Month: July 2011

A motorist rear-ended a vehicle on Saturday, fled the scene, then hit another car and died, along with a passenger, accoording to New Mexico State Police. It happened Saturday a little before noon near Watson and Main Street. State Police Spokesman Tim Johnson said there were two seperate crashes. First, the driver who appears to

The Casey Anthony verdict will be the subject of Sunday’s ABC-7 Xtra. The case gripped the nation and stirred up strong feelings and questions about the legal system. A Texas state senator is promising to introduce a new law that will make it a felony for a parent or guardian not to report a missing

Nothing surprises me anymore. Or, so I thought. A few days ago I visited our website, KVIA.com, and horror of horrors — KTSM-TV had taken it over. The colorful NBC peacock, KTSM?s primetime anchor team and its station theme — “First.Live.Local? — boldly occupied the majority of the KVIA website leader board and multiple banner

Two teenagers, who had stopped on the side of the road to help a stalled driver, were killed when a man police suspect was drunk crashed into them late Friday evening in northeast El Paso, said police officials. The Special Traffic Investigators Unit responded with Northeast Patrol to a three vehicle crash at 11:30 p.m.

FBI officials said a man walked into a Lower Valley bank on Saturday morning, told the teller he had a gun and demanded money. In a written statement, FBI officails said 47-year-old Hugo Guzman walked into the Compass Bank located at 7744 North Loop and took off with the money. Guzman never showed the teller

Police said they were investigating a stabbing that occurred on El Paso’s northeast side at about 4:30 a.m. Saturday morning. According to EMS dispatch, the incident happened on the 4500 Block of Sunrise Avenue and one person was taken to an area hospital. There was no word on their condition or if any arrests have

Two men have been arrested after an officer found cocaine in the car they were riding in, said El Paso Police Investigators. Police said 26-year-old Guillermo Chavez was driving a Toyota Truck on the 6100 block of North Mesa with his headlights turned off at about 2:15 this morning. When officers stopped Chavez, they discovered

Authorities are looking for the driver of a pickup that struck and killed a man near Bowie High School in March. Police said 46-year-old Jorge Campa was attempting to cross Paisano Drive near Piedras Street about 10:20 p.m. March 24 when he was hit by white Chevrolet Avalanche heading west. The driver, who did not

The UTEP Institute for Policy and Economic Development was contracted by the city of El Paso to conduct a survey by telephone in April and May of this year. The goal was to find what the people think about local city services. Roughly 996 El Pasoans completed surveys and answered questions on community development, law

The Internet can be a useful tool when searching for a new home, but scammers have stepped up their game to find new ways to get your money. It sounds like a great deal: two bedrooms, two bathrooms, vaulted ceilings, and even a two-car garage. But a good price on online can lure those looking

Your car’s Vehicle Identification Number, also known as the VIN, may reveal more than you’d think it does. Located in plain sight by the dashboard, VIN digits are often all a licensed locksmith needs to duplicate a car key copy. If that copied key gets in the wrong hands, the car owner could be victimized.

AP-TX–Mexican Journalist-Human Rights,121 Asylum seeker files petition against Mexico in OAS Eds: APNewsNow. EL PASO, Texas (AP) – A Mexican journalist seeking asylum in the U.S. says he has asked the Organization of American States human rights commission to find that the Mexican government is unable to protect its citizens from the army. Emilio Gutierrez

A routine traffic stop Thursday on El Paso’s East Side led to the discovery of 56 baggies of crack cocaine, police said Fernando Martinez, 40, was driving a white 2004 Dodge Ram on George Dieter near Vista Del Sol Drive when he was stopped for a stop-line violation about 5 p.m. at 1600 Billie Marie,

A man broke into a car outside an East Side bar and stole a purse and a stereo early Friday, police said. Police said Jose Medina broke into a red 1998 Ford Mustang that was parked outside the Tork Bar about 1 a.m. at 2828 Lee Trevino Drive. He then fled the scene, but officers

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The affidavit almost reads like a movie script: drugs, deception, double-cross. ABC-7 obtained court documents detailing a pot smuggling operation that allegedly made drug mules out of unsuspecting border crossers. Ana Isela Martinez Amaya, a 4th grade teacher at La Fe prep school in El Paso, was especially interested in the contents of the affadavit.

