Month: May 2010

The El Paso County man accused of killing a mother and injuring her two children while he was allegedly street racing is hoping the jury will find in his favor. Both the state and the defense rested for the day on Wednesday. Testimony on Wednesday included how the victim, 21-year-old Ana Elva Morales, died. Former

A local soldier adopted a dog, “Bolt,” in Afghanistan but is having problems getting the puppy from Washington, D.C. to El Paso. A viewer wrote in to see if ABC-7 could help find a way to help the dog get transported to El Paso. American Airlines will only ship when the temperature is less than

Two accidents on I-10 near Asarco are backing up traffic in both directions. The first accident is at I-10 East just before the Schuster exit. It is expected to be cleared in about 30 minutes. The second accident is in the same area but on I-10 West.

When swinger David Cooper moved from Roman Catholic-dominated El Paso, Texas, to Las Vegas, he figured he was going to the most open place in the U.S. for sexually oriented businesses. Las Vegas, after all, advertises itself as the mecca for naughty adults. But after a few years, his new hometown turned out to be,

El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 22-year-old woman on Tuesday night after she allegedly drove while intoxicated with her two child. Sheriff’s deputies were called to the area of the 12500 block of Montana near EPCSO HQ in reference a female exposing herself and possibly intoxicated. Deputies arrived and observed a tan vehicle with

Western Playland is a 30 acre amusement park located in Sunland Park, New Mexico. It was located in Ascarate Park in El Paso, Texas from 1960 until 2006, but after conflicts with the county of El Paso, owner Pat Thomson decided to move it to Sunland Park where the owner of Sunland Park Casino donated

A live video feed that shows the oil gushing from the blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico is now available online. The video shows a large plume of oil and gas still spewing next to the tube that’s carrying some of it to the surface. Congressman Ed Markey of Massachusetts pushed BP PLC to

Summer Ozone Season Begins June 1st El Paso, Texas – The monitoring period for summer ozone in El Paso County starts June 1st, the City of El Paso Environmental Services Department announced today. During this period gasoline stations in El Paso will switch to Low Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) Gasoline. The monitoring period runs through

A 17-year-old woman allegedly stole clothing and then bit a store employee before she was arrested and charged with robbery. At about 12:10 p.m. on Monday, Jazmine Buchanan, of the 5700 block of Squires, was observed taking a pair of YMI jeans, Guess jeans and a Guess top from the Dillards at 8401 Gateway North,

There were tearful goodbyes and friends and families were in shock after two men are gunned down near Juarez this weekend. The two men attended UTEP. One was a nursing student. The other studied engineering up until last year. News of their deaths rocked many of their close friends. “This is why we say savor

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured evidence of a Sun-like star “eating” a nearby planet, according to a report by the BBC. Astronomers knew that stars were capable of swallowing planets in orbit around them, but this is the first time the event has been “seen” so clearly. Although the planet was too far away

Begging for money and digging through garbage for food. Thousands of starving Palomas residents do this to survive. But one woman is trying to change that. “I’ve heard stories of families eating rats,” Esperanza Lozoya said. Lozoya operates the La Luz De La Esperanza food bank in Palomas that is keeping many residents from starving

It’s been over a month since a teacher at Chaparral High School was indicted for allegedly threatening an ex-girlfriend. Samuel Lara, 31, also murdered his father when he was a teenager. But because his records were sealed as a minor, he slipped through the cracks and was allowed to work as an educator. Last fall,

In just about a week, if law enforcement sees your child not in a booster seat while on the road, you could get a ticket. The law went into effect about a year ago. Starting next Tuesday, it could cost you up to $250 if you get a citation. Many parents said a booster seat

he Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Department has seen a rise in the rate of burglaries in the past several weeks, raising concern. Burglaries in the past three weeks have risen 25 per cent in the County. Las Cruces has seen a substantial rise in the rate of burglaries as well. Sheriff’s Investigators along with Las

