Month: March 2019

Investigators say a traffic accident in North Texas has killed five people including a police chief driving a private car. The Texas Department of Public Safety says the two-vehicle wreck happened around 10 a.m. Sunday on Highway 34 near Bardwell , 40 miles (64.37 kilometers) south of Dallas. DPS Staff Sgt. Sara Warren says authorities

Police say a stepmother and her friend have been arrested and charged with child abuse after a two-year-old was found severely beaten at a home in Las Cruces over the weekend. Police say Desirae Nichole Vargas, 30 and Anika Samario , 18, were arrested Saturday. Vargas, of Las Cruces, has been charged with a first-degree

Authorities say three people were killed after a tractor trailer hit two other vehicles in southwestern New Mexico. State police said Monday the collision happened near Lordsburg on Interstate 10 around 3:30 p.m. Sunday. An initial investigation indicates a Freightliner tractor trailer crossed the center median. It hit another tractor trailer head-on and a Dodge

New Mexico Senator Tom Udall announced Monday he will not seek re-election in 2020 in a move that opens up a secure Democratic seat to competition. The second-term senator and former congressman said in a statement he is confident he could run a strong campaign but preferred to look for new ways to serve the

The man allegedly involved in Saturday’s stabbing at the Mesilla Valley Mall is recovering at an El Paso hospital after police deployed bean-bag and Taser rounds. Police said the stabbing happened shortly before 9 p.m. on Saturday, March 23, 2019. Investigators learned the 31-year-old man was suspected of shoplifting from Dillard’s store on the west

The ” Medicare for All ” legislation that’s become a clarion call for progressives has two little-noticed provisions that could make it more politically perilous for 2020 Democratic presidential candidates. The bill from White House hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders, along with a similar measure in the House, lifts curbs on government health insurance for people

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke said Sunday that his personal use and ownership of firearms taught him the responsibility of having guns and can help bridge politically fraught discussions about gun control in the U.S. The former Texas congressman told The Associated Press in an interview Sunday in Las Vegas that he inherited guns belonging

New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Sunday launched a pointed attack of President Donald Trump and his policies, speaking feet away from one of Trump’s Manhattan properties. She called Trump a ” coward ” who ” punches down ” and says that he is ” tearing apart the moral fabric of our country. ” She

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that Sheriff Deputy Peter Herrera has died. The sheriff’s office said Herrera died at 5:35 p.m. Sunday evening. They were not able to confirm a cause of death. Herrera was shot Friday morning short before 2 a.m. after conducting a traffic stop in San Elizario at the

A San Antonio police officer who was fired after colleagues accused him of trying to give a homeless man a sandwich containing dog feces has won his appeal but hasn’t been reinstated. An arbitrator this month overturned Matthew Luckhurst’s dismissal because he wasn’t punished within the required 180 days of the alleged incident. Officers reported

TRAFFIC ALERT Crash on I-10 West and Missouri blocking the left lane. The crash is creating a delay, take Missouri to avoid this area. No injuries reported.

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public about scam fundraisers for Deputy Peter Herrera who died on Sunday. A spokeswoman for the Sheriff’s Office said the scammers are calling individuals asking for donations to benefit Herrera’s family in the form of gift cards. The Sheriff’s Office said there are only two legitimate

The United Constitutional Patriots, a small group composed mostly of veterans, has made its way down to the U.S.-Mexico border near Sunland Park, New Mexico to “keep the border secure. ” Armed with weapons, the group has set up camp near the border fence for nearly a month. ” This country was built on three

El Paso’s federal representative held her monthly town hall Saturday. Veronica Escobar (D-El Paso) explained her priorities during those first days including DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), the Affordable Care Act and raising the minimum wage, plus what she has planned for the next few months. She also discussed President Donald Trump’s national emergency

The Las Cruces Police Department said one person has been stabbed at a mall in Las Cruces. The victim has been taken to the hospital. The suspect, who has not yet been identified, has been arrested. Las Cruces police were called out shortly before 9 P.M. to the Mesilla Valley Mall with reports of an

