Month: May 2018

A fire late Friday night left a Las Cruces restaurant covered in soot and closed until further notice. “It’s not so much the fire damage, it’s the smoke damages within,” said Jodie York, who owns Bite of Belgium with her husband, Jim. York estimates there are $15,000 worth of tapestries in the restaurant that will

WASHINGTON (AP) – Melania Trump underwent a procedure Monday morning to treat a benign kidney condition and will likely be hospitalized for the rest of the week, the White House said. President Donald Trump was expected to visit his wife at Walter Reed Medical Center just outside Washington later Monday, according to a White House

WAYSIDE, Texas (AP) – Firefighters in the Texas Panhandle are working to contain a wildfire that’s blackened more than 69,000 acres (27923.92 hectares). The Texas A&M Forest Service reports nearly 300 firefighters are at the blaze that began last week east of Wayside, about 40 miles (64.37 kilometers) southeast of Amarillo and not far from

BALMORHEA, Texas (AP) – A 1930s-era West Texas swimming pool built by the federal Civilian Conservation Corps and touted as the world’s largest spring-fed swimming pool is shut indefinitely because the concrete floor is damaged. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials say the damaged area is under the diving area at the Balmorhea State Park

WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House says the aide who dismissed Sen. John McCain’s opposition on President Donald Trump’s CIA nominee by saying “he’s dying anyway” has been “dealt with internally.” That’s according to spokesman Raj Shah, who says White House communications aide Kelly Sadler still remains in her position following her comment during a

Police took four suspects into custody after shots were fired in the 11300 block of Lake Loy. The neighborhood is just northeast of the intersection of Montwood and George Dieter. Police said shots were fired, but no one was wounded. The shooting was reported at around 12:30 p.m. Monday. The suspects were apprehended in the

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a federal law that bars gambling on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states, giving states the go-ahead to legalize betting on sports. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to strike down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act. The 1992 law barred state-authorized

El Paso Police say the man killed in a motorcycle wreck Sunday morning was an active duty soldier stationed at Fort Bliss. 20-year-old Eric James Merwin was allegedly trying to evade a state trooper while Merwin was riding a 2003 Yamaha motorcycle, police said. The trooper was attempting to stop Merwin for a traffic infraction,

Would you know what to do if you saw someone choking? According to the American Red Cross, if you are the only rescuer on the scene, perform abdominal thrusts before calling 911. If another person is available, have them call while you do the Heimlich. We stopped by fire station 31 on the west side

A fire broke out in Central El Paso Monday morning. The El Paso Fire Department said a gazebo and maybe a shed caught fire. It happened at around 6:40 a.m. on the 4000 block of Cambridge Ave. Authorities said no one was injured. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

It is National Police Week and numerous events are underway in Washington, D.C. for officers who were killed in the line of duty. In El Paso, fallen officers will also be remembered beginning Tuesday. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office will host its 2nd Annual County Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony to honor the officers who

The Diana Drive underpass at U.S. 54 is scheduled to close for three months Tuesday. However, crews will start work on part of the area Monday, Texas Department of Transportation officials said. “We have an overnight road closure to re-stripe the intersection,” said TxDOT spokeswoman Jennifer Wright. Work is planned to start Monday at 9

MULTIPLE PROJECTS ARE GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME. THERE ARE CLOSURES ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDE OF THE CITY.MOST RECENTLY, WE HAD THE ZARAGOZA AND MONTWOOD CLOSURE, AS WELL AS THE SUNLAND PARK CLOSURE.WE’RE GONNA BREAK DOWN WHICH PROJECTS ARE HAPPENING NOW, AND COMING UP, PLUS WHICH WILL AFFECT YOU BEHIND THE WHEEL.

