Month: May 2018

Packers running back Aaron Jones said Thursday he has been surprised by the outpouring of support he has received in the wake of a random act of kindness. Jones was photographed Monday in an airport in Appleton, Wisc., assisting a woman in a wheelchair. The former UTEP star was returning to Green Bay after spending

The field is now set for the 57th Annual WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational set to take place Dec. 21-22. The annual basketball tournament will welcome East Tennessee State, Norfolk State, and Wyoming in addition to the Miners this upcoming season at the Don Haskins Center. Matchups have not yet been set. ETSU

William Beaumont Army Medical Center announced that its commander has returned to duty after being suspended since May 8. Col. Erik G. Rude, a native of Mesquite, Texas, was suspended pending an investigation. The hospital did not release details at the time of his suspension or nor upon his return to duty. Rude is a

The body of a young Guatemalan woman who was shot dead last week by a U.S. border agent near Laredo, Texas, has arrived in her home country. Parents Lidia and Gilberto Gomez received the white coffin carrying their daughter Claudia Patricia Gomez on Thursday. They opened its cover partway to kiss and caress the glass

Police in West Virginia say a man placed his two children in a dryer, shut the door and took videos of them. A criminal complaint in Marshall County Magistrate Court says 24-year-old Ryan James Barr of Moundsville is charged with child neglect creating risk of injury. Sheriff’s Deputy Travis Morando says deputies were called after

Carmen Garcia walked across the stage Thursday gleaming as she was handed her high school diploma. She was a student at Options High School, the first in the Socorro Independent School District to hold a graduation ceremony. Like many soon-to-be graduates, Garcia, 17, said she has a big decision to make: What to do with

R&B singer Leon Bridges released the video for his latest single “Beyond,” which was filmed entirely in El Paso. The video features several El Paso area landmarks like scenic drive and Rosa’s Cantina. The video is attached below:

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Maria Georgina Ruiz Martinez, 52, was killed in the train collision Wednesday evening in Clint. A car got stuck on the railroad tracks and was hit by a train, said a spokesperson with El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. It happened around 6:30 p.m. on the 400 block of

Two suspects are facing some kind of assault charges after leading El Paso Police Department officers on a chase across town, according to police spokesman Darrel Petry. It started when officers responded to a disturbance call on Honolulu Dr. on the eastside around 1 a.m. Thursday. Suspects in a vehicle at the scene refused to

Starting Thursday, Socorro Independent School District will begin graduating more than 3,000 seniors from its eight high schools. There are three different days for graduation. Here’s the schedule, according to SISD: Thursday, May 31, 2018 at Region 19 Chito SamaniegoOptions High School, 10 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2018 at the Don Haskins CenterPebble Hills High

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday recommended dozens of strategies to make schools safer in the wake of the deadly shooting at a Houston-area high school, including increasing the presence of law enforcement officers at schools. The Republican and staunch gun-rights supporter released a 43-page report that also included suggesting more mental health screening for

Javy Guerra connected on a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth Wednesday evening to give the Chihuahuas a 4-3 win over Sacramento in the first game of a five-game series. The Chihuahuas scored the final four runs of the game after falling behind 3-0 early. Sacramento’s Austin Slater hit a solo home run

May is National Stroke Awareness Month. The Hospitals of Providence explains to ABC-7 the symptoms and effects. When a person has a stroke it kills the body’s neurons and neurons are the nerve cells that transmit information to our brain. That is why it is important to quickly seek immediate medical attention. This month, KVIA

The NMSU baseball team has a chance to add to one of the best years in the history of Aggie athletics later this week. The team boarded a bus in Las Cruces today to travel to their NCAA Tournament regional site in Lubbock. Fans of the program cheered the players on as they packed up

In one day, the El Paso City Council tripled the land it has set aside for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones, or TIRZ. A TIRZ is a financial tool that allows taxing entities like the city to reinvest part of the property tax revenue collected in the area to spur its development. On Tuesday, city representatives

Caution tape surrounds melted materials and charred beams of a mobile home after a fire erupted Tuesday evening. The fire happened on the 11700 block of Canary Palm Court in the Desert Palm Mobile Home Community in east El Paso around 5:30 p.m. Michelle Guzman lives in the community and told ABC-7 the damage could

