Month: October 2018

More than 1,000 people in a second migrant caravan that forged its way across the river from Guatemala began walking through southern Mexico on Tuesday and reached the city of Tapachula – some 250 miles behind a larger group and more than 1,000 miles from the closest U.S. border. Gerbert Hinestrosa, 54, a straw-hatted migrant

The 5,200 active-duty troops being sent by President Donald Trump to the U.S.-Mexico border will be limited in what they can do under a federal law that restricts the military from engaging in law enforcement on American soil. That means the troops will not be allowed to detain immigrants, seize drugs from smugglers or have

James “Whitey” Bulger, the murderous Boston gangster who benefited from a corrupt relationship with the FBI before spending 16 years as one of America’s most wanted men, was slain in federal prison. He was 89. Bulger was found unresponsive Tuesday morning at the U.S. penitentiary in West Virginia where he’d just been transferred, and a

The federal government regulates which, and what percentage of, medical treatments and procedures insurance companies must cover. Nevertheless, as a healthcare consumer, you have a lot more control over pricing that you may think. Shannon Brenneke is a broker at Wall Street Insurance Group, based in Jefferson City, Missouri. She specializes in individual, Medicare and

City Representatives Cassandra Hernandez and Alexsandra Annello penned a public letter on Monday criticizing Mayor Dee Margo and Representative Michiel Noe. Hernandez and Annello are protesting the fact that Noe did not attend any of the interviews for the five candidates vying for the city attorney position. ” His [Noe’s] vote was disrespectful and unprofessional

The Pentagon is deploying 5,200 troops to the Southwest border in an extraordinary military operation a week before nationwide elections in which President Donald Trump wants voters to focus on what he calls an “invasion” – a slow-moving caravan of Central American migrants. The number of troops being sent is more than double the 2,000

A U.S. judge is keeping the trial of notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman on schedule to begin next month. Judge Brian Cogan denied a defense request on Tuesday to delay the trial so it could have more time to review a mountain of evidence. The judge said jury selection will take place

President Donald Trump is making another hard line immigration play in the final days before the midterm elections, declaring that he wants to order an end to the constitutional right to citizenship for babies born in the United States to non-citizens. Most scholars think he can’t implement such a change unilaterally. With seven days to

There is a crash on I-10 West and Yarbrough that is blocking the right lane. Drivers should take Gateway West or Montana to avoid this area. No injuries reported.

The El Paso Zoo is one of a few accredited zoos with a full-time training coordinator who focuses on reducing the animals’ fright and stress during medical exams. Zookeepers start their day with a shoe wash to prevent germs from entering or leaving the animal enclosures. They are preparing for some important training with female

A mural of El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke was vandalized in Austin. The mural features O’Rourke as superhero. It’s now covered with graffiti that reads, “vote now, love trumps hate.” The vandals also called O’Rourke an “imperialist pig” and an “El Paso gentrifier.” Police said the mural was vandalized between Friday night and Saturday morning.

A same-sex couple in North Texas is said to be the first pair of moms to have both carried their child during pregnancy. Ashleigh and Bliss Coulter are proud new mothers to a healthy 5-month-old baby boy named Stetson. It was possible due to Reciprocal effortless In Vitro Fertilization, or Reciprocal effortless IVF. Bliss was

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, leads El Paso Democrat Beto O’Rourke by 5 percentage points, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University. The poll, released Monday with just over a week left before Election Day, found that 51 percent of likely voters favor Cruz and 46 favor O’Rourke, with just 3 percent undecided. Early

Those living around or driving near the airport late Monday night and early Tuesday morning may have been startled by the large number of law enforcement officers and emergency vehicles swarming around the facility. Thankfully, it was all just a drill. The El Paso International Airport was the site of a full-scale emergency exercise with

High school volleyball playoffs are going on. Midland Lee took on Americas in Alpine, Texas and won in 3 to become the bi-district champions. TLCA beat Tornillo 3-2. Eastwood beat El Paso High 3-0. San Elizario lost in five games to Fort Stockton.

