Month: January 2018

An El Paso woman says she is in shock after she allegedly caught a man secretly recording her with his phone while she was inside a dressing room. Erica Gonzalez tells ABC-7 she was shopping at a store inside of Cielo Vista Mall Tuesday morning when she walked inside the dressing room to try on

New Mexico political and agricultural leaders will travel to Washington, D.C. for oral arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court case, Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado on Monday. The litigation at hand involves a decades-old dispute among states in the southwest: Water. “Obviously, being in the desert, we are extremely reliant on water,” said Robert

A $1,000 reward is being offered for any information that can help Las Cruces police identify three suspects accused of using a stolen Target debit card. The three suspects, two women and one man, were captured on store surveillance cameras at a Las Cruces Target store. According to police, the suspects made seven transactions with

El Paso Police said all lanes on Loop 375 East at Paseo del Norte are now open after a fatal crash that involved three vehicles Wednesday morning. Police said the crash was a result of road rage. The crash happened around 5:50 a.m. Wednesday on Transmountain Road in the westbound lanes near the Paseo Del

TGIT fans get ready for a special three hour event coming this season for ‘How to get away with murder’ and ‘Scandal’ fans. ABC confirmed on Wednesday that both shows would collide this season during a special crossover episode, ‘How to Get Away With Scandal.” Kerry Washington and Viola Davis posted the news early Wednesday

Las Cruces officials have approved funding to install temporary shading, electronic information kiosks and a welcome sign in the southern New Mexico city. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports the city council on Tuesday approved $750,000 to spend on projects aimed at boosting the city’s economic development. The projects include enhancements to the Plaza de Las

With overnight lows around the freezing point, staff at the Opportunity Center in downtown El Paso say there are more than 160 men and women a night seeking refuge from the cold. “Thanks to the opportunity center they have somewhere to sleep be warm and have food in their stomach,” says John Martin, development director

President Donald Trump returned fire with both barrels Wednesday against criticism leveled at him in a new book that says he never expected – or wanted – to win the White House, his victory left his wife in tears and a senior adviser thought his son’s contact with a Russian lawyer during the campaign was

El Paso Police have confirmed that all lanes on Loop 375 at Paseo Del Norte are now open after a fatal accident early Wednesday that involved three vehicles. Police officials confirmed that the crash was a result of road rage. The crash happened around 5:50 a.m. Wednesday on Transmountain Road in the westbound lanes near

Sony Pictures plans to release a “Slender Man” movie this spring, featuring the horror character that inspired two Wisconsin girls to nearly kill their classmate. The movie is set for a May 18 release. Slender Man has appeared in video games and online stories, but the Sony production marks the first full-length feature built around

State officials say two inmates at a southern New Mexico prison have come down with chickenpox, and authorities are trying to limit the varicella virus that causes illness from spreading any further. A New Mexico Corrections Department spokesman said Tuesday that the agency is consulting with state epidemiologists. It also is trying to determine which

Authorities say a 96-year-old woman has died after apparently wandering away from her suburban Detroit home and being overcome by the cold. The Roseville Police Department says the woman’s body was found Tuesday on the playground of Dort Elementary School, near her home. She was dressed in a nightgown, robe and slippers. Police say she

When California rings in the new year with the sale of recreational pot for the first time, Texas will be tiptoeing into its own marijuana milestone: a medical cannabis program so restrictive that doubts swirl over who will even use it. Texas is the last big state to allow some form of medical marijuana, albeit

If you’re thinking about doing some shopping for the new year, have your ID ready. Bill 1381 allows retailers the option to decline a debit or credit card transaction if you cannot verify your identity. Andrew Candelaria works at Chuco Relics in West El Paso. In the past he’s witnessed people trying to use unauthorized

The El Paso Fire Department is urging El Pasoans who haven’t received the flu vaccine to participate in the Vaccinations for Health program. Vaccinations for Health provides free influenza, blood pressure and glucose screenings to patients 18 and older, and pneumonia vaccines to those 65 and older. There are five clinic dates in January: Wednesday,

