Month: June 2019

The El Paso Locomotive saw their 9-match unbeaten streak come to a close last night at Southwest University Park. The Las Vegas Lights came into El Paso and pulled off the upset, using a 1st half goal from Tabor Preston that came off a setpiece free kick header. The Locomotive had chances late, as Omar

It looked like the El Paso Chihuahuas were dead in the water Sunday afternoon. Then Michael Gettys did something that he’s done all week. From there, his teammates followed suit. The Chihuahuas stole an 8-7 victory from the Tacoma Rainiers Sunday, coming back from a 6-run deficit after the first 4 innings. Michael Gettys hit

One of two men injured in Friday’s shooting on Lester Avenue in Las Cruces has now died, according to the police department. The shooting resulted in the death of 29-year-old Johnny Burnside, which police announced on Sunday. Another man shot survived, his identity has not been released. Those shootings happened inside a home on Lester

Federal investigators will review repair and inspection records on the skydiving plane that became inverted before crashing shortly after takeoff on Oahu’s North Shore, killing all 11 people on board in the deadliest civil aviation accident since 2011. The same plane sustained substantial damage to its tail section in a 2016 accident while carrying skydivers

A charter bus carrying 15 members of a New Mexico church group ran off a highway after striking a bridge support Sunday in southern Colorado, killing two people and injuring several others, a state patrol official said. The bus was carrying a charter group from a church in Albuquerque and was traveling southbound on Interstate

A charter bus carrying 15 members of a New Mexico church group ran off a highway after striking a bridge support Sunday in southern Colorado, killing two people and injuring several others, a state patrol official said. The bus was carrying a charter group from a church in Albuquerque and was traveling southbound on Interstate

Authorities reinforced efforts over the weekend to deter Central Americans and others from crossing Mexico to reach the United States, detaining migrants in the south and stationing Mexico’s National Guard along the Rio Grande in the north. In Ciudad Juarez, just south of El Paso, Mexican National Guardsmen turned back migrants trying to cross the

June is Men’s Health Awareness Month. It’s a time to increase awareness about preventable health problems and encourage men and boys of all ages to visit their doctors’ for early detection of diseases including heart disease or prevention of heart attacks. Imagine this, you’re at home playing the drums with your band. Next thing you

The Texas Supreme Court on Saturday granted an emergency request to stop any demolition in the Duranguito area downtown. “The City of El Paso may not demolish any buildings within the footprint of the project… until further order of the Court,” the ruling from the high court stated. Late Friday, an appeals court in Austin

A crown belonging to Ms. Wheelchair New Mexico was stolen just days before a national competition. KOB-TV reports that Irene Delgado says someone broke into her car in Santa Fe and took the crown. Delgado is set to compete in the Ms. Wheelchair America competition in Little Rock, Arkansas, during the week of July 1.

A crown belonging to Ms. Wheelchair New Mexico was stolen just days before a national competition. KOB-TV reports that Irene Delgado says someone broke into her car in Santa Fe and took the crown. Delgado is set to compete in the Ms. Wheelchair America competition in Little Rock, Arkansas, during the week of July 1.

An unwanted guest surprised a woman at a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in Los Angeles. Alisha Norman, a Houston, Texas native who was visiting Southern California, told Houston ABC station KTRK she was at the restaurant watching the U.S. women’s soccer team play Sweden in the World Cup when a live rat fell from the

President Donald Trump on Saturday delayed a nationwide immigration sweep to deport people living the United States illegally, including families, saying he would give lawmakers two weeks to work out solutions for the southern border. The move came after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Trump on Friday asking him to call off the raids. But

Last September, ABC-7 introduced you to Amber Berry, an 11-year-old cancer patient at Providence Children’s Hospital battling leukemia. ABC-7 spoke of Amber’s strength and courage in her fight against cancer, and El Paso took notice, primarily the Locomotive FC. In anticipation of their match Saturday against Las Vegas, the Locomotive announced the signing of 11-year-old

Lawyers warn that kids are taking care of kids, and there’s inadequate food, water and sanitation for the 250 infants, children and teens at the Border Patrol station in Clint. The bleak portrait emerged Thursday after a legal team interviewed 60 children at the facility near El Paso that has become the latest place where

