Month: April 2018

According to a police report, the Parkland Middle School student who was killed on Loop 375 had crossed the highway before walking back into traffic and getting hit by a truck. The driver told El Paso police investigators that he could not avoid hitting Jonathan Alexander Benko, 11, on April 20. The police report obtained

The Chihuahuas continued rolling Wednesday night with a 6-4 victory at home against the Salt Lake Bees. El Paso, fresh off a one-day break, picked up right where they left off with another victory. The team went 7-0 on its most recent road trip prior to Wednesday’s home game. Salt Lake jumped out early, scoring

Three local high school programs have wrapped up district championships in El Paso. Powerhouse Americas High School is taking home its fourth title in the last five years. In order to do so though they had to beat a tough Franklin High School, which they did on Tuesday by a score of 4-1. Americas’ Adrian

Two athletes signed their letters of intent Wednesday afternoon in front of a packed house at Montwood High School. Geraldy Barron will continue her track career at UTEP. Barron is one of the top sprinters in the city and has excelled in the 100, 200, and multiple relays. D’Ana Prieto signed with Dodge City Community

The E. coli outbreak linked to tainted romaine lettuce has grown and sickened 84 people from 19 states, U.S. health officials said Wednesday. At least another 31 cases are believed to be tied to romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, Arizona, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control said. Those infected range in age from 1 to

Every year around the Easter holiday Lorretta Hyde, with the Animal Rescue League of El Paso, notices an increase in domestic ducks at Ascarate Lake. Wednesday morning, Hyde along with a group of concerned animal activists spent their morning at Ascarate lake trying to rescue those domestic ducks. “This is a felony to drop these

A multi-agency vehicle pursuit along Interstate 25 Wednesday morning ended in the suspect jumping from a second-story apartment complex, the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. “The fact that he didn’t hit anybody, didn’t involve any pedestrians or any innocent people that were in the apartment complex… is pretty miraculous,” said Kelly Jameson, a spokeswoman

A Dallas police officer died Wednesday after a shooting that wounded another officer and an employee at a home improvement store, the city’s mayor said. Mayor Mike Rawlings was presiding over a city council meeting when he announced the death of Rogelio Santander, a member of the police force for three years. Santander, officer Crystal

Clint ISD Officials confirm that a school bus traveling on Gateway East was rear ended on Wednesday afternoon around 2 pm. The bus had 42 students from Welch Elementary and three adults on board. The group on the bus was heading back from a field trip. Four students were transported to Providence Hospital as a

A brand new Veterans Affairs building opened its doors to the public in Las Cruces on Monday, replacing an older, smaller location. “I think our veterans deserve the world,” said Crystal Davis-Whited, the clinic manager. “They sacrifice themselves for us and anything that we can do to pay that back, whatever we can do, I

Former President George H.W. Bush was moved out of intensive care and into a regular patient room at a Houston hospital on Wednesday as he recovers from an infection that required his hospitalization a day after his wife’s funeral, a family spokesman said. The nation’s 41st president is expected to remain at Houston Methodist Hospital

The Tennessee Waffle House where four people were fatally shot reopened Wednesday amid tears and solemn remembrance of the dead, as the company said it will donate a month of the restaurant’s sales to help the wounded survivors and the families of the slain. Employees wore orange ribbons and hugged one another while a steady

A DNA match in the past six days tied a former police officer to some of the crimes committed by a California serial killer behind at least 12 homicides and 45 rapes throughout the state in the 1970s and ’80s, police officials announced Wednesday. Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, who was fired from the Auburn Police

Inspectors from the global chemical weapons watchdog made a second visit Wednesday to a Syrian town hit by an alleged chemical attack, collecting samples from a new location that will be sent to designated labs for analysis. The suspected poison gas attack in Douma on April 7 has sparked an ongoing clash of narratives between

El Paso Police confirmed a man involved in a single-motorcycle crash Tuesday has died. Police say 49-year-old Byron Tracy Byrd was driving a 2016 Harley Davidson near the 300 block of Yarbrough when he struck a raised curb causing the vehicle and driver to go airborne. Byrd became separated from the motorcycle and struck a

