Month: June 2018

A former UTEP player has been involved in five fights with teammates since being drafted in 2018, according to Dead Serious’ Twitter account. Will Hernandez was drafted with the second pick in the second round by the New York Giants. The most recent brawl happened at the team’s mandatory training minicamp. According to 12UP.com, Giant’s

Texas abortion providers who won a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2016 that blocked a new wave of anti-abortion efforts are now using that decision to try undoing laws on the books for decades in a lawsuit filed Thursday. In suing over anti-abortion measures that stretch back 20 years in some cases, Texas clinics

House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday he’s not comfortable with a Trump administration policy that separates children and parents at the southern border, as House Republicans, under increasing pressure to address the humanitarian crisis, raced to finish a new immigration bill. “We don’t want kids to be separated from their parents,” Ryan said, adding that

Target is removing “Baby Daddy” greeting cards ahead of Father’s Day after several offended customers complained the card is an insult to African American fathers. A Twitter user said the cards were “an insult to black fathers and a slap in the face to the African-American community as a whole.” In statement sent to FOX

A grand jury in Otero County has charged an Alamogordo man accused of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl afflicted with a disability. Jason Whitt, 21, is alleged to have sexually assaulted the girl while he was a guest at her house in Alamogordo. The alleged assault occurred on June 2, 2018. The child’s mother told

ABC 7 has learned the federal government could house the immigrant children of adult detainees at the Marcelino Serna Port of Entry in Tornillo, Texas. When the facility at the port of entry was set up in 2016 to hold immigrant refugees, it was built to hold as many as 500 people. EDITOR’S NOTE: The

Soccer fans across the globe have been anxiously awaiting the start of the World Cup. El Pasoan Luis Velazquez and a friend took a chance and booked a flight back in September with the hopes of catching some matches. “We didn’t do a lot of research,” Velazquez said. “We found a cheap flight from New

Federal prosecutors are admitting they made mistakes in the trial of five former El Paso Independent School District Administrators accused in a cheating scheme. The case ended in a mistrial in June 2017 after two-and-a-half weeks of testimony. The judge threw out the case because the prosecution failed to turn over documents defense attorneys said

A spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety said two people were arrested following a short pursuit Wednesday evening. It happened around 7 p.m. on US 54, the spokesman said the pursuit ended with a crash on Marr Street and Bliss Avenue. The two people inside the vehicle allegedly fled the scene, troopers were

The Army is celebrating its 243 birthday today. Back on June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress authorized the enlistment of men to serve the United Colonies. For the past four decades, millions of service men and women have volunteered their lives to protect the United States. To celebrate the day, the 1st Armored Division invited

Texas Lawmakers, students and educators continued their conference revolving around school safety. In the wake of the deadly school shooting on Santa Fe High School which left 10 dead and 10 more injured. The May 18th shooting has prompted an alarm statewide. With Governor Gregg Abott hosting three round table talks addressing the issue of

Whataburger is removing white buns and Texas Toast from some restaurants, citing quality concerns, but El Paso restaurants are not affected. “We voluntarily removed white buns and Texas Toast from some of our restaurants because of a quality issue with one of our suppliers,” Whataburger announced via Twitter. Amanda Kennedy, with Whataburger’s public relations team,

El Paso’s United Soccer League team still doesn’t have a name or a mascot, but it already has its first star: Omar Salgado. Salgado, a native El Pasoan, has played for the US and Mexican national teams, in addition to the Chivas organization in Guadalajara and a Major League Soccer franchise. “We didn’t sign Omar

Families of the Chamizal and Segundo Barrio gathered in front of Bowie High School and City Hall to express environmental concerns and protest the looming demolition of the school’s historic baseball field by EPISD in order to build a bus hub and maintenance center. Community members have expressed their outrage against the project ever since

The actions of the Las Cruces police officer who shot a bicyclist on Chaparro Street were justified, the Third Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. The April 27, 2018 shooting wounded 29-year-old bicyclist Myron Oveide. Police said Oveide refused to obey the orders of Las Cruces police officer Marvin Kelley. Kelley witnessed Oveide commit a

