Month: June 2019

El Paso Police officer Daniel Rodriguez is still in the ICU but ‘improving’, according to a Facebook post from EPPD Wednesday. The photo shows Rodriguez in a chair accompanied by family, friends and fellow officers in uniform. Rodriguez is recovering after being struck by a vehicle while he was escorting a funeral procession on his

Former NMSU star Pascal Siakam scored 14 of his 18 points in the first half of game three of the NBA Finals to help propel his team to a 2-1 series lead over Golden State. Siakam added nine rebounds and six assists in an all-around effort that saw Toronto come away with a 123-109 victory

A dozen firefighters were injured in an explosion at a fireworks storage area in eastern New Mexico. State police and officials with the city of Roswell say the blast happened around noon Wednesday at the Roswell International Air Center as firefighters were boxing fireworks for an upcoming Fourth of July show. Police say two of

Asylum-seeking migrants from a shelter in El Paso will arrive in Dallas within a few days. The overcrowded shelter reached out to the city of Dallas for assistance. Buses with 50 to 60 migrants are expected to arrive at Oak Lawn United Methodist Church on Saturday. Area faith groups have announced plans to offer the

The El Paso Chihuahuas found themselves down 4-0 after one inning in a day game Wednesday against the Iowa Cubs. And though they may have been down, they certainly were not out. The Chihuahuas would go on to score the final six runs of the ball game to complete a comeback and claim a 6-4

Former New Mexico State baseball coach Brian Green was introduced as the new head coach at Washington State today, two days after accepting the Cougars’ offer to lead their baseball program. Green had spent the previous 5 seasons as coach of New Mexico State, his alma mater, and turned around a program that hade made

An EF1 tornado was confirmed to have touched down north of Alamogordo on Tuesday, the National Weather Service in El Paso reported Wednesday. “Tornadoes can happen at anywhere, anytime,” said Jason Laney, the Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the National Weather Service. “That’s why it’s best to know how to protect yourself.” Meteorologists were in the

The Socorro Independent School District Board of Trustees approved an open enrollment policy Tuesday, that will go into effect next school year. According to a news release from the district, students living outside of SISD boundaries can now enroll at SISD schools where room is available. The 2019-2020 school year begins on July 29. For

Demolition of the old Cohen Stadium is now underway to make room for the ballpark’s transformation into an entertainment district in northeast El Paso. The cost of the demolition project is estimated at around $900,000. When approving the demolition plans earlier this year, El Paso city leaders said they wanted to take an area that

County Judge Ricardo Samaniego appeared on ABC-7 at Four for his monthly discussion of county topics.

The El Paso Museum of History (EPMH) invites the public to the new film exhibition Pride Cinema: Queer Film and Culture in the 20th and 21st Century which opens Saturday, June 1, the start of international PRIDE month. The exhibition will feature films focused on LGBTQ+ issues in the 20th and 21st Century. The films

Six migrants who had crossed the U.S. border from Mexico illegally were killed and five critically injured when a sport utility vehicle that earlier fled Texas police crashed into a drainage ditch, authorities said Wednesday. The incident began about 10 p.m. Tuesday when police in Robstown, 220 miles (354 kilometers) southwest of Houston, tried to

The U.S. Border Patrol’s apprehensions of migrants at the border with Mexico hit their highest level in more than a decade in May, as officials warned they don’t have the money and resources to care for the surge of parents and children entering the country. Agents made 132,887 apprehensions in May, the first time that

A former San Elizario High School student is charged with making a terroristic threat causing fear of bodily injury, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. The misdemeanor charge stems from social media posts on Tuesday in which detectives said the 15-year old Socorro boy claimed “that he was going to shoot up everyone

Bernie Sanders took his latest fight against corporate America to Walmart’s home turf. The Vermont senator and 2020 Democratic presidential contender lambasted Walmart leaders including its CEO on Wednesday for paying workers what he believes are “starvation wages” and introduced a shareholder proposal that calls for hourly associates to have a seat on the company’s

