Month: March 2011

The El Paso Police Department’s Crimes Against Persons (CAP) is investigating the city’s 11th homicide of the year. A female body was found just before 4 p.m. Tuesday on the 9500 block of North Loop in the desert behind a business and close to the canal. The deceased was covered by dirt, brush, and was

UTEP guard Randy Culpepper is small and stature but is known for awesome dunks that bring Miner fans to their feet. Each dunk registers at least an eight out of 10 on the “Oh, snap!” scale. Check out Culpepper’s great dunks by clicking on these links: Randy Culpepper Jumps Over Person For The Dunk Randy

You could forgive the UTEP Miners if they start quoting Bugs Bunny’s old line about taking that left turn at Albuquerque. Albuquerque is almost becoming UTEP sports teams’ second home. Just as with the Miners football team, the men’s basketball team’s post-season will take them to Albuquerque but not in the tournament they had wanted.

You could forgive the UTEP Miners if they start quoting Bugs Bunny’s old line about taking that left turn at Albuquerque. Albuquerque is almost becoming UTEP sports teams’ second home. Just as with the Miners football team, the men’s basketball team’s post-season will take them to Albuquerque but not in the tournament they had wanted.

A cloud of fear hovers over the heads of families in El Paso with relatives in Japan. The Obata family in far east El Paso said their loved ones are part of the millions who spent another night Monday with little food and water, or heating in near freezing temperatures. “I was kind of shocked,”

After three explosions at a the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power facility in Japan, some have wondered if radiation from a meltdown could reach the West Coast of the U.S. If radiation reached the U.S., experts said it would likely be at levels lower than many common exposures. They said activities like flying cross-country as well

A former district manager for a Las Cruces ice cream shop has been arrested and charged with embezzling nearly $11,000 from her employer, according to Las Cruces Police Dept. officials. Crystal M. Serna, 23, of the 5900 block of Moon View Drive, is charged with one count of embezzlement. The charge is a third-degree felony.

David Marmolejo has been found guilty in his murder retrial in the July 2009 strangulation death of his mother, Gloria Marmolejo. David showed little emotion, simply looked down and then sat down and buried his head in his hands after the verdict was read. David’s brother, his brother’s wife and his uncle were in the

The New Mexico Lobos will host UTEP in the first round of the NIT 2011 Tournament at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Pit in Albuquerque. Ticket sales will work as follows, according to UNM: UNM Season ticket holders have all day Monday to get their same season tickets. 8:30 a.m. through 6 p.m. at the

The defense in the David Marmolejo murder case rested in the defendant’s retrial on Monday morning without calling a single witness. David has been charged with murder in the July 2009 death of his mother, Gloria Marmolejo. Closing arguments will begin Monday afternoon. The prosecution rested on Saturday without calling Mariah Wilson, David’s stepsister and

Day 23: Cue the fan fair… I’m officially awesome. Finally, a goal I’ve actually met! I downed 80-ounces of water today. I did cheat a little bit as 35 of those ounces were from Crystal Light, but still, I’ll take that and run. Success! I did have a bit of a setback this morning though.

In a stunning move, the state rested Saturday afternoon without calling Mariah Wilson to the stand. David Marmolejo has been charged with murder int he July 2009 death of his mother, Gloria Marmolejo. Prosecutors granted Wilson – David’s stepsister – full immunity. In exchange, she told an El Paso jury about a sexual relationship with

Monday is the last day to file to run for El Paso City Council and ABC-7 has uncovered that in every race there is a candidate affiliated with the movement that took away the health insurance benefits of gay and unwed partners of city employees through a ballot measure this past November. In District 1,

A shocking discovery along Interstate 10, near Corralitos Road or mile marker 127, just west of Las Cruces. A truck driver found a dead man mixed in with thick brush, just feet away from the shoulder, where his semi broke down on his way to Los Angeles. “I turned and looked and I could see

This week?s MANHUNT MONDAY Most Wanted Fugitive is an individual sought for a violent family violence assault. The target is identified as RAFAEL BORRUEL (18) of El Paso, TX. MARCH 2011: Earlier this month on 03-01-2011 at 9:20 PM, Deputies were called to a residence in the 3800 block Judy Marie (Montana Vista) in reference