UTEP decided today to fire head soccer coach, Kevin Cross. The university said this, “He built a regionally competitive program. As we look to take the next step and contend for conference championships, we felt like it was best to move in a new direction. We wish Kevin well in his future endeavors.” We went

Turnout by younger voters in El Paso is skyrocketing, driving a voting surge that continues to lead the state. Through the first seven days of early voting, the number of voters age 18 to 29 was already 58 percent higher than the turnout for that age group in the last midterm election, which had 12

Picking annual healthcare options can be a confusing process. Right now, the average full-time worker pays just over $5,500 a year for family coverage. There are three basic insurance concepts: premiums, deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums. A premium is the amount that must be paid for one’s health insurance plan. Nearly half of all covered workers

“First Street” in Las Cruces is not a bustling and lively street in the heart of the city’s downtown. Instead, it’s an unpaved dirt road in west central Las Cruces that neighbors say is difficult to navigate. “This is a total lack of infrastructure preparation from decades ago,” said Buddy Rogers, who told ABC-7 he

October 29th is World Stroke Day, a day that brings awareness to the prevention and treatment of strokes. ABC-7 spoke with 77-year old Jesus Gallegos, a stroke survivor who says he is very lucky to be alive after suffering a stroke back in 2015. Gallegos suffered the stroke while he was outside one afternoon mowing

As more and more migrants continue to make their way into the borderland, various locations around El Paso are opening their doors in an effort to keep people off the streets. The Centro Juan Diego, owned by the Catholic Diocese and located in Sunset Heights, is one of such locations. “This is kind of the

Doña Ana County Judge Conrad Perea on Monday denied the state’s motion to reconsider the dismissal of Tai Chan’s case without a hearing. That means Third Judicial District Attorney Mark D’Antonio must make a fifth attempt to prosecute Chan after two mistrials and a charge dismissal by special prosecutors. “Our position is this is a

A spokesperson with Customs and Border Protection told ABC-7 Monday the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry was not closed Monday morning, as reported by some on social media and a local news station. The port of entry is commonly referred to as the “Santa Fe Bridge” because of its proximity to Santa Fe Street

The Pentagon said Monday it is sending 5,200 troops to the Southwest border in an extraordinary military operation ordered up just a week before midterm elections in which President Donald Trump has put a sharp focus on Central American migrants moving north in slow-moving caravans that are still hundreds of miles from the U.S. The

The former president of USA Gymnastics pleaded not guilty in a Texas courtroom Monday to a charge of tampering with evidence in the sexual assault investigation of now-imprisoned sports doctor Larry Nassar. Prosecutors accuse Steve Penny of destroying or hiding documents related to Nassar’s activities at the Karolyi Ranch, the ex-national training center near Huntsville,

Las Cruces police have arrested a man after a school nurse found bruising on a young boy’s buttocks from being spanked hard multiple times. 23 year-old Joshua Salais has been charged with one count of child abuse, following an investigation into what led to the trauma on the man’s step-son. According to investigators, a 7

Eager to focus voters on immigration in the lead-up to the midterm elections, President Donald Trump on Monday escalated his threats against a migrant caravan trudging slowly toward the U.S. border as the Pentagon prepared to deploy thousands of U.S. troops to support the border patrol. Trump tweeted: “This is an invasion of our Country

Several hundred migrants tried to cross the Suchiate River from Guatemala to Mexico en masse on Monday, but were met by ranks of Mexican federal police who blocked them from entering. The standoff on the riverbank follow a more violent confrontation that occurred on the nearby bridge over the river the night before, when migrants

Seven people were shot and wounded early Monday during a Halloween party at a Southern California nightclub, police said. The shooting was reported at a nightclub called Sevilla in the city of Riverside that had promoted a weekend of Halloween-themed events, including a Sunday night rap show billed as “The First Purge” or “The Purge

Seven people were shot and wounded early Monday during a Halloween party at a Southern California nightclub, police said. The shooting was reported at a nightclub called Sevilla in the city of Riverside that had promoted a weekend of Halloween-themed events, including a Sunday night rap show billed as “The First Purge” or “The Purge