Month: July 2019

Robert Mueller on Wednesday bluntly dismissed President Donald Trump’s claims of total exoneration in the federal probe of Russia’s 2016 election interference, telling Congress he explicitly did not clear the president of obstructing his investigation. The former special counsel also rejected Trump’s assertions that the probe was a “witch hunt” and hoax. In hours of

The Dallas Cowboys is the most valuable sports team in the world according to Forbes, worth a staggering $5 billion. It’s the fourth consecutive year that the NFL outfit has topped the rankings, this year fending off competition from teams from the worlds of baseball, basketball and European soccer. Owned by businessman Jerry Jones, the

Texas rapper Tay-K was sentenced to 55 years in prison and a $21,000 fine Tuesday on a murder charge for a 2016 robbery that left one man dead, according to the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office. The Tarrant County jury also sentenced Tay-K, whose legal name is Taymor McIntyre, to 30 years in prison

A Texas high school student who was born in Dallas and is a U.S. citizen was released from ICE custody on Tuesday after spending three weeks behind bars, his lawyer said. Word spread of the teen’s detention after the Dallas Morning News first reported it Monday. Immigrant rights advocates pointed to the case as a

A 32-year-old New Mexico man is facing a kidnap charge after allegedly assaulting his 22-year-old wife and holding her against her will. Authorities said they found the woman bound and gagged in her Chamberino home as a result of a note pleading for help that she left early Tuesday at the Domino’s Pizza in the

UPDATE: Tuesday night’s Socorro Independent School District board meeting began with Superintendent Jose Espinoza apologizing for the negative attention the altercation put on the SISD, but he added: “Let me be very clear this was not a fight, this was an assault.” Espinoza also confirmed ABC-7’s report that he was at the Whataburger with members

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke, in a heated discussion on ABC’s The View on Tuesday, doubled down on his comments to ABC News describing President Trump’s recent North Carolina rally “an impromptu Nuremberg” gathering. “When he’s asking four women of color to go back to their own country, and then connecting that with everything else

A social media post this past weekend about a large bobcat being spotted near the river just west of Sunland Park by Frontera is the latest in a string of recent reports of the big cats roaming around the El Paso and Las Cruces areas. But according to Texas Parks and Wildlife officials, bobcat sightings

The state of Texas allows schools to “provisionally” enroll students who have received at least one dose of the measles’ vaccine. However, due to the recent outbreak in the Borderland, local public health officials are recommending that provisional enrollment for partially vaccinated students be suspended and that the schools require all students to have completed

TRAFFIC ALERT there is a crash on I-10 East and Yarbrough. The crash is blocking the two right lanes of traffic. There is a delay that is building at this time. Take Gateway East or Montana to avoid this area.

New Mexico’s governor fired Karen Trujillo from her role as the state’s public education secretary on Monday evening. In a statement, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said she removed Trujillo because her “expectations were not met in a number of areas” when it came to implementing sweeping education reforms. Trujillo told ABC-7 that her firing came

The Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces held a ‘historic’ Installation Mass on Tuesday afternoon for only the third bishop in its history. Bishop Peter Baldacchino was appointed to the Diocese of Las Cruces in May by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the Vatican Nuncio to the United States. The mass took place at the Immaculate Heart of

Three people caught on video fighting at Disneyland earlier this month could get serious jail time for the melee that an El Paso school coach tried to break up. 35-year-old Avery Robinson of Las Vegas, Nevada is facing five felony charges and nine misdemeanors. He is accused of attacking his sister, brother-in-law and girlfriend —

Sports betting is venturing into southern New Mexico with the announcement Tuesday that a sports book will soon launch at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino. The legendary William Hill sports book, which operates in Las Vegas, said it will open its doors at Mountain Gods to wagering on athletic events come

UPDATE: El Paso confirmed Tuesday morning that the body found Monday evening is that of 48-year-old Angelica Vega, who went missing and was in need of medication for a serious health condition. Detectives said there was no foul play involved, but are awaiting an autopsy by the medical examiner to determine the official cause of

