Month: January 2019

We are in week three of the new year. If you fell off the wagon with your resolutions, you’re not alone! ABC-7 went to El Paso life coach Michelle Blumenfeld to ask why some people can stick to their goals, and others seem destined for failure. She says when it comes to the willpower, we

We are in week three of the new year. If you fell off the wagon with your resolutions, you’re not alone! ABC-7 went to El Paso life coach Michelle Blumenfeld to ask why some people can stick to their goals, and others seem destined for failure. She says when it comes to the willpower, we

BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: A jury has found Anthony Michael Bowden guilty of Murder for the killing of a transgender woman in August 2016. A stone-faced Bowden had no reaction when the jury delivered its verdict. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: The defense attorneys representing the Fort Bliss soldier accused of killing a transgender woman he met via Craigslist

The NMSU men’s basketball team saw 15 different players score in a blowout win at Seattle University on Thursday. The Aggies would lead at the break by 26 and go on to win by 27, 87-60. NMSU improved to 14-4 overall and 3-1 in the WAC while Seattle is now 12-7 on the season with

The UTEP men’s basketball team got off to a 13-2 start on the road at UAB, but the Blazers would roar back and claim a 76-63 win. Evan Gilyard led the Miners with 25 points and helped UTEP jump out to that big early advantage. The Miners still managed to take a three-point lead into

A father backing out of his driveway on post ran over his one-year-old son, killing him instantly, a source close to the investigation told ABC-7. An official with the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command at Fort Bliss confirmed to ABC-7 the toddler of a military family died in on-post housing. “At this point in the

Fort Bliss officials have retracted a story published on Jan. 9 about a Fort Bliss soldier who saved a man on Interstate 20 “due to factual inaccuracies.” It was reported by Fort Bliss that 20-year-old Sgt. Trey Troney, an Army soldier stationed at Fort Bliss, saved a man who was seriously injured with a hoodie

El Paso Police have responded to a car accident on I-10 East at Geronimo. According to police, the two left lanes on I-10 East are closed. Traffic is backed up all the way to I-10 and Paisano Clearing time is expected to be one hour. Expect delays and aviod the area if possible.

An avalanche buried multiple people near the highest peak of a New Mexico ski resort on Thursday, including two who were pulled from the snow as ski patrol continued their search for others, an emergency management official said. The extent of the injuries for the two people located by searchers after the avalanche was not

Following the closure of at least one Las Cruces business, the state of New Mexico is considering expediting the construction on Valley Drive. “Be patient with us,” said Trent Doolittle, the district engineer for the New Mexico Department of Transportation. “We have heard the concerns brought to us.” Almost immediately after the massive $22.9 million

Government investigators said Thursday that thousands more migrant children may have been separated from their families than the Trump administration has acknowledged. A report from the Health and Human Services inspector general’s office found that family separations were occurring before the spring of last year, when the administration announced its “zero tolerance” policy on the

The government shutdown has devastated the wallet books of many federal government employees who are having to work without pay. Some are struggling pay bills while trying to put food on the table for their families. Thankfully, Borderland leaders, civic groups and businesses have joined to help some of these families. Former El Paso Mayor

Local Volvo owners will soon have a service dealership close by. Thursday morning a groundbreaking was held for what will be Giles Volvo, which will be located on South Desert Boulevard in Northwest El Paso. With the closest dealerships in Albuquerque and Tucson, Volvo needed to fill this void. “So I contacted Volvo and said,

Deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a child under the age of 14. Leon Kent Vaquera, 28, is charged with two counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child and Continous Sexual Abuse of a Child Victim under 14. Officials said the charges stem from an

BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: A jury has found Anthony Michael Bowden guilty of Murder for the killing of a transgender woman in August 2016. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: The defense attorneys representing the Fort Bliss soldier accused of killing a transgender woman he met via Craigslist asked the judge to declare a mistrial during closing argument Thursday. Spec.

