Month: September 2018

Following a discovery of mold in at least six classrooms at Columbia Elementary School, Las Cruces Public Schools officials predict the building could be closed for up to a year. “Really, once we get into the structural piece of it and working with those design professionals, we’ll have a better idea,” said Deputy Superintendent Gabe

The 13-year-old who died after she was struck by an alleged hit-and-run driver was identified by her stepfather as Giselle Martinez. Police said the driver involved in the hit-and-run has been identified as 17-year-old Samuel Thomas Garcia. The teenager turned himself in after an arrest warrant was issued for his arrest. The vehicle involved in

The Los Angeles Police Department has released video from a shooting last month that killed a gunman and left an officer with a gunshot wound to her leg. The edited footage posted online Monday is from officer-worn body cameras and a police car dash-cam. It shows an officer approaching a car during a traffic stop

Investigators with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) arrested 18 suspects allegedly involved in a prescription drug fraud scheme. The arrests were made on Thursday, September 6, 2018, said DPS Regional Director Orlando Alanis. DPS Special Agents conducted an eight month investigation focused on identifying and targeting criminal organizations

The discovery of a black lab named Lucy led to the unravelling of a criminal case Monday against an Oregon man who had begun serving a 50-year prison sentence. Joshua Horner, a plumber from the central Oregon town of Redmond, was convicted on April 12, 2017, of sexual abuse of a minor. In the trial,

A lawyer entered a not guilty plea to a federal ammunition-manufacturing charge on behalf of an Arizona man who has acknowledged selling bullets to the gunman in the deadliest mass shooting in the nation’s modern history. Defendant Douglas Haig’s attorney, Marc Victor, appeared Monday in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas representing Haig, who lives

The case against a white Dallas police officer who shot and killed a black neighbor will be presented to a grand jury, which could decide on more serious charges than manslaughter, the district attorney said Monday as an affidavit provided a fuller description of the officer’s account. Lawyers for the victim’s family questioned why it

A Canadian con man who bilked at least 60,000 U.S. residents through a cross-border telemarketing scheme has been sentenced to federal prison. A judge in Los Angeles sentenced Mark Wilson on Monday to more than 11 years behind bars. Prosecutors say the Vancouver man targeted mainly the elderly with a scheme that sold them a

More than 30 purported street gang members have been charged with stealing more than $1 million in what authorities said Monday was an unusually sophisticated credit card fraud scheme. Members and associates of the BullyBoys and the CoCo Boys street gangs based in the suburbs east of San Francisco defrauded hundreds of victims by breaking

On 9/11, Stephen Feuerman saw the World Trade center aflame through the window of his Empire State Building office and watched, transfixed, as a second fireball burst from the twin towers. He ran through the 78th floor urging everyone to get out, thinking their skyscraper could be next. With transit hubs shut down, he couldn’t

A SWAT standoff in Northeast El Paso ended Monday morning after about six hours. El Paso Police spokesman Robert Gomez said the suspect, now identified as 23 year-old Jeffree Jacobson, was taken into custody and faces several charges. Gomez said police were called to a residence on the 10500 block of Canyon Sage Drive just

Texas Governor Greg Abbott today announced Monday his policy proposals to increase public safety in Texas by reducing violent crime, cracking down on human trafficking and organized crime, combating violent gangs, and ensuring law enforcement officers have the resources they need to do their jobs. “The State of Texas is sending a message to criminals

Vermont’s top law enforcement officials vowed Monday to seek the truth of decades-old allegations of physical, mental and sexual abuse and even murder at the long-closed St. Joseph’s Orphanage in Burlington. Speaking at a news conference at Burlington police headquarters about three-quarters of a mile (1.1 kilometers) from the building on the city’s North Avenue,

Police say a Philadelphia fast-food worker threw hot oil at customers during an argument at the drive-thru window. Police allege the employee threw the cooking oil through the window during a dispute with three women over an order at about 3 a.m. Saturday at a Checkers restaurant. A 20-year-old woman burned on her left arm

