Month: October 2017

A local doctor spoke with ABC-7 about a term expectant mothers may be familiar with, pregnancy brain. Dr. Daniel Aronson, an obstetrician and gynecologist at Del Sol Medical Center, said he agrees with a recently released article about how pregnancy affects a woman’s brain. “There’s a very interesting study that was just released out of

Aaron Jones rushed for a career-high 131 yards and a touchdown against the Saints on Sunday, but it wasn’t enough as New Orleans beat Green Bay by a final of 26-17. Jones ran for 125 yards two weeks ago in a win over Dallas – a mark that stood as his previous high. The former

Dog groomer Rebecca Egan said she felt compelled to help out the thousands of victims affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Maria and Irma. “A lot of the hurricane stuff hit me pretty close. I’ve got a lot of friends who have been doing stuff in Houston with the relief effort. My mom does search and rescue

Temperatures will be unstable through the week ahead. For Sunday we can expect near-normal temperatures with middle and upper 70s. Temperatures will climb back up into the 80s for Monday, but a backdoor cold front will cool us back down into the 70s for Tuesday and Wednesday. This front willalso bring the usual gusty east

UTEP men’s basketball head coach Tim Floyd confirmed that sophomore center Kelvin Jones has left the program. Floyd spoke to reporters after a team scrimmage Saturday and said that he was not expecting Jones to suddenly leave the team. Jones had been out for about a week nursing an injury when he came to talk

Eastlake 21 Del Valle 25 Parkland 52 Ysleta 12 Bel Air 49 Hanks 28 Riverside 13 Horizon 35 Montwood 69 Coronado 52 Eastwood 35 Americas 17 El Dorado 63 Franklin 44 Socorro 14 Pebble Hills 42 El Paso 16 Bowie 19 Chapin 49 Irvin 0 Andress 61 Jefferson 0 Austin 7 Burges 25 Las Cruces

It wasn’t a long, or physically demanding walk. But it was an important walk for Terry Rodriguez to finish. Rodrgiuez was diagnosed with breast cancer in April. That’s why this year’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk hit close to home. “I’m fighting the good fight and I’m going to make it,” Rodriguez said. Rodriguez

It was a small crowd at the Islamic Center of El Paso during their annual open House, when the Mosque invites members of all faiths from the borderland to go and learn about Islam. Holding Q&A sessions with visitors, organizers hoped this would bring a greater understanding between religions. “When you serve, you don’t have

Dry weather will continue through the weekend and through at least the middle of next week. For Saturday afternoon we will see upper end breezy west to southwest winds. These winds will keep temperatures a few degrees above normal, but a weak cold front coming in from the north Saturday night will bring seasonal temperatures

This week’s edition of the War of the Week features the El Dorado Aztecs taking on the Franklin Cougars.

Investigators with the Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office arrested a certified law enforcement officer with the New Mexico Livestock Board accused of engaging in sexual acts with a 15-year-old boy. Online jail records state 61-year-old George Donald Hatfield, of Chaparral, is charged with Enticement of a Child, Criminal Solicitation and two counts of Criminal Sexual

Police tell ABC-7 the search for the gunman or gunmen who fatally shot 17-year-old Juan Cervantes continues. Police say the shooting happened around 9:15 pm Wednesday, October 18, 2017 on the 8400 block of Hughes Circle. Cervantes lived on the street, which is less than a mile from his school. The teenager died from the

The City of El Paso is offering to pay nearly three times the appraised value for properties within the arena footprint, documents released by the City state. The sale agreements for the 18 properties the City wants to purchase total approximately $11-million. The sale price for other properties is far greater than what they were

An El Paso man is accused of hitting two boys because they wanted to go to school, a criminal complaint obtained by ABC-7 states. Carlos Garcia, 32, is charged with two counts of Injury to a Child. The alleged abuse was reported Friday, October 13, 2017 at a home on the 10600 block of Galatea

The El Paso man accused of sexually assaulting two girls allegedly started abusing one of the accusers when she was five years old, a criminal complaint affidavit states. Police arrested Jaime Oscar Cadena, 62, and charged him with two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child. While investigating the alleged sexual assault of the

