Month: December 2017

The victim of last week’s Las Cruces hit-and-run died early Thursday morning, her mother confirmed to ABC-7. Sonia Castillo died at 4:42 a.m. on Thursday after her family pulled her off life support, said Estella Garcia, Castillo’s mother. Castillo’s health had been rapidly declining in the days since police say she was intentionally struck by

One person was taken to the hospital from the El Paso Police Dept. Headquarters in Central El Paso. Authorities said it was a stabbing. It happened at around 2 a.m. on 911 N. Raynor Street. The person taken to the hospital suffered serious injuries.

Two people tested positive for Tuberculosis after a recent exposure at Hanks High School, the Department of Public Health (DPH) announced Wednesday. The Health Department did not say whether those infected were students, teacher, faculty or staff. The department initially identified 140 individuals who may have been exposed to a person at the school diagnosed

On Tuesday, El Paso City council postponed a vote regarding a plan to create 25 new sports fields in Central El Paso. ABC-7 has learned part of the hesitation stems from an email sent by a former city representative and current EPISD board member Susie Byrd. The email to Council urged it to reject a

ABC-7 has obtained documents showing Dona Ana County Undersheriff Ken Roberts is under investigation for sexual harassment. The documents appear to show complaints from two women who are not identified due to privacy rules. An employee accused Undersheriff Roberts of going into her office and closing the door, he “locked it and sat on (her)

A federal judge sentenced the woman who pleaded guilty to shooting her husband and then lying to make it look like an accident. Arely Brigette Ruiz, 24, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for shooting her husband inside their residence on Fort Bliss earlier this year. On October 6, 2017, Ruiz pleaded guilty

Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold of Texas, who isn’t seeking re-election amid allegations of sexual harassment, won’t appear on 2018 primary ballots after Democrats unsuccessfully tried Wednesday to leave his name in place. Democrats argued that Farenthold’s name should have to remain on the ballot since he missed the deadline in Texas for candidates to withdraw.

Several Mesilla restaurants and businesses were without water on Tuesday, forcing some to turn away customers. “We lost a little bit of business,” said Abdulai Ismail, who works for Andele’s. “We wanted to make sure we followed the right protocol that was right for us in order for us to keep running the business.” Andele’s

The El Paso Fire Department says they responded to a call on an apartment fire in East El Paso at 2:48 PM. It is considered a condition 3 fire, meaning smoke and flames are visible. According to a caller the fire is at the WindTree Apartments located at 2990 Trawood Dr.. This is a breaking

Ten Ft. Bliss families received a donated shopping spree from Academy Sports and Outdoors. The families each received gift cards with a combined total of $2,500. The amount of money of money each family received varied depending on their size. The shopping spree was held yesterday from 6-7 p.m. at the Academy Sports and Outdoors

A woman in her 50s, who had underlying medical conditions and who had had not received a flu vaccine this season, has died, the City of El Paso Department of Public Health announced. In a news release, health officials said the death is flu-related. Public Health Director Robert Resendes said flu cases will likely increase

At least four major companies are building goodwill in the wake of President Donald Trump’s tax cuts by finding ways to pass along some of their likely savings to employees. AT&T said it will pay a $1,000 bonus to 200,000 workers once the tax bill passed Wednesday is signed into law. The Justice Department is

Police say a gunman opened fire at a hospital’s psychiatric services emergency room Wednesday in Cincinnati, wounding an officer before, they believe, he shot himself to death. Police Chief Eliot Isaac said an unarmed security officer was wounded and was undergoing surgery for a “very serious” wound. He said the gunman hadn’t been identified and

An emergency quarantine aimed at stopping the spread of an invasive bug threatening New Mexico’s pecan industry will remain in place as the state looks to protect the largest pecan-growing county in the United States, agriculture officials said Wednesday. Agriculture Secretary Jeff Witte said growers statewide produced an estimated $213 million in pecans last year,

President Donald Trump cheered a massive overhaul of U.S. tax laws Wednesday, saying “we broke every record.” Flanked by Republican lawmakers, the president took a bow outside the White House shortly after the House finished its last-minute re-vote to pass the $1.5 trillion bill that provides generous tax cuts for corporations and the wealthiest Americans

