Month: January 2011

Instead of paying respects, two El Paso men are accused of disrespecting gravesites ? stealing vases from a cemetery west of Las Cruces. Juan Torres, 33, and Alberto Torres, 29, now each face charges for larceny and 66 counts of disturbing a marked burial ground. Thousands of loved ones are buried at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.

A little girl from Las Cruces might be the first H1N! death in the Borderland in more than a year. Savanna McCann, 8, came down with a fever and cough on Tuesday of last week and died suddenly on Saturday. Las Cruces Public Schools Superintendent Stan Rounds said, “We have also taken the precaution of

Everybody in El Paso calls our university ?UTEP.? It?s a strong name. It rolls off the tongue, it?s the identity UTEP wants. So why do USA Today newspaper and several other national media outlets still refer to UTEP as Texas-El Paso? The link to El Paso is great. But Texas-El Paso is not what we

Due to a recent series of thefts, Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Deputies have been heavily patrolling local cemeteries looking for the individuals responsible. At about 8 p.m. Jan. 24, 2011, two male subjects were observed allegedly kicking over cemetery vases and loading them into a car. They were stopped by deputies who observed numerous cemetery

UTEP (16-4, 4-1 C-USA) and Tulane (12-6, 2-3 C-USA) hook up for the second time in two weeks on Wednesday at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners handed the Green Wave its first home defeat of the season, 69-58, on Jan. 12 at Fogelman Arena. Tulane has lost a couple more games since, falling 76-67

An investigation into a Saturday night shooting in northeast El Paso continues. Police are still looking for the gunman, and the victim’s family is looking for justice. The shots rang out around 7:30 p.m. Saturday on the 10400 block of Kendall St. Family members of 19 year old Isaiah Luna told ABC-7 they are heartbroken

Three fire departments are fighting a major structure fire at 125 N.E. Fassett St. in Fabens. The fire departments involved are Fabens, Clint and San Elizario. It was unknown if the home was empty when the fire occurred.

President Barack Obama will be delivering his second State Of The Union address this evening. Listen to State Of The Union addresses by other presidents and read their important speeches by clicking here.

On February 17 2010, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano met with Mexican President Felipe Calderon for an hour-long discussion that ranged in topic from aviation security issues to counter narcotics cooperation, according to a Wikileaks cable on the meeting that has been released by Wikileaks and published in several Mexican and Spanish publications. The bulk

Talk-show queen Oprah Winfrey revealed a “bombshell family secret” today, telling her viewers that she recently learned she has a half-sister whom her mother had hidden from her for decades. “Imagine my shock just a few months ago, at the end of October, when I found out I have another sister living just 90 minutes

ABCNews Police and Oakland, Calif., school officials are investigating a second grader’s story that her classmates undressed and engaged in a sex act in a classroom, an allegation a district spokesman called “unthinkable.” A 7-year-old girl told a teacher’s aide on Wednesday about two incidents, one in which she said some of her classmates stripped

Brutally beaten, killed and dumped in the trash. Las Cruces police arrested Richard McCord, 41, for extreme animal cruelty after he allegedly tortured his own dog to death. Neighbors told ABC-7?s New Mexico Mobile Newsroom McCord had only lived in an apartment complex off Parkview Drive for a few days, but said they did not

This week?s MANHUNT MONDAY Most Wanted Fugitive is a subject wanted for a slew of crimes. The target is identified as EDGAR HORACIO LOPEZ (18) of Fabens, TX. DECEMBER 2010: On Christmas Eve 12-24-2010 at 12:15 AM, Deputies were dispatched to the 13000 block of Miracerros in Clint, Texas in reference to a family disturbance.

Seven teens were shot dead and two more wounded at a soccer field in Juarez on Sunday, according to El Diario De Juarez. Check kvia.com for more details as they become available.

