Month: April 2008

By ABC-7 Anchor Estela Casas EL PASO, Texas – A 7th grader at Jane Hambric School was awarded $30,000 for her campus, thanks to her artwork. “Corporate Express” delivered supplies and furniture to Stephanie Flores’s school on Thursday. Stephanie, along with hundreds of students throughout the country submitted art work to the company’s art context.

By ABC-7 Anchor Estela Casas EL PASO, Texas – A 7th grader at Jane Hambric School was awarded $30,000 for her campus, thanks to her artwork. “Corporate Express” delivered supplies and furniture to Stephanie Flores’s school on Thursday. Stephanie, along with hundreds of students throughout the country submitted art work to the company’s art context.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP)- Pope Benedict XVI praised America as a land of opportunity and hope Thursday as he celebrated the first public Mass of his U.S. pilgrimage, but he lamented that the nation’s promise fell short for blacks and Indians. Hope for the future, he said, “is very much a part of the American character.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP)- Pope Benedict XVI praised America as a land of opportunity and hope Thursday as he celebrated the first public Mass of his U.S. pilgrimage, but he lamented that the nation’s promise fell short for blacks and Indians. Hope for the future, he said, “is very much a part of the American character.”

HOUSTON (AP) – Astros shortstop Miguel Tejada has told the team he’s actually 33, two years older than he’s listed in the club’s media guide and other baseball records. Tejada, saying he wanted rid himself of a burden, approached general manager Ed Wade and asked to correct misinformation he gave the Oakland A’s when he

HOUSTON (AP) – Astros shortstop Miguel Tejada has told the team he’s actually 33, two years older than he’s listed in the club’s media guide and other baseball records. Tejada, saying he wanted rid himself of a burden, approached general manager Ed Wade and asked to correct misinformation he gave the Oakland A’s when he

PARIS (AP) – In image-conscious France, it may soon be a crime to glamorize the ultra-thin. A new French bill cracks down on Web sites that advise anorexics on how to starve – and could be used to hit fashion industry heavyweights, too. The groundbreaking bill, adopted Tuesday by Parliament’s lower house, recommends fines of

PARIS (AP) – In image-conscious France, it may soon be a crime to glamorize the ultra-thin. A new French bill cracks down on Web sites that advise anorexics on how to starve – and could be used to hit fashion industry heavyweights, too. The groundbreaking bill, adopted Tuesday by Parliament’s lower house, recommends fines of

SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) – Some members of the Eldorado polygamist compound say the abuse complaint that led to more than 400 children being taken into state custody came from a bitter person outside their community More than 30 women who live on the compound — many of who are mothers — told reporters they

SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) – Some members of the Eldorado polygamist compound say the abuse complaint that led to more than 400 children being taken into state custody came from a bitter person outside their community More than 30 women who live on the compound — many of who are mothers — told reporters they

EL PASO, Texas – Fire crews from El Paso, Sunland Park and Santa Teresa battled a small brush fire Tuesday afternoon in the upper valley, near the El Paso County Club. Winds helped fuel the fire, but crews were able to extinguish it. No damage has been reported.

EL PASO, Texas – Fire crews from El Paso, Sunland Park and Santa Teresa battled a small brush fire Tuesday afternoon in the upper valley, near the El Paso County Club. Winds helped fuel the fire, but crews were able to extinguish it. No damage has been reported.

EL PASO, Texas- “How are the children?” is the title of the state wide “listening tour of 2008”, and El Paso is the first stop. The two-day informational gathering will help the advocacy organization, “Texans care for children”, improve policies in the next legislative session. Dozens of El Pasoans who know first hand about the

EL PASO, Texas- “How are the children?” is the title of the state wide “listening tour of 2008”, and El Paso is the first stop. The two-day informational gathering will help the advocacy organization, “Texans care for children”, improve policies in the next legislative session. Dozens of El Pasoans who know first hand about the

ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico – Border Patrol agents in Alamogordo seized nearly 700 pounds of marijuana at a checkpoint on Monday. According to Border Patrol, the drugs were found in the sleeper cab of a semi truck, hidden in duffle bags. Two people inside the cab allegedly told the agents there was military equipment in the

ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico – Border Patrol agents in Alamogordo seized nearly 700 pounds of marijuana at a checkpoint on Monday. According to Border Patrol, the drugs were found in the sleeper cab of a semi truck, hidden in duffle bags. Two people inside the cab allegedly told the agents there was military equipment in the

EL PASO, Texas – Federal investigators have linked UTEP basketball star Stefon Jackson to the Pennsylvania gunman arrested Friday afternoon. As ABC-7 told you over the weekend, 20-year-old Willie Harden is wanted on two counts of attempted murder and three counts of aggravated assault. Those charges are connected to a shooting last month in a

EL PASO, Texas – Federal investigators have linked UTEP basketball star Stefon Jackson to the Pennsylvania gunman arrested Friday afternoon. As ABC-7 told you over the weekend, 20-year-old Willie Harden is wanted on two counts of attempted murder and three counts of aggravated assault. Those charges are connected to a shooting last month in a

EL PASO, Texas – A vehicle crash is causing a major back up on Interstate 10. According to officials, the two center lanes of I-10 Eastbound are closed at Copia. It will take at least one hour to get the scene cleaned up, officials said. Traffic is backed up for miles.

EL PASO, Texas – A vehicle crash is causing a major back up on Interstate 10. According to officials, the two center lanes of I-10 Eastbound are closed at Copia. It will take at least one hour to get the scene cleaned up, officials said. Traffic is backed up for miles.

EL PASO, Texas – Crews battled a massive fire in far east El Paso County Sunday. It broke outaround 3:00 pm in the afternoon in Horizon city at the old site of the Magic Landing Amusement Park. That is near the Eastlake exit off of Interstate 10. Dozens of firefighters from Socorro and Horizon City

EL PASO, Texas – Crews battled a massive fire in far east El Paso County Sunday. It broke outaround 3:00 pm in the afternoon in Horizon city at the old site of the Magic Landing Amusement Park. That is near the Eastlake exit off of Interstate 10. Dozens of firefighters from Socorro and Horizon City

By JIM ABRAMS, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – Tax season became a little more taxing this year, with the average person spending more than a day and more than $200 collecting, calculating and compiling those numbers for the tax man, according to a report based on Internal Revenue Service figures. If it’s any consolation

By JIM ABRAMS, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – Tax season became a little more taxing this year, with the average person spending more than a day and more than $200 collecting, calculating and compiling those numbers for the tax man, according to a report based on Internal Revenue Service figures. If it’s any consolation

(CNN) — Riots from Haiti to Bangladesh to Egypt over the soaring costs of basic foods have brought the issue to a boiling point and catapulted it to the forefront of the world’s attention, the head of an agency focused on global development said Monday. “This is the world’s big story,” said Jeffrey Sachs, director

(CNN) — Riots from Haiti to Bangladesh to Egypt over the soaring costs of basic foods have brought the issue to a boiling point and catapulted it to the forefront of the world’s attention, the head of an agency focused on global development said Monday. “This is the world’s big story,” said Jeffrey Sachs, director

AUSTIN (AP) — Some state lawmakers want the Legislature to consider rating public schools based on strides students make on standardized tests, not just on whether they pass or fail. But that’s just one proposal lawmakers want considered next year for how school performance is graded. That’s as momentum seems to be building for significant

AUSTIN (AP) — Some state lawmakers want the Legislature to consider rating public schools based on strides students make on standardized tests, not just on whether they pass or fail. But that’s just one proposal lawmakers want considered next year for how school performance is graded. That’s as momentum seems to be building for significant

EL PASO, Tx – El Paso Police say a teen was killed in an early-Saturday morningtractor trailerwreck on I-10 West. The wreck happenedon Interstate 10 West, at Mesa.Police say 19 year old Juan Vislarlost control of his Mitsubishi Montero, and sideswiped another vehicle. The impact caused the Mitsubishi to break through the wire barrier separating

EL PASO, Tx – El Paso Police say a teen was killed in an early-Saturday morningtractor trailerwreck on I-10 West. The wreck happenedon Interstate 10 West, at Mesa.Police say 19 year old Juan Vislarlost control of his Mitsubishi Montero, and sideswiped another vehicle. The impact caused the Mitsubishi to break through the wire barrier separating