Month: September 2010

El Paso Police confirm the young driver who they say caused a crash at the intersection of George Dieter Drive and Tenaha Avenue Saturday afternoon is dead. . Traffic investigators said 20 year old Carlos Acosta failed to properly yield at a stop sign near the intersection, which led a Ford Ranger pick up truck

Broad new regulations being drafted by the Obama administration would make it easier for law enforcement and national security officials to eavesdrop on Internet and e-mail communications like social networking websites and BlackBerrys, The New York Times reported Monday. The newspaper said the White House plans to submit a bill next year that would require

Car bombs. Political assassinations. Battlefield-style skirmishes between soldiers and heavily armed adversaries. Across big stretches of Mexico, deepening drug-war mayhem is challenging the authority of the state and the underpinnings of democracy. Powerful cartels in effect hold entire regions under their thumb. They extort money from businesses, meddle in politics and kill with an impunity

Mark Anthony Villa, 44, was killed in a race in Hobbs, New Mexico on Saturday. Villa’s wife Krystal said the jockey suffered fatal injuries when the horse he was riding, Separate Money fell. She said as her husband was trying to crawl under the rail to safety when another horse raced by – it’s hoof

El Paso Police are investigating the death of a woman, whose body was found in a parked car in a restaurant parking lot. Investigators were called to the Taco Cabana on the 4800 block of Hondo Pass around 10:30 P.M. after people complained of smelling a strong odor in the area. When officers arrived, they

Well-known El Paso businessman William “Billy” D. Abraham was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 22, stemming from an alleged assault in June. He was released from jail about two hours after being arrested. According to the complaint affidavit, Abraham had finished his meal at the Tap Lounge in Downtown and walked away from the table. A

Concerns about potential work-related hazards for jockeys and other employees in the horse racing industry were raised at an October 18, 2005 hearing by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Read the summary of the report here. Afterward, the Chairman and the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee requested that the

Fares and fees. They’re what air travelers watch, and Southwest Airlines’ plan to acquire fellow low-fare airline AirTran has consumers and industry watchers buzzing about how the planned merger will affect the price of travel. AirTran will be absorbed by Southwest and adopt Southwest’s policies, according to details of the $1.4 billion deal announced Monday.

This week?s MANHUNT MONDAY Most Wanted Fugitive is an individual listed as one of the U.S. Marshals Most Wanted Sex Offenders. The target is identified as BENJAMIN DOMINGUEZ (44) of Socorro, TX. BENJAMIN DOMINGUEZ listed as one of the ?WORST SEX OFFENDERS? in West Texas was amongst several sought fugitives in last weeks ?OPERATION GUARDIAN?

Football fans, take note– there are new tailgating rules at UTEP’s campus. The university changed up some of its policies following a rash of incidents during last week’s big rivalry game against NMSU. Tailgaters hoping to set up on campus will have to wait until 2 PM. Inner campus lots used to open at noon.

A fire ripped through a local recycling yard in Montana Vista Saturday afternoon. Heavy smoke could be seen for miles. The blaze broke out just after 1 p.m. at Aveo Surplus Metals on the 3800 block of Krag. Firefighters from Montana Vista along with the Horizon City and Clint fire departments were called to battle

The El Paso Police Department said a crash in east El Paso late Saturday afternoon has left one man dead and two others in the hospital. Officials said the accident happened near the 3500 block of George Dieter after the driver of a red Honda Prelude ran a stop sign and was hit by a

The Irvin High School dance teacher arrested on charges of receiving and sharing child pornography told investigators he knew he had the illegal material. The criminal complaint obtained by ABC-7 investigators said Marco Alferez told authorities he “had been involved in the receipt and possession of child pornography for several years.” The court document also

Drug Enforcement Administration officials say prescription drug abuse is a growing problem. Less than a month into the DEA “Take-Back” campaign, more than 3,400 sites, including some in the borderland, have joined the nationwide effort to safely dispose of unwanted prescription drugs. Government and community partners set up sites throughout El Paso from 10 a.m.

