Month: October 2011

The hearing to decide whether El Paso serial killer David Leonard Wood lives or dies may be changing locations. On Friday, visiting judge Bert Richardson said that after a week in the Sun City, the proceeding has run out of time at the El Paso County Courthouse. Richardson said because he and nearly everyone in

The Mountain West Conference and Conference USA say they are combining their football programs to form a 22-team league. The new conference will spread across five time zones from North Carolina to Hawaii. Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson says the leagues made the move to join instead of waiting for teams to be poached or

The FBI is looking for a “heavyset” woman who walked into a Lower Valley bank and showed the teller a note demanding money. The attempted robbery, which occurred about 10 a.m. Sept.30, 2011, is the subject of Crime Stoppers of El Paso’s “Crime of the Week.” Investigators said the woman entered First National Bank at

If a person decides to get behind the wheel after having a few drinks, or when situations become tense with family members and arguments quickly become physical, police will get involved. It can happen any time. El Paso Police will administer tests and determine whether people were driving while intoxicated, and police will determine whether

A woman who became enraged because her boyfriend didn’t buy her a 40-ounce bottle of beer stabbed him in the arm after striking him in the back with a TV tray and a chair, investigators said. Doa Ana County sheriff’s deputies on Thursday afternoon were dispatched to a home in the 9500 block of Butterfield

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (Oct. 12)-The New Mexico State men’s basketball team hits the hardwood for the first official practice of the 2011-12 season, Friday, Oct. 14. The Aggies have a veteran squad with nine returning players. “I’m really excited about the potential of this team,” head coach Marvin Menzies said. “You’re always cautiously optimistic going

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (Oct. 12)-New Mexico State men’s basketball head coach Marvin Menzies has hired Keith Brown as an assistant coach. “I think we hit a home run with landing a coach with such experience and with such a great reputation in the basketball community,” Menzies said. “I’ve known Keith for quite some time, and

ABC-7 got to the bottom of just how the district attorney’s investigation into Pastor Tom Brown began. The D.A.’s office is investigating Brown for allegations that he may have broken the law in his efforts to recall Mayor John Cook and city Representatives Susie Byrd and Steve Ortega. In August, District Attorney Jaime Esparza said

ABC-7 has learned that the mother involved in a high school fight between two teen girls is now facing a fine. An El Paso Independent School District spokeswoman said that Imelda Islas has been cited for disorderly conduct and assault by threat. Video posted to the Internet showed Islas’ daughter punching another girl in the

A car that was left abandoned on railroad tracks was struck by a train early Thursday in Socorro. Socorro police officers were dispatched to a vehicle accident involving a train about 3:30 a.m. Thursday. Upon arrival, officers found a gold Chevrolet Malibu that had been hit by an eastbound train. Investigators said no one was

The Sunland Park Police Department arrested three men after an investigation into the alleged extortion of a Juarez resident while in Sunland Park. The victim informed police that he was doing business in Sunland Park when he was robbed, investigators said. The victim told police he was told that if he did not pay $10,000,

Attorneys on both sides of the recall efforts against Mayor John Cook and two city representatives are gearing up for another round of legal wrangling after a judge made some key decisions at a hearing Wednesday afternoon. Cook is suing Pastor Tom Brown and others leading the recall because Cook alleges the recall group violated

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico State volleyball team took No. 8 Hawai’i to five sets falling 3-2 in front of more than 3,000 fans at the Pan American Center, Wednesday, Oct. 12. NM State dropped its first Western Athletic Conference match of the year to fall to 5-1 in league play and 16-5

A new team of attorneys is throwing its support behind Tom Brown and the group leading the recall effort against El Paso Mayor John Cook and two city representatives. The Alliance Defense Fund, or ADF, is a legal organization committed to defending religious freedom. The ADF is taking on Tom Brown and the rest of

Retired Army major and teacher Jerome Tilghman announced he’s running for congress, and his priority is education. “Our classrooms are now overcrowded. we have laid off teachers, laid off support personnel and, again, the labor force that you’re going to need in the future is in the classroom right now. That’s the last place we

The Las Cruces municipal election will from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 8. Mayor 1. Ken Miyagishima (I) 2. Michael R. Huerta 3. Dolores Connor District 1 Councillor 1. Miguel G. Silva (I) 2. Natalie R. Chadborn District 2 Councillor 1. Fred Barela Espinosa 2. Charles B. Scholz 3. Gregory Z. Smith District 4

