Month: August 2017

I-10 East closed at Mesa I-10 East closed at Sunland Park I-10 West 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

El Paso County Commissioner Carlos Leon is holding his annual blood drive Friday and Saturday. Leon was involved in a serious motorcycle accident in 2009 and credits blood donations for saving his life. United Blood Services is the agency providing the donations. Those who wish to donate blood on Friday can visit the county courthouse,

The missing sailor from El Paso was committed to protecting our country, friends and relatives tell ABC-7. Ten sailors, including El Pasoan Abraham Lopez, disappeared following a collision between the USS John S. McCain and a Liberian merchant vessel on August 21, 2017, according to the U.S. Navy Lopez’s stepbrother, Ramiro Garcia, told ABC-7 Lopez

WrestlingTexas.com has released its list of the top 25 boys pound-for-pound wrestlers in Texas, and that list includes three wrestlers from El Paso. The site ranks wrestlers based on success at the state meet as well as head-to-head results against other other top wrestlers. It also slightly favored wrestlers at the 6A level. Thus, Bel

Houston Astros All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa might play against the Chihuahuas at Southwest University Park next week as part of his rehab assignment. The Triple-A affiliate of Houston, the Fresno Grizzlies, will be coming to El Paso for a four-game series beginning on Monday, Aug. 28. Correa, who tore a ligament in his left thumb

Several government officials and community leaders expressed their frustration with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s report on national monuments Thursday. “For this report to be put out is amateurish at best,” said Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima. “I would expect more from our federal government. I think this is just the reason why people don’t have

Neighborhoods in northern Doña Ana County were overwhelmed with flooding Wednesday night, with some homes and yards flooded with at least four feet of water. “It’s a problem that needs to be solved,” said Mark Sale, who lives near the intersection of Doña Ana and Lujan Hill Roads. Sale estimated that his property had “tens

Fanning the flames of GOP discord, President Donald Trump accused Republican congressional leaders Thursday of botching efforts to avoid an unprecedented default on the national debt. “Could have been so easy-now a mess!” Trump tweeted. The president’s sharp words underscored the perilous state of play as Congress heads into the fall without a clear plan

Conor McGregor is making a lot of wise guys nervous in this gambling city. Should he somehow manage to knock out Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the early rounds Saturday night, the city’s bookmakers would lose millions of dollars in the biggest single event loss in the history of sports betting. McGregor fans have flooded sports

Detectives with the police department’s Crimes Against Persons Unit are investigating a shooting that left an alleged car burglar wounded in Northeast El Paso. At about 11:50pm Wednesday, officers responded to a burglary of vehicle call at a residence in the 9000 block of Mt. Delano, just south of Hondo Pass. Police said an investigation

Thursday weather update: Moisture is expected to remain in the area today and start to diminish late this afternoon. Showers and thunderstorms could still lead to heavy rain and minor flooding today. We will begin a drier weather pattern Friday and Saturday as high pressure aloft re-builds. El Paso: Mostly cloudy with a 40% chance

Lowriders, the iconic cars popularized by Mexican Americans, will be the subject featured at an upcoming photo exhibit at Western New Mexico University. The Frances McCray Gallery of Contemporary Art will host an opening reception Sept. 7 to jump-start an exhibit highlighting the classic cars over several decades. The images will showcase New Mexican residents

The Reflections treatment center looked like just the place for Michelle Holley’s youngest daughter to kick heroin. Instead, as with dozens of other Florida substance abuse treatment facilities, the owner was more interested in defrauding insurance companies by keeping addicts hooked, her family says. “It looked fine. They were saying all the right things to

One of the nine missing sailors from the USS McCain has been identified as Abraham Lopez of El Paso, according to the US Navy’s website. The U.S. Navy also identified the sailor who died and eight others who remain missing after the USS John McCain collided with an oil tanker Monday near Singapore. Divers recovered

