Month: June 2018

Teenager Kylian Mbappe scored two goals in a five-minute span to lead France over Argentina 4-3 Saturday and into the World Cup quarterfinals. The loss could be the end of Lionel Messi’s international career. Mbappe, a constant threat to Argentina’s creaking defense with his speed and skill, was at the heart of France’s often-breathtaking display,

Someone obtained the personal information of a Texas resident who’s believed to be the oldest man in the U.S. and used it to drain his bank account. The family of Richard Overton says Social Security and banking account numbers for the 112-year-old Austin man were used to make seven withdrawals over the past several months.

In an emergency, an ambulance ride for a child could be a terrifying experience but the El Paso Children’s Hospital has a special ambulance that can not only safely transport children but make it a little more enjoyable. “Right now we’re are in a ambulance that’s equipped with specialized equipment and highly skilled personnel,” said

The sequel to a film that was controversial in the Borderland is now in theaters. “Sicario: Day of the Soldad” is tackling the issue of drug-cartel violence once again. This time cartels are smuggling terrorists across the border near McAllen, Texas. The original film featured a scene of a shootout on an international bridge between

Mexico faces an upcoming election day, July 1st, where positions from the President and congress to mayors are being decided.The biggest race: president of the republic of Mexico.Four candidates are on the ballot. Mexican polling agency Parametria shows Leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in the lead with 45 percent preference, followed by right-left coalition

It has been a month since the accident that took the life of local sports star Cliff Tucker. There were 7 people in the vehicle at the time of the accident. Three of them passed away soon after the accident and four were hospitalized. Today, Genesis Soto, Tucker’s girlfriend died due to the injuries she

Parkland and Franklin saw their time in the main bracket of the Texas State 7-on-7 football tournament come to a close Friday in College Station, TX. Parkland opened up group play against Foster, which barely edged the Matadors by a final of 39-34. Parkland would get back on track with a 44-34 win against Temple

Daniel Villegas was back in court Friday morning for the final hearing before the start of his third murder trial. Jury selection is set to begin on July 9th with the trial beginning the following the day on July 10th. Villegas is accused of shooting and killing two teenagers back in 1993. He was 16

Democrats considering a presidential run in 2020 are joining the calls to overhaul U.S. immigration enforcement – and some of them are even echoing activists’ calls to ‘abolish ICE.’ That’s the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency that was created after the 9/11 attacks. New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says it should be scrapped. California Sen.

A Canadian man who ran what a prosecutor described as a drug-smuggling empire with leased helicopters has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Colin Martin spent much of the past decade fighting extradition to the United States following his 2009 indictment. The 46-year-old was finally brought to Seattle and pleaded guilty in March. He

A Canadian man who ran what a prosecutor described as a drug-smuggling empire with leased helicopters has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Colin Martin spent much of the past decade fighting extradition to the United States following his 2009 indictment. The 46-year-old was finally brought to Seattle and pleaded guilty in March. He

Detectives with the El Paso Police Department are asking for the public’s help solving the shooting death of a Northeast El Paso man. The night of Friday, April 27, 2018, 39-year-old Antonio Razo was driving eastbound on Quail when he stopped at the intersection of Quail and Railroad behind another car. Police said the driver

The Trump administration’s request for the Pentagon to house migrants detained at the U.S. southern border and even help prosecute them is prompting concern about strains to the military. Some call it an inappropriate mission. “We shouldn’t be militarizing border enforcement,” Rep. Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, said in an interview. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis,

She came to the U.S. to help her family and ended up having it torn apart instead. Buena Ventura Martin Godinez, a petite mother of two, carried her infant son from Mexico into the U.S in May, fleeing what she said were threats from violent local gangsters demanding money in their hometown in northwestern Guatemala.

