Month: February 2019

Under pointed questioning from senators, the top U.S. general for homeland defense said Tuesday that he sees no military threat coming from the southern border with Mexico, but his focus is on “very real” threats from China and Russia in the north. Air Force Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy, commander, U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace

A new medical study has revealed a troubling new trend amongst young women. Medical experts have found that the number of heart attack-related hospital admissions in the United States attributable patients within the 35 to 50 age range has climbed from steadily 27% in the 90’s to 32% as of 2014. “Two of the biggest

Power has been restored to nearly 800 homes in the Lower Valley Tuesday morning after an overnight outage, according to El Paso Electric. YISD is still delaying school start time by two hours at Hacienda Heights International School. Classes now start at 9:45 a.m. Chris Lechuga, a district spokesman, asked parents to not drop students

Fashion and jewelry share the spotlight with the stars on the red carpet during the Oscars. And once again, the work of one El Paso jeweler is getting attention. Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o donned a diamond ring designed by Susan Eisen. Eisen, who has owned a jewelry store bearing her name for over 30

A Northeast El Paso woman told ABC-7 she reached out to El Paso Police after survellaince cameras recorded a man attempting to enter her home. According to the woman, police said there is nothing they could do because the man did not break into her home, but did offer to drive by her home at

UTEP guard Jordan Lathon has been named the Conference USA Freshman of the Week for the second time this season, the league announced Monday. Lathon poured in a career-high 32 points Saturday in a double-overtime loss to Rice to set a new UTEP freshman record for points in a single game. The 6-4 guard hit

Following a federal judge’s ruling that an all-male draft is unconstitutional, El Paso answers the question: “Should women be drafted to war?” “They could be drafted, just not in a combat role,” said Benjamin Paulsen, a retired Sergeant First Class in the U.S. Army. “They could be drafted in support services.” Paulsen told ABC-7 he

The El Paso Fire Department said no injuries were reported after a fire broke out in a home on the 600 block of New Haven Drive in El Paso’s Lower Valley. Fire officials said the fire started around 8 p.m. Monday and crews were able to contain the fire within minutes. Firefighters were searching for

El Paso’s best wrestlers arrived home Sunday after a battle with the greatest in their weight class at the state meet. Over a period of two grueling days, they laid on the line every ounce of strength and courage their bodies would allow. Some brought home hardware while those who didn’t still gained a memory

The New Mexico State men’s basketball team is starting to get a bit more attention nationally after a 13-game win streak that helped them lock up the top seed in the WAC Tournament. By “a bit more,” we mean one vote in the AP Top 25 poll. But, hey, it’s a start. The Aggies are

The kindness of an El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputy over the weekend is gaining attention online. On Saturday, Patt Hansen wrote on Facebook that she lost her wallet. She included a photo of Deputy Mendez standing outside of a Howdy’s convenience store. “He gave me $20 for … gas and $20 so I could

R. Kelly walked out of a Chicago jail Monday after posting $100,000 bail that will allow him to go free while awaiting trial on charges that he sexually abused four people dating back to 1998, including three underage girls. Hours earlier, the R&B star pleaded not guilty to the allegations after spending the weekend behind

Immigration officials say a 24-year-old woman delivered a stillborn baby while in custody last week. They say the Honduran woman was about six months pregnant when she went into premature labor and delivered a stillborn boy on Friday after having been hospitalized but cleared for release a day earlier. She had spent four days in

A mistrial has been declared in the manslaughter trial of an El Paso Police officer accused of shooting and killing a man during a robbery investigation. A court administrator could not confirm why the mistrial was declared, but did tell ABC-7 the court date would be reset at a later date. On Friday, the judge

Las Cruces firefighters helped six employees of a local pecan processing plant overcome by toxic fumes early Sunday morning. Officials said four of the six employees required “advanced” medical treatment and were transported to local hospitals. Their conditions are not considered to be life-threatening. The firefighters were dispatched to the pecan processing plant at 2455

