Month: May 2019

The Las Cruces City Council is considering passing a resolution that calls for immigration reform. The goal is to start a conversation and to send a message to the U.S. Government about the current problems facing the immigration system. “Council wants to send a resolution to our federal delegation as well as Mr. Trump to

Extreme winds crushed a car, uprooted trees and flipped a trampoline in south-central Las Cruces. “It was like a big gust of wind and then a boom!” recalled Barbara Frank. “I thought I was back in Wisconsin. Tornado weather.” “I don’t know if it was a tornado or a microburst,” said Michael Ybarra, who was

The makeshift tents that once housed migrants near the Paso del Norte were removed, but groups continue to be processed at the location. Over the weekend, ABC-7 noticed a new group of asylum seekers was spotted lined up in between chained-link fences. Border Patrol Agent George Gomez said that’s the first stop for the migrants

A New Jersey doctor who authorities said referred to himself as the “El Chapo of Opioids” prescribed painkillers without seeing the patients who were receiving them, often communicating via text message, and falsified records to cover his tracks, according to a criminal complaint released Monday. Robert Delagente was scheduled to appear in court Monday afternoon.

El Paso Locomotive FC takes a break from the regular season to compete in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Southwest University Park. The Locomotive just drew 2-2 with New Mexico United FC Sunday and also have a match this coming Saturday against Sacramento Republic FC. So, that’s three

U.S. authorities have begun using aircraft to move migrants to less-crowded areas for processing, while asylum-seeking families were being bused north to Colorado to alleviate the strain on overwhelmed shelters along the border in Texas and New Mexico. Several dozen migrants arrived by bus early Monday in Denver as part of the effort to help

The opportunity center for the homeless in downtown El Paso took in over 40 migrants after they were dropped off by border patrol on Saturday. The all men’s shelter received a phone call Saturday reporting the migrants standing outside the Greyhound station. To keep the families separated from the general population, the center turned its

El Paso Police are investigating a wreck involving a motorcyclist in West El Paso. The wreck was reportedly shortly after 2 p.m. on I-10 West and Mile Marker 14, near the Sunland Park exit. It appears the only two lanes available to traffic in that area are closed and all traffic is being forced off

Burgeoning numbers of Cubans are trying to get into the U.S. by way of the Mexican border, creating a big backlog of people waiting on the Mexican side for months for their chance to apply for asylum. The surge over the past several months has been propelled in part by loosened travel restrictions in Central

The Catholic Diocese of El Paso said St. Patrick Cathedral was the target of an act of vandalism early Monday morning. According to El Paso police officers at the scene, an individual attempted to throw a lighted bottle – a.k.a. Molotov cocktail – through one of the windows at St Patrick Cathedral. Officers say the

Beto O’Rourke barreled into the 2020 presidential race with breakneck energy and a fly-by-the-seat-of-his-pants campaign style that saw him leap atop tables to address overflow crowds with the organic, off-the-cuff candor that had made him a Texas sensation. But since his mid-March campaign launch, the buzz surrounding the former congressman has evaporated. Competing in a

Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro on Monday unveiled an education plan that joins other 2020 candidates in calling for tuition-free higher education, universal prekindergarten and raising teacher pay. The rollout follows the former Obama Cabinet member’s immigration plan that was more detailed than many of his rivals in the sprawling Democratic field . This time,

There is a major delay on Loop 375 Southbound at Pellicano. The delay is reaching as far back on Vista Del Sol. Drivers need to take Joe Battle, Saul Kleinfeld, or Zaragoza to avoid this area.

