Month: January 2019

UTEP and Old Dominion combined for just 39 total points in the first half on 15-66 shooting in Thursday’s game at the Don Haskins Center. It was that slow start and a late jump ball that wound up dooming the Miners in a 50-48 loss. The Miners had the ball with eight seconds to go

The arrest of a man on theft charges has led ABC-7 to question how the city screens people who are heading up sports teams that use City-owned facilities. Jose Luis Ochoa was arrested on January 5, 2019 – accused of accepting hundreds of dollars from parents to pay for uniforms and equipment, but allegedly not

A Southern California couple got some unexpected help delivering their baby. Amanda Tadeo of Perris went into labor Jan. 16, according to a Riverside County news release about the birth. Amanda and her husband Oswaldo Tadeo were racing to the hospital when they realized they didn’t have enough time, county spokeswoman Brooke Federico said. So

A number of residents across El Paso have taken note of a sudden spike in local gas prices. In El Paso, the average price a gallon of gas on Jan. 19 was $1.78. Two days later the price went up to $1.98. El Pasoan Carlos Vertia noticed the spike. “A family of four cars running

Federal employees in affected agencies are not being paid during the government shutdown. KVIA has put together a list of resources available to those furloughed or working without pay. Some of the information listed below was aggregated by Rep. Veronica Escobar’s office. – Resources for furloughed federal employees in El Paso – List of Borderplex

How will southern New Mexico benefit from a former Las Cruces educator serving as the new secretary of public education? “She’s going to be able to lead the public education department in a way that I don’t think anybody has in a long, long time,” said Ray Jaramillo, the school board member from district one.

A jury Wednesday found a Kinfolk biker gang member guilty of murder for the 2017 killing of a Bandidos biker gang leader. That same jury sentenced the man to 56 years in prison. Kinfolk member Javier Gonzalez shot and killed Bandidos President Juan Martinez during a brawl inside the Mulligans Chopped Hog bar back in

The Trump administration on Friday will start forcing some asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. courts, an official said, launching what could become one of the more significant changes to the immigration system in years. The changes will be introduced at San Diego’s San Ysidro border crossing, according to

Police arrested a man suspected of child abuse, battering his girlfriend and preventing the woman from leaving their home Wednesday evening. Ruben Sanchez, 31, of the 2200 block of Corley Drive, is charged with a first-degree felony count of kidnapping, three third-degree felony counts of aggravated battery against a household member, a third-degree felony count

Fort Bliss officials said Thursday two soldiers assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division died Tuesday evening following a training incident at McGregor Range, New Mexico Officials identified the soldiers as Cpl Cole Trevor Wixom, 24; and Pfc. Jamie R. Riley, 21.

The government shutdown has left thousands of federal government employees in El Paso and Southern New Mexico struggling to make ends meet. There are 2,173 uniformed agents in the El Paso sector which covers 124,199 square miles between New Mexico and El Paso County. The Border Patrol Agent Family Network (BPAFN) is a non-profit organization

Jim Acosta has some follow-up comments on the Trump administration. The CNN Chief White House Correspondent, who has frequently clashed with President Donald Trump and members of his administration, has a book coming out June 11. He’s calling it “The Enemy of the People,” Trump’s inflammatory insult for the cable network and others whose reporting

A strong majority of Americans blame President Donald Trump for the record-long government shutdown and reject his primary rationale for a border wall, according to a new poll that shows the turmoil in Washington is dragging his approval rating to its lowest level in more than a year. Overall, 34 percent of Americans approve of

A Las Cruces coffee shop is allowing federal workers affected by the shutdown to take a free pound of coffee. “My dad’s a government worker,” said Karis Funk, one of the customers at Milagro Coffee. “He’s been out of work for over a month now.” In just one shift, barista Saul Ramirez said he saw

The New Mexico National Showdown wrestling tournament typically draws quite a crowd. This year, there were more than 1,000 total competitors and 150 teams competing across different age groups. Despite the vast number of entrants, a small group of 13 wrestlers from El Paso managed to finish in the top 10-percent, coming in 14th in

