Month: May 2018

President Donald Trump signed legislation Wednesday aimed at helping people with deadly diseases try experimental treatments, calling it a “fundamental freedom” that will offer hope and save lives. Joined by families dealing with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also called Lou Gehrig’s disease, and other diseases, Trump signed the so-called Right to Try bill and said he

The 2017-2018 school year is winding down for most students in El Paso, and for one young girl at Burnet Elementary School it ends on a high note. Noelly Cobos’ art work was submitted to the 2017 Concurso de Dibujo Infantil: “La Mariposa Monarca y su ciclo de vida en Norteamerica,” which translates to the

A Seattle-area company has removed a school shooting video game from its online platform following widespread backlash. The “Active Shooter” video game was pulled days before it was to be released on the video game marketplace Steam. Valve Corp. as Steam’s parent company said Tuesday that it was removing the computer video game because the

Protests are being held across Texas on Wednesday to keep the name “Mexican American Studies” for a high school course. One of the protests is being held in El Paso. The rally is being organized by the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies. The NACCS announced the statewide action after a vote by the

Gov. Greg Abbott is set to announce a school safety plan Wednesday. It comes in the days following the deadly shooting at Santa Fe High School where 10 people were killed. The governor held three roundtable discussions with victims, teachers, law enforcement and lawmakers after the rampage. In a tweet sent out Tuesday afternoon, Abbott

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto is maintaining that his country will not pay for the border wall. The president’s stern tweet came as a response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments during a rally in Nashville, Tennessee, Tuesday evening. It was there where President Trump restated his commitment that he made during the campaign to

Talk about a great play from Aaron Jones. The Burges High School and UTEP graduate, and current Green Bay Packers running back was seen pushing a woman in a wheelchair through the Appleton International Airport in Wisconsin. A Twitter user, @MonicaAllen11, sent out the picture Monday saying in the caption that Jones stepped in since

Police said that shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday a pedestrian was struck by a train on the 7900 block of Alameda Avenue. Special traffic investigators were called to the scene. Police have not yet identified the person killed. ABC-7 will update this article with more information as it comes in.

Starbucks is back open — on normal business hours – after closing thousands of its stores nationwide for mandatory training about racial bias and diversity. Starbucks announced the training shortly after two black men were arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks in April. Some 8,000 Starbucks — including most in El Paso and Las Cruces closed

The El Paso woman killed in a wreck along with former Chapin High and University of Maryland basketball star, Cliff Tucker, was eight months pregnant, ABC-7 has learned. Department of Public Safety officials said the 29-year-old Tucker; 29-year-old Andrew Akaji, of Belleview, Florida; and 25-year-old Amanda Akaji of El Paso died when the van they

It’s been a season to remember for New Mexico State University Athletics. Success has come despite the athletic department’s budget. In the 2017-2018 season, NMSU teams made the postseason in football, men’s basketball, softball and most recently, the baseball team made the NCAA Tournament. Dave McCollum, a former NMSU Deputy Athletic Director, took a look

A misguided social media post led countless people to steal a local cattle rancher’s onions, the rancher told ABC-7’s New Mexico Mobile Newsroom. “It’s my property that people were taking,” said James Montoya, who has ranches in Doña Ana and Sierra counties. “I don’t even know how many people came out here.” Montoya said Barker

El Paso City Council Tuesday approved the creation of two Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones (TIRZ) with the hope of spurring development in Northwest El Paso. The vote was 5-4 with city representatives Peter Svarzbein, Alexsandra Annello, Cissy Lizarraga and Henry Rivera voting against. Annello said she felt there was not enough public input during the

With temperatures expected to reach triple digits by the end of this week, some Sun Metro passengers are concerned about the lack of shade at the newest Northgate Transfer center. ABC-7 was out at the new transfer center Tuesday morning. Temperatures were already heating up and some passengers were seen sitting outside on an unshaded

The mother of a Las Cruces man accused of beating his pregnant, earlier this month, was arrested for allegedly tampering with evidence. Las Cruces Police say Martha Taylor, 68, was seen taking a plastic bag and a broken broom handle from the investigated area to a nearby dumpster when officers arrived. The investigation stemmed from

