Month: May 2018

UTEP golfer Charles Corner qualified for the NCAA Men’s Division I Golf Championships Wednesday, becoming the first Miner to do so since 2004 (Chris Baryla). Corner finished tied for third at the NCAA Pacific Regional Tournament in Stockton, California. However, he was the top finisher among players not playing for a team that also qualified

UTEP will meet Texas once again on the gridiron on Sept. 19, 2020, according to information released by the University of Texas. The two teams last met during the 2016 season. UTEP’s Aaron Jones ran for 123 yards and a touchdown, but that was the only score for the Miners as Texas cruised to a

Doña Ana County Commissioners voted Tuesday not to expand the county’s rural transportation service by creating a route to Hatch. “I’ve gotten the numbers and the ridership and I have trouble with that,” said Commissioner Isabella Solis, who represents district four. The commissioners voted four to one to keep the funding at $350,000, not giving

MEXICO CITY (AP) – The head of Mexico’s central bank says there is still much authorities do not know about the apparent hack of a system used by banks to transfer money among themselves. Alejandro Diaz de Leon said Wednesday the preliminary investigation is looking at about $15 million (300 million pesos) in suspicious transfers.

STAAR Testing is still underway for students across El Paso, but according to the Texas Education Agency, thousands of students across the state experienced connectivity issues Tuesday morning while taking the assessment. EPISD: El Paso Independent School District Spokeswoman Melissa Martinez told ABC-7 10 campuses reported technical issues. She said students were able to reboot

Ashley Hamilton will be graduating from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso with a master’s degree in biomedical sciences. In the future she hopes to go on to medical school, become a physician, and serve her community here in El Paso. “There’s not very much access to health care especially being that

A group of El Paso residents have created an online petition for a permeable sidewalk in West El Paso. The petition states residents would like to add a sidewalk down Virginia which leads into the Billy Rogers arroyo and the El Paso Tennis and Swim Club to New York Avenue. “This has been a scary

District officials have denied requests for interviews in the wake of a cheating scandal at Gadsden High School. “I really can’t comment,” said Board Member Maria Saenz by phone, who represents district three in the Gadsden Independent School District. A total of 55 students from Gadsden High School are accused of accessing an online computer

Investigators arrested a former El Paso Police officer accused of sexually assaulting a woman he met while responding to a police call. Police said William Alexander, 35, met the accuser after he responded and handled a police call involving the woman. Some time later, while off-duty, Alexander met the woman and sexually assaulted her, police

The heat returns to the Borderland again Thursday. Temperatures will run about 10 degrees warmer than average. Highs expected to hit 99 and tie a record that was set in 2003. The winds will be up just a little by the afternoon with gusts around 25 mph. A slight cool down for Friday and weekend

PONDER, Texas (AP) – Authorities say a man walked into a rural North Texas home and shot his ex-wife’s three children and her boyfriend dead before killing himself. Denton County sheriff’s Capt. Orlando Hinojosa says the gunman also shot his ex-wife, but she survived and is receiving hospital treatment. Hinojosa said he didn’t know her

CLARKSTON, Ga. (AP) – The Republican gubernatorial primary in Georgia is shaping up as a contest over who’s toughest on illegal immigration, with campaigns featuring a “deportation bus,” a pickup truck for do-it-yourself immigrant roundups, and lots of tough talk about “criminal illegal aliens.” The themes echo both the tone and rhetoric used by then-presidential

Police arrested a second hand dealer who allegedly received thousands of dollars in stolen jewelry. Marco Antonio Grado, 52, was charged with Theft over $2,500, police said. He was arrested at Central de Plata y Oro, a store located at 817 South El Paso Street. Detectives arrested Grado after their investigation into home burglary in

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – Argentina’s Football Federation is trying to contain an embarrassing scandal after it handed out a manual that includes advice on how to seduce Russian women during the World Cup. The manual was handed out to journalists, players and coaches during a free course about the Russian language and culture organized

LYON, France (AP) – Striker Antoine Griezmann punished sloppy Marseille with two expertly-taken goals as Atletico Madrid won the Europa League for the third time with a resounding 3-0 victory in Wednesday’s final. Marseille was going for a second European trophy, 25 years after winning the Champions League, but had no answer to Griezmann’s mobility

