Month: February 2019

A New Mexico man arrested in three cases involving alleged sexual assaults on children – in a week – was released twice by the same Judge. The suspect could now may remain in jail until trial. FOX News identified the judge as Ernest Ortega. Raymond Hernandez is scheduled Wednesday to appear before a state district

Authorities say two people were arrested after trespassing into a New Mexico mine shaft. The Carlsbad Current-Argus reported Monday that Bryon Williams and Ashlynn Spencer were arrested for trespassing Friday into a 700-foot (213-meter) deep mine shaft. Eddy County Sheriff’s Sgt. Matt Hutchinson would not speculate on why Williams entered the mine shaft owned by

A man facing child abuse charges after a 3-year-old boy allegedly shot his 8-month-old sister in a New Mexico motel has been released. The Gallup Independent reports Tyrell Bitsilly was released from custody Friday after a district judge reduced his bond from $70,000 to $20,000. The 21-year-old Bitsilly was arrested in December after police found

A San Antonio man is suing his son’s middle school classmates and their parents, accusing the students of starting online rumors suggesting his teenage son was planning a school shooting. Derek Rothschild’s lawsuit seeks to unmask the unnamed Tex Hill Middle School students who spread the gossip on social media in January, the San Antonio

President Donald Trump picked the grandest stage to unveil one of his first immigration initiatives: Appearing before a joint session of Congress a month after taking office, Trump announced the creation of a hotline to help victims of crimes committed by immigrants. Almost immediately, the Victims of Crime Engagement hotline was immersed in controversy and

The Antelope Wells port of entry, a remote border crossing in the New Mexico desert, has been seeing hundreds of undocumented immigrants turning themselves over to Border Patrol almost every week. It’s there seven-year-old Jakelin Caal crossed with her father and a group of 163 seeking asylum. She died 27 hours later; Her cause of

Texas Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, (D-District 16), has invited Senaida Navar, a Dreamer from El Paso, to be her guest at President Trump’s State of the Union address. Navar is currently an adjunct instructor at the University of Texas at El Paso and an immigrant rights advocate fighting to keep families together. Escobar plans to hold

There is a crash on Loop 375 Southbound at Pellicano blocking the left lane and shoulder. Drivers need to take Joe Battle to avoid this area. No injuries reported.

An upcoming election would decide the fate of hundreds of acres of open land in Northwest El Paso. Council will formally decide the date of the election, which is slated for May 4, during their regular meeting Tuesday morning. The land in question — designated as a tax increment reinvestment zone, or TIRZ 12, by

The New Mexico State men’s basketball team has won seven games in a row as they prepare for one of the toughest weeks of their season. The Aggies will play at CSU Bakersfield on Thursday and then at Grand Canyon on Saturday. Currently, NMSU and Grand Canyon are tied for first in the WAC at

While some people were watching last night’s super bowl for the actual game, others may have been watching for the commercials. UTEP Professor Dr. Stephen Sands specializes in making EEG equipment – used for neurological research – which records electrical patterns in a persons brain. It was back in 2007 when Sands decided to use

At 16 years old, Lucia Ramirez dropped out of Chaparral High School and never returned. “I want to give my boys an example,” Ramirez told ABC-7. “To let them know that you can do it.” Ten years later, the young mother enrolled at the New America School in Las Cruces to get a second chance

Thousands of individuals were taken off a list compiled by the Texas Secretary of State which had names of 95,000 possible individuals who were flagged for citizenship checks. The list, sent out January 25, flagged individuals who provided the Texas Department of Pubic Safety with a form of documentation that showed they were not a

A team of volunteers was in El Paso over the weekend and on Monday to visit with local immigration shelters. The team from the Registered Nurses Response Network flew in from California to visit with shelters and see if they are in need of more medical specialists. Based on what they find, the group will

A U.S. Border Patrol agent died in the line of duty over the weekend when she was struck and killed by a compact sport utility vehicle while crossing an Interstate 20 access road near Abilene. The Texas Department of Public Safety says 49-year-old Agent Donna Marie Doss was assisting the DPS when she was struck