Carter Brown stands before his family and begins to cry. Dressed all in white, the group seated in front of him seems to glow in the conference room’s dim light. The Dallas Morning News reports their figures swim before his teary eyes. Brown breathes in the sweet odor of the burning incense, letting the low

Three people were sent to the hospital Sunday night after a crash on U.S. 54 and Montana, according to emergency officials. One person was transported in serious condition, El Paso Fire said. Montana was temporarily restricted as authorities worked to clear the scene. Three cars were towed from the area. It is unclear what lead

With gorgeous weather, the City of El Paso hosted a Mother’s Day celebration at Album Park on Sunday. “They brought us into this world,” said Esperanza Yee, the city’s Recreation Programs Supervisor. “It’s just a way for the Parks and Recreation department to tell them thank you, to show them our appreciation.” Mothers, grandmothers and

Fire Lieutenant Rafael Rodriguez has been battling bone cancer for months. As treatment gets more and more expensive his station firefighters are now asking the public for help. El Paso Fire lieutenant Rafael Rodriguez is battling metastasized cancer in his lungs and bones, the expensive and painful treatments leaving him unable to work as a

Recently, a Facebook post out of Arkansas State University went viral showing a physics professor holding a baby while teaching after one of his students had a daycare conflict. A UTEP student says his professor did something similar for him. Scott Plavin was going to skip a semester to take care of his infant son.

El Paso Police said a 20-year-old man was killed Sunday morning after fleeing from law enforcement. The incident happened just before 3 a.m. in far East El Paso on Loop 375 near mile post 35. Investigators said a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper was attempting to stop a 20-year-old man driving a motorcycle for

A New Mexico county in the state’s Four Corners region is examining whether it should join other counties in suing pharmaceutical companies for the opioid crisis. The Daily Times of Farmington reports San Juan County Commission unanimously approved hiring lawyers to investigate how much money the opioid epidemic has cost the county. The commission says

A 34-year-old Mexican national is facing a possible death sentence as testimony begins this week in South Texas at his capital murder trial for the August 2014 slaying of an off-duty Border Patrol agent. The trial of Gustavo Tijerina-Sandoval is scheduled to get under way Monday in Cameron County. Tijerina is one of two men

The mass shooting at a Texas church last year preceded a spike in handgun license applications in that county. Records obtained by the San Antonio Express-News show that 222 gun license applications were received in November in Wilson County, where a gunman killed more than two dozen people and wounded many others in a Nov.

University of New Mexico regents have approved a budget for fiscal year 2019 that climbs to $2.96 billion when including the main campus, Health Sciences Center and UNM’s four branch campuses. Spending on bond-funded construction projects and Legislature-approved pay raises pushed up UNM’s total budget by 1.7 percent. Health Sciences represents the bulk of the

A community organization is calling for a Wisconsin police officer to be fired and charged after a video surfaced showing a white officer punching a black teenager in the face outside a mall during an arrest. The video that a passer-by recorded shows a Wauwatosa officer punching a 17-year-old boy Friday during an incident in

A 5-year-old Colorado girl is hospitalized in fair condition after she was attacked by a bear outside her home. The attack happened early Sunday near Grand Junction, about 240 miles (386 kilometers) west of Denver. The girl’s mother told state wildlife officers that her daughter went outside around 2:30 a.m. to investigate noises she thought

Police in Las Vegas say a 20-year-old man survived a fall from a fourth-story balcony inside of a casino-hotel on the Strip. They say the man either jumped or fell from the balcony around 9:30 p.m. Saturday inside of the Luxor. Police tell the Las Vegas Review-Journal that some of the decorations broke the man’s

Firefighters in the Texas Panhandle are working to contain a wildfire that’s blackened more than 69,000 acres. The Texas A&M Forest Service reports nearly 300 firefighters are at the blaze that began last week east of Wayside, about 40 miles southeast of Amarillo and not far from Palo Duro Canyon. The fire Sunday afternoon was

El Paso police are at the scene of a deadly motorcycle crash. It happened around 2 a.m. on Sunday on the Southbound lanes of Loop 375 near Montana Avenue. Police confirm with ABC-7 that the motorcyclist died. There are no reports of any other injuries. Loop 375 remains closed in the area in both directions.

El Paso’s own Aaron Jones is many things. He’s a former UTEP running back and he’s currently the running back for the Green Bay Packers. Now, Jones is a UTEP graduate. Saturday, Jones got his degree in multidisciplinary studies. As he walked the stage during the graduation ceremony, Jones showed off his Packers’ jersey that

A family is heartbroken and is asking for your help. Police say a little more than two weeks ago, 39-year-old Antonio Razo was slain in northeast El Paso near Quail Avenue and Railroad Drive. Police are still looking for the gunman. Razo’s wife — Ruth Marin told ABC-7 her daughter and Razo’s daughter were in