Month: April 2019

For the first time in franchise history, the El Paso Chihuahuas have a native El Pasoan on their roster. Right-handed relief pitcher Fernando Rodriguez was transferred from Extended Spring Training to El Paso on Tuesday. Rodriguez played high school baseball at Franklin and then went on to play at EPCC as well. The 34-year-old pitcher

Calling the former Zia Middle School principal charged with transportation and possession of child pornography “a danger to the community,” a magistrate judge ordered on Tuesday morning that he remain in custody. “It would take him seconds to get on the internet, even in a halfway house,” said Marisa Ong, the Assistant U.S. Attorney assigned

Judge Douglas R. Driggers on Tuesday did not accept the State of New Mexico’s request to hold Oscar Anchondo, the alleged hit-and-run driver accused of killing a teenager, behind bars pending trial. Driggers, instead, decided to release Anchondo to his mother, the third party custodian, on a $5,000 bond. The state prosecutor argued Anchondo is

– To deal with a surge of migrating Central American families, the Trump administration has reassigned so many inspectors from U.S.-Mexico border crossings that truckers are waiting in line for hours and sometimes days to get shipments to the United States. Truckers have been sleeping in their vehicles to hold spots in line in Ciudad

The weekend killing of a female university student has sparked protests and a four-day shutdown at the University of Ciudad Juarez. During the 1990s, it took dozens of slayings of women before outrage spread in Juarez, a city across the border from El Paso, Texas. But the weekend killing of literature student Dana Lozano has

A new agreement between the El Paso Independent School District and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso could make it easier for students at Silva Health Magnet to earn a spot in the Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing. The agreement outlines pre-requisites that will help secure admission spots in the Hunt

Race will no longer be factored into admissions at Texas Tech University’s medical school following an agreement with the Trump administration, potentially previewing how other complaints over affirmative action are handled under Education Secretary Betsy Devos. The resolution resolves a complaint filed in 2004 against Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. But notably, the resolution

Race will no longer be factored into admissions at Texas Tech University’s medical school following an agreement with the Trump administration, potentially previewing how other complaints over affirmative action are handled under Education Secretary Betsy Devos. The resolution resolves a complaint filed in 2004 against Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. But notably, the resolution

The Trump administration must stop denying green card applications for certain young immigrants because of their age, and some cases that have already been rejected under that premise must be re-evaluated, a federal judge in Manhattan has ordered. Advocates in New York had filed a lawsuit on behalf of immigrants who had applied for legal

A Honduran transgender migrant, whose 2018 death while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sparked protests and calls for an investigation, died of complications from AIDS, an autopsy released Tuesday concluded. The New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator released its findings on the death of Roxsana Hernandez, 33, and said her

Federal agents on Tuesday broke up a billion dollar Medicare scam that peddled unneeded orthopedic braces to hundreds of thousands of seniors. Two dozen people were charged, including doctors accused of writing bogus prescriptions. The Justice Department said the scheme relied on overseas call centers to pry Medicare numbers from beneficiaries. Authorities also announced charges

Police identified the man shot and killed in Northeast El Paso Tuesday morning as 57-year-old Robert Noble. The shooting was reported at 1:19 a.m. on April 9, 2019 on the 5100 block of Raymond Telles. When police pfficers arrived at the home, they located Noble on the ground, suffering from a gunshot wound. Paramedics rushed

El Paso Police say a man in El Paso’s Lower Valley shot another man who allegedly entered his property and threatened to kill him with a knife. Police say 23-year-old Edgar Arturo Mendoza, of the 600 Rose Kennedy, shot 40-year-old Robert Quintana, of the 5300 block of Cumbre Negra. The shooting was reported at 10:11

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Presidio Port of Entry on Saturday seized more than $170,000 allegedly hidden in the tailgate of a pick-up truck. The driver of a 2018 Nissan Titan pickup, only identified as a 48-year-old U.S. citizen, entered the Port of Entry on his way to Mexico at approximately

The University of Texas at El Paso is organizing its 10th annual day of community service, Project MOVE, or Miner Opportunities for Volunteer Experiences. The program started in 2009 and draws almost 2,000 members of the Miner Nation -students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends – to assist dozens of nonprofit organizations in a wide range

