Month: November 2011

Morning lows dropped to the mid 30s in El Paso. The early morning cloud cover acted as a blanket, helping the Sun City stay above freezing. Highs will remain in the upper 50s with mostly sunny skies and easterly winds between 5-15 mph this afternoon.

The El Paso Restaurant Association will launch the “Freedom Is Sweet” campaign, which provides financial support to military charities, during the week of Veterans Day, Nov. 7-13. The group, which is a chapter of the Texas Restaurant Association, held a news conference Thursday at VFW Post 812 at 2400 Davis Seamon Road. Speakers included Anthony

Northeast Veterans Day Parade is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Friday. Staging time is 9:30 a.m. at the YWCA at 9135 Stahala Drive. The parade will end at the Old Glory the flag site at U.S. 54 and Diana.

The El Dorado High School football team is officially out of the playoffs. According to a statement issued by the Socorro Independent School District, the University Interscholastic League State Executive Committee denied El Dorado a spot in the playoffs after the school self-reported that an ineligible player competed in two district games. The district said

Franklin vs Lubbock Monterey Nov. 10, Thursday – 6 pm at Wolfforth Frenship high school Montwood vs Amarillo Tascosa Nov. 11, Friday – 3 pm at Midland Grande Communications Stadium Americas vs Amarillo high Nov. 11, Friday – 7 pm at Midland Grande Communications Stadium Coronado vs San Angelo Central Nov. 12, Saturday – 11

A woman who was hospitalized after being struck by a car in Fabens died hours later at a hospital, authorities said. El Paso County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched about 6 p.m. Tuesday to the 600 block of G Street in Fabens, where a Hispanic woman was reportedly struck by a car while crossing the street.

More than 10 percent of El Paso traffic fatalities this year have occurred on the same stretch of Loop 375 between Montana Avenue and Railroad Drive. Earlier this year, two 16-year-old boys were struck and killed by an alleged drunken driver while they were helping a friend on the side of the road. The victim’s

In Fabens, just 13 voters made the difference passing the $10 million bond for the Water Improvement District Number 4. Out of 3,530 registered voters, only 101 made their voices heard. Fifty-four people voted in favor of the bond, while 41 voted against it. Residents in the Anthony Independent School District rejected the $5 million

Project Arriba asked El Paso City Council on Tuesday to drop a requirement that forces them to match city-issued funds with private sector donations. The non-profit said they have always and still plan to raise funds, but they want access to the city money before they match the funds, in an effort to cover expenses.

Statewide and local election results for the Texas constitutional amendments, Socorro and Las Cruces mayoral elections, Anthony Independent School District and the El Paso County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 in Fabens will be available after polls close at 7 p.m. local times. El Paso County Elections Administrator Javier Chacon said early-voting turnout

A man shot and killed one and wounded two others after getting into an argument with his girlfriend early Monday at a home in Silver City, authorities said. Grant County sheriff’s deputies dispatched to the 400 block of Partridge Drive were en route about 4:15 a.m. when they were notified by a dispatcher that shots

First Alert continunes for the overnight hours due to the colder air in place and the potential for our first freeze. Temperatures In the forecast are expected to hit 32 for the first time this fall — we will be close. Viewers who have plants and vegetation that they want to keep alive will want

A man dressed up in women’s clothing attacked his mother with an aluminum baseball bat Monday afternoon in Las Cruces, police said. A neighbor reported seeing a man wearing a white dress, high heels, stockings and a wig walking toward the woman’s home before hearing screams. The neighbor immediately went to the home in the

Sample ballots for the Nov. 8 elections: Link: El Paso County sample ballot Link: City of Socorro sample ballot Link: AISD Bond sample ballot Link:El Paso County Water Control and Improvement District #4-(Fabens) sample ballot

A Sunday Morning the El Paso’s Ascarate Flea Market and Event Center seemed to have ended with a turf war between two towing companies and some unhappy drivers. ABC-7 received several phone calls from people who claimed their cars were towed, without reason, by Extreme Towing. “When I came out my car was towed,” said

A “tent city” outside of Las Cruces homeless shelter, Community of Hope, faces closure in December. ABC7’s New Mexico Mobile Newsroom had cameras rolling Monday afternoon while the Community of Hope presented its proposal to create a temporary winter housing facility to City Council. The Executive Director of the Community of Hope, Pamela Angell said

This week?s MANHUNT MONDAY Most Wanted Most Wanted Fugitive is an individual sought for a recent Home Burglary. The target is identified as JORGE GARCIA (33) of Canutillo, Texas. SEPTEMBER 2011: On September 25th, 2011 – EPPD Officers were called to a residence in West El Paso, TX in reference to a Burglary of Habitation.

