused of throwing lewd parties for boys must serve 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to child sex abuse-related counts. Prosecutors in San Antonio say Jared Anderson was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to multiple counts of sexual performance by a child and indecency with a

More students are heading back to school in the coming weeks, including the El Paso Independent School District. This year there are changes to the school year calendar and the amount of time students will be in the classroom. EPISD begins the school year Monday, August 21, a week earlier than last year. EPISD is

Saturday is World Elephant Day and El Paso Zoo is celebrating during the weekend. The Zoo will host a birthday party for its elephants, Savannah’s 65th and Juno’s 50th birthdays. The party is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Aug. 12 and 13. Activities include an elephant bubble bath, a birthday cake and

The El Paso Police Department’s Gang unit arrested Adam Joshua Frias for allegedly possessing Xanax and hashish. Officials say officers conducted a traffic stop in Northeast El Paso for driving while talking on a cell phone when they smelled burning marijuana coming from inside the Honda Ridgeline at 3:33 a.m. Wednesday morning. That’s when officials

El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested two wanted women in Northeast El Paso on Thursday. Deputies received a tip on the location of the two women. Officials say deputies arrested Sarah Hughes, 33, on the 10100 block of Whitetail Drive. Hughes was wanted on an outstanding warrant for Forgery of a Financial Instrument with

David Marmolejo, the El Paso man convicted of murdering his mother in 2009, has pleaded guilty to several charges of sexual assault, according to KPNX in Phoenix, AZ. Marmolejo was in a Maricopa County courtroom Thursday morning, facing 32 charges. Half of them were for sexual assault. Others were for aggravated assault, sexual abuse and

The Texas House tentatively approved two bills Thursday that will keep several state agencies from closing, including the Texas Medical Board. If the chamber gives the measures final approval on Friday, they could be the first bills of the special session sent to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. The “sunset” bills lawmakers debated Monday were what

Many of us have seen the amazing footage captured by drones. Now cities across the nation have found benefits from the high flying cameras. Police and fire departments are now training with drones. “It’s going to allow us to do much more things in a safer manner,” said El Paso Fire Department spokesman Carlos Briano.

EPISD is starting a week earlier than other districts and a week earlier than usual. The first day of school is August 21. EPISD spokesperson Melissa Martinez said the change is part of the District of Innovation status which allows the district to set its own calendar. “What we were hearing from teachers was that

The Packers won their preseason debut, 24-9, over the Eagles, but former UTEP running back Aaron Jones saw little action. Jones recorded two carries for zero yards and had one reception that didn’t tally any yardage either. But, then again, no Packers running back really got a chance to make a big impression. No running

A Las Cruces woman who survived stage four lung cancer that nearly killed her filed a complaint with the state after she got a second opinion radically different from the first. Only a couple years ago, Jacquie Toth was on the brink of death. “I am wasting away to nothing. I looked horrible. I looked

Andy Morales, the second baseman from Bowie’s 1949 state baseball championship team, died Monday at the age of 85 after a battle with cancer. Morales was more than just a member of the groundbreaking Bowie title team nearly seven decades ago. He was also a longtime Borderland high school coach, who despite racism and fighting

The police department’s Gang Unit arrested and charged a man with two counts of Possession of Controlled Substance. Adam Joshua Frias, 23, was allegedly in possession of Hashish (Tetrahydrocannabinols) and Xanax (Alprazolam). Police made the discovery during a traffic stop Wednesday afternoon in Northeast El Paso. LINK: MORE LOCAL CRIME HEADLINES Frias was driving a

Police arrested a mother after her children, ages seven and nine, were found knocking on a neighbor’s door, asking for a ride, at nearly 2 am Thursday. Cynthia Jimenez, 33, of the 1200 block of Monte Vista Avenue, is charged with two third-degree felony counts of intentional child abuse. Police were dispatched to the report

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will officially declare the opioid crisis a “national emergency” and pledged to ramp up government efforts to combat the epidemic. “The opioid crisis is an emergency. And I am saying officially right now: It is an emergency, it’s a national emergency. We’re going to spend a lot of

Mexican authorities say they have caught a female drug gang leader who was allegedly responsible for much of the violence in the Caribbean resort city of Cancun. The government said in a statement late Wednesday that federal police and marines caught Leticia Rodriguez, aka ‘Doña Lety, in the central state of Puebla. The Yucatan Times