Before Beto O’Rourke kicks off his presidential campaign in El Paso next Saturday, ABC-7 has confirmed the media location. This morning, O’Rourke’s campaign confirmed the members of the press will be staged at El Paso Street and Overland Avenue. The media location appears to indicate that this rally will be close to the Arts Festival

The 16th Annual Sunland Park Derby ran at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino entertained all who came out to watch the race. The favorite and 8 to 5 odds to win, Mucho Gusto owned by legandary trainier Bob Baffert held the first position before the race began. The other horse that looked to give Mucho

Cutting Humor is the winner of the 16th annual Sunland Derby Sunday. The Sunland track will see a total of seven races Sunday, culminating with the Sunland Derby. Cutting Humor, will receive 50 points toward the Kentucky Derby, which all but confirms an entry to the nation’s biggest horse race. Of the ten horses running

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski says he is retiring from the NFL after nine seasons. Gronkowski announced his decision via a post on Instagram Sunday, saying that a few months shy of his 30th birthday “it’s time to move forward and move forward with a big smile.” “It all started at 20 years old on

The NMSU Aggies saw an early exit from the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Saturday afternoon in Ames, Iowa. The NMSU Aggies knew it would be a tough task to upset the Iowa State Cyclones in their own home court and the Cyclones made it difficult from the very start of the game. The two teams

El Paso residents will be able to enjoy all of Mother Nature’s beauty with the 13th Annual Poppies Fest, which is happening at the El Paso Museum of Archaeology this Saturday at 10 a.m. For some people, the sight of poppies is a sign that spring is right around the corner. “It marks the beginning

It’s a little blue pill that can kill you. Street dealers are selling them as oxycodone – a prescription pain reliever – but they’re actually counterfeit. They’re called fake-oxys – but the people buying them don’t know they’re fake. The pills look exactly like Oxy-Codone – but actually, contain lethal doses of fentanyl. Special Agent

Before she could start breast cancer treatment, Nancy Simpson had to walk in a straight line, count backward from 20 and repeat a silly phrase. It was all part of a special kind of medical fitness test for older patients that’s starting to catch on among cancer doctors. Instead of assuming that elderly patients are

A painting at a Connecticut museum that has long been thought to be by Vincent Van Gogh has been authenticated as such by Dutch researchers. The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford announced Friday that the oil painting “Vase with Poppies” has been verified by researchers at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam as having been painted

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office identified the deputy shot Friday morning in San Elizario as Deputy Peter Herrera. Later Friday, a sheriff’s office commander identified the alleged shooter as 27-year-old Facundo Chavez. A woman taken into custody with Chavez has been released, the commander said. Online jail records show Chavez was charged with unlawful

An El Paso County sheriff’s deputy was critically wounded Friday after being shot multiple times during a traffic stop, but authorities credited the body armor with saving his life. El Paso Country Sheriff’s Office spokesman Robert Flores identified the wounded deputy as Peter Herrera. He was shot around 1:50 a.m. Friday after he stopped a

The family of Leonel Hernandez wailed Friday as Hernandez was taken out of the courtroom in handcuffs and a jumpsuit to begin serving the beginning of his 50 year prison term. On Friday, Hernandez listened to the victim impact statements addressed to him by the mother, brother and father of the man he murdered in

The man involved in a drive-by shooting in Central El Paso was in possession of cocaine, THC and marijuana, El Paso Police said. Investigators charged Jose Luis Vela, 21, with possession of a controlled substance and two counts of deadly conduct. At about 3:20 p.m. on March 21, 2019, Gang Unit investigators responded to the

In the first primary state where Democratic presidential hopefuls can test their mettle before a mostly black audience, Beto O’Rourke took on issues of race Friday, telling South Carolina voters that he might not know their struggles firsthand but wants to be a president who can try to fix them. ” I’m a white man