Month: January 2019

The New Mexico State men’s basketball team has now won six straight WAC contests after defeating UMKC 70-54 at the Pan American Center Thursday night. NMSU was led by Terrell Brown, who scored 15 points to help the team run its overall record to 17-4 and conference record to 6-1. The Aggies controlled the game

The UTEP men’s basketball lost a shootout Thursday evening at Marshall, 91-86. The Miners were led by Efe Odigie, who poured in 22 points and grabbed 20 rebounds, while Nigel Hawkins added 22 points of his own. In total, UTEP’s freshmen would combine to score 63 points in the game – the most in any

The El Paso Catholic Diocese has released a list of 30 clergy “credibly accused” or convicted of sexually abusing a child. The Diocese hired a retired police investigator and gave the investigator full access to its records. The investigator looked at cases already identified and looked for other cases. A review board, including professional therapists,

Too many young kids are using too much toothpaste, increasing their risk of streaky or splotchy teeth when they get older, according to a government survey released Thursday. About 40 percent of kids ages 3 to 6 used a brush that was full or half-full of toothpaste, even though experts recommend no more than a

UPDATE: ABC-7 has confirmed with the Texas Department of the Safety the plane had departed from El Paso. According to DPS, the plane was on it’s way from El Paso to Houston. ABC-7 is working to find our more information on the crash and the victim. Stay with ABC-7 for more updates. Original story: Authorities

Police are on the scene of vehicle collisions on I-10 eastbound near Zaragoza. The accident was called in shortly before 8 p.m. Thurday night. According to police, the backup is all the way to Lomaland. Police said multiple vehicles collided. No one suffered any injuries. Aviod the area.

After a gunman killed 20 first-graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School seven years ago, the FBI released 1,500 pages of documents from its investigation. Its report on the 2017 massacre in Las Vegas was just three pages. The brevity prompted disbelief and disappointment from survivors and relatives of victims. Even President Donald

Following the arrest of a high-speed chase suspect who police say was driving a stolen car, authorities acknowledge a rise in auto theft throughout the Borderland. “It’s a big deal for a victim of such a crime,” said Dan Trujillo, a spokesman for the Las Cruce Police Department. “All of a sudden, you’re left without

Federal immigration officials are force-feeding six immigrants through plastic nasal tubes during a hunger strike that’s gone on for a month inside a Texas detention facility, The Associated Press has learned. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says 11 detainees at the El Paso Processing Center have been refusing food, some for more than 30 days.

Aaron and Alvin Jones, twin brothers and former Miner superstar football players were in town. They spent some time with some of the soldiers at Fort Bliss. The brothers brought Major General Matlock a signed Green Bay Packers jersey. In turn the general presented the brothers with certificates of appreciation. After the ceremony Aaron and

Dongyuan Li’s business was called “You Win USA,” and authorities say she coached pregnant Chinese women on how to get into the United States to deliver babies who would automatically enjoy all the benefits of American citizenship. Over two years, the now-41-year-old raked in millions through her business, where mothers-to-be paid between $40,000 and $80,000

Catholic leaders in Texas on Thursday identified 286 priests and others accused of sexually abusing children, a number that represents one of the largest collections of names to be released since an explosive grand jury report last year in Pennsylvania. Fourteen dioceses in Texas named those credibly accused of abuse. The only diocese not to

What started as an online fundraiser to provide President Donald Trump with donations for his southern border wall has morphed into a foundation whose members vow to build a wall themselves. The “We The People Will Build the Wall” campaign has surpassed $20 million since it was created in December by Air Force veteran and

El Paso Police charged the man at the center of a SWAT standoff in East Central with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Robert Walsmith, 46, was arrested after a family violence call resulted in a response from the police department’s Crisis Management Unit and SWAT teams. Police responded to the call on Tuesday, January

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials announced Thursday it biggest fentanyl bust ever, saying they captured nearly 254 pounds of the deadly synthetic opioid from a load of Mexican produce heading into Arizona. The drug was found hidden Saturday morning inside a tractor-trailer after a scan during secondary inspection indicated something else was in the

