Month: October 2011

Police have identified the passenger of an SUV who was killed along with the driver in an early-morning crash Thursday on the 3400 block of Paisano Drive near the Race Track Drive exit. Manuel Contreras, of Las Vegas, Nev., was the passenger in a GMC Envoy being driven by 42-year-old Karina Torres-De Ruiz, who lives

An argument that escalated into a fight ended with a man being shot and another being arrested, police said. Officers were dispatched to the scene of a shooting shortly after 10:30 p.m. Thursday at a home in the 6900 block of Jerico Tree Drive in Northeast El Paso. Upon arrival, officers said they saw 21-year-old

You won’t have to pay to park in front of your favorite Cincinnati hot spot — at least for now. The entertainment districts near the University of Texas at El Paso will not be getting the city parking meters that the city’s transportation department proposed in the area between Stanton and Oregon streets and Cincinnati

ABC-7 is learning more about the little girl bitten by a dog who had to be euthanized. At the same time, angry reaction continues to hit the station’s email and kvia.com Facebook page. ABC-7 was scheduled to speak with Destiny Saenz’s mother Wednesday before University Medical Center officials intervened. So we returned to the neighborhood

Doa Ana County sheriff’s investigators arrested a man in the death of a Realtor whose body was found last month at his upscale home just outside Las Cruces. Mario A. Mendez, 25, is accused of killing Jack L. Hadley and setting fire to the bedroom where the body was found. Mendez was arrested on suspicion

The death of Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs has sent waves across the nation, from a statement issued by President Barack Obama to anyone who has owned an iPod. Jobs died of pancreatic cancer on Wednesday. Apple stores around the globe have become small makeshift memorials as fans pay homage to the technological

How much is a custom-made vehicle for John Wayne worth? A Texas state legislator who owns the one-of-a-kind vehicle thinks it’s priceless ? although he’s willing to sell it for $1 million. Rep. Joe Pickett, D-El Paso, put the legendary actor’s vehicle on sale on eBay last weekend, 23 years after buying it from Wayne’s

Nine men were arrested as part of countywide sting operation targeting the theft of valuable metals such a copper and brass. The El Paso Police Department spearheaded the operation as a response to the increase on such thefts, which police say is not unique to the El Paso area, but are currently a nationwide problem.

El Paso police identified one of the people who were killed in an early-morning crash Thursday on the 3400 block of Paisano Drive near the Race Track Drive exit. The driver, 42-year-old Karina Torres-De Ruiz, who lives in El Paso, and the passenger, a 52-year-old man from Deming who was not identified, died at the

The city of El Paso Department of Public Health confirmed a second case of listeria and warned that because the incubation period for this disease can last up to two months, those infected might not feel the first symptoms until November. The patient is a 77-year-old woman with underlying medical conditions who was hospitalized but

An editorial written by El Paso County Judge Veronica Escobar was published in the New York Times website on Wednesday. In it, Escobar criticizes presidential candidate Rick Perry’s and other candidates’ claims that the border is dangerous and extensive security measures need to be taken. She says that such misrepresentations are done for political gain

Some El Paso teens are having a tough time coping with a difficult reality: one of their friends, 19-year-old Paulo Williams, was killed in Ciudad Juarez by gunmen Friday evening. Now members of Williams’s youth group are mourning his death and celebrating his life. With tearful eyes and heavy hearts, a couple dozen teens went

ABC-7 has received a lot of reaction from viewers about the decision to euthanize a dog that bit a 6-year-old girl on the face in East El Paso last weekend. And most of them were upset about the decision to put the dog down. Tuesday we spoke with the man who made that call. After

One of El Paso’s most recognizable features, “Vaquero,” left the city Tuesday. The entrance piece at the El Paso Museum of Art, a large sculpture done by El Paso artist Luis Jimenez, was on loan from a private collector. But since it has been sold, it will now be displayed indoors at a museum in

New Mexico State University Campus Police are looking for a man who allegedly broke into a dorm and jumped into a woman’s bed without any pants. NMSU Police said the man was last seen at Garcia Hall on Saturday night and was naked from the waist down. Residents at Garcia Hall said they’re upset that