An ABC-7 camera was rolling as El Paso Police officers frantically sprinted away from the scene of a vacant house fire in South Central El Paso. ABC-7 photojournalist Jerry Najera followed as dozens of officers started going from home to home in a government housing area a few blocks from the scene of the fire

A legal team that recently interviewed over 60 children at a Border Patrol station in Texas says a traumatic and dangerous situation is unfolding for some 250 infants, children and teens locked up for up to 27 days without adequate food, water and sanitation. A team of attorneys who recently visited the facility near El

LCPD offers a training experience like no other. Officers went through crisis intervention training, a training that marries theater with crisis intervention. According LCPD officials, all the scenarios presented in the training are based off real life experiences LCPD officers have seen on the job. One specific scenario ABC-7 witnessed Friday morning was from the

After months of record-breaking migration numbers, EL Paso’s main migrant shelter is reporting a sudden decrease in how many people they’re seeing. The Annunciation House is the headquarters for the main migrant shelter network in the El Paso region. Migrants who cross illegally are caught by Border Patrol, processed, and then released to shelters like

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents plan to begin rounding up as many as 2,000 migrant families nationwide for deportation beginning early Sunday morning, the Washington Post reported Friday. Three federal officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said what was being referred to as the large-scale “Family Op” would likely start with a series of

By 2032, the United States will be short nearly 122,000 physicians, according to a recent study from the Association of American Medical Colleges. El Paso is feeling the shortage already. “We’re short of pediatricians. We’re short of general surgeons, and of course there’s always a shortage of psychiatrists,” said Dr. Raj Marwah, an El Paso

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he’s sending another 1,000 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border and blasted Congress as a “group of reprobates” over the growing humanitarian crisis. Abbott said Friday that the additional Guard members will assist at detention facilities and at ports of entry. “The crisis at our southern border is unlike

A 74-year old man crossing a busy northeast El Paso street was struck by a car late Thursday night and later died of his injuries, police said. It happened just before 10 p.m. in the 9100 block of Dyer Street near Hondo Pass. Police traffic investigators said it appears Thomas Saenz of El Paso tried

A vacant apartment building went up in flames Friday afternoon in south-central El Paso. Fire crews responded to the blaze at North St. Vrain and Magoffin streets about 3:45 p.m. and labeled it a ‘condition 3’ fire — meaning heavy smoke and flames were showing. Fire department spokesman Enrique Aguilar indicated the fire originated in

Gunfire rang out at a home in a Las Cruces neighborhood late Friday afternoon leaving at least one person wounded. Scores of police officers converged on the shooting scene in the 2300 block of Lester Avenue after receiving reports of shots fired around 3:20 p.m. A gunshot victim was taken by ambulance to a Las

Locomotive FC find themselves at the top of the USL standings, but today they brought in a free agent who’s beaten much more than any goalkeeper. 11-year-old Amber Berry has been battling leukemia since 2016, and next month, she’ll finish her last round of chemotherapy. For her bravery, the El Paso Locomotive rewarded her with

Police have concluded that a deadly shooting Wednesday night at the Sand Stone Ranch Apartment complex in northeast El Paso was a case of self-defense. In a statement issued Friday, investigators said the victim, 22-year old Jason Lindsay, was shot and killed after forcing his way into an apartment to commit an assault. Police said

A man was injured after being shot during what police described as drug robbery at an east El Paso apartment complex Thursday night. The shooting occurred in the parking lot of the Celina Plaza Apartments in the 8500 block of Viscount Boulevard. The victim, identified by police as Jacob Rueda, was taken to Del Sol

A student was stabbed and seriously injured during a group fight near a northeast El Paso middle school on Thursday afternoon, based on separate accounts from police, fire and school district officials. Police said Friday the department’s Gang Unit was investigating, signaling that authorities suspect the incident may be gang-related. The violence involving what police

It was just about two weeks ago that Sayaka Yamashita was attacked by a pack of four dogs in far east El Paso on June 5. A newly released court affidavit says Yamashita “reported that she let her canine out to her fenced yard” when the pack attacked. The document says Yamashita was taken to