Month: October 2011

A man was shot and stabbed during at a fight at a central El Paso bar early Sunday morning, according to the El Paso Police Department. Investigators from the department’s gang unit responded to 4910 Dyer Street shortly before 2 a.m. at Shooters Billiards bar. Police are only describing the victim as a 44-year-old man

A motorcyclist is fighting for his life after a wreck in east El Paso early Sunday morning, according to the El Paso Police Department. The crash occurred at 8200 Montana Avenue just after 1 a.m. Police said the motorcycle driver, 23-year-old Joshua Price, was driving east on Montana Avenue at a high rate of speed

Thousands of people climbed Mount Cristo Rey Sunday morning for the 72nd annual pilgrimage to the top of the mountain. The cold didn’t stop many from making the five-mile round trip trek to the statue of Christ for what many describe as a truly spiritual experience. “You feel like God has come down and blesses

Asarco’s trustee is now re-thinking the demolition date for the old smelter’s two remaining smokestacks. It’s been pushed back to next year, according to our partners at El Paso, Inc. Local business owners Gary Sapp and Robert Ardovino are spearheading the movement to keep the stacks intact. Ardovino refers to the Asarco stacks as historical

In an effort to avoid inspection at a U.S. port of entry, a Mexican woman crawled on the pedestrian lane until she was spotted by another border crosser, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Stanton Street Bridge Port of Entry in Downtown El Paso intercepted

As Americas Most Wanted returns to Network Television this Saturday (10/29), this week?s MANHUNT MONDAY Most Wanted Fugitive is also one of Americas Most Wanted (May 2010). The target is identified as RAUL LOPEZ (53) of Fabens, TX wanted for a violent incident that occurred in April 2009. APRIL 2009- On Wednesday afternoon (04-29-2009) at

The Mayfield High School Trojan Marching Band won top honors at a state championship, earning it the El Paso Electric and KVIA title of Community Champions. This year, the Mayfield Trojan marching band was the grand champions at the UNM Zia Marching Fiesta, which crowns the top high school marching band in the state. Performances

For years, many employees at the El Paso County Courthouse have claimed the building is haunted. And now, there’s a video they say proves it! Back in May, when Ghost El Paso announced during a Commissioners Court meeting that they were going to conduct a paranormal study of the courthouse, the lights suddenly went out,

Happy Halloween! Trick or treaters should have no problems dressing up in their costumes today and tonight as temperatures will climb into the upper 70s. It will get chilly after sunset, now 6:17 P.M., so do bundle up the kids. Temperatures tomorrow will heat up into the 80s before the next cold front passes by

Blood tests show that an NMSU student who died after apparently falling from the top of a bull barn had PCP, cocaine, marijuana and prescription drugs in his system, campus police said. According to news release issued by the New Mexico State University Police Department, a combination of recreational and prescription drugs that may have

Starting Tuesday, El Paso children can trade all the candy they collected during Halloween for some cash and a healthy smile. Operation Sweet Tooth, which last year collected 385 pounds candy for the Warriors in Transition Unit at Fort Bliss, is back with the goal of beating last year’s collection and fighting too decay. Dentist

ABC-7’s mayoral forum will air in its entirety Sunday, Nov. 6 in the 8 a.m. hour of Good Morning El Paso Weekend, and will be posted on our website. We will also use clips from it during our newscasts throughout the week to drive voters to watch ahead of the broadcast. Here’s the format, which

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While the housing market continues to stagnate in Las Cruces, at least one local businessman sees it as an opportunity. Driving through undeveloped New Mexico desert, with its brown landscape, in the distance is an oasis for lovers of the game of golf. “I really don’t care about playing golf,” admitted Las Cruces businessman Royal

Exactly how hot is a Bhut Jolokia chile pepper? What’s the flavor profile of a jalapeno? What are the uses of Hungarian paprika? The answers to each of these questions, and more, can be found on the newest invention from New Mexico State University’s Chile Pepper Institute – their chile flavor wheel. “We’re just excited

