Month: July 2011

After Storm 2006, the borderland knows how important it is to be ready for flooding rain. One way to keep the water out of your home is to use sandbags. Using proper technique is crucial to ensuring the most effective barrier is made. For example, if you are sandbagging your front door, it’s best to

Did you catch Amber Sullins doing the weather on ?Good Morning America? this weekend or last? Up in the Windy City, you can see Rob Elgas hosting the NBC-owned TV station?s morning show. Have you traveled to Los Angeles and caught Robert Holguin reporting for KABC? Seeing KVIA alumni excel at the ?big time? level

Emergency crews tell ABC-7 it only took a matter of seconds for a car to erupt in flames following a three-vehicle freeway wreck early Saturday morning. The crash happened around 3 a.m. on I-10 east near the McRae exit. Emergency dispatchers said one of the vehicles involved in the crash struck a center median and

A northeast El Paso man has been charged with possession of child pornography and possession with intent to promote child pornography. El Paso police investigators said Carlos Ivan Gomez, 25, was arrested Tuesday at his home on the 9400 block of Diana Drive. Officials said the investigation revealed Gomez shared one electronic child porn file

El Paso Sheriff’s officials say a human-tracking dog helped nab a trio of would-be car burglars earlier this week. According to investigators, deputies were dispatched to an auto auction business in the 111000 block of Gateway East around 9:45 Wednesday. Deputies said an on-duty security guard witnessed three young men enter the fenced property and

The woman on trial in the shooting deaths of her mother and stepfather returned to the witness stand to testify in her own defense Thursday. Laura Grisel Carsner, 48, a chiropractor and 1982 graduate of Irvin High School, is accused of shooting and killing Irma Quiroz, 68, and Alejandro Quiroz, 66, in the back yard

A woman facing capital murder charges in the shooting deaths of her mother and stepfather took the stand in her own defense Wednesday afternoon and testified that she was sexually molested by her stepfather beginning when she was the age of 11. Laura Grisel Carsner, 48, a chiropractor and 1982 graduate of Irvin High School,

Council chambers were compared to a circus by one city representative during Thursday evening’s meeting. “I guess the circus is back,” said Gloria Rodriguez, who represents District 2. Under that analogy, the main attraction in Thursday’s meeting was when one men stepped up to the podium and asked Socorro’s mayor pro tempore to step down.

A 5-year-old boy who wanted a late-night snack took off in his family’s minivan about 1:30 Friday morning, police said. During his hunt for candy, the boy knocked down two street signs and then crashed into a utility pole near the intersection of Copia Street and Aurora Avenue, police said. Police at the scene told

During her second day on the witness stand, Laura Grisel Carsner said she shot and killed her mother and stepfather because she had lost a custody battle with them for her daughter. Carsner, who claimed she was sexually abused by her stepfather, said she feared her mother and stepfather would harm her daughter. Carsner, who

A grand jury has indicted El Paso police Officer Jorge Gonzalez in the shooting of a 20-year-old man April 1, 2010. Gonzalez, a six-year veteran, was indicted on one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury. Police said Gonzalez turned himself in to the

Christi Unrua recently discovered an alternative approach to psychotherapy that helped her get through a negative thought — emotional freedom technique or “tapping.” It is a type of therapy that focuses on removing emotional pain and stress by tapping certain pressure points while discussing a specific emotional issues. Unrua said she first tried tapping after

Nearly 97 percent of Las Cruces Public Schools campuses this year did not make Adequate Yearly Progress set by the federal No Child Left Behind Act, according to the New Mexico Public Education Department’s results released Friday. But Las Cruces Public School District officials say it is not nearly as bad as it sounds. Spokeswoman

The woman on trial in the shooting deaths of her mother and stepfather burst into tears when her daughter was called to the witness stand Friday morning in the 171st District Court. Laura Grisel Carsner, who is accused of shooting and killing Irma Quiroz, 68, and Alejandro Quiroz, 66, in the back yard of their

Former NFL quarterback Randall Cunningham spoke publicly about the death of his 2-year-old son Christian for the first time on Wednesday at the El Paso Marriott. Christian drowned a year ago in a hot tub in the backyard of his home. Cunningham spoke as part of the “2011 Respect the Water” luncheon for the El

