Month: June 2018

The remains of eight U.S. military veterans stored for years in the basement of a county courthouse in the Texas Panhandle have been interred as part of a formal ceremony in San Antonio. The servicemen were buried Friday at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery after their cremated remains had been escorted more than 500 miles

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

A motorcycle crash in east El Paso Sunday sends one person to the hospital with serious injuries, police said. The crash happened near Vista del Sol and Rives McBee. ABC-7 crews are headed to the scene to gather more information. Updates will be provided on Good Morning El Paso Weekend starting at 6 a.m.

Saturday marked the eleventh annual Sun City Pride Parade and hundreds came out to march and celebrate the day. Organizers said they’re using this years parade to celebrate LGBT acceptance in society as a whole. “It’s a celebration of who we are, and once again it’s diversity, love, equality, we have the same rights as

Saturday, the road to Omaha and the College World Series hit a dead end for the NMSU Aggies. NMSU saw an early exit from the NCAA Baseball Tournament after falling to the Kent State Golden Flashes in an elimination game by a final of 2-1. NMSU pitcher, Kyle Bradish was solid the whole game throwing

Police are investigating a motorcycle crash at I-10 and Airway. Police disptach told ABC-7 one person was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a motorcycle crash around 4 p.m. I-10 eastbound at Airway is shutdown as crews investigate. This article will be updated as more information becomes available.

Police say a good Samaritan checking on people involved in another crash was hit and killed when a passing car lost control on I-10 and Airway Saturday morning. The crash happened on I-10 West, but the man’s body landed on I-10 East as a result of the collision. Officials say the man died at the

Conservation and human rights groups will gather Saturday to protest new border wall construction near the Santa Teresa Port of Entry, west of El Paso, Texas. The rally is expected feature speakers, musicians, faith leaders and a sunset vigil in the path of the border wall’s construction. Local and regional residents will join artists and

An Austin woman has been sentenced to 10 years’ probation for stealing one-third of her mother’s $750,000 Mega Millions prize, leaving her mother impoverished. The Austin American-Statesman reports Jane Greenwood stole $250,000 from her mother, gave $27,000 to her common-law husband and $11,000 to her boyfriend-on-the-side. She doled out other cash to other family members

A racehorse trainer from Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico and his son were killed when the single-engine airplane they were flying crashed shortly after takeoff in Midland. In a statement Friday, Ruidoso Downs identified the dead as trainer John M. Cooper and his 16-year-old son, Gavyn Cooper. The Federal Aviation Administration says the Cirrus SR22

A fatal crash happened near Interstate 10 and Airway Boulevard Saturday morning, according to police. ABC-7 crews at the scene said at least three cars were involved in the crash that shut down I-10 and Airway exits in both directions. Emergency responders said it happened around 3:30 a.m., and one person was taken to the

A pedestrian suffered serious injuries after being hit in a crash Saturday, according to law enforcement. The incident happened around 12 a.m. on the 5300 block of Paisano Drive, near Fox Plaza, in south-central El Paso, police said. Special Traffic Investigators were called to the scene. Updates will be provided on Good Morning El Paso

After El Paso Independent School District board president Trent Hatch announced Thursday EPISD will consider closing down schools to keep the budget in balance — a board trustee spoke out on the way it was handled and said there could be some misinformation that was said. “It’s time to really take it to a deeper

The road to Omaha and the College World Series just got tougher for the NMSU Aggies. Friday afternoon in Lubbock, TX, the Aggies lost their first round regional matchup to the Texas Tech Red Raiders by a final of 9-2. NMSU dug themselves a hole early after the Red Raiders jumped out to a 3-0

El Paso Water has already broke ground on a manmade pond that will greatly improve stormwater management in Central El Paso. The project would reduce the flood risk along I-10 and neighboring streets. In the past, this part of the interstate could turn into a giant lake during heavy rainstorms. The $2.4 million project will

