Month: November 2010

Priscilla Alvarado’s seizures began when she was just 12 years old. Now 19 and a college student, Alvarado has reminders of the two surgeries she’s undergone. One reminder: a physical scar wrapping around her head. The other: emotional scarring from years of living with epilepsy. “Out of my four years of high school, I only

The man killed at an East El Paso bar on Thanksgiving Day has been identified as 52-year-old Ralph Edward Tucker of California, according to El Paso County Sheriff’s Office officials. Sheriff’s office officials said two armed men walked in to rob the Sal’s Lounge on El Paso’s east side and shot and killed Tucker. Officials

UTEP (3-1) joins Georgia Tech (3-1), Michigan (3-0) and Syracuse (4-0) in the championship rounds of the Legends Classic on Friday and Saturday (Nov. 26-27) at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. First-day matchups include the Miners versus the Yellow Jackets at 3:30 p.m. MT (5:30 ET), and the Wolverines versus the Orange at 5:30

‘Cold’ would be an understatement for the conditions outside El Paso’s westside Best Buy store early Friday morning. Just as ABC-7’s StormTRACK Weather First Alert warned, temperatures were in the 20’s as thousands of Sun City shoppers waited for the shops to open and the ‘Black Friday’ savings to begin. “It’s freezing,” said Martha Canales.

By Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times It appears that not a single TSA agent has declined to perform a full-body pat down of airline passengers. That includes patting down small children. They’re not patted down on a routine basis, but on some occasions they can be and they are. A child under 12, sometimes way under

When temperatures start dipping, the jackets come out and the heaters come on. But for some El Pasoans, it’s enough just to have a warm place to spend the night. Mark Eaglen, a volunteer at West El Paso’s Rescue Mission who was once homeless himself, says winter is the worst. He says the bitter cold

For little girls, 8-years-old is typically the year of friends, barbies, and games. Venice Grijalva, 8, of Las Cruces loves all those things, but a year ago her life changed in an instant. Physical, occupational and speech therapy have become part of her everyday life as she has become her family’s little miracle. “Venice, do

You don’t have to hit the stores or surf the net to spend big on Black Friday. There’s a lot of people who end up paying for plumbing problems the day after Thanksgiving. “You know how everyone thinks about Black Friday, well, we think about in a different way,” Roto-Rooter serviceman, Jesus Machado, said. “Kitchen

Country music legend Willie Nelson was arrested Friday morning in Sierra Blanca, Texas at a Border Patrol checkpoint for allegedly possessing 6 ounces of marijuana. According to Hudspeth County Sheriff Arvin West, Nelson was traveling in his tour bus from California to Austin when Nelson was detained by Border Patrol agents at about 9 a.m.

Aaron King, a former football player with UTEP, was arrested Friday morning on family violence charges. He was charged with Assault Family Violence ( Misdemeanor ), Assault Family Violence Impede Breath or Circulation ( Felony ) and Interference with Emergency Call ( Misdemeanor ). King also had various traffic related misdemeanor warrants and was booked

It could be the Mexican remake of the “The Full Monty” ? just swap the out-of-work British steel workers from the 1997 hit movie for curvy Latina flight attendants. Ten stewardesses with troubled Mexicana airlines, which filed for bankruptcy in August and suspended operations, launched a sultry aviation-themed calendar Thursday in a bid to call

Sheriff’s office officials said two armed men walked in to rob the Sal’s Lounge on El Paso’s east side and shot one of the bar patrons to death. Officials spoke to witnesses who said the two men walked into the bar located at 11400 Gateway East at 3 a.m. Thursday. Police have not released any

Turkey, stuffing, and all the fixings. Thanksgiving is not just centered around food, it is about ‘thanks’ and ‘giving’ to others. Thursday, hundreds of El Paso families did just that and opened their homes to those who serve our country. Most either love or hate the holidays. But lets face it – if someone is

The homeless woman living in her van inside the Cortez building garage, who investigators say started a fire Monday night is a military veteran. A Fire Department Spokesman identified her as 57-year old Queen Astro Martin. John Concha said Martin showed investigators her military ID. Concha said Martin had paid the monthly fee to park

