Month: January 2014

For more than a week now, video of a brutal fight at a Northeast El Paso Mcdonald’s has been making the rounds online. On Wednesday, ABC-7 spoke with the man who recorded the video to find out what sparked the confrontation. The video already has nearly 400,000 thousand views. El Pasoan Nidal Baem said he

He’s been a fixture in the Borderland for decades, chronicling El Paso’s history with his talented hands. But El Paso Times graphic artist Nacho Garcia, creator of “Nachotoons,” is working his final day at the newspaper this week. ABC-7 sat down with Garcia at his home in East El Paso this afternoon to talk about

El Paso Police have arrested a 25-year-old woman in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a motorcyclist in September. Janae Dixon, of the 4700 block of Sierra Madre, has been charged with Accident Involving Death. Police say that at around 9:49 p.m. Sept. 28, Dixon was driving a dark colored SUV north on Dyer

El Paso Police have arrested a 19-year-old man on a charge of criminal attempted murder after he allegedly attacked a 31-year-old pregnant woman inside her home. Police say that at 7:10 p.m. Oct. 30, Corey Bernard Moss was inside of her home when she arrived and then he allegedly attacked her with a knife. Moss

A new report lists El Paso as the second worst large city in the U.S. when it comes to the number of doctors for residents. With more people having access to insurance more will need access to doctors. Will the Borderland’s physicians be overwhelmed? Dr. Andres Enriquez already sees as many patients as he can

The El Paso Police Department stopped 10 people in under five hours early Thursday for DWI-related offenses. The stops took place between 12:02 a.m. and 4:19 a.m. on Oct. 31, 2013. Cases being investigated as the following: 5 Driving While Intoxicated (DWI)1 DWI 2nd3 DWI BAC = > .151 DWI 3 rd or More

A fourth worker from the Dulces Blueberry factory in Ciudad Juarez has died as a result of his injuries and burns from a fiery explosion at the maquila. The 35-year-old man died Tuesday at a hospital in Guadalajara, where he was being treated for third-degree burns. The factory makes jelly beans, gummy bears and gummy

A Mexican hospital official says a fourth person has died from injuries inflicted by an explosion last week at a candy factory on Mexico’s border with the United States. Government health system spokesman Rosendo Gaytan says the 35-year-old employee of the factory Dulces Blueberry in Ciudad Juarez died Tuesday at a hospital in the city

Virgin Galactic has again pushed back its estimated start date for launching commercial flights from New Mexico’s Spaceport America. And spaceport officials say they’ll need to ask the Legislature for more money to make up for lost user fees from the company. New Mexico Spaceport Authority Chairman Rick Holdridge told the Las Cruces Sun-News (http://bit.ly/1dOSwJ5

Texas A&M Head Coach Kevin Sumlin and members of the Texas A&M football team and staff met with the media on Tuesday in the Bright Complex to talk about the Aggies’ upcoming game against UTEP. The game will be televised on ESPN2 Audio in mp3 format and selected quotes will be available below. Download audio

East Las Cruces residents met Tuesday with city and state officials to voice concerns about target-practice gunfire near their homes and within city limits. They’ve even seen shooters firing their weapons from moving vehicles, said one of the nearly 30 residents in attendance. Discharging a weapon is not allowed within city limits, and state law

Mayor Oscar Leeser on Tuesday put El Paso’s bike share program on pause after criticizing a new proposal that called for an additional $400,000 in federal funds. Leeser made a motion to delete the item from Tuesday’s agenda after saying the new plan seemed “foolish.” “I’m for bike share but I’m not for being bamboozled,”

Union Pacific officials said Tuesday they still did not have cost estimates for the damage caused by a train derailment earlier this month in Central El Paso. The company’s Public Affairs Director, Ivan Jaime, said they are still investigating the cause of the derailment. “It’s still a very fluid situation,” he said. Once investigators determine

For decades, City leaders have been searching for something to spur Downtown development. If a rush of recent projects are any indication, it appears they’ve found that catalyst in the new Downtown Ballpark. El Pasoans don’t have to look too far to find new businesses Downtown banking on the Ballpark. And now ABC-7 has learned

Authorities in Arizona say three people are dead and several others seriously injured after a dust storm led to multiple crashes on Interstate 10 between Phoenix and Tucson. The Arizona Department of Public Safety says up to six commercial vehicles may have been involved in chain-reaction collisions south of Casa Grande shortly after noon Tuesday.

