Month: September 2018

A woman, Vanessa Campa, who reached out to ABC-7 claimed Sunday’s multi-car pile up on I-10 East was caused by debris on the freeway. Campa told ABC-7 “huge chunks of concrete from construction crews were everywhere on the highway.” She also said there was a large pothole on the highway. She said, “We hit a

New Mexico Attorney General’s Office has requested documents related to potential abuse by priests from all three Catholic dioceses in the state: Santa Fe, Gallup and Las Cruces, a spokesman from the Las Cruces Diocese confirmed. “I welcome that and I hope that we can have a positive way forward,” Diocese of Las Cruces Bishop

Las Cruces police are investigating the death of a 2-year-old girl. The toddler was found unresponsive, police say. After she was taken to Mountainview Regional Medical Center around 3 a.m. Thursday morning, she was pronounced dead at the hospital. The cause of the girl’s death still remains unknown, according to the police department. The girl’s

At least six classrooms tested positive for mold at Columbia Elementary School in Las Cruces, district officials confirmed on Thursday. “Any mold is a threat,” said Bobby Stout, the executive director of the Physical Plant Department in the Las Cruces Public Schools. “Not just to students, but also teachers and administration.” After the discovery, district

As the work continues to repair the damage that was done at Bowie High School’s football stadium, the Bowie football team must now pick themselves up and play on, with or without their home stadium. Bowie’s football field was damaged a week ago after authorities say four teenagers caused more than $150,000 in damage. The

The results of an internal investigation by the Doña Ana County government found former County Clerk Scott Krahling violated county policy because he was in an intimate relationship with his chief deputy, Rose Ann Vasquez, documents obtained by ABC-7’s New Mexico Mobile Newsroom state. Krahling resigned suddenly in late August 2018, leaving the County scrambling

Investigators said Thursday they have found 166 skulls in clandestine burial pits in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, one of the biggest mass graves discovered so far in Mexico. Veracruz state prosecutor Jorge Winckler said that for security reasons he would not reveal the location of the site. Mexican drug cartels frequently use clandestine

Two FIU football players were shot Thursday afternoon, and police said they were looking for who was responsible for what they called a drive-by attack. Opa-locka (Florida) police chief James Dobson identified the players as running back Anthony Jones and offensive lineman Mershawn Miller. Jones was shot in the face and back, while Miller was

Burt Reynolds, the film and television star known for his performances in “Deliverance,” “Boogie Nights” and “Smokey and the Bandit” died at age 82. The actor’s death was confirmed Thursday by his agent Todd Eisner. In a statement, his niece, Nancy Lee Hess, called his death “totally unexpected,” although she acknowledged he had health issues.

A man accused of being an assassin for a cartel was extradited from Mexico to New Mexico in connection with a 2008 slaying in which a burned body was left on a desert mesa in the state, authorities said. Jaime Veleta Jr., 35, was recently brought to the U.S. for his role in the death

Just hours before the premiere of “The Predator” at the Toronto International Film Festival, Twentieth Century Fox said it removed a scene from the film with actor Steven Wilder Striegel after learning he is a registered sex offender. A spokesperson for Fox on Thursday said Striegel’s single scene in the film was promptly cut after

Burt Reynolds, the handsome film and television star known for his acclaimed performances in “Deliverance” and “Boogie Nights” and for an active off-screen life which included relationships with Loni Anderson, Sally Field and Dinah Shore, has died at age 82. His death was confirmed Thursday by his agent Todd Eisner, who did not immediately have

Immigration enforcement agents and state criminal investigators on Thursday visited the Iowa dairy farm that employed and housed the man charged with killing college student Mollie Tibbetts. Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, and the county sheriff’s office spent two hours at Yarrabee Farms in Brooklyn, Iowa, on Thursday

Animal control officials have removed more than 100 snakes from a San Antonio home. The San Antonio Express-News reports that Animal Care Services removed 136 reticulated pythons and ball pythons Wednesday after weeks of attempting to work with the reptiles’ owner to fix concerns about the animals’ living conditions. Investigators say the man was breeding

