Month: May 2019

A motorcycle wreck has shut down the southbound lanes on Loop 375 in Far East El Paso. The closure is near Edgemere. Traffic should exit the loop before arriving at Montana. Special Traffic Investigator with the El Paso Police Department are heading to the scene, meaning the lanes will be closed indefinitely.

Springtime is typically our driest time of year and El Paso Water is taking advantage of our drier months to improve the city’s stormwater management system ahead of this summer’s monsoon. That is why El Paso Water is revamping a collection basin along North Mesa Hills Drive, since years of erosion have caused some problems.

State records show a Texas police officer who fatally shot a woman who shocked him with his Taser had completed dozens of hours of crisis intervention training before the deadly arrest attempt. Baytown Officer Juan Delacruz completed a 16-hour crisis intervention course in 2013 and several similar trainings during his more 13 years in law

A Texas man used a hacksaw to cut off his mother’s head before fleeing and leading police on a chase into Oklahoma last week before they arrested him, authorities said. Isaac Israel Warriner, 22, was being held Friday in a Denton County, Texas, jail on charges including the abuse of a corpse. He hasn’t been

The “World happiness Report” for 2018 is out, and it finds that Americans are unhappy. The list ranks the overall happiness levels of 156 countries, and for the third year in a row, the U.S. has dropped in ranking, sitting now at number 19…a lower spot than last year. The report produced by the Sustainable

Rockets designed right here in El Paso are putting El Paso on the map, thanks to some bright students at Harmony Science Academy. Two of the school’s Rocketry teams have qualified for this year’s Team America Rocketry Challenge. The teams of three students each had to design, build and fly a rocket carrying three raw

A parent of a student at El Paso High School has raised concerns about band booster fees students are required to pay. Delia Guerra reached out to ABC 7 and said her child is not getting the recognition they deserve. “We’re not buying letters we’re not buying positions and they put in the time and

El Paso police confirm with ABC-7 that two people were taken to the hospital with serious injuries after being stabbed in Central El Paso late Thursday night. A spokesman for the police department said the first stabbing happened on the 3800 Block of Harrison Avenue around 11:23 p.m. Minutes later, another person was stabbed on

A rustic area not far from El Paso, marked by open land and sprawling oil rigs, might not sound like the best place for a budding entrepreneur to open shop.But on the corner of Third and Plum in Pecos, Texas, you’ll find a trailer that belongs to Pete McGarity.“I’ve been doing this twenty years, man,”

Chapin was the last local team standing in the state softball playoffs in Texas, but their run came to an end in the 5A regional semifinals against Little Elm Thursday night in Lubbock. The Huskies battled bravely against the Lobos but Little Elm would walk away with a 4-2 win to advance to the regional

UPDATE: Murder charges have been filed against a woman and her daughter in the death of a pregnant Chicago woman whose baby was cut from her womb Police say 46-year-old Clarisa Figueroa and her daughter, 24-year-old Desiree Figueroa were charged Thursday with first-degree murder in the death of 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez. The older woman’s boyfriend,

UPDATE: Murder charges have been filed against a woman and her daughter in the death of a pregnant Chicago woman whose baby was cut from her womb Police say 46-year-old Clarisa Figueroa and her daughter, 24-year-old Desiree Figueroa were charged Thursday with first-degree murder in the death of 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez. The older woman’s boyfriend,

I.M. Pei, the versatile, globe-trotting architect who revived the Louvre with a giant glass pyramid and captured the spirit of rebellion at the multi-shaped Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has died at age 102. Pei’s death was confirmed Thursday by Marc Diamond, a spokesman for the architect’s New York firm, Pei Cobb Freed &

Officials in South Florida say they are frantically preparing for an influx of immigrants being sent by the federal government as the number camped along the U.S. Mexico border grows rapidly. Broward County Mayor Mark Bogen said Thursday that officials in his community and neighboring Palm Beach County were alerted by the federal government that

Federal immigration officials said an Honduran man illegally entered the U.S. with an unrelated 6-month-old infant and falsely claimed to be the infant’s father. “Cases like this demonstrate the real danger that exists to children in this disturbing new trend,” said Homeland Security Investigations Acting Executive Associate Director Alysa Erichs. “And while we have seen

A Houston-area police officer knew his neighbor suffered from mental illness and should have offered assistance when that was apparent, but instead he fatally shot the 44-year-old woman, a lawyer for the victim’s family said Thursday. Pamela Turner had struggled with paranoid schizophrenia since her diagnosis in 2005, and may have been in crisis the

Police in Las Cruces are asking for the public’s help identifying two men suspected of using stolen credit cards at a Las Cruces Walmart store. Investigators believe the credit cards were stolen during auto burglaries that occurred at about 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 25th in the parking lot of Planet Fitness at 1100 N.

