Month: October 2010

It has been one of the great murder mysteries of the garden: what is killing off the honeybees? Since 2006, 20 to 40 percent of the bee colonies in the United States alone have suffered ?colony collapse.? Suspected culprits ranged from pesticides to genetically modified food. Now, a unique partnership ? of military scientists and

Mexican law enforcement are investigating a shots-fired call in Juarez, just across from Paisano, near the Asarco area. Several U.S. Border Patrol vehicles and personnel could be seen just across the Rio Grande, near the area where Mexican law enforcement were investigating Thursday morning. Juarez officials told our news partners at Ch. 44 in Juarez

Local artists will put their spin on a traditional Italian technique this weekend when Downtown sidewalks become a giant canvas at Chalk The Block. This year, Chalk the Block will include chalk art, robotic sculpture, interactive green art, projection art on downtown’s Chase building, gigantic puppets, aerialists flying through the air, stilt walkers towering over

As expected, Mariah Wilson – the stepsister and ex-girlfriend of David Marmolejo – is proving to be a major player in David’s murder trial. The two were dating when Gloria Marmolejo – David’s mom – was killed. David was charged late last year in his mom’s homicide. Witnesses have testified this week that Gloria did

The City of El Paso will host the third annual Chalk the Block Public Art Festival Oct. 8-10 in Downtown El Paso. Attendees are encouraged to think and act green by riding Sun Metro to the festivities. Standard bus fare is $1.25 per trip and children ages 6 to 18 pay only 75 cents per

Las Cruces Police have arrested and charged a noticeably intoxicated woman who slapped a 6-year-old girl she was helping care for, according to Las Cruces Police. Michelle Ann Hansen, 50, was arrested the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 5, and was charged with one count of intentional child abuse. Las Cruces Police detectives said that Hansen

UTEP Athletic Director Bob Stull is pleading for UTEP students to attend this Saturday’s homecoming game against Rice at the Sun Bowl. In a column in the UTEP newspaper, The Prospector, Stull said, “This is an important step in the pursuit of a Conference USA West Division title. No stadium in college football is more

Too much. Child care providers in Las Cruces said they simply cannot afford to operate with the State?s proposed cuts. Last week, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson shifted the burden from thousands of families to child care providers. Now the state?s 10% cuts have been reduced to 8% but some providers said that is still

Gunner, a bomb-sniffing dog mustered out of the Marines for canine post-traumatic stress disorder, has found a new home with Deb and Dan Dunham, whose Marine son died in Iraq protecting the men beside him. With patience and a red-rubber toy, the Dunhams are trying to coax Gunner back to emotional health. With liquid brown

From The Globe And The Mail Newspaper It?s said that everyone has a secret. What was unique about Shigeo Tokuda?s fib was that everything he wasn?t telling his wife and daughter was on recorded on hundreds of videos, and that thousands of admirers knew exactly who he was and what he was trying to hide.

Friends and co-workers of 33-year-old Elizabeth Hernandez said they’ll remember her as a woman with a booming smile and willingness to help. She worked as the receptionist at El Paso Cardiology Associates for five years, according to her co-workers. Hernandez was killed over the weekend when a driver trying to avoid a separate wreck slammed

It’s been the talk of the town for days now: whispers that In-N-Out Burger is coming to El Paso. “It’s always good to have new things for people to experience,” said Robert Cox, owner of Charcoaler Drive-In. “They got good milkshakes, good fries,” Mat Billeaudeaux told ABC-7. But the first In-N-Out Burger in the state

Former El Pasoan Aaron Sanchez, an award-winning onwer and executive chef of a restaurant in New York City, was recently featured on the Food Network’s “The Best Thing I Ever Ate.” He praised the machaca plate from Kiki’s restaurant in Central El Paso. Watch the clip from the episode here.

