Month: October 2018

A new study reveals how a rapid and irregular heart beat can directly impact your brain health. An irregular and fast heart beat is referred to as atrial fibrillation, or heart flutter, and new research found that could also be a sign of dementia. Karolinska Institute and Stockholm University researchers said the lack of blood

The United States Secret Service intercepted two “suspicious packages” addressed to former President Barack Obama and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton earlier this week, the agency said Wednesday. Neither Obama nor Clinton received the packages or were at risk of receiving them, the Secret Service said. They were discovered during “routine mail screening procedures

September saw the highest number on record for family members crossing the US-Mexico border in a single month, the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday. The figure could help fuel President Donald Trump’s calls for stricter immigration policies, a key issue he has been citing on the campaign trail in the closing weeks of the

Two democratic candidates running for state and federal office are visited El Paso on Tuesday. Gina Ortiz Jones and Lupe Valdez brought the Fair Shot Bus Tour to the city on the second day of early voting. The pair discussed issues with voters at the Pavo Real Recreational Center at 9301 Alameda Avenue from 8:30

Two democratic candidates running for state and federal office are visited El Paso on Tuesday. Gina Ortiz Jones and Lupe Valdez brought the Fair Shot Bus Tour to the city on the second day of early voting. The pair discussed issues with voters at the Pavo Real Recreational Center at 9301 Alameda Avenue from 8:30

UTEP might be 0-7 this season and headed into a matchup with a 6-1 UAB team, but the Blazers don’t think it’ll be a walk in the park Saturday at the Sun Bowl. UAB head coach Bill Clark praised the Miners in his weekly news conference, saying that he expects a fight once kick-off arrives

At least two Las Cruces churches were vandalized in one week, with one location reporting graffiti that appears racist, ABC-7 has learned. Incident #1 (unsolved): Unitarian Universalist Church of Las Cruces Members of the Unitarian Universalist Church on Solano say multiple instances of graffiti across their campus are obscene and racist. “I think the best

El Paso had the greatest voter turnout increase among the state’s most populous counties in the first day of early voting, according to data from the Texas Secretary of State’s Office. A record 23,449 El Pasoans cast ballots on Monday’s first day of early voting, a 426 percent increase over the first day of early

A Central Texas man has been arrested after police say he pointed a loaded gun at his pregnant girlfriend when her baby shower at their home went longer than planned. Bell County Jail records show 42-year-old Raymond Allen Strange of Harker Heights was jailed Tuesday charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Online records

Las Cruces police arrested a man on Saturday suspected of breaking through a chain-link fence to burglarize a vehicle. Charles K. Inglis Jr., 42 was charged with one count of burglary of a vehicle and one count of criminal damage to property following an incident on Aug. 15. According to investigators, surveillance videos from an

At least 20 people were injured when an escalator in the Rome metropolitan system collapsed Tuesday night. A video shown on Sky TG24 shows the escalator accelerating suddenly, and the people riding down on it collapsing one onto another. The dramatic footage shows people on the parallel escalator trying to pull others to safety. This

Jose Martinez, 55, was arrested by the Crimes Against Children detectives Monday morning for two warrants of aggravated sexual assault of a child. Martinez is a family counselor of Martinez Joe E LPC-NCC Counseling located at 4171 N. Mesa #A106. He was arrested and charged with the aggravated sexual assault of an adolescent male patient.

Coffee drinkers in the nation’s capital can now order that tall pumpkin spice iced skim latte in sign language. Starbucks has opened its first U.S. “signing store” to better serve hard of hearing customers. The store in Washington is just blocks from Gallaudet University, one of the nation’s oldest universities serving deaf and hard of

Nearly 900,000 people in Texas’ capital may have to boil their tap water for two weeks, an official said Tuesday, as authorities struggled to treat a water supply filled with silt, mud and debris after recent heavy rains and flooding. The Austin American-Statesman reports that Travis County Chief Emergency Management Coordinator Eric Carter told a

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

Check your freezer. Ruiz Food Products, Inc., a Texas company, has recalled nearly 2.5 million pounds of taquitos that may be contaminated with salmonella and listeria. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said there are no confirmed reports of people getting sick yet, bunyone concerned about should go to the doctor.

