Month: February 2011

Spring semester enrollment at The University of Texas at El Paso has set a new record total of 21,109, a 4.5 percent increase over the spring 2010 figure. Census day numbers released by UTEP?s Center for Institutional Evaluation, Research and Planning indicate that this is the sixth straight year in which spring enrollment has increased

A 22-year-old man was arrested early Wednesday with various illegal drugs and metal knuckles after he crossed a street illegally, according to El Paso Police. Police say Emmanuel Ruvalcaba, of the 11700 block of John Polly Circle in El Paso, also evaded arrest and had several municipal warrants. An officer watched as Ruvalcaba walked against

Update: A Mesilla Park man who was shot in the head Monday has died. Julian Pena was taken off life support at University Medical Center in El Paso early Wednesday. He was shot at a mobile home park off Watson Lane. Investigators said Pena, 57, and another person were sitting inside a living room when

Date/Time: 02-21-11 @ 8:10a.m. Location: 600 S. San Marcial Arrested: Ruben Soto, 26 years of age of the 3000 block of San Antonio Victim: Female,17 years of age, El Paso resident El Paso Police have arrested and charges a 26-year-old man for allegedly exposing his penis to a 17-year-old girl. Police began their investigation on

Borderland music fans are probably well aware that Speaking Rock has a series of more free shows coming up, starting with Stone Temple Pilots on Wednesday night. But how are the Tiguas able to put on concerts for free? Speaking Rock’s general manager says the free shows are part of a marketing strategy to bring

Heartbroken and sad is how Las Cruces students described the mood Tuesday at Onate High School, as a varsity football player and model student clings to life. OHS Athletic Coordinator, David Day, told ABC-7?s New Mexico Mobile Newsroom Jerry Zamarripa is on life-support and with no brain function. Two of Zamarripa?s closest friends and football

El Paso City Council has decided to move all mobile voting sites to public property. Traditionally, the city would install mobile voting sites at churches and some businesses for a day or two during early voting. Some city leaders were concerned that taking a ballot box to a business or church with prevailing beliefs means

The U.S. Marshal’s Lone Star Fugitive Task Force El Paso Office have arrested two men in nearby Las Cruces, New Mexico who were wanted in connection with an El Paso teen’s slaying. Brian Johnson and Hugo Gonzalez were found at a home in the 1300 block of Thomas in Las Cruces at about 6:30 p.m.

Nancy Alvarez, an eight grader at Alderete Middle School in Canutillo, was killed in a single vehicle rollover near Tucson on Sunday. Nancy’s three siblings, along with two adults in the vehicle received minor injuries. The family was returning from visiting relatives in Tucsion when the accident occurred on I-10.

El Paso Police say 15-year-old Angel Cuevas stepped in as a good Samaritan to help robbery victims the night he was killed. According to police officials, Cuevas had been made aware that Bryan Johnson, Hugo Gonzalez, and a juvenile had robbed several people on the evening of Friday, Feb. 4, 2011 in the ditch area

A woman arrested for allegedly kidnapping a 19-year-old woman has confessed to authorities that she and her fiancee kidnapped their co-worker with plans to sexually assault her and then kill her, according to an El Paso County Sheriff’s Office complaint affidavit. The Clint, Texas couple are accused by authorities of aggravated kidnapping. The complaint affidavit,

The El Paso Independent School District’s board room was the place to be Tuesday night. On the agenda were several hot topics, inculding the possibility of having to make up a day of school on a Saturday and two schools on the chopping block. More than 100 adults and young students packed the meeting room.

