Month: August 2017

An Austin judge has ruled the City of El Paso can build the new $180 million Downtown multi-purpose facility it plans to build in the Duranguito neighborhood, but the facility cannot be built in a way to accommodate sports. “The City many not lawfully expend proceeds generated from the sale of the bonds to design,

El Paso Police responded to a crash involving one of their own in Downtown El Paso Monday morning. The wreck happened on Mesa Street between Yandell and Missouri Avenue around 3:30 a.m. Police told ABC-7 a squad car driven by an officer collided with a Chevy Camaro on Mesa street. Both the officer and the

Las Cruces Crime Stoppers is offering a reward up to $1,000 for information that helps identify a couple suspected of stealing more than $3,000 in iPods and Beats earphones from Walmart. The alleged shoplifting happened sometime before 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 27, at the Walmart store at 1550 S. Valley Dr. Surveillance video shows

A dwindling number of peep shows, strip clubs and adult DVD stores have survived New York City’s two-decade legal war on smut and now, some of the survivors are worried a recent court decision could put them under for good. In June, New York’s Court of Appeals reinstated rules dating to 2001 barring any establishment

El Paso Police arrested a teenager in connection with a drive-by shooting in the Lower Valley last week. Hector Jimenez, 19, was arrested on Saturday accused of shooting a 22-year-old man. The victim was reportedly not seriously injured. Police say Jimenez had an outstanding forgery warrant and was also booked on an Aggravated Assault with

Mayor Rahm Emanuel has taken his fight against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies to court, with Chicago becoming one of the first cities Monday to sue the government over what many U.S. cities argue are illegal bids to withhold public safety grants from so-called sanctuary cities. The 46-page lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court

Wearing a red and white stripped prison jumpsuit, Irvin Gonzalez sat quietly in a jury box Tuesday morning waiting to be called before 243rd district court Judge Luis Aguilar. Gonzalez, who identifies as a transgender woman, wore his hair long on the left side of his head, short on the right side. Shortly after she

For the first month since CNN’s Larry King owned cable news in October 2001, the most popular personality in prime-time doesn’t work for Fox News Channel. Rachel Maddow of MSNBC is the new champ. Her network achieved other milestones in July, including its closest finish to Fox since 2000 and largest margin of victory over

The son of a leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel has been indicted on drug smuggling charges in the United States and pleaded not guilty on Monday, less than two weeks after surrendering to U.S. border inspectors. Damaso Lopez Serrano was ordered held without bail after a brief appearance in federal court in San Diego. He

A 31-year-old Las Cruces man faces up to five years in prison when sentenced after pleading guilty to charges stemming from an alleged conspiracy involving sham marriages and foreign nationals. Santiago Aveles pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Albuquerque to conspiracy and marriage fraud. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for New Mexico says Aveles, four

The man suspected in Sunday’s Amber Alert fired rounds from a shotgun at the home of his child’s mother, police said. The shooting happened at 3:00 pm at 10259 Saigon in East El Paso. Police charged Julian Michael Maese, 26, with Deadly Conduct and jailed him on a $20,000 bond. Police issued an Amber Alert

It is the time of year students across the Borderland are going back to class, but at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso and the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, some have been in class since May. Biomedical Science students start on August 17. TTUHSC El Paso is seeing a surge in

Sunday about a dozen El Pasoans gathered at El Paso Community College’s law enforcement academy to learn about U.S. history and rifle marksmanship. It’s an opportunity by Project Appleseed, an organization focusing on re-connecting people of all ages to the events of the founding of our country. “We teach the same thing that was taught

The National Weather Service sent out an alert Sunday night about a possible child abduction. According to the Amber Alert website, that alert was lifted around 4 a.m. Monday. Adan Ace Antonio Maese, 2, was believed to have been taken by 26-year-old Julian Maese. The National Weather Service said the suspect was driving a blue

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I-10 East closed at Sunland Park I-10 West closed at Viscount Paisano closed from Supr 1966 to San Antonio 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