A mountain rescue began at about 6:15 p.m. Sunday night at the summit of Transmountain Road. El Paso Fire Department officials said 24 rescuers responded to the emergency call placed by the hikers. According to authorities, two women, both in their late 30s, went hiking at about 2:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon when it got dark

Marty Robbins’ country song “El Paso,” released in fall 1959, immortalized a romance in a far West Texas town. It reached No. 1 on both the country and pop music charts at the start of 1960 and winning the Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording in 1961. The song was so great that

The Texas Senate begins debate on a bill to require voters to show an official identification card when they vote. Gov. Rick Perry declared the legislation an emergency priority last week. That means it can bypass normal procedures and be debated in the first 30 days of the session. The voter ID bill is the

Correction: In an article about New Mexico State University’s Journalism Department losing its accreditation, KVIA included UTEP’s journalism department as not being accredited. According to UTEP, the university does not have a journalism department but has a communication department and there is no accrediting agency for communication departments. UTEP’s communication department has a journalism program

Monday, attorneys for the family of a Juarez teen killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent were in town interviewing witnesses. One of the witnesses told ABC-7 the young boy didn’t deserve to die. Although several federal agencies allege 15-year-old Sergio Hernandez was part of a group of boys throwing rocks at the border patrol

A 23-year-old El Paso man became the city’s ninth traffic fatality of the year when he died. El Paso police identified the man as Ricardo Morales of the 9400 block of Chantilly. Morales was the rear seat passenger in a serious traffic collision that occurred on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011 at 3:40 a.m. in the

ABCNews With a broad smile on his face, accused Tucson gunman Jared Loughner pleaded not guilty today to several charges stemming from the deadly shooting earlier this month. Shackled at his waist and ankles, Loughner did not stop smiling during the court proceedings, staring straight ahead as the crowded courtroom looked on. He remained silent

And on the eighth day, the Lord said let them tweet. On Monday, Pope Benedict XVI gave his approval to social networking ? while cautioning to not replace real friends with virtual friends, according to a report in the New York Daily News. The religious leader gave the blessing in honor of World Day of

A Las Cruces man has been arrested for animal cruelty after he allegedly killed his 4-month-old puppy by stepping on its throat for several minutes. Richard Nelson McCord, 41, of 819 Parkview Dr., was arrested Sunday and charged with one count of extreme animal cruelty, a fourth-degree felony. Las Cruces Police detectives said that on

A wreck near the intersection of Zaragoza and Pellicano sent three young people to the hospital with life-threatening injuries Saturday, police said. The driver of the car, Luis Belio, 18, had been drinking and is facing charges, police said. Belio will be fighting for his freedom behind bars, but police said, his three backseat passengers

ABCNews Jack LaLanne, the fitness guru who inspired television viewers to trim down, eat well and pump iron for decades before diet and exercise became a national obsession, died Sunday. He was 96. LaLanne died of respiratory failure due to pneumonia Sunday afternoon at his home in Morro Bay on California’s central coast, his longtime

A man was shot in the head just after 7:30 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of Kendall and Norwood in northeast El Paso. No word on a motive or any suspects at this point. The ABC-7 crew on the scene said Crimes Against Persons was investigating. A police spokesman said the man was concious and

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has reported that a train collided with a Dodge pickup in Clint, Texas. The collision occurred just after 8 a.m. at 13300 Celum Road, according to a police report. Sheriff’s officials said the truck was driven by 53-year-old man from Alamogordo who complained of shoulder pain after the wreck.

El Fire Department dispatch reported that three young people were in critical condition at a Del Sol Medical Center after a crash on El Paso’s east side. The crash occurred at Pellicano Drive and Zaragoza Road, authorities said. Emergency call-takers said the victims, two young girls and a man, were involved in the crash a

A man was arrested after El Paso police said he assaulted two people outside a popular downtown night club. Rafael Aguirre, 22, has been charged with assaulting two men in the 300 block of Ochoa Street, near the OP. Police said Aguirre and several others were fighting Saturday when one man tried to stop the

Houston could have used Phi Slamma Jamma on Saturday night against UTEP. The Miners beat the Cougars, 57-52 in Houston, scoring a rare win for UTEP against Houston at Hofheinz Pavilion. They have posted a 1-5 record in the building with the lone win coming on Jan. 28, 2009 by the score of 62-55. Houston’s