Month: May 2018

The El Paso Chihuahuas have now lost five of their last six games after falling 11-7 Monday at Albuquerque. The Dogs gave up seven runs to the Isotopes in the bottom of the second inning, including one on a Derrick Gibson inside-the-park home run. The Chihuahuas trailed 8-1 after just two innings en route to

Intentionally engaging in discrimination, harassment, and workplace bullying. That’s what El Paso Independent School District Superintendent Juan Cabrera accused Trustee Susie Byrd in a grievance filed in February. ABC-7 obtained the grievance addressed to EPISD Board President Trent Hatch on February 6, 2018 under the Public Information Act. In it, Cabrera accused Byrd of trying

El Paso County Commissioners voted Monday to join a lawsuit against the Department of Commerce to keep a citizenship question out of the 2020 Census. A majority in the Commissioners Court said they fear adding the question will discourage participation of immigrants in our area and lead to an under-count that could affect the amount

Las Cruces city council members voted to postpone a decision on a plan to redevelop the former Las Cruces Country Club neighborhood. The blueprint covers Apodaca park, the former Las Cruces Country Club golf course off North Main Street, a portion of Madrid Avenue, an old flood control dam off Triviz Road, and a portion

El Paso Police are still searching for the driver who fled the scene after striking a four-year-old boy with his car on Sunday. It happened on the 9400 block of Ariel Rico Court in El Paso’s Lower Valley. Police identified the boy as Jace Contreras. He was taken to University Medical Center with serious injuries.

The Texas Rescue Patrol provides life-saving assistance to those in-need near Red Sands. “We are not law enforcement,” Jamil Moutran, Texas Rescue Patrol founder, said. “We are not here to stop people or prevent them from enjoying the outdoor recreational activities. We are here to be there in that situation where they get hurt and

El Paso Police say a 7-week-old girl suffered from severe bleeding and swelling from her brain while she was in the care of her father. The father of the child, 27-year-old Steve Estrada, was arrested Saturday on charges of Injury to a Child/Serious Bodily Injury after police say the victim was found unresponsive while she

El Paso Police arrested two suspects in connection to an April robbery at a Metro PCS store. Antonio Cardenas, 24, allegedly entered Metro PCS on 2920 N. Piedras Street with a knife and threatened two employees. Police say he ran from the scene and left the store with an undisclosed amount of money. Upon investigation,

The El Paso tradition that is Viva! El Paso is returning for its 41st season with old favorites and a few new twists. The colorful celebration of four centuries of El Paso’s unique history returns for 14 performances June 15 through July 28 at the McKelligon Canyon Amphitheatre. Performances will be on Fridays and Saturdays

Spencer Lance Meister, 25, of Las Cruces has been identified by Las Cruces police as the motorcyclist killed in a Friday evening crash. ABC-7 confirmed with Holloman Air Force Base that Meister was a Senior airman at Holloman Air Force Base. He was about to become a staff sergeant select. He was stationed at Holloman

One visit to east and far east El Paso leaves no doubt the city is expanding at a rapid rate. Now, city council is forced to catch up to the growth that has left residents without enough resources. On Sunday night’s ABC-7 Xtra, city representatives Claudia Ordaz and Dr. Michiel Noe discussed what their districts

THE EAST SIDE IS EXPLODING IN GROWTH… BUT IS IT CONTROLLED GROWTH? ONE CITY REPRESENTATIVE SAYS NO. THAT’S THE TOPIC OF ABC7 XTRA. WE’VE ALL IN ONE TIME OR ANOTHER DRIVEN THROUGH EAST EL PASO, OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO LIVES THERE. IF YOU FEEL GROWTH IN THAT AREA IS OUT OF CONTROL, YOU’RE NOT ALONE.

Antonio Araujo is ahead in the polls with 55.06 percent of the votes for the mayoral race of San Elizario, according to the unofficial results posted Saturday night. Incumbent Maya Sanchez trails with 42.13 percent. In the race for Alderperson place 4, Maria Covernali is ahead with nearly 55 percent of the vote. Alderperson place

Our ABC-7 crew was on the scene as STI responded to a collision involving a train and a pedestrian around 10 a.m. Sunday morning. The collision happened on San Marcial St. and Rosa Ave. in south central El Paso. EPPD are still investigating the collision and no further information had been provided. We will update

