Month: August 2018

“Guys, load up!” It’s 7 a.m. and Yvette Zuñiga’s kids and neighbors’ children are climbing into the back of her truck to get to Sergeant Roberto Ituarte Elementary School and a neighboring middle school two miles away. The children are riding in the back of Zuñiga’s pickup because the school bus route the kid’s rode

Men don’t typically worry about their health until something goes wrong. The Diabetes Garage wants to fix that. “Men like to maintain their cars and I would notice that they would never go to the doctor, so I would use car analogies and I would see the light bulb go off in their head,” said

The music streaming service Spotify says it has removed some episodes of “The Alex Jones Show” podcast for violating its hate content policy. The move followed a backlash on social media. “We take reports of hate content seriously and review any podcast episode or song that is flagged by our community,” the company said in

A 26-year-old North Texas man must serve life in federal prison after being convicted of helping run a sex trafficking ring exploiting underage girls. Prosecutors on Thursday described Demarcus Davis of Fort Worth as a “violent pimp” who recruited, controlled and profited off girls providing commercial sex acts. Davis was convicted in April of sex

Police say a woman suspected of stealing a cell phone from a bank employee is also suspected of burglarizing several gym lockers. Stacy Lizlee Dukes, 28, is charged with Burglary of a Building. Police did not release Dukes’ arrest photo, but did release a surveillance photo of the woman prior to the arrest, asking the

An Arizona man is accused of molesting a 14-year-girl at an immigrant holding facility. Fernando Magaz Negrete, 32, is facing Molestation, Sexual Abuse and Aggravated Assault charges. Court documents detailed unwanted kissing and touching at a Southwest Key facility, which is described similar to a dorm. In a statement, Southwest Key wrote, in part, “when

Drivers Wanted. The trucking industry is facing a shortage of drivers and the problem is expected to get worse in the coming years. According to the most recent study by the American Trucking Association, the median salary for a truck driver was more than $53,000, a $7,000 increase from the Association’s last study in 2013.

A new study shows where Texas and New Mexico rank among the states and Washington, D.C. when it comes to student loan debt. Student loans make up the largest component of household debt for Americans, according to financial website WalletHub.com. Researchers for Wallet Hub reported that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that

A Far East El Paso homeowner told ABC-7 he recorded footage of a group of juveniles stealing $300 dollars from his car. Lawrence Madrid and his wife, who live on Tierra Cortez street, inadvertently left the money they collected for their son’s baseball team inside their car, parked right outside their home. The next day,

Health officials are reminding people that condoms are not reusable. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tweeted on its sexually transmitted disease site that condoms are for single use. Officials say they needed to tweet the message because people are washing or reusing condoms instead of throwing them away. The agency also says condoms

The Department of Public Safety confirmed Thursday morning a head-on collision on Interstate 10 (mile marker 68), in Fort Hancock, killed two people. Lt. Elizabeth Carter told ABC-7 a passenger vehicle was traveling east on I-10 and for an “unkown reason” ended up on the westbound lanes and crashed into a semi truck traveling west.

A local teen’s donation will help children around El Paso. ABC-7 told you about Amanda Hernandez last week. She, along with her family and friends collected about 400 stuffed animals with the help of Facebook. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office told us they received them and were distributed to three stations. Patrol vehicles will

George Lopez is coming back to El Paso. Lopez is bringing his “The Wall World Tour” to the Abraham Chavez Theatre on Saturday, Dec. 1. El Paso Live made the announcement Wednesday that presale tickets are available “right now, right now,” as the comedian would say. Lopez, who was named one of the 25 most

Another movie will be filmed in Las Cruces, but this one will be special. “Walking with Herb,” led by a team with Tony-winner Mark Medoff, will be locally produced, edited and financed. “You can never bet on what a movie’s going to do, just do the best you can while you can,” Medoff said. The

Raffy Lopez hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to help the Chihuahuas beat the New Orleans Baby Cakes by a final of 4-3 Wednesday night at home. The Chihuahuas have now won five of their last six games and lead their division by 2.5 games over Salt Lake. The Dogs