Texas Sen. John Cornyn “Our children are living in fear, but the Obama White House is living in denial,” said Senator Cornyn. “The President must make border security a priority, not an afterthought or an empty talking point. I urge my colleagues to support this amendment and help send a message to our border communities

Editor’s Note: El Paso Mayor John Cook released the following statement in response to President Barack Obama saying he will send 1,200 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. “I am hoping that a portion of the money that the White House is requesting will be spent at the Ports of Entry because we have

El Paso County Attorney Jo Anne Bernal and Sgt. Raymond Hernndez from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office announced that they will be joined by area Constables, Military Police Officers from Fort Bliss and deputies of the Texas Department of Public Safety in conducting a roundup of individuals with outstanding hot check warrants in El

Derrick Caracter, the 6-9, 280-pound junior center and child prodigy who found refuge at UTEP after failing to live up to expectations at Louisville, is hoping for the best in next month’s NBA draft. But it is hard to tell whether any GM will risk picking a man-child who, despite his size and ability, wound

A political group made up of influential El Pasoans, who support an EPISD tax-hike, have put up campaigns signs illegally. The I-team has uncovered the political action committee, El Paso for Educational Excellence put up signs endorsing the tax-hike on land that belongs to the Public Service Board, which is a city department. The PSB

A 28-year-old man was tasered at Wet N Wild Water Park Sunday night after he allegedly became hostile and challenged authorities to a fight. Natan Acosta-Garcia, of Mesquite, New Mexico, matched the description of a man who broke car windshields in the Wet N Wild parking lot and was confronted by El Paso County Sheriff’s

Rats living at the Mesilla Valley Animal Services Center have found new homes. On Sunday, officials said they only had one of the rodents left. At last count, nearly 240 of the albino rats had been adopted. Shelter officials said the rats will mainly be used as snake food. Authorities discovered the rodents in a

This week’s “Manhunt Monday” most wanted person is a woman wanted for allegedly kidnapping her 6-year-old son and failing to return the boy to the father who is the rightful custodial parent. The most wanted person is Demetra Nitardy, 37, of El Paso. On March 11, 2010, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office detectives received a

Missed the final episode of “Lost” due to a family cookout? Want to watch it again just to see if there are clues you missed? Don’t fret, because the full episode is streaming for free online at www.abc.com.

El Paso Times artist Keith Allyn Spencer has written a blog in response to accusations his drawing of City Rep. Carl L. Robinson that appeared in the newspaper is racist. “The ‘Notable Quotes/Newsmaker of the Week’ cartoon of Robinson published on May 09, 2010, in the El Paso Times was in no way intended to

Traffic turned out to be a good thing for El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies. They chased 32-year-old John Frederick Bryan after he allegedly kidnapped his ex-wife and her 13-year-old son. Deputies said Bryan wanted to take the pair to Colorado, but got stuck in traffic on Montwood Drive. According to authorities Bryan jumped out of

El Paso County Commissioners fired the medical examiner Monday after years of debate on whether he was even qualified to occupy the position. Commissioners voted 3 to 1 to fire Dr. Paul Schrode with Commissioner Dan Haggerty casting the only vote against the firing. Commissioner Willie Gandara Jr. was not present. No specific reason has

To donate to the children of Palomas, Mexico, go to www.palomasoutreach.org. Donations can also be made by calling Esperanza Lozoya, 575-543-5604 or Victoria Tester, 575-536-9726.

Las Cruces Police arrested a man and woman on Sunday who were wanted in connection with a 2009 homicide in McKinley County in west-central New Mexico. Joshua “Casey” Yazzie, 25, and Danielle Yazzie, 22, were on a warrant out of McKinley County. The two were booked into the Dona Ana County Detention Center without bond

ABCNews.com “The state of funk today is kind of funked up.” Such a dire musical proclamation comes from no less a groove guru than William Earl Collins. Better known as Bootsy, the trailblazing bassist for James Brown in the early ’70s and then George Clinton’s Parliament-Funkadelic through 1980, Collins fears for the future of the