Month: June 2011

A man in need of psychiatric help may have started an apartment fire in Northeast El Paso. An El Paso Police officer at the scene of the fire told an…

El Paso fire officials said a fire in a vacant home in Northeast El Paso seems to be suspicious. The blaze broke out shortly before one in the…

Sunday night on ABC-7 Xtra, a one-on-one with outgoing El Paso City Councilman Beto O’Rourke. During his six years in office, the city of El…

The Borderland’s long-time residents, the Tigua Tribe, become the new majority owners of the city’s oldest professional sports franchise.…

A young woman who says she left her post as police chief in her Mexican hometown and is seeking U.S. asylum because of death threats calls herself…

A new apartment complex in downtown El Paso is expected to help revitalize the downtown area. The Magoffin Park Villas are located between Magoffin…

Attorneys are being tight-lipped about why Daniel Villegas’ evidentiary hearing has been postponed until August 8th. The convicted murderer…

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers make a multi-million dollar cocaine bust at an El Paso-area Port of Entry. CBP officials say that…

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A change of heart from the mayor of Anthony, Texas means the small town will not be selling fireworks ahead of the 4th of July. During a special town…

A group of Sun City athletes is hoping to change the way people think about parkour. The fast-paced activity means “obstacle course” in…

Thousands of New Mexicans smoke marijuana, legally, for medical purposes. But are these same rights still upheld in jail? A Las Cruces man said…

El Paso Electric will be boosting their power output as the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC) approved a proposed plant for the…

The El Paso Diablos will hold a news conference Friday afternoon to announce the team’s new owners. ABC-7 reported the baseball team was close…

It’s easy to tell Spec. Sean Perkins and wife Amanda are new parents by the way they dote on their newborn daughter Kylie. “Any time she…

El Paso, Texas the City with the Lowest Crime rate for a city with populations over 500,000 according to CQ Press sees another decrease in overall…

President Barack Obama says 10,000 troops will come home from Afghanistan by the end of this year as the U.S. mission shifts from combat to support…

El Paso’s public transportation agency has been named Outstanding Public Transit System of the Year. The award, bestowed by the American Public…

The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Plastic Systems LLC of El Paso for numerous alleged…

El Paso county sheriff’s investigators say charges are pending against a 57-year-old man who decided to burn trash near a home Tuesday…

As the heat and the drought continue in the El Paso area; city, county and fire officials hold a news conference to urge residents to comply with…

A woman and her 4-year-old child were killed along with the driver of a FedEx trailer in an early-morning wreck on the westbound lanes of I-10. The…

Investigators from the Mission Valley Regional Command have charge a man and a woman with Theft over $1,500.00 on Friday, June 17, 2011. The…

A Mission Valley officer making a traffic stop is advised that the vehicle he is stopping was involved in a beer run just moments prior. The…

The franklin mountains are one of the many natural treasures in the borderland. City council approved a plan to preserve pedestrian access through…

City Representatives Beto O’Rourke and Rachel Quintana said their goodbyes to the public and to city staff during their last city council…

El Paso County Sheriff’s officials say Lower Valley fire departments have extinguished a large, smokey fire in Tornillo. The fire broke out…

With unemployment at 9.1 percent, you would think jobless workers might jump at the chance to get a paying gig, but one El Paso business owner…

As two El Paso city representatives get ready to leave public office, ABC-7 took a closer look at how they’ve spent the discretionary funds in…

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers confiscated more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana during the weekend. The largest bust came on Sunday…