Month: July 2019

Two people were taken to the hospital after a hit-and-run in south-central El Paso on Sunday afternoon, police said. The incident happened around 1:54 p.m. near Val Verde Street and Paisano Drive. Both people struck by the car were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, according to a fire dispatch supervisor. No further information

Dan Coats will step down as the director of national intelligence on August 15, President Donald Trump announced Sunday in a tweet, a departure that marks the most recent chapter in Trump’s tense and puzzling relationship with the US intelligence community. Texas Republican Congressman John Ratcliffe, who aggressively questioned former special counsel Robert Mueller last

At first, the co-owner of the quirky alien-themed motel down a Nevada highway from the mysterious Area 51 site didn’t take a posting for a prank Facebook event too seriously. Then, her phone started ringing. “It doesn’t stop, our phone won’t stop ringing,” Connie West, of the Little A’le’Inn, told the Las Vegas Sun. The

Twelve people were struck by gunfire at a Brooklyn park shortly after a festival that drew thousands of revelers, police said. One man died and another victim is in critical condition after the shooting Saturday night, the New York Police Department said Sunday. The wounded victims range in age from 21 to 55 years old.

A rollover crash involving an SUV and another car killed at least one person and resulted in the closure of a stretch of Interstate 10 eastbound through central El Paso, police said. The traffic accident occurred around 2:30 a.m. along 1-10 east and U.S. Highway 54, near exit 22. Police closed all eastbound lanes due

DALLAS COWBOYS (11-7 last season), OPEN CAMP: Saturday in Oxnard, California. (Watch the official training camp news conference in its entirety in the video player at the end of this article.) ELLIOTT LATE: RB Ezekiel Elliott was not on the Cowboys’ charter plane to training camp in California, and on Friday team owner Jerry Jones

An explosion at an Albuquerque motel injured one person while damaging one room and causing extensive structural damage to the building. The cause of the Friday night explosion was under investigation but the Albuquerque Journal reported that police told people at the scene that it was caused by a personal oxygen tank. The American Red

Police in suburban Dallas are investigating the death of a newborn, who investigators say was left in a trash can after being born inside a restaurant’s bathroom. Irving Police say the infant was found Friday afternoon inside the bathroom of an Applebee’s restaurant. Investigators believe the baby was born in the bathroom and then put

A multi-day event featuring prominent Republicans at the privately funded U.S.-Mexico border wall for a symposium to discuss and debate immigration issues ended Saturday in Sunland Park. Panels discussed border security, drug trafficking and migrant detention centers, among other topics. Leaders in attendance included Steve Bannon, the former White House Chief Strategist, and Kris Kobach,

El Paso families lined up for a free backpack giveaway at the Housing Authority of El Paso on Saturday Morning. This is HACEP’s the 10th annual backpack giveaway sponsored, this year, by the Greater El Paso Apartment Association. CEO of Housing Authority Sadish Bhaskar told ABC-7, “We expect to give out approximately 300 to 400

On Saturday in 1953, the Korean War armistice was signed at Panmunjom, ending three years of fighting. The Korean War and Defense Veterans and the El Paso Korean Association celebrated the 66th anniversary of the Korean Armistice with a ceremony that took place Saturday morning at the Old Glory Memorial located at Dyer and U.S.

A pet owner says 10 years of fond memories with her beloved feline are now overshadowed by horrific allegations that one of her teenage neighbors fed her cat and two kittens to a pack of dogs. Animal Care Services officials confirmed to KSAT that a teenager will be charged with animal cruelty in connection with

Less than a third of all New Mexico students are proficient in reading and only about one-fifth are proficient in math, according to results released late Friday. The results from a revamped test in 2019 show that public school districts and charter schools saw a small jump in reading from the year before but a

As three confirmed cases of West Nile in El Paso were announced on Friday, an ABC-7 viewer reached out with concerns about their neighbor’s neglected pool being a potential breeding ground for mosquitoes that carry the virus. The pool in question, which sits in the backyard of a house at 619 Alethea Park Drive in

