Month: August 2010

Zemco Industries in Buffalo, New York, has recalled approximately 380,000 pounds of deli meat that may be contaminated with bacteria that can cause a potentially fatal disease, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday, according to a CNN report. The products were distributed to Wal-Marts nationwide, according to the USDA’s website. The meats may be

The start of a new school year can be very challenging for students and their parents. That’s why both parents and students alike at El Paso’s Valle Verde Early College High School said they’ve been preparing for the return to classes all summer long. Jennifer Butterfield has two teenagers that attend the school. The high

While there were no reported injuries in the hundreds of school zones across El Paso, there were plenty of violations that could lead to a child getting hurt on the way to school Monday. Monday marked the first day back in class for both the El Paso and Ysleta Independent School Districts. An ABC-7 crew

El Paso City Council has decided to open the McCombs landfill and take over the disposal of commercial waste in the city. It’s a move that will cost the city $18.5 million, and will take away a majority of business from Waste Connections, the private company that owns the landfill in Sunland Park, NM, where

El Paso City Council has accepted Sun Metro’s fare hikes, with the exception of the lift fare, which is the service that transports residents who can’t drive and takes them to doctors and other necessary appointments. The regular full fare will go from $1.25 to $1.50, the student fee from .75 to $1.00, the active

As the privacy controversy around full-body security scans begins to simmer, it?s worth noting that courthouses and airport security checkpoints aren?t the only places where backscatter x-ray vision is being deployed, according to a report by Forbes. The same technology, capable of seeing through clothes and walls, has also been rolling out on U.S. streets.

United States Attorney John E. Murphy announced that in El Paso this morning, former Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent John Shipley was sentenced to two years in federal prison for violating federal firearms laws. Senior United States District Judge David Briones also ordered that Shipley be placed under supervised release for a period of

El Paso native Lili Alvarez finished second in Golf Channel’s Big Break: Sandals Resorts reality TV series this season. Alvarez lost in match play to Carling Coffing on the final episode, which aired on Monday night. “Before we get into Carling’s win, I must say a few words about this season’s runner-up, Lili Alvarez,” Brendan

Catholic Diocese of El Paso Bishop Armando X. Ochoa said that a recent newspaper column by a local priest “claiming to speak for Catholic Doctrine were the personal opinions of individuals and do not necessarily express the belief of the Catholic Church.” Ochoa made the statement in his guest column in Sunday’s El Paso Times

Several members of the ABC-7 newsroom were skeptical when UTEP’s president said campus police believed a bullet from Saturday’s shootout in Juarez, Mexico hit a building on UTEP’s inner campus. Given that the bullet entered a window in the door on the southern side of the Bell Hall and embedded itself into a doorway about

A traffic jam stretching more than 60 miles in China has entered its ninth day with no end in sight, state media reported. Cars and trucks have been piling up since August 14 on the National Expressway 100, which is also known as the G110, the major route from Beijing to Zhangjiakou, Xinhua News reported.

Maria Orozco and her husband play with their 14-month-old daughter in the front yard of their Sunset Heights home. But family fun turns into cautious concern when Orozco talks about the violence across the border. “It’s kind of not safe and especially because we have the baby,” she said. The Orozco’s home and many others

The County of El Paso took a big step toward a possible tax increase Monday. Commissioners voted 3-to-2 to accept a proposed tax rate that could raise taxes for homeowners. County Judge Anthony Cobos and Commissioner Dan Haggerty were the only ones to vote against a proposed tax hike. Commissioners Veronica Escobar, Ana Perez and

UTEP President Diana Natalicio released a statement Sunday night stating that campus police are investigating a single bullet that struck a campus building sometime on Saturday evening, Aug. 21. UTEP Police believe the bullet may be related to a shootout between Juarez, Mexico police and cartel members that occurred at the same time. The shootout

The Child Crisis Center of El Paso is requesting backpacks and school supplies for El Paso area children. To date, the Child Crisis Center has given out more than 150 backpacks filled with school supplies, but the demand for help has far exceeded the center’s resources. Child Crisis Center officials tell ABC-7 that they receive

