Month: April 2019

As she campaigned through Iowa this week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts didn’t hesitate to jab the newest contender in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary: Joe Biden. “Our disagreement is a matter of public record,” Warren said, referring to Biden’s past support of a massive bankruptcy overhaul. “Joe Biden was on the side of the

U.S. border authorities say they’ve started to increase the biometric data they take from children 13 years old and younger, including fingerprints, despite privacy concerns and government policy intended to restrict what can be collected from migrant youths. A Border Patrol official said this week that the agency had begun a pilot program to collect

Former Vice President Joe Biden is reporting he raised $6.3 million in the first day of his campaign, the most of any of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates in the first 24 hours after their announcements. In a news release Friday, Biden’s campaign says he raised the money from nearly 97,000 individuals across all 50

Las Cruces police arrested a man accused of striking his girlfriend’s 6-year-old daughter hard enough to leave a large bruise on the side of her face. Isaac Karnell Payne, 28, of the 1800 block of Colorado Avenue, is charged with a single count of negligent child abuse. Police officers were dispatched to Payne’s residence at

A federal grand jury has indicted on a weapons charge the leader of an armed group that has been detaining asylum-seeking families from Central America near the Mexican border. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Albuquerque on Friday announced the indictment against Larry Mitchell Hopkins on a charge of being a felon in possession of firearms

There is a crash on I-10 West and Hawkins creating a major delay. Drivers need to take Gateway West or Alameda to avoid this area. No injuries reported.

Former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke said Thursday he’s willing to consider a moratorium on new leases to drill for oil and gas on federal lands as a way to help combat climate change. The Democratic presidential hopeful told reporters while campaigning in Nevada on Thursday the nation needs to rethink how it protects its public

Santa Fe won’t provide shelter for asylum-seekers who have crossed the border in southern New Mexico. Santa Fe Mayor Alan Webber said Wednesday that in conversations with leaders of local organizations and government officials, it was decided that Santa Fe would not best serve as a shelter location for some of the numerous migrants crossing

The DEA is allowing the public to get rid of unused, unwanted, or expired drugs on Saturday. It’s all part of National Drug Take Back Day. The service will be offered from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. The DEA can accept only pills, no liquid drugs or needles. To find the drop-off location closest to

A Homeland Security Advisory Board recently issued several recommendations aimed a steming the unprecendented surge of migrants, primarily from Central America. One of those recommendations was to give Customs an Border Protection, as well as Border Patrol agents, the ability to photograph children brought to the United States by migrant famililes. The vast majority of

El Paso County residents will be allowed to use the Sheriff’s Office’s incinerator to get rid of personal documents that are no longer needed. The Sheriff’s Office is encouraging residents to incinerate their documents this Saturday, in an effort to reduce the risk of identity threat. Officials said the incinerator will help residents feel secure

An El Paso man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison on Wednesday for producing child pornography. Homeland Security Investigations agents executed a search warrant at 33-year-old Nickolias Sauceda’s home on May 5, 2018. A forensics examination of the seized materials revealed hundreds of videos and pictures of minors engaged in sexually explicit activity.

Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arrested an El Paso man for allegedly possessing and receiving child pornography. Peter Sebastian Felix, 25, remains in federal custody following his initial appearance in court. A federal magistrate ordered Felix detained without bond. The federal agents arrested Felix on April 18,

The Chapin Huskies hosted a special signing day Thursday to honor the hard work and dedication of a group of eight standout athletes. The student-athletes were joined by their friends, family, and teammates to celebrate the occasion and officially put pen to paper. The following students will continue their academic and athletic careers in college:

Scores for bidistrict (round one) softball games played Thursday, April 25th: Class 6A: Montwood 12, Odessa Permian 7 Final (Game one, best-of-three series) Odessa 12, Franklin 1 Final (Game one, best-of-three series) Class 5A: Eastwood 6, Burges 3 Final (Single elimination, Eastwood advances) Eastlake 14, Jefferson 0 Final (Game one, best-of-three series) Hanks 11, Andress

