Month: September 2009

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Oct. 1 deadline for some students to get certain vaccinations to guard against preventable diseases such as meningitis and whooping cough is rapidly approaching. Texas Department of State Health Services officials extended the deadline on Aug.24 by more than a month after new requirements led to local shortages at health

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Oct. 1 deadline for some students to get certain vaccinations to guard against preventable diseases such as meningitis and whooping cough is rapidly approaching. Texas Department of State Health Services officials extended the deadline on Aug.24 by more than a month after new requirements led to local shortages at health

The Housing Authority of El Paso’s Paisano development will receive a grant of over $8.2 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to build “green” public housing that conserves energy. The goal of the project is also to reduce the cost of public housing and to create “green” jobs. El Paso

The Housing Authority of El Paso’s Paisano development will receive a grant of over $8.2 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to build “green” public housing that conserves energy. The goal of the project is also to reduce the cost of public housing and to create “green” jobs. El Paso

By ABC-7’s Ken Molestina An El Paso family is in mourning after their son was killed in Afghanistan. Staff Sergeant Joshua Mills, 24, was killed on Wednesday, September 16. The Silva Magnet High School graduate was a Green Beret serving his second tour in Afghanistan. The news of Joshua’s death isn’t easy for his family,

By ABC-7’s Ken Molestina An El Paso family is in mourning after their son was killed in Afghanistan. Staff Sergeant Joshua Mills, 24, was killed on Wednesday, September 16. The Silva Magnet High School graduate was a Green Beret serving his second tour in Afghanistan. The news of Joshua’s death isn’t easy for his family,

By ABC-7 Reporter Daniel Marin EL PASO — It’s the cornerstone of medicine says Dr. Luis Urrea. “We want take care of the patient, we want the one on one relationship,” he says. But even cornerstones aren’t rock-solid guarantees in today’s American health care. At least, not according to a group of doctors at the

By ABC-7 Reporter Daniel Marin EL PASO — It’s the cornerstone of medicine says Dr. Luis Urrea. “We want take care of the patient, we want the one on one relationship,” he says. But even cornerstones aren’t rock-solid guarantees in today’s American health care. At least, not according to a group of doctors at the

By ABC-7 News Anchor/Reporter Celina Avila EL PASO — We all remember how tough the first day of school can be; butimagine having a first day of school several times each year! That’s why there’s a program to help area students welcome military children to their schools. “When I moved here I didn’t know anybody,

By ABC-7 News Anchor/Reporter Celina Avila EL PASO — We all remember how tough the first day of school can be; butimagine having a first day of school several times each year! That’s why there’s a program to help area students welcome military children to their schools. “When I moved here I didn’t know anybody,

By MARIANA MARTINEZ, Associated Press Writer TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) – Caesar’s is dead. The Tijuana restaurant that popularized the Caesar salad has closed, an apparent victim of a tourism-dependent economy devastated by crime, drug violence and the swine flu. The slump in visitors from the U.S. also appeared to have claimed another food innovator on

By MARIANA MARTINEZ, Associated Press Writer TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) – Caesar’s is dead. The Tijuana restaurant that popularized the Caesar salad has closed, an apparent victim of a tourism-dependent economy devastated by crime, drug violence and the swine flu. The slump in visitors from the U.S. also appeared to have claimed another food innovator on

By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO, Associated Press Writer MEXICO CITY (AP) – Authorities have closed 10 unregistered drug rehabilitation centers in Ciudad Juarez and say they are going after others they fear may serve as cover or recruiting grounds for drug trafficking gangs in the violence-plagued city. Gunmen have slaughtered 28 people this month at two

By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO, Associated Press Writer MEXICO CITY (AP) – Authorities have closed 10 unregistered drug rehabilitation centers in Ciudad Juarez and say they are going after others they fear may serve as cover or recruiting grounds for drug trafficking gangs in the violence-plagued city. Gunmen have slaughtered 28 people this month at two

El Paso County Sheriff’s Deputies and Crime Stoppers of El Paso are looking for two suspects who committed three aggravated robberies in one night. Deputies responded to the La Bannana store at 3582 Mark Jason in the Montana Vista area on Wednesday, September 9th around 9:20pm in regards to an aggravated robbery. While these deputies

