Month: June 2018

The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Wednesday calling for increased representation of young people in efforts to prevent conflict and negotiations to end fighting and implement peace agreements. The resolution, sponsored by Sweden and Peru, warns that marginalizing young men and women “is detrimental to building sustainable peace and countering violent extremism.” It

U.S. Border Patrol agents report making 51,912 arrests in May, the third month in a row the number has topped 50,000. The Trump administration uses the arrest numbers as the best gauge of whether illegal crossings are going up or down. Border arrests fell last year to the lowest level since 1971. But since April

A Las Cruces man is in custody after police say he allegedly broke into an apartment for some sleep. Las Cruces Police department Officers arrested Anthony J. Atkinson, 29, after investigators responded to a break-in at an apartment complex on 808 West Idaho Avenue. Shortly before 8 p.m. Tuesday evening, an employee of the apartment

A wreck involving three vehicles on I-10 East near Sunland Park will affect rush hour traffic, according to TxDOT. The wreck was reported shortly after 4 p.m. TxDOT said the off ramp is blocked and drivers heading east should find an alternate route.

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday boasted that Donald Trump’s tough line had forced the North Korean leader to beg to re-schedule a high-profile summit after the president abruptly called off the meeting. After the cancellation, “Kim Jong Un got back on his hands and knees and begged for it, which is exactly

Ruben Torres will no longer serve as El Dorado High School’s head football coach and athletic director following his arrest for allegedly driving drunk. Torres, however, remains “a current, active employee of Socorro ISD,” according to the Socorro Independent School District. The district did not clarify what Torres’ new position with the district will be.

Jimmy Gonzalez, the frontman for the Grammy-winning Tejano group Jimmy Gonzalez y Grupo Mazz, has died in Texas after becoming ill. He was 67. A promoter for the group’s label, Freddie Records , says Gonzalez died Wednesday morning in San Antonio. Eloy Leija says Gonzalez, who co-founded the group, had health problems related to diabetes.

Police officers who pulled over a man driving a vehicle without proper registration made two arrests after they allegedly found meth and marijuana inside the vehicle. Fernando Lopez, 36, is charged with a vehicle registration violation and Possession of Marijuana Under Two Ounces, police said. Moises Guerrero, 36, of Canutillo, Texas, was charged with Possession

Police identified the pedestrian killed when she was struck by a teenager while crossing Dyer Thursday morning. Police said Jennifer Marie Long, 48, did not use the crosswalk while attempting to cross Dyer pushing a shopping cart shortly before 1 a.m. Stephany Trinidad Rios was was traveling south on Dyer in a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include a comment from Ms. Byrd after the district clarified its budget discrepancy. Graduation is a time for celebration, but some parents of EPISD students are concerned about how their students will get to that point. The district announced last week it is projected to lose about

It’s graduation season in the Borderland and it’s not just for high school or college graduates, kindergartners are getting into the act as well! A mother reached out to ABC-7, saying she is upset her son’s school, Rusk Elementary, canceled the kindergarten graduation ceremony this year. Joanna Greenwood took to Facebook with her frustrations: “I

June is National Safety Month and it seems Texas is not very safe. According to a new list made by WalletHub.com, the Lone Star State is ranked number 47 out of the 50 states for safety. New Mexico is ranked number 33. The top slot went to Vermont. In order to determine the safest states

The International House of Pancakes is undergoing a name change. IHOP made the announcement online June 4, posting a video on Twitter that shows the lowercase ‘p’ flipping like a pancake (get it?) into a ‘b.’ The tweet accompanying the video read, “For 60 pancakin’ years, we’ve been IHOP. Now, we’re flippin’ our name to

Triple-digit temperatures and some moisture will allow a few thunderstorms to develop this afternoon. We are very dry at the surface so any storms that do form will most likely bring gusty winds and lightning. The best chances for thunderstorms will be along the International Border. Morning’s clouds will clear out, becoming partly cloudy tonight.

