Month: January 2019

Millions of American women are receiving birth control at no cost to them through workplace health plans, the result of the Obama-era Affordable Care Act, which expanded access to contraception. The Trump administration sought to allow more employers to opt out because of religious or moral objections. But its plans were put on hold by

Police say the man shot by El Paso Police officers Monday morning has died. He has been identified as 25-year-old Louis Jose Burrus. Burrus was in critical condition after he was shot just before 5:00 a.m. Monday on the 2900 block of Trawood Drive, near George Dieter Drive. El Paso Police told ABC-7 officers were

Months after his girlfriend was killed in a house fire, her boyfriend spoke to ABC-7 about the moments leading up to the deadly blaze, including his warning not to burn down the house. On June 13, Shannon Tharp, 47, was killed after a house on the 300 block of Armstrong road caught fire while she

Former major league pitcher John Wetteland has been arrested in Texas and charged with continuous sex abuse of a child under age 14. Denton County jail records show Wetteland was arrested Monday and freed on $25,000 bond. No attorney was immediately listed to speak for the 52-year-old Wetteland, who lives in Trophy Club, 25 miles

A child-advocacy group says New Mexico’s child poverty rate has decreased but that the state still rates 48th in the nation when compared with other states. New Mexico Voices for Children released the 2018 New Mexico Kids Count Data Book as the Legislature assembled Tuesday to convene its annual session. The group says New Mexico’s

Teachers in the huge Los Angeles Unified School District walked picket lines again Tuesday as administrators urged them to return to classrooms and for their union to return to the bargaining table. “It is by no means a normal day in LA Unified,” Superintendent Austin Beutner acknowledged as the strike by thousands of members of

Investigators say a Texas woman is facing manslaughter charges after accidentally shooting her boyfriend when she pointed a rifle at him while posing for a photo. Travis County jail records indicate 20-year-old Autumn King was being held Tuesday on a $200,000 bond. Austin police say the shooting occurred at the couple’s home on Dec. 23.

Samuel L. Jackson’s Elijah Price, or Mr. Glass, as he prefers to be called, was by far the most compelling part of M. Night Shyamalan’s slow-burn comic book send-up “Unbreakable.” A brilliant, tortured manipulator and superhero enthusiast suffering from osteogenesis imperfecta (i.e. brittle bone disease), Glass is that kind of charismatic supervillain that you can’t

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration Tuesday from asking about citizenship status on the 2020 census, the first major ruling in cases contending that officials ramrodded the question through for Republican political purposes to intentionally undercount immigrants. In a 277-page decision that won’t be the final word on the issue, Judge Jesse M. Furman

The FBI has determined that the man suspected in a series of bombings in Austin last year had no known links to international terror groups or domestic hate groups. Court documents filed by the U.S. attorney’s office say an FBI investigation found that 23-year-old Mark Conditt had no accomplices or any “recognized ideology” when he

The iFly Skydiving venue is continuing construction after a massive blaze threatened to shut it down. Lysa Adams, a spokeswoman for iFly told ABC 7 that the construction crew is doing their best to keep the planned April opening. Adams said, “Everyone came together and pushed forward. They’ve been working tirelessly to get us back

The man who struck and killed a mother, and injured three students in the parking lot of Tippin Elementary on the first day of school, will not be charged. El Paso Independent School District Police said Roger Hawkins was picking up his grandchildren from the school in August 2018. Police said he was backing out

A U.S. federal narcotics agent known for his expensive tastes and high-profile drug seizures has been implicated in a multimillion-dollar money-laundering conspiracy that involved the very cartel criminals he was charged with fighting in Colombia. A once standout Drug Enforcement Administration agent, Jose Irizarry is accused of conspiring with a longtime DEA informant to launder

Investigators say a Texas woman is facing manslaughter charges after accidentally shooting her boyfriend when she pointed a rifle at him while posing for a photo. Travis County jail records show that 20-year-old Autumn King was being held Tuesday on a $200,000 bond. Online records don’t list a defense attorney who could speak on her

Netflix is raising its U.S. prices by 13 percent to 18 percent, its biggest increase since the company launched its streaming service 12 years ago. Its most popular plan will see the largest hike, to $13 per month from $11. That option offers high-definition streaming on up to two different internet-connected devices simultaneously. Even at

