Month: February 2018

Court documents obtained by ABC-7 state the newborn infant found dead inside a shed in Far East El Paso suffered nine stab-like wounds. The infant’s mother allegedly confessed to giving birth to the baby in a restroom then placing it in a shed. Investigators arrested the baby’s mother, 17-year-old Erica Gomez, on February 23, 2018

An El Paso teen is charged with capital murder after the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says her newborn baby was found dead inside a storage shed. At around 7pm on February 9, 2018, deputies were conducting a welfare check in reference to an infant on the 13000 block of Frankie Lane. “We saw like,

Officials at Fort Bliss tell ABC-7 the men involved in a deadly shooting in Far East El Paso this past Friday are soldiers stationed on post. Police charged Joe Cabral, 20, with murder and booked into the county jail on a $1,000,000 bond. Fort Bliss officials tell ABC-7 Cabral is a private first class with

A young woman was killed in a wreck involving an all-terrain vehicle over the weekend. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office identified the woman as 18-year-old Natalia Aide Ferrer. The single ATV wreck happened at approximately 8:38 pm Saturday, February 24, 2018 near the 900 block of Mission Ridge, the sheriff’s office said. Ferrer was

Metallica has published the dates for its 2018 North American tour. Unfortunately, El Paso fans will have to wait more than a year to catch the legendary metal band in person. According to the Metallica website, the band’s “World Wired” tour will take over the Don Haskins Center on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. The website

A southern New Mexico city has settled a police brutality case for $1.4 million. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports that a couple had sued the city, alleging police brutality and civil rights violations. Jillian Beck said police slammed her face onto rocks, and injured her nose and wrist after responding to a dispute between neighbors.

More than 40 congressmen have signed a letter calling on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to investigate its handling of sexual assault reports in its detention facilities. The letter released Monday is based on the case of Laura Monterrosa, a detainee at the T. Don Hutto Residential Center in Central Texas. The FBI is investigating

One man in upstate New York sawed his AR-15 rifle into pieces and posted a video of it on Facebook. A woman in Connecticut did the same with her handgun. Not far from scene of the Florida high school shooting, another man brought his assault weapon to police and asked them to destroy it. In

Young immigrants who say their work permits were unfairly revoked by the Trump administration planned to make their case in a California courtroom Monday for a chance to have them restored. A hearing was scheduled in a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union alleging the U.S. government arbitrarily canceled immigrants’ work permits without giving

The American Civil Liberties Union accused the U.S. government on Monday of unlawfully separating a Congolese woman and her 7-year-old daughter by holding them in different immigration facilities, two time zones apart, after they sought asylum four months ago. The ACLU said the family’s case is one example of the practice of President Donald Trump’s

Bill Cosby’s 44-year-old daughter Ensa Cosby died Friday in Massachusetts from kidney disease, a spokesman for the comedian said Monday. Spokesman Andrew Wyatt asked for prayers for the Cosby family and that the family be given peace at this time. He didn’t provide any other details. Bill Cosby lost another child in 1997 when his

A former employee with the district clerk’s office allegedly downloaded and deleted sensitive case and employee information, a criminal complaint states. Last week, sheriff’s deputies arrested 32-year-old Stephanie Damian and charged her with tampering with government records. The complaint affidavit states District Clerk Norma Favela is “very concerned about current and previous employee information (including

President Donald Trump told the nation’s governors on Monday that the country will “turn our grief into action” following the deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school, conferring with state leaders ahead of a push in Congress to respond to the latest carnage. “We have to have action,” Trump declared. Addressing the governors in

Catholic bishops are directing churches across Texas to refrain from working with an organization that bills itself as “pro-life,” exposing a widening rift in the state’s anti-abortion movement. The Austin American-Statesman reports that the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops released a written directive Thursday. The group sets policy for the parishes serving 8.3 million Catholics

El Paso Fire Department officials report that the woman who was killed during a house fire Monday morning had burn injuries. The fire started Monday around 3:00 a.m. on the 11000 block of Caballo Lake Drive near Saul Kleinfeld Drive and Pebble Hills Boulevard. When EPFD arrived at the scene, they were approached by a

