Month: March 2012

A physical education aide in a Lower Valley elementary school is facing two charges of indecency with a child after allegedly fondling the genitals of two boys on different occasions. Alfonso Cedillo, 39, was arrested by the El Paso Police Department at about 3:15 am Friday. Records show he posted $50,000 bond about two hours

County Judge Veronica Escobar hopes to choose a replacement for former County Commissioner Willie Gandara Jr.’s seat by Monday. “I take it extremely seriously. I want to do what is in the absolute best interest of this organization and the citizens of Precinct Three,” Escobar told ABC-7 in an interview Thursday. Gandara resigned his seat

A 79-year-old woman died on Thursday as a result of injuries sustained in a pedestrian traffic collision last month, according to El Paso Police officials. At 6:36 p.m. on Feb. 21, Victoriana Fernandez was crossing Memphis St. in a crosswalk at the intersection with Piedras when she was struck by a truck driven by Jovanna

Christopher Tappin, a British man accused of attempting to help sell unlicensed missile parts to Iranians, will remain behind bars in the Otero County Detention Center this weekend. His detention hearing, which took place Friday morning, was originally set to recess until 3:30 p.m. Instead, the judge called the attorneys and told them he had

A juvenile was shot near the U.S.-Mexico border late Thursday night, according to a Border Patrol spokesman. At about 11:20 p.m. Thursday, Police dispatch transmissions indicated there was a shootout in Juarez right across the border from Ascarate Park. ABC-7 is working to confirm if the juvenile was shot in Juarez or on the American

A StormTrack Weather First Alert has been issued for today due to strong winds. Gusts could reach around 50 mph and colder air will move in today behind a cold front. The high should be around the mid-60s but it will feel colder because of the wind.

Sprinkles has announced it has created an ATM that will dispense cupcakes 24 hours a day. The new machines will be installed in Los Angeles and New York City. The company has created a Facebook page devoted to the venture called 24-Hour Sprinkles. You can also view photos of the new ATM machine on the

The City of El Paso Landfill will close early today (March 2, 2012) due to low visibility associated with the strong winds that swept into the region, the city?s Environmental Services Department announced. The landfill (formerly known as the Clint Landfill), at 2300 Darrington Road near Clint, will close about two hours early today to

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. ? Defense and rebounding powered UTEP to a 47-45 conquest of UAB in the 2011-12 regular-season finale for both squads at Bartow Arena Thursday evening. The Miners rolled to a record of 26-3, including a sparkling 15-1 in Conference USA action to secure their second league title in the past five years. The

RENO, Nev. (March 1)-The New Mexico State men’s basketball team’s five-game win streak was snapped at Nevada, 65-61. Redshirt senior forward Wendell McKines led the Aggies (22-9, 9-4) with 19 points and 13 rebounds for his 17th double-double of the season and 44th of his career. Senior guard Hernst Laroche had 12 points and five

A proposal to install a roundabout in East El Paso has the City spinning its wheels. “(The roundabout) makes me as angry as hell,” said Charlsetta Finley. “It does upset me, because we pay taxes here and they should listen to us.” Finley’s remark summed up the mood at Wednesday night’s meeting regarding the proposed

El Paso police are investigating a shooting in Northeast El Paso that shattered windows on two cars and damaged a home. Officers were called to the 4700 block of R.T. Cassidy Drive around 3:15 a.m. Thursday after a couple in their 50s woke up to gunfire outside their home. They were not wounded, nor was

Strong winds return to the Borderland today as another storm moves through the Southwest. This will produce 45 mph wind gusts. The winds will hang around again tomorrow, but we’re not expecting blowing dust with this storm. An early morning cold front on Saturday will keep temperatures in the 50s for the early part of

A woman hired to care for a couple’s infant son has been charged with child abuse after investigators learned of a nanny camera that recorded her shoving a used baby wipe inside the toddler’s mouth, according to Las Cruces Police. Elvira Talavera Perez, 43, also known as Elvira Torres, is charged with three counts of

Big changes ahead for Texas public education system are not slowing down students in a science classroom at Rio Bravo Middle School in the Yselta Independent School District. “We’ve heard the STAAR is a lot harder than the TAKS,” said eighth-grader Ariana Solis. “I’m a little nervous, but I’m confident I’ll pass it,” she said.