Airports across the nation are feeling the effects of the government shutdown, but if you are flying out of El Paso International then passengers should not expect long delays. The Transportation Safety Administration has seen an influx of agents not showing up for work because they didn’t get paid, as a result of the partial

Tuesday night is the final community meeting for parents to express their concerns over the school closure plan in the El Paso Independent School District. The meeting is at Beall Elementary School, located at 320 S. Piedras St., starting at 5 p.m. In a press release, The Beall Parents Committee plans to present district officials

Las Cruces food pantry ‘Casa de Peregrinos’ will start feeling the impact of the government shutdown as the week continues, organizers say. Casa de Peregrinos is an emergency food pantry that serves dozens of pounds of groceries to people in need three times a week. In 2018, Casa de Peregrinos served 3.5 million pounds of

A man is in critical condition after he was shot by an officer with the El Paso Police Department. The shooting happened just before 5:00 a.m. Monday on the 2900 block of Trawood Drive, near George Dieter Drive. El Paso Police told ABC-7 officers were called to the complex to investigate multiple “shots fired” calls.

UTEP guard Nigel Hawkins received C-USA Freshman of the Week honors Monday afternoon after scoring 24 points in a win over Rice this past Saturday. The freshman guard also tallied 11 points to go along with three assists and three rebounds in a close loss against North Texas on Thursday. Hawkins has now scored in

Trial is underway in the 41st District Court Monday for the man charged with murder in a 2016 drug deal gone wrong. Marcelo Mailland, one of two men involved, is charged with Capital Murder for the killing of 20-year old Christian Jorjorian. El Paso police said Mailland and Marco Antonio Nava set up a “narcotics

A Wisconsin man accused of abducting 13-year-old Jayme Closs and holding her captive for three months made up his mind to take her when he spotted the teenager getting on a school bus near her home, authorities said Monday. Jake Thomas Patterson, 21, told detectives that “he knew that was the girl he was going

Firefighters are investigating the cause of a fire that torched a Hummer and an East El Paso home. The blaze reportedly ignited at about 1:30 p.m. at a home in the 12100 block of El Greco. Initial reports indicated the Hummer caught fire and the flames spread to the house. ABC-7 is awiting for official

An art exhibit in Israel featuring a crucified Ronald McDonald has sparked protests by the country’s Arab Christian minority. Hundreds of Christians calling for the removal of the sculpture, entitled “McJesus,” demonstrated at the museum in the northern city of Haifa last week. Israeli police say rioters hurled a firebomb at the museum and threw

Brandon Judd, president of the union that represents thousands of border patrol agents, has flipped the axiom that there are no winners in a government shutdown. His proximity to President Donald Trump has elevated the union leader’s profile while burnishing the image of the U.S. Border Patrol, a backwater in prior administrations when compared to

EDITOR’S NOTE: Jose Hernandez has corrected his statement. Hernandez said that six months ago, a company named Homie Striping painted the football field. Hernandez said that he has touched up the paint since that time. He originally claimed he built and painted the field himself. ABC-7 reached out to Hernandez for clarification after receiving reports

Officers with the El Paso Police Department’s DWI Task Force arrested and charged two men after the spotted a van with a flat tire being driven on its rim. Police said 43-year-old Ruben Garcia was driving a white 2006 Chevrolet Panel Van north in the 5600 block of Paisano at 2:15 a.m. on Saturday, January

You won’t see Beto O’Rourke announce whether he’s running for president in 2020 for a while. But you may see him do almost anything else in the meantime. “So, I’m here at the dentist,” the former Democrat congressman said with a giggle during a teeth-cleaning seen live on Instagram last week, before quizzing the dental

After a crazy ending to a great game it seems Rice isn’t letting it go. With .6 seconds on the game clock UTEP found themselves down 64 to 63 to the Owls. The inbound pass was thrown in the direction of Jordan Lathon who grabbed it after bouncing once. He turned around and shot. The

A lawmaker says a Confederate plaque in the Texas Capitol that rejects slavery as the underlying cause of the Civil War has been removed. State Rep. Eric Johnson on Sunday tweeted a photo of the blank wall where the plaque was once displayed. Johnson, a Dallas Democrat, has long pushed the state to remove the