Month: July 2018

Doña Ana County Fire inspectors and Sheriff’s deputies seized more than $42,000 in illegal fireworks from a stand in Chaparral Friday. The sheriff’s office said the stand was being operated under a license obtained by Mr. W Fireworks, Inc., and was located just inside the New Mexico state line, right off McCombs. The Doña Ana

It had been nearly two months since Buena Ventura Martin Godinez had seen her 7-year-old daughter after the frightened young mother was separated from her family trying to cross from Mexico into the U.S. They’ve spoken tearfully by phone, but seeing her at a Miami airport Sunday for the first time, Martin grabbed the child

Police officers arrested a man accused of killing his girlfriend’s cat after they got into an argument. Investigators charged Alberto Ramirez, 21, with Cruelty to Non-Livestock Animals. On June 30, 2018, Ramirez allegedly became angry at his live-in girlfriend after he arrived home from work and found her inside their apartment with another friend. The

Mexico fell 2-0 to Brazil on Monday, marking the seventh straight time that El Tri has failed to reach the quarterfinals – or the fifth game – at soccer’s premier tournament. Mexico last made it that far in 1986, when the nation hosted the World Cup. This wasn’t to be the year El Tri broke

After once boasting he would “take a bullet” for Donald Trump, the president’s longtime personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen fired a possible warning shot toward the White House, saying he now puts “family and country first.” In his first interview since federal agents raided his home and hotel room three months ago as part

A Houston pharmacist must serve five years in federal prison and repay $5.3 million in a health care kickbacks scheme linked to a chiropractor. Nermin Awad El-Hadik, of Hope Pharmacy Inc., was sentenced Friday in Austin. She pleaded guilty in 2016 to willful offer and payment of illegal remuneration in a federal health care program.

An investigation has determined a wildfire that has charred a few square miles of forest land in northern New Mexico was human-caused. Forest officials announced the findings Sunday. They declined to say how the fire was started or release any other details about the ongoing investigation. The blaze burning in a remote area southeast of

The InterAmerican Press Association has condemned the killing of Mexican journalist Jose Guadalupe Chan Dzib. The press group said Monday that Chan Dzib is the sixth journalist killed in Mexico so far this year. Chan Dzib was shot to death Friday at a bar in the resort city of Playa del Carmen by an unidentified

El Paso Police released 88 DWI arrest photos for the months of June 2018. KVIA ABC-7 app users, CLICK HERE to launch the slide show.

The man and woman creep down the school hallway back-to-back, guns drawn. A tap on the backside signals they are ready to move into the next room. He keeps his weapon pointed straight ahead. She scans for dangers that may spring up behind them. “I’m going in, I’m going in,” the man says in a

A West Texas man with five prior convictions for drunken driving has been arrested again on a charge of driving while intoxicated after a woman was seriously hurt when she fell out of his moving vehicle. Forty-seven-year-old Luis Ortega Anzures was arrested early Monday and also charged by Odessa police with evading arrest. Police began

Border Patrol arrests fell sharply in June to the lowest level since February, according to a U.S. official, ending a streak of four straight monthly increases. The drop may reflect seasonal trends or it could signal that President Donald Trump’s “zero-tolerance” policy to criminally prosecute every adult who enters the country illegally is having a

The morning after his crushing election victory, Mexico’s president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador thanked President Donald Trump for his congratulation message and said he’ll contact the U.S. leader to “reach an understanding.” Lopez Obrador said in an interview Monday with the Televisa news network that Trump’s Tweet Sunday night “was very respectful. That is what

Neymar flaunted his flair and his theatrics with a goal and an assist Monday to lead Brazil into the quarterfinals at the World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Mexico. The world’s most expensive player put Brazil in the lead after his back-heel released Willian, who then sent the ball into the penalty area. Neymar

After ABC-7 reported on the City of El Paso’s efforts to develop five water parks, a viewer has some questions on how and when families will be able to enjoy them. The water parks are part of the voter-approved 2012 Quality of Life bond projects. Each proposed water park will have a leisure pool, slides,

