Month: June 2018

TRAFFIC UPDATE: All lanes on I-10 West near Geronimo are now open after semi collision causes closure ABC-7 TX DOT cameras are showing several crashed involving semi-trucks are causing congestion on I-10 east and westbound. One crash happened on I-10 westbound near Trowbridge Dr. Backup in that area is all the way to Airway Blvd.

El Paso is getting into the months were the weather is getting nice and many of us go outside but the warm weather also means bees are going to be more active. “We got an infestation of those Africanized bees,” said west side resident Joe Duran. Duran said for two weeks the bees have been

Rattlesnakes are no strange sight in the deserts of the southwest, and with the monsoon season coming, hikers looking to take advantage of green views and cooler temperatures may face some in the wild and close to home. “Monsoons bring cooler temperatures to the desert which is good for most all kinds of wildlife, new

The Army has announced the next assignment for the commanding general of Fort Bliss and the 1st Armored Division. Major General Robert “Pat” White will soon transfer to the U.S. European Command in Germany, where he will serve as the director of operations. The Army did not announce a date for White to take his

A group of undocumented immigrants showed up at the Paso del Norte Bridge Friday morning to claim asylum. After initially being told they would not be permitted to cross the international boundary, Customs And Border Protection officials told the group, accompanied by an immigrant rights activist, that there was room for five undocumented immigrants in

ABC-7 Reporter Saul Saenz got our first look at the shelter for immigrant children at the port of entry in Tornillo, Texas. A federal official said Thursday the shelter could accommodate up to 360 children. It is unclear if the children seen outside the shelter were separated from their undocumented parents at the border. Saul

Alleged Sinoloa Cartel member Arturo Urquidi appeared before a federal judge in El Paso Friday. The 47-yer-old Urquidi was extradited to the United States from Mexico for funneling “massive amounts” of marijuana and cocaine into the U.S. “These are terrible people they deserve to be in court and deserve to be in prison, because they

Las Cruces police charged two teenagers suspected of damaging the Vietnam War Memorial at Veterans Park. Investigators charged 16-year-old Bryce Richards and 18-year-old Marvin Reyes with one count each of criminal damage to property. Police said Richards was given a Juvenile Class III Citation. Charges against Reyes have been submitted to Magistrate Court. The teenagers

A routine traffic stop in Far East El Paso led to the discovery of more than 100 packages of marijuana and the arrest of three suspects. Around 12:30 pm, on June 14, 2018, police pulled over 25-year-old Eduardo Gonzalez when he ran a stop sign. A drug-sniffing dog located 70 packages of marijuana during the

Las Cruces police arrested four women and five men for their allegedly involvement in the April 23 shooting death of 17-year-old Jovon Solomon and the attempted coverup of the shooting after Solomon’s death. Investigators arrested the victim’s 22-year-old aunt, Shania “Nia” Romero; her husband, 29-year-old Quinton Light; 19-year-old Ismael Dunlap; brothers Ruben Sandoval, 18, and

Shackled and in a red jumpsuit, an alleged Sinoloa Cartel leader who worked with jailed drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman appeared before a federal judge in El Paso Friday. ABC-7 first broke the news 47-year-old Arturo Urquidi was set to appear before a judge in El Paso’s federal courthouse. Urquidi was extradited to the

A West El Paso resident is fighting off hundreds of bees this afternoon. His home on the 600 block of Abbington is currently infested with two large bee hives. Firefighters arrived at the home Friday morning to try and get rid of the bees, but couldn’t get to the hive, which is located under the

A Roswell man faces a lengthy prison term after pleading guilty to federal charges stemming from a multi-agency investigation of a criminal ring that smuggled methamphetamine and guns in southeastern New Mexico. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 31-year-old Marcos Martinez pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Las Cruces and faces at least 10 years

President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is going to jail. On Friday, Manafort was ordered into custody after a federal judge revoked his house arrest, citing newly filed obstruction of justice charges. The move by U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson made Manafort the first Trump campaign official to be jailed as part