U.S. Rep. Will H urd (R-Texas) addressed a crowd of constituents in S ocorro Sunday afternoon , slamming the idea of a continuous border wall. “I think building a wall from sea to shining sea is the most expensive and least effective way to do border security,” Hurd said. Last week, Hurd introduced legislation to

El Paso police are investigating a shooting in East El Paso, that left one man hospitalized Officials say the exchange of gunfire happened on the 10,250 block of Saigon Drive around 4 p.m. Details are limited at this time, however Crimes Against Persons and the Gang Unit is investigating. A witness on scene told ABC-7

Combined Search and Rescue Teams rescued a woman and her dog from the Franklin Mountains on Sunday afternoon. Officials say the woman was hiking near Chuck Heinrich Park when she suffered medical issues and called 911 around 1:20 p.m. The first unit arrived on scene around 1:23 p.m. and attempted to make visual contact with

It’s a well known disorder but not one often talked about: Trisomy 21, or Down Syndrome has more than two hundred thousand cases in the US each year, several of those right here in the borderland. The Down SYndrome Coalition for El Paso got together Sunday to set up a symposium and help families working

Authorities say two Texas Boy Scouts were killed and another critically hurt when their sailboat hit an overhead power line and apparently electrocuted the youths. The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department says the accident happened Saturday afternoon at Lake O’ The Pines near Avinger, 150 miles (241 kilometers) east of Dallas. Agency spokesman Steve Lightfoot

WEATHERFORD, Texas (AP) – Autopsies show two North Texas toddlers died of heatstroke after investigators say their mother allegedly left them in her hot car for several hours to teach them a lesson. A medical examiner determined the deaths of 2-year-old Juliet Ramirez and 1-year-old Cavanaugh Ramirez of Weatherford were homicides. Parker County records show

DALLAS (AP) – Some Texas community colleges are expanding their curriculums to offer bachelor’s degrees and help meet the increased need for nurses and teachers. The 2017 Legislature approved letting community colleges offer bachelor’s degrees in high-need areas like applied sciences, applied technology and nursing, The Dallas Morning News reports . Until now, few Texas

A group of Texas Democratic congressmen are questioning preliminary plans to build a section of President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall through a federal wildlife refuge. Federal officials have told landowners and local officials that they intend to build on about 3 miles of the river levee that runs through the Santa Ana National Wildlife

A New Mexico man facing charges in connection with a break up of an alleged cockfighting ring in West Texas says the busted event was just a private “poultry show.” The Eastern New Mexico News reports (https://goo.gl/3DvhJq) Kenny Grubbs of Portales, New Mexico, says Hockley County Sheriff’s deputies got it wrong when they raided a

The fatal shootings of several cows in southeastern New Mexico have sparked fears of a serial cattle killer running loose. The Carlsbad Current-Argus reports Eddy County Sheriff’s Office announced this week that another six cattle on two separate properties were shot and killed. Detectives say a high-caliber rifle was used in the shooting from within

UTEP’s Emmaunel Korir is another step closer to being called a world champion. The freshman from Kenya is dominate in the 800m run. While running for UTEP last season, Korir won two NCAA titles in the event. Saturday, Korir qualified for the semi-finals in the 800m at the IAAF World Track & Field Championships in

Phones ringing, keyboards clicking and donations flowing. Organizers hope the 24th Annual Mission Chevrolet Humane Society’s annual telethon showcases the generosity of people in the borderland and beyond. Saturday, dozens of volunteers from the Humane Society joined forces with ABC-7 to raise funds to help sustain the city’s only no-kill shelter. The El Paso Humane

If you’ve skimmed the T.V. channels Saturday you probably saw Mission Chevrolet’s Humane Society of El Paso Telethon. What you don’t see is the amount of work that goes behind the cause. In the studio, camera operators are on standby. Floor managers are getting those in front of the camera ready. In the control room

After Thursday’s community meeting on the University Pedestrian Improvements around Cincinnati Street, the project has officially started. Saturday’s groundbreaking marked the beginning of the construction project which should be finished by the end of the year. Calming traffic and protecting pedestrians and cyclists are only a few of the things the city hopes to do