5A FRANKLIN 54 AMARILLO HIGH 53 FINAL MONTWOOD 47 LUBBOCK MONTEREY 33 FINAL AMERICAS 62 AMARILLO TASCOSA 53 FINAL EASTWOOD 40 LUBBOCK CORONADO 44 FINAL 4A YSLETA 29 BOWIE 71 FINAL 3A MONAHANS 62 MOUNTAIN VIEW 45 FINAL

Day 6: There’s no dessert at the end of my meals? Then what’s the point of eating? The past few days I’ve been noticing an odd change in my eating habits. Since I’ve been on solid foods, I’ve basically been bribing myself to eat a meal in order to justify eating a dessert. Now that

A recall organizer turned 600 signatures in to Socorro City Hall Tuesday afternoon – in an effort to recall Socorro City Representative Guillermo Madrid Jr. Five hundred certified signatures are needed to force a recall. Ralph Duran is leading the drive to oust all four Socorro City Council members from office. He said the city

Update: The Dona Ana Sheriff’s Office released a statement Tuesday stating that contrary to rumors, the party that an Onate High School football player was beaten at was not a gang-related or gang-affiliated party. Sheriff’s officials said allegedly there was alcohol at the party and no one over the age of 21 appears at this

El Paso Police have arrested a woman for allegedly driving while intoxicated with a child in the vehicle, which an officer observed traveling south on the 600 block of South Kansas at 9:59 p.m. Monday. The vehicle had a defective tail light that led the officer to conduct a traffic stop. Police said the officer

Power is out in a large area of West El Paso. El Paso Electric said the problem is at the Mesa substation and the power outage is affecting about 1,000 customers. Check kvia.com for more details as they become available.

ABCNews Rescue and recovery efforts are underway in New Zealand after a powerful earthquake shook the city of Christchurch in the middle of a busy work day, killing at least 65 people and injuring dozens more. The 6.3 magnitude quake struck at 12:51 p.m. Tuesday local time, and was very shallow in depth, measuring just

Two elementary schools in the El Paso Independent School District are on the chopping block and the district says the reason is the state’s budget. If the schools are closed, hundreds of students could be relocated. Parents ABC-7 spoke with said they will fight for their children’s schools to stay open. The proposed closure of

A viewer said he saw an El Paso Police officer put a child in potential danger and break the law, so he snapped photos with his cell phone. The viewer, who does not want to be identified out of fear of retaliation, said when he picked up his child from Burleson Elementary last week, he

Parkland defeats Chapin 72-60 Andress defeats San Elizario 41-38 Riverside defeats Burges 69-57

ABCNews An average adult can touch as many as 30 objects within a minute, including germ-harboring, high-traffic surfaces such as light switches, doorknobs, phone receivers, and remote controls. At home, you do all that you can to keep the germs at bay. But what happens when you step out the door to go to dinner,

A shoot-em-up video game set in the border town of Ciudad Juarez has angered local officials who are busy fighting all-too-real violence. Chihuahua state legislators said Sunday they have asked federal authorities to ban “Call of Juarez: The Cartel,” which is based on drug cartel shootouts in Ciudad Juarez. About 6,000 people died in drug-related

El Paso Police Dept. officials said Crimes Against Persons (CAP) investigators have identified and secured Capital Murder arrest warrants for 18-year old Bryan Johnson and 17-year old, Hugo Gonzalez for their alleged roles homicide of 15-year-old Angel Cuevas of the 5500 block of Husky. Any person with information as to the whereabouts of Johnson or

Day 5: I think my scale is a dirty liar. I got on the scale Monday morning thinking five days of healthy eating and a drastic reduction in calories would have knocked a couple of pounds off my flabby self. Nope. I’m still 165. I’m pretty upset about it. I felt thinner (possibly the placebo

This week?s MANHUNT MONDAY Most Wanted Fugitive is an individual sought for several drug offenses. The target is identified as CURTIS MITCHELL JR. (52) of El Paso, TX. JANUARY 2011 Just last month, January 2011, Sheriff?s Investigators received information on narcotic activity at a home in the Northeast part of El Paso, TX. During the

Serious budget cuts proposed by Congress for the National Weather Service for the rest of this year could result in temporary office closures that would last nearly a month. The 27-day furloughs would be part of a plan made by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration to account for the $126 million dollars in cuts

New information recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau reveals a snapshot of El Paso’s development and what it means for borderland families. The numbers show El Paso county’s population is 800,647. The city’s population is 649,121. Both figures show an increase of more than 15 percent. Most of the growth has concentrated in the

ABCNews Lady Gaga shares her weight-loss secret: exercise and Whiskey. Watch the interview here.