Month: September 2018

The Humane Society is inviting member of the community to turn out Sunday afternoon to help turn old t-shirts into dog toys for their resident animals. The event, held from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the shelter will have guests make the toys and learn about the shelter. The toys, according to the Humane

Pumpkins… pies and hay rides. It’s that time of year again, the opening weekend of the Mesilla Valley Maze! The Mesilla Valley Maze is crawling with kids. There are activities for the whole family! From tire pushing to slides. It was a gorgeous Sunday afternoon with temperatures in the upper eighties. This is the twentieth

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Dak Prescott saw single coverage by a linebacker on Ezekiel Elliott with the Dallas Cowboys trying to get in position for a winning field goal against the Detroit Lions. So did the 2016 NFL rushing leader. “I lined up in the slot. I was excited,” said Elliott, who was face-to-face with

Borderland community members planned to protest the expansion of detention facilities holding undocumented minors on Saturday. “When I got here early this morning it was quiet and you could hear them outside,” said Ashley Heiderbrecht talking about undocumented migrant children. Men, women and children of all ages joined in the protests outside the facilities. Among

Many families facing childhood cancer in the borderplex turn to Candlelighters for help, but the organization is limited to helping those ages zero to twenty one.Cancer doesn’t care about numbers, so they’re working to expand their program to everyone up to 25 years old. Dozens of families came out to Ascarate Park with Candlelighters for

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The Children’s Hospital of El Paso and Mattress Firm hosted the first ever Topgolf Takeover to raise money to fund childhood cancer research Saturday. The event, “ParTEE with a Purpose,” is raising awareness as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close. According to the National Cancer Institute, ” In the United States in 2018,

Many people who live in EL Paso are proud of the 9-1-5, and two local public relations groups want to show the world why. The El Paso Forward Campaign launched this week, showcasing the best of what the Sun City has to offer. Mithoff Burton Partners and the Raben Group started the campaign to celebrate

Amber Berry is a fighter. The 11-year-old has been undergoing treatment for leukemia since Nov. 2016. Her message is simple — never ever give up. “Stay positive and keep on going through the journey, and think of happy things,” Amber said. Amber is like most 11 year olds. She loves to draw and play with

Homeowners living near a proposed medical waste facility in the lower valley are speaking out, including some who are just now learning about the proposal. An El Paso city representative said Thursday the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality did not notify all residents living near the proposed facility, which would be located on the 9100

Las Cruces Police identified the man shot and killed by a police officer Thursday night as 32-year-old Juan Angel Piñedo. The officer-involved shooting happened on the west side of the Las Cruces High School campus. ABC-7 archives show Las Cruces Police had been searching for the 32-year-old Piñedo. LCPD published a press release September 21,

Friday evening’s football game between Tornillo High School and Fabens High School has been canceled after the Tornillo football team received a threat, the district’s superintendent revealed via Twitter. “The football game vs Fabens has been canceled after a threat was made to our football team,” said Rosy Vega-Barrio, the Tornillo Independent School District superintendent.

After a 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped at Parkland Middle School, many parents were left asking questions about how the school was communicating with them. Parents of children who attend Parkland Middle School were complaining they were not informed of any type of security threat at the school. The ABC-7 I-team decided to investigate how

The El Paso Police Department is looking for three suspects captured by a surveillance camera burglarizing several vehicles in a Northeast El Paso neighborhood. Police said one of the suspects has been identified as 17-year old Isaiah Samuel Sambrano, now wanted on a charge of burglary of a vehicle. Investigators are asking for the public’s

A U.S. appeals court on Friday ordered a new trial in a lawsuit accusing Led Zeppelin of copying an obscure 1960s instrumental for the intro to its classic 1971 rock anthem “Stairway to Heaven.” A federal court jury in Los Angeles two years ago found Led Zeppelin did not copy the famous riff from the

After a flurry of last-minute negotiations, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination for the Supreme Court Friday after agreeing to a late call from Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona for a one week investigation into sexual assault allegations against the high court nominee. However, it was unclear whether Republican leaders, who have

An attorney for a former Santa Fe County sheriff’s deputy says he questions prosecutors’ motivation in planning to bring a voluntary manslaughter charge against the officer after two juries cleared him of murder in the shooting death of a fellow deputy. Tom Clark’s comments Friday came a day after District Attorney Mark D’Antonio in Las

Texas has set a new voter registration record of 15.6 million people ahead of the highly anticipated Senate race between Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke. Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos tells the Houston Chronicle that the state’s voter rolls have grown by 1.6 million since the last midterm election in

The second debate between Democratic U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke and Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has been postponed because the Senate may be in session this weekend to vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. Organizers announced Friday that Sunday night’s event at the University of Houston was off while they work with both

Facebook says it recently discovered a security breach affecting nearly 50 million user accounts. In a blog post , the company says hackers exploited its “View As” feature, which lets people see what their profiles look like to someone else. Facebook says it has taken steps to fix the security problem and alerted law enforcement.

The year that was life changing. That’s how ABC-7 anchor Estela Casas describes her journey with bilateral breast cancer. As she marks the one year anniversary, she takes us back to what’s happened the last 365 days and talks about the positive things happening in our community. “Blessings come in different forms. Mine came last

Decades of additional weather data have led federal officials to reconsider rainfall totals in Texas that define 100-year weather events and caution that extreme rainstorms will strike the state more frequently. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday released a study finding that in the Houston area, for instance, 100-year estimates increased from 13

A Texas artist is suing Val Kilmer, saying the actor co-opted his work. Bale Creek Allen says in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that he had been creating golden-laden tumbleweed sculptures for years and selling them in galleries in Austin, Texas, and Santa Fe when he noticed Kilmer had begun selling “identical” pieces. Before the discovery,

There is a crash on I-10 East and Zaragoza blocking traffic. Fire crews are on their way to the scene to tend to anyone with injuries. Anyone traveling in the area should take Gateway East to avoid this area.

The City of El Paso and Alaska Airlines announced Thursday new, daily non-stop flights from El Paso International Airport to Seattle and San Diego. The flight service is scheduled to begin February 19, 2019, the City said in a news release. Deputy Director of Aviation Jeff Schultes told ABC-7 the deal securing Alaska Airlines’s service

A member of the El Paso City Council is outraged a medical waste facility is being considered in her district without her knowledge. City of El Paso District 6 Representative Claudia Ordaz-Perez told ABC-7 a constituent from her district showed her a letter sent to a predominantly Spanish-speaking community letting them know about the proposed

It takes a village to raise a child. It will take much more than a community of concerned parents, prosecutors and police officers to solve the issue of child abuse in New Mexico, but a panel of Doña Ana County experts gathered on Wednesday to discuss how to fix the crisis and answer the public’s

The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing regarding the sexual assault allegation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was of great interest to local counselors who help victims of sexual assault. Those who watched Thursday’s hearing believe it holds a lot weight for victims of sexual assault. “It is everyone else’s story. It’s also the perception of

A New Mexico woman has been sentenced to 15 years in a federal prison in connection with the death of her infant daughter in 2007. Prosecutors say 36-year-old Sophia Zayas was sentenced Thursday after her conviction on a charge of child abuse resulting in great bodily harm. Her husband, Peter Zayas, is scheduled to sentenced

Police say a 1-year-old West Texas girl whose eyes and mouth were glued shut has been discharged from a hospital as her father faces charges of attacking the toddler. Odessa police Cpl. Steve LeSueur said Thursday that the girl and two siblings – a 2-year-old brother and 2-month-old sister – were placed with Child Protective