Customs and Border Protection officers seized 177 pounds of liquid methamphetamine on Wednesday. The drugs were concealed in plastic bottles concealed within the fuel tank of a 2009 Ford van.. “This is a large amount of a very dangerous drug,” said Beverly Good, CBP El Paso Port Director. “We are working hard every day to

Professors and researchers at the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine in El Paso are set to receive $420,000 in grant funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease to learn more about what makes humans susceptible to the Zika virus. Zika is a mosquito-borne illness spread mostly by the bite of an

Toyota Motor Co. is continuing its reign at the top of Consumer Reports’ reliability rankings, a reward for its conservative approach to new technology. The Toyota brand came in first in this year’s rankings, followed by the company’s luxury Lexus brand. It’s the fifth year in a row that a Toyota brand has topped the

“Thank you, nurses, and I hope you have a good day!”, said Gabriel Delgado, a former NICU patient. Dressed in an Iron Man costume with Captain America shield painted on his face, he admitted he doesn’t remember the nurses that cared for him as he spent a month in the Neo Natal Intensive Care Unit

Scores for games played on Thursday, Oct. 19: Austin 7, Burges 25 Final Socorro 14, Pebble Hills 42 Final Gadsden 0, Mayfield 14 (Postponed in 2nd quarter)* *Game will be rescheduled and Mayfield will retain 14-0 lead

The City of El Paso will have to respond to contempt of court allegations as the legal battle over the Duranguito neighborhood heads to the courtroom yet again. The neighborhood is the preferred site for the City’s new multipurpose performing arts facility. Activists fighting to protect the neighborhood argue it is worth preserving because of

Enrique Hernandez hit three homers and drove in seven runs to propel Los Angeles to the World Series. The Dodgers, coming off a 3-2 loss to the Cubs in game four, bounced back with a dominant 11-1 performance in the fifth game of the series. Clayton Kershaw pitched six innings, surrendering one run and just

The FBI said they’ve investigated four reports of virtual kidnappings within the last two years. They said a virtual kidnapping is when a person calls you claiming to have kidnapped a loved one or family member. The kidnapper asks for a ransom and will threaten to hurt the victim’s loved one if they don’t receive

For many people who live and work in northeast El Paso, the dilapidated Cohen Stadium has become more than just an eyesore. To some, the property is a reminder most of the city’s big development and redevelopment projects are happening in other places. “The canopies, I was just noticing, they are not there. They are

The El Paso International Airport held a full-scale emergency exercise Thursday morning to test and evaluate its emergency response plan. Police, fire crews and first responders tested their skills with a catastrophic scenario, required by the Federal Aviation Authority every three years. They were told a Boeing 737 with 100 passengers and 4 crew members

Police arrested a man suspected of being involved in seven aggravated robberies around El Paso, including one in which the suspect threatened to burn down a store while holding a container of gasoline. Jose Luis Martinez, 27, is charged with aggravated robbery and possession of cocaine, police said. Police said the spree of aggravated robberies

A motion to slash the travel expenses of El Paso ISD Superintendent Juan Cabrera failed Wednesday night after a 3-3 tie, ABC-7 has confirmed with district officials. The motion was introduced after the school district board’s finance committee compared the superintendent’s allotted expenses to other districts. The El Paso Times reports Trustees Diane Dye, Bob

Investigators with several law enforcement agencies are looking into an overnight shooting involving a 46-year-old man and a Doña Ana County Sheriff’s deputy. Residents in the area of Berry Patch Lane and Isaacks Avenue called 911 just after midnight Thursday to report what sounded like multiple gunshots. A patrol deputy was dispatched to the area

El Paso police has identified the victim of a deadly shooting in the Lower Valley Wednesday night. Police said 17-year-old Juan Manuel Cervantes was shot in the torso. He was taken to the hospital where he died. Officers are still searching for the shooter. The shooting happened 9:15 p.m. on the 8400 block of Hughes

Police arrested a woman accused of driving drunk with a 4-month-old child riding in the vehicle. Brenda Avalos, 22, is charged with “Driving While Intoxicated with a Child Passenger under 15 years of age,” said police. An officer pulled Avalos over shortly after 1 am Thursday because Avalos was allegedly swerving across lanes. The woman,