Month: August 2007

EL PASO, TX. – The Texas Tech Health Sciences Center announced Friday it’s El Paso medical school will be named for Western Refining President and CEO Paul Foster. “I wanted to do something that made a big difference and I think this medical school is going to be one of the best in the country,”

EL PASO, TX. – The Texas Tech Health Sciences Center announced Friday it’s El Paso medical school will be named for Western Refining President and CEO Paul Foster. “I wanted to do something that made a big difference and I think this medical school is going to be one of the best in the country,”

EL PASO, TX. – Several streets are blocked off in an eastside neighborhoodin the predawn hoursafter a man allegedly threatens his family with a gun. It all started around 1:30Friday morning on the 10,000 block of Saigon, near Album. Police were called out to the home because of a family fight, when they got there,

EL PASO, TX. – Several streets are blocked off in an eastside neighborhoodin the predawn hoursafter a man allegedly threatens his family with a gun. It all started around 1:30Friday morning on the 10,000 block of Saigon, near Album. Police were called out to the home because of a family fight, when they got there,

OTERO COUNTY, N.M. – Otero County Commissioners are giving the United Nations a piece of their mind! TheU.N.wants to add White Sands National Monument to its list of World Heritage sites. That list already includes the Great Wall of China, the Tower of London, the Statue of Liberty, even Carlsbad Caverns! But according to a

OTERO COUNTY, N.M. – Otero County Commissioners are giving the United Nations a piece of their mind! TheU.N.wants to add White Sands National Monument to its list of World Heritage sites. That list already includes the Great Wall of China, the Tower of London, the Statue of Liberty, even Carlsbad Caverns! But according to a

EL PASO, TX. – Richard Flores has been sentenced to 99 years in prison and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $10,000. The announcement came late Friday afternoon after the jury finished hearing witness testimony from family members of both Maria Luisa Corral and Richard Flores. Both Corral’s brother, Manuel, and mother, Maria

EL PASO, TX. – Richard Flores has been sentenced to 99 years in prison and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $10,000. The announcement came late Friday afternoon after the jury finished hearing witness testimony from family members of both Maria Luisa Corral and Richard Flores. Both Corral’s brother, Manuel, and mother, Maria

EL PASO, Texas (AP) – A Mexican woman who witnessed a fatal border shooting claims the U.S. Border Patrol shot the wrong man. Laura Contreras Escarcega says she was kneeling on the ground as ordered by a Border Patrol agent when one of the men she was traveling with picked up a rock. Then she

EL PASO, Texas (AP) – A Mexican woman who witnessed a fatal border shooting claims the U.S. Border Patrol shot the wrong man. Laura Contreras Escarcega says she was kneeling on the ground as ordered by a Border Patrol agent when one of the men she was traveling with picked up a rock. Then she

EL PASO, TX – Two UTEP football players rejoined their team for Thursday’s morning practice after felony charges against them were dropped. Tufick Shadrawy and Brian Wilkins were cleared the charges by El Paso County District Attorney Jaime Esparza Wednesday. On July 8th, five current and one formerUTEP football player were arrested after a brawl

EL PASO, TX – Two UTEP football players rejoined their team for Thursday’s morning practice after felony charges against them were dropped. Tufick Shadrawy and Brian Wilkins were cleared the charges by El Paso County District Attorney Jaime Esparza Wednesday. On July 8th, five current and one formerUTEP football player were arrested after a brawl

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A trucker has sued the Drug Enforcement Administration, seeking to get back nearly $24,000 seized by DEA agents earlier this month at a weigh station on U.S. 54 in New Mexico north of El Paso, Texas. Anastasio Prieto of El Paso gave a state police officer at the weigh station permission

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A trucker has sued the Drug Enforcement Administration, seeking to get back nearly $24,000 seized by DEA agents earlier this month at a weigh station on U.S. 54 in New Mexico north of El Paso, Texas. Anastasio Prieto of El Paso gave a state police officer at the weigh station permission

EL PASO, TX – City Representative Alejandro Lozano Thursday unveiled a model of what he envisions for the county-owned Ascarate Park. Lozano tells ABC-7 he has contacted IMAX theaters and Waterpark Industries about setting up shop in Ascarate Park. The proposed projects will emphasize the amenities at the park, he said. They will include a

