Month: July 2019

A 20-year-old El Paso man has been arrested for a “road rage” incident in which a woman was seriously injured after flying off the hood of a moving car along Martin Luther King Boulevard, police said Wednesday. Jacob Anthony Ordonez was arrested after officers said they spotted his car Tuesday afternoon in central El Paso

As El Paso police continue to investigate the disappearance of Erika Gaytan — the mother who has been missing for more than two weeks after going on a date, ABC-7 has learned that she was facing criminal charges. The 29-year-old woman was last seen July 13 at a concert at the El Paso County Coliseum,

Ysleta Independent School District’s superintendent is facing suspension for an altercation with the superintendent of the Socorro Independent School District. That altercation happened in San Antonio and the police report shows YISD Superintendent Xavier De La Torre appeared to be intoxicated. But YISD board member Kathryn Lucero, who voted to suspend De La Torre for

Adopting an animal should be a joyous occasion for both the person and the pet. However, some newly adopted shelter pets can experience fear, anxiety, or aggression when introduced to their new homes. “These guys they come in and they may be trembling they’re scared theres a lot of new surrounding, they’re in a very

The Sunland Park Fire Department came to the rescue when a dog was spotted stranded on an island in the Rio Grande. Fire crews used their Argo Amphibious Rescue Unit, a specially designed boat, to retrieve the canine on Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters were able to successfully coax the scared dog into the boat by using

An explosion and fire at an Exxon Mobil oil refinery in Texas on Wednesday left 37 people injured, in the latest of a series of petrochemical industry blazes this year in the Houston area. The fire began after an explosion at approximately 11:07 a.m. at an Exxon Mobil plant in Baytown, about 25 miles (40

Bushland Independent School District in Amarillo, Texas, is taking an unusual step to promote a drug-free environment in its schools. Starting this fall, any seventh- through 12th-graders who request a school parking permit or participate in extracurricular activities — including sports, band, the student council and chess team — must pass a drug test. “We’ve

An Amazon delivery driver was fired and arrested after police say she stole a dachshund from in front of a Texas couple’s home and attempted to sell it online. The suspect, 22-year-old Mycah Keyona Wade, was in a Weatherford neighborhood earlier this month making deliveries as a contract driver for Amazon when she spotted the

A Texas woman struggled, cursed and used a racial epithet at officers as she was arrested on charges of leaving her baby asleep in a running car while she went into a local nightclub, KWTX reported. Samantha Grace Vaughan, 26, was arrested earlier this week at the Trackside Night Club after officers found the boy

A federal judge in El Paso has shut down a telemarketing scheme operating out of a home on the city’s far east side, after it allegedly bilked millions of dollars from people struggling with credit card debt. The court issued a restraining order (read the order at the bottom of this article) against a pair

A man was killed early Wednesday morning in a two-car crash along Interstate 10 in far east El Paso County. Sheriff’s deputies said a pickup truck rear-ended a car along I-10 eastbound past Tornillo; the pickup rolled over from the crash impact. One man was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said, while another person

One person was burned when a food truck went up in flames late Tuesday night destroying it, according to Sunland Park firefighters. The blaze happened in the 100 Block of 4th Street and was initially reported as a house fire. Firefighters said the food truck was “fully engulfed in flames” when they arrived, although they

Albuquerque’s $250,000 to support asylum-seekers passing through the city has remained untouched as officials say the flow of migrants has slowed. The Albuquerque Journal reported Tuesday that the City Council approved the spending in May to reimburse organizations that temporarily host migrants as they make arrangements to meet up with relatives or sponsors. The city

A top Air Force commander says mold has been found in nearly 1,200 dorm rooms at a military complex in San Antonio, leading to hundreds of military personnel being housed in hotels. Brig. Gen. Laura Lenderman told the San Antonio Express-News that the mold was found at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland and the Camp Bullis

The Ysleta Independent School District board voted unanimously late Tuesday night to suspend Superintendent Xavier De La Torre for three days without pay stemming from his fight with another school superintendent at a Whataburger restaurant. The 7-0 decision to reprimand De La Torre for not promptly reporting the incident to the school board came after

After getting shut out by the Las Vegas Aviators the Chihuahuas look to bounce back against the Nashville Sounds. Nashville would get on the board first with a Jose Trevino double that brought in Nick Solak. Later in the game the Chihuahuas would answer back when Travis Jankowski singled to left that brought in Seth

The Miners open the season with 5 home games. The second of which is against their I-10 rivals the NMSU Aggies on November 12th. UTEP will be competing in the 58th annual Weststar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational at the Don which will take place December 16th and 17th. December 29th they take a

Some 20 presidential primary contenders return to a pair of stages on Tuesday and Wednesday seeking a breakout moment at the second Democratic debates. For the lower-polling candidates in the field, Detroit likely will be their last chance to impress a national audience. Here is how the first night unfolded. All times are Eastern time.

University Medical Center is looking into a property tax increase for the county — to increase the hospital’s 2020 fiscal budget. UMC board members met with El Paso County Commissioners on Tuesday afternoon to discuss their budget, which proposes a tax increase of 5.6%. For fiscal year 2019, homeowners are paying about $327 in property

Police said a woman being sought for urinating on potatoes at a Walmart in western Pennsylvania turned herself in to authorities on Tuesday. West Mifflin police, who initially posted surveillance photos on their social media accounts, announced the suspect’s surrender on their Facebook page. Walmart said it is working with police to prosecute the woman.

Amanda Aguilar remembers the moment she learned her mother died in a head-on collision. “I got a call from my aunt and she asked if I had heard about what happened,” Aguilar recalled. “She just said, ‘Your mom was in an accident and she passed away.’” On Friday, Bernice Rios was a driving a minivan

Drier air continues through Friday. Temps will be near 100 degrees for the next several days. For next weekend we will continue to see just a slight chance for thunderstorms with high temperatures continuing to run a little above average. Better chance for rain Monday and Tuesday.

More than 900 children have been separated from their families at the border despite a judge’s order that the practice be sharply curtailed, the American Civil Liberties Union said in a court filing on Tuesday. One parent was separated for property damage valued at $5, the ACLU said. Six parents were separated for convictions of

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is joining many of his fellow Republicans in taking a wait-and-see approach to President Donald Trump’s nominee for national intelligence director, Texas Congressman John Ratcliffe, even as critics assail his lack of qualifications for the job. McConnell said Tuesday that he looks forward to meeting with Ratcliffe and discussing

It may seem like an ordinary scene: Children and adults playing on pink seesaws, carelessly laughing and chatting with each other But this is a playground unlike any other. These custom-built seesaws have been placed on both sides of a slatted steel border fence that separates the United States and Mexico. The idea for a

A Guatemalan migrant drowned in a canal in the Lower Valley near the border late Monday night, police said Tuesday. Fire crews pulled the unresponsive woman from the American Canal at Border Highway and Yarbrough about 11 p.m. after receiving a 911 call from a man who said “she was swept away by the current

After watching tape of his panned performance in the first Democratic debate, Beto O’Rourke understood he had a problem: He needed to come across as more human and less rehearsed. Campaign aides and friends say they believe the former Texas congressman has turned a corner since then — and has shown it in recent interviews.

A 35-year-old wanted fugitive with a lengthy criminal past has been captured and charged in a northeast El Paso shooting that left his teenage girlfriend critically wounded, authorities said Tuesday. The manhunt for George Solis ended when he was taken into custody earlier this week by U.S. Marshals and El Paso Police gang unit officers