Thursday, Sept. 6: Midland 38, Pebble Hills 42 Final Coronado 30, El Dorado 13 Final Friday, Sept. 7: Midland Christian 22, Americas 3 FINAL Montwood 22, Eastlake 13 FINAL Odessa Permian 43, Franklin 27 FINAL West Mesa 7, Mayfield 17 FINAL Bel Air 37, Canutillo 41 FINAL Santa Teresa 32, Gadsden 0 FINAL Bowie 34,

Two people were critically injured in a motorcycle wreck on the 9700 block of McCombs and Manila early Sunday morning. Special Traffic Investigators were called out to the scene just after 2:00 a.m. ABC-7 originally reported the motorcyclist was fatally injured in the wreck. Police clarified Monday the information provided Sunday morning was incorrect and

Attorney General Jeff Sessions told a group of new immigration judges Monday they have an obligation to decide cases efficiently in a system besieged by ballooning dockets and lengthy backlogs. Speaking to the group of 44 new judges – the largest class of immigration judges in U.S. history – Sessions told them they must keep

One of two babies delivered prematurely after a deadly collision between a semi truck and commercial bus in New Mexico last month has died. The crash happened August 30, 2018 on I-10 near the New Mexico-Arizona state line. University of New Mexico Hospital spokesman Luke Frank confirmed Monday the death of a pediatric patient but

The case against a white Dallas police officer who shot and killed a black neighbor in his home will be presented to a grand jury, which could decide on more serious charges than manslaughter, the district attorney overseeing the case said Monday. Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson said her office will first collect all

A 13-year-old victim of a hit-and-run Friday night has died, her uncle confirmed to ABC-7. “You abandoned her,” her uncle, Uriel Delgado, said online to the driver, who has not yet been apprehended. Delgado posted his desperate plea to El Paso on Facebook in the hopes of finding the driver. Delgado declined to identify the

The U-S Senate race in Texas has been heating up lately and it has been garnering national news. The race includes Republican incumbent Ted Cruz and Democratic nominee Beto O’Rourke, who’s from El Paso. Debate talks have taken place but there are no official dates set for a debate before the Nov. 6 midterm elections.

The dream of bringing the Pacific Coast League Championship trophy back to El Paso is over. The Chihuahuas fell to the Fresno Grizzlies Sunday night with a final score of 10-1. The Chihuahuas’ strong season came to an end after a five-game series in which the team scored first, only to let the Grizzlies score

The NMSU Aggies headed to Utah to take on the Utah State Aggies in a rematch of their bowl game from last year. In the first quarter NMSU was up a point kicking off to Utah State when Savon Scarver went 96 yards for the return. Eltoro Allen scored later in the second quarter making

A shots fired called in east El Paso County turned into a murder-suicide investigation. An official with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office confirms that the bodies of two men were found in the desert. The incident began when an El Paso County Sheriff’s deputy responded to a call of a suicidal subject at a

A white Dallas police officer was arrested Sunday on a manslaughter warrant in the shooting of a black man at his home, Texas authorities said. The Texas Department of Public Safety said in a news release that Officer Amber Guyger was booked into the Kaufman County Jail and that the investigation is ongoing. It said

Ysleta ISD students staying on campus after school will now get more chances to eat before they get home. Ysleta’s supper program, which has been run in a limited capacity, is being expanded to more schools starting tomorrow. Six high schools and two middle schools will have the supper program running starting tomorrow, but the

Rudolph Chevrolet in West El Paso is hosting its second annual All American Car Show from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. The car show includes a host of American-made cars, food trucks, music and more activities. Hector Morales, who owns a 2010 Ford Mustang Cobra, said he does shows like this one for

Police are now investigating the stabbing as a homicide. A police spokesperson will be on the scene within the hour. Police have confirmed one man was stabbed in South Central El Paso late Saturday morning. The incident happened on the 100 block of Glenwood Street near Alameda Avenue just before noon. ABC-7 crews on the

El Paso Parks and Recreation is hosting its annual Doggie Swimming Day at a local city pool in Northeast El Paso Saturday. The event is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Nation Tobin Pool off of Railroad Drive. Dogs are allowed to swim in the pool, with several dog-friendly activities throughout the event. The

Staff from Socorro Independent School District laced up their walking shoes Saturday morning, and hit the streets to try and encourage former students to complete their studies in the fifth annual Walk For Success. For some students, life’s path comes with roadblocks, which is why district administration went knocking on doors, reaching out to students