A South Carolina sheriff says an 11-month-old girl whose disappearance prompted a brief Amber Alert has been found dead in a diaper box and the mother is in custody. Chesterfield County Sheriff Jay Brooks told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the child’s mother, who had reported a kidnapping, was being held. EDITOR’S NOTE: Several

Long before Colin Kaepernick’s protest during the national anthem became one of the biggest issues in the NFL, Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook was one of a handful of St. Louis players who took part in their own on-field display against police brutality and racial injustice. Cook was one of five players on the

Las Cruces Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that helps identify the man suspected of the May 10 robbery of a Whataburger. Shortly after midnight, a young man walked into the Whataburger location at 375 S. Telshor Blvd. He approached an employee and said he was armed. The suspect

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the U.S. will continue to confront China’s militarization of manmade islands in the South China Sea. Mattis says Beijing hasn’t abided by its promise not to put weapons on the Spratly Islands. He says American ships are maintaining a “steady drumbeat” of naval operations around disputed islands, and “only one

A U.S. rocket artillery strike last week on a gathering of Taliban leaders in southern Afghanistan killed at least 50 of them, a U.S. military official said Tuesday. Lt. Col. Martin O’Donnell, a spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan, said a weapon system known as the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, which

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, a sometimes brash political outsider whose unconventional resume as a Rhodes scholar and Navy SEAL officer made him a rising star in Republican politics, abruptly resigned Tuesday amid a widening investigation that arose from an affair with his former hairdresser. The 44-year-old governor made the announcement nearly 17 months after taking

Former Maryland basketball player Cliff Tucker has been killed in a West Texas van accident that left two other passengers dead. Tucker was 29. The Texas Department of Public Safety says the van rolled Monday on Interstate 10 near Balmorhea, 180 miles from El Paso. Investigators believe the tread on a rear tire separated and

Reaction to ABC’s cancellation of its hit reboot of “Roseanne” after star Roseanne Barr’s racist tweet that referred to former Barack Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett as a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and the “Planet of the Apes”: “Roseanne’s Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel

ABC canceled its hit reboot of “Roseanne” on Tuesday following star Roseanne Barr’s racist tweet that referred to former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett as a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and the “Planet of the Apes.” ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey said the comment “is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values.” Barr had apologized

The U.S. Border Patrol has revised its description of an agent-involved shooting in Texas that killed a woman who was part of a group that illegally entered the country. The agency initially said Wednesday that the lone agent fired his gun after being attacked “by multiple subjects using blunt objects.” But Border Patrol said Friday

A complaint affidavit obtained by ABC-7’s New Mexico Mobile Newsroom states the ex-wife of a former Las Cruces Police officer is accusing the former officer of stalking her after he allegedly started wearing their old wedding ring and visiting her workplace. Police charged William D. Gonzalez with Aggravated Stalking and Violation of a Restraining Order.

El Paso Independent School District has two new principals. Longtime educator and administrator Marc Escareno has been appointed as principal at Coronado High School, the district announced Tuesday. Escareno is currently an assistant principal at Franklin High. He has previously served as principal at Kohlberg Elementary and interim principal at both Franklin and Bowie high

For every peso declared to Mexican electoral authorities by political parties and candidates, 15 more are moving under the table, according to a report Tuesday on the problem of illegal campaign finance. The nonprofit Mexicans Against Corruption and Impunity published the report after months of investigation, concluding that Mexico’s public campaign finance system has failed

The body of an adult male has been found by searchers scouring the riverbed near a historic Maryland town that has been ravaged by destructive flash flooding. Crews have been hunting for 39-year-old Eddison Hermond, who was reported missing Sunday following torrential rains that prompted destructive flash flooding in historic Ellicott City. In a Tuesday

Juarez municipal police officers arrested a former leader of the Aztecas allegedly responsible for several killings resulting from a rupture in the criminal organization’s leadership structure. Bruno Ángel R. C. – aka “El Bruno” – allegedly participated in the killings of 21 members of the criminal organization. Police said the infighting involving the Aztecas is