Two years ago Aaron Jones was on pins and needles waiting to hear his name called in the 2017 NFL Draft. The former UTEP Miner and Burges Mustang, was confident his name would be called at some point, but the entire process was still nerve-racking. “It feels like it’s a lifetime when you’re waiting to

UPDATE: On Thursday, The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office responded to ABC 7. The EPCSO said that they first received a phone call about an injured dog on April 3rd, however when Animal control was dispatched they said they were not able to “contain the canine.” According to a spokeswoman with the EPCSO It was

The City of Las Cruces voted Thursday to allocate up to $500,000 to care for asylum seekers released by federal immigration authorities. The vote during the emergency session was unanimous. City Councilor Gil Sorg was absent. Council had previously approved $75,000 for the same purpose just ten days ago. As of Thursday afternoon, Las Cruces

Jose Vallecillo, a 41-year-old metalworker from Honduras, has a good-paying job welding steel freight containers waiting for him in the northern Mexico city of Monterrey, at a factory where he has worked before and the owner invited him to return. But getting there from his home in Las Manos, has proved much harder than expected.

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham visited Las Cruces Thursday to get a first-hand look at how the City is handling the surge of asylum seekers entering the U.S. Lujan-Grisham toured the Doña Ana County Crisis Triage Center, one of the facilities housing migrants in the county, before holding a news conference. The governor discussed border

A Massachusetts state court judge was indicted Thursday on obstruction of justice charges for allegedly helping a man living in the U.S. illegally to evade a waiting immigration enforcement agent by sneaking out a back door. District Court Judge Shelley M. Richmond Joseph came under federal investigation last year after authorities said she and a

Texas Rangers have arrested a former city manager on charges he abused his position by imposing a quota for the number of traffic tickets city police had to issue. Sixty-four-year-old Alan Grindstaff was being held Thursday at the Falls County jail on a charge of abuse of official capacity. He was taken into custody Wednesday

Prosecutors say a Texas mayor on the U.S.-Mexico border has been arrested on charges of trying to rig his own 2017 election victory. Edinburg Mayor Richard Molina appeared in court Thursday facing felony charges that include illegal voting. His wife, Dalia Molina, was arrested on similar charges. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says the mayor

Authorities in Albuquerque, New Mexico have arrested a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of murder in the fatal shooting of an on-duty Postal Service mail carrier. Police said the teen was arrested without incident Wednesday night at a home in Albuquerque. Police said previously that Jose Hernandez was shot Monday while intervening in a dispute between

Oscar Anchondo, the alleged hit-and-run driver accused of killing a teenager in Berino, New Mexico, is back in custody of the Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office after allegedly violating the terms of his release. Sources tell ABC-7’s New Mexico Mobile Newsroom Anchondo was arrested on the 100 block of Swannack in Vado, New Mexico at

TRAFFIC ALERT: El Paso Police is telling our crews that the closure along Gateway East at Hawkins will not reopen until 9 a.m. The closure also included the exit ramp in the area. Drivers can avoid this area by taking I-10.

Former Vice President Joe Biden formally joined the crowded Democratic presidential contest on Thursday, declaring the “soul of this nation” at stake if President Donald Trump wins re-election. In a video posted on Twitter , Biden focused on the 2017 deadly clash between white supremacists and counter protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia. Biden noted Trump’s comments

Jim Donnelly (ABC News): You can watch the 2019 NFL Draft on ABC-7 starting Thursday. For the first time in its history, ABC will broadcast all three days of the NFL Draft 2019 – including two nights of primetime coverage – as part of The Walt Disney Company’s unprecedented commitment to one of the National

The Sun Bowl will be the site of the Inaugural U.S. Army Drone competition taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday. The next generation of aviation innovators will be showing off their unmanned aerial vehicles to high ranking officers from the Army Combat Development Command. UTEP is not only hosting the competition but the Miners have

The NMSU women’s golf team is once again the WAC champion, but their season is not over yet. The Aggies learned Wednesday that they would be traveling to Cle Elum, Wash., outside of Seattle, to compete in the NCAA Regionals. There are four regional tournaments that comprise the NCAA Championships, with each region hosting 18