Month: April 2018

Federal officials lost track of nearly 1,500 migrant children last year after a government agency placed the minors in the homes of adult sponsors in communities across the country, according to testimony before a Senate subcommittee Thursday. The Health and Human Services Department has a limited budget to track the welfare of vulnerable unaccompanied minors,

The El Paso Animal Services Center is hosting a special price for all pet adoptions Friday. For one dollar residents can take a new pet home. The center will also extend its hours Friday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. This comes at a time when the shelter will start to see an increase in

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is emphasizing the menace of the transnational MS-13 gang in explaining why the National Guard troops requested by President Donald Trump are needed at the border with Mexico. Trump has justified his call for a border wall and crackdown on illegal immigration in part on the need to stop MS-13, a

The City of El Paso announced City Attorney Sylvia Borunda Firth has resigned from her position, effective May 31. A reasoning for her resignation has not been made available. Borunda Firth has been employed by the City for more than 20 years and has served as the City Chief of Staff and Director of Intergovernmental

Sixteen men and women are facing drug trafficking and money laundering charges after a year-long, multi-agency investigation targeting cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine traffickers and money launderers. The operation spread from southern New Mexico and west Texas to as far east as Tennessee and South Carolina, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. U.S. Attorney John C.

About 170 migrants in a caravan of Central American asylum-seekers have arrived in Tijuana, joining about nearly 200 others on their final stop before entering the United States. Three tourist buses were guarded by a Mexican police escort on a curvy, mountainous road from the Mexican border city of Mexicali. Lawyers planned free workshops on

The 2018 NFL Draft is tonight in Dallas and is rumored to be a night all about the quarterback. But one of the Borderland’s best is said to be selected in one of the first two rounds. Offensive lineman Will Hernandez played at UTEP and has said he doesn’t care which of the 32 teams

The Chihuahuas fell 6-5 to the Salt Lake Bees Thursday night at home, snapping their eight-game winning streak. That eight-game streak matched the longest in franchise history, but they were unable to set a new record Thursday despite jumping out to an 4-0 lead after the first inning. The Chihuahuas now have three eight-game winning

Karleth Acosta was smoking meth when she got a call from a Texas Child Protective Services worker. “I was getting high,” Acosta said. “He wanted to meet me and I didn’t go.” The young mother said she first tried the drug at 18 years old. She had given birth just twelve days before her interview

UTEP offensive lineman Will Hernandez was not selected in the first round of the NFL Draft Thursday night. Hernandez would have become the first UTEP player selected in the first round in 50 years. Two UTEP players were selected in the first round in 1968. Linebacker Fred Carr was taken by Green Bay with the

The chief of police at the Socorro Independent School District told ABC-7 the district is not yet experiencing an increase in the use of a popular new e-cigarette among its students. The company that produces the JUUL vaping device, which uses flavored nicotine cartridges, has recently come under fire from lawmakers. The Food and Drug

Las Cruces Public Schools released the salaries of upper-level administrators for the past three years. The salaries released by the school district show a fluctuation in the Superintendent’s salary since the 2015-16 fiscal year. In 2015-16, the LCPS Superintendent made $173, 725 and $91,820 the following year, compared to $180,000 in 2017-18. The Deputy Chief

A former Trump administration appointee running for Congress in a closely watched New Mexico race says his university has denied his request to extend his leave of absence. Republican Gavin Clarkson told the Las Cruces Sun-News this week a hearing officer ruled that he must return to his New Mexico State University business professor job

Federal officials lost track of nearly 1,500 migrant children last year after a government agency placed the minors in the homes of adult sponsors in communities across the country, according to testimony before a Senate subcommittee Thursday. The Health and Human Services Department has a limited budget to track the welfare of vulnerable unaccompanied minors,

In an exclusive interview with ABC-7 News Anchor Rick Cabrera, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez said she disagrees with those who say President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to the southern border is a political stunt or ploy. “I certainly agree with his decision,” Martinez said, “because our number one priority is to

Authorities say 14 individuals were arrested in Las Cruces in connection to a multi-agency investigation that targets cocaine, heroin and meth trafficking. During the course of the investigation, the U.S. Attorney’s Office says law enforcement seized approximately 3.6 kilograms of cocaine, 2.5 kilograms of herion, 13 kilograms of meth, $124,885 in cash, eight vehicles and

In her visit to the southern border on Thursday, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez insisted members of the National Guard on the border are necessary for the state. “We’re in a crisis on the Mexican border,” Martinez said. “With people coming across, with drug trafficking with sex trafficking, people not coming through the appropriate method.

