Month: February 2012

We can expect some clearing overnight as cooler air makes its way into the region tonight knocking down highs by a few degrees for tomorrow. Expect a high of 60 degrees on Friday with mainly sunny skies. The weekend starts off very pleasant with mainly sunny skies and a high of 67 degrees on Saturday.

The mayor is being sued by the Monkey. Three-Legged Monkey bar owner Mike Armstrong told ABC-7 Thursday that he has added El Paso Mayor John Cook to a defamation lawsuit against neighbors in the Cielo Vista area. The lawsuit alleges that Cook made comments about the Three-Legged Monkey that were not only not factual, but

Las Cruces Police have arrested two men and one woman on Tuesday morning in connection with last weekend’s slaying in Las Cruces, as well as a third man who is believed to be involved in another related violent crime. According to police, 24-year-old Rose Hinojosa, 21-year-old Shawn J. Barela, and 34-year-old Ernest Bloberg Jr., are

MEXICO CITY (AP) – Ranchera music giant Vicente FernRanchera music giant Vicente Fernandez says he will retire after tours of Latin America, Spain and the U.S., ending a four-decade career.andez says he will retire after tours of Latin America, Spain and the U.S., ending a four-decade career. Fernandez told the Mexican station Televisa Wednesday night

Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office said they arrested two men who were wanted by police in the kidnapping and beating of a woman over the weekend. Sheriff’s officials said two men, 45-year-old David Grill and 42-year-old Michael Strubhar, turned themselves into authorities Wednesday afternoon after an intense manhunt. According to authorities, a 22-year-old woman said

ABC-7 learned late Wednesday afternoon that indicted New Mexico District Judge Michael Murphy has resigned. Judge Murphy’s resignation was was confirmed to ABC-7 by Chief District Judge Douglas Driggers. Murphy was arrested by New Mexico State Police in July of 2011. According to officials, Murphy is accused of funneling bribes for judicial appointments to former

EL PASO, TEXAS — John Bohannon scored 16 points in his first game off the bench since mid-January, and UTEP held Tulsa to 33.9 percent shooting in a 64-55 win over the Golden Hurricane on Wednesday at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners (11-13, 4-6 C-USA) ended a four-game losing streak while dealing the Golden

His credits include being the driving force behind major improvements on loop 375 and spur 601, as well as playing a key role in the creation of the Texas Tech Medical School. That’s why El Paso Inc. has named Ted Houghton “El Pasoan of the Year.” The chairman of the Texas Transportation Commission was given

It is not unusual to see Morris Williams greet all his customers with a big smile as they walk into Mo’z Barbecue in the 4000 block of Fred Wilson in Northeast El Paso. Williams said it is his customers who have turned his business into a success. He now fears that could all change because

Yesterday, a cold front brought breezy conditions and cooler temperatures throughout the Borderland. The winds should die down later this morning, but the cooler temperatures should hang around the rest of the day. Highs will only make it up to the mid 50s under partly cloudy skies. Rain chances pick up tonight at 10% and

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – U.S. authorities say young housewives who bought assault rifles from Texas gun dealers are among nearly two dozen charged in an alleged plot to smuggle firearms into Mexico. The Department of Justice said Wednesday that more than 200 weapons have been seized. The guns include AK-47s and sniper rifles. Federal agents

Angela Adauco stared out a broken window in her burned-down home Tuesday afternoon, hoping for a brighter future in dark times. “I don’t know what I’m going to do,” said the 77-year-old in Spanish, tears streaming down her face. Adauco is devastated after a fire tore through her home Sunday morning. She lived there with

Authorities arrested the son of a woman found shot to death at arout midnight Monday near Horizon City. El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 1500 block of Cactus Wren for a welfare check on 43-year-old Hilda Gonzalez after deputies received information that there may have been someone shot at her home. When

Businessman David Cooper alleged the Cielo Vista Neighborhood Association conspired and a campaigned against him in order to threaten his permits for a new club in the Hawkins Plaza. Cooper is suing the city for defamation and tortious interference, and Monday Cooper filed a motion to add the Cielo Vista Neighborhood Association to the list