The Las Cruces Public School District gave away a brand new car Thursday evening to a student who has had 90 percent attendance or better in the past school year. The winner of the giveaway was Hannah Straley, a junior at Arrowhead Park Early College High School. It’s part of the tenth annual “Count Me

Three people were taken to the hospital after an explosion near Gas Line Road, near Red Sands. Officials close to the investigation say the incident occured while the three were taking part in recreational shooting. Investigators said one of the rounds struck a storage shed located on private property, which triggered an explosion and caused

A couple dozen new and expecting mothers met in downtown El Paso to raise awareness of the challenges mother face before, during and after childbirth. “Everybody has a mother,” said Rachel Curtis, an organizer, labor doula and certified lactation counselor. “Everybody was an infant once.” The El Paso event ran in juxtaposition with the March

Thousands gathered at Zach White Elementary School on Sunday for the 12th Annual Braden Abound Memorial walk and run. Braden was 14 years old when he died after a skiing accident. “Snow skiing was one of the things that he loved and it was a very freak accident like anything that can happen in life,”

The El Paso Humane Society held the 29th annual K9 Classic walk and fundraiser Sunday. Plenty of two and four-legged friends turned up to Eastwood Park, and it was one big tail wagging party. The Humane Society brought together dog owners with adoption candidates and it seemed people had a good time. The K9 Classic

Firefighters responded to a house fire in Central El Paso around 5 a.m. Sunday morning. It happened on the 3100 block of Missouri Avenue near San Marcial Street. The family that lives in the home was able to make it out safely with no injuries. The house itself was heavily damaged. The cause of the

A Kansas man who shot and killed UTEP graduate Srinivas Kuchibhotla at a bar was sentenced to life in prison on Friday. The Kansas City Star reports Adam Purinton was sentenced in Johnson County District Court, where he pleaded guilty to a charge of first-degree murder for killing Kuchibhotla in February of 2017. Purinton, 52,

Saturday was the day high school borderland baseball and softball teams either punched their ticket to the next round of the state playoffs or played their last games of the season. 6A Baseball Scores: Franklin is moving on to the area round of the playoffs after beating Midland Lee twice on Saturday.Game 2 final: 3-2Game

It was a Cinco De Mayo celebration with a special meaning. One El Paso company celebrated the day but they also honored an employee they say is a hero. Cement company MTI Ready Mix has held a Cinco de Mayo party for their employees for 18 years now. This was special, though — just recently,

Hundreds of children from around the borderland took over Southwest University Park Saturday. The El Paso Border Youth Athletic Association worked with the Major League Baseball to hold the first binational Play Ball event and bring baseball and softball to children from the US and Mexico. “Simply put, you have a lot of kids here

Ride-hailing service Lyft is partnering with an automotive technology company to deploy a fleet of 30 driverless cars to the streets of Las Vegas this summer. The Las Vegas Sun reports Lyft and Aptiv will run the self-driving BMWs between the same predetermined sites that the companies used during a successful demonstration at the International

Hundreds of anxious residents on the Big Island of Hawaii hunkered down Saturday for what could be weeks or months of upheaval as the dangers from an erupting Kilauea volcano continued to grow. Lava spurted from volcanic vents, toxic gas filled the air and strong earthquakes – including a magnitude 6.9 temblor on Friday –

Louisiana wildlife and fisheries agents have found the body of a pastor missing since a boating accident Wednesday in Plaquemines Parish. Enforcement agents along with the sheriff’s office found the body of 85-year-old Rev. Donald Tabb about 10:30 a.m. Saturday near Southwest Pass, about 10 miles from where he was reported missing. Officials say Tabb

A northern New Mexico man is facing charges after police say he struck a woman with a “rusty machete” over a botched $30 drug deal. The Las Vegas Optic reports that Erminio Duran recently was arrested following an argument that turned violent at his Las Vegas, New Mexico, home. Police say the victim told officers

Authorities say a 59-year-old man suspected of physically assaulting a relative was killed by a Bexar County sheriff’s deputy after shooting at deputies and refusing to drop his handgun. Sheriff Javier Salazar says the suspect had fled into nearby woods Saturday morning with a “large-caliber handgun” and expressed suicidal thoughts. Salazar says after hearing a

The U.S. Marshals are searching for a wanted sex offender who may be in the El Paso area. Officials say 35-year-old Kenneth Earl Hooks is wanted in Imperial County, California, for several sex offenses against children including possession of images of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct, employment or use of minors to perform prohibited