Neighbors heard fighting before a soldier allegedly pushed his soldier wife off of a third story apartment balcony in East El Paso Saturday night, according to an El Paso Police affidavit. “Investigation revealed that the witnesses heard the defendant and victim arguing in their upstairs apartment …,” according to the affidavit. “Banging and a female

Two small children were injured – one of them fatally – when an engine hoist fell on them Oct. 20 in a backyard in Clint. El Paso Sheriff’s Office Commander Paul Cross told ABC -7 that the children, who are brother and sister, were reportedly playing in the home’s backyard when the accident occurred. The

Oct. 28, 2013 afternoon update: Marco Antonio Delgado has been found guilty of conspiracy to laudner money in his federal trial. He showed no emotion when the verdict was read. He will be sentenced at a later date. He faces 20 years in prison. Previous Story: A prosecutor delivering her closing argument against a West

Nearly 25 thousand people trekked up Mt. Cristo Rey for an annual pilgrimage Sunday. It was the 74th years the faithful havemade the hike up the mountain. El Paso bishop Mark Seitz presided over a mass held at the base of the mountain.

El Paso police say a man was arrested for attempted murder after he allegedly threw his wife from the third-story of their eastside apartment complex early Saturday morning. An army spokesman has confirmed both Geomel “Mel”Shaffa and his 21-year-old wife are soldiers at Fort Bliss. Police said the woman was transported to Del Sol Medical

The Las Cruces High softball coach who lead his team to it’s first 5-A title last year, is dead. Will Garcia was pronounced dead at Mountian View Hospital Saturday. Students will be holding a vigil in the coach’s honor tonight on the LCHS softball field. Garcia has just finished his fourth season as head coach.

Chihuahua State Police said two people are dead in a candy factory explosion Thursday. A mother has just identified her son as one of the victims. That takes the final death count now to three. On Thursday night, there was an explosion at the Blueberry Candy factory. It’s being reported that the boiler of the

A man was struck and killed by a vehicle on I-10 near Joe Battle Friday night. According to police, the man was outside of his vehicle when he was hit. An officer told ABC-7 the person may have been leaving the scene of an accident. Police have not yet released the name of the man.

A victim involved in a triple-stabbing at a downtown El Paso night club Tuesday night reached out to ABC-7 on Friday, sending a picture of his wound to the station, along with the caption: “This is what that psycho did to me!!!” He received 15 stitches in his neck and a tracheotomy after he was

ABC-7 has found out how long it’s going to take to fix the Cotton Street bridge that was hit by a derailed train, how much it’s going to cost and what’s being done to keep it from happening again. The derailment happened Friday night underneath Interstate 10 at Cotton. Two westbound lanes on I-10 remain

Statement regarding KVIA-TV coming to an agreement with DirecTV: KVIA is pleased to announce that we have reached an agreement with DirecTV for carriage of our signal. As of 3:30 p.m. today, October 25, KVIA and The El Paso/Las Cruces CW are back on DirecTV. We thank our viewers for their patience and support.

While visiting Austin to highlight health insurance enrollment efforts under the federal Affordable Care Act, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius acknowledged Friday that the online marketplace still isn’t working smoothly and criticized some Texas leaders for continuing to mount a political campaign against the law. “It’s unfortunate that it is still being

An explosion inside a candy factory in the border city of Ciudad Juarez on Thursday left one person dead and at least 40 injured, Mexican authorities said. The blast took place on the second floor of the Dulces Blueberry factory and caused the floor to collapse, injuring people working downstairs, said factory worker Ismael Bouchet.

A state-mandated forensic audit found there were more than $400,000 of unexplained expenses when former Tornillo Superintendent Paul Vranish was at the helm of the school district. The audit, conducted by Lauterbach, Borschow & Company examined financial data for the school district between 2006 and 2011. According to the audit, Vranish opened a separate bank

El Pasoans still on the prowl for the perfect Halloween costume — beware. The wrong getup could make some trick-or-treaters go blind, according to federal authorities. A number of law enforcement agencies this week seized counterfeit color contact lenses from street vendors in downtown El Paso and on Craigslist. The accessory is a costume staple,