Month: July 2018

Charges against the former Hobbs Catholic priest accused of criminal sexual contact that allegedly took place at church he offered mass at have been dropped. The decision to drop the charges took place last week, just days before he was set to stand trial for the alleged crime. Former St. Helena Catholic Church priest Ricardo

A woman is accused of biting off and swallowing part of another woman’s nose after being asked to leave the victim’s home in Southeast Texas. Station KTRK-TV reports that 41-year-old Jessica Collins of Conroe, Texas, has been arrested and charged with assault-bodily injury in the July 11 attack. The victim says she went out drinking

Border Patrol agents in Eagle Pass, Texas arrested an 18-year-old woman allegedly trying to smuggle more than 11 pounds of methamphetamine and more than five pounds of black tar heroin into the United States. Officials with the border patrol said the narcotics had a combined street value of more than $126,000. The arrest was made

Each morning hundreds of Mexicans crowd at the gates of 216 Chihuahua Street in the capital, home to the white, two-story building that served as President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s campaign headquarters. They bear handwritten notes, medical records, retirement papers and other documents in the hope he will hear them out on requests ranging from

University Medical Center has a cancer treatment procedure that cannot be found at any other hospital in El Paso. Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) is used to help treat patients with colon cancer. HIPEC is heated chemotherapy that is delivered directly to the abdomen during surgery to kill cancer cells. Dr. Vijaya Galic, an gynecologic oncologist

The sentencing for disgraced Dr. Robert Woody was delayed a second time at the Doña Ana Country District Court Monday. The defense attorney, Jim Darnell, requested an extension in order to better prepare witnesses. Judge Douglas Driggers granted the request, but not before a witness took the stand. “I, for one, will never forget that

As the sun was setting on June 24, 1994, Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Deputies made a gruesome discovery: the body of 46-year-old Robert Rocha. Investigators said he was shot to death and found naked laying naked next to his 1985 Ford pickup truck. Twenty-four years later, neither Rocha’s family nor the the sheriff’s office have

Ghost guns — untraceable firearms with no serial number — could become a more popular do-it-yourself item in the near future. Texas pro gun-rights activist Cody Wilson has settled his 2015 lawsuit with the United States government, allowing him to distribute online instruction manuals for weapons of easy access to those with access to a

The United States Consulate in Juarez has issued a travel warning for American government employees to the city’s downtown due to a recent spike in violence. Government employees are not allowed to visit the area for the next 30 days unless they are granted permission in advance. The travel warning comes after the consulate reported

Two people are in the hospital after a four-vehicle crash on Loop 375 South and Sergeant Major Boulevard. El Paso police officers on the scene told ABC-7 that they are being treated for non life-threatening injuries. Four vehicles were involved in the crash, forcing the closure of the lanes and a slow-down on the northbound

The conditions of three patients have been upgraded following a deadly crash involving a commercial passenger bus and three other vehicles on a New Mexico highway early Sunday. ABC-7 learned that the bus belonged to the El Paso – Los Angeles Limousine Express, Inc. The bus was headed back to El Paso when it was

There is a crash on I-10 East and Executive that is creating a major delay. The cars are blocking two lanes of travel. If this is part of your commute take Mesa to avoid this area.

There is a crash on I-10 East and Executive that is creating a major delay. The cars are blocking two lanes of travel. If this is part of your commute take Mesa to avoid this area.

UPDATE: Houston police say Jose Rodriguez, a man suspected in three killings over the past several days, is now in custody. No other details were immediately available Tuesday morning, according to CNN. ORIGINAL STORY: A man who was released from prison last year is named the suspect in a violent crime spree around the Houston

A Chaparral High School track stud just got back from Australia with some new hardware. Abel Martinez, an incoming senior, landed in El Paso Monday. He was in Australia competing in the Down Under Games. Martinez runs the 100-meter and 200-meter sprint for the Lobos and decided to test his skills abroad. He competed against

