Month: January 2012

A garbage truck burst into flames in west El Paso Tuesday morning around 8:30 a.m. near the intersection of Brentwood Avenue and Darwood Drive. ABC-7 crews got to the scene shortly before fire crews arrived arrived. Residents were fleeing the surrounding homes as flames engulfed the truck. Officials from the El Paso Fire Department said

Two Las Cruces parents were arrested on child abuse charges Friday after police said they found their house was filthy and unsafe for children, according to the Las Cruces Police Department. Police went to a home on the 1500 block of Monte Vista Avenue after neighbors reporter hearing a mother screaming at her children. Police

The attorney for County Commissioner Dan Haggerty says he can prove his client did not take a bribe to steer a county contract to a friend’s company. Haggerty has not been charged in the public corruption scandal, but he’s referenced in the indictment filed against former County Judge Anthony Cobos. Haggerty is accused of accepting

A former Fabens Superintendent, Jesus Gandara Sr., has been charged with multiple felony and misdemeanor charges in a California court. Gandara is accused of failing to report gifts, accepting gifts worth more than allowable by California state law, and misusing a school district credit card while serving as the Sweetwater Union superintendent. Paperwork filed in

After an 11-year break-up, a popular hard rock band that got its start in El Paso is back together. At the Drive-In announced the reunion in a cryptic message on its Twitter page, which reads, ” ATTENTION ! To whom it may concern: AT THE DRIVE-IN will be breaking their 11 year silence THIS STATION

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers announced today that they arrested a fugitive who was working as a fast food cook in Socorro. ICE agents said they arrested Cesar ?El Chilin? Vega-Muoz on Dec. 27 for illegally re-entering the country after being deported. Officials said Vega-Muoz, who was a member of a Juarez kidnapping ring,

ABC-7 is getting a clearer picture of what could happen to the city’s recall election if the U.S. Supreme Court doesn’t come to a decision on Texas redistricting maps soon. Right now, El Paso Mayor John Cook and city reps. Susie Byrd and Steve Ortega face an April 14 recall election date. But the timing

In a report released earlier today, a majority of Las Cruces Public Schools received a grade of “C” or lower. Out of the 40 schools in the district, only two received “A”s — Desert Hills Elementary and Monte Vista Elementary. Seventeen schools received “D”s. Superintendent of Schools Stan Rounds says these are only preliminary grades.

Officials from the El Paso Police Department said investigators of the West Texas High Intensity Drug Trafficking found 10 bundles of marijuana in a car on Friday in east El Paso. While conducting an ongoing investigation, investigators said they saw two men just before 2 p.m. in a silver Cadillac driving at 700 North Zaragoza

LIVE EVENT: Las Cruces Public School’s holding news conference on individual campus letter grades. Watch it now: www.kvia.com

The state’s conflict over district lines and primary election dates may impact the city’s planned recall election. A city of El Paso spokeswoman says the recall election to decide whether to remove the mayor and two city representatives is still set for April 14. However, it is not yet clear whether the County Elections Department

A fire ripped through an apartment complex late Monday evening on El Paso’s east side, according to El Paso Fire Department officials. Officials said about 40 firefighters were sent to the San Mateo Apartments at 9300 Viscount Blvd. just after 9 p.m. after a resident called 911 to report the fire. Fire crews said they

This week?s MANHUNT MONDAY Most Wanted Fugitive is sought for IMPERSONATING A PUBLIC SERVANT (POLICE OFFICER) back in 2010. The target is identified as JESUS GALLEGOS (36) of El Paso, TX. FEBRUARY 2010 On February 19, 2010, twice on this night JESUS GALLEGOS was accused of IMPERSONATING A PUBLIC SERVANT. The 1st incident occurred on

ABC-7 meteorologists have issued a First Alert for early-evening Sunday through Monday morning due to weather conditions impacting borderland residents. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for El Paso, parts of Otero, and Dona Ana counties until 11 AM Monday. There is also a Winter Storm Warning in effect for parts

At the Drive-In is back. And the setting couldn’t be better.The Coachella Music Festival, the biggest independent music showcase in the world, has released its lineup for 2012 and it includes a reunion 11 years in the making.According to the official festival poster, the band will perform two Sundays, April 15 and 22 in Indio,

The future of thousands of El Paso voters could be affected by a U.S. Supreme Court decision. Justices debated the future of Texas? congressional district boundaries on Monday. They heard the case at the state of Texas? request because they?re objecting over an alternate plan that was drew up by federal judges from San Antonio.