A man was killed in a rollover wreck Tuesday night around 8:30 p.m. in east-central El Paso, near the airport. Police identify the driver as 21-year-old Tyon Smith. Special Traffic Investigators say Smith was westbound on Founders, approaching a curve in the street when he hit a dirt berm. The impact caused the 2007 Dodge

A local business owner is lashing out at El Paso Electric, after the company wrote a letter to city officials, stating they were not getting a fair hearing from city council. El Paso Electric attorneys, last week, wrote a letter to City Attorney Charlie McNabb and the city utility consultant, Norman Gordon, stating that Representative

The man convicted of killing a San Antonio teenager and dumping his body in an Anthony, N.M., canal avoided the death penalty after a federal jury could not decide his fate. Larry Lujan, 32, a member of the Barrio Azteca gang, was convicted in the death brutal death of 16-year-old Dana “Joe” Grauke Jr. According

Police identified a Fort Bliss killed in a rollover wreck about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday near the airport in East-Central El Paso. Special Traffic Investigators said 21-year-old Tyon Smith was westbound on Founders Boulevard, approaching a curve in the street, when he hit a dirt barrier. The impact caused the 2007 Dodge pickup to rollover, ejecting

The driver of an SUV that rolled over and came to rest on railroad tracks Sunday has died from his injuries, police said Wednesday. Manuel Medrano, 22, was driving a 1996 Chevrolet Blazer north on the 3900 block of Doniphan Drive when he lost control of the vehicle, causing it to roll over several times

The Texas Eighth Court of Appeals in El Paso has denied a request by Mayor John Cook’s attorney to reinstate a restraining order halting the recall effort against him and city representatives Susie Byrd and Steve Ortega. The group El Pasoans For Traditional Family Values started the recall effort after the elected officials voted to

EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso City Council voted unanimously to begin a process to try to get El Paso Electric to lower rates. The City Council asked El Paso Electric officials on Tuesday to show why electric rates — which are some the highest in the state — should not be lowered, and

Around a month ago that more than 70,000 students and employees in the El Paso Independent School District had their personal information hacked. Monday night the district organized an identity theft seminar for victims of the hack. “Deter, detect, defend” that was the message the Federal Trade Comission gave to the EPISD parents and employees

A StormTRACK Weather First Alert continues in anticipation of changing weather in the area, which could potentially turn damaging. Storms are expected to fire up later this evening for much of the Borderland. The main concerns with these storms include damaging winds in excess of 60 mph, golf ball sized-hail, and localized flooding. Stay with

Three more El Paso police officers have resigned over accusations of abuse of a federal grant. Eight veteran police officers have now stepped down. Police said they’ve all been on the force more than a decade — some up to 17 years. The U.S. Department of Transportation operates two enforcement grant programs that the El

ABC-7 Chief Meteorologist “Doppler” Dave Speelman has cancelled the Stormtrack Weather First Alert issued for our viewing area for Tuesday night. “The atmosphere has stabilized and the severe weather threat has greatly diminished,” he said. “We could still see a thunderstorm here and there tonight but don’t expect anything significant.” The next weather maker will

A young girl is in the hospital after a dog bit her in the face. Animal Services were called out around 1:15 Sunday afternoon to a house on the 2400 block of Tierra Rica in Far East El Paso. ABC-7 cameras were rolling as the yellow lab was removed from the home. Investigators said a

Sun Metro is trying to prove they are not the bus system of the past, and they’re using a new television commercial to convey the point. The sleek, new 30-second spot features a young woman in several parts of downtown El Paso, including the Oasis bar. The commercial starts with the woman saying “I am

A 1-year-old boy who was found unresponsive and later died likely choked on a penny, authorities said Monday. According to preliminary autopsy reports, the boy, whose mother found him unconscious Sept. 28 inside a west Las Cruces home, had a penny lodged inside his throat. The boy was sleeping on a couch. The mother said

A yellow Labrador retriever that bit a 6-year-old girl Sunday afternoon will be euthanized to allow for rabies testing, officials with Animal Services said Monday. The dog bit the girl when she went up to the dog, which was in its owner’s back yard behind a rock wall and a wrought-iron gate. The incident occurred