Lt. Gov. Diane Denish and 3rd Judicial District Attorney Susana Martinez will speak during the 2010 Domenici Public Policy Conference Sept. 1-2 at New Mexico State University?s Corbett Center. The two, both candidates for New Mexico governor, will separately present the major policy initiatives they would advance in office during the second morning of the

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has issued the following statement regarding a bullet from a gun battle in Juarez that is believed to have struck a building on the campus of the University of Texas-El Paso over the weekend: “For the second time in two months, bullets from a gun battle in the escalating drug war

A car crash left one man dead on eastbound Interstate 10 in west El Paso at 7 a.m. on Saturday. The El Paso Police Department said a Victor Aguilar, 41, was heading eastbound in his Mercedes on I-10 near the Mesa on-ramp when he drifted off the freeway, rolled over several times and came to

El Paso Police said a woman was nearly hit by a speeding car at about 2 a.m. Sunday on Bowen Road near Alameda Avenue. Officers said the girl literally had to jump out of the way of the car to avoid being hit. She escaped with minor scrapes and bruises. Police said driver is still

For the past three years, Marilyn Bess has operated MS Philly Organic, a small, low-traffic blog that features occasional posts about green living, out of her Manayunk home. Between her blog and infrequent contributions to ehow.com, over the last few years she says she’s made about $50. To Bess, her website is a hobby. To

As El Paso continues to grow, so does the debate over how it should be developed. In the next few years, the desert landscape surrounding Trans Mountain Road will be transformed by a number of development projects in the works for several years now — projects that will have an easier time getting off the

Texas Sales Tax Holiday August 20 – 22, 2010 Texas shoppers get a break from state and local sales taxes on August 20, 21 and 22 – the state’s annual tax holiday. Lay-away plans can be used again this year to take advantage of the sales tax holiday. As in previous years, the law exempts

Two pedestrians were hit by a car near the intersection of Cincinnati and Mesa just before midnight Friday. El Paso police officers responding to the accident found Nicole Calanche, 22, and Ronald Kunkel, 20, lying in the road. Police said both had non-life-threatening injuries, but were found conscious. Police said the vehicle was driven by

Different emotions overcame Britany as she waded through the assembled family and friends who were waiting for their soldiers at Fort Bliss’ Biggs Army Airfield on Thursday afternoon. She saw the happiness on their faces, felt the anticipation in the air and she was happy for them. But she also longed for her own joyful

The International Boundary and Water Commission said levees that were built to protect El Paso?s upper valley from flooding are not up to code. Our news partners at the El Paso Inc. dug up the test results on the levee materials, and they said there is nothing wrong with them. They also said they think

Miss Universe 2010 contested posed for the judges in their Dar Be Dar swimsuit and Nina Shoes during the 2010 Miss Universe Presentation Show at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on Thursday, Aug.19. See a slideshow of the contestants in their swimsuits . The Miss Universe 2010 competition will air live on

The Texas Department of Transportation is launching the campaign, “Drink. Drive. Go to Jail.” this morning. The statewide initiative aims to crack down even harder on drunk drivers, increasing the number of patrol officers on the streets for the duration of the campaign. “There will be additional officers looking for intoxicated and impaired drivers, whatever

All across the country, a pesky problem has been spreading all summer – bed bugs!. And El Paso’s no different, local exterminators say bed bug calls have doubled since last year. “I thought I had a mosquito bite, ” but then after noticing a pattern, Charlene Thomasson, a bed bug victim, said it became pretty

First, it was El Paso’s Sun Bowl. Now, Hyundai of El Paso could be taking over El Paso’s Fire Dept. headquarters. Since the early ’90s, the Fire Dept.’s current location on Montana has served as home to the department’s administration, but now city officials may move it Downtown. Hyundai of El Paso owner, Oscar Leeser,

Al-Qaida is ready to exploit a war “by the Jews against Iran,” the Sunni group’s second-in-command in Yemen, Saeed al-Shehri, said in an audio message this month, The Jerusalem Post reported, citing a report by the Daily Beast. The mostly Shi’ite nation of Iran is an enemy to Al-Qaida, and al-Shehri predicted that after Israel