Month: July 2018

A South Texas judge may soon return to the bench after being cleared of a felony in an alleged gun-related road rage incident. The Caller Times reports a Bexar County judge on Tuesday dismissed a second felony count against State District Judge Guy Williams of Corpus Christi. The 68-year-old was indicted last year on two

A school district near Houston has approved at least $1.5 million for increased security at its high school where a gunman killed eight students and two teachers two months ago. The Santa Fe Independent School District’s Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to spend the money on security measures at Santa Fe High School, including new

The boys are out of the cave. Now Hollywood wants in. The producers behind Christian films like “God’s Not Dead” are already in Thailand with plans to develop a movie about the 18-day saga of the soccer team trapped in a flooded cave. Though the drama of headline-grabbing rescues often doesn’t carry over the big

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and his security detail violated both Mexican and U.S. immigration laws by crossing the border on foot during a visit near El Paso, Texas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection alleges in a letter obtained by The Associated Press. The mayor on Wednesday called the allegation “absolutely ridiculous.” De

A homeless South Florida man with no arms has been charged with stabbing a Chicago tourist. Miami Beach police say 46-year-old Jonathan Crenshaw held a pair of scissors with his feet and stabbed 22-year-old Cesar Coronado just after midnight early Tuesday. The Miami Herald reports that Crenshaw is a popular fixture in the area, known

Migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border often arrive with little more than the clothes on their backs. But the few belongings they bring often include evidence intended to help them seek asylum, including audio recordings, crime-scene photos, police paperwork and even medical examiner records. Immigrant families hope these documents help demonstrate to U.S. authorities

Ecuador’s highest court has upheld a $9.5 billion judgment against oil giant Chevron for decades of rainforest damage that harmed indigenous people. Plaintiffs celebrated the constitutional court’s decision announced Tuesday night by saying it leaves no doubt about their right to receive compensation for oil spills that contaminated groundwater in indigenous communities in the Amazon.

With all the construction around town, it’s hard to believe El Paso is ranked as one of the best cities for driving. In a study conducted by WalletHub.com, El Paso is ranked number 8. 100 of the most populated cities in the U.S. were compared using four categories: traffic, safety, cost of a car and

A woman has been arrested in the investigation of the beating of a 92-year-old man in Southern California. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says detectives took 30-year-old Laquisha Jones into custody late Tuesday in Los Angeles and booked her into jail for investigation of assault with a deadly weapon. Rodolfo Rodriguez was beaten around

Wednesday is July 11, which means you can get a free Slurpee at 7-Eleven to celebrate the store’s birthday. The chain estimated participating locations will give away more than 9 million free small Slurpees from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. A featured flavor was released to mark the occasion, Cap’n Crunch’s Crunch Berries® To go

An ongoing campaign by the Texas Department of Transportation urges the public to “drive clean” by reducing vehicle emissions into the environment. In a news release TXDoT reported that El Paso, along with other Texas cities, do not meet federal clean air standards. ABC-7 reached out to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to find

An inmate from a prison in Anthony, Texas went missing on Tuesday afternoon. Shortly after 5 P.M., Omar Castro was discovered missing from the Federal Satellite Camp Prison La Tuna, a minimum-security facility that currently holds 314 offenders. The U.S. Marshals Service and other law enforcement agencies were immediately notified and an investigation was initiated.

Southwest Airlines, which for years has marketed its free in-flight peanuts as a perk, announced that beginning on August 1, its flight attendants will no longer serve the salty snacks in deference to passengers with peanut allergies. “We’ve made the difficult decision to discontinue serving peanuts on all flights,” Southwest said in a statement. “Peanuts

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is holding hiring seminars to fill jobs available in our area. Officials at the El Paso ports of entry and the Columbus, New Mexico port of entry, about 80 miles west of El Paso, are looking to hire Border Patrol agents, CBP officers, and Air and Marine agents. Three hiring

Only 38 of the 102 “tender age” children, or children under the age of 5, have been reunited by the July 10 court-ordered deadline. According to BBC, U.S. Officials say “legitimate logistical impediments” are causing the delay for many of the children. According to a joint status report from the Department of Justice and the

Survivors of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, took the March For Our Lives movement to El Paso Tuesday. The “Road To Change” tour started in June, and has 50 stops planned in more than 20 states. Survivors organized the tour to focus on informing, registering and mobilizing people

Migrant families separated at the border were reunited in El Paso Tuesday, according to the Annunciation House. Director Ruben Garcia said around 6:15 p.m. three fathers were reunited with their “tender age” children: Two fathers with two sons, one father with his daughter, all children are under 4. “I heard some pretty strong feelings expressed

It might still be his first month on the job, but Montwood boys basketball coach Konner Tucker feels at home already. “My wife’s from here. She graduated from Montwood. All of her family is from here,” said Tucker. “You know, and then having just having the opportunity to coach at a school like this…it’s an

UTEP men’s basketball coach Rodney Terry unveiled the team’s roster for the 2018-19 season, but added that it is still a work in progress. The roster includes 18 total players, some of whom are walk-ons, while others are not eligible immediately. There are four returning scholarship players including Paul Thomas, who is the only senior

Horses Unlimited Rescue and Education center hosts four-day educational camps where people learn all about horses. Owner Victoria Hall told ABC-7 she has been helping the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office with abandoned and abused horses for nearly seven years. When she receives the horses, she works on rehabilitating them. Some of the horses are

Defense attorneys for a Jordanian-born man on trial in Houston for capital murder in the death of his daughter’s husband and a second person have gotten the daughter to acknowledge she had threatened her father and sister. But Nesreen Irsan testified Tuesday that a detective had coached her to make the threats in an effort

The mayor of Socorro said Tuesday the former police chief violated city policy when he released dash cam footage of a traffic stop involving the city manager’s son. The incident happened in January 2018, but the investigation does not revolve around the city manager picking up her son where he was pulled over on suspicion

Downtown El Paso is bracing for the return of classic films and film culture, as the 11th annual Plaza Classic Film Festival (PCFF) will kick off with a bang this year. From August 2nd to the 12th, movies such as Napoleon Dynamite, Kill Bill: Volume 1 and 2, Lady and the Tramp, Vertigo, Children of

A Las Cruces judge sentenced a Roswell man to 19 years in prison on Tuesday for a deadly stabbing from 2016. In March, a jury found 37-year-old Rodolfo Martinez guilty of second-degree murder for stabbing 46-year-old Christopher Wray two dozen times. Surveillance video from the stabbing death in July 2016 shows one man choking another