Month: April 2019

According to Ruben Escandon, the Vice President of the Mount Cristo Rey Restoration Committe, a hiker accidentally shot himself near the entrance to Mount Cristo Rey around 2:30 p.m. Sunday. According to Escandon, the hiker attempted to climb over the gate, which was locked, while carrying a pistol. The pistol went off, causing a self-inflicted

Customs and Border Protection said nine individuals were apprehended after they fled from Border Patrol agents in a suspected smuggling attempt. The chase happened Saturday night on Highway 9 between mile markers 131 and 142 in New Mexico. CBP says Border Patrol Agents put out a spike strip to attempt to deflate the van’s tires,

Happening now, TXDot crews are working on a portion of I-10 that will change up your drive for a few hours. I-10 west was closed at North Mesa around 3 a.m. this morning. Mesa will be closed in both directions between South Desert Boulevard and Remcon Circle. North Desert Boulevard is also closed from Mesa

The Texas Tech Red Raiders men’s basketball team defeated the Michigan State Spartans on Saturday night with a score of 61-51. That means the Red Raiders will face off against the Virginia Cavaliers in the 2019 NCAA championship game. At this point in history, the UTEP Miners are the only Texas men’s basketball players to

The UTEP Miners met the UT-Tyler Patriots out at the El Paso Tennis Club. Miner Tennis is getting ready to close out their regular season with a tune up versus the Patriots. The focus was on Kirsten Prelle, the star out of Canada. She took on Chloe Chawner, dispatching her in two sets. All the

The El Paso Chihuahuas surrendered eight runs in the top of the third inning Friday night and were never able to recover from the eary 8-0 deficit against the Las Vegas Aviators. Las Vegas would go on to win 12-4 to grab their second straight victory over the Chihuahuas to begin the 2019 season. They

Giving himself credit for tough diplomacy, President Donald Trump is describing a burst of activity by Mexican authorities to keep Central American migrants from getting to the U.S. border. That’s an apparent mirage as Trump retreats from his latest threat to seal off the U.S. from Mexico. Trump was wrong when he said last week

A Texas gun rights advocate drove to the homes of three Republican legislators he blamed for scuttling a proposal to carry firearms without a permit, prompting state troopers to monitor the House speaker’s family residence. The episode rattled the firearm-friendly lawmakers in Texas, which already has some of the most permissive gun laws in the

New Mexico State University has increased tuition by 6 percent for the upcoming school year. The Board of Regents approved the increase Friday, saying that scholarships and tuition discounts have reduced out-of-pocket costs for most students. They said the extra revenue will allow NMSU to make strategic investments and increase employee salary. Regents increased tuition

Special Traffic Investigators were called out to the scene of a serious crash in East El Paso early Friday morning. Police reported it just after the 4 a.m. It happened on Gateway Blvd. West and Barranca Drive. That’s near Lomaland Drive. It involved a semitruck and a car. Authorities said there were serious injuries, but

Vice President Mike Pence said Friday during a visit to Texas that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro “must go” because of the “suffering he has brought” to the people of that country. “The struggle in Venezuela is between dictatorship and democracy, but freedom has the momentum. Nicolas Maduro is a dictator with no legitimate claim to

On the 25th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death, dozens of people left flowers, candles and handwritten messages at a Seattle park near the house where the Nirvana frontman killed himself. Cobain, whose band rose to global fame in the city’s grunge rock music scene of the early 1990s, was 27 when he died April 5,

The man accused of stabbing two people at the Mesilla Valley Mall during an alleged shoplifting incident is “possibly blind” after he was struck by a police bean bag in the face and fell to the ground, Las Cruces Police said. LCPD Chief Patrick Gallagher held a news conference Friday to provide an update on

U.S. immigration officials say a Mexican man who had been showing signs of the flu died in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement this week. ICE says 54-year-old Abel Reyes-Clemente died two days after he was treated for flu symptoms. He was being held at the Florence Service Processing Center about 65 miles (105

UPDATE: A jury has convicted Joe Cabral, the soldier accused of killing a fellow soldier who lived with him, of murder and sentenced Cabral to 42 years in prison. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: A deadly shooting involving two Fort Bliss soldiers living together was the result of an argument and heated accusations. On Friday, February 23, 2018,

Deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a deadly wreck involving an All-Terrain Vehicle. A neighborhood resident who witnessed the wreck told ABC-7 the man riding the ATV died after crashing into a rock wall on the 3600 block of Whitetail Deer near Bull Elk. The witness said the man’s head was

President Donald Trump says his administration is ensuring the country knows “this is an actual emergency” at the U.S.-Mexico border. CLICK HERE TO WATCH LIVESTREAM Trump traveled Friday to Southern California to meet with local law enforcement officials and tour a section of recently rebuilt fencing he cites as the answer to a surge of

Crime Stoppers of El Paso is asking the public for help identifying the three men recorded attempting to kick in a door to a West El Paso apartment. The suspects allegedly succeeded in breaking into the unit via a second floor balcony. Shortly after 10 p.m. on Friday, March 15, 2019, three men entered the

The White House has touted a two-mile stretch of fencing President Donald Trump is visiting Friday as the first section of his proposed border wall to be built. In reality, the newly fortified structure commemorated with a plaque bearing his name and those of top immigration and homeland security officials was a long-planned replacement for

Here are the 10 most wanted fugitives in the City and County of El Paso for the week of April 5, 2019. KVIA ABC-7 app users, CLICK HERE to launch the slideshow. Anyone with information on the whereabouts on any of these fugitives should call Crime Stoppers of El Paso immediately at 566-8477(TIPS). You can

El Paso native Jessica Meraz is making a name for herself in Hollywood. The Coronado High School graduate recently landed a part on the CW series “Supergirl.” On the small screen, she’s Menagerie, a supervillian who relies on snake-like aliens to attack her enemies. But in reality, Meraz is all smiles because she’s doing what

The American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday asked a judge in California to block the Trump administration from building a border wall using funds obtained through his national emergency declaration. The court papers say President Donald Trump has overstepped his executive powers by diverting funds from the Department of Defense for a border wall and

President Donald Trump headed to California on Friday in a renewed push to make border security a central campaign issue for his 2020 re-election. Trump, talking to reporters as he left the White House to head out west, denied that he changed his mind about shutting down the border with Mexico, a threat he backed

Dustin Fowler hit a pair of home runs Thursday night to help the Las Vegas Aviators beat the Chihuahuas by a final of 9-8 to begin the 2019 season. The Chihuahuas were the first team to get on the board courtesy of a Ty France solo home run in the bottom of the fourth. But

It’s a household staple, and now, Hunt’s Tomato Paste is being recalled because it could make you sick. Conagra Brands has launched the nationwide recall for a limited number of cans of Hunt’s Tomato Paste because of the potential for mold. The Food and Drug Administration says the recall is for 6-ounce cans of Hunt’s

New Mexico’s governor has signed a bill to replace an A-F system for rating the quality of individual public schools with a variety of measurements. Lujan Grisham made the widely anticipated move on Thursday to establish a “dashboard” style evaluation system and eliminate letter grades for schools. School dashboards likely would include information on graduation

The Bel Air boys soccer team continued its dominant run in the 5A state playoffs with a convincing 5-0 victory over Eastlake at the SAC Thursday evening. That win puts the Highlanders into the regional semifinals (Sweet 16) and has them sitting just two wins from a trip to state and four wins from a

Police detectives investigating alleged vandalism at the National Border Patrol Museum in Northeast El Paso have obtained 16 arrests warrants for 16 individuals, police said Thursday. Police said the alleged vandals caused about $3,000 in damage to displays at the museum. They allegedly used glue and stick-it notes to damage the displays. “Several individuals descended

El Paso Mayor Dee Margo said Thursday a law passed in 2008 has led to the immigration surge we are seeing at our borders, overwhelming Customs and Border Protection and Border Patrol agents. The law Margo is referring to is the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Re-authorization Act of 2008, signed into law by then

The man charged in connection to a deadly hit-and-run Wednesday in Berino allegedly told investigators he “was coming off a high” after consuming meth two days before the wreck. Oscar Anchondo, 21, is facing a slew of charges, including Vehicular Homicide, Tampering with Evidence, Leaving the Scene of an Accident, driving without a license and