In New Mexico, there were six reported incidents of anti-Semitic harassment and one report of vandalism in 2017, according to the Anti-Defamation League. This rise in anti-Semitic incidents regionally is in line with a national spike: The group found a 67% increase of incidents across the country. “The concern is always there,” said Rabbi Larry

ABC-7 has reported on eight deaths on the same private road since 2014. Most recently, three teenagers died after a fiery wreck three days before New Year’s Day. The road, which was once referred to as “Jobe Road”, is near Windmere and Cherrington Street. The road is in County Commissioner Vince Perez’s district. He said

2018 will not be kind to El Paso drivers. TxDOT district engineer Bob Bielek said work on some of the most cumbersome construction projects will take place within the first three months. “It will be worse, particularly in the Sunland Park area, and in the area in front of the Fountains (at Farah),” Bielek said.

While the number of homicides and thefts stayed stagnant from 2016 to 2017 in Doña Ana County, the number of child abuse cases increased and the number of white collar crimes decreased, according to data from the Third Judicial District Attorney’s office. “For the last two or three years, we’ve been bucking all crimes statistically

El Paso has a new soccer team coming to town, and they need players. The El Paso Southwest F.C. Wolves are joining the United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) – an amateur adult league focused on professional development. Now, you have a chance to impress the club and join the team this weekend. Tryouts will be

Acknowledging his push to broker peace in the Middle East has stalled, President Donald Trump on Tuesday appeared to threaten to cut off U.S. aid money to the Palestinian Authority, saying they were no longer willing to negotiate. Trump, in a pair of tweets, said the U.S. pays “the Palestinians HUNDRED OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

Hundreds of Iraqi nationals held for months under U.S. deportation orders will get a shot at freedom while they fight their removal. Detroit federal Judge Mark Goldsmith on Tuesday ordered immigration judges to release the detainees unless they’re a public safety risk. The order applies to people who have been held for at least six

California’s legal pot economy was supposed to operate under the umbrella of a vast computerized system to track marijuana from seed to storefronts, ensuring that plants are followed throughout the supply chain and don’t drift into the black market. But recreational cannabis sales began this week without the computer system. Instead, businesses are being asked

A spokesman for the Texas prison system says officials are “closely monitoring” a hunger strike involving about 40 inmates that started eight days ago. Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman Robert Hurst said by email Tuesday that 37 prisoners in segregation are participating. The number has fallen since Sunday, when he told the Houston Chronicle

State fire authorities are investigating a New Year’s Day blaze in a mobile home in West Texas that left three people dead, including an infant. Motley County Sheriff’s officials say a fire in a fireplace and small heaters were being used at the trailer home in Matador, about 70 miles (112.65 kilometers) northeast of Lubbock,

El Paso El Paso County Sheriff’s have identified the man found dead along I-10 West and exit 2 Monday morning as 37-year-old Eduardo Vasquez. An investigation showed that Vasquez was struck by an unknown vehicle traveling westbound on I-10 around 9:30 A.M. Vasquez was pronounced dead on the scene. Sheriff’s are still searching for the

Houston-area authorities say a car thief left a 7-month-old child on the side of the road in frigid temperatures after stealing the car at a convenience store while the child’s mother was inside. Harris County constable officials in Humble say the mother had left the car unlocked and running Monday evening while she was in

A Mesilla Park man was arrested by Doña Ana County Sheriff’s deputies after reports of gunshots coming from his home. Deputies were sent to the 9000 block of Clovis Road just after 10 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2017 after neighbors called 911 to report hearing gunshots coming from inside the man’s home. When Deputies

Authorities say a Pennsylvania man left three children at a McDonald’s and told them to walk home in bone-chilling temperatures. The (Easton) Express-Times reports that 55-year-old Craig Alercia, of Upper Nazareth Township, is facing three counts of child endangerment. It’s not known if he’s retained an attorney who could comment on the accusations. Easton police

From a pot shop in Santa Cruz that hung a banner proclaiming “Prohibition is Over!” to one in San Diego handing out T-shirts showing the first moon landing and declaring a “giant leap for mankind,” the Golden State turned a shade greener with its first sales of recreational marijuana. Ceremonial ribbon cuttings marked the occasion