Month: March 2011

EL PASO, TEXAS ? Al Simmons has been appointed UTEP?s new safeties coach, head coach Mike Price announced on Thursday. Simmons takes over for Adam Gonzaga who recently departed for a position at Ohio Northern University. ?I?m very excited. It?s great to be at UTEP working with coach Price and coach [Andre] Patterson,? Simmons said.

Day 30: It’s all over… was it worth it? That’s the question I’ve been hearing from nearly every person who has been following my progress. Without hesitation, my answer has been YES. Not only have I gone from nearly 160 grams of sugar per day, to less than 40 grams, for the first time in

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — New Mexico State head football coach DeWayne Walker announced Wednesday that defensive tackle Walton Taumoepeau has signed a National Letter of Intent to play football for the Aggies beginning in the 2011 season. Taumoepeau, a 6-3, 300 pound defensive lineman played two seasons at Cerritos College in California. ?I really liked

EL PASO – The UTEP softball team fell to 15-15 on the season after being swept in an afternoon doubleheader against Nebraska. The Huskers were ranked 14th in the nation at the start of play. The Miners dropped the first game 8-0 in a six inning complete game effort by senior pitcher Courtney Auger. Auger

Three year olds racing one and one-eighth miles. First place is worth $400,000 in graded earnings. The Sunland Derby (Gr. III) day card will be an all Thoroughbred 13-race card. Over $1.5 million in purses will be in play on Sunday. ASTROLOGY Owner ? Stonestreet Stables and George Bolton. Trainer ? Steve Asmussen. Lifetime Record:

Fullerton, Calif.-The women’s tennis team of New Mexico State University had to battle both the elements and its opponent, losing a close 4-3 match against Cal State-Fullerton on Tuesday, March 22. The match against CSF was originally scheduled for Monday, but was moved back one day due to rain. The delay forced the Aggies to

The El Paso Emergency Alert System is the county’s high-tech way of keeping its citizens safe, but the program isn’t perfect. “We’re still working on tweaking some things,” Lt. Richard Gonzalez told ABC-7. Gonzalez is the Assistant Coordinator for El Paso’s Emergency Management. Here’s how it works: users register online to receive texts, e-mails and

Elizabeth Taylor began her work as a spokesperson and fundraiser in the struggle against AIDS in the early 1980s. A mysterious virus had appeared in the community, a fatal illness of unknown origin that sent shockwaves of fear across the nation. Great stigma accompanied this fear, and Miss Taylor’s determined outspokenness was indeed controversial. Miss

The sister of the East El Paso woman accused of killing her 4-year-old son told ABC-7 she was unhappy with the way police handled the situation. Veronica Lopez Davila is the 23-year-old sister of 26-year-old Vikki Macias, who has been charged with capital murder in the death of her son Dallas Ryan Macias. According to

Update March 23, 2011: The Texas Department of Public Safety looked at speed, computation and the vehicle in the Sunday night rollover between Big Spring and Stanton, Texas that killed one El Pasoan and injured three others and discovered two passengers were wearing seatbelts. DPS officials out of Midland said on Wednesday, March 23, that

The sound of soda cans opening across Texas could soon mean extra cash for the state’s thirsty budget. Senate Bill 1004, designed by Brownsville Senator Eddie Lucio (D), proposes a tax on soft drinks. The legislation includes any beverage containing sugar or artificial sweeteners, even diet sodas. Drinks excluded from the tax under the bill

In 1950, one of the biggest stars in the world one Downtown El Paso hotel home. Elizabeth Taylor, who died Wednesday in Los Angeles, briefly lived in the penthouse of the Plaza Hotel, formerly known as the Hilton Hotel, after she married Conrad “Nicky” Hilton, Jr. “She was a beautiful lady,” recalls Leonardo Pineda. “Nice.

Update March 23, 2011 U.S. Army Major Myles Caggins, a spokesman at Fort Bliss, tells ABC-7 that the soldier that walked away from William Beaumont Army Medical Center prior to a medical exam on Tuesday afternoon was taken into custody Wednesday morning in East El Paso. Caggins said Fort Bliss Law Enforcement officials apprehended the

The City of El Paso Department of Public Health is reminding citizens to take extra measures in order to protect themselves from the flu. The number of flu cases reported in both January and February were higher than normal years. That includes the number of cases reported during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. “We are

Update March 23, 2011 ABC-7 has learned much more about an East El Paso woman accused of killing her 4-year-old son. Vikki Macias is facing a count of capital murder. But the injury that led to her son’s death was not the first sign of abuse, according to police documents. ABC-7 got a hold of

One man was killed in a traffic accident Tuesday night on U.S. 54 near the Fred Wilson exit. El Paso Police identified the man as Hubbard Dorsey, 62, of the 4500 block of Croton. Police said the investigation revealed that Dorsey and Donald Eimer, 49, of the 3300 block of Emerald were driving on U.S.

