Month: September 2018

The UTEP Miners will look to end their 16-game losing streak dating back to last season Saturday at UTSA at 5 p.m. Both teams enter the contest with disappointing starts to 2018 so far. The Miners are 0-4 after falling to rival NMSU this past weekend, while UTSA is 1-3 with its lone win coming

Flashback to 1986 this week. “The Transformers: The Movie” returns to theaters for one night only. It will be screened at more than 700 U.S. theaters — including El Paso. The film has been digitally restored. Audiences will also get a behind-the-scenes look at the newest Transformers movie “Bumblebee,” which is set to hit theaters

During Child Passenger Safety Week, experts are urging parents to make sure they are buckling up their children correctly. That’s because statistics show that the chances are you’re not. The Texas Department of Transportation finds that car crashes are still a leading cause of death among children. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,

The American Cancer Society estimates 10,590 children in the U.S under the age of 15 will be diagnosed with cancer this year. Many of them will lose health benefits when they turn 18 years old. Candlelighters of El Paso is working to help those young adults who have aged out of medical benefits. Jorge Gudino

Crash on I-10 and the Mesa exit creating a massive delay. Drivers should take Doniphan or Mesa to avoid this area. No injuries reported. KVIA 2018

Tuesday is National Voter Registration Day and the El Paso County Elections Department is reminding interested voters to register before it’s too late. The deadline to register is Oct. 9. Early voting is Oct. 22 and Election Day is Nov. 6. According to the Texas Secretary of State, your application must be received at the

A man and woman are in custody after an alleged hostage situation in Alamogordo. That’s according to the Alamogordo Daily News. The Alamogordo newspaper also reported that the situation started with a fight at a house between the man and woman. The man then left the scene, prompting a chase involving Border Patrol. ABC-7 learned

El Paso Police said Monday morning reports of alleged attempted kidnappings in East El Paso have not been confirmed yet because there are no credible reports or information. “EPPD does not have any confirmed reports of this type of activity. None of the authors of these posts have been vetted nor any of the information

Monday morning, El Paso County Commissioners voted 4-1 to approve a resolution that opposes the construction of a border wall in downtown El Paso. Commissioner Andrew Haggerty was the only commissioner to vote against the resolution. The news last week that the federal government is building a border wall sent shockwaves throughout the Borderland. Friday,

At the age of 78, Isabel Escobar has never felt better. “I think my life is full,” the El Pasoan told ABC-7 shortly after a routine medical check-up at a University Medical Center clinic. “There is nothing that I desire, just my health.” Escobar’s approach to her health has changed from three years ago, which

Two witnesses are questioning the conduct of Las Cruces police officers involved in Sunday morning’s officer-involved shooting, alleging the officers removed bullet casings from the scene. The witnesses did not want to be identified. “Law enforcement should not have handled it that way,” said one witness, who said he directly witnessed the shooting shortly after

Some residents are concerned that construction going on in a part of Downtown El Paso contains historical artifacts. The location of the construction is on El Paso Street and San Antonio Street. The site where this construction is taking place has a significant historical value to the city, as it’s is the spot where El

Republicans mounted a combative, coordinated drive Monday to salvage Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination as they fought to keep a second woman’s allegation of long-ago sexual misconduct from derailing his confirmation. President Donald Trump leapt to his defense, the Senate’s top Republican accused Democrats of a “smear campaign” and an emotional Kavanaugh declared, “I’m not

California officials demanded Monday that the Trump administration back off a plan to weaken national fuel economy standards aimed at reducing car emissions and saving people money at the pump, saying the proposed rollback would damage people’s health and exacerbate climate change. Looming over the administration’s proposal is the possibility that the state, which has

Authorities say a baby girl found crawling across a busy New Jersey street was unharmed after a neighbor and passing motorist came to her aid. The child was spotted around 5 p.m. Saturday in Lakewood. The motorist, Cory Cannon of Eatontown, told the Asbury Park Press he saw the girl on Joe Parker Road and

A convicted sex offender who was indicted this month in the slayings of two Arizona girls who disappeared and were later found dead faced arraignment Monday on charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping and sexual exploitation of a minor. Christopher Matthew Clements, 36, had been in a Phoenix jail for more than a year on burglary