Month: February 2018

An autopsy report obtained by ABC-7 states Border Patrol Agent Rogelio Martinez died as a result of blunt trauma to his head, but does not reveal a manner of death – merely labeled as “undetermined.” Agent Martinez died after he was found November 18, 2017 with severe head injuries and broken bones near Van Horn,

State lawmakers are embracing a proposal to help pay for dog and cat sterilizations by collecting a new annual fee from pet food manufacturers. A panel of Senate lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously endorsed the annual $100 fee on each brand name of pet food distributed in New Mexico. New Mexico’s Department of Agriculture says there

There is a crash on I-10 West and McRae that is blocking all westbound lanes. Emergency crews are en route, take Montana, or Gateway to avoid this area.

There is a crash on I-10 East and Sunland Park blocking the left lane and the left shoulder. Take Mesa to avoid this area.

A police officer with the department’s DWI Task Force arrested an El Paso man accused of driving drunk and being in possession of cocaine. Juan Carlos Sanchez, 35, is charged with Driving While Intoxicated and Possession of a Controlled Substance (Cocaine). Police said the officer spotted Sanchez driving a Chrysler 300 in the 1300 block

They say teamwork makes the dream work, and for a UTEP football program trying to erase last year’s 0-12 season, teamwork is what it is going to take to impress recruits. For the first time, UTEP and the El Paso Chihuahuas teamed up to hold recruiting dinners at Southwest University Park. Chihuahuas General Manager Brad

Gloria Estrada’s list of accolades already seemed endless, but it got a little longer Tuesday night after Fabens High School retired her jersey. Estrada, who wore the number ten jersey when she played guard at Fabens, averaged 38 points per game during her high school career. Her jersey now hangs in the rafters of the

Attorney Justin B. Underwood celebrated a victory in court Tuesday afternoon. His client, who was charged with DWI in 2016 had his case dismissed. “We found out in late 2017 that the machine at the Central Regional Command Center had been replaced due to it malfunctioning. They installed it in the middle of 2016, it

Doña Ana County reports a little more than 5,000 voted in favor of the bond and about 630 voting against it. The numbers are unofficial tallies. If approved, the money would partly be used to expand, remodel, and furnish schools and buy computer equipment. The district will apply for matching funds from the state for

SpaceX’s big new rocket blasted off Tuesday on its first test flight, carrying a red electric sports car aiming for an endless road trip past Mars. The Falcon Heavy rose from the same launch pad used by NASA nearly 50 years ago to send men to the moon. With liftoff, the Heavy became the most

Casino mogul Steve Wynn resigned Tuesday as chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts amid sexual misconduct allegations. “In the last couple of weeks, I have found myself the focus of an avalanche of negative publicity,” Wynn said in a written statement Tuesday. “As I have reflected upon the environment this has created — one in

An auction by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office to sell eleven properties owned by El Paso businessman Billy Abraham was halted after Abraham said he filed for bankruptcy. Abraham told ABC-7 he has no comment on the matter, but said he planned on releasing a statement. The El Paso Inc. reported that among the

Nancy Arreola remembers hearing five devastating words from the doctor after her 12-year-old son was involved in an all-terrain vehicle accident: prepare for the worst. “The doctors kept telling us, you know, ‘Get prepared for the worst,’” Arreola said. “It was devastating.” Arreola’s son, Anthony Arreola, was flown from University Medical Center in El Paso

UPS announced today plans to expand its current package operations center and a proposal to build a second operations center in El Paso, in a project expected to cost $41 million. The plans also include the addition of 10 new full-time paying jobs that will pay $18.75/hour, according to UPS. The company also said it

City Council Tuesday voted to spend $3.5 million to acquire 366 acres of open space in Northeast El Paso near Castner Range – the largest open space land acquisition by the City of El Paso. “Preserving open space at the foothills of our majestic Franklin Mountains is an important investment in our future,” Mayor Dee