By Angela Kocherga JUAREZ, Mexico — When presidential candidate Rick Perry said the U.S. should consider sending troops to Mexico as it did Colombia to fight the drug war, reaction south of the border was swift. It was the hot topic on national radio shows broadcast from Mexico City, where political analysts were outraged by

Former El Paso city Representative Beto O’Rourke has confirmed to ABC-7 that he is running for Congress. O’Rourke will challenge longtime incumbent U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes in the March 2012 Democratic primary. O’Rourke, 38, said he filed the necessary paperwork late last week and expects to make a formal announcement within the next week or

Police identified a 52-year-old pedestrian who was struck and killed by truck Tuesday afternoon outside an East El Paso convenience store. Police said 52-year old Robert Taylor died when he was hit by a pickup driven by Osvaldo Sifuentes, who was pulling up to the parking lot of the Circle K on Pebble Hills Boulevard

Former city Rep. Rachel Quintana was back in court for a hearing on the status of her probation Wednesday. Quintana is on probation after she was convicted of forgery for signing her former boss’ signature in order to get a discounted airline ticket. Quintana’s probation officer, who was also in court for the status hearing,

A soldier assigned to Fort Bliss died Monday in Qatar, post officials said Wednesday. Chief Warrant Officer James B. Wilke, 38, was serving in the 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command in Doha, Qatar. The cause of death is under investigation. Wilke, who is from of Ione, Calif., was a Patriot Weapons System technician

A man wanted in a violent assault Sept. 5 in Westway was arrested Jose Martinez was identified as the third suspect in the assault, which occurred about at the 1200 block of Westway Blvd., El Paso County Texas on September 5, 2011 at approximately 10:45 AM. FUGITIVE/JOSE MARTINEZ was identified as that 3rd subject and

(mug = gfx) WESTSIDE POLICE CHARGE MAN WITH HEROIN Date/Time: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 @ 4:35 p.m. Location: 6398 Doniphan Arrested: Eleodoro SANCHEZ, 56-years old, 300 blk Roosevelt, Canutillo, TX El Paso, Texas – Officers from the El Paso Police Department’s Westside Patrol have arrested and charged a 56-year old male with Possession of Controlled

Ysleta Independent School District officials have confirmed that an 8-year-old student was injured last week when he sat on a pencil being held by a fellow third grader. The pencil prank occurred last Friday at Edgemere Elementary School in East El Paso. The injured student, whose parents did not want his name released, was taken

Parents at one Canutillo middle school are fired up about their daughters’ cheerleading uniforms. They paid nearly $500 for a variety of cheerleading gear, some of which has not been delivered even though the money was due in July. District officials met with concerned parents at the library of Jose Alderete Middle School Monday afternoon

For Starters UTEP (2-3, 0-2 C-USA) returns to action after a 16-day break on Saturday when the Miners head to the ?Big Easy? to face Tulane (2-4, 1-1). Kickoff is slated for 1:30 p.m. MT. The game will be nationally televised on Fox College Sports with Steve Physioc (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst) and Desmond Purnell

EL PASO, TEXAS – The UTEP women’s golf team is in ninth place through 18 holes of the Price’s Give Em Five Intercollegiate on Monday in Las Cruces. The Miners shot 300 as a team in round one of the 54-hole, three-day tournament. Long Beach State is in first place (287) among 16 teams. UTEP’s

EL PASO, TEXAS ? The UTEP football team?s game at Tulane on Saturday will be carried on Fox College Sports (FCS) Central. Kickoff is slated for 1:40 p.m. Mountain time. Steve Physioc (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst) and Desmond Purnell (sideline) will call the action. FCS Central is available in El Paso on Time Warner Cable

This week: The New Mexico State volleyball team plays two home conference matches this week. The Aggies take on nationally ranked Hawaii, at 8 p.m. Wednesday, then face San Jose State at 2 p.m. Saturday. Fans can call the NMSU box office at 575-646-1420 for tickets. Radio Coverage: NM State has seven regular-season matches left

Teams finished their search of the Elephant Butte Reservoir around 3:30 Tuesday afternoon without finding any human remains. An Albuquerque FBI spokesman said they were looking for victims of a sadomasochistic torture killer, who once boasted of killing as many as 40 women. “We did not find any human remains …(but) we were able to