Fire officials tell ABC-7 that more than 60 firefighters were called to the old Northpark Mall in northeast El Paso. Emergency crews arrived at the property at Dyer and Diana shortly before 4 p.m. According to an El Paso fire department spokesman, no injuries have been reported. Emergency radio transmissions indicated the flames may have

Three people have been arrested and charged with theft of food services at a northeast Applebee’s on Thursday afternoon, according to police. Police said Derrick Smith, 38, Lachreasha Beckley, 32, and Mark Salcido, 39, racked up a $118.26 tab at the Applebee’s located at 4700 Woodrow Bean Road and left without paying. All three suspects

A family of six will have to spend the night at a hotel instead of their home because of a fire. Fire crews worked to extinguish the blaze at the 7000 block of Heid in the Lower Valley at about 7 Saturday morning. They’re still investigating how it all started. Fire officials said parents and

Frank n’Con is west Texas’s first convention catering to sci-fi, horror and beyond is taking place this weekend at the El Paso Airport Wyndham hotel. The event is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. One-day Tickets are $20 and two-day passes are $30. Children 12 and under get in free with paid

A movement is brewing across the nation, encouraging people to transfer their funds from big banks to local institutions. Jacque Valdez, president of the El Paso Chapter of Credit Unions, said there’s been a spike in visits and phone calls at credit unions within the past few months. She hopes that momentum will carry into

After spending the night at a local hotel, a jury of eight women and four men was back at the El Paso County Courthouse Friday morning to deliberate a sentence for Travis Kirchner. Kirchner, 58, was convicted Wednesday of murdering his mother, Patricia. The 81-year-old woman was found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning inside the

As predicted, the Borderland received its first real dose of fall this week. The front that produced snow in the Sacramento Mountains also brought the coldest temperatures of the season. This morning, Las Cruces dropped to 32 degrees, while El Paso stayed near 40. The rest of the day is looking great with highs in

Horizon city police said they are looking for three men in connection to a Horizon City roofing scam. Police said Ricardo and Joshua Coria and Tito Diaz posed as agents of Sinatra’s Roofing Company. Those who were approached by the men said they had all their paperwork in order, but when the time came for

The owner of a bar that has been shut down for a week after a shooting in the parking lot said it’s not fair, but the state agency closing its doors says it’s a matter of safety. The El Paso Police Department’s Gang Unit arrested a man in Thursday’s overnight shooting outside the Players Billiards

A jury sentenced Poki Roni Ranch owner Travis Kirchner to 29 years in prison Friday morning for the murder of his 81-year-old mother Patricia. Kirchner was also ordered to a pay the maximum fine of $10,000. According to court records, he will be eligible for parole after serving half of his sentence. The jury spent

A 33-year-old woman was stuck by a tan Ford F-150 about 8 a.m. Friday while she was walking on the crosswalk at Passmore and Alameda in Socorro. Elvia Carrillo suffered abrasions to her her eye, cheek and her right knee. She was treated at the scene, but refused to be taken to a hospital. Police

A woman who was struck by a taxi Thursday morning died from her injuries, police said. Investigators with the El Paso Police Department’s Special Traffic Investigations unit said 62-year-old Maria Barrientos was crossing Cliff Drive when a Chevrolet Trailblazer heading south on Stanton Street turn left onto Cliff and struck her and knocked her to

New Mexico State University alumni and current students are set to celebrate 100 Years of Statehood’ for this year’s homecoming. There’s more going on than just the homecoming football game. “The Hangover 2” will be playing at Aggie Memorial Stadium, with candy, soda and popcorn provided on Tuesday 8 p.m. There will also be a

SANTIAGO DE LOS CABALLEROS, Mexico ? He was the barefoot son of a peasant who became one of the richest moguls in the world, a billionaire entrepreneur with a third-grade education. He controls a vast drug distribution empire that spans six continents, but he still carries his own AK-47. He is generous and feared, a

Kevin Huckabee, the father of jailed American Shohn Huckabee tells ABC7 that his son was transferred to a U.S. prison in September under a U.S. prison transfer program. Shohn Huckabee and a friend, Carlos Quijas, were arrested by Mexican soldiers for alleged possession of marijuana. The soldiers claimed the two had suitcases full of drugs