A man in his twenties was killed in a fiery wreck in East El Paso early this morning. The accident occurred at the 11200 block of Montana, near the intersection of George Dieter. Police say the driver of a Nissan Maxima was speeding when he crashed into a trailer carrying an SUV and other property.

Windy conditions will stick around today. This is due to a strong storm system that is affecting Arizona. Wind gusts could reach 40 mph along the eastern slopes of the Franklin and Organ Mountains. Blowing dust and sand is possible in dust-prone areas. The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for Luna, Dona

The El Paso Independent School District confirmed that a man arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography is a bus driver for the district. The district placed 52-year-old Rodolfo Calderon on unpaid administrative leave. In a written statement Monday afternoon, the district said it takes the situation very seriously. The El Paso Police Department’s Internet

El Paso’s Center for Mental Health and Mental Retardation, the leading provider of mental health services in the Borderland, will soon undergo a name change. Many hope it brings with a new beginning for the embattled agency. MHMR’s new name, expected to be approved in January, will be Emergence Health Network. Although the name change

Being named the successor to a broadcasting legend was definitely NOT on Rick’s bucket list, but he realizes he’s also been given the opportunity of a lifetime. Rick began anchoring ABC-7 @ 5, 6, and 10 after the retirement of longtime anchor Gary Warner in May of 2008. Not bad for a guy who started

“Doppler” Dave Speelman grew up in Oak Park, Ill., the first suburb west of Chicago. I received my bachelor’s and master’s degrees. My first job out of graduate school was in Jackson, Miss., working for the National Weather Network (now called “Weather Vision” www.weathervision.com) forecasting and voicing radio weather forecasts for station’s all across the

Raul got his big break in sports journalism at the age of 17, when he was given the opportunity to do the ABC 7 sports segment by then-sports Director Lou Romano. From that point on, he was hooked. Raul was born and raised in El Paso, went to Cathedral High School and graduated in 1999.

Hillary has been an anchor and reporter at KVIA since 1997. If you’re an early riser, you can wake up to her and co-host Bob Harp on KVIA’s top rated “Good Morning El Paso” from 5 to 7 a.m. Her previous positions at the station include weekend anchor and reporter. Before joining the ABC-7 team,

Bob was born and raised in El Paso, and has the distinction of being the last baby born at Hotel Dieu Hospital before its maternity ward closed. He graduated from Andress High School in northeast El Paso, and is currently attending New Mexico State University. Bob says that people who know him best would say

Daniel is proud to call himself a homegrown El Pasoan. A graduate of J.M. Hanks High School, he spent three years in Austin where he attended the University of Texas. Yes, he is also a proud Longhorn. Daniel’s days in the Lone Star Capital were pretty busy, splitting his free time between film projects and

Paul Cicala is excited to return to his Southwest border roots after nearly three years at KVIA’s sister station in the Palm Springs, Calif., area. The native of Tucson most recently served as sports director at KESQ-TV and also filed reports in Spanish for the area’s Telemundo affiliate. Before that, Cicala spent two years as

Darren made the jump to television news in January of 2006 after nearly two decades as a sportswriter for the El Paso Herald-Post and El Paso Times, and two years as a radio morning news/sports talk show host at KROD. During his time with the Herald-Post and Times he was the lead beat writer for

Meteorologist Jennifer Myers was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. Like many meteorologists, she grew up with a passion for weather. It was her interest in severe weather that brought a thousand miles across the country to Tornado Alley where she attended the University of Oklahoma. Jennifer graduated from OU with a B.S. in Meteorology