Month: June 2018

Leobardo Hernandez wished to sing as a mariachi just one more time and Saturday that wish was granted. Leobardo performed with Mariachi Estrella de El Paso though Hospice El Paso. His daughter Sylvia Jobe told ABC-7, “I remember when he used to sing with bands and he would come to nursing home to do what

Friends and family gathered at the Caico bar Friday to help celebrate World War II vet, Tony Macias, on his 100th birthday. Macias enlisted in the navy in 1943 and served in the Pacific Theater as the war was winding down. Macias says the key to longevity is drinking beer with his friends.

UTEP track star Michael Saruni led late in the men’s 800m final at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, but he ran out of steam on the home stretch, finishing in third place. “Sometimes your best is not enough, and today was one of those days for Saruni,” said head coach Mika Laaksonen. “He is

Aurora Ramirez was recently hospitalized after she had emergency surgery. She was unable to attend her daughter’s high school graduation, so the Hospitals of Providence decided to bring the ceremony to her in the hospital. “She waited basically her whole life to see me walk and she couldn’t do that. So for this to happen

ABC 7 has confirmed the Federal Bureau of Prisons is transferring inmates from five federal prisons to make room for immigration detainees. One of those prisons is the Federal Correctional Institution La Tuna, which has two facilities in Anthony, Texas, and one at Fort Bliss. As 230 beds are being vacated to make room for

Following the suicides of Anthony Bourdain on Friday and Kate Spade earlier in the week, a mental health clinic in El Paso wants people to know that help is available. Mental health experts say that celebrity suicides can serve as a trigger for those who are already suffering from depression. Reading or hearing about someone

A wildfire on the Mescalero Apache Reservation in southern New Mexico has forced the evacuation of 100 homes. The Bureau of Indian Affairs says the fire has burned nearly 4 square miles since starting Thursday afternoon and that it’s about a half-mile (.8 kilometer) north of the town of Mescalero. The fire is threatening power

El Paso city council will discuss approving an incentive package for the development of an indoor skydiving entertainment facility on Tuesday. City documents state the new facility would be built at 430 Vin Rambla Drive, that’s in West El Paso in the Montecillo area. The facility would be 4,967 square feet. City council will discuss

A former Texas police officer has been convicted on two misdemeanor counts for grabbing a handcuffed suspect by the throat during a 2016 traffic stop. The Waco Tribune-Herald reports that a jury on Thursday found former Waco officer George Neville guilty of assault and official oppression for using a chokehold on a black man. The

UPDATE By KVIA Intern Lindsey Resignato 54 Firefighters battled a massive blaze that engulfed two homes early Friday morning on the 1500 block of Golden Hill Terrace. El Paso fire Department units arrived at approximately 2:02 a.m. and began fighting the fire and searched the house for inhabitants. Additional units were requested by the Incident

President Donald Trump said Friday that he’s inclined to support a bipartisan effort in Congress to ease the U.S. ban on marijuana, a proposal that would dramatically reshape the nation’s legal landscape for pot users and businesses. The federal ban that puts marijuana on the same level as LSD and heroin has created a conflict

President Donald Trump said he is thinking “very seriously” about pardoning the late Muhammad Ali, an act of clemency that the boxer’s lawyer says is unnecessary because the Supreme Court overturned the heavyweight champion’s conviction in 1971. And for such future grants of presidential power, Trump said he may seek the recommendations of pro football

The alleged “high-risk” felon accused of leading El Paso Police on a car chase overnight has been identified as 22-year-old Josue Infante. A spokeswoman with the Texas Department of Public Safety told ABC-7 a state police officer attempted to pull over an Izuzu Rodea SUV allegedly driven by Infante on Sunland Park just west of

He once called Donald Trump “a con man,” but Mitt Romney is now predicting that Trump will “easily” win his party’s presidential nomination in 2020 and “solidly” win a second term. The president, in turn, called Romney “a straight shooter.” Romney, the GOP’s failed 2012 presidential nominee from Massachusetts, now a Republican Senate candidate in

John Edwards, 46, has been living in the historic Popular building for 13 years. According to our news partners with El Paso Inc, city officials called conditions in the building a hazard to public health. After visiting the building, it was clear why owners were ordered to clean it up. No security officer or locked

Would Kim Stewart, the Democratic nominee for sheriff in Doña Ana County, be considered a county employee if she wins the general election in the fall? ABC-7 obtained the 2016 whistleblower lawsuit settlement between Stewart and the county. In the body of that agreement, it says Stewart agreed not to seek re-employment with Dona Ana

There is a crash on Upper Valley road and Artcraft blocking the intersection. The crash is involving a Sun Metro Bus, no word on injuries this moment.