EL PASO, TX – City Representative Alejandro Lozano Thursday unveiled a model of what he envisions for the county-owned Ascarate Park. Lozano tells ABC-7 he has contacted IMAX theaters and Waterpark Industries about setting up shop in Ascarate Park. The proposed projects will emphasize the amenities at the park, he said. They will include a

DONA ANA, N.M. – The New Mexico State Department of Health has confirmedthree more human cases of West Nile Virus, two of them local, one in Dona Ana County and the other in Grant County. A 51-year-old Dona Ana County woman was hospitalized with encephalitis, a 36-year-old Grant County man developed West Nile fever and

DONA ANA, N.M. – The New Mexico State Department of Health has confirmedthree more human cases of West Nile Virus, two of them local, one in Dona Ana County and the other in Grant County. A 51-year-old Dona Ana County woman was hospitalized with encephalitis, a 36-year-old Grant County man developed West Nile fever and

HOUSTON, TX.(AP) – The truck driver in the nation’s deadliest human smuggling attempt was sentenced to lengthy prison terms of nearly 34 years for conspiracy and transporting illegal immigrants Thursday, to be carried out concurrently with the life term he’s already serving. Tyrone Williams was convicted in December on 58 counts of conspiracy, harboring and

HOUSTON, TX.(AP) – The truck driver in the nation’s deadliest human smuggling attempt was sentenced to lengthy prison terms of nearly 34 years for conspiracy and transporting illegal immigrants Thursday, to be carried out concurrently with the life term he’s already serving. Tyrone Williams was convicted in December on 58 counts of conspiracy, harboring and

EL PASO, TX. – The El Paso City County Health District confirmed two more cases of West Nile Virus within El Paso. One of those infected is a 59 yr-old Hispanic woman from the Lower Valley area whose symptoms began on August 6. She was admitted to a local area hospital on August 9 and

EL PASO, TX. – The El Paso City County Health District confirmed two more cases of West Nile Virus within El Paso. One of those infected is a 59 yr-old Hispanic woman from the Lower Valley area whose symptoms began on August 6. She was admitted to a local area hospital on August 9 and

LAS CRUCES, NM – Dona Ana County District Attorney Susana Martinez will appoint Assistant City Attorneys to prosecute DWI cases. DWI cases are usually prosecuted in Municipal Courts butwill nowbe able to be prosecuted in State District Courts as a result of Martinez’s measure. County officials tell ABC-7 the measure is being taken to ensure

LAS CRUCES, NM – Dona Ana County District Attorney Susana Martinez will appoint Assistant City Attorneys to prosecute DWI cases. DWI cases are usually prosecuted in Municipal Courts butwill nowbe able to be prosecuted in State District Courts as a result of Martinez’s measure. County officials tell ABC-7 the measure is being taken to ensure

EL PASO, TX – State Senator Eliot Shapleigh asked the state auditor to perform a financial audit of the El Paso Independent School District after the latest guilty plea in the FBI’s ongoing public corruption investigation. Shapleigh made his request in a letter sent to State Auditor John Keel on Monday. “It is also our

EL PASO, TX – State Senator Eliot Shapleigh asked the state auditor to perform a financial audit of the El Paso Independent School District after the latest guilty plea in the FBI’s ongoing public corruption investigation. Shapleigh made his request in a letter sent to State Auditor John Keel on Monday. “It is also our

LAS CRUCES, NM – Residents of one Las Cruces neighborhood are worried about the behavior of a registered sex offender living amongst them. Some neighbors of convicted rapist Kenneth McMahon atThe Rest Home subdivisiontell ABC-7 he often walks suspiciously in their streets and often stops to peer into their homes. Some went as far as

LAS CRUCES, NM – Residents of one Las Cruces neighborhood are worried about the behavior of a registered sex offender living amongst them. Some neighbors of convicted rapist Kenneth McMahon atThe Rest Home subdivisiontell ABC-7 he often walks suspiciously in their streets and often stops to peer into their homes. Some went as far as

DONA ANA, N.M. – Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Officials say a 5-year-old boy wasstruck Thursday afternoon after riding his bicycleinto the front of a pickup truck traveling through an alleyway. DACS officials say Brian Ray Martinez got his bike caught under the front end of a pickup that stopped immediately, but then tried backing up,

DONA ANA, N.M. – Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Officials say a 5-year-old boy wasstruck Thursday afternoon after riding his bicycleinto the front of a pickup truck traveling through an alleyway. DACS officials say Brian Ray Martinez got his bike caught under the front end of a pickup that stopped immediately, but then tried backing up,