A female juror has been excused from the David Marmolejo murder trial, Judge Gonzalo Garcia said on Wednesday morning. The judge did not give a reason for the dismissal but said it did not involve violating the gag order in place in the case. “She’s a very conscientious juror,” Garcia said. The former juror is

There is a very slight chance of a thundershower tonight due to a little ripple well southwest of El Paso in Mexico that could build. Otherwise, it will be nice area wide through the weekend. A cold front will move through Friday and just pick up the winds slightly and cool us down a bit

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Homecoming for the UTEP Miners has arrived, and The University of Texas at El Paso will mine for fun and memorable times on campus Sunday, Oct. 3 through Saturday Oct. 9. UTEP has chosen the theme Around the World for the Homecoming festivities. The University invites the El Paso community to join in the celebration.

Eight women and four men were chosen as jurors on Monday, the first day of the trial for Ernesto Alonzo Lopez. He’s the man accused of public corruption and scheming to fraudulently obtain hundreds of millions of dollars from the U.S. federal government. Prosecutors and Lopez’s defense gave their opening statements on Monday. The prosecution

Accountability and transparency are what Las Cruces Police Chief Richard Williams said body-worn cameras would provide officers. The search for new technology stems from a $100,000 lawsuit settlement. As reported on ABC-7, 38-year-old Michael Molina was shot and killed outside his east Mesa home December 26, 2006. The deadly shooting involved three Las Cruces Police

A collision between an 18-wheeler and a parcel delivery truck forced the closure of Interstate 10 west near Paisano for about seven hours Tuesday morning. As of 8 a.m. Tuesday, a barricade blocked access to I-10 west via the Paisano on-ramp, close to where the wreck occurred. Police say around 12:30 a.m. a FedEx truck

A treatment center designed specifically for behavioral health. What is referred to as the ?Crisis Triage Center? is essentially a first of its kind clinic for the mentally ill in Dona Ana County, and has support from local law enforcement. Las Cruces Police Chief Richard Williams said it would not only help patients, but also

Aggie Basketball Has Five Games on ESPN in 2010-11 DENVER -The WAC has announced its 2010-11 men’s basketball ESPN television schedule, a slate that includes 21 total WAC games to be broadcast by the television sports leader. Each of the WAC’s nine schools will be featured by the network. In all, six regular season games

El Paso County Sheriff’s Investigators have released the identity of the victim found dead in San Felipe Park in Fabens on Oct. 2, 2010. The victim has been identified as 19-year-old Christopher Morales of Socorro, Texas. Sheriff’s Detectives continue treating this unattended death as they would a homicide until ruled otherwise.. At this time, detectives

MTV?s new iOS app ?Over the Line?? won?t defeat bullies through hand-to-hand combat in high school parking lots, but it can help teens learn how far is too far ? especially in the unruly and confusing digital frontier, according to an article on mashable.com. Over the Line is built on the existing web and Facebook

A Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest distance travelled by a standard production passenger car on a single tank of fuel, according to a Volkswagen news release. The attempt, carried out by a team from The Sunday Times, involved driving from Maidstone in Kent to the South of

The midriff-exposing uniforms given to the Central High School cheerleading squad this fall are nothing to cheer about, according to several team members the Connecticut Post reported. A half-dozen upperclassmen on the team appeared before the city Board of Education recently asking its members how they’d feel if their daughters were dressed in something similar.

El Paso Police charged two men with aggravated robbery after they allegedly used a pool cue and screwdriver to assault a man and rob him inside a bar on Monday afternoon. Alberto Ruvalcaba, 19, of the 200 block of Baywood, and Carlos Lopez, 29,of the 14800 block of Flowers, allegedly were in the Elm Escandalo

The Fabens Independent School District has a high tech way of keeping students safe from sex offenders. Anyone who wants to go on-campus except faculty and staff must be issued a visitor’s pass at the front desk– but it’s a bit more complicated than your average sign in sheet. ABC-7 got a demonstration of the

With just a few weeks to go until voters take to the polls for General Elections on November 2nd, candidates for New Mexico’s new governor are in the borderland drumming up support. Current Lieutenant Governor and Democratic candidate Diane Denish was in southern New Mexico Sunday. She stopped by Las Cruces, Anthony and Mesilla to

El Paso Police say he killed his mother over a girl. On Monday, David Marmolejo sat in a packed courtroom for day one of his murder trial. And it didn’t take long for the state to present some grisly evidence in the homicide of Gloria Marmolejo. That relationship, between David Marmolejo and Mariah Wilson –