Month: May 2018

Las Cruces Police say a man riding a mountain bike refused to stop and was shot by police during a pursuit. A police officer was allegedly trying to stop 29-year-old Myron Oveide Friday when he led police on a ‘slow-speed’ pursuit down Gardner Avenue. The officer ran out of his patrol unit and chased Oveide

A Colorado couple has pleaded not guilty to carjacking and firearms charges in a New Mexico crime spree last year that left a retired Las Cruces police officer dead. Prosecutors say 34-year-old Daniel Allen Lowell and 32-year-old Trista Marie Schlaefli were arraigned Tuesday in a federal court in Las Cruces. The couple from Colorado Springs

President Donald Trump’s political attacks on the FBI make America less safe because they undermine public confidence that the bureau is an “honest, competent and independent” institution, fired director James Comey told The Associated Press on Tuesday. In a telephone interview, Comey also said it was logical that special counsel Robert Mueller would seek to

A Michigan superintendent says racism won’t be tolerated after a photo surfaced of a local high school student asking another student to prom with a racially offensive sign. Maple Valley High School in Vermontville Township is facing backlash for a photo on Instagram that shows two students holding a sign that reads, “If I was

Federal authorities say dozens of people associated with white-supremacist gangs in Texas have been indicted on drug trafficking charges, including four accused in a kidnapping in which a hatchet was used to chop off a victim’s finger. Authorities said Monday that 57 people are charged. Forty-two were arrested last week, nine people were already in

Less than two years after crews installed streetcar rails on downtown bridges, causing traffic snarls for months, the area may have to bear more construction headaches. Officials of El Paso’s Texas Department of Transportation office told City Council Monday that the Stanton and Oregon bridges over Interstate 10 need to be replaced. Those bridges were

Facebook doesn’t think hookups are meaningful and doesn’t want you to date your friends – but it’s known for a long time that its vast map of human connections could help people find long-term partners. At least that’s the takeaway from a new dating feature the social networking giant is launching because, well, why not?

El Paso City Council approved a $94 million capital funding plan on Monday. The plan includes funding for things like street safety improvements, the Reimagine Cohen project, spray park improvements, and a new visitor center at San Jacinto Plaza. “We made a commitment to the community not only to fund these projects, but to actually

Texas and six other states are suing to end once and for all a program that would protect some young immigrants from deportation. The lawsuit announced Tuesday comes a week after a federal judge in Washington ordered the Trump administration to resume the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Immigrants under the Obama-era program are

President Donald Trump is honoring Army’s football team at the White House and predicting the service branches of the military could have a new addition: the space force. Trump saluted the Black Knights with the annual Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy on Tuesday, recounting their victory over Navy on a snowy day in Philadelphia. He received a white

President Donald Trump is hailing the actions of the crew and passengers on a damaged Southwest Airlines flight, saying they showed “great character.” He says they responded with “tremendous bravery” and “everybody’s talking about it.” Trump welcomed the five-person crew and five passengers of Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 to the White House on Tuesday. The

There are a lot of changes coming to the Northeast Regional Park, one of them honors the memory of a Border Patrol agent who died two years ago. Jose “Joey” Barraza died in a crash involving an 18-wheeler and his truck. The 29-year-old was assigned to the Sierra Blanca station of the Border Patrol’s Big

Police say two high school students have died in an apparent drowning in a North Texas reservoir. Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds says that 18-year-old Oscar Rios and 17-year-old Julio Espinosa-Guerrero died Monday while swimming with a group at Wheeler Branch Park, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of Fort Worth. Deeds says the Granbury

Police in North Carolina say officers found three children age 7 and younger drinking vodka while their mother was away from the home for at least seven hours. Gastonia police tell news outlets 26-year-old Tyeisha Coneisha Streater is charged with misdemeanor child abuse and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. According to police, officers

A man who was apparently being sought by authorities for deportation has been shot and killed in San Antonio by federal agents who were attempting to take him into custody. FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs says the man fled Tuesday when he was approached by agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The