Life is full of joy and sadness, hardship and hope. What makes the difference is who you have around you to support you. For El Paso Firefighter Greg Rap and his family, the news of his cancer hit them hard. “The hardest part was having to tell my family. Having to tell my kids, my

Life is full of joy and sadness, hardship and hope. What makes the difference is who you have around you to support you. For El Paso Firefighter Greg Rap and his family, the news of his cancer hit them hard. “The hardest part was having to tell my family. Having to tell my kids, my

March 13, 2010 is a day Reuben Redelfs will never forget. Redelf’s brother Arthur and Arthur’s pregnant wife, Lesley Enriquez, were gunned down by Barrio Azteca gang members after leaving a birthday party. Enriquez was a U.S. Consulate employee. Arthur was a detention officer for the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Their one-year-old daughter Rebecca,

Images of undocumented migrant children separated from their parents at the border had an impact on two NFL players. Washington Redskins Cornerback Josh Norman, New Orleans Saints Linebacker Demario Davis teamed up in San Antonio, Texas, Wednesday to buy supplies for those who were recently released from detention centers, according to our ABC affiliate KSAT-TV.

Khalid’s location will be El Paso come September. El Paso’s music sensation will perform at the Don Haskins Center on Sept. 14, according to a tweet by UTEP Special Events. Tickets go on sale this morning at 10 a.m. on Ticketmaster.com

Drake confirms he’s a father on his new album. The 31-year-old rapper from Canada released “Scorpion” on Friday. In two songs on his fifth album, he addresses rumors that he fathered a son with a former French adult-film star. In “Emotionless,” Drake raps, “I wasn’t hiding my kid from the world, I was hiding the

The El Paso Chihuahuas lost their first game in over a week Thursday night at home at the hands of the Fresno Grizzlies. The Grizzlies jumped out to a 5-0 lead by the third inning and never looked back as they cruised to a 12-4 win. The Chihuahuas had won their last eight games, tying

The Organ Fire grew from 2,800 acres to 4,300 acres in size from Wednesday to Thursday, a spokesman for the Bureau of Land Management told ABC-7. “The weather is really going to be the factor that stops the growth in the fire,” said Rico Smith, the fire public information officer for the BLM. Containment is

Two Chihuahuas were named Triple-A All-Stars Thursday and will be headed to Columbus, Ohio for the annual all-star game on July 11. Pitcher Brett Kennedy and infielder Luis Urias will compete for the Pacific Coast League team against players from the International League. The 23-year-old Kennedy has started ten games for El Paso this season,

The fire burning east of Las Cruces known as the “Organ Fire” grew overnight, a spokesman from the Bureau of Land Management told ABC-7. “It’s not going to move fast, but it’s going to be very active throughout the day,” said Rico Smith, public information officer for the Las Cruces district office. The fire might

An El Paso County Commissioner and the El Paso County Sheriff are at odds following a proposal by Commissioner Vince Perez to end El Paso County’s contract with the U.S. Marshal’s Office. Perez wants to end the contract and no longer hold federal inmates at El Paso County jails. Perez’s proposal is in response to

Capitol Police arrested nearly 600 people Thursday after hundreds of loudly chanting women demonstrated inside a Senate office building against President Donald Trump’s treatment of migrant families. Among them were a Washington state congresswoman, the lawmaker said on Twitter. The protests came as demonstrations occurred around the country over the Trump administration’s policy of separating

Citing family tragedy, the owner of the only bowling alley in Las Cruces confirmed to ABC-7’s New Mexico Mobile Newsroom he will close 10 Pin Alley permanently after Saturday. “We are doing a voluntary shutdown,” said Randy Najar, who said he’s owned the business for nearly nine years. “We’ve had a lot of family tragedy

Multiple people were shot Thursday, five of them fatally, at a newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, and police said a suspect was in custody. A reporter at The Capital Gazette tweeted that a single gunman fired into the newsroom and shot multiple employees. Phil Davis, who covers courts and crime for the newspaper, tweeted that the

The total number of migrant children in the care of the federal Health and Human Services department is up slightly since last week. An HHS spokesperson said Thursday the department has 11,869 children in its care currently. That’s about 70 more children than HHS officials reported on Wednesday of last week. The numbers show that

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is urging President Donald Trump to rethink imposing steel and aluminum tariffs, worrying that doing so “may threaten future economic growth both in our state and across the country.” In a letter Thursday to the president, Abbott said Texas imports more than twice the amount of aluminum and steel as