Authorities have arrested a woman accused of leaving her 7-year-old son in a hot car while she allegedly shoplifted some makeup from a Houston-area Walmart. Records show Dimitric Knight remained jailed Friday on a charge of endangering a child, with bond at $15,000. Harris County Constable Mark Herman says authorities detained Knight on Wednesday for

El Paso Police arrested a former Catholic priest and charged him with sexual abuse of a minor allegedly committed while he was a priest. ABC-7 obtained new court documents Friday morning that reveal details about how Miguel Luna, 68, came into contact with the victim, who is now 36 years old. Detectives with the Department’s

One person was hospitalized after a Friday morning crash in Northeast El Paso, according to fire officials. It happened on Gateway North near Transmountain at around 4 a.m. It involved an SUV and a semi-trailer. Authorities said the person who was taken to the hospital suffered serious injuries.

City officials said Disney’s “The Lion King” broke box office records at The Plaza Theater during its two week stint. Many may not know “The Lion King” Broadway musical coming to El Paso was more than 10 years in the making. “It was 15 years in the making because when we started the project to

Shelly Nichols-Shaw says she likes to think of herself as not handicapped, but handi-capable. “How can we make people capable, rather than disabling them even more than they already are?” Nichols-Shaw asked. Still, the Las Cruces resident experiences multiple obstacles in her everyday life. She told ABC-7 she was struck head-on by a drunk driver

President Trump is home after his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. Details of the agreements reached between the two leaders are still sparse, but some have their hopes and expectations of what the future holds. Ret. Colonel Paul Roach is one of the surviving Army veterans who fought in the Korean Conflict. As

Federal Judge David Briones Thursday ordered a retrial for four former El Paso Independent School District administrators accused in a cheating scheme. One of the administrators has been cleared. Federal prosecutors this week admitted they made mistakes in the trial of five former El Paso Independent School District Administrators accused in a cheating scheme. Briones

A feeling of angst, all too familiar, after the bright flash of red light camera captures you driving through an intersection, unable to recall whether or not you may have going past the speed limit. Thirty-two of the cameras are strategically placed at busy intersections across El Paso, prone to crashes, El Paso police tell

Doña Ana County is working to bring the cost of a night out down through its Project Home Program. The County told ABC-7 the project will help keep drivers off the road after they have had a few drinks. The program, which has been running for the past five years, allows county residents to get

The U.S. government will open a temporary shelter for unaccompanied immigrant children in El Paso County, as existing facilities for children reach capacity under the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy on migrants and the resulting separation of families. A spokesman for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday the department selected the

El Paso Police may have the suspects responsible for a string of burglaries on the city’s Westside. Police report that as many as eight homes in El Paso’s Westside were burglarized between May 14th and June 6th, 2018. The suspects, Francisco Villescas, 24, and Cristal Peña, 19, entered the homes during the night, often while

Country star George Strait is leading a new tourism campaign for a South Texas community that was hard-hit by Hurricane Harvey. Officials with the Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce say Strait is participating free of charge. The singer has owned a house in the community for years. Strait is part of a radio and TV campaign

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Justin Verlander pitched five-hit ball over seven innings and the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 7-3 Thursday afternoon for their eighth straight win. Brian McCann homered for the first time in nearly a month. Carlos Correa, Jose Altuve and Josh Reddick were among five players with two hits apiece as Houston

A former member of the U.S. Navy has been sentenced to prison for illegally keeping classified national defense information, including that of some U.S. nuclear operations. The Justice Department says 43-year-old Weldon Marshall of Sherman, Texas, was sentenced Wednesday to 41 months in prison. Marshall pleaded guilty March 5 as part of a deal in

Congressional Republicans distanced themselves Thursday from the Trump administration’s aggressive policy of separating children from their parents at the southern border even as the White House cited the Bible in defending its “zero tolerance” approach to illegal border crossings. “I can say that it is very biblical to enforce the law. That is actually repeated