The maker of the Gibson guitar, omnipresent for decades on the American music stage, is filing for bankruptcy protection after wrestling for years with debt. A pre-negotiated reorganization plan filed Tuesday will allow Gibson Brands Inc. to continue operations with $135 million in financing from lenders. Gibson guitars have been esteemed by generations of guitar

U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Tuesday began testing the use of body cameras by its employees at nine locations, potentially leading to a broad rollout by the nation’s largest law enforcement agency that would make it the first federal agency to use the devices on a large scale. Customs and Border Protection previously concluded

A historic Amtrak station outside of Santa Fe will no longer have a ticket window to sell tickets. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports Amtrak announced last week the sales window at the century-old Mission Revival-style station in Lamy, New Mexico will close. Amtrak says it’s a casualty of changing ticket-purchasing habits as more passengers

The Las Cruces police chief told ABC-7 he does not condone an officer’s use of foul language in a confrontation from early April which ended in an arrest. “It was unprofessional, but it was dealt with as a personnel matter,” Chief Patrick Gallagher said. A Las Cruces police officer approached a woman who appeared to

San Antonio police say a woman has been jailed for slashing her husband with a kitchen knife after catching him looking at other women during a night out together. Authorities say 27-year-old Star Perez was with her husband celebrating a city festival called Fiesta on Saturday when she complained he was ogling others. An argument

U.S. border inspectors allowed some of the Central American asylum-seekers to enter the country for processing, ending a brief impasse over lack of space. But the migrants who crossed Mexico in a caravan may face a long legal path. Caravan organizers said eight members of the group criticized by President Donald Trump that traveled from

The humble pecan is being rebranded as more than just pie. Pecan growers and suppliers are hoping to sell U.S. consumers on the virtues of North America’s only native nut as a hedge against a potential trade war with China, the pecan’s largest export market. The pecan industry is also trying to crack the fast-growing

Hundreds of law enforcement officers from across the country are gathering for the funeral of a Dallas police who was shot while confronting a suspected shoplifter. The public funeral for Officer Rogelio Santander is being held Tuesday at a church in the Dallas suburb of Rockwall. Burial will follow at a cemetery on the northern

Smugglers left behind a live tiger cub in a duffel bag when they fled back to Mexico after attempting to cross the Rio Grande into Texas. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials on Tuesday said the male tiger, believed to be three or four months old, has been placed at the Gladys Porter Zoo in

Texas education leaders can take a page out an El Paso class history book to teach kids across the state about Hispanic heritage. A month since the Texas State Board of Education announced plans to create a course on Mexican-American studies, ABC-7 explores the curriculum already offered here in El Paso. Bowie High School students

There are reports of a crash on I-10 West and Executive. There is a heavy delay on I-10 West and the Executive area. Anyone who is looking to avoid this delay should take the Downtown exit and take Mesa.

The City of El Paso has three community recreation centers in the works through out the city. This week, preliminary work started in south El Paso for the Chamizal Community Recreation Center, located at 2119 Cypress Avenue. An existing building will be partly demolished to make room for the center that will include a library

There is a crash on I-10 West and Copia that is blocking the center lane. There is a heavy delay building in the area. Take Montana or Gateway West to avoid this area. No injuries reported at this time.

Here’s something you don’t see everyday. A 12-foot alligator held up traffic Monday morning on Highway 59 in Cleveland, Texas, which is just north of Houston. Officers with the Cleveland Police Department called out animal expert Chance Ward to help remove the giant gator, nicknamed George. According to Ward’s Facebook page, he has handled many

Construction is scheduled to being next month on four trailheads funded through the 2012 Quality of Life project. Thunderbird, Thousand Steps, Roundhouse and Lazy Cow Trailhead are the locations. Officials say each trailhead will cost around $125,000, which totals to about $500,000. “Thuis is not something that staff or council came up with,” City Representative