Darren Hunt
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Man shot outside Barmen in West El Paso a Fort Bliss soldier, officials on post say
ABC-7 has learned more about a shooting outside a West Side bar last weekend that left one man in the hospital and another behind bars. → Read More
MountainStar has approached County and City about soccer stadium partnership
ABC-7 has learned the group that owns the El Paso Chihuahuas has approached the County and the City about the possibility of another public-private partnership. MountainStar Sports Group wants to build a soccer stadium in or as close to Downtown as possible for a team that would play in the United Soccer League. → Read More
Judge postpones hearing seeking injunction on Duranguito demolitions
A hearing requesting a temporary injunction to halt demolitions in the Duranguito area, where the city of El Paso plans to build a multipurpose arena, was rescheduled Wednesday. → Read More
Borderland Dreamers react to announcement DACA will be phased out
On Monday ABC-7 introduced viewers to two Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients in El Paso, who were uncertain about their future. On Tuesday, ABC-7 spoke with them again about their plans after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced plans to rescind the so-called Dreamers program. → Read More
Bliss' 1st Armored Division Combat Aviation Brigade heading to Houston
The mission is expected to last between two weeks and a month, Major Paul Hanson said. → Read More
Bliss' 1st Armored Division Combat Aviation Brigade heading to Houston
The mission is expected to last between two weeks and a month, Major Paul Hanson said. → Read More
Arena Legal Battle: City and opposition spend hundreds of thousands
How much is the battle over the Downtown arena costing the City of El Paso and its opponents? ABC-7, the only station to link Houston billionaire oilman J.P. Bryan to historian Max Grossman's case to save Duranguito, has the latest figures available for both sides. → Read More
Andy Morales, member of 1949 Bowie state championship team, loses battle to Cancer
Morales was more than just a member of the groundbreaking Bowie title team nearly seven decades ago, he was also a longtime Borderland high school coach. → Read More
Judge delays decision again on Downtown arena to be built in Duranguito
An Austin judge has delayed a ruling yet again on whether the City of El Paso can host sporting events at the new $180 million Downtown multi-purpose facility it plans to build in the Duranguito neighborhood. → Read More
County, Town of Clint unable to use public funds to help clear mud on private property
Residents in the Clint area continue to try and clean up their properties with limited assistance. → Read More
State Rep: Toll road revenue in El Paso never exceeded expenses
For the first time in four decades, the Texas Transportation Commission voted to remove a toll from a Texas road and it's right here in El Paso. → Read More
Three EPISD schools getting safer organic infill turfs
The new turf is reportedly safer for students than the rubber pellet turfs currently being used. → Read More
Water Utility: Homes along sinkhole-ridden La Placita Avenue are safe
The West El Paso neighborhood street where a massive sinkhole developed over the weekend, swallowing up an SUV, has now developed two additional sinkholes, leading to a complete shutdown of the street. → Read More
Socorro community blames new development in Horizon City for flooding
Families in Socorro are still digging themselves out after heavy flooding in the area over the weekend. → Read More
10 officers, sergeant transferred to Gang Unit as a result of rising gang violence
El Paso Police say they continue to see a significant spike in the number of gang related cases in the Borderland and they need the help of the public to turn that trend around. → Read More
UTEP professor dies days after 30-foot fall in the Franklins
Karl Putnam was critically injured following a 30-foot fall in the Franklin mountains earlier this month. → Read More
More outages possible as crews rebuild East Side transformer
Residents in Far East El Paso have been dealing with some lengthy El Paso Electric power outages over the past several days, as temperatures continue to be in the high 90s. → Read More
Fireworks vendors ready for 4th of July, expecting big crowds out in the County
Most El Pasoans go to the Montana Vista area off East Montana to celebrate by lighting fireworks. → Read More
BREAKING: Judge issues mistrial in EPISD cheating scandal trial
Federal Judge David Briones issued a mistrial in the EPISD cheating scandal trial. → Read More
Death of boy, 4, has officials asking El Pasoans, 'wait for ambulance and paramedics to arrive'
Police told ABC-7 the child -- still alive at the time -- was rushed to Sierra Providence East hospital by a passerby, instead of calling 9-1-1 and waiting for an ambulance. → Read More