Month: February 2019

With his famous brand of humor, George Lopez aimed to inspire young New Mexico State University students to pursue their dreams on Thursday. “First, you have to overcome your fear of failure,” Lopez said. “There’s only failure in not trying. So, in telling my grandmother that I wanted to be a comedian, and her telling

Detectives with the police department’s Crimes Against Persons Unit are investigating “suspicious material” found inside an apartment complex dumpster in East El Paso. Police said a preliminary investigation revealed “organic matter was improperly disposed by a bio-hazard cleaning service” at The Masters apartment complex at 1750 Lee Trevino. In a statement sent to ABC-7, the

The prosecution in the trial of El Paso Police officer Mando Kenneth Gomez, accused of shooting and killing a man during a robbery investigation, cross-examined paramedics and a crime scene investigator Thursday. Gomez faces a manslaughter charge after Erik Salas Sanchez was shot and killed in his Lower Valley home in April 2015. Police said

The suspected shoplifter accused of stabbing a Walmart employee who tried to prevent him from leaving the store was detained by a Good Samaritan, Las Cruces Police said. James Lawrence, 43, of the 800 block of North 17th Street, is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and a misdemeanor count of shoplifting. Police

A Southeast Texas man accused of bludgeoning his 2-year-old daughter to death with a hammer was naked and blood-stained when he told police officers he had killed the toddler, according to an affidavit. An officer’s body camera captured 26-year-old Yovahnis Roque confessing Tuesday in the death of his child at their home in Orange, near

El Paso has lost one of its greatest patriots and local leaders with the death of John Ehlers, who passed away last week at the age of 92. John was just a teenager when he signed up for the navy and was sent to the south pacific to fight in World War Two. “He was

Months after the Trump administration announced an end to its widescale separation of migrant parents and children, the policy remains a heated issue in the courts and at the border as critics contend the government is still needlessly breaking up immigrant families. The Texas Civil Rights Project released a report Thursday that counts 272 separations

There is a crash on I-10 West and Yarbrough that is blocking the left lane. It is creating a delay in the area. Drivers need to take Gateway West or Montana to avoid this area.

On Tuesday, all five members of the Las Cruces Public School Board voted unanimously to demolish and rebuild Columbia Elementary at an estimated cost of $35 million. How will they fund it? The cost of a new elementary school “Once we start to finalize numbers and actual costs for the actual building facility, then we’ll

The Coronado boys basketball team felt many emotions after beating Midland High 69-64 in the first round of the 6A state playoffs Tuesday. But they felt one in particular. “It’s more of a relief than anything,” said senior forward Edgar Gandara. “You know, you wait four years to be a senior on this team. And

“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was charged Wednesday with making a false police report when he said he was attacked in downtown Chicago by two men who hurled racist and anti-gay slurs and looped a rope around his neck, police said. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said prosecutors charged Smollett with felony disorder conduct, an offense that

El Chapo’s lawyers raised concerns of potential juror misconduct and were reviewing their options Wednesday after a member of the jury at the Mexican drug lord’s trial told a news website that several jurors looked at media coverage of the case. The juror told VICE News that at least five members of the jury at

Jurors faced an emotional day of testimony Wednesday as a manslaughter trial began for the El Paso Police officer accused of shooting and killing a Lower Valley man during a burglary investigation. Mando Kenneth Gomez was a 10-year veteran with EPPD when he allegedly shot and killed Erik Emmanuel Salas Sanchez in April 2015. A

Police in Central El Paso arrested three teenagers on drug charges after a traffic stop on the 500 block of South Oregon. Officers pulled over the Toyota Avalon – allegedly driven by 18-year old Sergio Luna – after noticing the expired July 2018 inspection and registration sticker. The traffic stop was made shortly after 10

Chicago detectives suspect that “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett filed a false police report when he said he was the victim of a racist, homophobic attack in downtown Chicago late last month, a police official said Wednesday. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi also tweeted Wednesday that detectives and two brothers who were initially deemed suspects in the