Movie lovers rejoice! For the 11th year, the Plaza Classic Film Festival will be showing movies in downtown El Paso. Organizers expect the festival will draw more than 40,000 people. “The overall theme this year, we’re calling border stories. About 50 of the movies out of 94 that we’re showing are connected in someway, back

The man accused of shooting and killing an off-duty Border Patrol agent testified in his own defense Wednesday, telling jurors he acted in self-defense after a group instigated a fight with him. Hisaias Justo Lopez is charged with Murder for the fatal stabbing of Border Patrol Agent Isaac Morales in May 2017. The agent was

The TSA is considering ending screening of passengers at smaller airports across the country to focus security efforts at the largest airports. It is unclear how advanced the proposal is and whether it will ever be adopted. Still, aviation-security experts reacted with alarm, saying that dropping security at smaller airports could make those flights an

A kitchen worker at a North Texas jail faces charges after authorities say he sexually harassed and “inappropriately” touched inmates. Collin County sheriff investigators on Wednesday arrested Kyle Anderson Thomas, a jail worker accused of touching inmates over their clothes and making unsolicited comments that were “sexual in nature.” A sheriff’s spokesman says there are

A wanted sex offender has surrendered himself to deputies, following a request by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office for the publics help in locating the suspect. As of Tuesday, July 31st, Alejandro Sanchez is in custody and has been booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility following his surrender. On Thursday, July 26th,

A little-known dispute over 3D-printed guns has morphed into a national legal debate in the last week, drawing attention to a technology that seems a bit of sci-fi fantasy and – to gun-control advocates – a dangerous way for criminals to get their hands on firearms that are easy to conceal and tough to detect.

A little-known dispute over 3D-printed guns has morphed into a national legal debate in the last week, drawing attention to a technology that seems a bit of sci-fi fantasy and – to gun-control advocates – a dangerous way for criminals to get their hands on firearms that are easy to conceal and tough to detect.

U.S Border Patrol Agents were busy over the past weekend, having arrested 4 undocumented immigrants, including two allegedly willing to speak about their ties with gangs. Border Patrol Agents from Clint arrested three undocumented immigrants, who were then transported to the Clint Border Patrol Station for processing. Once there, Agents say that one of the

Following ABC-7’s coverage of a Las Cruces bakery negatively affected by construction, the owners say they are overwhelmed at the outpouring of community support. “It’s been crazy,” said Gina Ortega, who runs La Fiesta Bakery with her husband, Ray. “I mean, there’s nothing left! On Tuesday, Ray predicted they would have to close soon because

An East Texas man faces up to life in prison after being convicted in the death of his sister who while mortally wounded called 911 to report he shot her. A Hunt County jury Tuesday convicted 62-year-old Martin Ray Malone of murder. The punishment phase was scheduled Wednesday over the 2017 death of 54-year-old Jayme

The White House said Wednesday the Justice Department did not consult President Donald Trump when it dropped litigation that would have prevented the posting of instructions on how to make 3D-printed plastic guns, which are illegal to own or assemble. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the Justice Department “made a deal without

President Donald Trump was lauded by inner-city pastors, including one who said he may go down as the “most pro-black president” in recent history, during a White House roundtable on Wednesday that was focused on efforts to reform the prison system. Trump told the group, which included pastors and bishops from across the country, that

President Donald Trump’s executive order threatening to withhold funding from “sanctuary cities” that limit cooperation with immigration authorities is unconstitutional, but a judge went too far when he blocked its enforcement nationwide, a U.S. appeals court ruled Wednesday. In a 2-1 ruling, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed that the order exceeded the

The man accused of murdering his brother in Socorro told detectives he was smoking meth and “snapped” when his brother verbally threatened him, a criminal complaint obtained by ABC-7 states. Investigators identified the suspect in the deadly stabbing as Catalino Romero, 34. Romero, charged with Murder, was booked into the county jail on a $1-million

There is a delay on I-10 West and Kansas due to the utility bridge construction. Traffic is down to two lanes in the area. Take Missouri or Montana to avoid this area.