A weak cold front should pass by later this morning, picking up the winds along the western slopes along with dropping temperatures for the next couple of days. Until then, get ready for a warm and pleasant day with a high of 61. Tomorrow, temperatures will only make it up to the mid 50s. Our

A cold front pushes through the region tonight and will drop highs by about 5 degrees for Wednesday, making for a high of 55 degrees. More cloud cover will also make its way into the region on Wednesday, ahead of a storm system that will bring slight chances for showers to the forecast on Thursday

El Paso Electric’s newly appointed interim CEO, Thomas Shockley, went before City Council oin Tuesday morning. Among the topics he discussed was his astonishment at the current relationship between his company, where he has served as a board member for two years, and the City Council. “I am very disappointed at the relationship the electric

Over the past couple of weeks, new developments have made the Borderland one of several potential destinations for the San Diego Padre’s Triple-A baseball franchise, which may go up for sale soon. But only if a ballpark can be built in Downtown El Paso. “It’s probably the closest El Paso has been to an affiliated

Las Cruces police said a fatal rollover Saturday evening is being investigated as a homicide. Shortly after 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Las Cruces police were called to a rollover crash near May Avenue and Martinez Street. When officers arrived, the driver, 31-year-old Roy Daniel Santos, was found dead inside the vehicle. Investigators have determined that Santos

Officials with El Paso ISD issued a statement Tuesday afternoon naming the off-duty CBP Officer who allegedly forced a school bus full of basketball players off the road last Thursday night. EPISD officials say off-duty Customs and Border Protection officer 34-year-old Miguel A. Delgado Jr. was cited Tuesday for Disruption of Transportation. Delgado allegedly forced

New Mexico State Police tell ABC-7 that a retired Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Sergeant was killed Tuesday morning after a rollover just west of Las Cruces. The wreck happened shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday morning, on I-10, about 25 miles west of Las Cruces. According to New Mexico State Police, a Ford F350 was westbound

El Paso, TX – An El Paso Police Motorcycle Officer is knocked from his bike after trying to stop a motorist who wasn’t wearing his seat belt. According to police, 24-year-old Jamichael Jerrod Walker was spotted driving without his seat belt Monday afternoon. An EPPD Motorcycle officer tried to stop Walker; however he refused to

EL PASO, Texas (AP) – The lawyer for a relative of six slain Mexican human rights and political activists says his client has been granted political asylum in the United States. Attorney Carlos Specter said Tuesday that other members of Saul Reyes Salazar’s family are still awaiting decisions from immigration authorities. Reyes’ request was granted

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday declared California’s same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional, putting the bitterly contested, voter-approved law on track for likely consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that a lower court judge correctly interpreted the

I?m fortunate to have access to the decision makers at the ABC and ESPN television networks. As the Mountain Time Zone representative on the ABC affiliate Board of Governors, I?m one of only about a dozen affiliate representatives who have semi-annual face-to-face contact with network brass. I just got back from California, where we convened

Las Cruces police said a fatal rollover crash might be related to reports of shots fired near the area Saturday evening. Shortly after 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Las Cruces police were called to a rollover crash near May Avenue and Martinez Street. When officers arrived, the driver, a 31-year-old man, was found inside the vehicle and

EL PASO, TEXAS ? The UTEP men?s and women?s basketball teams will both play two games in the Don Haskins Center this week, with several special promotions in place for Miner fans. The men will host Tulsa on Wednesday (7 p.m.) and Tulane on Saturday (7 p.m.), and the women will take on Marshall Thursday

THE TIP-OFF Looking to stamp out a season-long four-game losing streak, UTEP (10-13, 3-6 C-USA) takes another crack at Tulsa (14-9, 7-2 C-USA) on Wednesday. The Miners lost to the Golden Hurricane, 59-48, on Jan. 11 at the Donald W. Reynolds Center. Tulsa is the second of five teams that the Miners will face for

EL PASO, TEXAS ? UTEP picked up seven votes-three more than last week- and is now tied for 35th in the country according to the Associated Press top-25 poll released Monday. The Miners (20-2, 9-0 C-USA) handed Rice its first home setback in league play, 45-41, in their lone game of the week on Feb.