A federal jury in Texas has found a 30-year-old man guilty of several charges relating to a 2015 assassination attempt on a judge outside her home. Jurors Thursday found Chimene Onyeri guilty of multiple counts of fraud, racketeering and other charges. Prosecutors say Onyeri as part of a racketeering enterprise shot state District Judge Julie

Officials in the southeastern New Mexico city of Hobbs say the growing trend of legalizing or decriminalizing of marijuana isn’t coming to their town anytime soon. The Hobbs News-Sun reports Hobbs Mayor Sam Cobb said this week the city will comply with state and federal laws and it doesn’t have the authority to decriminalize marijuana.

Pregnant rap star Cardi B will not be performing at next month’s Neon Desert Music Festival. Neon Desert has changed its lineup, which originally included Cardi B. The change removes Cardi B from the lineup and adds Lil Wayne. Cardi B posted on Facebook that she would not be doing anymore performances after this weekend’s

It’s the day Will Hernandez and also UTEP fans have been waiting for. The NFL draft begins Thursday night and many are wondering where the former UTEP guard will end up. Many projections have Hernandez being drafted in the first round and if that were to happen, it would the first time a UTEP Miner

Bill Cosby was convicted Thursday of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era, completing the spectacular late-life downfall of a comedian who broke racial barriers in Hollywood on his way to TV superstardom as “America’s Dad.” Cosby, 80, could end up spending his final years in prison

An alleged drunk driver almost struck a New Mexico State Police officer in Santa Fe, then led the officer on a high-speed chase. At around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday April 22, 2018, the police officer was almost struck by a wrong-way driver on Cerrillos Road. Officials said the officer attempted to stop the vehicle, but

Border Patrol agents in the El Paso Sector arrested two U.S. citizens accused of smuggling four undocumented immigrants into the country Monday afternoon. On April 23, 2018, agents were following footprints south of NM Highway 9, which borders the area between the “Deming and Santa Teresa areas of responsibility.” Agency officials said the area is

Pick-up stations in the middle of slimming streets caused concerns about El Paso Streetcar safety. The project is scheduled to roll out in around six months, but since the beginning safety manager Jose Marquez said tests to try and divert disaster have been conducted. “It started with the clearance test,” said Marquez. Crews made sure

A pedestrian was hit by a car Thursday morning in East El Paso, confirmed by emergency authorities. The incident happened at Tierra Iris Pl. and Tierra Venado Dr. near Chester E. Jordan Elementary School. The pedestrian’s condition was not disclosed by authorities. More information to follow.

The secondary elevators are back in service at Carlsbad Caverns National Park thanks to a cable replacement. The secondary elevators have been out of service since March 26 when one of cars got stuck 740 feet below the surface trapping three tourists because of a worn traveling cable. Those visitors were safely rescued by the

A prisoner on Texas death row for killing a 5-year-old girl and her grandmother in a gang-related shooting at a child’s birthday party in Fort Worth a decade ago was executed Wednesday evening. Erick Davila received lethal injection for using a laser-sighted semi-automatic rifle to spray bullets at about 20 people — more than a

I-10 West is shut down at Yarbough as the overnight road closure in place begins to clear. Take Montwood, Montana, or North Loop to avoid this area.

There is a crash on Gateway West and Hawkins involving two vehicles. The crash also happens to be at the site of the braided ramps project where there is active construction. There are no reports of any injuries as a result from this crash. Drivers should take Montana, North Loop, or Montwood to avoid this