Mexican federal prosecutors said Friday they are taking over the investigation into the disappearances of 28 people in the northern border city of Nuevo Laredo in recent months. The 20 case files will be handled by the federal prosecutors’ office on forced disappearances, a term used to refer to abductions by security forces. The office

Parent with children enrolled at Beall Elementary School gathered signatures Friday in an effort to keep the school open. Thursday, the El Paso Independent School District announced it will consider school closures in order to eliminate a nearly $7 million budget shortfall. The district said a majority of its schools are at 50-to-70 percent capacity

Investigators with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office are asking the public for help locating the driver who fled the scene of a deadly hit-and-run. Detectives have limited information on the vehicle, officials said Friday. At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle traveling northbound

Summer is here and so is swimming season, but Las Cruces is experiencing a lifeguard shortage similar to other cities nationwide. If you go to a Las Cruces pool and look around, you’ll see lifeguards on duty watching over swimmers. When it comes to their staff of 35, managers say they’re not enough. “A perfect

Another month of strong hiring drove the nation’s unemployment rate down to 3.8 percent – tantalizingly close to the level last seen in 1969, when Detroit still dominated the auto industry and the Vietnam War was raging. Employers added 233,000 jobs in May, up from 159,000 in April, the Labor Department reported Friday. And unemployment

The North American bid to host the 2026 World Cup has outscored Morocco following inspections, with FIFA on Friday labeling the North African proposal “high risk” in three areas. The joint bid from the United States, Canada and Mexico scored four out of five, while Morocco scored 2.7 following FIFA inspections. Morocco’s high risks relate

Authorities in Las Cruces arrested a man wanted for Sexual Penetration of a Minor Wednesday morning. U.S. Border Patrol agents in Las Cruces were assisting Las Cruces Police after officers pulled over a man who was allegedly providing a fake name. Border Patrol ran his fingerprints and identified the man as 35-year-old Jose Roberto Chavez.

Projections show El Paso Independent School District is slated to lose about $26.6 million dollars over the next five years and nearly $60 million during a 10-year period. Estimates show enrollment will continue to decline by about 4,000 students by 2022, district officials said. “We are hurting on a financial perspective because we have declining

The El Paso Independent School District is considering closing several schools in order to regain financial stability, officials said during a news conference Thursday. EPISD Board President Trent Hatch said the district is facing a $7 million shortfall. “We are considering multiple ways to balance our upcoming 2018-19 budget. We have come to the point

A Las Cruces judge on Thursday dismissed first- and second-degree murder charges against Tai Chan, a former Santa Fe County sheriff’s deputy accused of killing his partner. “It’s a huge deal,” Chan’s attorney John Day told ABC-7 by phone. Because of District Judge Conrad Perea’s decision, Chan only faces up to seven years in prison

A Las Cruces man told ABC-7 he recorded a woman stealing a package off his front porch. “It looked coordinated to me,” the man said, asking not to be identified because he doesn’t know who targeted his house. The man was able to record her using software that monitors who approaches his door. He told

Two train accidents just two days apart claimed the lives of two people in separate incidents. The first train fatality happened when 28-year-old Alberto Cardenas was walking on the train tracks late Tuesday afternoon. El Paso Police said he was struck by the train near the 7900 block of Alameda in the Lower Valley and

Parents of a four-year-old boy are demanding answers after they say their son was left in a day care van for about an hour in near triple-digit temperatures. They say this story could have ended tragically, and they have a warning for parents to always check the back seat for children. Latara Newman, the boy’s

Police arrested a man allegedly responsible for a pair of aggravated robberies at a shoe store and a dollar store. Malcolm Hugh Pace IV, 37, is charged with Aggravated Robbery and Robbery. On Tuesday, May 29, 2018, investigators arrested Pace on outstanding municipal warrants. Pace was additionally charged with the aggravated robbery that occurred at

An El Paso teenager is facing child pornography charges after she allegedly posted nude photos of a female minor on social media. A court document obtained by ABC-7 states the victim told police she sent the nude photos to the suspect’s husband when the victim was 16 years old. Luz Paola Aranda, 18, is charged