Month: May 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Health and Human Services Department is considering housing at military bases those children picked up crossing the U.S. border illegally either alone or after being separated from their parents by the government, according to two U.S. officials. One official said the department is looking at four bases in Texas and Arkansas.

A police incident has shut down Loop 375 at San Marcial. All traffic is at a standstill in the area. Take Delta, Alameda or I-10 West to avoid this delay. Watch ABC-7 at 8:55am for live updates and follow TrafficTRACK reporter JC Navarrete on Twitter: @JCABC7.

An environmental group suggests that Texas cities should cut back on watering to two days a week, in efforts to conserve water. In 1991, El Paso Water implemented a watering schedule that allows residents to water their lawns three days a week during warmer months. Residents are asked to water before 10 a.m. and after

The battle over land in Lower Valley, between area resident and the Catholic Diocese of El Paso, may soon have a resolution. On Tuesday , City Council representatives unanimously voted to hold a public hearing and vote on the fate of nearly 10 acres of land near Craddock Avenue and James Street. The decision comes

The Democratic chair of New Mexico’s largest county has told a voting rights group it can no longer sell its “Vote or Die” T-shirt at events. Democratic Party of Bernalillo County chair Bill Peifer told Dave Mulryan of Everybody Votes last week that sales of the shirt won’t be allowed at gatherings sponsored by the

Stroke is the leading cause of death in the U.S. If someone was having a stroke, would you know what to do? The acronym to remember is BE FAST: “B” is for balance. Check the person’s balance. If they are wobbly when they walk or seem off balance, that could be a sign of stroke.

When ranking all the states, including the District of Columbia, on drug problems, New Mexico takes sixth on the list, according to WalletHub.com. Texas ranked better at 37th place. To get its data, WalletHub compared all 51 across 20 metrics, ranging from arrest and overdose statistics, to opioid prescriptions and meth-lab incidents per capita. Source:

As part of the El Paso School District’s 2016 bond, some schools will be undergoing some changes in the near future and those schools will be getting new names. At Tuesday night’s EPISD board meeting, the board approved the new names for 5 of its schools. The consolidation of Ross Middle School and Hughey Elementary

Former NMSU running back Larry Rose III is getting a chance with another NFL team. The Los Angeles Rams have claimed Rose off waivers after he was released by the Tennessee Titans following a rookie mini-camp. The Rams now have a full 90-man roster and won’t necessarily have to make any cuts until after the

Tuesday afternoon county judge candidates John Cook and Ricardo Samaniego went head to head in a debate … well sort of. The event called Pints and Politics held conversations between the two candidates that didn’t necessarily cover hot button issues for the county. The event — at least as far as politics is concerned —

The El Paso Chihuahuas are back at .500 (20-20) after falling on the road at Reno Tuesday by a final of 3-1. Socrates Brito hit a solo home run and drove in two of the three runs for the Aces in the game as Reno improved to 17-23. The Chihuahuas’ lone run came in the

International kangaroo care awareness day was celebrated today at Las Palmas Medical center. It’s a day where parents are encouraged to perform kangaroo care, or skin-to-skin contact. Skin-to-skin contact has many benefits for parents and babies including a more stable heart rate for baby and it also helps improve breastfeeding for mommy and baby. Crystal

The Las Cruces City Council could soon propose building a new animal shelter and renovating the former shelter into a medical and quarantine space for animals. “There’s been a long-term need,” said David Dollohan, the assistant city manager. The two buildings would be side-by-side at the existing location on Bataan Memorial and Rinconada Boulevard, Dollohan

Outgoing City Attorney Sylvia Borunda Firth received an overall rating of three out of five in a 2017 performance evaluation obtained by ABC-7. The evaluation from December 21, 2016 to December 20, 2017 praised Borunda Firth for her management skills and abilities and for “hiring and retaining competent staff members,” but said she needed to

El Paso City Council is considering establishing a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) that would include 3,900 acres of land in West El Paso. It goes just north of Transmountain, about a block south of Helen of Troy Drive, as far West as I-10 and as far East as Hermoso Del Sol Dr. “Those 3900