A rollover crash blocked traffic and sent one person to the hospital Monday morning in West El Paso. The crash involved a white SUV and happened on Mesa St. heading north, just past Remcon Circle toward I-10. Reports of the crash came in around 2:30 a.m. The person sent to the hospital was transported with

Nearly two dozen Las Cruces residents protested the Sunrise Lions Club’s gun show as the last of the Parkland shooting victims were buried in Florida. “I can’t attend the last funeral today in Parkland, Florida, said Jean Berlowitz, who organized the protest. “But I can come out on this street corner and say that our

The City of El Paso announced this year all city departments were moving to a conventional five day work week in an attempt to become more accessible to residents. Since 2009, the City had been operating on a four day work week, meaning certain city employees would work four days a week, ten hours a

UPDATE: Txdot confirms I-10 westbound is now open, nine hours ahead of schedule. ORIGINAL STORY: There’s a major traffic alert for West Side drivers. I-10 West closed at Resler at 3 a.m. on Sunday. It will be closed until 6 a.m. on Monday. Mesa Street is also completely closed in both directions under the I-10

Piece by piece crews worked to demolish the I-10 westbound overpass. The destruction began Sunday around 3 A.M. As the sun continued to rise, crews were still knocking away the cement. The construction is part of a 27-hour long closure, which has shut down a portion of Mesa Street and I-10. Westbound traffic is being

After a 10-day break, members of Congress are returning to work under hefty pressure to respond to the outcry over gun violence. But no plan appears ready to take off despite a long list of proposals, including many from President Donald Trump. Republican leaders have kept quiet for days as Trump tossed out ideas, including

Out in Dona Ana County is the Equine Assisted Program of Southern new Mexico, a behavioral and mental health clinic which uses farm animals to help patients develop skills to thrive in life. “I’m not just cooped up in one place, and it helps me when I’m going somewhere because it’s like when I’m here,

The death toll rose to at least five on Sunday after severe thunderstorms swept through the central U.S., spawning a tornado that flattened homes, gale force winds and widespread flooding from the Upper Midwest to Appalachia. The system that stretched from Texas to the Canadian Maritime provinces had prompted several emergency declarations even before the

It’s hard enough to win just one state championship, let alone five state championships in a row. The Hanks girls wrestling team once again made history capturing their 5th straight state team title. The UIL wrestling tournament was held in Houston over the weekend. Hanks completely dominated winning the 5A championship with total of 155.5

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday: 1. ‘JUST SEEING THE BUILDING WAS SCARY’ Students at Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School return to gather their belongings for the first time since a gunman killed 17 classmates and staff members. 2. WHITE HOUSE: ‘WE WILL

Lucas Williams said he felt he was a normal, healthy guy. “I was a 43-year-old, who I thought was in pretty good shape,” Williams said. That all changed on October 5, 2017. “I woke up that morning, did my usual routine. I was getting ready to take my girls to school, when all of a

BLOOMFIELD, N.M. (AP) – A northwestern New Mexico woman is facing a number of charges after police say her drunken driving rollover crash caused the death of her six-year-old twin son. KRQE-TV in Albuquerque reports Candace Jim was arrested Saturday following a deadly crash a mile west of U.S. Highway 550 near Bloomfield, New Mexico.

Law enforcement and school district officials in Las Cruces say a recent wave of school threats resulted in a waste of time and resources. “Everybody’s scared,” said Jace Morales, a Las Cruces High student. “A couple people were crying.” Las Cruces High has experienced 24 hours of chaos, including an evacuation, a lockdown and the

Heavy metal legends Metallica are expected to announce a 2018 North American tour on Monday and a teaser video posted on the UTEP Don Haskins Center Facebook page indicates the band will perform at the university’s arena. Tour dates leaked online show the band’s only Texas dates are in El Paso and Lubbock. Those dates

KOUNTZE, Texas (AP) – Jurors this week in Hardin County in East Texas begin hearing testimony on whether they should send a 40-year-old man to death row or life in prison after they convicted him of the torture death of his girlfriend’s 4-year-old daughter. Lawyers for Jason Wade Delacerda say prosecutors used emotional testimony and