Month: June 2018

The Stand With Estela Fund helps support cancer care and research primarily to benefit women in our community. The Viva Auto Group has already donated $10,000 to the cause but wants to do more. Now, it is joining the Stand With Estela Fund to launch the “Fight With Me” campaign to help raise more money

A Juarez woman ran a red light, causing a police unit to strike the back of the minivan she was driving, El Paso Police say. The wreck happened at 6:01 a.m. Monday at Kansas and Texas Street downtown. Police said an investigation revealed Officer W. Wilkinson was driving a 2018 Ford Taurus police unit south

An El Paso man struck by an S.U.V. Friday night died from his injuries the following day, police said Special Traffic investigators said Manuel Castillo, 52, was not in a crosswalk when he tried crossing Paisano Drive about 10 p.m. Friday. He was hit by a Ford Explorer driven by 55-year-old Ramiro Diaz, who remained

An Amtrak tain struck and killed a pedestrian about 4:30 p.m. Saturday the Lower Valley, police said. The man was trying to cross the tracks when he was hit near Pendale Road and Roseway Drive. The victim, who has not been identified, died at the scene. A 28-year-old man was struck and killed by a

Customs Officers at the Presidio port of entry arrested a 58-year-old mean who allegedly tried to smuggle more than 100 pounds of Marijuana into the U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers took the man into custody after a search of his vehicle revealed drugs concealed within the fuel tank, rear quarter panels, spare tire and

Police say a man was killed after stopping to check on cars that were involved in a crash near I-10 and Airway Boulevard. While helping the parties, police say a passing car lost control, slid and struck 25-year-old Apolinar “Polo” Ramos III, killing him. Shortly after the accident, Ramos aunt Mary Luevano got a phone

A vehicle hit a police unit on I-10 West near Lee Trevino Monday morning, according to the El Paso police. Authorities closed the westbound lanes of the freeway as they investigated the crash, but it’s back open. Police said the police unit was investigating an unrelated crash. The police vehicle was unoccupied when it happened,

A Socorro motorcyclist suffered a severe head injury when he hit a curb and was thrown from his motorcycle, police said. Alejandro Gallardo, 48, was heading east on Vista Del Sol Drive when he hit the raised curb about 2:20 a.m. Sunday in East El Paso. Special Traffic investigators said Gallardo was not wearing a

A Dallas-area church has distributed flyers advertising a series of weekly seminars it plans to host condemning “dangerous isms,” such as Judaism, Islamism and liberalism. Greenville Avenue Church of Christ in Richardson says in the flyers that the Wednesday seminars will “provide a proper response for the Christian.” Pulpit minister Shelton Gibbs III told The

A former Trump administration appointee running for Congress is suing New Mexico State University alleging wrongful termination and discrimination. The Albuquerque Journal reports Gavin Clarkson, a candidate running in the Republican primary for southern New Mexico’s open congressional seat, filed a lawsuit last week after the school canceled his leave of absence and fired him

Police say five people were shot and wounded, including two women who are seriously hurt, when a man drove a moped onto a football field in Dallas and opened fire on spectators as a game was being played. Police Sgt. Warren Mitchell said in a statement Monday that several people in the crowd returned fire

Police are currently searching for a male suspect allegedly involved in a deadly shooting in West El Paso. According to El Paso Police, a woman is dead after a shooting on the 5400 block of Ridge at the Corona Del Valle apartments in West El Paso. El Paso Police Spokesman Enrique Carrillo told ABC-7 officers

Authorities believe a 12-year-old girl drowned as she tried to save her mother who was struggling in a river near Houston that has become more dangerous since Hurricane Harvey. Harris County Sheriff’s Capt. Don Stanton says the girl disappeared Sunday after apparently stepping into a 10-foot-deep hole on the bottom of the San Jacinto River.

Police charged an Idaho teacher with misdemeanor animal cruelty after the teacher allegedly fed a sick puppy to a snapping turtle in front of several middle school students in the town of Preston, Fox News reports. Robert Crosland, a Preston Junior High School science teacher, faces up to six months in jail and a $5,000

ABC-7 XTRA TAKES A DEEPER LOOK INTO WHAT LED TO THE DECISION OF THE EL PASO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT CONSIDERING CLOSING SCHOOLS. WE’LL ASK SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE AL VALVERDE JUST HOW MANY SCHOOLS NEED TO CLOSE TO BALANCE THE BOOKS. AND ALTHOUGH THE SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT VOWED NO JOBS WILL BE CUT, WE’LL TALK TO

Drier air moves back into the region Monday afternoon. High Pressure will allow temperatures to approach 100 degrees through Friday. There will be a slight chance for showers by the end of the week into the weekend.