Authorities found two bodies and a vehicle in a remote stretch of eastern New Mexico on Tuesday, following a weekslong search for a missing elderly couple from Texas, a sheriff’s deputy said. The deceased include a man and a woman, and investigators are awaiting a medical examiner’s report to determine whether they are Rosendo and

The attempted suicide rate recorded inside Texas prisons has more than doubled in four years, according to data. State prisons averaged 65 suicide attempts per month in 2013, according to Texas Department of Criminal Justice data outlined in Emergency Action Center reports. The prisons averaged 150 attempts per month in the first 11 months of

Enrique “Kiki” Vigil, the sheriff of Doña Ana County, has fired his under sheriff, Ken Roberts. “Sexual harassment and misconduct allegations were recently filed against Undersheriff Ken Roberts by employees of the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Department. At my request, an internal affairs investigation was conducted by an independent investigations firm,” Vigil said in a

The El Paso Chihuahuas will continue to serve as the San Diego Padre’s Triple-A affiliate through the 2020 season, the teams announced Tuesday. Both teams agreed to extend their Player Development Contract that they’ve had since the Chihuahuas’ 2013 inaugural season. During that time, the Chihuahuas have made two Pacific Coast League (PCL) Championship Appearances,

The reward for a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender has been increased to $8,000 for information leading to his capture if the tip occurs this month. Sixty-year-old Timothy McBride is wanted for allegedly failing to comply with sex offender registration requirements, parole violation and probation violation. He has been wanted since 2011. McBride has

Houston police say a man and his 16-year-old girlfriend have been accused of stabbing a driver more than 50 times while stealing his for-sale car then dumping his body. Records show 20-year-old Terrell Derrick Funches (FUN’-ches) was being held without bond Tuesday on capital murder, evading arrest and unauthorized use of a vehicle charges. The

The body of a 14-year-old girl remains in the Milwaukee County morgue nearly two months after she died because of a dispute between her mother, who is charged in her death, and her father in Texas. Amina Krouser’s mother, Azlyza Ababneh, is charged with abusing and neglecting her daughter, resulting in her death. She’s opposed

Colorado’s third law enforcement officer to be killed in five weeks was part of a group of detectives making an arrest in a car theft case, but authorities did not release other details Tuesday about what led to the shooting in the closest string of on-duty deaths in three decades. El Paso County Deputy Micah

A Massachusetts woman used a kitchen knife to stab two of her children to death and later told police it was part of a Voodoo ritual, authorities said Tuesday. Latarsha Sanders, 43, told police she attacked her 8-year-old son, Edson “Marlon” Brito, with a kitchen knife as part of a ritual but failed, so she

Director Quentin Tarantino has responded to Uma Thurman’s allegation that he put her life in danger with a dangerous car stunt on “Kill Bill,” calling the incident “the biggest regret of my life.” But just as he was making amends for that incident, the director was being excoriated on social media Tuesday for remarks he

A scientist’s father says his son is recovering from surgery after being shot in the head in an apparent road rage incident. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office says no arrest had been made as of Monday. A police report says the victim, a Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist,

An immigrant living illegally in Indiana when he was arrested in a drunken-driving crash that killed an NFL player had a history of misdemeanor convictions and arrests, including two previous instances of driving under the influence, authorities said Tuesday. President Donald Trump drew added attention to the death of Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson on

Notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman will have an anonymous jury at his U.S. trial later this year. In a written order, U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan agreed with prosecutors who argued that withholding the names of jurors was needed to address any fears that they could be harassed or intimidated. Jurors also

Court documents obtained by ABC-7 state an alleged mail theft ring in El Paso targeted a Baptist church, in addition to mail boxes throughout the city. Detectives with the El Paso Police Department’s Financial Crimes Unit arrested and charged 15 suspects. The alleged scheme began in December 2016 when police observed an increase in cases

Some immigrants may have been “too afraid” or “too lazy” to sign up for the Obama-era program that offered protection from deportation, White House chief of staff John Kelly said Tuesday as he defended President Donald Trump’s proposal aimed at breaking the impasse on immigration. In remarks to reporters, Kelly described Trump’s plan, which would