A car crash caused significant damage to mailboxes and jolted residents awake in the Lower Valley early Tuesday morning. It happened on the 200 block of Maravilla Drive, not far from Loop 375 and Padres Drive. One person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, according to the fire department. The cousin of that

Gov. Greg Abbott, facing little competition in his own campaign for another term, is hitting the road for other Republicans. Abbott has embarked on a statewide tour during which he will appear with over three dozen down-ballot candidates across 18 cities, according to his campaign. The trip coincides with the early voting period, which started

The Franklin Cougars have been having a great week! 915 Wrestling reported yesterday morning that James Mcclain-Green has been offered a scholarship to wrestle at the prestigious Oklahoma State! This is the first time an El Pasoan has ever been offered a scholarship to wrestle at the University!Green has already verbally committed to Old Dominion

It was the last game of the season out at University Field. The Miners took on conference foe Old Dominion in a game UTEP needed to win. First half, Miners down a goal when Cayla Payne takes a shot and Anna Jimmerson redirects it in the net! That tied the game at 1. Later in

The University of Texas at El Paso plans on closing its on-campus pharmacy at the end of the semester. The school said the pharmacy is under utilized and is unable to break even. Dr. Shafik Dharamsi, the dean of the College of Health Sciences, said in a statement released to ABC-7: “We have made the

Thousands of Central American migrants resumed an arduous trek toward the U.S. border Monday, with many bristling at suggestions there could be terrorists among them and saying the caravan is being used for political ends by U.S. President Donald Trump. The caravan’s numbers have continued to grow as they walk and hitch rides through hot

Doña Ana County might have only 10 percent of the registered voters in New Mexico, but the county is currently making up 20 percent of early voters, the clerk’s office confirmed. “It wouldn’t surprise me if the national dialogue is driving a lot of the turnout that we’re seeing,” said Lindsey Bachman, Doña Ana County’s

Republicans have had a lock on all statewide offices in Texas since 1998, running up huge margins in suburban and rural areas while splitting the vote with Democrats in the state’s largest cities. That formula for success is changing, giving Democrats hope they can become more competitive for state offices. Beto O’Rourke of El Paso,

An immigration hearing for Mexican journalist Emilio Gutierrez-Soto took place Monday, as part of an effort by the journalist to gain asylum in the United States from threats he believes are associated to his reporting. Officials from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Department of Homeland Security and Eduardo Beckett, the lead attorney for Gutierrez-Soto,

President Donald Trump projected midterm optimism in Texas on Monday, saying the “blue wave is being dissipated a little.” Trump spoke before a massive crowd in Houston on behalf of his former foe Sen. Ted Cruz, who faces a strong challenge from Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke. When the two competed in the 2016 Republican presidential

A record 457,141 El Paso County residents are registered to vote for the Nov. 6 election, according to data from the County Elections Department. That’s up from 427,850 in the 2016 presidential election and 404,580 in 2014, the last midterm election. El Paso’s voter registration grew by 6.8 percent since 2016, faster than the state’s

A Florida man is accused of groping a female passenger while on a flight Sunday from Houston to Albuquerque and later telling authorities that the president of the United States says it’s OK to grab women by their private parts. Bruce Michael Alexander, 49, of Tampa made his initial appearance in federal court Monday in

Las Cruces police arrested a former amateur boxer and current Doña Ana County Detention Center officer. Sammy DiPace, 28, was charged with battery of a household member, according to court documents. According to the Las Cruces Police Athletic League, DiPace earned 14 national titles as an amateur boxer, including two gold medals at the Police

Early voting opened across Texas on Monday, bringing long lines and record first-day midterm turnout in Houston and complaints about outdated technology slowing people casting ballots elsewhere. It took Harris County, which includes Houston, less than six hours to set a new opening day of early voting record for midterm elections with more than 36,000