Month: October 2018

With a drop in temperatures comes a drop in adoption prices, if that’s what you want. El Paso Animal Services is holding name-your-price adoptions for the entire month of October. All you have to do is keep your eye on ABC-7 StormTRACK Weather forecasts. Any time the forecast predicts a temperature of 65 degrees or

El Paso’s new United Soccer League team will be named the El Paso Locomotive FC. The team hosted a news conference to announce their name Thursday at the EPIC Railyard Event Center. The fact that the announcement was made at the Railyard Event Center should have been a big hint that the team’s name was

Las Cruces resident Pete Livingstone hiked more in one month than most people hike in a lifetime. “As people, we’re all capable of doing more than we think,” Livingstone told ABC-7. The 54-year-old decided to hike the entire 540-mile-stretch of the Rio Grande in New Mexico, without a complete trail. “Five hundred or so miles

The state and defense rested their cases Thursday on the third day of the third Daniel Villegas murder trial. Once the state rested, the defense asked the judge for a directed verdict. Defense lawyers did not call for any witnesses. They also say that the state failed to provide a scintilla of evidence. According to

After Las Cruces residents approved $2.7 million for trails in the city’s GO bond, city leaders began planning how to connect the multipurpose trail around Las Cruces. “My goal with the trails is to increase connectivity throughout the city,” said Sonya Delgado, director of the Parks and Recreation Department. “To give individuals an opportunity to

Prosecutors say crime scene evidence suggests a U.S. Border Patrol agent used his service handgun to kill four women whose bodies were found along remote roadsides in South Texas. In a statement issued Thursday, District Attorney Isidro Alaniz says the .40-caliber shell casings found at all four scenes “are consistent with the agency issued handgun.”

Cristiano Ronaldo faced growing heat Thursday from sponsors over a rape allegation in the United States after Nike and video game maker EA Sports expressed concern about the conduct of the soccer superstar, who has denied the accusations. The five-time world player of the year, who was seen driving into the Juventus practice complex in

UTEP got a big boost Thursday from the Hunt Family Foundation, which donated $2 million to help with Sun Bowl renovations. The school originally announced renovations totaling around $15 million back in April in what was deemed “A New Vision” for the Sun Bowl. The gift will be used to help launch construction of the

The VA released its end of fiscal year 2018 hospital star ratings Wednesday, and while the El Paso VA saw improvements, it still remains at a one star rating. “There’s no doubt that there’s still plenty of work to do, but I’m proud of our employees, who work tirelessly to move VA in the right

Employees of a New Mexico mine returned to work after the facility was evacuated for three days following a possible gas leak from a nearby oil and gas well. The Carlsbad Current-Argus reports the air quality was tested on Tuesday at the Mosaic Company’s Carlsbad potash facility after employees were evacuated Monday, and the mine

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says deputies arrested three people on possession of four pounds of heroin Wednesday in eastern El Paso county. Sheriff’s deputies stopped a vehicle on the 13800 block of Montana Ave. and proceeded to search the vehicle. Police say they found and seized four pounds of heroin. Noe Rodriguez age

Editor’s note: this story was first published on The Texas Tribune Weeks after Robert Duncan, a popular former lawmaker, unexpectedly announced that he would retire from his post as chancellor of the Texas Tech University System, the Lubbock-based system is undergoing another abrupt change in its leadership. L. Frederick “Rick” Francis, a 15-year member of

The fourth day of the Alfonso Cedillo trial is underway and he is no longer facing indictment for three incidents of indecency with a child, only two. The second of the two complaining witnesses also testified before the jury Thursday, describing the incident. The alleged victim, who was 10 years old at the time of

The remains of a Navy pilot from West Texas will be returned to his family more than 50 years after he and his jet disappeared during a Vietnam War combat mission. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency on Thursday announced identification of Navy Reserve Cmdr. Charles B. Goodwin of Haskell, Texas. Burial will be Oct. 12

El Paso gets a visit from some favorite Disney characters who take the ice for several performances for Disney On Ice presents Dare To Dream. ABC-7 was at the El Paso County Coliseum Thursday morning for a sneak preview of the show. Disney On Ice presents Dare To Dream is produced by Feld Entertainment Inc.

