Month: April 2008

EL PASO, Texas – Crews were able to put out a small brush fire Wendsday afternoon near Sacramento Avenue and Pollard Street in Northeast El Paso. High winds fueled the blaze and made it more difficult to fight, but crews were able to quickly stop it from spreading.

EL PASO, Texas – ABC-7 HAS CONFIRMED THAT EL PASO POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF A BABY. IT IS HAPPENING AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX ON THE 79-HUNDRED BLOCK OF VISCOUNT. OUR ABC-7 CREW ON THE SCENE SAYS POLICE HAVE SET UP A COMMAND CENTER NEAR THE APARTMENT. OFFICIALS WILL NOT TELL US HOW THE

EL PASO, Texas – ABC-7 HAS CONFIRMED THAT EL PASO POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF A BABY. IT IS HAPPENING AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX ON THE 79-HUNDRED BLOCK OF VISCOUNT. OUR ABC-7 CREW ON THE SCENE SAYS POLICE HAVE SET UP A COMMAND CENTER NEAR THE APARTMENT. OFFICIALS WILL NOT TELL US HOW THE

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – An aerospace firm that’s already launched two commercial payloads at New Mexico’s spaceport has signed a 10-year memorandum of understand to continue using the site. UP Aerospace president Jerry Larson describes it as a handshake deal. He says it’s not a contract, but reaffirms the Colorado company’s commitment to the New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – An aerospace firm that’s already launched two commercial payloads at New Mexico’s spaceport has signed a 10-year memorandum of understand to continue using the site. UP Aerospace president Jerry Larson describes it as a handshake deal. He says it’s not a contract, but reaffirms the Colorado company’s commitment to the New Mexico

FRISCO, Texas (AP) – A teacher in a Dallas-area school district is on paid administrative leave after she allegedly helped a 17-year-old male student get a tattoo. Frisco school officials say 33-year-old math teacher Brandy Jumper has taught in the district for seven years. State health officials are reviewing whether the person who did the

FRISCO, Texas (AP) – A teacher in a Dallas-area school district is on paid administrative leave after she allegedly helped a 17-year-old male student get a tattoo. Frisco school officials say 33-year-old math teacher Brandy Jumper has taught in the district for seven years. State health officials are reviewing whether the person who did the

SEATTLE (AP) – Hundreds of coffee-obsessed consumers chimed in moments after Starbucks Corp. launched a Web site asking customers to pitch changes the company should make to revive its struggling U.S. business. And they’ve kept those thoughts coming, by the thousands: Create a punch-card system with a free drink after so many purchases. Give people

SEATTLE (AP) – Hundreds of coffee-obsessed consumers chimed in moments after Starbucks Corp. launched a Web site asking customers to pitch changes the company should make to revive its struggling U.S. business. And they’ve kept those thoughts coming, by the thousands: Create a punch-card system with a free drink after so many purchases. Give people

WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. general commanding the Iraq war called Tuesday for an open-ended suspension of U.S. troop withdrawals this summer, asserting that an overly rapid withdrawal would jeopardize recent security gains. Gen. David Petraeus told a Senate hearing that he recommends a 45-day “period of consolidation and evaluation” once the extra combat forces

WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. general commanding the Iraq war called Tuesday for an open-ended suspension of U.S. troop withdrawals this summer, asserting that an overly rapid withdrawal would jeopardize recent security gains. Gen. David Petraeus told a Senate hearing that he recommends a 45-day “period of consolidation and evaluation” once the extra combat forces

FORT WORTH , Texas – At least one flight out of El Paso International Airport is canceled after American Airlines pulled several hundred flights Tuesday to conduct inspections on their planes. The inspections are to ensure compliance with the Federal Aviation Administration’s standards of aircraft wheel wells. According to American Airlines, the inspections are related

FORT WORTH , Texas – At least one flight out of El Paso International Airport is canceled after American Airlines pulled several hundred flights Tuesday to conduct inspections on their planes. The inspections are to ensure compliance with the Federal Aviation Administration’s standards of aircraft wheel wells. According to American Airlines, the inspections are related