The El Paso Police Department’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Stash House unit has charged a husband and wife with 149 pounds of marijuana from an investigation on Tuesday, police officials said. Police said investigators conducting and on-going investigation at an apartment located at 1640 N. Zaragoza located 138 bundles of marijuana inside an

It’s rush hour in the Sun City. Even after a draining day at work, many traveling through west El Paso can’t ignore the warm purple and orange tones that seem to set the Franklin mountains ablaze, transforming the scenery as the sun goes down. A different kind of transformation was discussed Tuesday night at Canutillo

Las Cruces Police have arrested a 20-year-old man for his alleged connection with Monday afternoon’s shooting behind an apartment on Bex Street, police officials said. Jose Miguel Castaneda, of the 4800 block of south Main Street, was arrested Monday evening and is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, a third-degree felony, and a

ABCNews R&B singer Chris Brown stormed off the set of “Good Morning America” today after co-anchor Robin Roberts asked him about his domestic abuse incident with Rihanna. “What’s going on now is recently the restraining order has been relaxed,” Roberts began, referring to the restraining order placed on Brown after his 2009 altercation with his

ATHLETES: PHIL PRIETO – BOWLING DIANE PROUD – TRIATHLETE PETE SOLIS JR. – MULTIATHLETE COACH / ADMINISTRATOR: JACK WHITE – SWIMMING BERNIE OLIVAS – ADMINISTRATOR MEDIA / SUPPORTER: RICHARD CASTRO – BASKETBALL POSTHUMOUS NORMAN PITTENGER – RUNNING INDUCTION CEREMONY APRIL 27

Some are on edge in Las Cruces after a second shooting within a year in their neighborhood. The victim and suspect are only 18 and 20 years old. A dirt lot between Bex Street and south Valley Drive is where police said the shots were fired after 4 p.m. Monday. The victim, whose name is

Day 29: Watching Food Pornography Is A Dangerous Thing It’s everywhere. Spend a day counting how many images of food you are shown on billboards, fast food windows, and commercials and you’ll lose count before lunch. The past four weeks I’ve started noticing every mouth-watering image that passes me by. It’s pornography. Designed for no

It’s not one of the Eight Wonders of the World, but it’s a pretty sizable and expensive wall going up in the desert near El Paso International Airport. It’s actually for the nearby Butterfield Trail Golf Course. At 3.4 miles long, it’s not quite the Great Wall of China, but the wall is going up

The controversial proposal to transform Transmountain Rd./Loop 375 from a two-lane undivided roadway into a highway with four lanes and a frontage road in each direction is moving forward. Now, the Texas Department of Transportation wants to hear residents’ thoughts on the plan and present the construction proposal during a public hearing. This is one

El Paso Police have identified the man who died from blunt force trauma to the head near railroad tracks in the Lower Valley on Friday afternoon. He has been identified as Javier Escobedo, 32, of 5400 block of Beacon. Shortly after noon on Friday, police were called to the scene near El Paso Drive and

El Paso Police have identified the city’s 12th homicide victim of the year as 51-year-old Venus Driscoll. Driscoll lived in the area of 9500 N. Loop. Her body was discovered in the area of 9500 block of N. Loop on March 15, 2011. No arrests have been made at this time. If anyone has information

An El Paso City Council candidate said people can be blessed or cursed by God and that the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan may have been a curse. “Japan had built tsunami walls along their coasts, but this tsunami was bigger than that. No matter what you say, they either weren’t blessed with

Going Out With An A.1. Covered Bang Only 48 hours to go. I decided to make one of my favorite dishes for dinner tonight, modified of course to be healthier. American Stir Fry Chicken Breast Frozen BroccoliFrozen CarrotsWhole Wheat RiceA.1. Sauce Make the rice. Steam the veggies (hopefully you bought the steam-in-bag kind. Those are

More than 50 puppies found new homes and more importantly, escaped death Monday thanks to dozens of adoptions. A total of 54 puppies were adopted at the Animal Service Center of the Mesilla Valley by Monday evening. “I think they all deserve a chance,? Ray Nunez, who adopted a dog, said. ?If she needs a