Wednesday is the 74th anniversary of the Normandy landings during World War II, also known as D-Day. The greatest invasion ever attempted in wartime history was on the morning of June 6, 1944. More than 130,000 American, British, and Canadian soldiers staged an enormous military assault on German positions along five beaches of the coast

The incumbent sheriff of Doña Ana County appears to be out of office after Tuesday’s primary election. Investigator Kim Stewart led a 5-way race with 31-percent of the vote, followed by former Undersheriff Eddie Lerma, and incumbent Enrique ‘Kiki’ Vigil. Larry Anthony Roybal and Carlos Preciado were far behind. The winner faces Republican Todd Garrison,

If you’re looking to adopt a furry friend, you have a chance to get one for free. El Paso Animal Services is holding a adoption event where anyone who shows a voucher that was posted on social media can get a dog or cat free of charge. “Our shelter is reaching capacity,” reads the voucher.

The New Mexico Secretary of State’s office has posted the final results for Tuesday’s primary election. In Doña Ana County, with 120 out of 120 precincts reporting final results, democrat Kim Kristine Stewart had a the ultimate lead in the sheriff’s race when the numbers became final, just after midnight. Former undersheriff Eddie Lerma was

With almost ten thousand votes counted, Kim Kristine Stewart still has an early lead for the democratic nomination of sheriff of Doña Ana County. In Doña Ana County, with 120 out of 120 precincts reporting final results, democrat Kim Kristine Stewart had a the ultimate lead in the sheriff’s race when the numbers became final,

NMSU pitcher Kyle Bradish was selected in the fourth round of the MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday. As the 121st overall selection, Bradish become the highest-drafted player to ever come out of NMSU. The right-handed starter struck out a program record 140 batters this season, breaking the old record of 107

El Paso Police detectives arrested the alleged hit-and-run driver accused of running over a four-year-old boy and driving away without rendering aid. The wreck happened on the 9400 block of Ariel Rico on May 6, 2018. Four-year-old Jace Contreras was critically injured when he was struck by an SUV. His family told ABC-7 both of

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham won the Democratic nomination for New Mexico governor Tuesday and will take on Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce in November for the state’s top job. The three-term congresswoman defeated state Sen. Joseph Cervantes and former media executive Jeff Apodaca in a campaign focused on improving the

Since its start in 1921, the Miss America pageant has been famous for its swimsuit competition. In the wake of the #MeToo movement, however, the pageant will be getting rid of the swimsuit portion to focus on brains rather than beauty. ABC-7 spoke with current Miss El Paso America Andrea Chacon about the changes. “They

2017 El Paso Area Fall Sports Recap Cathedral and San Elizario win state championships Brandon Seagraves and Edwin Gomez win individual state titles Athletes begin training for the fall sports schedule during the long, hot summer days well before the first school bell rings in August. Most fans know about Friday night football but there

2018 Spring Sports Recap The spring sports begin with basketball which actually begins its’ season in the late fall and runs through early March. Other spring sports are baseball, softball, wrestling, swimming, tennis, soccer, track and field, and golf. El Paso area high schools had an outstanding spring season winning team titles and individual titles

Two of the largest school districts in El Paso are seeing a consistent decline in enrollment. The El Paso Independent School District and the Ysleta Independent School District have lost thousands of students in the past five years. EPISD went from 63,541 students in 2013 to 59,688 students, which comes out to about a six-percent

ABC’s World News tonight first brought you the story on Thursday about Jocelyn and her son, James, being separated by immigration officials along the El Paso Border. EDITOR’S NOTE: ABC-7 removed Jocelyn’s last name from this article at the request of her attorney. Both are from Brazil and are reportedly trying to escape death threats

When Missy Saldana went to pick up her kids two weeks ago from their City of El Paso Parks and Recreation after-school program she said she was surprised at what she saw “When I got there, my little one made eye contact with me and immediately made a beeline for me,” said Saldana. “He dropped

A Texas woman who faked a pregnancy for several months was found guilty Tuesday of fatally shooting a former co-worker in Kansas and kidnapping the victim’s newborn baby with the intention of raising the child as her own. A Sedgwick County jury found Yesenia Sesmas guilty of first-degree premeditated and intentional murder, kidnapping and interference

Following an anonymous tip, police rescued a kidnapped 7-month-old girl and arrested her father at a mobile home in North Carolina, nearly two days after he took the infant from her mother at knifepoint in Virginia, authorities said Tuesday. A sheriff’s deputy entered the mobile home and “immediately grabbed her up and shielded her with