Month: May 2012

New details are emerging in the case of an 18-year-old West El Pasoan arrested on child pornography charges. The El Paso Independent School District confirmed Thursday that El Paso High senior Armando Garcia, who was booked into jail Tuesday, is an accomplished violinist. EPISD’s website shows Garcia was one of 15 students in the district

The pending bond election has brought a lot of talk in El Paso about Triple-A baseball and even a new Downtown ballpark. Meanwhile, the El Paso Diablos, whose days could be numbered, are gearing up for Thursday’s opening day, marking the start of their 23rd season at Cohen Stadium in Northeast El Paso. It remains

The University of Texas System has denied ABC-7’s request for documents related to the risk assessment that led to the initial cancellation of the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Andy Lee fight at the Sun Bowl. The response details the reasons denying ABC-7’s request, including continuing security concerns and even fear of retaliation against those

Las Cruces Police have arrested a mother and her boyfriend after the woman’s 20-month-old daughter was found to have compound fractures to both arms and other bruises police believed to be the result of child abuse, according to police officials. Victoria Lynn Gutierrez, 20, and Juan M. Morales, 26, were arrested early Thursday morning and

Hilary Meyer, Associate Food Editor, EatingWell Magazine, gives tips on cutting an onion without crying. I have sensitive eyes. Or so I thought while furiously chopping onions on my cutting board to avoid the waterworks that quickly ensue. I cook a lot and since onions are the backbone of many recipes, I chop a lot

By NASA Observations from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) have led to the best assessment yet of our solar system’s population of potentially hazardous asteroids. The results reveal new information about their total numbers, origins and the possible dangers they may pose. Potentially hazardous asteroids, or PHAs, are a subset of the larger group

The Las Cruces community flocked to Hillcrest Memorial Gardens to remember the life of baby Jazilyn Nevaeh Mesa Tuesday morning. The 15-month-old’s life was cut short when she was attacked by the family’s 2-year-old pit bull Tyson last week. Jazlin’s great aunt Lucy Dunn remembered the child who just one week ago shared her smiles

A “super” political action committee has launched an attack ad against Rep. Silvestre Reyes, (D) El Paso, as part of a nationwide campaign targeting incumbents on both sides of the aisle. The Campaign for Primary Accountability paid for a 30-second ad that began airing Wednesday morning. The ad starts off with a woman saying, “Silvestre

School districts are required to have an accelerated instruction program for students who are at risk of dropping out of school, who are not performing at grade level, or who did not perform satisfactorily on a state assessment. Students who did not earn credit in a course due to low grades may participate in accelerated

Luis Arcos has mixed feelings about the potential for a trolley at his doorstep. “If they do it, yes, it’s good I think,” Arcos said. His family owns and operates a second-hand shop in downtown El Paso, located on South Orgegon Street, as they have for almost 100 years. These days business is not the

Former Sunland Park city manager Andrew Moralez is defending his reputation after being named several times in the 80-page report from the state special audit. State officials said if Moralez was still city manager, they would have suspended him based on their findings, but Moralez told ABC-7 he was just trying to clean up the

A man is behind bars without bond in connection to the suspicious death of 2-year-old Isaiah Villanueva. Friday, officers in El Paso’s lower valley were conducting a welfare check on the 600-block of Lafayette. That’s when they allegedly found Isaiah unresponsive. The toddler was then taken to Del Sol Medical Center where he later died.

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ABCNews A 58-year-old woman paralyzed by a stroke was all smiles after sipping her cinnamon latte with the help of a mind-controlled robotic arm. Cathy Hutchinson is one of two tetraplegic patients able to reach and grasp with a robotic limb linked to tiny sensor in her brain, according to a study published today in

Earlier this week a zookeeper at Wuhan Zoo in China named Zhang Bangsheng helped save a monkey’s life in a unique way. The day after letting the monkey explore the exhibit for the first time Zhang noticed the monkey had “indigestion and difficulty defecating” because the monkey had eaten a peanut whole. Zhang knew that

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The City of El Paso’s Animal Services is requesting the public?s help in finding the person or people responsible for putting a chain around the neck of a black mix Terrier. The dog was found on May 13 when officers responded to a call that several dogs were running loose at a mobile home park

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the El Paso port of entry seized just under 5 ounces of heroin Monday. The drugs were concealed within the body cavity of a pedestrian border crosser. “Internal body carriers are not common at land border ports of entry so this is a significant seizure,” said

In April, the El Paso Independent School District admitted infractions of its staff members, including potentially illegal actions that took place at Bowie High School. According to sources, those same actions may have been taking place inside Jefferson High School at the same time. Terri Jordan revealed an internal audit several weeks ago that included

Monday’s Sunland Park City Council meeting was marked by accusations, insults and walk-outs. The agenda indicated council members could have appointed a new mayor, but the embattled New Mexico city is still operating without one. The man who was originally elected, Daniel Salinas, is facing a long list of criminal charges and cannot serve as

The reunited Van Halen will bring its world tour to the Don Haskins Center on Sept. 11, 2012. Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Friday, May 18 through Ticketmaster outlets and online at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets range from $37-$122.50, not including service fees. Read an in-depth profile on Edward Van Halen,

New Mexico state officials are working to restore order in Sunland Park. The embattled city is the subject of an 80-page special audit report released Monday by the Office of the State Auditor. The state auditor concluded Sunland Park administrators committed multiple procurement violations; expended funds beyond approved budget limits; violated the Per Diem and

The man who was hit and left on the side of the road Saturday morning was an Iraq war veteran and had been married for four years. The family of Richard Lopez, 26, sat down with ABC-7 late Monday night to talk about the man whose mother described as caring, funny and loving. “My daughter

All aboard El Paso! City Council approved a $1.25 million dollar study Tuesday that will clear the tracks for $90 million in state funding and the return of an El Paso streetcar system, nearly four decades after the last one disappeared. The vote was 6-2 and many members of council had glowing things to say

Rumors of a redesigned MacBook Pro are growing more rampant as an annual Apple conference draws nearer, with the latest development being that the new models will include improved Intel chips. Read more about the new MacBook Pro at http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-apple-macbook-pro-intel-20120515,0,6445490.story?track=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&dlvrit=515009

ABCNews It?s almost every day that a cellphone is released for the Millennial Generation ? just look at all those new Android phones. But a phone for seniors? It?s not a brand new concept, but there?s a new one hitting the market very soon. Clarity, which is a division of Plantronics, has just announced its

El Paso City Council voted six to two Tuesday to approve $1.25 million for an engineering and environmental assessment for a streetcar system. The vote clears the way for $90 million in funding from the state to build the system. The two mile trolley corridor will run along either Oregon or Stanton streets from the

Staff Sgt. Joseph Wilbanks 1st BCT, 1st AD Public Affairs At Fort Bliss The 1st Brigade Combat Team ?Ready First,? 1st Armored Division, kicked off Iron Focus April 23 and will continue until May 18 in a rapid-fire schedule of realistic situational training and live-fire exercises. The primary purpose of Iron Focus is for company-sized

This week?s MANHUNT MONDAY Most Wanted Fugitive is a Car Thief who keeps eluding capture. The target has been identified as JORGE ARENIVAS (21) of El Paso, TX. OCTOBER 2011 A Victim called the Sheriff’s Office in October 2011 stating he was in the process of making arrangements to sell his vehicle to JORGE ARENIVAS