Month: January 2011

New pet regulations now in place mean a new wave of education and enforcement is under way from the El Paso’s Animal Services Department. -Every pet owner must have a $75 litter permit for every litter, and only one litter per pet is allowed per year. -No pets under eight weeks can be put up

Several El Paso County Jail staff and visitors were evacuated after a fire started inside a cell on the building’s sixth floor Monday afternoon. According to sheriff’s officials, all staff and inmates were safe and the evacuations were a precaution. El Paso Fire Department officials told ABC-7 the fire was sparked by an inmate in

El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies said they’ve arrested the masked men who shot a 51-year-old California trucker at a bar on Thanksgiving. Investigators said two of the men are members of the reputed Barrio Azteca gang. Fidencio Valdez, 31, Santiago De Leon Jr., 21, face capital murder charges. Louis Michael Capano, 26, faces a murder

The First MANHUNT MONDAY Most Wanted Fugitive for 2011 is an individual wanted for a violent Sexual Assault. The target is identified as ORLANDO ROBLES (29) of Northeast El Paso, TX (originally from Los Angeles, California).JULY 2010: This past July, ROBLES broke into a woman’s Northeast apartment (ex-female acquaintance) & awaited for her to return

El Paso Police Department said they have charged a Fort Bliss Army Sergent with aggravated assault on a public servant after police said he struck two officers New Years Eve. Police said officers were called to the parking lot of Club 101 on 1148 Airway Boulevard just after 10:30 p.m. Friday regarding a drunk disturbance.

Investigators from El Paso Police Department responded to the first fatal traffic accident of the year just a few hours after midnight on New Years Day. Theodore Gersky, 21, was driving east on Montana Avenue when police said he ran a red light at Loop 375 and was struck by another truck. Gersky was not

El Paso Police determined Sunday’s shooting investigation to be a murder-suicide. Spokesman Darrel Petry told ABC-7 that 52-year-old Maria Perales is the city’s first murder victim of 2011. According to Petry, Perales was shot in the head outside her home in the 5600 block of Melody Lane in the Upper Valley after a confrontation with

An El Paso man has been charged with two counts of aggravated robbery from two separate incidents on New Years Day. Police said Benito Flores, 48, entered a Radio Shack at 222 North Mesa Street in central El Paso at 5:25 p.m. Saturday. According to police, Flores used box cutters to remove items on display

In 2010, the city of El Paso recorded five murders. According to El Paso Police officials, that tied with the number of murders that happened in 1964. Officials said the years of 1964, 1965 amd 2010 are the only years — in the last 50 years — that recorded single digit murders. The lowest number

Sun Metro fares for standard, military and student passengers will now cost travelers a little more. The new fares became effective Jan 1. El Paso City Council members approved the price hike back in August. According to officials, Sun Metro’s funding is based in part on sales tax revenues, which has declined significantly while the

Hundreds of Las Crucens wished Governor-Elect Susana Martinez ‘good luck’ Thursday as she began her journey to Santa Fe as New Mexico’s first elected female governor. Friday evening Martinez received a similar message, this time, from Santa Fe’s Archbishop. At the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Martinez received the special Catholic blessing, just

Susana Martinez began her journey to Sante Fe Thursday, but in the southern half of the state. Her family lives in Las Cruces and Dona Ana County has known her as the Third Judicial District Attorney for the past 14 years. These strong ties to the community are the very reason New Mexico Governor-Elect Martinez

The sellout crowd that hoped to see the hottest game of 2010 in El Paso was hit by bitterly cold temperatures and a less-than-heated matchup. “They hyped it up pretty good but it just didn’t turn out as good as everybody thought,” said fan Joe Martinez. Oscar Leeser, president of Hyundai National Dealer Council and

With the new year come new rules for pet owners. The city’s controversial pet ordinance went into effect today. The new rules apply only to cats and dogs younger than a year old, but will be enforced among pet stores, pet shelters, and the general public alike. Under the ordinance, the sale of puppies and