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City: More money needed to repair Cohen Stadium
The city of El Paso is trying to come up with a long-term plan for Cohen stadium. A windstorm damaged the shade canopy structure again this past…
Continue ReadingDetails on former Las Cruces police officer accused of extortion, threatening to leak nude photos
Court documents obtained Tuesday by ABC-7 reveal that a former Las Cruces police officer allegedly extorted a woman with naked photographs he…
Continue ReadingNM State Police: Ruidoso man, son killed in plane crash
A pilot and his teenage son were killed in a plane crash near Ruidoso on Tuesday night, officials said. The pilot was identified as 39-year-old…
Continue ReadingCounty civil case court to be converted to family law court in 2019
Due to a backlog of family law cases, a county civil case court will be converted to a family court in 2019. The Council of Judges said there are…
Continue ReadingTwo players from El Paso selected on third day of MLB Draft
Two former high school stars from El Paso were selected on day three of the 2017 MLB Draft Wednesday. The San Francisco Giants selected shortstop…
Continue ReadingUTEP introduces new slogan for 2017-18 athletics
Wednesday afternoon, the UTEP athletic department announced its 2017-2018 slogan: “We are Miners.” The athletic department chose this…
Continue ReadingMayweather coming back to fight UFC star McGregor Aug. 26
Floyd Mayweather Jr. said Wednesday he will come out of retirement to face UFC star Conor McGregor in a boxing match on Aug. 26. Mayweather, who…
Continue ReadingGunman who shot congressman had history of anti-GOP activity
The gunman who shot a top GOP congressman and several other people Wednesday at a baseball practice outside the nation’s capital had a long…
Continue ReadingLower Valley church fire causes $600,000 worth of damage
Thousands of people lost power due to a church fire Wednesday afternoon in the Lower Valley. El Paso Electric spokesman George de la Torre told ABC7…
Continue ReadingCity renames Carolina Park to honor fallen officer
Carolina Park is now Officer David Ortiz Park. In an effort to rename Lower Valley park, the Recreation Advisory Board obtained 126 signatures to…
Continue ReadingTxDOT celebrates 100 years with ‘Track the Truck’
The Texas Department of Transportation celebrates a century of service this year with a traveling exhibit that takes place all over Texas to…
Continue ReadingAssistant superintendent testifies in EPISD cheating trial
For the second day in a row, former EPISD Assistant Superintendent Damon Murphy is testifying in the trial of five former administrators accused of…
Continue ReadingAnthony, N.M., teen believes he captured UFO on video
Manny Ceniceros believes. During a recent ride home, the student and small business owner pointed his cellphone camera outside and captured an object…
Continue ReadingEmotional goodbyes from Mayor Oscar Leeser and outgoing Council reps
There were plenty of teary goodbyes at Tuesday’s El Paso City Council meeting. It was the last meeting for Mayor Oscar Leeser, Reps. Emma…
Continue ReadingEl Paso mother of boy found alone in Juarez faces additional charges
The mother of a boy found in an abandoned Juarez warehouse faces additional charges. Ruby Esmeralda Gonzalez, 26, is now charged with intentional…
Continue ReadingNOW ON GMEP: Death toll rising in London after massive fire, Streetcar construction coming to Mesa
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Continue ReadingLast of streetcar rail install causes closures on Mesa
One of the last sections of rail for the El Paso Streetcar Project will start being installed Monday, bringing along some major closures on Mesa…
Continue ReadingMets select NMSU pitcher Marcel Renteria in MLB Draft
Marcel Renteria became only the fifth NMSU player ever selected in the first ten rounds of the MLB Draft after the New York Mets selected him in the…
Continue ReadingFort Bliss holds Iron sides sniper competition
A group of Fort Bliss soldiers will be testing their skills over the next few days. The 1st Armored Division is holding it’s annual sniper…
Continue ReadingSummer camp trains students on techniques of unique sport
Students at the Salle De Long are introduced to the rules and techniques used in fencing at Salle De Long. Parents are able to enroll their children…
Continue ReadingAlexsandra Annello’s husband in critical condition after crash
District 2 City Representative-elect Alexsandra Annello and her new husband Alberto Halpern were involved in a serious crash Tuesday near Marfa,…
Continue ReadingCourt Document: Teen girl playing with stolen gun when suspect’s hand ‘accidentally’ fell on trigger
The El Paso Police Crimes Against Persons department has charged an 18-year-old man with criminal negligent homicide after a teen girl was shot to…
Continue ReadingFormer LCPD officer accused of threatening to publish woman’s nude photos
The Las Cruces man who allegedly threatened to publish nude photos of a woman is the same former LCPD officer who was charged with indecent exposure…
Continue ReadingEPISD trial continues; Mother tells jury she was told her son should drop out
Testimony continued Tuesday in the trial of five former El Paso Independent School District administrators accused of taking part in the…
Continue ReadingCarolina park to be renamed after fallen EPPD officer David Ortiz
The El Paso City Council just announced Carolina Park in the Lower Valley will be renamed after fallen police officer David Ortiz Jr. Ortiz was a…
Continue ReadingFormer Las Cruces elementary school janitor sentenced for child porn possession
A former school janitor for a Las Cruces elementary school has been sentenced to eight years in prison on a federal child pornography charge,…
Continue ReadingEPPD searching for suspect who allegedly stole guns from shooting range, hit witnesses with a car
El Paso Police are searching for the suspect who they said stole two guns and assaulted witnesses at Sportsman Elite, a shooting range on the west…
Continue ReadingTexas DPS trimming driver’s license offices
The Texas Department of Public Safety is closing two driver’s license offices in Dallas, has trimmed hours at 11 of the state’s busiest…
Continue ReadingBoy, 5, dies after being left in Arkansas day care vehicle
A 5-year-old boy has died after he was left in a day care vehicle all day in eastern Arkansas, police said. The West Memphis Police Department said…
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