UTEP will be giving away 1000 number 88 jerseys to the first 1000 fans to the next home game. The Miners will be playing the Mean Green of North Texas next Saturday at the Sun Bowl. The number 88 on the jersey commemorates the season the Miners won ten games in a single season. The

It was the first day of practice for the UTEP Womens basketball team. We were invited to the Fosters Steven Center to take a look and speak with coach baker and some of his players. UTEP returns four letter winners from last year. They also bring on 6 new comers. Half of the team is

Even though the Miners loss to UTSA Coach Dana Dimel found some bright spots in the game. Especially in the second half. Had they not had the turn over right before half that led to extra points for UTSA in his opinion the game could have gone a different direction. Coach Dimel said this, “The

A 25-year-old man accused of posing as a 17-year-old student and Hurricane Harvey evacuee so he could play basketball at a Dallas high school has been indicted. Sidney Gilstrap-Portley was indicted last week in Dallas County on three counts of tampering with a government record. The Dallas Morning News reports the charges relate to false

New Mexico’s Republican governor is ordering state agencies and boards to reduce requirements for occupational licenses in dozens of fields. Gov. Susana Martinez signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at making it easier for people to enter the workforce by reducing educational and testing requirements for entry-level positions. Martinez said in a news release that

School officials say a child was killed and three others were injured when their school bus crashed and burst into flames in suburban Dallas. The Mesquite Independent School District says a bus carrying 42 students from Terry Middle School crashed Wednesday afternoon. Aerial video shows the bus lying on its side in a ditch in

Thursday is National Taco Day! According to the website dedicated to the day (yes, there is a website just for National Taco Day), last year Americans ate over 4.5 billion tacos. The dedicated researchers behind the website estimated that comes out to 490,000 miles of tacos, which could take you to the moon and back

We are going to learn more about El Paso’s upcoming professional soccer team. El Paso USL will host a news conference Thursday afternoon. Our crews will be there to bring you complete coverage live on ABC-7 at 4 p.m., when the announcement will be made. They haven’t said what they will announce. It could be

Sexual harassment, assault and misconduct have lasting health repercussions on women, according to a new study. The findings, published by Jama Internal Medicine Wednesday, come just a week after powerful testimony of alleged sexual assault as told by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford about Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Sexual assault survivors are said

A hiring fair ahead of the holiday shopping season is being held Thursday and the potential employees that are being targeted are the disabled. Workforce Solutions Borderplex is hosting the 2018 Retail Hiring Fair, combining it with a disability-friendly hiring fair. The free fair is being held at the El Paso Zoo’s Pavillion Events Center

President Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Jr., campaigned in Texas on Wednesday with Ted Cruz, who is running to keep his seat as U.S. Senator. Sen. Cruz, a former critic of Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential election, is fighting in an unexpectedly close race for re-election this midterm cycle against opponent Rep. Beto O’Rourke

One child was killed and three others were injured after their school bus crashed in North Texas. The Mesquite Independent School District says a bus carrying 42 students from Terry Middle School crashed Wednesday afternoon. Aerial video showed the bus lying on its side in a ditch with its rear half showing scorch marks. Mesquite

Special Traffic Investigators were called out to a collision that occurred at Loop 375 East at Milepost #54 early Monday morning that resulted in the death of 33-year-old Aaron Carrillo. According to police reports, Carrillo was operating a 2004 Dodge Ram and ran out of gas. His vehicle was disabled in the traffic lanes of

ABC-7 took a trip out to Conquest Stadium to see Raymond Montez and his Conquistadores — the players in this week’s “Sweet Play of the Week.” Last Friday the Conquistadores took on the Hanks Knights out at Excalibur Stadium. Montez scored with his arm, but what he did with his legs was even more impressive.

Electric scooters popular in big cities are coming to El Paso’s downtown. Glide scooters announced its arrival on Instagram. In a press release, Jonathan Lopez, CEO and co-founder of Glide stated, “Our partners and families are very excited to be building this business from the ground up and offering it to the El Paso community