For the past month, preservationists have been taking on the City of El Paso. It all has to do with the city’s plan to create a tax increment reinvestment zone (TIRZ) in Northwest El Paso. The city’s plan could lead to the development of almost 9,000 homes. The TIRZ, known as TIRZ 12, encompasses an

A murder-suicide in Deming left three people dead, the police chief told ABC-7. “These are very serious, very unfortunate scenes,” said Chief Bobby Orosco. “People today lost their lives, so we treat these just as serious as any other case we have.” Orosco told ABC-7 67-year-old Hector Barraza shot and killed 43-year-old Elizabeth Barraza and

Feel the beat in the heart of Downtown El Paso all summer long now as El Paso Live brings back its Alfresco! Fridays for Season 16. This free concert series is held every Friday evening from May 4 through August 24 at 6 p.m. at the Downtown Convention Center Plaza. Here’s the band lineup: June

Conference USA rolled out its broadcast schedule for the 2018 football season on Thursday, with 11 games involving UTEP slated for coverage this fall. Five UTEP home games will be carried on ESPN networks – versus Northern Arizona (Sept. 1/ESPN3), NM State (Sept. 22/ESPN3), UAB (Oct. 27/ESPN+), Middle Tennessee (Nov. 10/ESPN+) and Southern Miss (Nov.

The new men’s soccer team in Las Cruces called FC Grande plays this Saturday at 7 p.m. vs MSC United from Arizona at the High Noon Soccer Complex Field located behind Mayfield High School. The new minor league team is a fourth division team in U.S. Soccer – the first of its kind in the

Female candidates are slated to make history in November in a closely watched congressional race in New Mexico, pointing to the growing political power of women in the American Southwest and a draw of talent that is helping reshape one of the nation’s poorest districts. Democrats and Republicans nominated women this week to compete for

Bryan Colangelo may not have authored any of the tweets himself, but he seemed to provide private information that went into them. And when his wife used those details to criticize his own players or rival colleagues, Colangelo and the Philadelphia 76ers knew he could no longer remain their top basketball executive. Colangelo resigned Thursday

When President Ronald Reagan visited Quebec three decades ago, he was so friendly with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney they sang a song together. Expect no duets when President Donald Trump makes his first presidential visit to Canada on Friday for a summit in a picturesque Quebec town with the leaders of the Group of Seven

By Golden State standards, this season was downright bumpy. The Warriors won only 58 regular-season games, by far their fewest in this four-year run of excellence. They went 7-10 in their final 17 games of the regular season. Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and Andre Iguodala all got hurt. They needed to

A Texas judge has issued a warrant for the arrest of the mother of a teenager who used an “affluenza” defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck. Judge Wayne Salvant issued the warrant Wednesday for the arrest of Tonya Couch after she allegedly tested positive for amphetamine or methamphetamine, violating the terms of her release on

Princeton University wasn’t even on Joel Fong’s radar until his uncle brought it up to him. Now, the 17-year-old El Paso High School graduate is getting ready to head to New Jersey for his first year at the university. Fong was recently profiled in a New York Times’ article that asked students from across the

Facebook said Thursday that a software bug made some private posts public for as many as 14 million users over several days in May. The problem, which Facebook said it has fixed, is the latest privacy scandal for the world’s largest social media company. It said the bug automatically suggested that users make new posts

The Texas school district where eight students and two teachers were fatally shot last month has implemented security measures increasing the number of police officers and guards on campuses. The Santa Fe Independent School District said the increased security presence began Wednesday at the district’s four schools southeast of Houston. A district spokeswoman didn’t return