A Glock 23 pistol. A .40-caliber Springfield XDM-40. A Ruger P95. Dozens of other handguns, shotguns and long rifles: all missing. The Houston Chronicle reports , in a partnership with the Texas Standard, that as Hurricane Harvey inundated Houston, most people were just trying to stay safe. Cops were busy saving lives. Across the city,

The police chief of a southern New Mexico city resigned from the position on Monday, citing personal reasons. Daron Syling told the Alamogordo Daily News that he’s leaving the Alamogordo Police Department because “I am in a place where I had to make some personal decisions for me. It was the right thing that I

After a welcome lull in powerful winds that drove Southern California’s massive wildfire, crews braced for the return of potentially dangerous gusts that could revive the flames. Firefighters used two days of calm conditions to build containment lines and set controlled fires to clear dry brush ahead of so-called sundowner winds expected to whip up

A former Michigan State Police trooper was charged Wednesday with second-degree murder in the death of a Detroit teenager who crashed an all-terrain vehicle after being shot with a stun gun. Mark Bessner had no “legal justification” to fire his Taser from his moving patrol car while trying to stop 15-year-old Damon Grimes, Wayne County

Houston police have arrested one of the individuals investigators believe is part of a group of men responsible for the theft of ATMs from the lobbies of five hotels this month. Police announced Tuesday that 20-year-old Keltrin Stephens has been charged with felony theft of property. Investigators say in all five heists – the last

The American Heart Association reports that heart-related deaths increase during the holiday season. A New Zealand study diminished the cold winter season as a factor because Christmas time occurs during the warmer months. For 25 years, researchers looked at nearly 800,000 deaths during the holiday season, 25 percent of which were cardiac-related deaths. Factors included

The City of El Paso has planned to switch its main source of revenue from property tax to sales tax in order to save taxpayer money, budget officials said. City documents show that in the 2017-2018 financial year, property tax raked in $174,759,084 for the city, while sales tax earned nearly half of that amount

I-10 West closed Mesa exit closed I-10 East closed at Zaragoza to Eastlake I-10 West closed at Eastlake to Zaragoza Loop 375 West from Zaragoza to San Marcial Paisano closed from Supr 1966 to San Antonio Lane closures on Eastbound Horizon blvd at Eastlake 27 hour closure of I-10 East at Mesa on Sunday November

A water main broke in Downtown El Paso, according the El Paso Water website. The break happened on Tornillo Street, shutting it down between San Antonio and Overland avenues. El Paso Water estimated it impacted 20 – 50 customers, and will take between six and 12 hours to fix. ABC-7 ‘Round the Clock crews reported

The UTEP men’s basketball team has now won three games in a row after beating Incarnate Word at home Tuesday by a final of 72-66. The Miners were without starting center Matt Willms, who is expected to miss about two weeks with a lingering hand injury. But UTEP’s other big men stepped up in a

In 2016 El Paso Independent School District voters approved a $669 million bond and now massive multimillion dollar projects are set for construction. But when bidding for the jobs started, two New Mexico companies were in the top ranks for selection. Some questioned what the criteria was for a New Mexico company to be up

Students in the El Paso Independent School District won’t be required to log 120 hours of community service to walk at graduation anymore effective immediately. The EPISD board voted Tuesday evening to do away with the policy, and instead make it a voluntary option. “Community service was one of my ideas,” said EPISD Superintendent Juan

The City of El Paso is moving forward with its funding plan for phase two of the Eastside sports complex, which will cost around 21 million dollars. The park is already under construction in far east El Paso at Montwood and John Hayes. It will have 19 flat fields, plus bike and hike trails. The

In a unanimous vote, El Paso city representatives voted to hire a new law firm to assist with pending litigation in the fight over the downtown arena in the area known as Duranguito. City reps ended executive sessions with six affirmative votes. Deciding to bring Alexander Debose Jefferson and Townsend L-L-P, a law firm that

El Paso singer Ryan Gonzalez’s journey on “La Voz”, Mexico’s version of the television show “The Voice”, came to an end on Sunday. Gonzalez was a finalist on the show, and on Monday he was welcomed home by family and friends at El Paso International Airport. “El Paso, I love you so much, and I