Month: August 2018

The Socorro Independent School District is hosting its first-ever School Safety Summit this weekend. Eastlake High School will host the summit on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. It will be the first of several summits the SISD Police Department has planned, every high school feeder program in the district will have its own

If you were thinking of adopting a pet, this weekend is the time to do it. On Aug. 18, El Paso Animal Services at 5001 Fred Wilson Avenue will be offering all of its pets in the shelter for free. It’s part of the national “Clear the Shelters” adoption campaign. The shelter will be holding

A crash on Gateway West and Lee Trevino has sent a motorcyclist to the hospital with serious injuries. The crash has one lane shutdown on Gateway West due to debris. Take I-10 West to avoid this area.

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso has been designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution. The U.S. Department of Education announced he designation this week, making it making it only the second health-related institution to hold that title in the nation, and the only one located on the U.S.-Mexico border. In order

A federal judge has extended a freeze on deporting families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border, giving a reprieve to hundreds of children and their parents to remain in the United States. U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw said in his order Thursday that “hasty” deportation of children after reunification with their parents would deprive them of

Shanann Watts’ Facebook page painted a portrait of a happy married life – of a woman dedicated to her husband and their two young children. She called her husband “my ROCK!” and said he was “the best dad us girls could ask for.” That idyllic image was shattered Wednesday when her husband, 33-year-old Christopher Watts,

A decade after first appearing in the United States, fake weed is seen as a growing health danger. Some marijuana smokers turned to it because it is relatively cheap and not detected in routine drug testing. Dozens of people in New Haven, Connecticut, went to the hospital this week after overdosing on a batch of

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

The reigning Miss America says she has been bullied, manipulated and silenced by the pageant’s current leadership, including Gretchen Carlson. In a letter sent Friday to former Miss Americas, Cara Mund says she decided to speak out despite the risk of punishment. Her letter is reminiscent of the movie “Mean Girls,” in which characters Gretchen

Is El Paso really a bad place to find a date, or a happily ever after? ABC-7 reached out to those on the dating scene and experts in the human condition for the answer, after El Paso recently got a failing grade for singles looking to find a match. “The dating scene in El Paso

The Texas Education Agency released the grades for El Paso School Districts Wednesday. The majority of the schools in El Paso County received the letter grade B. CLICK HERE to search for a school district. The Clint Independent School District and the Anthony School District received the lowest scores for public schools. Clint ISD Superintendent

The El Paso Police Department said a man who died in a crash Thursday was run over by his own vehicle. The crash involving three vehicles happened on the 500 block of Americas Avenue in the Lower Valley. The police preliminary investigation showed that Robert Giesbrecht, 48, ran a red light at Americas and Pan

‘Brunch and Learn’ is happening this weekend at the Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso at 2000 Transmountain Rd., on the third floor. Parents can take advantage of a free seminar on childhood obesity and nutrition. In San Elizario, a Back-to-School Safety Fair will be hosted by the San Elizario Municipal Court. There will be

When two separate thunderstorms pummeled northeast Doña Ana County on Wednesday, residents say they expected the flooding, but not the severe damage. “It’s never come into my house,” said Anna Medina. “Never. This is the first time.” Medina, who told ABC-7 she’s lived in the area for 35 years, said she had two inches of

The El Paso Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a woman who they believe is involved in multiple burglaries in East El Paso. Police believe that on the night of Wednesday July 18, the suspect stole a “Louis Vuitton” designer purse, valued at $1,350 from the “Dillard’s” department store at Cielo Vista

Santa Teresa has always been a sleepy little community on the border of Mexico, Texas and New Mexico. After an intense report of the region came out, Santa Teresa may have just woken up. The Hunt Institute of UTEP recently put out a study regarding the economic growth in Santa Teresa. Patrick Schaefer the Executive

It was an exciting day for high school football in Las Cruces. The Burger Time High School Football Foundation donated $7,500 to each of the city’s public high school football programs: Centennial, Oñate, Las Cruces and Mayfield. “We’re very excited,” said Brad Beasley, the treasurer of the foundation. The funds came from the foundation’s annual

A morning hike up the Franklin Mountains turned into a scary situation for one El Paso woman. It happened Thursday at around 10 a.m. as the woman was hiking up the Ron Coleman Trail. The woman was hiking alone when at some point during her hike she slipped and fell, fracturing her ankle. The woman

One of the students accidentally struck by a man in the parking lot of Tippin Elementary is on a ventilator at El Paso Children’s Hospital, according to a man raising funds for the family. Freddy Klayel identified the Tippin student as Athindra Sathish Kummar, who recently moved to El Paso about a month ago. According

It could be one of the oldest stories in the books. Firefighters rescuing a cat stuck in a tree, but how often do you get to see it? A viewer called ABC-7 about a cat stuck on a pole 40 feet high. The effort to rescue the cat had it all. A kitten teetering on

U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry says he supports the plans of Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to increase the country’s energy independence, even if it could mean fewer purchases from U.S. refineries. The U.S. is opening new markets for its energy products daily and having Mexico develop its own energy resources will only benefit

El Paso Zoo officials gave ABC-7 a look Thursday at the progress on the zoo’s signature exhibit, The Chihuahuan Desert. Crews were busy moving earth and creating artificial rocks for the exhibit. Workers sprayed concrete over wireframe molds to create the rocks. Some of those rocks will be used for the forty-foot high centerpiece of

Former Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson said in seeking to make history and capture a U.S. Senate seat in New Mexico he’ll have to give up a few of his favorite activities: marathon biking rides, hanging out in his northern New Mexico “dream” home and tuning out news about President Donald Trump. But he can’t

A former Texas police officer accused of killing a black teenager was angry, out of control and “trigger happy” when he fired at a car full of teenagers while responding to a house party, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday during the ex-officer’s murder trial. Ex-Balch Springs officer Roy Oliver’s actions were unreasonable on the night

Three University of Texas professors have lost another legal round in their challenge to a Texas law allowing people with concealed-handgun licenses to carry weapons on public university campuses. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday refused to revive their lawsuit, which had been dismissed last year by a federal judge

John Elway might find himself in the market for a veteran backup quarterback soon, yet there’s one man who won’t be getting a call: Colin Kaepernick . “Colin had his chance to be here,” Elway said Thursday when asked if the former San Francisco 49ers QB would be an option if he decides Case Keenum’s

How quickly Brandon Wimbush forgets how his 2017 season ended could determine how successful Notre Dame is in 2018. The senior understands what being the Notre Dame quarterback entails – the echoes of Bertelli, Lujack, Huarte, Theismann, Clements, Montana and Rice never end. “When you play quarterback at the University of Notre Dame, there’s not

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, considering a 2020 presidential run, said Thursday that President Donald Trump has done “plenty of racist things” to divide the nation while failing to deliver on health care reform and other promises. In an interview with The Associated Press, the two-term Democratic mayor who already has visited the important presidential

The California Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier for some immigrant children who are abused or abandoned by a parent to seek a U.S. visa to avoid deportation. It was not immediately clear how many children the ruling would affect. State judges cannot require that children drag an absentee parent living abroad into court

El Paso ISD police said responsibility for the deadly wreck at Tippin Elementary rests with the 58-year-old driver involved and not the school’s administration. A woman was killed and three children were injured. Tuesday, El Paso ISD identified the woman as Kharisma Aslee James. Police officials also identified the driver of the vehicle involved as