Month: November 2010

El Paso Police have arrested and charged two men who were allegedly involved in an altercation at the Golden Nugget bar over the weekend that resulted in the death of Ubaldo Solis. Police said Jose Angel Bonilla, of the 800 block of Lafayette, was involved in the confrontation with Solis and a group of other

Alberto Madrid, the El Paso Police officer who allegedly stole money and gift cards from a wedding couple at a reception last month, has resigned in lieu of termination, according to El Paso Police officials. El Paso Police were in the process of firing Madrid last month. Madrid, an 18-year veteran of the El Paso

Mobile phones and computers will soon be able to diagnose sexually transmitted diseases under innovative plans to cut the United Kingdom’s rising rate of herpes, chlamydia and gonorrhoea among young people, according to a report in The Guardian newspaper. Doctors and technology experts are developing small devices, similar to pregnancy testing kits, that will tell

On March 19, 1966, the Texas Western Miners became the first team in history to win the NCAA Men?s Basketball Championship with five African American players in the starting lineup. Led by coach Don Haskins, the Miners? 72-65 win over an all-white Kentucky squad opened doors for African Americans. Colleges that didn?t recruit African Americans

United States Attorney John E. Murphy and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge David Cuthbertson announced Tuesday afternoon that a federal grand jury has indicted 62-year-old New York businessman Joseph O’Hara and 55-year-old former El Paso Independent School District Associate Superintendent Tomas Gabaldon in connection with the El Paso corruption investigation. The indictment,

Las Cruces Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of the suspect or suspects who burglarized at least two apartments during the past weekend and even took the cremated remains of a relative of one of the victims. The Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office took reports of at

The FBI is requesting the assistance of the public in locating William Trinity Mendoza, a man the FBI said is believed to be responsible for stealing personal checks and passing them off to local businesses in El Paso and Anthony, Texas while he was impersonating an FBI Agent. In August and September of this year,

Fort Bliss officials have announced that the Adopt-A-Soldier program will begin taking requests/reservations on Monday, Nov. 15. If you are interested in participating in the program and adopting a Soldier for the Thanksgiving Holiday please go to the Fort Bliss web site http://www.bliss.army.mil and click on the flashing turkey to make a reservation. Soldiers will

UTEP’s road game against Arkansas on Nov. 13 will be televised on ESPNU, Arkansas has announced. The game will be at 4 p.m. Mountain Time. Arkansas and UTEP are meeting for the second time and first in Fayetteville. The two teams first met in 1989, and the Razorbacks came away with a 39-7 victory in

Three workers were injured Tuesday morning when a structure they were working on collapsed in the 11300 block of James Watt in East El Paso. Six people were working on the construction site when the collapse occurred. Four of them had to be rescued and three had to be transported to the hospital with what

El Paso City Council has instructed city staff to include an item on next week’s agenda that would repeal the initiative passed by voters that took away benefits from gay and unmarried partners. This directive was made after the city found an additional 200 people would lose benefits on top of the 19 domestic partners

El Paso Police officials have released the name of the 54-year-old woman killed in a crash on Sunday morning on I-10 in West El Paso. Domilita Reyes, of Juarez, was a backseat passenger in a Ford Taurus that was involved in a traffic collision with a tractor trailer. At about 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, a

Officials investigating a beer run in east El Paso discovered one of the women involved had more than $3,000 worth of outstanding warrants. Officers with the El Paso Police Department’s Pebble Hills Regional Command arrested Janine Hayden, 25, and Stephanie Dickens, 26. Just after 2:30 a.m. Sunday, officers responded to the Circle K in the

A scary moment for a group of motorists after the minivan they were in went out of control, slammed into a median and burst into a ball of flames. The crash happened just before 6 p.m. Sunday along Interstate 10 east near Resler. El Paso fire officials told ABC-7 four people were pulled out of

Las Cruces Police arrested a man after he allegedly attempted to disarm an officer who responded to complaints of a loud party early Sunday morning. Nicholas Deon Robinson, 22, a soldier at Fort Bliss in El Paso and who lists a home address in Arlington, Texas is charged with attempting to disarm a peace officer,

