Month: March 2018

The Prince of Darkness is joining the Chamber of Commerce of a southern New Mexico city. The Alamogordo Daily News reports heavy metal rock icon Ozzy Osbourne recently signed up for the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce while visiting the White Sands National Monument. Osbourne and his children, Jack and Kelly, made a stop in Alamogordo

A West Texas man has been found guilty in the 2014 slaying of his then-girlfriend’s 5-year-old daughter, who died after her throat was slit. The San Angelo Standard-Times reports a jury found 27-year-old Isidro Miguel Delacruz guilty of capital murder Thursday in the death of Naiya Villegas. The sentencing phase begins Monday. Delacruz faces death

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez spent $58,268 last year from an unaudited fund for social obligations, mostly on food and drinks. In response to a public records request, the state Department of Finance and Administration on Thursday provided a summary of spending for 2017 from the so-called contingency fund. Martinez this month signed legislation to

EL PASO, Texas – The warming trend continues Good Friday and the region remains dry. Occasional breezes near 20 to 25 mph through Sunday, overall the winds will be calm for spring. Skies will be clear with some high clouds, but it will be sunny through Saturday. Temperatures will run around 10 degrees above average

The United Nations’ 2018 World Happiness Report listed the United States as being less happy than the year prior. In 2017, the U.S. ranked No. 14, but this year the country has fallen to No. 18. due to reasons such as social support, economy, government and work. According to “Fast Company,” 3,000 respondents in 156

One person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after an assault in the Lower Valley, emergency responders said. The incident happened around 2:38 a.m. on the 7000 block of Alameda Avenue, near Delta Drive. Witnesses at the scene tell ABC-7 police were inspecting two cars enclosed in caution tape. ABC-7 will provide updates

It’s back, El Paso! The El Paso Museum of Archaeology is inviting the public to the 12th annual Poppy Fest this Saturday, March, 31. Spring in the Borderland brings thousands of Mexican poppies to the Franklin Mountains. The festival attracts thousands to the annual festival at the museum grounds. “The Poppy Fest provides the community

ABC-7 has new information on the two bodies found in Fabens Wednesday. Sheriff’s deputies were called to the 300 hundred block of Northeast H Avenue. Deputies identified the couple as 55-year-old Daniel Segura and 65-year-old Gloria Segura Cruz. Investigators determined that the couple died as result of an apparent murder suicide. On Wednesday afternoon, sheriff’s

Ft. Bliss has implemented a new entry system. According to officials the ‘Automated Installation Entry’ system or AIE, will increase security for soldiers, family members, employees and guests. The system verifies the identity of the individual and ensures they meet army approved access standards against FBI criminal and terrorist authoritative databases. Once an individual is

Nobody answered the door when a child-welfare worker went to the Washington state home of the big, free-spirited Hart family to investigate a neighbor’s complaint that the youngsters were going hungry. Three days later, the Harts’ crumpled SUV was found at the bottom of a 100-foot seaside cliff in Northern California, all eight family members

Thursday morning El Paso Police confirmed that a coyote was spotted in the parking lot of Purple Heart Elementary, prompting the school to go into lockdown. As plants and gardens begin to bloom expect more wildlife to venture into the city in search of food. Urban wildlife biologist Lois Balin says that coyotes could be

A Texas official has apologized after he called special education students “slow learners” and questioned whether it’s worth spending public money on their education. The Austin American-Statesman reports that Scott Brister, chairman of the Texas Commission on Public School Finance, expressed regret over his comment after meeting this week with the special education advocacy group

A Guatemalan immigrant who entered a New York City church to seek refuge from immigration authorities said Thursday she will fight to prevent being separated from her children. As she held her 15-month-old baby, Aura Hernandez spoke to reporters inside Fourth Universalist Society, a historic Upper West Side church, where she has been hiding from

Crime Stoppers of Las Cruces is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that helps identify a man and a woman suspected of fraudulently using a stolen credit card. Police learned the suspects used a stolen credit card February 26, 2018 at the Walmart store on Walton Boulevard. The couple was captured on

Hispanic superintendents are underrepresented in Texas public schools despite Hispanic students representing the majority of students in the state. More than 52 percent of Texas students are Hispanic, compared with about 25 percent nationally, the Houston Chronicle reported. Hispanic student numbers have continued to climb in the state, with enrollment increasing by almost 40 percent

