March 8th Road Closures
MAJOR CLOSURE ALERT: March 12 3am-March 13 6am I-10 East will close at Redd Road. Mesa will be closed at the intersection in both directions.…
Continue ReadingDowntown street changes will affect commuters
On almost any day of the week you can find drivers traveling from east El Paso to downtown. Many of those drivers take the Cesar Chavez Border…
Continue ReadingNMSU’s Ian Baker named WAC Player of the Year
Ian Baker tested the NBA waters during the last offseason but decided that he would return to New Mexico State for his senior campaign. While NBA…
Continue ReadingONLY ON ABC-7: Loud music at Las Cruces bar frustrates neighbors
How loud is too loud? T hat’s what the city of Las Cruces is trying to figure out after residents say they’re kept up at night because of…
Continue ReadingMayor vetoes council’s plan to borrow $44M in non voter-approved debt
Mayor Oscar Leeser Tuesday vetoed City Council’s move to publish a notice of intent to issue $44 million in certificates of obligation to pay…
Continue ReadingEl Paso hospital urgently seeks family of young patient
El Paso’s University Medical Center has issued an urgent –and rare– request for help in trying to find family members of a patient…
Continue ReadingAdvocates, transgender community worried about Texas ‘Bathroom Bill’
The Texas state legislature conducted its first hearing on Senate Bill 6, also known as the “Bathroom Bill” on Tuesday. The bill would…
Continue ReadingEl Paso millionaire sentenced to 10 years in prison for coupon fraud scheme
El Paso millionaire Thomas “Chris” Balsiger, 63, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay $65 million in restitution…
Continue ReadingPolice identify young man killed after crashing into concrete pillar
Police identified the young man who died in an early-morning collision as 18-year-old Charlie Hurtado. Special Traffic Investigators said Hurtado was…
Continue ReadingRepresentative drops proposal to deny city contracts to border wall contractors
City Rep. Peter Svarzbein deleted an item on Tuesday’s City Council agenda calling for discussion on prohibiting city of El Paso funds to be…
Continue ReadingGang Unit investigating fight in Central El Paso
Update: Police say they are investigating a fight reported at the 4800 Block of Dyer St. and Truman Ave. An ABC-7 photographer saw officers going in…
Continue ReadingTraffic stop leaves Borderland Dreamer facing deportation to Mexico
Jesus Vasquez’s parents brought him to the United States from Mexico when he was 6 years old. Since then, he has been living as an undocumented…
Continue ReadingTwo El Paso contractors killed in crash on I-10 in Culberson Co.
Two El Paso area men were killed in a crash on Interstate 10 in Culberson County, the Texas Department of Public Safety reports. It happened Monday…
Continue ReadingNM State House votes to expand Baby Brianna’s Law
The New Mexico House of Representatives Monday approved House Bill 45, which would expand Baby Brianna’s Law, by a vote of 55 to 8. The bill…
Continue ReadingLCPD: El Paso couple stole vehicle, drove to Las Cruces to shoplift at Walmart
Police officers in Las Cruces arrested an El Paso couple accused of stealing a vehicle in El Paso, then driving to Las Cruces where they allegedly…
Continue ReadingCrash on I-10 West and McRae has traffic at a crawl
Crash on I-10 West and McRae has traffic at a crawl, there seems to be the left lane on I-10 West closed. Traffic is usually bad in this area without…
Continue ReadingCuban imprisoned for impersonating Border Patrol agent in South Texas
Prosecutors say a Cuban man living in South Texas must serve 18 months in a U.S. prison for impersonating a Border Patrol agent to scam other…
Continue ReadingExclusive: VA director’s first 100 days
Director Michael Amaral just passed his 100 days as the head of the El Paso Veteran Affairs Health Care System. After spending more than three full…
Continue ReadingCrash on I-10 East and McRae has traffic at a stop
A crash on I-10 East and Mcrae is creating a back up, the cars appear to be in the two center lanes. Take Gateway…
Continue ReadingCrash on Joe Battle Southbound and Bob Hope has two lanes on Joe Battle closed
A crash on Joe Battle southbound and Bob Hope has now led to emergency crews closing two lanes on Joe Battle.The driver had to be extricated and…
Continue ReadingDriver extricated from crash on Joe Battle
The driver of a pickup truck had to be extricated from a car after a crash in East El Paso early Tuesday morning. The crash happened near the…
Continue ReadingLawyers meet with immigrants to talk rights
As federal officials ramp up seizure and deportation efforts of immigrants to the United States, local groups are working to help those living in El…
Continue ReadingStudents celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday during ‘Read Across America’ event
I had the privilege of meeting a beautiful group of teachers and staff at O’Shea Keleher Elementary Tuesday afternoon for Read Across America.…
Continue ReadingSerious crash shuts down I-10 near Horizon
A serious crash shut down I-10 near Horizon Monday morning. A Texas Department of Public Safety official said it involved an 18-wheeler and a white…
Continue ReadingMarch 7th Road Closures
MAJOR CLOSURE ALERT: March 12 3am-March 13 6am I-10 East will close at Redd Road. Mesa will be closed at the intersection in both directions.…
Continue ReadingFormer Juror: ‘CSI Effect’ not behind decision to acquit accused child molester
A former juror reached out to ABC-7 after seeing our special report on the CSI Effect, the name for the belief that television crime and courtroom…
Continue ReadingMiners headed for C-USA Championship Quarterfinals
The vibe is certainly positive as the UTEP Miners are headed to Birmingham, Alabama for the Conference USA Tournament as the 4th seed coupled with a…
Continue ReadingNMSU Women run away with All-WAC honors
It has been a season to remember for the NMSU women on the hardwood. The team not only made history by finishing the regular season with a perfect…
Continue ReadingPublic defender’s office facing increased workload; numbers are troubling, chief says
The El Paso County Public Defender’s Office is taking on a lot more work than it was in the last fiscal year, according to a report presented…
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