Month: June 2010

El Paso Police officials say stray gunfire from a deadly attack in Juarez may have been the cause of the City Hall building in Downtown El Paso being hit by seven gunshots at about 5 p.m. Tuesday. One of those gunshots pierced through a ninth floor window of the office of Assistant City Manager Pat

Tornillo, Texas: Land of tractors, big skies and big farms. Five years ago, retired White Sands physicist Bill Peterson, 80, who worked on lasers for President Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’ program, decided to get himself a slice of the quiet life in the form of his own pecan farm. Then, he was hit with some of

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott wants border security to top President Barack Obama’s agenda in the wake of stray gunfire from Mexico that left seven holes in El Paso’s city hall. In a letter sent to Obama Wednesday, the Republican wrote that the incident that left two dead in Ciudad Juarez and seven bullet holes

A depression support group is selling patriotic 4th of July wreaths made of Hershey’s chocolate kisses. Money raised by the sale of wreaths benefits the support group which reaches out to people who may not have insurance to cover treatment and soldiers who might fear going through official channels because they’re worried about having a

The Pentagon has issued a new directive ordering better tracking and treatment of mild traumatic brain injuries in war zones, including a mandatory 24-hour rest period for any soldier exposed to a nearby blast, according to an NPR report. The new policy, which has been in development for months, also requires soldiers who have suffered

Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Investigators on Monday, June 28, arrested and charged a Dona Ana County woman with one third degree count of Intentional Child Abuse (No Death or Great Bodily Harm), after she allegedly beat her 13-year-old son with a horse whip and other items when he didn’t clean a bathroom in five minutes.

Javier Angel Moreno, 41, was arrested without incident Monday evening by the FBI for his alleged connection with a robbery at GECU, 8936 Alameda on June 21. Moreno, who is unemployed, was arrested at his home in San Elizario. Moreno was taken to the El Paso County Detention Facility and booked on one count of

Las Vegas transplants Davina Brady, her husband Brian and her father David thought they’d found the perfect home to start their new lives in El Paso. “This has been the move of our lives,” she told ABC-7. “We’ve wanted to come here for a long time.” Things changed when arson struck two houses under construction

The family of a 68-year-old woman killed Sunday at a mud bog race in Tornillo, told ABC-7 they plan to press charges. The accident, which killed Martha Camacho and injured three others, including a 1-year-old girl, happened behind Tequilas Discoteque on Indian Head Road. Martha Camacho’s family said she was here to see a concert

El Paso City Council voted today to accept a recommendation from a historical commission and designate Alamo Elementary School a historic site. El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) had slated the school for demolition so a new school could be constructed there at a cost of $12 million. The money for the new school was

A serial stickup artist with a penchant for disguises — including a cat mask — has sunk her claws into shoe and beauty stores in Manhattan and Queens, The New York Post has learned. The last two hits by the sleek, amber-eyed thief took place last week — targeting the high-end Arche shoe store on

By Stacy Johnson / Money Talks Other than perhaps health care reform, financial reform has been one of the most bitterly contested pieces of legislation to hit capitol hill since the Democrats seized power in 2008. While the final bill is expected to be on the President’s desk prior to the July 4th recess, it’s

A 68-year-old woman was struck and killed Sunday afternoon by a mud bog dragster during a mud race event in Tornillo. During one of the races, a driver lost control of his vehicle and it entered the crowd of spectators. The woman, who was seated in the crowd, was struck by the vehicle and pinned

To protect public safety, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has implemented a temporary closure to all public use in the former Community Pit No.1 northwest of Las Cruces. The safety issue stems from public use of an area that was previously used for the mining of decorative rock. The mining activities resulted in unsafe

Comedian and talk show host George Lopez will perform at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 14 at the Don Haskins Center, according to the UTEP Office of Special Events. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday, June 28, at the UTEP Ticket Office, any Ticketmaster location, and online at www.ticketmaster.com. Ticket Info: $66.75, $56.75,