By Stephanie Valle EL PASO, Texas – Thomason CEO Jim Valenti has released the phone numbers of the financial institutions handling the sale of the $120 million children’s hospital bonds. Monday, the County Commissioners Court cleared the Hospital District to go forward and issue the bonds. The money will go toward the construction of the

By Stephanie Valle EL PASO, Texas – Thomason CEO Jim Valenti has released the phone numbers of the financial institutions handling the sale of the $120 million children’s hospital bonds. Monday, the County Commissioners Court cleared the Hospital District to go forward and issue the bonds. The money will go toward the construction of the

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Two women were injured in a car crash Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 10 at Motel Boulevard. Witnesses said the car was t-boned while trying to ‘u-turn’ back onto the freeway. Both women were air lifted to the hospital. Authorities have not released any information on their conditions.

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Two women were injured in a car crash Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 10 at Motel Boulevard. Witnesses said the car was t-boned while trying to ‘u-turn’ back onto the freeway. Both women were air lifted to the hospital. Authorities have not released any information on their conditions.

by Stephanie Valle, ABC-7 News Reporter El Paso, TX – If you want to invest in the El Paso Children’s Hospital, you’ll soon have the opportunity. Thomason Hospital CEO Jim Valenti asked the commissioners court to approve the issuance of children’s hospital bonds and the refunding of previous Hospital District bonds. Both totaled nearly $160

by Stephanie Valle, ABC-7 News Reporter El Paso, TX – If you want to invest in the El Paso Children’s Hospital, you’ll soon have the opportunity. Thomason Hospital CEO Jim Valenti asked the commissioners court to approve the issuance of children’s hospital bonds and the refunding of previous Hospital District bonds. Both totaled nearly $160

By DEEPTI HAJELA, Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) – The Washington Post won six Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, including the public service medal for exposing shoddy treatment of America’s war wounded at Walter Reed hospital, and the breaking-news award for coverage of the Virginia Tech massacre. The New York Times received two Pulitzers: one

By DEEPTI HAJELA, Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) – The Washington Post won six Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, including the public service medal for exposing shoddy treatment of America’s war wounded at Walter Reed hospital, and the breaking-news award for coverage of the Virginia Tech massacre. The New York Times received two Pulitzers: one

ELDORADO, Texas (AP) – Until the raid on their compound last week, the women and girls of the Yearning for Zion Ranch spent their days caring for its many children, tilling gardens and quilting, dressed in pioneer-style dresses sewn by their own hands. But it was no idyllic recreation of 19th-century prairie life, authorities say.

ELDORADO, Texas (AP) – Until the raid on their compound last week, the women and girls of the Yearning for Zion Ranch spent their days caring for its many children, tilling gardens and quilting, dressed in pioneer-style dresses sewn by their own hands. But it was no idyllic recreation of 19th-century prairie life, authorities say.

EL DORADO, TX (CNN) — Authorities said Monday they have taken legal custody of 401 children who lived on an isolated West Texas polygamist retreat built by imprisoned “prophet” Warren Jeffs. The children are being kept at a temporary shelter at historic Fort Concho in nearby San Angelo while authorities investigate whether a child bride

EL DORADO, TX (CNN) — Authorities said Monday they have taken legal custody of 401 children who lived on an isolated West Texas polygamist retreat built by imprisoned “prophet” Warren Jeffs. The children are being kept at a temporary shelter at historic Fort Concho in nearby San Angelo while authorities investigate whether a child bride

By Stephanie Valle El Paso, Texas – County Commissioners will put offmoving ahead with a plan to clear the remaining structures at what used to be Western Playland for one more week. The county Assistant Purchasing Agent, Joe Lopez, told the three commissioners at the meeting he is still working with the County Attorney’s office

By Stephanie Valle El Paso, Texas – County Commissioners will put offmoving ahead with a plan to clear the remaining structures at what used to be Western Playland for one more week. The county Assistant Purchasing Agent, Joe Lopez, told the three commissioners at the meeting he is still working with the County Attorney’s office

FALLS CITY, Texas (AP) – No injuries have been reported after a pre-dawn earthquake today shook parts of South Texas, about 45 miles southeast of San Antonio. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 3.7 magnitude quake happened at 4:51 a.m. (central time). The quake was detected about six miles southwest of the Karnes County town