WASHINGTON (AP) – The head of the Department of Homeland Security defended the Trump administration’s practice of separating children from parents when the family is being prosecuted for entering the U.S. illegally, telling a Senate committee Tuesday that removing children from parents facing criminal charges happens “in the United States every day.” Kirstjen Nielsen, who

The City of El Paso said Tuesday it plans to modify the terms of a pending land acquisition agreement with the property owner of five parcels in the downtown arena footprint. The change would allow the City to acquire the properties without clauses stating the buildings need to be demolished before acquisition. “By modifying this

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) – The lure of drugs and sex was too enticing to ignore for a San Antonio rapper with a reputation for carrying a lot of cash and wearing flashy jewelry. What 19-year-old Tommy Garcia Jr. didn’t know was the proposition to take a woman he knew to a San Antonio “lovers’ lane”

A radio news host was shot to death Tuesday in southern Mexico, bringing to at least 32 the number of Mexican journalists killed the past 5½ years. Fernando Valenzuela, the chief prosecutor of the Gulf coast state of Tabasco, said radio host Juan Carlos Huerta was killed in his car by gunmen traveling in another

State police officers in El Paso arrested a man suspected of kidnapping in West Texas. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office identified the alleged kidnapper as Mark Morris Weiss, 50. At approximately 11:23 a.m. on Monday May 14, 2018, the Culberson County Sheriff’s Office contacted the Texas Department of Public Safety to ask for help

DALLAS (AP) – Federal authorities say 10 people who worked at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport used commercial flights to distribute methamphetamine that was flown to Arizona, New Jersey and elsewhere. Prosecutors announced Tuesday that the 10 were arrested a day earlier and each indicted on a count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and a group of fellow governors are backing President Donald Trump’s nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing what they called Trump’s “transformative efforts to bring peace to the Korean peninsula.” In a letter this week to Norwegian Nobel Committee chairman Berit Reiss-Andersen, McMaster and six

Mexico established a one-day waiting period on electronic money transfers of over $2,500 in the wake of a hacking attack that may have taken as much as $20 million from several Mexican banks. It was the latest in a string of embarrassments for the Mexican banking system, which has seen slowdowns in e-payment, debit card

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his wife, Melania, is “doing really well” although she remains hospitalized following a medical procedure to treat a kidney condition the White House described as benign. He said he expected the first lady back home at the White House before the end of the week. The president also praised

President Donald Trump is using an annual tribute to law enforcement officers slain in the line of duty to press Congress to secure U.S. borders. Trump made the pitch to lawmakers Tuesday after speaking about a Border Patrol agent who was killed on the job in November. The law-and-order president says government’s first duty is

A popular Texas travel center will argue in federal court that a competitor’s cartoon logo of an alligator licking its lips is too similar to the company’s signature logo illustration of a beaver wearing a baseball cap. Buc-ee’s trademark spat with San Antonio’s Choke Canyon has been ongoing for months and testimony is scheduled to

The City of Arlington has released details of its incentive package for Amazon after announcing it’s “no longer moving forward” in the selection process for the company’s second headquarters. Arlington, which made the announcement Tuesday, was part of the Dallas-Fort Worth region’s proposal. Arlington says it “remains very supportive” of the region’s ongoing effort to

 El Paso City Council approved ratifying the Separation and Release Agreement between former City Attorney Sylvia Borunda Firth and the City. The vote was 7-1 with El Paso City Representative Peter Svarzbein the lone vote against. Initially, the City announced the vote as unanimous. It later clarified Svarzbein voted against approving the agreement. Documents

Police officers in Las Cruces arrested a man accused of brutally beating his pregnant girlfriend with a metal pipe, causing her to suffer a miscarriage. The woman was 15 weeks pregnant, police said. 25-year-old Timothy Trejo-Vigil, of the 2400 block of Lester Avenue, is charged with a second-degree felony count of Attempted Murder, two counts

Early voting kicked off Monday morning and the two Democratic candidates in the runoff for county judge hit the streets to get votes. John Cook and Ricardo Samaniego are vying for the seat. “We need to focus on the basics of what a county commissioner court is tasked with doing,” Cook said. “That is building