A season after attendance plummeted because of a ban on alcohol at Chamizal National Park for Music Under the Stars, the city is considering moving the popular summer concert series to the new and improved county-owned Ascarate Park. Although the item was ultimately postponed two weeks from today’s Commissioners Court agenda, the possibility of moving

Chilo Madrid, CEO of the local drug abuse treatment facility Aliviane resigned Monday, according to the company’s attorney.According to the information provided by the attorney, Madrid’s resignation was accepted during a meeting for the Aliviane Executive Board of Directors on Monday. The board also appointedIvonne Tapia and Richard Perkins as co-executive directors on an interim

“Hey Chris…you ok, dude?” For a split second that seemed like 30 minutes, it was completely quiet and I could not breathe. It’s not like I didn’t WANT to breathe; it?s just seemed that my body forgot how to breathe. And there was an awareness of pain. Vomit-inspiring pain. And the most timid squeak I

Well now, two weeks and two practices down and the Wildcat Alumni team is looking pretty good. This past Sunday featured our first practice with our coaches present. We also got our playbook, which looks suspiciously like the one I recall seeing fellow classmates get back in 7th grade. Speaking of 7th grade, a couple

In the history of crazy and strange things Mr. Babcock has done, this is going to be among the top two or three. So why not write about the long, strange journey to the crazy thing? And this year’s crazy thing: Alumni Football! About a month ago, I stumbled upon a Facebook listing for Fabens

A crash involving two motorcycles critically injured a Las Cruces woman on Saturday evening, according the the Las Cruces Police Department. Officials said 35-year-old Bernadine “Nina” Aguilar was airlifted to University Medical Center in El Paso and was listed in critical condition. LCPD officials said the crash occurred just before 9 p.m. on Valley Drive

Alamogordo police said they responded to a stabbing in the 100 block of North White Sands Boulevard Sunday morning. Officers arrived at the unnamed business just after 11 a.m. to find a 20-year-old man who had been stabbed in the back. Police said the suspect, 25-year-old Alamogordo resident Russell D. Wilson, had gotten into a

Rapper Snoop Dogg was arrested at the Sierra Blanca, Texas, Border Patrol checkpoint for drug paraphernalia possession on Saturday, according to the Hudspeth County Sheriff’s Office. Officials said the incident happened at the same location where Willie Nelson was arrested for marijuana possession charges in late 2010. Snoop Dogg’s tour bus was passing through the

A man who crashed his truck into another vehicle in an east El Paso parking lot Sunday is facing his second drunk driving charge, according to the El Paso Police Department. Police said 40-year-old Oscar Lopez crashed his Ford Ranger pickup truck into a Hyundai Tucson in the parking lot of 1170 Sunmount Dr. just

A teen was arrested Sunday in El Paso’s Lower Valley on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he rammed another vehicle multiple times, according to police. Police said an investigation revealed 19-year-old Kevin Wiles rammed his Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck into a car driven by Jessica Rodriguez near the 200 block

The family of a man killed in his Anthony, New Mexico home just after midnight Sunday said the victim was a doting dad with a big heart. “My brother was a wonderful person,” said Rose of 30-year-old victim Marcos Tucker. The family gathered to watch a 2004 Christmas Eve video in an attempt to remember

29-year-old Manuel “Manny” Ortega is charged with an open count of murder and tampering with evidence, according to Sheriff’s Investigators. They tell ABC-7 that Ortega allegedly stabbed his roommate, 30 year-old Marcos Tucker to death with a knife. Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office said their first homicide of 2012 occurred early Sunday morning in the

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (Jan. 7) – The New Mexico State women’s basketball team led the first 35 minutes of the game, but visiting Boise State used a late 8-0 run to take its first lead late and fought off the Aggies to win 56-53 inside the Pan American Center Saturday evening. Trailing by three with

RUSTON, La. (Jan. 7)-The New Mexico State men’s basketball team opened the 2011-12 WAC season with an 83-73 win at Louisiana Tech in the conference opener for both teams. The Aggies (11-5, 1-0) are now 7-0 all-time in WAC openers since joining the league in 2005-06. Redshirt senior forward Wendell McKines recorded his ninth double-double