Month: August 2018

Kharisma James died last Monday in a crash outside of TIppin Elementary school.She was stuck by a car and tried to protect three children from being hit.James lost her life, today she was remembered. “As Kharisma’s family back in Massachusetts, including aunts,uncles, cousins and nieces, are devastated from this tragic accident, we are comforted to

Thousands attended the fourth annual LiveFit EP Fitness Festival in downtown El Paso Saturday. El Paso is ranked as one of the least fit cities in America, and the organizers Lizzie and Shane Martinez said “We want to get El Paso off that list, and make El Paso a fit healthy city.” The event is

El Paso police need your help finding a man they say was caught shoplifting and then threatened to shoot store employees. The incident happened July 20th at the Family Dollar near Montana and Mcrae. Police say the suspect grabbed some towels, walked into the bathroom and hid the towels in his pants. When store employees

Houston ISD has removed a controversial quote off the wall of a Montrose-area school Saturday morning, according to our ABC affiliate KTRK. The picture of the quote, painted on a wall at Gregory Lincoln Education Center on Taft, was shared many times on social media after an HISD employee took it Friday and shared it

As the Roman Catholic church struggles with a new wave of clergy abuse cases, several prominent evangelical institutions have been rocked in recent weeks by their own sexual misconduct allegations against pastors and church leaders who exploited the trust they had gained from faithful churchgoers. In many ways, the phenomenon at evangelical denominations is an

As the Roman Catholic church struggles with a new wave of clergy abuse cases, several prominent evangelical institutions have been rocked in recent weeks by their own sexual misconduct allegations against pastors and church leaders who exploited the trust they had gained from faithful churchgoers. In many ways, the phenomenon at evangelical denominations is an

A review into alleged conflict of interest on the part of El Paso Independent School District Trustee Susie Byrd found no wrongdoing. However, a letter by Board President Trent Hatch, and Byrd’s response to the audit, point to conflict between the two as Byrd accuses Hach of directing a “biased report” intended to be a

The UTEP soccer team made the game look very easy in their season opener Friday night as the Miners cruised to a 6-1 win over Lubbock Christian University. The Miners opened the scoring in the 14th minute courtesy of freshman forward Jojo Ngongo, who scored off a perfect cross from April Pate. That would be

Donations to the Stand with Estela fund are being made by schools, organizations and businesses. This donation is coming from a four legged friend named “Stells Bold Journey.” The yearling thoroughbred is named in honor of ABC-7 News Anchor Estela Casas and her year long journey with bilateral breast cancer. Stells Bold Journey has a

A police investigation involving a possible injury to a child is underway in Far East El Paso. The police department’s mobile command center is outside a home near the intersection of Tierra Canada and Tierra Maya. A police spokesman would only confirm investigators are looking into “an injury to a child.” Look for more information

The driver involved in a deadly accident in the parking lot of Tippin Elementary school was not under influence of drugs or alcohol, nor was he distracted by an electronic device, a police report obtained by ABC-7 states. The accident was reported at about 3:30 p.m. on Monday, August 13, 2018. The school is located

A recent graduate of Bel Air High School is part of a very exclusive group. Andrea Hinojosa is one of five national recipients of a 100-thousand dollar college scholarship from the McDonald’s HACER program. Andrea will be attending George Washington University to study public health, then return to the borderland to help those who have

Las Cruces Police and construction crews Friday shut down a small stretch of Madrid Street as they worked to move a gas station canopy out of the street. A storm Thursday night brought lightning and wind to Las Cruces, knocking down the gas station canopy at Chucky’s Food Mart “I am just amazed at what

Las Cruces Police and construction crews Friday shut down a small stretch of Madrid Street as they worked to move a gas station canopy out of the street. A storm Thursday night brought lightning and wind to Las Cruces, knocking down the gas station canopy at Chucky’s Food Mart “I am just amazed at what

I-10 through downtown El Paso will be closed in both directions for 57 hours starting Friday to rebuild the Kansas Street utility bridge. The closure will start at 8 p.m. Friday and continue until 5 a.m. Monday. Drivers should expect increased delays and travel time. Detours through downtown and Mesa Street will be provided. However,