Sheriff’s deputies arrested two teenagers in Far East El Paso while seizing a stolen handgun and various narcotics, officials with the sheriff’s office said. On Friday, February 1, 2019, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office launched an operation to prevent underage drinking, gang activity and other illegal activity in the desert areas surrounding the Socorro

Authorities in the southern Mexico state of Guerrero are investigating the killing of eight people in what may have been a dispute over control of a natural spring in an opium-growing area, an official said Monday. State security spokesman Roberto Alvarez said 20 to 30 people were holding a ceremony at the spring Sunday, praying

San Diego plans to hire its first manager to lead an ambitious effort to welcome immigrants and refugees and integrate them into the community through education and job assistance, the city’s Republican mayor said Monday, in sharp contrast to President Donald Trump’s rhetoric. Economic growth is tied to immigrants, with one in four people in

A Las Vegas artist is suing pop music star Ariana Grande, alleging federal copyright infringement over an image of a woman in a candle flame in the pop star’s widely-viewed “God is a Woman” music video. Representatives for Grande did not immediately respond Monday to messages about the lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court

An MMA fighter suspected in two killings who escaped from a prison van that stopped at a Texas McDonald’s was recaptured less than a mile away still wearing his jail-issued orange jumpsuit thanks in part to local surveillance video, police said Monday. Cedric Joseph Marks escaped from the van Sunday morning when guards with the

Police say one person is dead after an unidentified explosion in an alley behind a strip mall in Albuquerque. They say businesses in the area were evacuated after the explosion Monday afternoon. The police department’s bomb squad is at the scene and investigating the incident. No other injuries have been reported. The name of the

Police in Las Cruces identified the woman killed in Saturday morning’s wreck as 26-year-old Naomi Brandi Flores. The wreck happened at the intersection of Spruce Avenue and Walnut Street at about 2:20 a.m. Saturday, February, 2, 2019. Police said an investigation revealed Flores was a backseat passenger in a 1995 Chevrolet pickup traveling north along

The U.S. government is preparing to begin construction of more border walls and fencing in South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, likely on federally owned land set aside as wildlife refuge property. Heavy construction equipment was expected to arrive starting Monday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. A photo posted by the nonprofit National Butterfly Center

A judge has ruled that victims of a mass shooting at Texas church can move forward with a lawsuit against a sporting goods chain where the gunman bought the weapon and ammunition used in the massacre. The decision Monday by state District Judge Karen Pozza in San Antonio clears the way for families of the

The art district in downtown Las Cruces has earned state recognition, City leaders announced on Monday morning during a news conference. “Today it is my honor to announce that the New Mexico Arts Commission has made Las Cruces a state authorized arts and cultural district in New Mexico,” said Kasandra Gandara, the city councilwoman for

After nearly three months of testimony about a vast drug-smuggling conspiracy steeped in violence, a jury began deliberations Monday at the U.S. trial of the infamous Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. A federal judge in Brooklyn gave instructions to jurors before they were asked to begin deciding the verdict for Guzman, who faces

Here are the DWI arrests photos for El Paso in the month of January 2019. KVIA ABC-7 app users, click here to launch the slideshow. FEBRUARY OFF TO A BAD START The El Paso Police Department investigated cases of Driving While Intoxicated-related offenses in a period of a little more than 25 hours that began

Since winning a closely watched election in New Mexico three months ago, U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small hasn’t garnered the same amount of attention as other freshmen in Congress. The Las Cruces Democrat isn’t followed around the Capitol by herds of reporters like Democratic U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. She’s rarely in magazine

An overturned 18-wheeler flatbed truck has shutdown the Westbound lanes on I-10 and Landfill. There are no injuries to report. The freeway is closed in the area, all drivers should take North Desert or Doniphan. Authorities are on the scene working to remove the truck and clear debris. Emergency dispatch did not confirm what caused

There is a crash on I-10 West and Redd Road. The crash is blocking the right lane in the area creating a major delay. Take North Desert or Doniphan to avoid the area.