A Dallas man previously arrested in the death of an 81-year-old woman has been charged with killing at least six other elderly women whose jewelry and other valuables he stole, authorities said Thursday. Kim Leach, a spokeswoman for the Dallas County district attorney’s office, said 46-year-old Billy Chemirmir was indicted Tuesday on six more counts

The “stay-at-home father” accused in the death of his 5-mont-old daugther allegedly told police he grabbed the baby by her face and shook her because the baby was crying during his favorite team’s soccer game, a criminal complaint states. Detectives with the Crimes Against Persons Unit charged Pedro Salgado, the child’s father, with Capital Murder.

Setting aside some of his hard-line rhetoric on illegal immigration, President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wanted to recruit “top talent” to the nation as he unveiled his latest efforts to reform residency laws after years of setbacks and stalemates. “We discriminate against genius,” Trump said of current policies, which he contended excessively favor

The Catholic Diocese of El Paso is holding a news conference to discuss recent acts of vandlism against St. Patrick Cathedral in West-Central El Paso and St. Matthew Parish in the Upper Valley. IF YOU MISSED THE NEWS CONFERENCE, YOU CAN WATCH THE REPLAY BELOW: The Catholic Diocese of El Paso said St. Patrick Cathedral

“Replace the downtown arena with an outdoor multipurpose facility:” an idea El Paso sports broadcaster Steve Kaplowitz called a “no-brainer” in an op-ed piece. ABC-7’s news partners at 600 ESPN El Paso published the article stating that the outdoor facility would benefit the El Paso Locomotive FC that is playing home matches at Southwest University

A Guatemalan official says a 2½-year-old migrant child has died after crossing the border, becoming the fourth minor known to have died after being detained by the Border Patrol since December. Tekandi Paniagua, the consul for Guatemala in Del Rio, Texas, said Wednesday that the boy had entered the United States with his mother at

The El Paso Streetcars will now be running until 3 a.m. from Thursday – Saturday. The changes in hours of operation will go into effect Thursday, May 16. Here’s a look at the new hours: Sunday through Wednesday: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. (Midnight)Thursday through Saturday: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 a.m. Sunday through Wednesday: 11:00

El Paso Locomotive FC suffered an embarrasing defeat at home Wednesday night against a team from a lower division. Forward Madison FC came into Southwest University Park and crushed the Locomotive, 3-0. And it could have been even worse. The Locomotive were playing their first game in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, which groups

The Chapin softball team is on the verge of history yet again. The 2017 squad made it to the Elite 8 (regional final), marking the best-ever result for the program in the state playoffs. Now, the 2019 team is one win away from matching that result. The Huskies will meet Little Elm High School Thursday

A new art installation highlighting the connection between El Paso and Juarez through lights, sound and dialogue is coming to the Borderland in November. The artist behind the project, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, attended the screening of a documentary showcasing his work at the Alamo Drafthouse on Wednesday. The final art project featured in the documentary is

Pope Francis has appointed the third bishop in the history of the Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces: Peter Baldacchino, formerly the auxillary bishop in the Catholic Diocese of Miami. “I come here to serve. I am looking forward to what the Lord has in store for Las Cruces and I look forward to the green

Police in Arizona say a detective making a traffic stop on Interstate 10 was speaking to a driver from Oklahoma when he noticed the man’s dead wife in the passenger seat. Puckett reportedly told investigators his wife died in a hotel in El Paso, Texas, during their road trip. He said he moved her body

With the spring, doctors see a flurry of patients suffering from allergies. Sometimes, that can evolve into something more serious, such as asthma. El Paso Children’s Hospital is hosting an Asthma Exploration Day Camp this Saturday. The camp is free to children and their parents. Registration and parent orientation is from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m.,