Month: April 2018

Mexican immigration agents have found a total of 191 mostly Central American migrants jammed into a truck and a bus. The country’s National Immigration Institute said Thursday that 103 migrants were found packed into a truck in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz. The people had gone two days without food or water. All but

Porn star Stormy Daniels, the woman who claims she had an affair with President Donald Trump in the mid 2000s, is scheduled to perform at Far East El Paso’s Red Parrot strip club. The club’s website lists July 27th and the 28th as the dates Daniels is scheduled to perform. Daniels is currently on a

Authorities say more than 1,000 guns were either stolen from cars or left in cars that were stolen in Albuquerque during a 22-month span. A new Albuquerque Police Department analysis found that thieves stole 882 firearms from inside a vehicle while another 153 firearms were stolen during an auto theft since July 2016. Albuquerque police

The alleged East Coast crime boss of the notorious street gang MS-13 was ordered held without bail on Thursday at his first court appearance on Long Island, where prosecutors accuse him of having a hand in a wave of violence. Miguel Angel Corea Diaz had been jailed in Maryland in a separate drug case. Drug

Keeping your kitchen clean is crucial to your and your family’s health. U. S. Department of Agriculture spokeswoman Janice López-Muñoz said there are four tips to remember to avoid foodborne illness: “Clean, separate, cook and chill.” Open up your fridge and take inventory, starting with any boxes of takeout food items. “Leftovers are safe only

There is a crash on I-10 West and Yarbrough that is delaying traffic. Take Montana, or Gateway west to avoid this area.

Thunderstorms, dust storms, and torrential rains! Monsoon Season is just around the corner. June, July, and August the climate in the borderland changes dramatically from very dry to humid, muggy and rainy. The official start of Monsoon season is June 15 to September 30th; Jason Laney with the National Weather Service El Paso stopped by

UTEP is holding a teacher job fair Friday at the Don Haskins Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. School officials estimate 300 UTEP students, alumni and community members with teaching credentials will be there to meet with district representatives. Organizers said some potential employers may request applicants have on-the-spot interviews. Organizers from UTEP’s College

The overnight road closure at I-10 East and Yarbrough has now cleared, traffic is heavy in the area. If you are heading out right now there is no need to take an alternate route.

A new poll shows Republican Ted Cruz may have a fight on his hands if he wants to keep his Senate seat. A Quinnipiac University poll showed 47 percent of registered voters in Texas back Cruz, while 44 percent favor the Democratic candidate, El Paso Rep. Beto O’Rourke. Those numbers fall within the margin of

Board members at the Canutillo Independent School District took action on a highly contested topic Wednesday evening. Last year the district voted to approve a million dollar agriculture barn and this year the board approved a change in the location for that barn. The change created divisiveness among board members. At Wednesday’s meeting, the board

The El Paso Chihuahuas improved to 9-5 on the season with a narrow 3-2 victory at Reno Wednesday night. The Chihuahuas scored two runs in the fifth courtesy of a Stephen McGee RBI double and a Luis Urias RBI single to take the early lead. El Paso got a Franmil Reyes RBI triple in the

An El Paso professor was among those on a Southwest Airlines flight when the plane’s engine exploded midair Tuesday. Jesus Cisneros was on his way to Dallas from an educational research conference in New York City when the explosion occurred. About an hour into the flight, Cisneros tells ABC-7 he felt the plane take a

The San Elizario boys soccer team is now one win away from securing the program’s second state title in the past four seasons. The Eagles defeated Madisonville by a final of 3-0 Wednesday in the Class 4A Final Four to book their spot in Friday’s state championship game. San Elizario got on the board in

Las Cruces Public Schools officials said they are confident their administrators are qualified, despite a report on Tuesday from the Las Cruces Sun-News which stated four administrators don’t hold necessary licenses. The Sun-News reported that Vicki Campos (Executive Director of Virtual Learning), Will Manning (Director of Purchasing), Melissa Zuniga (Finance Department Controller) and Matthew Dawkins

With the recent passing of former First Lady Barbara Bush, many have been asking questions about comfort care. The big difference between comfort care and curative care is that comfort care focuses on treating symptoms while curative care focuses on prolonging life. “When your told 6 weeks out, 6 months out that you’re terminal and