It’s still unclear who will be Ciudad Juárez’s next mayor. Current mayor Hector Armando Cabada was behind Javier Gónzalez Mocken at different points overnight, according to El Diario de Juárez. The difference between them has been minimal. As of 8 a.m., Cabada had 33.41 percent of the votes. Gónzalez Mocken had 34.83 percent. Ramón Galindo

One person was taken to the hospital after being hit by a vehicle on Montana and Airway on Monday morning, according to the El Paso Fire Department. Officials said that person suffered serious injuries. It happened just after 5:30 a.m. A tan-colored vehicle at the scene had damage to the windshield. ABC-7 saw officers talking

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has declared victory in Mexico’s presidential election, as preliminary results showed the leftist veteran politician, who had presented himself as an agent of change, secured a landslide win. President-elect Lopez Obrador is estimated to have received over 53% of the vote, more than double the total of his closest rival, according

There is a crash on I-10 East and Executive involving three cars. The crash is blocking two lanes and creating a delay. No word on any injuries. Take Mesa to avoid this crash.

There could be long lines at Carlsbad Caverns National Park during one of the tourist attraction’s biggest weekends since a deadline to modernize the park’s main elevators has been repeatedly missed. Park spokesman Michael Larson says the upcoming Fourth of July weekend is usually a busy time and there’s still work that needs to be

Protestors from the east coast to the west coast are calling for the release of immigrants detained by the government. They are also calling for the reunification of thousands of children separated from their parents at the border, before the executive order to reunite them was signed by the president amid pressure from his own

Leftist populist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was on the brink of a historic presidential win Sunday night as an exit poll gave him an overwhelming lead and both of his chief rivals conceded defeat. Lopez Obrador, who has vowed to transform Mexico and oust the “mafia of power” that rules the country, had a 16

A Miami mother said she is infuriated after learning her 5-year-old son’s teacher bullied him. Kandy Escotta said her son, Aaron, 5, didn’t want to go to school because “they were not nice to him.” After numerous complaints to Banyan Elementary School, which is in the Miami-Dade School District, Escotta said she put a recorder

Thirteen-year-old Nevaeh Guzman has suffered from an autoimmune disease called alopecia areata since she was three years old. “It’s hard as an adult,” said her mother, Estella Guzman. “I can’t even imagine how it is as a child.” As a result of the disease, Guzman has dealt with hair loss for nearly all of her

A judge ordered federal emergency officials to extend vouchers for temporary hotel housing for nearly 1,700 Puerto Rican hurricane evacuees, saying ending the program could cause irreparable harm. Saturday night’s decision came shortly after civil rights group LatinoJustice PRLDEF filed a lawsuit seeking relief for the Puerto Ricans, whose federal housing assistance vouchers were set

As Texas A&M University faces backlash from current and former students over its handling of sexual assault allegations, records since 2003 show that 20 students were allowed to continue attending classes after the school found them responsible for sexual misconduct. A review of thousands of student conduct hearings by the Houston Chronicle comes as Texas’

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Latest on Mexico’s elections (all times local): 1:15 p.m. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has cast his vote in elections to choose his successor. Pena Nieto tells reporters at the polling station that his administration will be “absolutely respectful and support the authorities that are elected.” Candidate Jose Antonio Meade

Nine people, including six children, were hospitalized, some with life-threatening injuries, when a man went on a stabbing spree at an apartment complex in Boise, Idaho, that is home to many refugee families, police said. A 30-year-old man, identified by police as Timmy Kinner, was arrested in connection with the attack Saturday night. The suspect’s

From Cleveland Square Park to the Santa Fe bridge, the Families Belong Together march took over downtown El Paso. Thousands of El Paso protestors called for President Trump to reunite families following his zero tolerance illegal immigration policy in one of 700 protests held nationwide. Many had signs lampooning First Lady Melania Trump’s jacket that