Day 24: Whoopie Pie’s inventor should be punished – pulled apart by horses or hit endlessly in the face by the pie’s deliciousness. What? You don’t know what a Whoopie Pie is? It doesn’t surprise me that many El Pasoans don’t know what this East Coast delicacy is. Basically, it’s an Oreo Cakester, but sooooooo

With tears in her eyes and a picture of Gloria Marmolejo in her hands, Mary Rodriguez listened as prosecutors and the defense outlined their closing statements to the jury Monday afternoon. David Marmolejo has been charged with murder in the July 2009 death of his mother, Gloria. David’s family packed the inside of this courtroom,

By David Crowder / El Paso Inc. The El Paso Health Department has dropped the controversial idea of setting up an Albuquerque-style retail pups, dogs and cats. ?Too much complaining and whining,? Health Director Mike Hill said when asked why. ?The city just decided to stop listening to it and find another way to go.?

How happy are you at work? According to a new study published by American Association of Retired Persons, El Paso is the 7th happiest city in the nation when it comes to the workplace. The report by CareerBliss interviewed hundreds of thousands of employees from around the country. Eight factors were used to determine job

They’re legal products that are sometimes used for illegal purposes. Some herbal incenses, known as “fake pot” to those who misuse them, are the target of a ban just announced by the Drug Enforcement Administration. The DEA says certain incense manufacturers spray harmful chemicals onto their products. The DEA is making the sale, use and

An interesting argument at Monday’s El Paso County Commissioners Court meeting. The debate centered on the requirements for members of the new Children’s Hospital board. Commissioner Willie Gandara, Jr., had the biggest objection to some of the bylaws, including one specifically requiring that all of those recommended for the board have a bachelor’s degree. “The

El Paso Police have released the identity of the 72-year-old woman who was struck and killed by a vehicle Monday morning while crossing the street. Virginia Fester, 72, of the 1500 block of Lou Graham, was crossing Vista Del Sol near the intersection of Lou Graham at 7:45 a.m. Monday when a Honda CRV, driven

Over the weekend, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Strike Team continued operations seeking to locate those who sell, furnish, or provide alcohol to minors & check to see whose in compliance with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Codes. Deputies used volunteer minors, 17 years of age, to attempt to purchase alcohol at locations licensed to

ABCNews Driving from the city of Sendai up the coast of Japan, the landscape changes quickly and abruptly from scenes of streets choked with traffic, mile long lines for gas and hundreds of people waiting outside convenience stores to a series of ghost towns, some still submerged by water. It is eerily quiet and surreal.

Spring Break. It’s that time of year students get to rest, relax and go on long-awaited, much-anticipated vacations. However, rising gas prices are presenting somewhat of a road black for some cash-strapped students. UTEP student Dave McKenna is one of them. “I was going to try to drive over to my mother’s house in Phoenix

Authorities in Mexico said an El Paso man arrested in Juarez last week is connected to the the July car bombing. Mexican officials with the Office of Public Security said Jose Maximino Campus, 23, also known as “Chiquis”, is part of a criminal gang that was involved in homicide, extortion and drug sales. They said

A man airlifted to the Lubbock Burn Center is in critical condition and being treated for burns and smoke inhalation, according to hospital officials. His name has not been released. El Paso Fire officials said the 24-year-old may be in the military, but Fort Bliss officials have not confirmed that information. The man was hurt

Gabriel Duran, 26, has been arrested in connection with a triple stabbing in Socorro early Saturday morning. He has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and was booked into the El Paso County Detention facility on $15,000 bond. Sheriff’s officials said he is from Queens Creek, Ariz. Sheriff’s investigators said two neighbors

Northern Arizona University confirmed one of its professors is safe and at home with family after being kidnapped in Juarez. According to Channel 44 in Juarez, Veronica Perez Rodriguez went missing Friday. According to media reports, the Chihuahua State prosecutor said Perez Rodriguez was visiting her mother in Juarez when she was abducted by armed

Early Friday morning, ABC-7 received a handwritten fax from a mother at Ysleta High School. Her concern: the school’s cheerleading team is currently taking part in a competition in Hawaii. The tsunami that resulted from Japan’s magnitude 8.9 earthquake hit Hawaii before dawn Friday, with most damage coming on the Big Island. The waves covered