Month: August 2010

A 53-year-old woman has been transported to the hospital with injuries after she lost control of her car and drove off of Trans Mountain Friday morning. The unidentified woman’s injuries are not as serious as first thought, according to emergency personnel on the scene. The accident happened on the Northeast side of Trans Mountain. She

As students settle into the new school year, one district is accommodating an influx of students. The Socorro Independent School District is having to deal with more students this year. It is something they said they’re proud of and anticipated. Wednesday afternoon, hundreds of freshmen crowded the halls of the new Eastlake High School in

First boyfriend, then attacker. Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Investigators responded to a domestic disturbance Thursday night at an apartment complex on the 19000 block of South Highway 28. A 45 year old woman, whose name has not been released, is recovering at home after investigators say, her 26 year old boyfriend slashed her face with

From fast food restaurants, to banks, to your front door? xeriscaping is everywhere. It’s all part of a program started back in 2001 that encouraged home and business owners to cut down on water consumption by decreasing the size of their water-thirsty grass lawns. “For the residential sector, about 33 percent of your water bill,

UTEP’s new band director said Miner fans are going to get quite a show this season. “With the best collegiate marching program in the nation, are you in?…Yes!” – some inspiring words from the band’s new director, T. Andre Feagin. But even before playing a single note, UTEP band members start practice with stretching exercises.

Members of the Municipal Police Officers Association have overwhelmingly voted to defer part of their pay raises until next year. Michael Short, second vice president for the association, told ABC-7 officers voted to defer 1 percent of their pay until June 30, 2011. That means they’ll get a 1 percent raise Sept. 1 before next

Within 15 minutes of receiving the report of an armed bank robbery, Las Cruces Police officers located, stopped and detained the two men believed to be responsible for the Friday morning heist. Claudio Morales, 37, and Manuel Morales, 38, both of El Paso, are in police custody with charges pending, according to Las Cruces Police

After years of hard drinking and cocaine abuse, the great guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan got himself clean and sober in October 1986. He was 32. Acknowledging that he’d hit rock bottom, the quiet bluesman once renounced the myth of the sainted rock ‘n’ roll casualty. “The lie is that it’s OK to go out in

A UTEP spokeswoman has told ABC-7 that the slug of an unspent bullet found on campus was not fired from a gun and was not related to a shootout in Juarez on Saturday. The slug was found outside the Academic Services Building this week. UTEP officials added that no bullet holes and no damage was

A Canutillo ISD teacher charged with drug possession may have been arrested only because the FBI was investigating his son. Federal documents obtained by ABC-7 show that agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation went to the home of Joachim Hees to execute a search warrant issued for his son, Jonathan Hees, 20. Joachim Hees,

Grease has become more than just a sputtering and slippery byproduct of cooking food. It’s actually become such a hot commodity that a band of thieves is stealing it from restaurants in the Borderland area. “Over the past few months I’ve got video of people breaking into my locations, all my restaurants,” said Sal Lightbourn.

Las Cruces Police arrested a 21-year-old man who allegedly physically assaulted his girlfriend and used a large knife to threaten three teenagers who tried stopping the attack. Aaron Powell, 21, is charged with a second-degree felony count of kidnapping, battery against a household member and three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Shortly

New information has been uncovered involving the arrest of a Canutillo Middle School teacher. District officials confirmed Wednesday he is a technology teacher and coaches various sports, including football. ABC-7 has obtained the criminal affidavit detailing what happened in December 2008. It states the FBI was executing a federal search warrant at the home where

More than 17 million people have driven while drunk at least once on U.S. streets and highways in the course of a year, according to a government study released Wednesday. A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration survey conducted in late 2008 found that 20 percent of those 16 and older reported driving within two hours

Former State Rep. Anita Blair died of a heart attack recently, friends told ABC-7. She was 93 years old. Blair represented El Paso in the Texas Legislature as a State Representative for one term, from 1953-’55. For years, she would attend City Council and County Commissioners meetings to voice her opinions on various issues and