El Paso Police confirmed the SWAT team was called out to the 1400 block Paisano Drive in south El Paso Wednesday morning, just before 8:00 a.m. Police spokesman Enrique Carrillo said the attempted robbery happened at the Paisano Super Stop. A man with a gun entered the store and a clerk and customer ran outside.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Authorities say an inmate mistakenly released from a New Mexico jail robbed an Albuquerque business the morning he managed to escape custody this week. Bernalillo County sheriff’s officials also said at a news conference Wednesday they believed 27-year-old Duwin Perez-Cordova was still in the Albuquerque area. Metropolitan Detention Center officials say

It has been a little more than a year since the City of El Paso started cracking down on homeowners who allow underage drinking to take place in their homes. The “Social Host Accountability Ordinance” went into effect June 6, 2017. Violators can face a fine of up to $1,000. ABC-7 requested the number of

On the Senate floor Wednesday, US Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) spoke out in support of The Military Protection Act, legislation proposed to protect military children sexually assaulted on a military base. In March of this year, the Associated Press reported that cases of assaults and rapes of kids, by other juveniles, don’t get prosecuted, even

An immigration group in Las Cruces calls Governor Susana Martinez’ support for the federal “zero tolerance” policy “cold and heartless.” “This zero tolerance policy is, in fact, a family separation policy,” said Johana Bencomo, who represents Comunidades en Acción y de Fe (CAFe). “I believe that this response is completely cold and heartless.” In early

World Blood Donor Day is Thursday, and United Blood Services is asking people to come in and donate blood. And they’re doing it through a unique campaign. The campaign — called “Missing Type” — started in the United Kingdom in 2016 with this public service announcement. The PSA removed the letters A, B and O

Unified middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez have worked out a “Hail Mary” deal for a rematch on September 15, 2018 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, ESPN reports. On Tuesday, Golden Boy Promotions, which represents Alvarez, imposed 12 p.m. PT Wednesday deadline for Golovkin to accept an improved offer. Golovkin accepted

A string of Westside robberies involving a Sunland Park man and Canutillo woman has come to an end, El Paso Police say El Paso Police Department’s Westside Tactical unit arrested Francisco Villescas, 24; and Cristal Peña, 19, after establishing a connection between a home they allegedly burglarized at the 800 block of Live Oak and

Police detectives have arrested the alleged Circle K robber and charged the man in connection to a series of aggravated robberies. Jose Luis Valles, 60, allegedly robbed the Circle K store located at 7100 North Loop several times. Valles was arrested on June 11, 2018 and booked into the El Paso County Jail early Tuesday,

Police are asking the public for information that helps identify the man suspected of breaking into a Family Dollar store on May 18. Las Cruces Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. The burglary happened at about 12:05 a.m. on Friday, May 18,

Texas law enforcement officers providing immigration authorities with details of motorists who have been cited and are suspected of being in the country illegally could be engaging in racial profiling, according to civil rights advocates. The Department of Public Safety has shared the names of hundreds of people with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over

Some Las Cruces residents tell ABC-7 the City has taken too long to fix a water line break in the northeast part of town. “Well, I just think it’s kind of absurd,” said Leo Garcia, who has lived in the neighborhood on Cheyenne Drive, near Diamond Springs Drive for ten years. Barnie McGinley emailed ABC-7,

Nancy Clabaugh says she’s determined to stay hydrated, even if she’s homeless in Las Cruces. “I try to remind people, constantly, always, ‘Are you guys drinking enough water, are we all drinking enough water?” The 56-year-old has found shelter at Camp Hope in Las Cruces, where she can take showers, drink water and even enjoy

Devin Miller is making an incredible recovery after being on the verge of death. Police say 27-year-old Miller and 26-year-old Javier Rivera were pushing a 1998 Chevrolet Camaro that had broken down on the 10700 block of Gateway East around 2:30 a.m. According to the department, an unknown driver slammed into the Camaro while they

Dozens of new job opportunities are coming to East El Paso and it’s all thanks to a transitional physical rehabilitation facility. The new public-private partnership agreement between the city and Veritas Management Group, LLC, a Colorado based company, was approved Tuesday. The company intends to construct and open a new Transitional Rehabilitation Facility in conjunction