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Wednesday that Central American nations have agreed to do more to stop migrant caravans and fight transnational crime. Nielsen spoke in El Salvador’s capital during a meeting with her Central American counterparts to discuss a regional security plan to fight illegal human trafficking, organized crime and gangs, and

A Wisconsin high school is ending cheerleading awards given annually to girls with the largest breasts or buttocks – dubbed “Big Booty” and “Big Boobie” – after the American Civil Liberties Union demanded action following repeated complaints from parents and a former coach to school and district officials. Coaches at Tremper High School in the

A 20-year-old Anthony man appears to have been killed when he was run over by a vehicle in his driveway, according to the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Departmet. Deputies are investigating the death as an accident. It was reported just after 5 p.m. Tuesday in the 1700 block of Deer Circle. Witnesses who drove by

A longtime advocate for immigrants in Arizona was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $131,000 in restitution for a felony conviction stemming from his tax preparation business. Elias Bermudez had previously pleaded guilty to assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, acknowledging that he falsely added dependents, including

A member of the El Paso Coyotes professional soccer team died in a serious crash on the Border Highway Tuesday night, according to team leadership. Frank Briones died in the crash, which involved a tractor trailer, near Zaragoza Road right before 8 p.m. He played on the Coyotes team for around a month and a

Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted nearly $13 million worth of methamphetamine inside a truck carrying frozen strawberries that crossed into the U.S. from Mexico. The agency on Tuesday said officers working at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge cargo facility in Texas used imaging equipment and dogs to inspect the truck on Feb. 16. Officers discovered

A 7-year-old boy from Central Texas is facing a backlash after some neighbors were offended by his hot chocolate stand, KEYE reports. Benton Stevens said he is selling chocolate to raise money for President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall. KEYE reports the boy’s parents, Shane and Jennifer Stevens, are members of the Republican National Convention

The video is starting to make the rounds on social media in El Paso. Jasmin Nolan and her mother were at the Cracker Barrel on the West Side on Friday. They were having a conversation in Spanish. Nolan said she was confronted by a man who said “This is America. Speak English.” Nolan said she

Following a discovery of mold at Columbia Elementary School last fall, the Las Cruces Public School Board voted unanimously to demolish Columbia and rebuild it near Vista Middle School. “I know that there’s a lot of anxious people in our community, especially the families at Columbia,” said Ray Jaramillo, the school board member for district

There is a crash on I-10 West and Copia that is blocking the left lane. Drivers need to take Gateway West or Montana to avoid this area. No injuries reported in the crash.

The El Paso Police Department is investigating what they are calling a “suspicious death” in the back of a convenience store on the far east side. Authorities were called to the 7-Eleven store on the 2100 block of N. Zaragoza Road around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday. Police told ABC-7 that someone called 911 because the store

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a Texas death row inmate can’t be executed because he is intellectually disabled. The case involving Bobby James Moore is the one that El Paso state representative Joe Moody and other state lawmakers have been using as the basis for a push for death penalty reform in Texas.

El Paso police are investigating a serious crash on the Cesar Chavez Border Highway at Zaragoza. This happened just before 8 p.m. Tuesday. Police said at least one person was seriously injured and the crash involved a semi-trailer. All eastbound lanes are closed on the Border Highway while investigators on the scene. Traffic is being

Class 6A Girls (Regional Quarterfinals) Amarillo Tascosa 63, Franklin 50 Final Class 6A Boys (Bi-District Round) Midland 64, Coronado 69 Final Pebble Hills 57, Amarillo Tascosa 66 Final Socorro 37, Odessa Permian 55 Final Frenship 48, Americas 55 Final Class 5A Boys (Bi-District Round) Eastlake 57, Burges 50 F/OT Chapin 42, Eastwood 56 Final Class

The New Mexico State men’s basketball team took a quick break from WAC play Tuesday night with an easy 80-42 victory over Texas A&M-International, a Division II school. NMSU led 25-3 after a little over eight minutes of action and would go on to cruise to their 12th consecutive win. It was a chance for