The El Paso man struck by the driver of a pickup truck in late January has died, said El Paso Police. Police identified the man as Hector Rodriguez, 50. Police said Rodriguez failed to yield the right of way to Laura Bernal, 27, the driver of the Ford F-150 that struck Rodriguez. It happened at

El Paso is not the fattest city in America, but we are number one when it comes to adults diagnosed with diabetes. One of the hardest things for diabetics to do is give up the foods they love. That is why Kelly Cleary Coffeen authored her seventh cookbook “Tex Mex Diabetes Cooking.” It is chock-full

A former worker on President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign claims in a lawsuit filed Monday that he abruptly grabbed her by the hand and planted an unwanted kiss on her face during a Florida meeting with staff and volunteers. Alva Johnson, who lives in the Huntsville, Alabama area, contends in the federal lawsuit that Trump

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is touting the sheriff and deputies’ work with the community for a significant drop in crime in the outlying areas of the county. The Sheriff’s Office published the end-of-year crime report data from 2018 on Friday. According to the Uniform Crime Report, there was a 17 percent decrease in

Fans of pancakes drizzled in syrup don’t have to wait until breakfast to enjoy them. Peeps is offering marshmallow chicks that will taste like the popular breakfast item ahead of the Easter holiday. The website also shows a variety of other flavors being unveiled this spring. There will be Peeps flavored like a root beer

Even with this Saturday’s arrest, the son of a man killed in Tornillo last July said his family has not yet found closure. “We’re not going to be living our lives with hate and vengeance, because it is not our place to judge,” said Miguel Rivera Jr. Last July, deputies responded to reports of a

Deputies with the Sheriff’s Office Major Crime unit arrested a Fabens’s man in connection to a murder in Tornillo on July 25, 2018. Eduardo Garza Santillana, 41, was arrested on February 23, 2019. He is charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Capital Murder. He was booked at the El Paso County Jail

The El Paso Independent School District held it’s second annual Discover EPISD expo Saturday at Bassett Center. The district uses the expo to showcase the educational progrmas offered at EPISD campuses. Demonstrations featuring programs such as New Tech, dual language, STEM, technology and art were held. There was all extracurricular activities on display like mariachi,

Some El Paso police officers took time off from their busy schedule to read to children at Barnes and Noble Saturday. Dozens of kids showed up to hear officers read and they were joined by McGruff the crime dog. The purpose of the event was to help build relationships with children, so if they ever

The most tumultuous Oscar season in memory might pale in comparison to the aftermath. The best picture race to Sunday’s 91st Academy Awards remains unpredictable, but odds makers peg Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” as the film most likely to triumph at the end of the night. That would hand Netflix, the insurgent streaming service, the most

Another 27-hour closure is underway on I-10 East at Sunland Park. The closure started Sunday morning and is expected to open Monday at 6 a.m. It is closed completely between the Sunland Park exit ramp and the Sunland Park entrance ramp. The Resler and the North Mesa entrance ramp to I-10 East are also closed.

President Donald Trump says he’ll host a July Fourth celebration at the Lincoln Memorial. And though the event he’s calling “A Salute to America” is months away, he’s boasting it’ll be one of the city’s biggest Independence Day gatherings ever. Here’s what seems to be known: Trump will give a speech and there’ll be fireworks,

R. Kelly remains jailed a day after a bond court judge ruled the R&B star could go free pending a sex abuse trial if he pays 10 percent of a $1 million bail. The Cook County Sheriff’s Office website Sunday says Kelly — one of the best-selling music artists of all time — is still

Search and recovery crews have recovered one body and the search continued Sunday for two more at the site where a Boeing 767 cargo plane crashed into a coastal bay near Houston with three people aboard. The Chambers County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook that the body was recovered late Saturday from Trinity Bay, just

The UTEP Miners needed a win to stay alive in the hunt for the last spots in the conference tournament. In the first half the Miners cruised. With little in their way they went up 37 to 20 at the end of the half. Jordan Lathon was shooting lights out! Going for 32 points and