The Texas Department of Transportation is suggesting drivers utilize the “Zipper Technique” as I-10 is shut down over the weekend. The freeway will be closed in both directions downtown starting at 8 p.m. on Friday. It will not re-open until Monday at 6 a.m. The closure will allow construction crews to work on the Kansas

The father of a 10-year-old boy hit by a car in the parking lot of Tippin Elementary School spoke to the media Friday and praised the actions of a mother killed in the accident. Velusamy Sathish-Kumar was in the parking lot on Monday afternoon when a 58-year-old driver struck three children and a mother. Kumar

One of the lawsuits in the dispute to build an arena in the Duranguito neighborhood in Downtown El Paso could be heading to the Texas Supreme Court. This is the fourth lawsuit involving Historian Max Grossman, who wants to preserve the neighborhood, and the City of El Paso. Grossman argues the City must let voters

New parking and traffic rules are in place around Highland Elementary, prohibiting parking along Emerald Street and allowing a single crosswalk instead of the former two. Parents are asked to drive onto the drop off zone on school property to leave their children at school and help traffic flow while keeping students safe. The change

Police identified the woman killed in a rollover on Loop 375 Friday morning as 43-year-old Tessie Mendoza. The rollover was reported at Loop 375 and Iron Medics shortly after 10 a.m. The southbound lanes, from the site of the wreck to Montana, were are closed until about 2:30 p.m. Police said Mendoza was driving a

Police officers arrested two men and a woman from New Mexico allegedly in possession of heroin and methamphetamine. 27-year-old Lexus M. Hammet, of Carlsbad, New Mexico, is charged with” Possession of Controlled Substance (Heroin >4grams<200 grams)." 47-year-old Brian Najar, of Carlsbad, New Mexico, is charged with “Possession of Controlled Substance (Meth >1gram <4grams)." 24-year-old Brytani

After vowing on the campaign trail to scrap an ambitious new airport being built for Mexico City, President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Friday that the fate of the $15.7 billion project should be decided by the nation’s people. Lopez Obrador, who is to take office Dec. 1, said at a news conference that he

Gary Malcik wore a Trump T-shirt as he waited in a long, post-rally line to pose for pictures with Ted Cruz. It was a far cry from the waning weeks of the 2016 GOP presidential primary, when Donald Trump supporters repeatedly heckled the Texas senator at campaign events, and from that year’s Republican National Convention

Chihuahua state investigators announced Friday they arrested a suspect in the murder of a 6-year-old boy whose disappearance shocked the Borderland. The body of David Rafael Santillan Vargas, or “Rafita,” was found Monday, five days after he went missing. While investigators did not release the suspect’s name, they say the man lives in the same

Construction workers have completed more than half of a new barrier along a desolate stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border in southern New Mexico as part of President Donald Trump’s fight against drug trafficking and illegal immigration. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials confirmed this week that more than 8,100 panels spanning more than 11 miles

A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for attempting to blow up a Confederate statue last summer at a Houston park. A federal judge on Friday also imposed a $10,000 fine against Andrew Schneck, who pleaded guilty in March to attempting to maliciously damage property receiving federal financial assistance.

The sales and marketing director of Backpage.com pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to facilitate prostitution, acknowledging that he participated in a scheme to give free ads to prostitutes in a bid to draw them away from competitors and win over their future business. Dan Hyer is the second Backpage.com employee to plead guilty in cases

Rapper Young Thug was arrested in Los Angeles after officers found a concealed firearm inside his car, authorities said Friday. The rapper, whose real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, was booked on a weapons possession charge just after midnight Friday, said Officer Drake Madison. He was being held on $35,000 bail. Madison said several hundred

A woman accused of injuring her 16-year-old friend when she pushed the teen off a bridge in Washington state has been charged with reckless endangerment following a shove captured on video that went viral. The KGW television station reported Friday that charging documents filed by the Clark County Prosecuting Attorney’s office say Taylor Smith created

Jenna Chairez had just graduated from Coronado High School. She was planning to go to UTEP to study nursing. She is youngest of four, and the only girl. “She’s lively. She loves animals. She’s kind-hearted,” said Jenna’s aunt Christina Flores. Chairez is now fighting for her life. She was rear-ended on July 28th near the