CORRECTION: A previous version of this story stated that all the suspects named were charged with stealing copper. A DPS spokesperson confirmed some of suspects arrested as part of the investigation face unrelated charges. Texas troopers arrested six El Paso men during an investigation into the theft and sale of stolen metals, mainly copper. Among

Make-A-Wish El Paso is asking the community to join them for their 3rd annual Walk for Wishes April 28, 2018 at 8 a.m. at The Fountains at Farah. The Walk for Wishes is a family and dog-friendly one mile walk around the Fountains with post walk family activities for the whole family in the wish

A group of four veterans is walking from San Diego, Calif. to Washington, D.C. in hopes of raising awareness for veteran suicide, and PTSD. The group started on March 10, and made its way to Las Cruces on Wednesday. “We all served. We’ve all had friends that have taken their own lives or have been

The investigation into a deadly engine failure on a Southwest jet is focusing on whether wear and tear caused a fan blade to snap off, triggering a catastrophic chain of events that killed a passenger and broke a string of eight years without a fatal accident involving a U.S. airliner. From investigators’ initial findings, the

A New Mexico court is considering legal action against a county, claiming it failed to provide adequate court facilities as required by law. The Alamogordo Daily News reports the 12th Judicial District Court has retained legal counsel to pursue action against Otero County. Judge James W. Counts says the county courthouse in Alamogordo is unable

A northern New Mexico city nestled among Pueblo Indian reservations is reconsidering its annual commemoration of the 1598 arrival of Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate. Oñate is both revered as a Hispanic founding father and reviled for brutality against Native Americans. Newly elected Espanola Mayor Javier Sanchez has made clear that changes are in store

Nevada boxing regulators suspended Canelo Alvarez on Wednesday for six months for doping violations. Alvarez also must undergo drug tests. No fine was recommended because past ones have been based on future purses. With Alvarez’s May 5 rematch with Gennady Golovkin canceled, there is no forthcoming purse. Caroline Bateman, a Nevada deputy attorney general, suggested

A Texas Department of Public Safety sergeant who monitored truck safety must serve 15 months in federal prison for accepting bribes in exchange for favorable inspections. Kevin Gerard Cauley of Rockwall was sentenced Monday in Dallas. The 51-year-old Cauley last June pleaded guilty to honest services wire fraud. Cauley, who’s no longer with DPS, worked

A New Mexico bank executive who died on a Southwest Airlines flight was remembered Wednesday as a dedicated mother of two who helped others find jobs, volunteered around Albuquerque and brought often fractious sides together. Jennifer Riordan’s family said in a statement that the 43-year-old community leader died Tuesday on a flight heading from New

Las Cruces police arrested a woman who allegedly kidnapped a woman and demanded $1,000 from her. Lavonne Stallworth, 27, was taken into custody Monday after police say her and a male accomplice held a 26-year-old victim against her will on Tuesday April 10, 2018 at a home on the 2100 block of Lester Avenue. The

At least five El Pasoans were inside the Southwest Airlines plane when its engine blew up while flying Tuesday morning, according to El Diario. Clint Independent School District’s East Montana Middle School Assistant Principal Kristopher Johnson shared a lot of photos and details about what happened on Twitter. Johnson said that four UTEP faculty members

The City of El Paso Environmental Services Department and Candlelighters of El Paso teamed up to decrease garbage in the landfill for a good cause. On any given day, ESD said that more than 1,500 tons of trash is dumped and about five percent of it is clothing and shoes. The new partnership allows Candlelighters,

A west El Paso restaurant started implementing a practice to reduce plastic pollution on our planet. In the Pacific Ocean alone, almost 80,000 tons of plastic is floating in a mass that is near twice the size of Texas. One of the biggest contributors to the so-called floating island of garbage: plastic straws. An environmental

An Upper Valley resident says that swarms of tiny, flying insects were infesting her home and biting her. “They’re ferocious, tiny, little – I think they might be midges,” Patricia Woods said. ABC-7 spoke to Dr. Douglas Watts, the Co-Director of UTEP’s Border Biomedical Center, who also believed they are biting midges. Biting midges are