Authorities say multiple people have died in a shooting at a home in a rural town north of Fort Worth. Denton County sheriff’s Capt. Orlando Hinojosa says police responding Wednesday to a report of a burglary in progress found “several deceased individuals inside the house.” He declined to say just how many people were found

MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexican independent candidate and former first lady Margarita Zavala announced Wednesday she is dropping out of the country’s July 1 presidential race. Zavala had broken her longtime affiliation with the conservative National Action Party and qualified for the ballot as an independent. But she has been polling in the single digits,

DALLAS (AP) – Police say a 25-year-old man duped two Dallas high schools for nine months by posing as a 17-year-old student and Hurricane Harvey evacuee in order to play basketball. Court records show Sidney Bouvier Gilstrap-Portley faces a charge of tampering with government records. He was arrested Friday. Dallas school district officials say he

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is hammering California for its sanctuary policies in his latest push to resist the “resistance” to his presidency. Trump on Wednesday met with local California leaders who oppose the state’s refusal to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. That includes failing to notify federal officials when people living in the

ATLANTA (AP) – The rapper T.I. was arrested early Wednesday as he tried to enter his gated community outside Atlanta and was charged with disorderly conduct, public drunkenness and simple assault – but the artist’s lawyer called it a wrongful arrest. Henry County Deputy Police Chief Mike Ireland said T.I. was arrested around 4:30 a.m.

A 33-year-old Doña Ana County man remembers the moment he almost lost his life to heroin in Albuquerque eight years ago. “I just blacked the hell out,” he told ABC-7, asking to remain anonymous. “All I remember is banging (the needle) in and sitting back and I was out.” However, one drug saved him from

WASHINGTON (AP) – Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson took a veiled shot at President Donald Trump on Wednesday, warning that a growing national crisis of ethics and integrity has put American democracy at risk. In remarks to graduates of the Virginia Military Institute, Tillerson lamented assaults on facts that he said would lead to

NEW YORK (AP) – President Donald Trump made no mention in his financial disclosure report Wednesday of a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about an alleged affair, but said in a footnote that he “fully reimbursed” his personal attorney for as much $250,000 for unspecified “expenses.” The head of the

FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) – Bail for a California mother of 10 children who officials say suffered long-term abuse was set at nearly $500,000 after the judge said she remains a danger to the kids. Prosecutors charged Ina Rogers, 31, on Wednesday in Solano Superior Court with nine counts of felony child abuse, saying that she

The countdown for the most anticipated wedding of the year is getting shorter! Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will tie the knot this Saturday, May 19th, in London at St. George’s Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle. The wedding is set for noon in London, which means here in the borderland royal fans will

An El Paso teenager is facing child pornography charges after she allegedly posted nude photos of a female minor on social media. Luz Paola Aranda, 18, is charged with Promotion and Possession of Child Pornography. Detectives with the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit began their investigation when nude images of a minor were posted and

The alleged kidnaper arrested on I-10 in El Paso is accused of kidnapping a woman in Houston and repeatedly raping the woman in hotel rooms and his pickup truck, a complaint affidavit obtained by ABC-7 states. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office identified the alleged kidnaper as Mark Morris Weiss, 50. Weiss is charged with

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Stormy Daniels has raised nearly a half-million dollars to fund her lawsuit against President Donald Trump, relying on contributions from a crowdfunding site. Her lawyer has repeatedly pointed to the public site as evidence that he and his client aren’t bankrolled by Trump’s political foes. But the truth is, no one

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Two felons on Texas 10 Most Wanted lists have been arrested including one offender caught more than 2,000 miles away in Oregon. The Texas Department of Public Safety on Tuesday announced 43-year-old Shawn Monroe Cowan , who was on the most wanted sex offender list, was arrested May 8 near Bonanza,

AZTEC, N.M. (AP) – A New Mexico woman is facing charges after police say she hid a handgun on the grounds of an elementary school. The Daily Times of Farmington, New Mexico, reports Brooke Showers was arrested in Aztec, New Mexico, last week following an investigation by police. A criminal complaint says the 25-year-old Showers