El Paso Police are investigating a murder in Northeast El Paso. Police were called out to the 5100 block of Raymond Telles Drive near Diana just before 1:30 a.m. Police said the victim was shot, but have not released any more information. Parts of the Mountain View neighborhood remain blocked off as investigators combed the

Police officers were called out to the Lower Valley for reports of a shooting Monday night. It happened on the 600 block of Rose Kennedy Drive. That’s not far from the Zaragoza international bridge. It was first reported at 11 p.m. Authorities said they found out through their preliminary investigation that a resident shot a

Border Patrol agents detained a group of 22 migrants in West El Paso late Monday night. It happened near the intersection of Executive Center Blvd. and Rio Bravo Street. Our ABC-7 crew was there as agents asked the migrants to take off their shoes, and gave them each orange bracelets with numbers on them. Authorities

A celebration of life mass will be held on Tuesday to honor the life of Adalberto Romero, the Gadsden High School baseball player who was killed in a hit-and-run last week. The mass will be at La Paz Church in Las Cruces at 5 p.m. Romero will be laid to rest Wednesday morning. According to

The El Paso Streetcar will have different hours of operation starting next Monday, April 15. The City of El Paso said it’s part of summer programming, which means the streetcar will run later in the night to accomodate evening events and activities. “We want to modify our schedule to be aligned with summer activities to

The Virginia Cavaliers are national champions for the first time in program history. Texas Tech was seeking to become the first men’s Division I basketball champion from the state of Texas since Texas Western won the title in 1966. But the Miners still stand alone in that regard after Virginia topped the Red Raiders in

iFLY is officially open. The ribbon-cutting ceremony for iFLY El Paso, the indoor skydiving venue happened Monday at noon. Last week ABC 7 showed you a sneak preview during their soft opening, today ABC 7’s Christina Aguayo experienced the flight of iFLY and learned more about the venue. Eric Jackson, who is a professional skydiver,

The El Paso Fire Department said Mountain Rescue crews are working to assist a hiker off the 1000 Steps Trail in West El Paso. ABC-7 first heard about the rescue around 8:30 p.m. Monday. A spokesperson said as of now, there are no injuries reported. ABC-7 will update this article with more information as it

The Glide Your City electric scooters had a first successful weekend in Downtown El Paso and near UTEP after the roll out on Thursday. The scooters will be in El Paso as part of a 12 month pilot program. There is a certain area the scooters will travel. You can ride Downtown and near utep,

After New Mexico decriminalized small amounts of marijuana, Las Cruces city leaders strategized how to move forward at a Monday work session. “I didn’t think the punishment fit the crime,” said City Councilman Gabe Vasquez, who represents district three. “I thought it was wholely unfair to have this penalty placed upon college students, but also

Las Cruces residents have mixed reviews about the speed zones outside the city’s two major hospitals, according to the Parks and Recreation Department. “Maybe we should leave them there,” said Yvonne Flores, the city councilwoman for district six. “We have a lot of revenue for the city.” Memorial Medical Center on Telshor Boulevard and Mountainview

The Department of Public Health announced today that a fourth person has succumbed to the flu virus this season. Public health officials confirmed the man had underlying medical conditions. It is unknown if the man, who was in his early 90s, had received the flu vaccine this season “Our investigation has concluded that this man’s

A former lawmaker instrumental in having tolls removed from the Border Highway told ABC-7 future tolls are not needed in the new stretch of Loop 375 in Downtown and West El Paso. ABC-7 found several signs along loop 375, one of those right in front of Bowie High School. The Border West Expressway, which will

Authorities say one person is dead after the crash of a small plane at the Santa Fe Regional Airport. New Mexico State Police say the pilot was the only person aboard the single-engine Light Sport aircraft. A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman says the crash occurred about 3:40 p.m. Monday and the plane was destroyed by

An Arizona woman who may have become overwhelmed caring for her twin 8-year-old autistic grandsons told authorities she fatally shot the boys before attempting suicide, according to court documents. Dorothy Flood, 55, remained jailed Monday on suspicion of two counts of first-degree murder. It was unclear if she had a lawyer who could speak on