An El Paso woman in her mid 20s – and who had been vaccinated against the influenza virus – is the second flu-related death in the area this season, the El Paso Department of Public Health announced Thursday. Health officials said the woman was in her mid-20s and had no known underlying medical conditions. An

A judge on Thursday acquitted three Chicago police officers of trying to cover up the 2014 police shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald to try to protect another officer who pulled the trigger. After a trial that was watched closely by law enforcement and critics of the department that has long had a reputation for

President Donald Trump’s estranged former lawyer acknowledged Thursday that he paid a technology company to rig Trump’s standing in two online polls before the presidential campaign. Michael Cohen tweeted that “what I did was at the direction of and for the sole benefit of” Trump. “I truly regret my blind loyalty to a man who

In exactly one month, runners of all ages will take to the streets of El Paso for the annual Michelob Ultra Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K. Running can put immense strain on the body. How runners relieve that stress during training is just as important, according to some fitness experts. Lisa Walsh, a former Cross

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are looking for ways to get by without a paycheck as the partial government shutdown continues. The El Paso region is no exception, but a local effort is helping put food on the table. Operation H.O.P.E., a local nonprofit organization, is hosting a food giveaway event Thursday morning at

City Council is going on the road. The eight representatives and mayor are holding their upcoming meeting outside City Hall in an effort to reach El Paso residents where they are. On Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 4 p.m., the council will be meeting at the El Paso County 911 District, at 6055 Threadgill Avenue in

The nation’s craft beer taps are being squeezed by the government shutdown, which has put new releases on hold, prevented new breweries from opening and stopped shipments of beer. The partial shutdown halted operations at the federal agency that regulates alcohol production and distribution. That means government employees can’t issue the permits needed for the

Even in the heart of January, it still looks a little like Halloween in one West El Paso front yard. Skeletons, dressed head to toe in orange prison jumpsuits, look out at the three-way intersection of Belvidere and Bellacumbre. That’s where Jim Oakes lives. “There is a culture of death at this intersection,” Oakes said.

Not many people ever get a chance to be named to a hall of fame. Even fewer end up in two. But Bobby Dibler will become a member of a second hall of fame next month. Already a member of the El Paso Athletic Hall of fame, Dibler will be inducted into the Panhandle Sports

This past Monday Licon Dairy was forced to close their petting zoo after two dogs attacked and killed ten of their animals and injured three others. Both dogs, a German Shepard and Pit Bull mix, were not chipped and had no tags. ABC-7 spoke with Angel Licon, Manager of the dairy, on Monday after the

New Mexico State University’s online degree programs improved in rank, even while the student body population decreased. “(Online education) is really impacting higher education from the standpoint of giving students more flexibility,” said Dr. Greg Fant, the deputy provost of the university. According to NMSU, the school’s enrollment decreased from nearly 26,000 in the fall

Closing arguments are scheduled to begin Thursday in the trial of the Fort Bliss soldier accused of murdering a transngender woman. The defense and the State both rested their cases Wednesday afternoon. Anthony Michael Bowden allegedly killed Erykah Tijerina by stabbing her 24 times in August 2016. The defense claims Tijerina and Bowden met after

Local organizations are stepping up furloughed federal employees struggling to make ends meet during the partial government shutdown. Veterans Non-Profit in Central El Paso normally helps low income veterans by providing food, clothes, and animal food for those who have served in the armed forces and need help. Now, it has opened its doors to

The man shot and killed by El Paso Police officers Monday morning was an Eastwood High School graduate. ABC-7 has learned Louis Burrus graduated from Eastwood High School in 2012. Videos posted on YouTube by Burrus show he was also a member of the school’s wrestling team. “He was the life of the team actually.

Fuel thieves in Mexico have grown so bold they are drilling illegal taps under warehouses in big cities and siphoning off the entire contents of pipelines, Mexico’s president said Wednesday. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that at one pipeline carrying gasoline to Mexico City, thieves didn’t just skim off part of the flow –