Military officials confirm two Fort Bliss soldiers have died and seven other soldiers remain hospitalized after two military training vehicles crashed in southern New Mexico. According to information obtained by ABC-7, both soldiers were assigned to the 1st Armored Division and were participating in a training exercise. Bliss said the soldiers were killed in a

On any given day, you will likely see commissioned police officers directing traffic around a crash in Las Cruces. “If you think of an officer making $25 to $30 an hour just blocking traffic, we can use a police service aide to do that,” said Dan Trujillo, a spokesman for the Las Cruces Police Department.

Beall, Schuster, Alta Vista and Burleson Elementary schools will all shut down once this school year is over, but repurposing or selling those properties won’t be quick. The students enrolled at the schools will be moved to other campuses around the district. Once the schools are empty, it will be up to district officials to

The wife of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman played a key role in his infamous 2015 escape from prison through a tunnel dug into the shower of his cell, a witness tesified Wednesday at the kingpin’s U.S. trial. Damaso Lopez Nunez, once a loyal lieutenant for Guzman, told the jury that Emma Coronel

Detectives with the El Paso Police Department arrested and charged the driver accused of running over and killing a 19-year-old man outside a Lower Valley bar. Gerardo Ayala, 20, of Horizon City, is charged “accident involving death.” Ayala is accused of striking 19-year-old Joel Olivas, also of Horizon City, in the parkng lot of Tequila’s

In an effort to provide assistance to federal workers impacted by the government shutdown, the Ysleta Independent School District has announced it will prioritize applications for currently furloughed workers to serve as substitute teachers. “These furloughed workers, some of whom are parents in our district, deserve to have an opportunity to provide for their families

In an effort to provide assistance to federal workers impacted by the government shutdown, the Ysleta Independent School District has announced it will prioritize applications for currently furloughed workers to serve as substitute teachers. “These furloughed workers, some of whom are parents in our district, deserve to have an opportunity to provide for their families

In a high-stakes case of dare and double-dare, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi served notice Wednesday that President Donald Trump won’t be allowed to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress next week. She took the step after Trump said he planned to show up in spite of Democratic objections

A jury has sentenced a Fort Bliss soldier guilty of murdering a transgender woman to 35 years in prison and ordered him to pay a $10,000 fine. Last week, Anthony Michael Bowden was found guilty of Murder for the killing of Erykah Tijerina. Prosecutors told jurors Bowden stabbed Tijerina 24 times in August 2016. The

President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer is postponing his public testimony to Congress. Michael Cohen won’t appear as scheduled before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Feb. 7. Cohen’s adviser Lanny Davis says the delay is on the advice of Cohen’s lawyers because Cohen’s still cooperating in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Davis

House Democrats are putting forward a new proposal to end the government shutdown, aiming to lure President Donald Trump away from his demand for a border wall by offering billions of new dollars for other border security measures. The offer is a possible path toward a compromise even though it does not have money for

An El Paso man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for his role in a deadly stabbing during what police described as a “drug deal gone bad.” Friday, a jury found Marcelo Mailland guilty on a lesser charge of Murder for the 2016 killing of Christian Jorjorian during a drug deal in West

Less than two weeks after Congress repudiated his comments, Rep. Steve King will hold the first of his promised 39 Iowa town hall meetings. King announced Wednesday he would delay a planned meeting Thursday but would hold another event Saturday morning in the small northwest Iowa city of Primghar. Although he has been elected to

Cardi B will have her first Las Vegas residency this spring. Palms Casino Resort announced Wednesday the 26-year-old singer’s appearance as part of its debut of KAOS, a dayclub and nightclub amphitheater-style complex that is set to open in April. Above and Beyond, G-EAZY, Kaskade and Skrillex are among the other artists who will have

There is a crash on I-10 East and Sunland Park. The crash is in the direction of executive blocking the left lane. Drivers need to take Mesa or Paisano to avoid this area.