Month: April 2019

People have been waiting in lines between three and five hours at local international bridges for the past few days, so the mayor of Ciudad Juarez is taking action. Armando Cabada ordered the installation of porta-potties for people who need them while they’re in line. Cabada posted about the toliets on his Facebook page. He

There is a crash on I-10 West and Raynolds that is blocking the right shoulder. There is a delay in the area. Drivers need to take Montana to avoid this area. No injuries reported.

A new study from the Sleep Research Society has found that many new mothers aren’t getting the sleep needed to stay healthy and keep in shape. The study found that sleep satisfaction and duration were the two central factors that declined following childbirth with sleep habits dangerously deteriorating, especially in the first year with a

There is a crash on I-10 West and Copia that is blocking the left lane and the left shoulder. There is a delay building in the area. Drivers should take Montana or Gateway West to avoid this area.

The El Paso fire department is responding to a call of a liquid spill in the Lower Valley. Authorities tell ABC-7 is in on Cook drive near Loma Terrace. No injuries reported in the spill.

After a structure fire in December nearly gutted the facility, iFLY continued their construction and made their deadline. Opening their doors to the public to experience indoor skydiving. A quick questionaire, weight check, and gear fitting gets you sent to the classroom. There you will learn hand signals that will help you communicate with your

TxDOT is about to begin their $96 million project which will mean the Spaghetti Bowl will undergo years of Major construction. The I-10 Connect project is at the convergence of US 54 and I-10. It will extend from I-10 to Loop 375 (Cesar Chavez Border Highway) and will provide access to the Bridge of the

Cathedral High School’s Brandon Seagreaves signed his Letter of Intent to run track and field at the University of Houston in front of friends and family Tuesday afternoon. “A lot of nerves,” Seagreaves said. “I’ve always wanted to have the dream of signing day and put the pen on paper. It’s just a great day.”

The UT Board of Regents officially voted to elect Heather Wilson as UTEP’s next president Tuesday morning. Wilson’s nomination as president has been met with controversy. Many have questioned her voting record on LGBTQ issues. Five members of the public spoke out against Wilson’s nomination this morning. Each person had three minutes to speak to

The Mexican government said Tuesday there are significant slowdowns at U.S. border crossings, particularly at three of the eight between Ciudad Juarez and El Paso, Texas. The slowdowns have been caused by a U.S. decision to re-assign some 2,000 border officers who normally check vehicles at border crossings to deal with growing crowds of migrants.

At least 220 teachers broke their contracts and left their jobs in the middle of this school year, according to Texas state education officials. State rules require teachers to terminate their contracts at least 45 days before the school year begins. Violators could have their teacher’s license suspended for up to one year. Educators at

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and CASA of El Paso is raising awareness about child abuse and neglect and the need for more dedicated members of the community to step up and become CASA volunteers. To become a volunteer, you must attend the next information session on Monday April, 15 at 5:30 p.m.

A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer in Arizona was sentenced to a year of probation after pleading guilty to lying about his citizenship on a passport application. Marco Antonio De La Garza Campos has acknowledged telling authorities that he was born in Texas, when he was actually born in Mexico. De La Garza,

The Texas Senate has approved a resolution supporting President Donald Trump’s assertion that there is an immigration “crisis” on the U.S.-Mexico border. The non-binding language was introduced on the floor by Houston Republican Sen. Paul Bettencourt on Tuesday. Outnumbered Democrats said they were blindsided and complained bitterly during hours of heated debate – but they

Police in Las Cruces say the man accused of stabbing two people at the Mesilla Valley Mall on March 23rd attempted to steal a vehicle occupied by a family of four as he tried to flee the mall. Joshua James LeNoir, 31, of the 2800 block of Swartz Road, is facing a slew of charges,

Over the past week, special agents with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) worked with multiple agencies to arrest 10 women on state drug charges and other alleged crimes. Officials said the arrests were the result of a 16-month investigation targeting alleged members and associates of the Barrio Azteca and Chuco Tango gangs for

No one will be convicted or otherwise held accountable for the 2015 shootout between rival biker gangs in Waco restaurant parking lot that left nine people dead and at least 20 injured, prosecutors in Central Texas said Tuesday. In a statement announcing all charges will be dropped in the deadliest biker shooting in U.S. history,

An El Paso man is dead after he lost control of his ATV and suffered severe head injuries in a wreck, said Doña Ana County Sheriff’s deputies. Investigators identified the rider as 36-year-old Jean-Marc Salloum. The man was reportedly headed east on Airport Road when he crashed. Salloum was reportedly not wearing a helmet, investigators

The Texas Senate has preliminarily approved a bill allowing social workers, attorneys and others with state-issued licenses to deny services because of religious beliefs – despite stiff opposition from top businesses. The proposal by Republican state Sen. Charles Perry of Lubbock protects professionals citing “sincerely held religious beliefs” should they face potential state sanctions for

One morning last fall, 4-year-old Joey Wilcox woke up with the left side of his face drooping. It was the first sign of an unfolding nightmare. Three days later, Joey was in a hospital intensive care unit, unable to move his arms or legs or sit up. Spinal taps and other tests failed to find

In President Donald Trump’s estimation, the 2020 census will be pointless unless a question is added that asks people if they are citizens. That opinion makes him a distinct outlier in government, business and society, where the big census conducted every 10 years produces a gold mine of information on how people live and, of

Democrats controlling the House are proposing to cut back President Donald Trump’s budget hikes for the Pentagon while significantly increasing spending on the domestic programs they favor. Tuesday’s move ramps up a battle with Trump and puts the Democratic House on a collision course with the GOP-held Senate as the two chambers consider separate paths

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell warned President Donald Trump to hold off action in Congress to replace the Affordable Care Act, telling him to instead take it on the road as a 2020 campaign issue. The two spoke Monday ahead of Trump’s evening tweets suggesting he had moved off his push for a big new

A woman carrying two Chinese passports and a device containing computer malware lied to Secret Service agents and briefly gained admission to President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club over the weekend during his Florida visit, federal prosecutors allege in court documents. Yujing Zhang, 32, approached a Secret Service agent at a checkpoint outside the Palm Beach

The surge of migrants arriving at the southern border has led the Trump administration to dramatically expand a practice President Donald Trump has long mocked as “catch and release.” With immigrant processing and holding centers overwhelmed, the administration is busing people hundreds of miles inland and releasing them at Greyhound stations and churches in cities

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he’s taking a wait-and-see approach on his threat to close the southern border as soon as this week. His administration is grappling with a surge of Central American migrants trying to enter the U.S., and Trump said last week he’d seal the border in the coming days if Mexico did

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke has said in recent weeks that his visiting all 254 counties in Texas during his failed Senate bid last year helped boost the state’s voter turnout. That may be, but he’s giving the wrong numbers on how much turnout among young people increased. Since joining the presidential race last month,

Here are the 100 DWI arrest photos released by El Paso Police for the month of March 2019. KVIA ABC-7 app users, CLICK HERE to launch the slideshow.

Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro on Tuesday called for the U.S. to end criminalizing illegal border crossings under an immigration plan that marks the first policy rollout of his 2020 campaign. The former San Antonio mayor unveiled his proposals at a time when President Donald Trump is threatening to shut down the southern border with

How many ways can you measure the first quarter of the year? For Democratic presidential candidates, it’s 300-plus events, 26 states and hundreds of voter questions. The Iowa caucus is still 10 months away, but the Democratic primary campaign is already an all-out sprint – passing eye-popping markers for campaign activity and voter engagement. Voters