The husband of an Albuquerque woman killed in a Southwest Airlines jet that blew an engine says he told their children about her death at their church school. Michael Riordan told ABC News in one of his first interviews since his wife’s death that he asked his children to take a knee then told them,

A Maine man killed a sheriff’s deputy, stole his cruiser and robbed a convenience store early Wednesday, triggering an intensive manhunt in a heavily wooded rural town in Maine, officials said. Somerset County Cpl. Sheriff Eugene Cole was killed at about 1:45 a.m. on U.S. Route 2 in Norridgewock about 60 miles (96 kilometers) west

The City of El Paso Department of Public Health will be offering free vaccines Thursday, April 26 to eligible infants who may not have access to vaccinations. The free vaccines will be offered on a first come, first serve basis and will be conducted by the Immunization Program. They will take place at two locations

The City of El Paso is set to begin a multi-million dollar project to help stabilize the upper portion of Tom Lea Park, which sits on a cliff and overlooks a portion of Schuster Avenue. This weekend Schuster Ave. will be closed between N. Virginia and Brown to allow work crews continue a temporary project

Country music superstar Dustin Lynch is coming to the Borderland. The singer is headlining “BaseFEST Powered by USAA,” a music festival experience designed to bring live music directly to military communities on base. BaseFEST is headed to Fort Bliss on May 12, 2018. Additional talent will be announced at a later date, organizers said in

There are two crashes on I-10 and Hawkins. The first one is impacting traffic, it is on I-10 East and Hawkins, the second one is on I-10 West and Hawkins. You can avoid both crashes by taking Montana, Gateway East or West as well as North Loop.

The Solar System’s most joked about planet, Uranus, is getting attention now as scientists have discovered it smells like rotten eggs and flatulence, more commonly referred to as a fart. Researchers from the University of Oxford and other institutions published their findings in the journal Nature Astronomy Monday, which says the upper layer of Uranus’s

Two popular party drugs reduced severe depression in British surveys, but the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration warns the public about self-medicating. The United Kingdom National Health Service tested 19 people with small doses of “magic mushrooms”, participants reported reduced depression lasting five weeks. Researchers conducted scans that showed an increased blood in the participants’ brains.

Saturday, April 28, marks Drug Take-Back Day in the Borderland. Expired and unused prescription drugs can be dropped off for disposal as part of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s annual event. “This is a chance for families to get rid of any kind of prescription medications in their home to make your home safer,”

Canutillo Independent School District board members swore in new board member Tuesday evening. Board members appointed Sergio Coronado as a board member last week. Throughout the day ABC-7 received several calls from district residents asking how he was appointed without public input or elections. Sergio Coronado is no stranger to the district. Coronado was on

Socorro High School runner Natalie Gomez signed her letter of intent Tuesday to continue her career at Texas Tech. Gomez was joined by friends, teammates, and family at Socorro High School for a special signing ceremony Tuesday afternoon. While there were many people to thank at the ceremony, Gomez saved special praise for her coach,

A federal judge has ruled against the Trump administration’s decision to end a program protecting some young immigrants from deportation. U.S. District Judge John D. Bates in Washington says the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program “was unlawful and must be set aside.” Bates is giving DHS

An El Paso man gave the gift of life to a complete stranger by donating his kidney. In return, an unbreakable friendship has formed. Bill Carvajal said he just wanted to make a difference in someone’s life. He was on the National Kidney Registry for about 5 years and willing to donate at anytime. “I’ve

The New Mexico Public Education Department is investigating the credentials of four Las Cruces Public Schools employees, ABC-7 has confirmed with the department. State Spokeswoman Lida Alikhani released this statement: “The PED is investigating the hiring process and current licensure status of the following individuals: Vicki Campos, LCPS executive director of online learning; Will Manning,

The El Paso Independent School District board of trustees is working to finalize its budget for the upcoming year. The board discussed some of the challenges it faces at a budget workshop on Tuesday. “Some of the things we see immediately is declining enrollment,” EPISD Board President Trent Hatch said. “Based on the forecast and