Month: January 2018

If your commute involves driving near Cielo Vista Mall get ready for some traffic closures. A big closure that began on Wednesday is set to last for 5 months. The I-10 eastbound exit ramp at Hawkins will be closed until May. The closure may have caught drivers off-guard and TXDOT apologizes for the miscommunication. To

The City Plan Commission voted Thursday to postpone the rezoning of a 10 acre lot in El Paso’s Lower Valley after residents complained about possible congestion problems. Residents who live in the neighborhood near James and Craddock told the commission they are against 59 homes being built in the vacant lot. The property is owned

A Cathedral High School student is recovering after collapsing during rugby practice last week. 17-year-old Aaron Cobos was at rugby practice at Alethea Park in Kern Place when he collapsed. Cathedral High School President Brother Nick Gonzalez says it was Cobos’ first practice with the team. “They’re doing light jogging, running with the ball, sadly,

Not many Las Cruces realtors understand the extent of the city’s growth like Paul Curry, who has worked in town for close to four decades. “Typically western cities grow to the east, and Las Cruces is no different than that, Curry said. “There’s a lot of land out in that area of town and there

El Paso Community College is moving forward with plans to build a $20 million classroom building and parking garage just outside the historic Sunset Heights neighborhood near Oregon and Montana streets. The City Plan Commission unanimously voted to re-zone 12 portions of land near the campus. They also voted to “de-designate” a portion of land

Ahead of an Aggie celebration in mid-January, athletic director Mario Moccia told ABC-7 that the program will capitalize on the success from December’s historic bowl win. “If you don’t strike now while the iron’s hot, you may lose it,” Moccia said. “So, we’re going full speed ahead on season tickets, on donors and everything in

A Texas man wanted for questioning in the death of a woman and the abduction of her two daughters has been charged with kidnapping. Terry Allen Miles, 44, was arrested in a remote area of southern Colorado Wednesday evening after several tips of sightings had been reported there. The two girls, ages 14 and 7,

The Trump administration threw the nation’s burgeoning movement to legalize marijuana into uncertainty Thursday, terminating an Obama-era leniency policy that kept federal authorities from cracking down in states that have declared it legal. Prosecutors can now go after the pot trade whenever state and federal drug laws collide, Attorney General Jeff Sessions declared. Sessions’ action,

Wall Street sure loves the tax bill, even if polls show most Americans don’t. The Dow Jones industrial average surged past 25,000 Thursday, a strong signal of investor enthusiasm for President Donald Trump’s $1.5 trillion tax cut. The milestone comes less than a year after the Dow topped 20,000. “We broke a very, very big

The Trump administration on Thursday moved to vastly expand offshore drilling from the Atlantic to the Arctic oceans with a plan that would open up federal waters off California for the first time in more than three decades. The new five-year drilling plan also could open new areas of oil and gas exploration in areas

A divided federal appeals court panel on Thursday upheld the U.S. ban on guns for people convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence, even decades after the offense. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges voted 2-1 to affirm a lower court’s dismissal of the challenge to by an Ohio man who pleaded no contest in

It’s so cold in Florida that iguanas are falling from their perches in suburban trees. Temperatures dipped below 40 degrees Fahrenheit (5 degrees Celsius) early Thursday in parts of South Florida, according to the National Weather Service in Miami. That’s chilly enough to immobilize green iguanas common in Miami’s suburbs. Palm Beach Post columnist Frank

Police have arrested a man who they say left a gun at home where a 10-year-old boy found it and shot his 6-year-old sister, thinking the weapon was a toy. Officials say the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force took 24-year-old Tremayne James into custody in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Thursday. James has been charged with receiving stolen

Miller Lite and Topgolf are teaming up with the Downtown Management District to host The Barstool Open, a miniature golf tournament. The 9-hole tournament will be spread throughout seven downtown bars. DMD officcials said that for a $60 registration fee ($80 for day-of registration), “teams of four will receive a swag bag, play 9-holes of

Retail gasoline prices in Texas and across the country have started the new year on a more expensive note with retail prices up an average 3 cents per gallon. AAA Texas on Thursday reported the average price at the pump statewide was $2.24 per gallon. Nationwide retail gasoline prices rose to an average $2.49 per