The American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board has placed the El Paso Police Department drug crime lab on probation until Sept. 2. The decision was made after an ASCLD/LAB accreditation board report from June 27, according to the department. While on probation, the El Paso laboratory remains accredited contingent upon satisfying the conditions

A man accused of robbing a woman outside an East Side Walgreens, and then driving into several police cruisers was booked into the El Paso County Jail, police said. William Eric Patterson was arrested on suspicion of being a fugitive from justice and five counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after a robbery

Las Cruces police arrested suspected burglar they say posed as a pest exterminator. Witnesses told police they saw a man knocking on the front door of home about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday on the 4000 block of Windridge Circle, and a short time later saw him leaving the home with two flat-screen TVs. Officers conducted a

Doa Ana County sheriff?s deputies are are looking for a woman whose child allegedly tested positive for illicit drugs. Kyrie E. Smith was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped July 1 on Ray Luchini Drive at West Picacho Avenue in Las Cruces. Several people were arrested, including Smith, who was suspected of supplying

ABC-7 has uncovered new information on the incident that led to an officer-involved shooting. The shooting happened on June 25 in the lower valley. Hector Piedra, 41, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault against a peace officer, evading arrest and assault-family violence. According to a complaint affidavit obtained by ABC-7, a police officer was

We often hear how Americans need to reduce our dependence on foreign oil, so a local businessman is doing his part. Meet Royal Jones, who is converting waste and blending it with diesel fuel at a new biofuel plant in El Paso’s Upper Valley. Jones took over the old Cotton SWIG plant and turned it

When a musician’s tour bus rolls through the sleepy town of Sierra Blanca, it’s pretty noticeable. When country star Willie Nelson’s bus came through the Sierra Blanca Customs and Border Protection checkpoint last November, agents said they noticed 6 ounces of marijuana. Nelson was arrested but never charged with felony drug possession. Hudspeth County Attorney

It took jurors about 10 hours to find Casey Anthony not guilty in the death of her daughter Caylee. But ask most people, and their presumption of guilt came much sooner. The not-guilty verdict was a shocking ending to a trial that had been played out in the media and seemingly solved by public opinion.

Officials from the El Paso Police Department said the girl who was pulled from a south-central El Paso canal and died at the hospital less than a day later has been identified. She was 5-year-old Eva Jaredzi Beltran-Aguilar, of Juarez. A statement from El Paso police said the girl’s mother went to the international bridge

An El Pasoan jailed in Juarez lost his final appeal. A federal judge in Mexico denied the request to have Shohn Huckabee’s conviction overturned. Huckabee is serving a 5-year sentence on drug charges along with a coworker. Mexican soldiers said they found 110 pounds of marijuana in the El Paso man’s truck while he was

Too expensive, unwanted or forgotten are among endless excuses contributing to the highest intake a Las Cruces animal shelter has ever seen. Dr. Beth Vesco-Mock, director of the Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley, says the euthanasia rate is skyrocketing. The topic is sensitive to discuss, but ABC-7 feels it is an important reality

University Medical Center’s decision to take a young girl who was pulled from the Franklin Canal off of life support on Tuesday morning has raised questions from viewers. Rescuers told ABC-7 paramedics performed CPR all the way to the hospital, where the girl was listed in critical condition Monday evening. Tuesday, doctors at UMC decided

The city of El Paso is working on a way to help drivers avoid congestion on Interstate 10 and other El Paso roadways. City engineers are working on installing seven digital signs around the city to warn motorists of upcoming congestion. The signs are similar to those that the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) uses

A federal appeals court ordered the U.S. government on Wednesday to immediately cease enforcing the ban on openly gay members of the military, a move that could speed the repeal of the 17-year-old rule. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy