Month: January 2014

A downtown El Paso museum has accused the city of raising its rent but the city of El Paso said the museum encroached on retail space the museum did not have permission to use. The Railroad and Transportation Museum, run by a non-profit preservation society has been housed in a city building downtown for more

The “October surprise” that blindsided then-State Rep. Dee Margo could not have come at a worse time. “I was shocked,” Margo said. Apolice report was created by El Paso Policeofficers the night of Sept. 7, 2012, stating Margohad intentionally crashed into an off-duty police officer then evaded arrest. The offense, as described in the report,

An Irvin High School teacher stopped a school intruder who was looking to fight a student, El Paso ISD police said Tuesday. Gordon Wofford, 66, was punched in the face for getting in the way of the suspect, according to Police. He suffered two black eyes and possibly a fractured nose. EPISD Police said two

The truth is on the tape. The El Paso Police Department’s Westside Regional Command Station’s surveillance video shows the crash that captured headlines for days. Surveillance video obtained through an ABC-7 I-Team investigation shows the personal vehicle driven by El Paso police officer Albert Machorro cutting off the Mercedes of former state Rep. Dee Margo

Anthony Texas Mayor Artemio “Art” Franco stood quietly before 210th District Court Judge Gonzalo Garcia Tuesday morning and pled guilty to a charge of Tampering with Governmental Records. Garcia sentenced Franco to three years probation and 150 hours of community service. He also has to pay restitution charges of $3,763 to the U.S. Dept of

El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles asked for quick action and he got it during Monday’s County Commissioners Court meeting. As ABC-7 has reported, mold was discovered recently inside the downtown El Paso County Jail. Wiles told commissioners during Monday’s meeting that the mold was throughout the duct work in the jail. However, he stated

The county judge says a bill meant to give El Paso County zoning rights near the future Tornillo Port of Entry “will probably die during this session.” It’s yet another blow to the county as it looks to gain control surrounding the area of an asset that is expected to one day be its biggest

May 6, 2013 Statement from Bishop Mark J. Seitz on Appointment as Bishop of El Paso I would like to begin by thanking Pope Francis for the confidence he has placed in me by calling me to serve this historic and extraordinary Diocese. One never knows for sure what God has in mind. He is

Bishop Mark J. Seitz, who on Monday was named the Catholic Diocese of El Paso’s new bishop, is a giving person in more ways than one. Read the 2009 article below about how he donated a kidney to a parishioner. A Texas woman in need of a kidney has received one from her parish priest.

ABC-7 crews arrived on the scene as investigators got to work, on what New Mexico state officials are calling a fluke. A New Mexico State police officer sees a car speeding down the highway andpulls over the driver, 29-year-old Diana Hernandez traveling with her 6-year-old daughter asleep in the backseat. But the traffic stop turned

A 6-year-old girl dodged a bullet while traveling near the U.S.-Mexico border with her mother, according to New Mexico State Police. A state police officer tells ABC-7 29-year-old Diana Hernandez and her daughter, 6-year-old Montana Willis, were driving north on Pete Domenici Highway, which leads into Juarez, Mexico on Sunday afternoon. The officer says Willis

A man is in serious condition following a motorcycle accident in Northeast El Paso. According to police, around 8 p.m. Saturday a man driving a motorcycle on the 11800 block of Dyer Street was thrown from his motorcycle after losing control. The motorcycle was heading southbound when it crashed. Officials said the unidentified male sustained

An over-valued worth of a company by the Central Appraisal district means a loss in millions of dollars for several taxing entities in El Paso. TheCAD raised the value of Western Refining by more than 150 percent at a value of 780-million dollars. Western Refining challenged the appraisal and ended settling a lawsuit with the

Two sheriff’s deputies were sent to local hospitals following a collision at the intersection of Pebble Hills and Joe Battle/South. According to officials, at around 3:00 a.m. a Ford Mustang was traveling southbound on Joe battle when it ran a red light. The vehicle then struck the side of a sheriff’s patrol unit, which was

A baby goat named Zenith led a walk through Sunset Heights near Downtown El Paso on Friday, inspiring ideas and making people do a double-take. Zenith, along with her fellow goat, Luna, are part of a public art project funded by the city’s Museums and Cultural Affairs Department. Christine Foerster won a highly competitive artist

El Paso Police Detectives are now looking into the case of a man who is in critical condition after he was assaulted in central El Paso. Police found him near the intersection of Russell and Truman Thursday morning. The police department’s crimes against persons unit was investigating the scene of the assault later that night.

A local physician who specializes in allergies said allergy sufferers may have a harder Spring this year than the last couple seasons. “Our pollen counts are still lower than they were five or 10 years ago, however in the last couple years they’ve gone up. So let’s say someone who may have had a quiet

Fort Bliss officials are beginning the process to allow soldiers and their families to take day trips to Juarez. “Since the violence has reduced dramatically in El Paso’s sister city of Juarez – from more than 3,000 homicides in 2010 to 870 homicides in 2012 – we are beginning the process of one day in

Arturo Ornelas, 22,was arrested Thursday morning near Andress High by El Paso Independent School District police. Police said a citizen recognized Ornelas after watching a Crime Stoppers report on television the night before. The citizen told EPISD traffic police nearby. They confirmed his identity and arrested him at a residence in northeast El Paso. EPISD

More than 200 people voted on Tuesday, the second day of early voting compared to Monday. The statistics were posted on the El Paso County elections website: 2,507 voted on Monday and 2,731 voted on Tuesday. Three of the places with the most voters are Bassett Place, Pebble Village Center and Sunrise Shopping Center.

The water release from the Caballo Dam in Dona Ana County will come later than in years past. On June 1, hundreds of thousands of acre feet of water will be released. On a typical year, 43-percent of the water released will make it to the El Paso Water irrigation district, but there is a

The Canutillo Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to start the process to hire Dr. Pedro Galavz as its new Superintendent Tuesday night. In a unanimous vote, the Board voted to direct the District’s legal counsel and executive officers to start drafting a contract with Galavz, who currently works as Executive Director of Secondary

A group of bike enthusiasts is trying to encourage cycling and work with the city to create master plan for bike routes. Currently, the Texas Department of Transportation and the City of El Paso have bike routes in different parts of the city, but none of them provide comprehensive connectivity. For avid cyclist, David Samaniego,

The Texas Tech Health Sciences Center campus in El Paso is one step away from officially becoming a stand-alone university. The bill was passed by the Texas House of Representatives Tuesday and just needs to be signed into law by Gov. Rick Perry. “When the governor signs the bill we will have the ability to

The U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter to the Texas Education Agency dated April 26 approving the appointment of a board of managers to oversee the El Paso Independent School District. The letter states, “The attorney general does not interpose any objection to the specified change.” The TEA in December appointed a board of

With the simplest of sentences, NBA veteran Jason Collins set aside years of worry and silence to become the first active player in one of four major U.S. professional sports leagues to come out as gay. In a first-person article posted Monday on Sports Illustrated’s website, Collins begins: “I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black.

A teenageris dead and another manis in the hospital after a rollover in east El Paso early Monday morning. The incident happened around 1 a.m. near the intersection of Gateway East and Hawkins. When we arrived, emergency crews were trying to get two men out of a smashed up SUV. One of them was put

Candidates running for a number of local offices were asked the tough questions Sunday. The candidatesgetting questioned included the men running for mayor, prospective school board members and city council. Around 600 El Pasoans showed up to hear the candidates speak. They were asked questions as well as asked to make commitments. “The goal is

Matthew Smith Reports

One person is dead and another is in custody following a murder early Saturday morning, police said. El Paso police officer Javier Sambrano told ABC-7 that one person was killed overnight. Police said the murder occurred on the 7900 block of Monterrey just before 3 a.m. According to Sambrano, the victim was a 45-year-old mission