Police are asking the public for help identifying two men who allegedly robbed a hotel clerk at gunpoint and fired a round at the victim as she ran away. Police said the masked men robbed the Comfort Inn and Suites located at 1300 Avenida de Mesilla at about 5 am Thursday An armed suspect allegedly

The entrance fee at a popular New Mexico attraction was raised for the first time since 2012. The Carlsbad Current-Argus reports the fee at Carlsbad Caverns National Park was upped Tuesday from $10 to $12. Park officials say the fees are a “critical” source of funding for the park, with 80 percent of the generated

New Mexico’s top prosecutors say no state laws were broken by the transfer of fetal tissue between an Albuquerque abortion clinic and researchers at the University of New Mexico. The New Mexico Attorney General’s Office outlined it findings Thursday in a letter to members of a special U.S. congressional committee created to investigate Planned Parenthood

Houston police say a man whose body was found burning in a wooded area last week was one of three suspects wanted for robbing nearly $1.4 million from an armored courier truck. Police say the burning body of 28-year-old Ronald Freeman was discovered Dec. 27, a day after the armored truck at a Houston bank

One of four Texas men accused of using a dating app to assault and rob gay men has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Federal prosecutors say 21-year-old Nigel Garrett and three other Dallas-area men were charged with hate crimes, kidnappings, carjackings and using firearms to commit violent crimes. An 18-count indictment alleges the

The San Antonio Police Department took the unusual step of using a state charge to arrest a man suspected of smuggling 12 people into the country rather than refer the case to federal immigration authorities. Police arrested Herbert Alan Nichols, 58, of Houston, December 23, 2017 and charged with a felony count of smuggling persons.

With a new deadline approaching, Democrats in Congress are struggling to adopt a unified strategy to protect hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation. Democrats’ inaction has enraged liberal activists, who have shifted their anger away from the Republicans who run Congress. Democrats are trying to balance their commitment to a progressive priority with

I-10 East closed at Sunland Park I-10 West closed at Sunland Park I-10 West closed at Viscount Paisano closed at Spur 1966 to San Francisco Mesa right lane closure from South Desert to Osborne Preview ahead: January 7th through the 12th US-54 Northbound between Hondo Pass and Transmountain

As Puerto Rico recovers from the September hit of Hurricane Maria, hospitals in the U.S. are still feeling the impact and a local hospital is no exception. According to the Federal Drug Administration, the U.S. territory produces an estimated $40 billion in pharmaceuticals, including medical supplies, but the aftermath of the hurricane has slowed, even

Two people were taken to the hospital after a crash Thursday morning in Northeast El Paso, according to local authorities. The El Paso Fire Dept. said one of them suffered life-threatening injuries and the other one is expected to be OK. It happened on McCombs Street near State Line Drive. Traffic is being diverted, so

Is UTEP’s star point guard from 2003-2005 back with the basketball team? Filiberto Rivera, who helped take the team to the NCAA tournament in 2004 and 2005, tweeted a photo of himself inside the practice facility Wednesday with the caption, “It feels good to be back! Proud to be a Miner.” Rivera has played professional

Tuesday night Mormons across the world lost a leader. President Thomas Monson died in his home in Salt Lake City after leading the church for nearly a decade. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will soon be seeing a new leader in the days to come. ABC-7 spoke to a

The Denver Broncos have hired former UTEP head coach Sean Kugler, multiple sources confirmed Wednesday. Kugler will become the team’s offensive line coach. He has previously been an O-line coach with the Steelers, Bills, and Lions. The Broncos fired six coaches on Monday, including their previous offensive line coach. Denver surrendered 52 sacks this season,

The personal information of El Paso Electric customers who use the mobile payment application, MobilePay, may have been compromised as a result of a data breach, the utility announced Wednesday. TIO Networks USA, Inc. notified El Paso Electric that it discovered unauthorized access to locations on the TIO network that stored the personal information of

Las Cruces High School has not one, but two undefeated varsity basketball teams. Yes, both the girls and boys basketball teams have yet to lose this season and enter 2018 with 14-0 records. We caught up with the girls team Wednesday to get their take on the season so far and what’s to come. Head