U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke is nearing the end of a 34-day tour of talking to Texas voters about his race to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. In a Tuesday interview at one of his stops in Killeen (VIDEO BELOW), the El Paso Democrat spoke about his support for impeaching President Trump and who he

Sen. Ted Cruz is expected to start a two-day visit to the Borderland Thursday morning. The first item on his agenda is a meeting with executives of Plastic Molding Technology around 9:30 a.m., and he will then take part in a town hall with employees. Around 3 p.m. Thursday, Sen. Cruz will meet with Border

This school year brings some changes to the food children eat in the cafeteria after Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue signed a proclamation to give schools more flexibility in nutrition requirements. Purdue said The signed proclamation was the start of retiring local control of guidelines on whole grains, sodium and milk. The move also halted changes

An El Paso Independent School District police officer was involved in a crash Thursday morning, district officials confirmed. There were no immediate reports of injuries. The call of the crash came in around 6:45 a.m. near Estrella and Montana in Central El Paso. Our ’round the clock crews were on the scene as a tow

The University of Texas at El Paso announced the line-up and features of Minerpalooza, its annual kick-off to the school year and college football season. The free celebration is happening on Friday, Sept. 1, from 6 to 11 p.m. It marks its 27th year. Organizers said in a news release that the musical talent includes

I-10 East closed at Mesa I-10 East closed at Sunland Park I-10 West 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

El Paso mayor Dee Margo and Ciudad Juarez Mayor Armando Cabada held a meeting Wednesday afternoon. The meeting comes a day after the U.S. State Department issued a travel warning for those going into Juarez. Cabada spoke against the warning saying the way the U.S. State Department portrays the city is not day to day

Two days after Socorro City Council decided to study the ongoing, devastating flooding along Coker Road, the area was hit hard by flooding again. Guadalupe Avalos lives along Coker Road between the Horizon City and San Elizario exits of I-10. She and her children watched the high water raced through their neighborhood. “We are all

The Socorro Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Wednesday evening to suspend the Montwood High School band director without pay. Albert Licon, 38, was arrested last month and charged with having an improper relationship with a student. Court documents state Licon met with the girl at a park and in the school’s band room,

The office of El Paso County Judge could have a new face as early this month or as late as the end of next year. El Paso County Judge Veronica Escobar has said in the past she’s considering a run for Congress, and it is widely anticipated she will make that announcement on Saturday. “What

New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez accused state legislators of trying to “subvert the constitution” by asking the NMSU Board of Regents to extend NMSU Chancellor Garrey Carruther’s contract. “I don’t think the politicians should subvert the constitution by trying to get involved in something that obviously Chancellor Carruthers chose for himself and his family –

EPISD issued more than 15,000 laptops to students at 18 campuses throughout the district, but some parents feel students at Guillen Middle School are being left out. As part of the district’s one-to-one learning initiative, MacBook Air laptops were given to sixth to ninth grade students, which is funded by the 2016 bond. However, several

Texas is less than two weeks away from implementing Senate Bill 4, also known as the “anti-sanctuary cities” law. Senate Bill 4 prohibits municipalities from stopping peace officers from asking about a person’s immigration status — as long as that individual is lawfully detained. The County and City of El Paso have both sued the

U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos rejected a weakened version of the law signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott earlier this year. The new version didn’t expand the list of acceptable photo identifications – meaning gun licenses remained sufficient proof to vote, but not college student IDs. But the changes would allow people who lack

The security robot stopped in front of its boss, who had blocked its path in the parking garage of the swanky River Oaks District. The Houston Chronicle reports the egg-shaped patroller spun slowly on its wheels, scanning for a way to skirt its human counterpart without barging past. The boss matched its movements. A deep

The U.S. Defense Department is making another multimillion-dollar investment in high-energy lasers that have the potential to destroy enemy drones and mortars, disrupt communication systems and provide military forces with other portable, less costly options on the battlefield. U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and longtime supporter of directed