Month: April 2011

The City of El Paso Department of Public Health’s Animal Services Program has seen nearly a dozen cases of canine distemper in the past two weeks. Canine distemper is a highly contagious and serious disease caused by an airborne virus that is easily transmitted during warmer and windy conditions. The disease attacks the respiratory, gastrointestinal,

EL PASO, TEXAS- The popular UTEP Football Caravan, sponsored by BBVA Compass Bank, will make the first stop of its four-event tour at Outback Steakhouse at 6 p.m. MDT Wednesday. Fans will be able to interact with the UTEP football team and coaching staff, UTEP cheerleaders, Paydirt Pete and other UTEP coaches while also putting

LAS CRUCES , N.M. (April 13)- New Mexico State junior forward Troy Gillenwater has declared for the NBA draft. He led the Aggies in both scoring and rebounding with 18.9 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. ?After several lengthy and in-depth conversations between Troy and myself, we have reached the decision to enter Troy ?s

EL PASO, TEXAS ? UTEP student-athletes excelled during the 2010-11 academic year, with 25 having been bestowed with Conference USA Academic Medals as announced by the league office Wednesday afternoon. The effort is one short of the school record, which was set during the 2009-10 academic year. The medals are presented to student-athletes who have

El Paso Electric does not expect residential customers to see an increase in their bills as a result of a February storm, according to the company’s president. David Stevens, El Paso Electric president, made the statement in letter in a special edition of the company’s newsletter posted on the company’s website. In the letter, Stevens

A candidate running against City Council westside incumbent Representative Ann Morgan Lilly said Lilly may be using city resources to conduct campaign work. Challenger Lyda Ness Garcia said several city employees have told her Lilly is directing city staff to help with campaign work and using city equipment for the same reason. She showed ABC-7

El Paso Fire Department firefighters are battling a recycling plant fire in South-Central El Paso Tuesday morning. Paisano has been closed in the area as crews on an overpass douse the flames. Several pallets are on fire at the warehouse. One person has been injured so far.

A van struck a Sun Metro bus at the intersection of Kentucky and Louisville on Tuesday morning. At least four passengers were transported to hospital with unknown injuries. This is the second time in two weeks a vehicle and a Sun Metro bus have collided Six people were transported to area hospitals on April 7

After being accused of driving drunk, hitting two people, one of whom later died, a Las Cruces man is only charged with a DWI offense. Nicholas Tomlin, 27, was sentenced Tuesday before District Judge Lisa Schultz. Tomlin escaped being charged with vehicular homicide simply because the State does not have the evidence to prove it,

El Paso Electric has reached a deal with the customers who bought solar panels but were still paying for electricity, even when they produced more than they used. The utility company had said that because of a new state law they would no longer allow net metering. That’s the practice that enables you to balance

A little after 2 p.m. Tuesday, the prosecution rested in the federal corruption trial of attorney and former County Judge Luther Jones and former District Clerk Gilbert Sanchez. The pair are accused of rigging a bid for a county contract in 2004, which was never awarded. The defense began presenting its case at 3 p.m.,

The fate of hundreds of El Paso School District employees could be determined tonight as trustees look to eliminate hundreds of positions in an effort to save money. The cuts include more than 250 positions, including academic coaches, and positions in human resources and technology services. The district estimates it would save $13 million. Swarms

From the Texas Workforce Commission: What teachers and other employees should know about unemployment benefits in Texas If you work for an educational institution and lose your job through no fault of your own, you might qualify for Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits under the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act (TUCA). Eligibility for benefits is determined on

ABC-7 has received several comments and complaints since airing the story about Jesse Reade. He’s the 27-year-old who accidentally shot himself in the stomach and died. Family and friends alleged it took about 15 minutes for 911 operators to pick up their calls. On Friday it will be a month since Reade’s death. Emergency officials

The Canutillo Independent School District will offer a second incentive period for early resignation notices to all its certified employees. Any certified employee who notifies the school district of their intent to not return for the 2011-12 school year between Tuesday and April 21 will receive a $500 monetary incentive. Teachers, administrators and other professional