Bryce Harper thrilled the home crowd and surely made his father proud, winning the All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday night with an exceptional display of power that carried him past Kyle Schwarber of the Chicago Cubs 19-18. Harper hit the contest-winning blast in extra time, the reward for hitting two homers at least 440

The El Paso Independent School District will be seeing changes starting the 2018-2019 school year. Secondary (middle and high school) school teaching schedules will be changed to a 6 or 8 model, which means teachers will be teaching 6 out of 8 classes throughout the day. The other two classes will be for prepping and

Monday there was some major news regarding the reunification of families who were separated by the Trump Administration’s “zero-tolerance” policy. A federal judge temporarily halted the deportations of families. There was concern that mass deportations would take place once families were reunited, but the judge on Monday ordered a temporary halt to any deportations for

Gunmen burst into a funeral home in Mexico and attacked mourners, killing five people and wounding 17. The victims were gathered in Fresnillo in the north-central state of Zacatecas on Sunday for a funeral service for a man killed in a shooting at a local bar the day before. The Zacatecas state government said in

The first part of a $20 million resurfacing project on major roads throughout the city is almost done. According to City Rep. Sam Morgan, the resurfacing of McCombs between Dyer and Railroad should be done at the end of the month. The city is targeting eight heavily traveled roads to resurface as part of the

The Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces continues to investigate a Virgin Mary sculpture in a Hobbs church that appears to be weeping. The sculpture, which stands in the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, has been attracting attention worldwide since visitors first reported the fluid in May. Bishop Oscar Cantu of the diocese said Friday

El Paso Police Monday issued an arrest warrant for 27-year-old Ahmond Shariff Williams for the murder of 32-year-old Demarquiz Quintev Smith. The victim, a resident of Fort Bliss, Texas, was shot and killed outside Club Hush at 8216 Dyer in Northeast El Paso, police said. Police said Williams is not originally from El Paso and

A mother and father, both undocumented Central American migrants, told the media Monday they have yet to be reunited with their children after Immigration and Customs Enforcement released the parents into the custody of The Annunciation House in El Paso. Mario, of Honduras; and Digna, of El Salvador, told the media they arrived at the

A 47 year-old Las Cruces woman passed away following a deadly fire at her mobile home in Las Cruces. Doña Ana County Sheriff’s detectives continue to investigate the death of Shannon Evans, who passed away inside her home on the 300 block of Armstrong Road. On Friday, July 13th, deputies and crews with the Doña

A New York woman convicted of killing her infant daughter in the 1980s and suspected of killing seven of her eight other children was granted parole, state officials said Monday. State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision officials said Marybeth Tinning, 75, could be released from prison as early as next month. Her release from

UPDATE: Police said the victim has died and the husband has been charged. CLICK HERE to read the latest article. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: El Paso Police say a woman was shot Sunday afternoon in Northeast El Paso. Police responded to a house on the 10300 block of Mackinaw at around 4:16 pm and saw a woman

Police in North Texas say a man accused of fatally shooting his boss on the Fourth of July and then fleeing has surrendered in Louisiana. Grand Prairie police say 56-year-old Jimmie Reynolds turned himself in over the weekend to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. Jail records show Reynolds was being held without bond Monday while

Police in North Texas say a man accused of fatally shooting his boss on the Fourth of July and then fleeing has surrendered in Louisiana. Grand Prairie police say 56-year-old Jimmie Reynolds turned himself in over the weekend to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. Jail records show Reynolds was being held without bond Monday while

A federal judge on Monday ordered a temporary halt to any deportations of reunited families who were separated by the Trump administration after crossing the southwest border. The American Civil Liberties Union had asked Judge Dana Sabraw to delay deportations a week after reunification. The ACLU said in a court filing that its request is

Police said the 3-year-old girl critically injured in a wreck in South-Central El Paso Sunday afternoon was not properly restrained and died as a result of the injuries she sustained in the collision. The wreck happened shortly after 5 p.m. at Paisano and Val Verde on July 15, 2018. The girl, identified as Jaynale Molina,