A head-on crash between a minivan and a military vehicle left at least one person dead and several others seriously injured, authorities said. The deadly collision occurred along State Highway 213 near Chaparral on Friday morning when the minivan crossed over the center line into the path of an eight-wheel military truck, according to an

The law enforcement and El Paso communities came together Friday to help an injured brother in blue. A long line of people gathered at the Pebble Hills Regional Command Center for a fundraiser benefiting Officer Patrick Martinez. “I’m out of work right now, I’m not getting a full paycheck,” Martinez said. “It’s going to help

Two additional inmates have been charged in an attack that severely injured two southern New Mexico prison guards, authorities said Friday. George Cervantes and Daniel Aragon join five other inmates previously charged in last week’s beatings of two corrections officers inside the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility near Las Cruces. Authorities also said the two

Five trees planted in New Mexico from seeds taken to the moon during the Apollo 14 mission and given to the state by NASA have all died or been forgotten, according to officials at the locations where the trees were planted decades ago. Officials at New Mexico sites where the trees were planted decades ago

The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to tap Pentagon funds to build sections of a border wall with Mexico. The Supreme Court said Friday that it would lift a freeze on the money put in place by a lower court. The high court’s action means the Trump administration can

Ezekiel Elliott is holding out of training camp with the Dallas Cowboys with two years remaining on the rookie contract of the two-time NFL rushing champ. Owner and general manager Jerry Jones said on reporting day at camp Friday that Elliott was officially a “non-report.” The Cowboys conducted physicals and conditioning tests in Oxnard, California.

A 21-year-old man suspected in a series of attempted home break-ins in El Paso’s Upper Valley remained jailed Friday on $12,000 bond. Jose Luis Balderrama Jr. was arrested early Thursday morning after police said break-in attempts occurred at a home at 6544 Toiva Place and two others in the 6500 block of Hoope. After Balderrama

Health officials announced three confirmed West Nile virus cases in El Paso on Friday afternoon, which marked the first occurrences of the mosquito-borne illness this year in the Borderland. The victims who contracted it were identified as two women in their late 70s and a man in his 50s; officials said all three of them

President Donald Trump announced Friday that Guatemala is signing an agreement to restrict asylum applications to the U.S. from Central America. The so-called “safe third country” agreement would require migrants, including Salvadorans and Hondurans, who cross into Guatemala on their way to the U.S. to apply for protections in Guatemala instead of at the U.S.

A New Mexico city has reduced the penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana, bringing the city measure in line with a new state law. The Alamogordo Daily News reports Alamogordo commissioners voted this week to update its ordinance on marijuana, making possession of up to 0.5 ounces (14 grams) punishable by a $50

If you’re looking to place a few bets on your favorite football team before the season kicks off, you can now do so within a two-hour drive of El Paso. The renowned William Hill Sports Book opened its doors Thursday evening at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino in Mescalero. Fans can

Texas State Representative Joe Moody confirmed to ABC-7 that he plans to run for re-election in 2020. There was speculation that Moody was planning to run for El Paso County District Attorney. As ABC-7 reported earlier this month, longtime District Attorney Jaime Esparza will retire at the end of his current term in 2020. Moody

An El Paso native is dead a day after her birthday and a man has been arrested following a shooting at a San Antonio apartment complex late Wednesday night. According to police, Amir Muhammad Rasul Powell, 25, was inside an apartment with a woman when he became upset while looking through her cellphone. Police said

A Sunland Park teenager who struck and killed a girl walking home from school in El Paso’s Upper Valley last year was sentenced to probation on Thursday. In a deal with El Paso County prosecutors to avoid a trial, 17-year old Samuel Garcia pleaded guilty to one count of accident involving death and received a

The new school year is almost here and to help students and teachers before they head back to school, a local radio station is asking for your help. Local radio show hosts, Mike and Tricia, are hosting the 22nd annual Mike and Tricia’s “Stuff the Bus” campaign. “We’re trying to make sure that kids who

Francisco Galicia was so malnourished after his weeks in a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility that the first thing he did after being released was order eight tacos. “He was starving, so we took him to a taco shop right around the corner from the facility. He lost a lot of weight while he