Month: October 2018

The Andress Eagles are this week’s winners of the Sweet Play of the Week thanks to the efforts of quarterback Jeremiah Tosky and wide receiver Marco Barron. The duo connected on a long touchdown pass in their 16-0 win Friday over Burges. Tosky had to step up in the pocket to avoid pressure and then

A man suspected was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after a 12 hour standoff with police. Local authorities and SWAT were called out to a Northeast El Paso neighborhood Wednesday morning, according to police. It started with a shots fired call at a residence in a mobile home park on

The Westside Natatorium has been reduced to half its size due to a malfunctioning bulkhead. A bulkhead is a moveable dividing wall or barrier in the pool. The bulkhead is stuck right in the middle. Deputy City Manager for Pubic Works Ted Marquez said there was a leak in one of the containers. “The concern

Should the Land of Enchantment adopt the Sun City? In the Texas Tribune, El Paso attorney Steve Fischer penned an opinion piece called: “Y’all, We Need a Divorce.” “We’re ignored by the rest of the state,” Fischer said, citing a lack of representation and funding at the state level. “People don’t have a good impression

Declining enrollment and a decline in funding are two major topics the El Paso Independent School District is working to tackle for the upcoming school year budget. Financial projections presented at the school board meeting Wednesday show the district would not be out of a deficit until 2022. The current financial forecast shows the district

El Paso police have released new details after they responded to a deadly crash involving a pedestrian and a vehicle in Northeast El Paso Tuesday night. Police identified the victim of the pedestrian traffic fatality as 76 year-old Guillermo Rivera. The incident occurred at around 8 P.M. on the 10700 block of Rushing, where officers

U.S. stocks plunged Wednesday as investors, fearful that rising interest rates and trade tensions could hurt company profits, ramped up their selling of high-flying technology and internet stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 831 points, its worst loss in eight months. The losses were widespread, and stocks that have been the biggest winners on

A smiling Ronald Reagan waves to a crowd from aboard a rail car during a 1984 campaign stop in a new hologram revealed Wednesday at the late president’s namesake library in Southern California. “We think we made a good beginning, but you ain’t seen nothin’ yet!” the high-tech digital resurrection of the nation’s 40th president

Federal authorities have charged a New York man with building a 200-pound (90-kilogram) bomb they say he planned to detonate on Election Day on the National Mall in Washington. Paul Rosenfeld, 56, of Tappan, was charged Wednesday with unlawfully manufacturing a destructive device and interstate transportation and receipt of an explosive. Prosecutors said he planned

UPDATE: Power has been restored. El Paso Electric reports that there were over 2,000 customers without power in Central El Paso. Crews have restored power. To view the power outage map, click here.

When Megan and Steve Long tell friends and customers about their newest venture, Good Boy Dog Beer, more often than not, they’re met with the same three questions. One: Is it really for dogs? (Yes.) Two: Is it alcoholic? (No.) Three: Can I drink it? (Um, sure?) The beer doesn’t exactly dance on a human

The Department of Homeland Security has issued another waiver of environmental laws to build new border barriers in South Texas, this time for roughly 17 miles (27 kilometers) cutting through the National Butterfly Center and other sensitive areas. DHS posted a waiver Wednesday that lists six sections where it plans to build “physical barriers and

A sharp pain woke Miguel Cano up in the middle of the night. It was coming from his right breast, just above his nipple. Cano felt a lump three years before that and a doctor told him not to worry because men don’t usually get cancer. After getting tested, that lump and pain came back

There is a stalled semi on the on ramp from Executive to I-10 East. No injuries are reported. Avoid the area.