Replacing the Wyler Aerial Tramway would cost more than $7 million, according to a review and analysis conducted by an engineering firm. Tramway Engineering, Ltd., a firm based out of Colorado, compiled a nine-page report detailing the various safety issues affecting the Wyler Aerial Tramway. Among the most pressing issues are the brakes: The report

Health officials announced expanded hours for the city’s immunization clinics after a fifth case of the measles was confirmed in El Paso on Monday. The latest measles’ victim was identified as a woman in her early 30’s. Three toddlers and a woman in her late 40s are the other El Paso measles victims, officials said

There is a crash on I-10 East and “Los Mochis” (near Vinton). There is a major delay in the area. Drivers need to take Desert Blvd. or Doniphan to avoid this area.

An El Paso man was hospitalized after nearly being electrocuted Monday in an incident in a residential neighborhood. The unidentified man was electrically shocked at a home at 5429 Cactus Hill Drive just before 11 a.m., according to a fire department spokesman. The man was rushed to a local hospital, but paramedics indicated his injuries

Just months ago they were complete strangers. Now they live together like a family. Isis Suarez said she fled her home country of Honduras because of gang violence. Since January, Suarez and her daughter, Halli, been living with Irene Alatorre — her sponsor. “I have a lot of space in my house because my daughters

El Paso police late Monday issued a missing person’s alert for a man believed to have onset Alzheimers who disappeared from near his daughter’s home earlier in the day. Pedro Saenz-Sosa, 73, is visiting from Chihuahua, Mexico and was last seen at 7 a.m. when he went out for a morning walk from the home

A 35-year-old man with a long history of arrests is wanted by police for a northeast El Paso shooting that left his teenage girlfriend in critical condition. Police said Monday an arrest warrant for aggravated assault was issued for George Solis, the prime suspect in the Friday night shooting of 19-year-old Alexis Ramirez at a

Cedric Reynaud was living his dream of playing baseball in college, but it all took a detour in early June. Reynaud was diagnosed with Guillain-Barr syndrome, a disease in which the immune system attacks the nerves of the body. Reynaud was left paralyzed from his shoulders down, but he vowed to fight. “I didn’t want

Speaking before city councilors on Monday, the Las Cruces police chief painted a grim picture of violent crime in the city. “June was an unbelievably violent month in Las Cruces, in terms of homicides,” Chief Patrick Gallagher told the public. “Five homicides in one month.” Thankfully, all five suspects in the June homicides have been

The Mexican government will auction off jewelry that belonged to drug traffickers. The auction will be held on July 28, but at the moment people can go to the presidential house and see the jewelry on display. In total there are 1,978 pieces totaling 22.6 million pesos or about $1.2 million. Among the objects to

El Paso City Council discussed proposed projects that would be covered in a nearly $1 billion bond on Monday. The bond was approved to be on the ballot earlier this month. The bond is projected to cost $943,006,628 and will cover emergency response, public safety, animal services and a number a street projects:Police: $310,704,296 Fire:

The one big question mark headed into the upcoming season for the UTEP Miners is who will be the starting quarterback? Last year’s starter, Kai Locksley, was supposed to be the starter once again, but his legal troubles have put his status on the team in limbo. Now the Miners are moving forward with signing

The president of the Ysleta Independent School District board said Monday he anticipates the board will act soon following reports that the district’s superintendent was involved in a late night fight recently with another superintendent at a Whataburger restaurant. Board president Cruz Ochoa told ABC-7 that he expects there will be a meeting regarding the

Mexican officials said Monday they have uncovered an industrial-scale migrant smuggling ring using tractor-trailer rigs disguised as freight deliveries for major companies. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said authorities found a tractor-trailer disguised with the logo of a major grocery store chain. But instead of groceries, it was carrying about 150 migrants. ‘The (grocery) company

A second guard hospitalized after he and a colleague were attacked and beaten by inmates at a southern New Mexico prison has now been released from University Medical Center in El Paso, officials said Monday. The Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility near Las Cruces still remained on lockdown Monday in response to the attacks which