A research study published in Wallet Hub, comparing the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 22 key metrics, ranging from arrest and overdose rates to opioid prescriptions and employee drug testing laws, shows New Mexico ranks significantly higher in drug use compared to Texas. According to the study, on a scale from one

A grant of just under $500,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture will be used to further telemedicine services in rural communities around west Texas. The grant went to the Paul Foster School of Medicine which operates as part of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Their plan is to continue building upon

The City of Las Cruces announced on Sunday that the food supply to feed migrants who are dropped off in the city is running low. “Today (Sunday), we had approximately 400 asylum seekers in Las Cruces, the highest daily number since this situation began on April 12. In total, nearly 4,500 have so far been

A pedestrian has died after being hit on I-10 East near Schuster. It happened after 10 p.m. Saturday. Three to four vehicles did pull over the side of the road during the accident. ABC-7 saw the body covered with a white sheet as EPPD Special Traffic Investigators worked the scene. Part of I-10 East was

El Paso Locomotive FC took on the New Mexico United Sunday, May 11th. The two teams are closes enough to each other forcing a natural rivalry. The game kicked off around 6PM under drizzling skies. The goals would come in the 36th minute. Jerome Kiesewetter would take a feed inside the keepers box and beat

Arlene Piña, the 20-year-old woman arrested this weekend in connection to the killing of an El paso Sheriff Deputy has a criminal history dating back to 2016, when she was 17. Piña stands charged with capital murder of a peace officer, the latest in a long series of charges.Records show Piña’s first arrest was back

There were multiple teams competing in the UIL State Baseball Tournament out of El Paso and the surrounding area. Montwood advanced past LD Bell on the back of ace pitcher Alizeah Gutierrez who struck out the final batter to win 4-3. They will play Odessa High next week for regionals. The Bel Air Highlanders also

The UIL State Track Meet just completed. Saturday proved to be a good day for local track stars in the Borderland. Grant Levesque out of Coronado High School cleared 16’3″ in the pole vault locking in a gold medal for the star. Also from Coronado Jenelle Jaeger-Darkjy took home a gold medal in the 800M.

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a second person in connection with the death of Deputy Peter Herrera, Sheriff Richard Wiles said Saturday. On Saturday, Sheriff Richard Wiles announced the arrest of 20-year-old Arlene Piña, who they say was a passenger in the vehicle of the suspect. The department originally charged 27-year-old Facundo

Former UTEP and Burges stars Aaron and Alvin Jones are taking what they have learned in the NFL and passing it along to 1,000 youth football players this summer. Aaron, a running back for the Packers, and Alvin, a linebacker with the Ravens, are hosting a camp at Burges from June 19-20. June 19 will

Coronado guard Ayaan Sohail is on his way to play college basketball at the Division I level with Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas after signing his letter of intent Friday in a special ceremony. Sohail is a talented point guard who can score in bunches as evidenced by his 35-point performance in a bidistrict win

With the recent influx of migrants to the Borderland, El Paso churches are working harder than ever to make sure the migrants are cared for. ABC-7 has reported how local churches are stepping up to do their part to help, but there are some new challenges churches are facing. “Everytime we get migrants it’s hectic,

Editor’s note: ABC-7 was unable to obtain a response to Mr. Cunningham’s concerns by deadline on Wednesday. On Thursday, the company’s general counsel, Steven Burres, said “The company is saddened and surprised by his remarks. We’ve never deprived anyone of oxygen. We offered to deliver the same amount of oxygen he has been getting in

Virgin Galactic announced Friday it is officially moving its headquarters from Mojave, California to Spaceport America in southern New Mexico. Sir Richard Branson, head of Virgin Galactic, announced the move in a joint news conference with the State of New Mexico in Sante Fe, saying the move has started and will continue through the summer.

City council will consider a proposal to build a new monument dedicated to Company E in Downtown El Paso. Company E was a predominately Hispanic group of men from El Paso who served during World War Two. They were tasked with crossing the Rio Rapido in Italy in the middle of the winter of 1944.

The United States Border Patrol released more than a hundred migrants outside a bus station in the heart of west Las Cruces. This is the first time the federal immigration agency has released migrants directly into the streets of Las Cruces. The bus station is just south of Amador Avenue on Valley Drive. “We’re at

A school bus driver in Northern New Mexico is accused of raping a 7-year-old girl inside a school bus, said New Mexico State Police. On May 9, 2019, investigators arrested 66-year-old Stephen George Meek, of Tierra Amarilla, and charged him with Criminal Sexual Penetration in the 1st Degree and Contributing to the Delinquency of a