As night fell over El Paso, the familiar star on the Franklin Mountains took on a different color. This week the star will be orange to mark the city-backed campaign called “Orange Out Week.” It’s a good week to be a UTEP Miner. The football team is fresh off a bowl-eligible win on Saturday and

Today’s Google Doodle honors the X-Ray with a transparent logo. According to a Time article, the X-ray was ccidentally discovered by German scientist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen in 1895 during an experiment with cathode rays, an X-Ray (or X-radiation) is a form of electromagnetic radiation generated inside a high-voltage vacuum tube. Electrons from a cathode ray

The men and women who hide behind computers, cameras and cell phones to prey on children can be anyone. Marco Alferez, a former teacher, was indicted in federal court for possessing and distributing child pornography. Detectives accused Edward Portillo of trying to win his victims over with gifts like doughnuts and teddy bears. He’s been

This week?s MANHUNT MONDAY Most Wanted Fugitive is an individual wanted for a recent burglary in Horizon City, TX. The target is identified as OMAR HINOJOSA (23) of Juarez, Mexico. On October 9, 2010 at 11:15 PM, Horizon City Police Officers were dispatched to a home in the 15000 block of Mineral in Horizon City,

Instead of facing child porn felony charges, Texas teenagers convicted of sexting, or sending and/or receiving nude pictures of themselves, will only face misdemeanor charges, if the state’s Attorney General has his way. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and state Sen. Kirk Watson on Monday announced their new plan, which the legislature will take up

El Paso Police Crimes Against Persons detectives have identified the man who died of stab wounds he suffered during an altercation at a Central El Paso bar early Saturday morning. Police say Ubaldo Solis, 36, of the 1100 block of Duke, is the man who died as a result of stab wounds he received at

Online security company Webroot has developed a program designed to put an end to the embarrassment that follows a late night, usually alcohol-fueled, post. The Social Media Sobriety Test, installed through a browser plug-in, involves three steps: -Download and customize your personal settings. -Pass a test to prove you are of sound mind. -If you

Since buying the Dallas Cowboys in 1989, Jerry Jones has had a hand in the departure of all of the head coaches, beginning with the firing of legendary coach Tom Landry. Read about all of the Cowboys head coaches in team history by clicking here.

My wife, Audrey, and I are both native El Pasoans. God used my wife Audrey and myself to start this church in 1954. We started with 34 charter members and huge dreams of what God could do. Today, our dreams are being fulfilled as we minister together in the building of this great church. Reaching

A 21-year-old man has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after a fight broke out Saturday evening, according to El Paso Police Department. Officers said Jesus Alaniz was fighting with his wife in the 600 block of South Mesa when Alaniz began throwing his wife’s property into an alley. His wife’s father

Police say two violent incidents outside a bar on the 5700 block of Trowbridge Drive on Saturday are related. El Paso police officers were called out to investigate a hit and run around 2 a.m. near the Golden Nugget and Doll House bars. A 23 year-old man had been struck by a driver and suffered

A crash shut down westbound Interstate 10 at 3 a.m. Saturday near Hawkins following a car crash. ABC-7 caught the aftermath on the TxDOT traffic cameras as a tow truck appeared to haul away two vehicles, one of them a seriously damaged sport utility vehicle. Emergency dispatchers said one person was taken to the hospital

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A proposal being considered by Texas lawmakers would make it a punishable offense for drivers to get behind the wheel if their blood alcohol level is between .05 and .07. DWI offenders have a blood alcohol level of .08. Instead of being charged with a DWI, these drivers would be booked for “DWAI”– Driving While

One person is dead after a serious rollover near the Santa Teresa Airport Friday night. Dona Ana County Sheriff’s investigators said the victim hasn’t yet been identified because of the severity of that person’s injuries. According to authorities, three people were in a vehicle when the driver lost control, causing the vehicle to roll. Investigators