Eastwood 13 Montwood 49 FINAL Irvin 21 Chapin 32 FINAL El Dorado 63 Bel Air 7 FINAL Ysleta 7 Del Valle 42 FINAL Alamogordo 28 Horizon 35 FINAL Riverside 24 San Elizario 7 FINAL Tornillo 6 Clint 56 FINAL Coronado 21 Hanks 0 FINAL Franklin 45 Socorro 7 FINAL Parkland 7 Canutillo 27 FINAL Andrews

Being released from death row because of new evidence is a rare occurence. According to El Pasoans Against the Death Penalty, 139 people – including eleven texasns – have been exonerated from death row since 1973 due to evidence of their wrongful conviction. Juan Roberto Melndez was the 99th person on the list of exonerees.

A woman’s home was robbed Tuesday. Her electronics and other items worth thousands of dollars were taken. Cindy Gates said she didn’t care about the material items, she just wanted her two boxer puppies returned. She was offering a $1,000 reward for their return. Gates told ABC-7 Friday a woman called to inform her she

Vandals went after company cars at a building housing several local radio stations on the west side, but they didn’t know their bad behavior was caught on camera. Now employees are hoping the surveillance footage will help police nab the people responsible for the damage. The Clear Channel radio building on North Mesa street was

Against the gray blackdrop of overcast skies, hundreds paid their respects and said bye to Airman Danny Sanchez, who was killed in combat in Afghanistan about a week ago. “Danny had more heart than anybody I know,” said SSG Dale Douglas. “He never, ever, ever quit, always tried his hardest. He was one of the

It wasn’t your typical political candidate. There was only one candidate and you would have been had pressed to find an adult in the audience, but there were plenty of people interested in the upcoming gubernatorial election who were paying very close attention. “None of us can vote right now, but we’re still making a

El Paso police continue their investigation after a person reportedly ran over another, then took off in the 1400 block of Vista Del Sol. Authorities are calling the incident a case of road rage. Just after 1 a.m. police said a street altercation escalated. The incident sent one person to a local hospital in critical

October is Breast Cancer Awarness Month and the effort to get the word out about early detection offically started today. Pictorials featuring breast cancer survivors will be on display at area malls and hospitals. The goal is to show other woman that cancer doesn’t define and that it can actually help enrich your life. October

El Pasoan Guadalupe Arizpe De La Vega, who founded a hospital in Juarez, Mexico, that cares for about 900 people daily regardless of their ability to pay, is one of the CNN’s Top 10 Heroes for 2010, the network announced Thursday. CNN will name one person the Hero of 2010 later this year. Despite violence

If you’re a Miners fan, you probably know the parking situation near UTEP can present a bit of a challenge on gamedays. Erin Torres thought she’d avoided that challenge by parking at the Miners Market shopping strip on North Mesa street last Saturday before the Battle of I-10 game. “It never crossed my mind that

Schoolwork can be a daily struggle for some students, but for some parents in one Upper Valley neighborhood, just getting their child to school is a challenge. A stretch of Lindbergh Ave., from Charl Ann St. to Montoya Dr. has been under construction since the end of last school year. “It’s all rock. Big rocks,”

Several health insurers say they will stop selling new child-only individual insurance policies as they face a health care reform provision that will prevent them from excluding children with potentially costly pre-existing conditions. An insurance industry representative said the decision affects a relatively small population and is being made to keep costs down for all

Thursday Eastwood vs. Montwood Irvin vs. Chapin Friday Bowie vs. Jefferson Burges vs. Andress Coronado vs. Hanks El Dorado vs. Bel Air El Paso vs. Austin Fabens vs. Cathedral Franklin vs. Socorro

Movie buffs can get their fix with Movies in the Canyon this Friday and Saturday. Two movies will be shown for free Friday and Saturday night. This is the last weekend for Movies in the Canyon at the McKelligon Canyon Amphitheatre. Outside food and beverages are not allowed. All times are approximate. Schedule: Sept. 24

Former NASA astronaut and alum of The University of Texas at El Paso John “Danny” Olivas wasn’t without a job for long. He left NASA in May to become the director of engineering for Raytheon’s Space and Airborne Systems in El Segundo, Calif., according to a report by UTEP’s University Communications office. He started his

El Paso Police detectives from are no longer investigating an incident that led to a Jeep Liberty being shot and abandoned in Northeast El Paso on Monday. Police found the 31-year-old victim who told detectives he was the victim of an apparent car jacking and that he managed to take the weapon away from the