Month: April 2018

Texas’ voter ID law that was twice blocked over findings of discrimination can stay in effect for the 2018 elections, a U.S. appeals court ruled Friday. It was the second major ruling over voting rights in the U.S. this week after an Arkansas judge on Thursday blocked that state’s voter ID measure as unconstitutional. But

A New Mexico man is facing charges after deputies say he stabbed another man during an alcohol-fueled fight then took a “burrito break.” The Gallup Independent reports Lucas Martinez of Cochiti Pueblo recently was arrested in Gallup following the violent altercation. A McKinley County Sheriff’s Office report says deputy Brandon Salazar found 37-year-old Vernon Tso

A court hearing is scheduled for two founders of the classified advertising site Backpage.com in a case in which they are accused of knowingly running ads for sexual services. The hearing will be held Monday for Michael Lacey, James Larkin and five employees of the site who are charged in the case. All seven have

President Donald Trump will be at the National Rifle Association convention in Dallas on Friday. A White House official said Monday that Trump will attend the group’s annual meeting. Trump has been a strong supporter of the NRA and enjoyed their backing in his 2016 campaign. After a deadly school shooting at a high school

After traveling through Mexico with great fanfare for a month under the Trump administration’s watchful eye, nearly 200 Central American migrants attempting to seek asylum in the United States were stopped in their tracks when border inspectors said that a crossing facility didn’t have enough space to accommodate them. President Donald Trump vowed last week

After traveling through Mexico with great fanfare for a month under the Trump administration’s watchful eye, nearly 200 Central American migrants attempting to seek asylum in the United States were stopped in their tracks when border inspectors said that a crossing facility didn’t have enough space to accommodate them. President Donald Trump vowed last week

There is a car on fire on I-10 West and Schuster, the fire department is on the way to the fire. There are no injuries reported as of now. Take Mesa to avoid this area.

ew Mexico girl, 11, selling lemonade for mom’s transplantsEds: APNewsNow. An 11-year-old New Mexico girl is trying to raise money through her weekend lemonade stand to help her mother get kidney and pancreas transplants. KVIA-TV in El Paso, Texas, reports Nemiah Martinez has sold lemonade outside her family’s Las Cruces, New Mexico, home for three

There is a crash on I-10 West and McRae that is blocking several lanes of travel. Traffic is at a standstill in the area. Take Gateway West Montana to avoid this area. No injuries reported at this time.

A new flyover ramp from Sunland Park Drive to Interstate 10 opened Monday morning after a more than 24-hour closure. The closure started early Sunday morning to allow crews to finish work on the ramp. It is all part of the GO 10 project meant to overhaul part of I-10 in west El Paso. Drivers

Six years after The Junior League of El Paso and The Miracle League of El Paso built the first baseball field for kids with disabilities, the local Miracle League said it’s still waiting for leaders to give kids a full-access place to play. Public Works Deputy City Manager Ted Marquez said all 170 playgrounds are

MountainStar Sports Group announced that Andrew Forrest has been hired to lead El Paso’s professional soccer team. Forrest will be the general manager and oversee business operations for the new El Paso USL organization. “Andrew’s accomplishments in professional soccer team business management and his extensive experience in sales and operations will drive an effective organization

NOW TO YOUR MONEY. THE CITY OF EL PASO IS TWO BILLION DOLLARS IN DEBT. CRITICS ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE CITY’S FINANCIAL FUTURE– BUT OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE IMPLEMENTING A STRATEGIC PLAN. THAT’S THE TOPIC OF TONIGHT’S SUNDAY XTRA WITH HOST STEPHANIE GUADIAN.