El Paso Independent School District is holding its 2018 graduation this week. Here’s the schedule: Monday, June 4: Transmountain Early College High School, 9 a.m. at Don Haskins Center College Career Technology Academy, 2 p.m. at Don Haskins Center El Paso High School, 7 p.m. at Jones Stadium Tuesday, June 5: Austin High School, 9

Hundreds of friends, teammates and loved ones in the Chapin High School gymnasium reflected, smiled and choked back tears while remembering star athlete Cliff Tucker, who died last week in a rollover crash. “Someone like Cliff comes along once in a lifetime if you’re a coach, if you’re lucky,” said his former coach, Rene Hernandez.

American Airlines flight 1897 was diverted from its intended route Sunday evening and landed in El Paso. The flight took off from San Antonio at 6:50 p.m. and was heading toward Phoenix. The plane was flying above Ruidoso when it circled back and headed toward El Paso. The plane touched down around 8 p.m. with

An attorney for President Donald Trump stressed Sunday that the president’s legal team would contest any effort to force the president to testify in front of a grand jury during the special counsel’s Russia probe but downplayed the idea that Trump could pardon himself. Rudy Giuliani, in a series of television interviews, emphasized one of

Authorities say a 39-year-old off-duty firefighter was killed when his motorcycle struck a large bear on a Central Oregon highway and he was hit by another vehicle. Oregon State Police says Rhett Larsen, of Bend, died at the scene of Saturday night’s crash on Highway 26 near Warm Springs. The Bend Fire Department on social

At least four people were hurt, including a 14-year-old boy grazed by a gunshot, after authorities in San Antonio say an end-of-school-year party became a brawl involving about 100 people. Police were summoned to the home after getting calls about gunfire. Perry McElroy says he arranged the party Saturday for his children and their friends,

A Houston hospital has suspended all medical procedures in its renowned heart transplant program following the deaths this year of at least three patients and the departure of several senior physicians. Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center said Friday that the transplant program will be inactive for 14 days as administrators assess what’s gone awry. The

Suburban Houston authorities say a former physician wanted for taking off his clothes in several stores has been arrested in Oklahoma. Montgomery County officials say authorities in Tulsa, Oklahoma, notified them Saturday that 56-year-old Steven Brazeal is in custody. Tulsa is Brazeal’s hometown. Brazeal is identified as a registered lifetime sex offender in Oklahoma with

A 65-year-old East Texas woman reported missing by her husband has been identified as the person found dead in a trash container behind a store. Tyler police say the husband of Linda Tribble told officers he found her car in the parking lot of a Family Dollar store but there was no sign of her.

Dallas police say a 47-year-old woman has told detectives she shot and killed her husband because he had been beating the family cat. Authorities say Mary Harrison has been arrested and jailed on a murder charge in the slaying of her 49-year-old husband Dexter Harrison. She’s being held on $100,000 bond. Mary Harrison told authorities

Authorities in Harrison County in East Texas are hunting for a county jail inmate with a long criminal record who disappeared from a work detail. Officials say 36-year-old Gary Gorman is believed headed for Dallas, about 150 miles (241.39 kilometers) to the west. Gorman was assigned inside the jail with a work crew late Saturday

UPDATE: Las Cruces Police say they have arrested the suspect in this case. Las Cruces Police arrested Lorenzo Sarabia , 22, on two counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count of tampering with evidence. He is being held at the Doña Ana Coutny Detention Center. The shooting happened around 7:45 a.m. Saturday, June 2

El Paso Fire Department and the National Weather Service are saying that this evening, there is a potential for thunderstorms, hail, winds up to 70mph, and localized flooding. The NWS says there is a Thunderstorm Watch from 12:50 this afternoon until 9:pm tonight. The watch is for the following Texas counties: El Paso, Culberson, Hudspeth

A groom, who once hesitated telling his bride that he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy for fear she’d reject him, broke down into tears when he saw her walk down the aisle. Justin Boisvert, who was born with the congenital disorder that often affects movement and posture, met his now-wife Sabrina Raposo on a dating