Twenty-five cents does not sound like much, but for people who wash their clothes every week at Village Laundry, located at 800 Franklin in Anthony, New Mexico, a quarter adds up. The owner, Albert Lara, said lowering prices is not just about the money, it is also the least he can do to show how

El Paso police officers arrested a 44-year-old man for a second DWI offense after a Friday night incident, according to police officials. Officers from the El Paso Police Department’s Central Patrol have arrested a 44-year old man for DWI 2nd after a Friday night incident. Police said the investigation revealed that David Morales, of the

Residents are safe but shaken in the town of Fort Davis, Texas as firefighters continue battling massive flames in the area. Sunday morning, ABC-7 sent a photojournalist to the fire line to get an up-close look at the damage. “I’ve been a fireman for ten years and I’ve never seen anything like this,” said Jaime

ABCNews It was toward the end of their meal at an Applebee’s restaurant in Detroit when Taylor Dill-Reese noticed something odd about her son, D.J. The 15-month-old boy was acting strangely, his mother said. “He was saying hi and bye to the walls,” she said. “He eventually laid his head down on the table and

This week?s MANHUNT MONDAY Most Wanted Fugitive is known an individual sought for home burglary. The target is identified as JESUS MEZA JR. (28) of Fabens, TX. JANUARY 2011: On January 12, 2011 at approximately 9: 40 AM, Deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 800 block of Longer Lane El Paso County, Texas

Imagine the frustration of driving a truck from El Paso to Massachusetts only to learn you wouldn’t be paid for your delivery. That’s what some El Paso truck drivers experienced after Integrated Transportation went out of business last month. At least 20 of those drivers met Monday morning outside a local trucking company waiting to

Profanity-laced testimony filled the courtroom as the second week of the federal corruption trial of former District Clerk Gilbert Sanchez and former County Judge Luther Jones got underway. On Monday, the jury heard from Irma Keith, who worked for late El Paso County Sheriff Leo Samaniego for 26 years before being coaxed by Sanchez in

Every morning, Barney Field looks in the mirror and gets ready for work. Taped to the mirror is what he considers one of the most important things he does to prepare for the day. It’s a prayer for Juarez, Mexico that he has recited every day since the start of Lent. The prayer asks for

El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen fired eight-year veteran of the force, Robert Barragan, on Monday morning after an investigation into Barragan’s alleged possession of marijuana, according to police officials. Police officials said the decision to fire Barragan was made after an internal administrative and separate criminal investigation was conducted into the possession of illegal

Update: El Paso Police have identified the driver who was killed in Monday’s early morning accident on Loop 375 at Montana near the Spur 601 exit as Gabriel Lopez, 38 years old, 1100 block Prescott. According to El Paso Police’s Special Traffic Investigation’s unit, Lopez was driving a 2000 Ford Mustang north on Loop 375

Omar Salgado?s father, Eduardo, drove 10 hours from El Paso to see his son?s Major League Soccer debut in Houston on Sunday ? leading a small Salgado family contingent anxious to witness the much-anticipated event, according to a report in the Vancouver Sun. ?I?m just so excited about watching the game and meeting all you

The City of El Paso continues to see decreases in property crimes through the first quarter of 2011, according to stats released by the El Paso Police Department. The numbers listed below are thought April 2, 2011 and are compared to this same time period in 2010 and are as follows: Offense Percentage Decrease Comparison

ABCNews Flying saucer sightings? Reports of three-foot-tall aliens? Secret memos about suspicious objects recovered near Roswell, N.M.? They’re all included in the thousands of declassified government documents posted to the FBI’s new online “Vault.” Earlier this month, the FBI announced its revamped online reading room that contains more than 2,000 government files. While the documents

Firefighters said they were still struggling to control a fast-moving wildfire that entered Fort Davis Saturday evening. Volunteer firefighter Jim Fowler called the blaze the worst he has seen in 13 years. “The fire has reached town, has actually gone through Fort Davis at this time. We have lost about five structures that I know

The El Paso chapter of the American Red Cross has sent disaster services volunteers to help shelters with the fire burning in Fort Davis, about three hours away from the Sun City. Officials have already estimated a need of at least $30,000 to help hundreds of families who have been affected by the Texas wildfires.