Month: February 2018

City council will review a study of Alameda Avenue and discuss coming up with an improvement plan during Tuesday’s meeting. City representative Claudia Ordaz said a study of the corridor was done in 2010, but a previous city council opted to not move forward with an improvement plan. During Monday’s pre-council meeting Ordaz stressed that

El Paso fire fighters are battling a blaze at Amigo’s Restaurant in Central El Paso. The restaurant is on the 2000 block of Montana near Eucalyptus. The fire started after 1 p.m. Crews are blocking the street in the area. We’re working to get more information. Tune in to ABC-7 at 4 for the latest.

Kellie Curry was only 22 years old when she said she adopted who would become her best friend, an Australian Shepherd puppy named Jude. “Everyone who knows me, knows Jude,” Curry said. “I always had him with me and he went everywhere with me, pretty much.” Over the next decade, Jude would grow from her

El Paso Police are urging the public not to share school threats made on social media because it depletes police resources and makes it more difficult for police to investigate. Police said four arrests have been made after 13 recent school threats, which started after the school shooting in Florida. “People are not reporting the

Most El Pasoans know live alligators once called San Jacinto Plaza home, hence, the Spanish name, “La Plaza de los Lagartos.” “Los Lagartos” or “The Alligators” were a staple of the El Paso culture. February 19, 2018, marks the anniversary of the death of one of the most recognizable alligators from that era. El Paso

An alleged top boss of the Gulf drug cartel was captured by Mexican marines Monday in the northern border state of Tamaulipas, which for years has been terrorized by gangland violence. A statement from the Mexican navy said the suspect it identified only as Jose Alfredo, with no last name, was arrested in the city

The New Mexico Attorney General’s Office is urging the Department of Health to exercise its authority in keeping Justin Quintana in custody. Quintana stood trial for the murder of his mother, but was declared not guilty by reason of insanity. In a letter obtained by ABC-7, Deputy Attorney General Sharon Pino writes to Department of

Police say an Atlanta food delivery driver accused of fatally shooting a customer is in custody. Local media report 36-year-old Robert Bivines turned himself in Monday. Atlanta police said in a statement they had a warrant charging Bivines with felony murder. The victim was identified as 30-year-old Ryan Thornton. Police said Thornton ordered delivery from

“Saturday Night Live” alum Colin Quinn is exercising his wit days after a heart attack interrupted his busy touring schedule. The 58-year-old Quinn took to Twitter on Monday to let friends and foes alike know he’s “starting a list of those who didn’t ‘check in’ yet,” five days after his Valentine’s Day health emergency. The

Student survivors of the deadly Florida school shooting who hope to become the face of a revived gun control movement are on a potential collision course with President Donald Trump. Several of the students have criticized the president, whose election was strongly supported by the National Rifle Association and who ran on a platform opposing

Authorities say a man who shot and wounded a Texas state trooper before a trooper shot him has died. Department of Public Safety spokesman Sgt. Deon Cockrell says 33-year-old Ernest Manuel Montelongo, of San Antonio, died Monday at a hospital. He says the trooper who was wounded Sunday should recover. Authorities say a trooper stopped

Former President Jimmy Carter said Monday he was “deathly afraid” as his 90-year-old wife underwent surgery over the weekend. Rosalynn Carter was recovering at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta after surgeons removed scar tissue from a portion of her small intestine early Sunday. Meanwhile, her husband of 71 years kept his scheduled appearance Monday at

The Texas Ethics Commission has determined there is a “credible violation” of the election code by Dr. Xavier De La Torre, the superintendent of the Ysleta Independent School District; and Patricia Torres-McLean, the district’s former school board president. “The complaint alleged the respondent, as an officer or employee of a political subdivision, spent or authorized

A U.S. Postal Service worker was found fatally shot inside a mail truck along a busy highway in Dallas on Monday, and investigators are treating the case as a homicide, according to police. Officers found the worker’s body inside the government vehicle around 2:30 a.m. after responding to a reported shooting along Interstate 30 just