More than 20 agencies from the U-S and Mexico met in El Paso Thursday for what is believed to be the first binational drill of its kind in the Sun City. They worked on plans for any emergencies along the border. “A border patrol helicopter apparently crashed,” said a Border Patrol agent taking part in

The City of El Paso on Thursday launched a new public outreach effort encouraging citizens to take a stand against graffiti. The Make a Difference – Report Graffiti campaign helps residents and businesses recognize the toll that graffiti takes on the community and offers an opportunity to take action. Graffiti vandalism is a community issue

DirecTV and News-Press & Gazette, KVIA’s parent company, have reached an agreement in principle. The only thing left is for both parties to sign the new contract. There will not be a disruption in service for KVIA viewers who are DirecTV customers. KVIA appreciates your patience during the negotiations.

University of Texas at El Paso President Diana Natalicio has announced that Benjamin C. Flores, Ph.D., will serve as the acting dean of the Graduate School, effective Sept.1. Flores is a professor of electrical and computer engineering and associate dean of the Graduate School. Flores, who has received numerous prestigious awards throughout his career, was

El Paso County Sheriff’s investigators are looking into the death of a man found shot in his home. Deputies were called to the 400 block of NW I Ave. in Fabens around 10:00 PM Tuesday night. Neighbors said they heard gunshots. When deputies arrived at the home, they found a 26-year-old man shot to death.

By ERIC BLAND / ABC News New crime prediction software being rolled out in the nation’s capital should reduce not only the murder rate, but the rate of many other crimes as well. Developed by Richard Berk, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, the software is already used in Baltimore and Philadelphia to predict

For months, the country’s housing market has taken hit after hit of bad news. El Paso has largely been unscathed – until now. El Paso home sales for the month of July plummeted by 44 percent compared to just one month earlier. “I’ve actually had it on the market since April,” said homeowner, Arcy Munoz.

Imagine sitting in your living room watching television, when all of a sudden four men wearing ski masks burst into your home. That’s what happened last night in northeast El Paso. El Paso Police said the four masked men also had weapons – guns and a bat – which they used to hit one of

A company calling itself GHS Solutions is allegedly mailing letters to Doa Ana County residents offering to settle unsecured debt. The letters state that Doa Ana County records indicate that the recipient meets “the minimum requirements and [is] located in a qualifying area.” Doa Ana County does not maintain records on consumer debt, and has

New Mexico State Police are investigating a crash that occurred early Sunday, Aug. 22 in which a U.S. Border Patrol agent was run over after his shift ended. New Mexico State Police officers responded to the scene of a single vehicle crash in which Jasper Rowell, 22, of Las Cruces, New Mexico was driving his

UTEP starting senior wide receiver Evan Davis was arrested and charged with family violence early Tuesday morning following an altercation late Monday night with a woman who is believed to be his girlfriend in West El Paso. According to an El Paso Police Department spokesman, the 22-year-old Davis got into a verbal altercation with the

The first day of school means more than new courses and new professors for college students. This school year, it will also be about a new law, as universities and colleges across the country crack down on illegal file-sharing. “When you’re paying for tuition and books and everything else, and you have to pay for

UTEP President Diana Natalicio said on Monday that it’s unfortunate the Juarez violence has tainted El Paso and the university, following the discovery of a stray bullet on campus that UTEP officials believe came from a shootout Saturday in West Juarez. “I don’t think this is good for El Paso’s image or UTEP’s image and

As another stray bullet from Juarez hits a second high profile building here in El Paso, local law enforcement agencies said they’re prepared to keep El Pasoans safe. Soon after shots were fired across the border on Saturday, U.S. Border Patrol agents and El Paso Police made the decision to step into action and closed

Japanese electronics giant Toshiba plans to market the world’s first 3D television that does not need special glasses later this year, a report said on Tuesday. Toshiba will unveil three models of the television, which will cost several thousand dollars, before Christmas, AFP reported the Yomiuri Shimbun said. The company has developed a new system