El Paso Police Department officers are looking for several men who fired several shots outside a West Side nightclub. Police were called to Club Peoria about 1:30 a.m. Friday in the 3200 block of North Mesa Street. Several witnesses told emergency crews they heard the shots coming from the parking lot after club security kicked

ABC-7 is digging deeper into the case against nearly three dozen suspected Barrio Azteca gang members. FBI agents in El Paso released an indictment against 35 men and women in March, accusing them of orchestrating drug sales and ordering murders, including rhe killings of a U.S. Consulate employee in Ciudad Juarez and her husband. The

This Saturday, the Third Annual School Uniform Swap can help families spend less on back-to-school items. “I love it,” said National Self Storage Manager Luisa Langer. “I see all these kids coming in excited and donating their uniforms. I know they’re not new, but it’s exciting because it’s something new to them.” National Self Storage

If you ask El Paso city Rep. Dr. Mike Noe, asking city employees to pay for parking is a “fair thing to do.” Noe told ABC-7 that right now, all Sun City taxpayers are paying for parking lots rented by the city for employee use. “The cost is substantial,” he said. “It adds up.” City

An El Paso court interpreter kidnapped and killed in Juarez has been identified, and Mexican authorities say one of the suspects was the victim’s girlfriend. Jorge Dieppa, 57, worked full-time at the federal courthouse as an English-Spanish interpreter and part time at UTEP as an instructor, according to the UTEP website. The State of Chihuahua

A photograph taken during a pizza party at the Chuck E. Cheese’s in Las Cruces has upset a family, who claims the renowned mouse character looks inappropriate. But the company denies any wrongdoing. Jesse Anderson says that at first glance, he didn’t notice anything wrong. It was not until he uploaded the photo onto his

They say opposites attract, and that may be true. But chocolate with a kick of heat? You may have never thought of adding chile pepper to your brownie mix, but some NMSU graduate students did. Now, one of the hottest peppers in the world is heating up a new batch on campus. “Mmm, delicious,” one

Appropriate or just plain gross? First they could cry, then they could wet and now baby dolls can breast-feed, or at least imitate it. What is called the ?Breast Milk Baby? is raising eyebrows and will soon be showing up on store shelves across the country. Not all parents, however, will be welcoming the doll

A day after a religious group officially filed a petition to recall Mayor John Cook and City Representatives Susie Byrd and Steve Ortega, one of the recall supporters was escorted out of city council chambers for what one city representative called ‘bullying.’ On Tuesday, Manny Hinojosa, who’s worked with the group El Paso for Traditional

BC-US–Texas Execution, 4th Ld-Writethru,128 Texas inmate set to die for post-9/11 killings AP Photo TXKJ101, TXAUS101 Eds: APNewsNow. Updates that judge denied Bhuiyan’s lawsuit. Will be updated. Execution set for after 6 p.m. CDT. Will be updated. AP Photos. By MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) – A federal judge has denied a lawsuit

An El Paso city representative is wondering whether taxpayers are getting the most for their money when it comes to local nonprofit, Project ARRIBA. The group provides training and education opportunities for low-income El Pasoans in an effort to help them land higher-paying jobs, mostly in medical fields. During a recent city budget hearing, District

A Border Patrol agent’s job requirements can vary from day to day and minute to minute. They are expected to protect the border and be on the lookout for illegal crossers, but sometimes those same crossers need rescuing from the elements. As the temperature increases, so does their need for help. It’s not just illegal

The nephew of a woman accused of killing her mother and stepfather testified that she shot his grandparents. Laura Grisel Carsner’s is accused of shooting and killing 68-year-old Irma Quiroz and 66-year-old Alejandro Quiroz in the backyard of their Northeast El Paso home in 2009. Neighbors said Carsner was in a custody battle with her

A former deputy constable who ended up on the wrong side of the law himself is facing another legal challenge. Court documents obtained by ABC-7 show that a shooting victim Juan Ortegon is suing former Deputy Constable Mario Ramos, former Precinct 6 Constable Alex Gamboa and the county of El Paso. Ramos shot Ortegon Aug.