Month: January 2019

Police in El Paso are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash in the Lower Valley. Details are limited at this time, but El Paso police say investigators are at the scene, located at the intersection of Mimosa Avenue and Cherry Street. The pedestrian’s name has not been released. ABC-7 will have updates as they become available.

The rackets are tightened and the yellow balls are out. UTEP Tennis started their season today! The Miners hosted Western New Mexico for their 2019 duel opener. This will be the first of 19 duel matches UTEP will compete in. The courts got busy around 12 o’clock out at the El Paso Tennis Club. Freshmen

The stress of not having a stable income can be stressful, especially if you still have to work without pay. Dwellyoga in the downtown Las Cruces mall is giving those furloughed employees a break. With a program called, “Paying it Furloughed.” Jane Bloom, the operator of Dwellyoga wanted to give back to those who give

The Texas secretary of state’s office announced Friday it would send local election officials a list of 95,000 registered voters who the state says counties should consider checking to see whether they are U.S. citizens and, therefore, legally eligible to vote. In an advisory released Friday afternoon, the office said it was flagging individuals who

The number 21 is officially retired at Chapin High School. The school retired Cliff Tucker’s basketball jersey in a special ceremony Friday night in the school gym before the boys basketball game against Andress. Chapin head coach Rodney Lewis, who is in his first year as head coach, praised his friend Tucker in a speech,

The Texas Department of Transportation is conducting a study for the future of Interstate 10. Two meetings were held to get the communities input and answer any questions or concerns. The construction plan stretches 55 miles along I-10 and could cost nearly 6 billion dollars. That’s what TxDOT is proposing in their Re-imagine I-10 project.

The UTEP men’s basketball team announced Friday that former four-star recruit Kaden Archie will be transferring from TCU to join the Miners. The 6-6 versatile playmaker won’t be eligible at the start of the 2019-20 season, but he will be able to play starting in January of next year. “He’s a very valuable guy because

Submitting to mounting pressure amid growing disruption, President Donald Trump signed a bill Friday to reopen the government for three weeks, backing down from his demand that Congress give him money for his border wall before federal agencies get back to work. Standing alone in the Rose Garden, Trump said he would sign legislation funding

Author Dave Gutierrez, who wrote the true WWII story of El Paso’s famed Company E was in El Paso today for a lecture at UTEP’s Centennial Museum and also appeared on ABC-7 at Four. A new edition of his book “Patriots from the Barrio” was released last May by Westholme Publishing. Company E was an

Americas High School offers a welding class for students every year, but what’s different this year is they have an all girls welding team. The team, which is in its first year is made up of four high school girls. They are working hard to prepare for their big competition debut. “Our competition (is in)

Submitting to mounting pressure and growing disruption, President Donald Trump agreed to a deal Friday to reopen the government for three weeks, backing down from his demand that Congress give him money for his border wall before federal agencies get back to work. Standing alone in the Rose Garden, Trump said he would sign legislation

The UTEP hockey club is reaching out to the El Paso community for help as they prepare for their big post season run. The student funded team has set up a GoFundMe page asking for donations to help pay for travel and lodging during the Texas Collegiate Hockey Conference in Dallas, which begins in early

The IRS’ workforce will return to full strength under the short-term deal to reopen the government struck Friday by President Donald Trump and congressional leaders. But the disruption from the partial shutdown and the recent absence of a large contingent of recalled IRS employees mean the possibility of delayed tax refunds. The official start of

The IRS’ workforce will return to full strength under the short-term deal to reopen the government struck Friday by President Donald Trump and congressional leaders. But the disruption from the partial shutdown and the recent absence of a large contingent of recalled IRS employees mean the possibility of delayed tax refunds. The official start of

The Mexican government said Friday the United States plans to return 20 migrants per day to Mexico as they await an answer to their U.S. asylum claims. Roberto Velasco, the spokesman for Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department said “the Mexican government doesn’t agree with this unilateral move,” but will accept the migrants under certain conditions. Velasco