A Los Angeles judge has ruled that California law requires coffee companies to carry a cancer warning label. Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle said in a proposed decision Wednesday that Starbucks and other coffee companies failed to show the threat from a chemical compound produced in the coffee roasting process was insignificant. A nonprofit group

The Pentagon said Thursday Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has talked with President Donald Trump about the possibility that the Pentagon could fund the long-promised border wall with Mexico. Chief Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said the two “talked about the proposal, potentially.” But she said she didn’t know when the conversation occurred. White said that securing

Nearly a week after the Pentagon publicly posted its new recommended policy on transgender troops, the department’s chief spokeswoman refused to clarify portions of the memo or settle confusion about whether service members who have already transitioned from one gender to another would be discharged under the proposed plan. Dana White said Thursday that pending

The wreck involving a self-driving Uber that struck and killed a woman in Arizona is prompting researchers in Texas to evaluate their own self-driving vehicle technology. According to the Dallas Morning News, The Texas Department of Transportation said it’s monitoring the Arizona investigation, but there are no plans to pause state efforts at this time.

A longtime Houston-area sheriff’s deputy has been arrested on three charges of possession of child pornography. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday that Deputy D. Dehnert has been relieved of duty after being arrested at his home in suburban Houston. The 46-year-old Dehnert has been with the sheriff’s office since 1992. The case is

Starting in May, Las Cruces businesses will be able to hire off-duty officers for security at their businesses, the chief of police told ABC-7. “It’s a win-win, so to speak,” said Chief Patrick Gallagher. “It’s good for the officers. It helps enhance their income … it’s good for the community.” Gallagher told ABC-7 the off-duty

The Trump administration is considering a proposal that would penalize immigrants for accepting almost any form of public benefit, including a popular tax credit. Under a draft proposal first reported by The Washington Post, the Department of Homeland Security would expand the definition of “public benefit” to include the federal earned income tax credit as

The U.S. and Mexican governments are sparring over immigration and trade, but the two countries are joining forces on the high seas like never before to go after drug smugglers. The United States, Mexico and Colombia will target drug smugglers off South America’s Pacific coast in an operation that is scheduled to begin Sunday and

Police have arrested a gang member on the Texas 10 Most Wanted sex offender list during a traffic stop in Corpus Christi. The Texas Department of Public Safety on Thursday announced the arrest of 28-year-old Eric Rene Ruiz. Officials say Ruiz was wanted since October for failure to register as a sex offender. Corpus Christi

El Paso police confirmed a coyote was spotted near an East El Paso elementary school. Police told ABC-7 they received a report that a wild animal was spotted in the parking lot of Purple Heart Elementary School at 14400 GR Campuzano Drive, off of Rich Beem Boulevard. Officers with the Pebble Hills Regional Command Center

A federal judge in Los Angeles has denied a demand for a jury trial from the attorney for a porn actress who said she had an affair with President Donald Trump because the request was premature. Michael Avenatti, an attorney for Stormy Daniels, says Thursday that he will refile the motion once Trump’s attorneys formally

The State Department wants to require all U.S. visa applicants to submit their social media usernames, previous email addresses and phone numbers, vastly expanding the Trump administration’s enhanced vetting of potential immigrants and visitors. In documents to be published in Friday’s Federal Register, the department said it wants the public to comment on the proposed

Investigators with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said the man and woman found dead inside a home in Fabens died of apparent gunshot wounds. “Preliminary phases of the investigation indicate a murder-suicide,” the sheriff’s said in a news release. Investigators identified the couple as 55-year-old Daniel Segura and his wife, 65-year-old Gloria Segura-Cruz. The

President Donald Trump reached out to Roseanne Barr to congratulate her after the debut of her ABC sitcom reboot drew 18.4 million viewers. Speaking by telephone Thursday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Barr said the call was “pretty exciting.” She described the exchange as a “friendly conversation about working in television and ratings.” Barr, who

Authorities in suburban Dallas say one person is dead and three others wounded in a shooting at an apartment complex. Police in Plano say the shooting occurred Thursday morning and described it as an isolated incident. They say the gunman has fled the apartment complex and a search is underway to find the person. Police