A masked shooter opened fire on a family waiting to be seated at a San Antonio restaurant, wounding a 6-year-old boy and four of his relatives, police said Monday. Police Chief William McManus said shortly after the Sunday night shooting the boy was shot in the leg and was expected to survive, but that two

Carrillo asked viewers to vote their conscience, and Tilgham directed his question to Fenenbock. Chavez, Fenenbock and Garcia chose to direct their one question to Escobar. When the candidates were questioned on their individual campaigns, Fenenbock was asked about her ads alleging Escobar hired EPISD Board Trustee Susie Byrd $60,000 to solicit donations from district

The Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a dog that appears to have been purposely run over by a car. A surveillance video posted on Facebook by Las Cruces resident Christina Major shows the car that ran over the dog belonging to Major’s sister. The dog, an Australian shepherd named Jude,

An El Paso police officer was involved in a crash Sunday night. It happened at I-10 East and Yarbrough. All lanes were closed at the intersection as authorities investigated, but were reopened early Monday morning. Authorities haven’t said if the officer was on duty or if he or she was injured. ABC-7 is working to

The Democratic candidates in the race for the 16th Congressional District in El Paso debated Sunday night on ABC-7 Xtra. The debate was moderated by ABC-7 Anchor Stephanie Guadian.

El Paso Sheriff’s say that one person is dead after a fatal rollover that happened on the 15000 block of Alameda Ave. According to Sheriff’s, the vehicle was driving westbound on Alameda Ave., due to an unknown reason the vehicle lost control and rolled on the roadway. The rollover involved only one vehicle. The single

Rene Del Toro had been planning his proposal for months. He was going to get down on one knee after finishing the 5K race at the El Paso Marathon. “Once I crossed that finish line, and once she crossed that finish line, the nerves seemed to go ahead and fade away,” Del Toro said. He

A Republican running for a Maryland legislative seat raffled off an AR-15 assault weapon at a Saturday night fundraiser, only days after the same type of weapon was used to kill 17 people at a Florida high school. The Baltimore Sun reported that about 15 people held a peaceful vigil outside, reading off the names

A Missouri youth baseball team is moving ahead with a raffle of an AR-15 rifle despite criticism it received after a similar gun was used to kill 17 in a Florida high school. Coach Levi Patterson told the Kansas City Star the fundraiser for the third-grade team in Neosho, Missouri, had been planned before last

The Southbound lanes of US-54 are closed between Sean Haggerty and Hondo Pass. The closure started at 7 a.m. on Sunday, and will last until 5 a.m. Monday. Traffic will be diverted to Gateway South Blvd. The closure is so crews can construct a third lane in the area. Download the ABC-7 Weather and Traffic

A crowd of 5,087 that mostly cheered on Victor Ortiz booed when the fight ended in a controversial majority draw Saturday night inside the Don Haskins Center. Ortiz (32-6-3, 25 KOs) did battle with Devon Alexander (27-4-1, 14 KOs), who appeared to be too fast, too strong and too accurate, While Ortiz hoped to make

Jennifer Han didn’t disappoint the more than 5,000 fans that cheered her on as she defended her IBF World Featherweight title at the Don Haskins Center. Han defeated her opponent Lizbeth Crespo by a unanimous decision. Despite getting off to a slow start in the early rounds, Han rebounded and was able to get in

Las Cruces Police are investigating a homicide that took place Friday night around 7:30 p.m. LCPD responded to a call for assistance in the 2300 block of Sambrano Avenue. When officers arrived, they found a male subject unconscious in front of the residence. The 29-year-old male subject was transported to a local hospital with life

Facebook is forging ahead with its messaging app for kids, despite child experts who have pressed the company to shut it down and others who question Facebook’s financial support of some advisers who approved of the app. Messenger Kids lets kids under 13 chat with friends and family. It displays no ads and lets parents

Vice President Mike Pence has arrived in Texas for fundraising and a tour of the U.S.-Mexican border as lawmakers debate immigration proposals. Pence on Friday flew to McAllen to tour the border in the Rio Grande Valley. Earlier Friday he spoke at a Republican National Committee event in San Antonio. Officials including Department of Homeland