Police in Las Cruces arrested two suspects in connection to the shooting on University Avenue that claimed the life of a 21-year-old man. Investigators charged Juan Galindo, 21, of the 5900 block of Moonview Road, and 19-year-old Matthew Sierra, of the 2300 block of Idaho Avenue, with Murder and Tampering with Evidence. Police responded to

WASHINGTON (AP) – Beto O’Rourke has unveiled a voting rights proposal he says can increase voter registration by 50 million and raise nationwide voter turnout to 65%. He’s seeking to ensure 35 million new voters cast ballots in 2024’s presidential race. The ex-Texas congressman and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate announced Wednesday he’d champion legislation ensuring

What local emergency management officials described as a “short-lived tornado” touched down north of Alamogordo on Tuesday evening, causing scattered damage. Jodi Odom of the Otero County Sheriff’s Department captured a photograph of the small twister (see above) as it struck near the county seat community. The National Weather Service never issued a tornado warning

Some 200 military police, immigration agents and federal police were awaiting a group of about 1,000 Central American migrants who were walking north along a southern Mexico highway on Wednesday. The group of migrants, including many women and children, set out early from Ciudad Hidalgo at the Mexico-Guatemala border and was headed for Tapachula, the

A North Texas school board has voted to fire an English teacher who tweeted that her high school was full of students who are in the country illegally. The Fort Worth Independent School District board voted 8-0 at a special meeting Tuesday night to terminate Carter-Riverside High School teacher Georgia Clark. She has two weeks

Beto O’Rourke has unveiled a voting rights proposal he says can increase voter registration by 50 million and raise nationwide voter turnout to 65%. He’s seeking to ensure 35 million new voters cast ballots in 2024’s presidential race. The ex-Texas congressman and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate announced Wednesday he’d champion legislation ensuring automatic voter registration,

Democratic presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand has a plan to legalize marijuana and expunge all nonviolent criminal charges associated with it. The New York senator says in a Medium post on Wednesday she’d work with Congress to decriminalize recreational marijuana use and tax nonprescription marijuana products. Gillibrand says she wants to use the proceeds to support

A much needed upgrade is coming to a long neglected area within the Fabens community in the form of a $400,000 grant, courtesy of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. Local leaders hope that the planned upgrades help bring plenty of community traffic back to the 150 acre park. The grant money will go towards

The Ysleta Independent School District has just added 17 schools in its free lunch program, bringing the total number of campuses covered to 49, it announced on Tuesday. This means 85% of YISD campuses will be offered free lunch meals to students in families facing financial burdens in the upcoming 2019-2020 school year. The district

A 16-year old San Elizario boy has been arrested on animal cruelty allegations stemming from the recent killing of a kitten. El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies say the arrest stemmed from an investigation into a Facebook video showing a boy severely injuring a kitten, resulting in the animal’s death. After taking the teen into custody

Out of all 50 states, Texas ranks low on a list of the safest places to live in the U.S., according to a study done by financial website WalletHub.com. The Lone Star State came in at spot 46, while New Mexico did better at 27. To get its results, WalletHub compared each state across several

The group We Build The Wall posted a video with an update on the private barrier construction detailing plans to install a gate and platform near the American Dam. “We built our wall, we’re coming across with the permission of Jayne Harkins, the International Border Water Commissioner who we sincerely thank for stepping forward, letting

After building the Eastlake High School Football Program from the ground, head coach JJ Calderon is moving on. The Socorro Independent School District named Calderon the District’s new Director of Athletics at a board meeting tonight, ending Calderon’s 6 year run as Eastlake’s Head Football Coach. Calderon had been the Eastlake program’s coach since its

The city of El Paso has officially turned off the cameras at various intersections around town. This comes days after the Texas governor officially banned red light cameras across the state. Gov. Greg Abbott posted a video on Twitter on Saturday as he signed the bill into law. City officials confirmed with ABC-7 that the

A Las Cruces mother accused of fracturing HER 4-week-old baby’s ribs and skull was granted a $5,000 secured bond Tuesday at the Dona Ana County District Court. Elvia Hilaria Dorado, 27, of the 400 block of El Molina Boulevard, is charged with a first-degree felony count of child abuse resulting in great bodily harm. According