Month: March 2019

UTEP Athletic Director Jim Senter says that soaring construction costs in El Paso and the surrounding region have caused delays in previously planned renovations to the Sun Bowl. Projects that were originally scheduled to be completed by the start of football season this year have now been pushed back to the start of the season

On Saturday morning, a Las Cruces woman made an urgent 911 call anxiously describing what she overheard at an apartment complex in central Las Cruces. ” I got home and could just hear the baby crying, ” the woman told the operator. In the four minute and forty-two second call, the woman desperately pleaded for

The U.S. Border Patrol confirms it is holding asylum seekers in a ” transitional ” camp under the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry bridge. A photo obtained by ABC News shows what appears to be a couple hundred migrants in and around a tent set up under the bridge. A large fan is in

El Paso Locomotive FC hopes the fourth time is the charm. The club will seek the first win in franchise history Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in a match against Orange County SC at Southwest University Park. The contest will also be broadcast live on the El Paso-Las Cruces CW. The Locomotive came painfully close to

First grade students at Milam Elementary School, located in Fort Bliss, received a special gift tuesday morning. Members of Voiture Locale 605 of the 40 & 80, a charitable Honor Society of American veterans, handed out mini American flags to students and also taught them the importance of our flag. “Many have given their lives

Police arrested a Las Cruces woman and charged her with attempted murder after the woman allegedly set fire to an apartment on March 8th , critically injuring her boyfriend. Cynthia Misquez Perez, 47, of the 1000 block of Pueblo Street, is charged with one second-degree felony count of ” Depraved Mind Attempted First-Degree Murder ”

Police arrested a Las Cruces woman and charged her with attempted murder after the woman allegedly set fire to an apartment on March 8th , critically injuring her boyfriend. Cynthia Misquez Perez, 47, of the 1000 block of Pueblo Street, is charged with one second-degree felony count of ” Depraved Mind Attempted First-Degree Murder ”

The El Paso Independent School District confirmed Tuesday three principals, an assistant principal, a counselor and a coach were all removed from their positions on March 15. At Burges High School, Principal Randall Woods and Assistant Principal Michael Paulino were placed on administrative leave. Counselor Susan Elias and soccer coach Garry Grammer were reassigned. At

A county in New York City’s northern suburbs declared a state of emergency Tuesday over a measles outbreak that has infected more than 150 people since last fall, hoping a ban against unvaccinated children in public places wakes their parents to the seriousness of the problem. ” It’s an attention grab, there’s no question about

A Northeast El Paso who attempted to flee from gang unit officers was in possession of cocaine, THC liquid and marijuana, said El Paso Police. Police charged Rodolfo Munoz, 30, with Evading Arrest or Detention in a Motor Vehicle, Possession of Controlled Substance (Cocaine), Possession of Controlled Substance (Tetrahydrocannabinol), Possession of Marijuana Under Two Ounces,

In the first major policy proposal of her presidential campaign, Sen. Kamala Harris of California is focused on boosting the salaries of teachers. Harris’ campaign says her plan is an unprecedented investment in teacher pay and toward programs dedicated to teacher recruitment, training and professional development. In new details released Tuesday, the Democrat’s campaign described

The Democratic-controlled House fell short Tuesday in its effort to override President Donald Trump’s first veto, handing him a victory in his drive to spend billions more for constructing barriers along the Southwest border than Congress has approved. Lawmakers voted 248-181 in favor of overturning his veto, mostly along party lines, but that was 38

U.S. Border Patrol Agents arrested a wanted sex offender attempting to blend in with a group of making an illegal entry near downtown El Paso on Sunday morning. On March 24, 2019, agents detained a group of undocumented immigrants who allegedly entered the country illegally just west of the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry.