Border Patrol Agents working with the New Mexico National Guard seized more than $100,000 worth of marijuana, officials said. The marijuana was being smuggled into the US near Playas, New Mexico on January 29, 2019 at approximately 9:30 p.m. A Border Patrol agent stationed in Lordsburg was operating infrared surveillance equipment when he observed four

Authorities say a South Carolina woman has been arrested after a video she posted on social media showed her pouring water on her sleeping 9-month-old daughter as “payback.” News outlets report the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office says 33-year-old Caitlyn Alyse Hardy was charged with cruelty to children. A statement from the sheriff’s office says Hardy

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham Thursday annouced her appointments to the state’s Public Education Department at the state capitol in Santa Fe. Lujan Grisham announced the appointment of Doña Ana County Commissioner Karen Trujillo as Education Secretary. “Accountability is important. We are accountable to the students and the parents,” said Trujillo, “We’ve come together

El Paso District 7 representative Henry Rivera is calling for an investigation over who might have illegally leaked confidential documents related to the city manager’s pending contract. Those documents have a watermark indicating they may have come from the office of District 3 representative Cassandra Hernandez. Representative Hernandez adamantly denies she leaked those documents. “I

The teen mother of an infant who was shot in the face at a New Mexico motel has been released from jail. The Gallup Independent reports a district court judge on Monday ordered the release of Shayanne Nelson after ruling she was not a flight risk. Nelson had been in jail following the Dec. 8

A disabled El Paso woman told ABC-7 one of her emotional support dogs was killed while trying to protect her from another group of dogs Monday afternoon. Mary Herman told ABC-7 she was walking her dogs, Mickey and Minnie, in her neighborhood and a neighbor’s dogs got out of the yard and attacked her and

The Socorro Independent School District needs teachers for all grade levels. The district is holding a teacher job fair on Thursday. SISD needs certified teachers for elementary and secondary grades, special education and bilingual classes. The fair is from 4 to 6 p.m. at the district’s service center at 12440 Rojas. Qualified applicants need to

Two former school administrators of an El Paso Catholic school are expected in court Thursday morning, accused of theft. Former principal Edwin Gallagher and former assistant principal Richard Fish allegedly stole more than $800,000 from St. Joseph’s general fund. Police said a 2016 audit found the misuse of funds, but Gallagher and Fish were not

New Mexico State star Brooke Salas described herself as “a role player” when she first stepped foot on campus as a freshman. A lot has changed since then. Salas is currently tied for fifth in scoring in program history and is already the all-time leader in blocks despite only standing 5’11”. She has a chance

The City of El Paso’s International Bridges Department held a public input meeting regarding parking in downtown. The department is working on a study of the city’s parking meters, to help get a clearer picture of how to alleviate parking troubles. “We need to find a better way to manage that need in parking spaces,

Detectives reviewed surveillance footage of “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett walking to his downtown Chicago apartment, but so far none of the video shows him being attacked by two masked men, although investigators have obtained images of people they would like to question, a police spokesman said Wednesday. Spokesman Anthony Guglielmi tweeted photos of the “persons

The Pic Quik on Avenida de Mesilla will soon shut its doors permanently, becoming the second Las Cruces business to blame construction for its closure. “It’s cheaper to pay the rent that I have on the building than it is to keep it open,” said Oscar Andrade, the owner of all the Pic Quik stores

It was certainly a good day for fans of great classical music as thousands of local kids attended the 2019 El Paso Electric Young People’s Concerts. The students were exposed to everything from the romance of Carmen’s “Toreador” to the thunderous tones of Beethoven’s famous 5th symphony. “The 5th grader classes from across El Paso

The Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office said 37-year-old Lewis Carlos Delgado was arrested following a chase that ended in Las Cruces Wednesday afternoon. New Mexico State Police said that around 7:40 a.m. Wednesday, Delgado was driving a silver Nissan at a border checkpoint on Highway 185 between Hatch and Las Cruces. According to police, the

The Texas Department of Transportation has its sights set on Horizon Boulevard, a major route in far east El Paso County that stretches from Horizon City to Socorro. TXDoT is currently conducting the Horizon Blvd. Corridor Study to determine how to improve the the drive for commuters. It is hosting a second round of public