A former Texas resident who was captured in Syria has appeared in federal court in Houston on a charge he attempted to support ISIS. Warren Christopher Clark, who grew up in Sugar Land, made an initial court appearance Friday. The 34-year-old is charged with attempting to provide himself as material support to ISIS. After being

Even as President Donald Trump backs down and agrees to a short-term deal that reopens the government, he isn’t giving up on his push for a U.S.-Mexico border wall. And on top of that, he’s threatening to shut down the government again or use his presidential powers to address the border issue if he doesn’t

Even as President Donald Trump backs down and agrees to a short-term deal that reopens the government, he isn’t giving up on his push for a U.S.-Mexico border wall. And on top of that, he’s threatening to shut down the government again or use his presidential powers to address the border issue if he doesn’t

Police officers responding to a “burglary in progress” call arrested six individuals allegedly caught with more than 150 pounds of marijuana. The call was placed at about 2:45 p.m. on January 23, 2018. When the officers arrived at a residence in the 800 block of N. Grama, they found the front door of the residence

President Donald Trump is set to speak from the White House on Friday afternoon about the partial government shutdown. His appearance is set for 11:30 a.m. KVIA APP USERS, CLICK HERE TO WATCH LIVESTREAM. Press secretary Sarah Sanders tweets that Trump will “make remarks” but she’s offering no more details about what the president will

Investigators with the West Texas Anti-Gang Center in El Paso completed a six month drug conspiracy investigation with the arrest of nine alleged members of the Sureños Gang. Operation Kanpol was the El Paso West Texas Anti-Gang Center’s first joint conspiracy gang initiative and it focused on the alleged Sureños criminal street gang members identified

Former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone says he believes he is being “persecuted” because of his friendship with President Donald Trump and believes his arrest Friday morning was “politically motivated.” FBI agents arrested Stone during a pre-dawn raid at his Fort Lauderdale home. Stone says he would have voluntarily surrendered to federal officials. Stone was

A large group consisting of 306 undocumented immigratns was taken into custody by Border Patrol agents working at Camp Bounds Forward Operating Base at the Antelope Wells Port of Entry. The group, Border Patrol officials said, is comprised primarily of Central American families and teenagers without a parent or guardian. It entered the US illegally

There is a crash on Loop 375 Southbound and Pellicano. The crash is blocking the left shoulder and part of the left lane. Take Joe Battle to avoid this area.

There is a crash on I-10 West and Kansas blocking the right shoulder and right lane. Drivers should take Missouri to avoid this area. No injuries reported.

Friday is day 35 in the partial government shutdown, the longest in history, and nearly 800,000 federal employees are missing their second paycheck since it started. Federal employees are starting to feel the impact, one employee telling ABC she hadn’t been paid since December 31, 33 days ago. As federal employees are having to dip

The City of El Paso has confirmed a third flu-related death of the season. The Department of Public Health said a woman in her mid-80s had not been vaccianted against the flu and had underlying medical conditions. “The trend we are seeing right now is that the number of flu cases being reported continues to

Police identified the man blamed for a SWAT standoff Thursday morning in an East El Paso neighborhood as 21-year-old Christopher Andrew Acuña. Police on the scene told ABC-7 officers were called to investigate a domestic disturbance on the 3000 block of Bert Yancey Drive at 5:30 a.m. Investigators said Acuña fired a weapon at a

The investigation continues into officer-involved shooting in the Lower Valley. According to a police spokesman, officers attempted to stop a suspicious vehicle Thursday morning on the 9300 block of Alameda Ave. and ended up at a Walmart parking lot where shots were fired by one officer. It is unclear what happened to cause the officer

More help is coming for federal workers who have been furloughed during the partial government shutdown, now lasting more than a month. Workforce Solutions Borderplex announced that it is offering employment services at its Workforce Solutions Center and online. Workforce Solutions, which works toward advancing education, employment, entrepreneurship and economic development in the region, said