A new migrant caravan of about 2,500 people was making its way through southern Mexico on Tuesday, headed for the U.S. border, facing greater heat – and a much cooler welcome – than last year’s caravans. The caravan walked past the city of Huixtla in the southern state of Chiapas on Monday, but police were

U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, the sole finalist for president at the University of Texas at El Paso, is scheduled to make a second visit to El Paso Thursday. Wilson will reportedly meet with a number of student, faculty and staff groups at UTEP. The meetings are scheduled to start early in the morning

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly train collision. A spokeswoman confirmed with ABC-7 that a pedestrian was struck and killed early Tuesday morning on Doniphan Dr. near Spur 16. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials said the train involved in this crash is a BNSF Railway train, and

A pedestrian has been hit by a train on Spur 16 and Doniphan. No word on the condition of the pedestrian. The crash happened on Tarango st. and Doniphan.

There is a crash on I-10 East at Mesa blocking traffic. There is a delay in the area. Drivers need to take Doniphan, or Mesa. No injuries reported.

There is a crash on I-10 West and Brown that is blocking the right lane and shoulder. Drivers need to take Gateway or Montana to avoid this area. No Injuries to report.

There is a crash on I-10 West and Brown that is blocking the right lane and shoulder. Drivers need to take Gateway or Montana to avoid this area. No Injuries to report.

(CNN) — Beto O’Rourke’s habit of standing on things — especially counters — has become a point of public fascination, spawning memes and Twitter accounts in the early days of his campaign. But don’t worry. He asks first. It started on the former Texas congressman’s first morning as a presidential candidate, in Burlington, Iowa. Midway

Facundo Chavez, the man who allegedly shot and killed Deputy Peter Herrera has a lengthy criminal record in El Paso County, dating back to 2009. The latest charge is Capital Murder for the shooting death of deputy Peter Herrera. Richard D. Wiles, El Paso County Sheriff said: “It’s really a nightmare for a sheriff or

Deputy Peter Herrera was just 35 years old when he was shot and killed during a traffic stop in San Elizario . News of his death impacted one San Elizario mother who recalled the time she and her husband were pulled over by Deputy Herrera. Marlene Godinez says in late 2018, she and her husband

Las Cruces resident Lillian Carbajal told ABC-7 her two-year-old granddaughter is a victim of abuse that led to two arrests over the weekend. ” Nobody knew, ” Carbajal said. ” Nobody in the family knew that this was going on.​ ” Officers with the Las Cruces Police Department arrested the toddler’s stepmother, 30-year-old Desirae Nichole

El Paso County Sheriff’s Deputy Peter Herrera, who died days after being shot during a traffic stop, had previously helped a woman in a family violence call involving the suspect who killed him, a criminal complaint obtained by ABC-7 states. Facundo Chavez, 27, is facing a slew of charges in connection to the shooting death

The City of El Paso is joining the County and other entities in contributing funding to help nonprofit organizations addressing the massive influx of migrants crossing the border into the U.S. seeking asylum. ABC-7 also got a better idea of just how many people are coming into El Paso, and how the number has increased

What will New Mexico State University do to secure Men’s Basketball Coach Chris Jans for a third season following another impressive season? ” Our number one priority in the athletic department is retaining Chris Jans , ” said Athletic Director Mario Moccia , speaking to reporters on Monday. The NMSU men’s basketball team was the

The El Paso Police Department confirmed a crash involving a Go Kart Sunday evening has turned deadly. Special traffic investigators were called out to a crash at the intersection of Bob Stone and Dave Hill Drives in East El Paso. It happened at 6:45 p.m. The preliminary investigation revealed that 20-year-old Michael Jefferson was driving

A New Mexico archbishop is renewing his call for Catholics to stop worshipping the skeleton folk saint known as La Santa Muerte , or ” Our Lady of Holy Death, ” saying he fears some mistakenly believe the Grim Reaper-like figure is a Roman Catholic Church-sanctioned saint. Santa Fe Archbishop John Wester recently told The

A former associate superintendent with the Gadsden Independent School District is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to four counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor, online court records show. A grand jury indicted Richard Chavez, 66, on six counts of second degree criminal sexual contact of a minor in May 2016.