Democrat Beto O’Rourke’s campaign says an “impostor” was behind a text message purportedly seeking volunteers to give people in the country illegally rides so they could cast votes during Texas’ Senate race. The messages claimed to be from O’Rourke’s campaign and went to voters saying “we are in search of volunteers to help transport undocumented

The Trump administration on Thursday moved to abandon a longstanding court settlement that limits how long immigrant children can be kept locked up, proposing new regulations that would allow the government to detain families until their immigration cases are decided. Homeland Security Department officials said that ending the so-called Flores agreement of 1997 will speed

Here are the DWI arrest photos released by El Paso Police for the month of August 2018. The slideshow above includes photos from late July 2018. KVIA ABC-7 app users, CLICK HERE to launch the slideshow.

Here are the DWI arrest photos released by El Paso Police for the month of August 2018. The slideshow above includes photos from late July 2018. KVIA ABC-7 app users, CLICK HERE to launch the slideshow.

New Mexico’s attorney general is slamming the state’s largest university over “flagrant abuse” of the state’s transparency laws. The Attorney General’s Office in a report released Thursday said the University of New Mexico since 2015 has established a pattern and practice of neglecting its responsibility to allow access to public information and access to meaningful

El Paso police confirmed that the death of a 10-month-old child is being investigated, but officials do not suspect foul play. The call first came in about an unresponsive infant on the 8000 block of North Loop in Lower Valley on Thursday shortly after 1 a.m. Crimes Against Persons investigators were at the scene to

UPDATE: El Paso Police Department officials tweeted at 8:22 a.m. Thursday that I-10 west at the Anthony exit 0 is back open. This, about 25 minutes after tweeting that the exit would remain closed until 4 p.m. EPPD reports there is no traffic backup in the area. ORIGINAL STORY: Crews are working to fix a

A young woman who was wanted on charges related to child abandonment was taken into custody Wednesday. Deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested Ashley Westrick, 18, at a business on the 7700 block of North Loop Drive in east El Paso county. Officials said they were at the business to conduct an

There is a crash along US-54 southbound and Transmountain. The crash is blocking the left lane involving four vehicles. No injuries reported, take Gateway south to avoid this area.

U.S. District Judge David Alan Ezra struck down a Texas law on Wednesday that would have required hospitals and clinics to bury cremated fetal remains, causing another courtroom setback for state leaders and anti-abortion groups. Read the original article from the Texas Tribune Under Senate Bill 8, passed in 2017, health care facilities including hospitals

Where is the best place to raise a family in the United States? It’s not El Paso, and it’s not Las Cruces, according to a new list. Financial website WalletHub looked into the cost of housing, the quality of local school and health care systems, and opportunities for fun and recreation to come up with

The Chihuahuas lost a heartbreaker at home Wednesday night in their playoff opener. The Grizzlies got an RBI single from Myles Straw in the top of the tenth and went on to beat the Chihuahuas in game one of their PCL semifinal series, 8-7. Fresno, the Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros, is now just

You might not like them, but the city of San Elizario is actively trying to protect its bee population. City council unanimously passed an ordinance that protects three different types of plant species that bees in the region need to thrive. The city has a robust collection of bee species, and that has attracted researchers

By popular demand, George Lopez has added a second show in El Paso to “The Wall World Tour”, according to El Paso Live. Lopez will perform at 10 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Abraham Chavez Theatre in addition to his 7 p.m. show that same night. El Paso Live also announce that fans

The Americas football team is off to a 1-0 start in 2018 thanks in large part to a late trick play that helped them beat Eastwood in week one. The Trail Blazers defeated the Troopers 39-37 Friday despite trailing much of the second half. Americas pulled out a perfectly-executed hook-and-ladder with 11 seconds to go

Congressman Beto O’Rourke said on the Ellen Show Wednesday that his DWI arrest 20 years ago does not define him and that everyone deserves a second chance after making a mistake. “It was a terrible mistake and there is no justifying that,” O’Rourke said, “that mistake did not define me.” O’Rourke said he went on