Thumbing through his wardrobe, Nolan Richardson came across a gem: his coveted pink sports coat. “I’ve got that one set,” the first-year WNBA coach said of when it’ll be worn again, on July 30 as part of his Tulsa Shock’s participation in Breast Health Awareness Week. The look was among his flamboyant coats of armor

Former gubernatorial candidate Farouk Shami attended the Texas Democratic State Convention last week in Corpus Christi and said he plans on keeping his campaign promises. Shami said he?s in the process of fulfilling the promises of his unsuccessful gubernatorial bid by opening a solar panel factory in El Paso, a furniture company in Laredo and

El Paso County is expected to conduct its first review of chief medical examiner candidates on Aug. 13, according to the job’s posting on the County’s Website. The job was posted on June 17. Dr. Paul Shrode, the County’s previous medical examiner, was fired in May. El Paso County Commissioner’s Court agreed by a vote

El Paso’s Desert View Homes said it’s made some changes in light of the recent rash of construction arson. Seven homes have burned over the last few weeks in far east El Paso; all of them just blocks away from each other in the Zaragoza/Rich Beem area. The most recent fires happened early Saturday morning.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry released the following statement regarding President Barack Obama’s National Guard deployment plan for the Southwest border. “The Obama administration has announced its National Guard deployment plan for the Southwest Border, and only about 20 percent of these personnel will end up in Texas, which has 64 percent of the U.S.-Mexico border.

At about 11:30 a.m. Monday, a man walked into the Bank of the West at 10400 Montwood, approached a teller and handed her a note demanding money, FBI officials said Monday afternoon. The teller handed over an undetermined amount of money. The suspect left the note and then fled on foot, and was last seen

El Paso Community College’s Rio Grande campus has canceled all classes scheduled for tonight due to a power outage, according to college officials.

El Paso is near the bottom of a list of 100 patriotic cities, according to a list compiled by Men’s Health magazine. El Paso ranks 99 out of 100. The magazine’s list is based on rankings that calculated the percentage of registered voters who turned out for state and federal elections from 2004 to 2008

A drunk driver trapped after overturning his car cracked open another can of beer while he waited for emergency crews to rescue him, a New Zealand court was told. Paul Nigel Sneddon, 47, pleaded guilty to careless driving and drunken driving after being nearly three times over the legal alcohol limit in a district court

This weekend brought disappointment for fans of Team USA Soccer. The fans crowded Borderland bars and restaurants to watch the U.S. take on Ghana in Saturday’s World Cup Round of 16 match, broadcast on ABC-7. The Stars and Stripes were the winners of World Cup Group C, drawing with both England and Slovenia and defeating

Investigators are looking into whether or not alcohol was to blame in a crash that killed a sixteen-year-old in Dona Ana County early Sunday morning. The crash happened at 3:30 a.m. on Moongate road on the east mesa. ABC-7 has learned that teen, 16-year-old Robert De Herrera, was the front-seat passenger in a Ford Explorer

An early morning ride went wrong for a motorcyclist in far east El Paso early Sunday. Shortly after 2 a.m., police say a man in his 40s crashed his motorcycle into the back of a pickup truck on Montana, near the intersection with George Dieter. Paramedics took the man to University Medical Center, where he

Fire investigators say arsonists intentionally destroyed two more El Paso homes under construction Saturday. Not one, not two, not three or four, but five homes under construction have now been targeted by arsonists, except this latest fire nearly killed the families living next door. The fire happened in the 14400 block of Misty Point in

Two U.S. citizens from El Paso were shot and killed in Juarez as they left a well-known bar in central Juarez early Saturday morning, according to ABC-7’s news partner XHIJ channel 44. Chihuahua state police said 23-year-old Joey Mario Herrera and 23-year-old Jaime Duran had gone to the Habana bar with several friends and were

Carlos Tevez scored twice – once on a disputed goal – and Gonzalo Higuain added another as Argentina beat Mexico 3-1 on Sunday to advance to the World Cup quarterfinals. Tevez was offside when he headed in a pass from Lionel Messi in the eighth minute. The referee awarded the goal after consulting with his