Socorro City Council members took the first steps on Tuesday toward recalling the city’s federally indicted mayor and a fellow city representative facing drug charges. Council members Guillermo Madrid, Jesse Gandara Jr., Mary Garcia, and Gloria Rodriguez argued Mayor Willie Gandara, Sr. and councilman Luis Verala are damaging the city’s image with their problems with

ESPN recently reviewed the health inspections of more than 100 big league arenas and stadiums. Twenty-eight percent had critical or major violations at more than half their concession stands, including the new Dallas Cowboy stadium. So ABC-7 decided to investigate how borderland arenas and stadiums score in the food safety game. Eat, drink and be

ABC-7 StormTRACK Chief Meteorologist ‘Doppler’ Dave Speelman has issued a First Alert for the coldest air of the season so far set to arrive Thursday afternoon and last into the first part of the weekend. Temperatures will be in the low to mid 20’s Friday and Saturday mornings. While setting up for the First Light

One El Paso family is grateful to be alive this Thanksgiving. “She was in tears this morning when we talked to her on the phone,” said Dennece Knight, executive director at the University Medical Center Foundation. The foundation has been helping the Duval family. Knight said Gracie Duval was devastated by what’s left of her

Alive by a miracle. Shawntae Caldwell, 17, of Las Cruces has been in the hospital for the past month-and-a-half. But this holiday, her family says, they have everything to be thankful for ? because she is alive. “She was in ICU, she was on the respirator,? Araceli Caldwell, Shawntae?s mother, said. ?I didn’t know what

The business of Division 1 athletics can be difficult, especially in this economy. At places like New Mexico State, where low attendance has always been a factor, it can lead to some very tough decisions. Recently ABC-7 sat down with NMSU Director of Athletics Dr. McKinley Boston to discuss the future of the Aggie athletic

Chantae Caldwell was injured and lost an arm when she was dragged by a vehicle in Las Cruces. To donate money to the family, the account is “Sylvia M. Montoya for Chantae Caldwell at Citizen’s Bank, 121748820.”

Shopping can be a lot of fun but for many it becomes a sport on Black Friday. But which is a better experience, shopping online or traditional retail shopping? “Absolutely not, ” Tony Bray said when asked if he’ll go to stores on Black Friday. He said his last Black Friday experience was his last.

They get arrested, post bond and then they’re back on the streets. The ABC-7 I-Team, through the Public Information Act, found the 28 people most frequently booked into the El Paso County Jail in the last year. Their repeated visits to the jail are costing taxpayers about $86 for every 24-hour stay. More than two

The head of the Transportation Security Administration said the agency will look further into allegations that two male TSA workers picked a woman for additional screening because of her breasts, according to a report by WKMG in Orlando. Eliana Sutherland recently flew from Orlando International Airport and told Local 6 she felt the two male

In a study of 2,200 low-income women who were surveyed at Texas reproductive health clinics, researchers found some pretty widespread confusion: 23 percent of overweight women saw themselves as normal, while 16 percent of normal-weighted women thought they were too fat, according to a report in Time. “If you go somewhere, you see all the

They’ve been up for years now, snapping photos of red light runners in Las Cruces. But traffic engineers have said there’s nothing to show they’re actually reducing violations. At Monday’s Las Cruces City Council meeting, engineers asked for more time and data from before the cameras went up to find conclusive results. Las Cruces City

It’s an intensive reading intervention program for students who struggle with reading. The program is called Read 180. The program uses technology, print and professional development. Read 180 is in about 15,000 classrooms across the country, including borderland schools. This school year, the El Paso Independent School District is investing $2.5 million in some new

In a time of tragedy, dozens of teenagers gathered Monday night to offer a little money and a lot of love to the family of a high school freshman who lost his life in a deadly car crash. We just went around knocking on doors and saying he was a really close friend,” Vanessa Vita

Federal law allows international shoppers to get a refund on the sales tax they pay with the understanding that the merchandise is going back to the foreign country the shopper is from. But one state representative says Mexican nationals are abusing the current system, costing the city and state millions of dollars. Texas is the

A voluntary reserve deputy constable arrested for selling steroids has been fired. Angie Sommers, Constable for Precinct 7, told ABC-7 that Horacio Garcia was was immediately fired when she became aware of the arrest. At about 4:10 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 22, after several months of investigations, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office executed an