Month: May 2012

An education at UTEP will soon be a bit pricier. UTEP President Diana Natalicio announced on Thursday a tuition hike for students starting this fall. Tuition will increase by 2.2 percent year year and next next year for undergrads – about $76 extra per semester for an undergrad student taking 15 credit hours. And tuition

Residents in Las Cruces are saying no to a proposed hike in natural gas prices. The city-owned utility said it’s necessary to raise gas bills, but a committee representing the public said an increase isn’t warranted. The Ratepayer Advisory Committee is made up of residents and appointed by the city council to represent the public.

After almost 30 years in business the Stahmann Farms Country Store located on Highway 28, south of Las Cruces, is closing its doors. A slow economy is forcing the company to close not only it’s country store but also it’s candy plant and Old Mesilla store. The plant will remain open as it has since

Tickets for the World Middleweight Championship boxing match between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Andy Lee June 16 at the Sun Bowl will go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. Tickets, priced at $200, $100, $60, $40 and $25, plus applicable service charges, can be purchased at the UTEP Ticket Center, all Ticketmaster outlets, online

The idea of a new international bridge is stirring up outrage in the Lower Valley. The Ysleta Independent School District held a public meeting Wednesday night to let residents air their concerns. But some say the district is injecting itself into a heated political race. Many Lower Valley residents received a flyer this week from

People all over the country are questioning whether the city of Las Cruces’s new policy of cutting off utilities for red light ticket offenders who don’t pay up is legal. The chairman of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission told ABC-7 it’s unacceptable and just plain wrong. City officials said they have the right to

El Paso continues to grow as businesses and residents pack up and move to the outskirts of the city. But with this growth comes decay, as many of the structures left behind become abandoned. “All you have to do is drive around the central core of El Paso, and you’ll see there’s a significant number

There are new developments in the fight to sell alcohol at the Sun Bowl for the June 16 Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Andy Lee boxing match. The University of Texas chancellor, who banned beer, is not backing down. Many El Pasoans appear more upset about UT Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa telling them whether they can

The latest details on an alleged child abuse case involving a Holloman Air Force Base couple accused of abusing and killing their 2-month-old daughter revealed the baby died with multiple injuries. Police arrested Sgt. Peter John Zayas, 27, and Sophia Monique Zayas, 30, at the base last week. According to court documents obtained by ABC-7,

A man in his 20s was killed when his car was hit head-on shortly after 9 a.m. Wednesday on the 5900 block of Doniphan. El Paso Police said a 31-year-old man driving an SUV on Doniphan veered into oncoming traffic and crashed head-on into another car. The driver of that other car was killed. A

A William Beaumont Army Medical Center Soldier died May 1 in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan of unknown causes. The circumstances surrounding Capt. Bruce K. Clark’s death are under investigation. Clark was assigned to A Company, Troop Command, William Beaumont Army Medical Center. Clark, 43, of Spencerport, N.Y., was a nurse who came on active duty with

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They may now be best of friends and they only just met on Tuesday. “I feel as if God sent Mr. (Kevin) Huckabee into my life. He made that connection,” Aletha Smith, mother of Dallas truck driver, Jabin Bogan, said. “I do feel that way.” That connection is echoed by Huckabee. “You’re to help the

New Mexico State University President Barbara Couture and Athletic Director McKinley Boston have issued an open letter to the New Mexico State University community about conference alignments. The text of it is below. Much discussion is taking place in the news about possible shifts that may occur among the WAC football playing schools.. Some believe

ABCNews.com Former longtime NFL linebacker Junior Seau committed suicide today at his Oceanside, Calif., home. San Diego Chargers Chaplain Shawn Mitchell told ABCNews.com that Seau died of a “self inflicted gunshot wound to the chest this morning.” Seau was 43. The Chargers released a statement to ABC News’ San Diego affiliate: “Everyone at the Chargers

Jeff Woodruff, UTEP football’s assistant head coach/tight ends coach, is expected to be named the new head football coach at Oaks Christian (high school) in Westlake Village, California today, according to a report in the Los Angeles Daily News. The report cites multiple unnamed Oaks Christian sources. Woodruff has been the Miners’ assistant head coach

Members of El Pas City Council are hoping to avoid continuing to foot part of the bill for improvements to schools in El Paso. City Council voted unanimously to have City officials write up a new standard to have school districts pay 100 percent of the cost for upcoming school improvements, with the exception of

Tempers boiled over at Monday’s special meeting of the Tornillo Independent School District as several verbal fights and one physical incident erupted shortly after the meeting wrapped up. The meeting attracted more community members than usual, most of them still upset over an April 3 decision to shut off a community Internet service for homes

Carolann Nunez is a Special Olympics gold medalist. She has also won second place in a national Glamor Shots contest. But the one thing Nunez really wanted to accomplish was being crowned prom queen at Americas High School. Her friends and family came together to make last Saturday’s prom a truly memorable moment for Nunez.

The World Middleweight Championship boxing match between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Andy Lee boxing back on for June 16 at the Sun Bowl Stadium. Tickets are expected to go on sale Saturday. El Paso City Council members voted unanimously Tuesday morning to accept the terms of a sponsorship agreement with Top Rank Boxing that

Fire investigators tell ABC-7 used charcoal thrown away in a plastic container was the cause of a large house fire at 10474 Deepwood Court. The blaze was reported at about 11:20 p.m. Monday. Upon arrival, fire crews saw smoke and flames coming from the carport area. “I heard a popping, like a gun like a

When the historic 130-year-old Hardin building burned down on last month in Downtown El Paso, a second fire was lit under City leaders hoping to change how the City operates. On Tuesday, El Paso Fire Chief Otto Drozd came before City Council to discuss a Downtown fire risk assessment. Over a 30-day period the Fire

Today, state Senator Jos Rodrguez sent a letter to the University of Texas System’s Board of Regents and Chancellor Cigarroa requesting reconsideration of the ban on alcohol at the World Middleweight Championship boxing match between Julio Csar Chvez, Jr. and Andy Lee. The text of the letter is as follows: May 1, 2012 Board of