Sun Metro bus riders in Northeast El Paso have a new transit center that offers new amenities to passengers. Sun Metro had a grand opening Wednesday morning to introduce the public to the new transit center. The approximately $15.5 million project is Sun Metro’s newest addition to its system. The new facility has new amenities

A thin layer of fencing separates thousands of speeding cars on Interstate 25 from a pedestrian walkway in Las Cruces. “That chain link fence in no way is meant to keep a car off,” said Mayor Ken Miyagishima. And it didn’t in April. A man trying to evade police exited the highway and barreled through

Jessica Molina has not seen or heard from her husband since March, when Mexican marines broke through their door in Nuevo Laredo and took Trejo and a friend away. Molina, a U.S. citizen, said Wednesday that her 41-year-old Mexican husband, Jose Daniel Trejo Garcia, is a mechanic with an established business in Laredo, Texas, where

President Donald Trump joined a group of renowned athletes for a field day with kids at the White House on Wednesday as he kicked off an effort to increase youth participation in sports. “Work hard, get in the game, play to win and most of all, have a good time,” the president told the youngsters.

A Baptist church in South Carolina plans to remove a hand-carved statue of Jesus Christ because some congregants believe it’s too “Catholic” for their place of worship. The hand-carved, 7-foot statue and accompanying reliefs depicting scenes from Christ’s life have been displayed outside Red Bank Baptist Church in Lexington for a decade. But in a

The mother of an 11-month-old baby found dead in a diaper box near her South Carolina home has been charged with lying to police and improperly disposing of a body, authorities said Wednesday. Detectives continue to interview Breanna Lewis and her family and more charges are possible, Chesterfield County Sheriff Jay Brooks said Wednesday. Authorities

Days after the presidential pardon of Jack Johnson, Sylvester Stallone has announced plans for a biopic on the first African-American heavyweight champion. Stallone said Wednesday that his newly launched Balboa Productions will start with a film about Johnson. On Thursday, Stallone stood next to President Donald Trump in the Oval Office as he signed a

Three-division world champion Vasyl Lomachenko has undergone surgery to fix a torn labrum in his right shoulder. The two-time Olympic gold medalist from Ukraine hopes to return to the ring later this year, according to a statement Wednesday from his promoter. Lomachenko (11-1, 9 KOs) had arthroscopic surgery at the Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los

Albuquerque officials say construction is set to begin soon on a memorial site where the remains of 11 women were found buried nearly a decade ago. Mayor Tim Keller plans to attend the ceremonial groundbreaking for the Women’s Memorial Park on Saturday at 10 a.m. on the city’s West Mesa. The city plans to construct

Police Wednesday identified the El Paso man who died following a train collision. According to officers with the Special Traffic Investigator’s unit (STI), Alberto Cardenas, 28, was walking along the tracks at the 7900 block of Alameda when he was struck by a Union Pacific Train. It happened shortly before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May

Authorities are awaiting autopsy results to determine what caused the death of a transgender woman who was in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Federal authorities say the 33-year-old woman from Honduras died early Friday at an Albuquerque hospital, where she was admitted after showing symptoms of pneumonia, dehydration and complications associated with

The White House says President Donald Trump isn’t defending Roseanne Barr’s racist tweet about a former Obama adviser. Spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Trump’s tweet Wednesday was intended to point out media bias against him. In a tweet, Trump noted that Robert Iger, who is chief executive of ABC’s parent Walt Disney Co., called Valerie

A house fire in East El Paso is under investigation. Firefighters responded to the 3200 block of Isla Bahia at about 11:30 a.m. The fire department said via twitter the fire has been contained and “one patient with a minor burn” received treatment. The fire department did not clarify whether the patient was a firefighter.

The maker of Ambien said Wednesday that “racism is not a known side effect” after Roseanne Barr cited the insomnia drug in explaining the tweet that led ABC to cancel her show. Hours after ABC pulled the plug on “Roseanne” because of her offensive tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett – and quickly breaking