The Chapin volleyball team showed Tuesday night why they are ranked fourth in the state in 5A by the Texas Girls Coaches Association. The Huskies defeated district rival Burges in straight sets to move to 12-0 in District 1-5A and extend their overall winning streak to 20 games. Though Burges put up a tough fight,

El Paso’s Khalid has won his first American Music Award, by claiming favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist. He beat out Bruno Mars and the Weeknd to win the award. He was also nominated for three other awards including, New Artist of the Year, Favorite Soul/R&B Album and Favorite Soul/R&B Song. He didn’t win any of the

Some Fantasy Football players might be a bit frustrated at the lack of carries for Packers running back Aaron Jones, but Jones says he’s not concerned. The former UTEP star had seven carries for 40 yards in the team’s loss against the Lions on Sunday. He’s averaging 6.1 yards per carry this year in limited

It was oh, so close. UTEP nearly stunned a North Texas team that was favored by 26 entering the night, but the Mean Green held on for a 27-24 victory, dropping the Miners to 0-6 on the year. The Miners fell behind 27-17 in the fourth, but almost staged a miraculous rally in the final

El Paso’s first dockless electric scooter company launched its Glide scooter at a news conference Tuesday Morning. During the news conference the CEO and co-founder of Glide, Jonathan Lopez, addressed the multiple issues other cities have seen with their electric scooters. For example, scooters left haphazardly on the sidewalk, blocking business, entrances and walkways. As

El Paso’s first dockless electric scooter company launched its Glide scooter at a news conference Tuesday Morning. During the news conference the CEO and co-founder of Glide, Jonathan Lopez, addressed the multiple issues other cities have seen with their electric scooters. For example, scooters left haphazardly on the sidewalk, blocking business, entrances and walkways. As

Four parents have filed two civil rights lawsuits on behalf of their eight children against five El Paso Police Officers, including the officer seen in the viral video drawing a weapon and pointing it at children. The news conference happened Tuesday afternoon at the Mariott near the airport. The two lawsuits allege that Officer Jose

For close to two years, ABC-7 has reported on the South Central Regional Transit District, a service that provides low cost transportation to residents of Doña Ana County. In November 2016, Robert Garnica told ABC-7 the service was “like my own limo” because he was the only one on board. On Tuesday, the director of

A female lion attacked a man who apparently kept her along with another lion and a tiger as pets at his home in the northern Mexico border city of Ciudad Juarez, authorities said Tuesday. A Juarez police official who was not authorized to be quoted by name said police were called to the house in

Court documents say a 21-year-old man’s DNA was found on the body of a 6-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted and killed in New Mexico in August. In a criminal complaint Tuesday, authorities say a DNA swab voluntarily submitted by Leland Hust, of Rio Rancho, was matched to evidence found on the young victim’s body.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that it will waive environmental laws so it can build gates between sections of border barriers in South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley. The waiver posted online lists 11 locations where the government plans to install gates in existing fencing. DHS has in recent months issued similar waivers

Texas’ agriculture commissioner says he will back a Confederate group’s latest attempt to sell specialty license plates, because “there’s no profit in hiding our history.” The Sons of Confederate Veterans’ Texas chapter proposed a license plate in March that features a rebel soldier carrying a Texas regiment’s special flag at a Civil War battle, the

If you got incessant phone calls last week from a hospital that cares for Hawaiian monk seals, you were butt-dialed. Or, more specifically, foot-dialed. By a gecko. Marine mammal veterinarian Claire Simeone was at lunch when she got a call from Ke Kai Ola, the Big Island hospital where she’s director. There was silence on

A Minnesota teacher has resigned after a message allegedly appeared on her Twitter account suggesting someone should assassinate new U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The Rosemount special education teacher has since deleted her Twitter account, but a tweet that read “so whose gonna take one for the team and kill Kavanaugh” was reported by

A Minnesota teacher has resigned after a message allegedly appeared on her Twitter account suggesting someone should assassinate new U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The Rosemount special education teacher has since deleted her Twitter account, but a tweet that read “so whose gonna take one for the team and kill Kavanaugh” was reported by

Shawn Mendes is making his way to the Don Haskins Center on October 13th and concert-goers are being asked to arrive early due to increased security protocols. Doors will open at 6 p.m. for the 7 p.m. show. The following items will NOT be allowed into the venue: Large backpacks, bags, purses or totes o