A Forbes Magazine report ranked El Paso as having the #1 cost of living in the country. “We’re a safe and vibrant city, and I think that’s what makes us so great,” said Jessica Herrera, the city’s director of economic development. Not every El Paso resident agreed. “Families here in El Paso, I know they

Dozens gathered Sunday morning for the first 1-mile fun run in honor of coach Archie Duran. Duran was killed April 30, in a crash involving a charter El Paso Independent School District bus. Investigators said the charter bus was struck by a wrong-way driver while taking students home from a track meet. There were 25

Testing has found that there’s asbestos nearly everywhere in an abandoned Alamogordo apartment complex, a finding that complicates the city’s desire to demolish the dilapidated property. The Alamogordo Daily News reports that City Manager Maggie Paluch says the contractor found asbestos in the Sahara Apartments’ flooring, exterior plaster, window glazing and drywall compound. Asbestos increases

El Paso now has two streetcars waiting in the wings. They’re still being prepared, but we may see them on the rails this summer. Streetcar 1512 arrived in the Sun City Sunday sporting the light green and orange color scheme, with four more on the way. “We’re planning to get about one a month, so

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) – The White House has invited members of the Texas church where a gunman killed more than two dozen people last year to Washington for the National Day of Prayer. The San Antonio Express-News reports that five members of First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs will join President Donald Trump for

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Police say an Albuquerque woman is accused of beating her boyfriend with a metal pipe. According to a criminal complaint, 33-year-old Marisela Trusley accused her boyfriend of cheating on her. The argument reportedly escalated and Trusley allegedly grabbed a metal pipe, then struck the man with it several times. Trusley appeared

Organizers say nearly 200 Central American migrants who traveled in a caravan of asylum seekers to the U.S.-Mexico border have decided to turn themselves in to U.S. authorities. Bliss Requa-Trautz of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network says they’re getting a final briefing Sunday before heading to the San Diego border crossing to seek asylum.

U.S. immigration lawyers are telling Central Americans in a caravan of asylum-seekers that traveled through Mexico to the border with San Diego that they face possible separation from their children and detention for many months. They say they want to prepare them for the worst possible outcome. “We are the bearers of horrible news,” Los

Abie Han’s return to the ring didn’t quite go according to plan Saturday night at the Don Haskins Center. Despite having the home crowd advantage and lasting all 10 rounds against his opponent, Anthony Dirrell, Han lost the fight by a unanimous decision. Dirrell controlled the entire fight from start to finish. Han threw 408

The Texas comptroller dedicated this weekend as a sales tax holiday for emergency supplies. On the weekends, some people take the time to pick up some supplies from the hardware store but a lot of shoppers and even store employees weren’t aware of the tax-free weekend for emergency supplies. “I found out about it from

El Paso Police say a road-rage incident ended in gun fire, Saturday night. Investigators say the incident happened around 6 p.m. on the 1800 block of Zaragoza. Police tell ABC-7 a woman driving exited a vehicle with a baton and a man followed with a handgun. Officials say the two confronted another vehicle. The man

A former New Mexico State Aggie and a former UTEP Miner will be getting chance to play in the NFL and could possibly end up as teammates. Saturday, the Baltimore Ravens selected former NMSU wide receiver Jaleel Scott in the 4th round of the NFL Draft. Scott played two seasons at NMSU after transferring from

A Las Cruces police officer shot and wounded a person Friday evening, police said. The shooting happened shortly before 10 p.m. near the intersection of Gardner Ave and Chaparro Street just a few blocks from Las Cruces High School. Police said the officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a man riding a mountain

Police have identified the man killed Friday night in Northeast El Paso. The shooting happened about 9:30 p.m. near the intersection of Railroad Drive and Quail Ave. Police say 39-year-old Antonio Razo was driving when he stopped at the intersection of Quail and Railroad and approached a vehicle in front of him. Police say that’s

The Humane Society of El Paso is hosting a kitten shower to help save an anticipated influx of kittens. HSEP and Animal Services partnered to help collect donations Saturday at Grandview Park Shelter. Shelter officials tell ABC-7 they’ve saved cats and kittens from all over to the city. Over the next six months, they anticipate

The chief prosecutor for the Santa Fe area says a man accused of killing a 13-year-old boy who endured years of abuse is dead as a result of what preliminarily appears to have been an apparent suicide. District Attorney Marco Serna says 42-year-old Thomas Wayne Ferguson was found dead in custody Saturday morning. He was

The U.S. House has approved a measure requiring medical checks for commercial hot air balloon pilots in an effort to avoid a reoccurrence of a 2016 crash that killed 16 people in Texas. The House voted Friday on a wide-ranging Federal Aviation Administration bill that includes a provision requiring medical checks similar to those required