El Paso County Sheriff’s Deputies and Crime Stoppers of El Paso are looking for two suspects who committed three aggravated robberies in one night. Deputies responded to the La Bannana store at 3582 Mark Jason in the Montana Vista area on Wednesday, September 9th around 9:20pm in regards to an aggravated robbery. While these deputies

EL PASO — A Sun City native serving with the U.S. Army’s Special Forces was killed after an Improvised Explosion Device (IED) detonated in Afghanistan, according to the Department of Defense (DOD). The soldier was identified as Staff Sgt. Joshua M. Mills, 24, of El Paso, TX.Mills is survived by his wife Magen and son

EL PASO — A Sun City native serving with the U.S. Army’s Special Forces was killed after an Improvised Explosion Device (IED) detonated in Afghanistan, according to the Department of Defense (DOD). The soldier was identified as Staff Sgt. Joshua M. Mills, 24, of El Paso, TX.Mills is survived by his wife Magen and son

By ABC-7 Reporter Daniel Marin EL PASO, Texas – It’s a combination of living in Texas and living on the border. One in three El Pasoans lives without any kind of health coverage, and it’s costing our hospitals. A spokeswoman for Las Palmas Medical Center says that hospital spends roughly $36 million a year caring

By ABC-7 Reporter Daniel Marin EL PASO, Texas – It’s a combination of living in Texas and living on the border. One in three El Pasoans lives without any kind of health coverage, and it’s costing our hospitals. A spokeswoman for Las Palmas Medical Center says that hospital spends roughly $36 million a year caring

EL PASO — Officials with El Paso Water Utililties want to remind residents that sandbags are no longer available at local fire stations. The following are the locations were El Paso residents can pick up sandbags: Central El Paso – Storm water Operations Center (410 S. Cotton) West El Paso- 120 Kappa (near Keystone Heritage

EL PASO — Officials with El Paso Water Utililties want to remind residents that sandbags are no longer available at local fire stations. The following are the locations were El Paso residents can pick up sandbags: Central El Paso – Storm water Operations Center (410 S. Cotton) West El Paso- 120 Kappa (near Keystone Heritage

By ABC-7 Reporter Daniel Marin EL PASO, Texas – Nubia Dominguez was pretty relieved when her six-year-old daughter Angelica aced her checkup at the Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe Clinic in south El Paso. Domginuez has another son with diabetes but no health insurance. And she says she’s not really intereseted in it. “I

By ABC-7 Reporter Daniel Marin EL PASO, Texas – Nubia Dominguez was pretty relieved when her six-year-old daughter Angelica aced her checkup at the Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe Clinic in south El Paso. Domginuez has another son with diabetes but no health insurance. And she says she’s not really intereseted in it. “I

JUAREZ — The total number of homicides so far this year in Juarez reached 1,633 on Monday, surpassing the total of 1,607 for all of 2008, according to Channel 44, ABC-7’s news partners in Juarez. A total of 145 people have been killed so far in September, including eight on Monday. In August, Channel 44

JUAREZ — The total number of homicides so far this year in Juarez reached 1,633 on Monday, surpassing the total of 1,607 for all of 2008, according to Channel 44, ABC-7’s news partners in Juarez. A total of 145 people have been killed so far in September, including eight on Monday. In August, Channel 44

By BELO Border Bureau Chief Angela Kocherga Washington lawmakers have insisted the country needs to reform its immigration system, but the biggest conflict has been over how to handle illegal immigrants who have been in this country for awhile. As it turns out, Mexico is dealing with a similar problem and they have come up

By BELO Border Bureau Chief Angela Kocherga Washington lawmakers have insisted the country needs to reform its immigration system, but the biggest conflict has been over how to handle illegal immigrants who have been in this country for awhile. As it turns out, Mexico is dealing with a similar problem and they have come up

By EILEEN SULLIVAN, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – Facing criticism for her handling of federal stimulus money, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says she’s halting any new border construction projects and will review how her department made funding decisions. Napolitano has faced questions since The Associated Press reported the department ignored its internal priority

By EILEEN SULLIVAN, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – Facing criticism for her handling of federal stimulus money, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says she’s halting any new border construction projects and will review how her department made funding decisions. Napolitano has faced questions since The Associated Press reported the department ignored its internal priority