Month: January 2014

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the El Paso port of entry seized 26 pounds of liquid methamphetamine Thursday night . Isabel Munoz, 24, of Ciudad Juarez, was arrested and turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement HSI agents. “CBP officers remain vigilant to all types of smuggling threats,” said Hector Mancha,

With canes, staffs, sandals or sneakers, borderland faithful snaked up Mt. Cristo Rey in Sunland Park this Good Friday. Some pilgrims began their trek before dawn, lighting the way with flashlights. The hike has become a tradition in our region for more than a decade. Art Garcia, Cristo Rey Restoration Committee member told ABC-7 about

Former Bowie High Assistant Principal Johnnie Vega admits he’s no angel. He was put on leave and later resigned in Nov. 2011 “because I was guilty I knew what I was doing,” Vega said. And now he says he has nothing to lose and wants to reveal everything he knows. He said he was there

The El Paso Independent School District board of trustees will consider the proposed termination and/or non-renewal of employment contracts of four principals and four assistant principals at the district’s meeting on Tuesday, April 2. The principals, who have been put on administrative leave, are: Principal Randall Wood, Burges High School. Principal John Tanner, Austin High

Federal agents at the Stanton port of entry in downtown El Paso caught a man trying to cross into Mexico with $151,306 in unreported currency cleverly concealed in sealed soft drink cans. “Every single dollar we stop from being smuggled out of the country makes it harder for criminal organizations to further their illegal activity,”

The black-market battery business is booming across the border. Exports of used American car batteries have skyrocketed in the past decade up as much as 525 percent, says Iresema Coronado, a UTEP professor and head of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation. A battery-recycling watchdog group estimated that the amount of used batteries making their way

New Mexico State has announced it will join the Sun Belt Conference as a football-only member beginning in the 2014 season. School officials said at a campus news conference Wednesday that the move is pending approval by the state Board of Regents. New Mexico State played eight years in the Western Athletic Conference and will

One of the worst murder cases in southern New Mexico since the Bowling Alley Massacre may go to trial this year. Police said Gino Ferri shot and killed three people in Mesilla in 2010. The case will be heard by the same judge in the same district court, but the Dona Ana County District Attorney’s

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas House lawmakers on Tuesday approved major changes to the state’s high school curriculum that would allow students to graduate without having to take Algebra II or other advanced math and science classes and would slash the number of standardized tests they’d have to pass from 15 to five. The bill,

Before the World Cup qualifier, 0-0 tie on March 26 at Estadio Azteca, former national soccer team player Alexi Lalas called the rivalry between USA and Mexico one of the best in the world. After the United States avoided a loss on Tuesday night, the opinion of Lalas has -not- changed.Over the last two decades,

The principals for El Paso High, Burges High, Austin High, and Center for Career and Technical Education have all been reassigned to administrative duty, according to sources close to the El Paso Independent School District. A receptionist at Burges said on Wednesday afternoon that Principal Randall Wood was not on campus and not sure when

March 28 update: Cornelius Renteria, the man wanted in connection with Wednesday’s shooting of a Las Cruces woman, was arrested early Thursday morning and has been charged with attempted murder, according to Las Cruces Police. Renteria, 34, is charged with one count of attempted murder, and for violating terms of his parole and probation. Renteria

UPDATE: Three men were arrested and charged in connection with the Wednesday morning assault in East El Paso. Police say Francisco Banda, 34, Mario Gonsalez, 24, and Jesus Contreras, 33, are charged with E.I.O.C.A. – Aggravated Assault. Police say Banda and Gonsalez were additionally charged with posession of controlled substance over 4 grams and under

Spring is here and with it comes high winds and terrible allergies. Trees in the borderland provide a major relief during the scorching summer months, but during the spring, all the pollen they release creates a huge problem for people with allergies. “New Mexico is really windy as it is. It’s kind of a nightmare

Several sources have confirmed to ABC-7 that Texas Tech has expressed an interest in New Mexico State University’s Marvin Menzies. That interest includes Menzies being on the Texas Tech campus today. ABC-7 has reached out to both universities for confirmation. NMSU’s Athletic Director McKinley Boston told ABC-7 he has not given permission to Texas Tech

Charges have been filed against an El Paso man and a Juarez man in connection to a chain reaction accident that led to a man’s death, according to a report by KAKE-TV in Wichita, Kan. According to the report, on March 20, the two men bought four bus in in Columbia, Missouri and were driving

Before state legislators have voted, El Paso County has already watched the area it wants to gain zoning authority over dwindle. El Paso County commissioners are using their delegations’ relationships to push a bill in the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate. The bill was intended to give zoning authority to El Paso

Businesses in central Las Cruces are struggling to keep their doors open because of construction on Alameda Boulevard. There are more than a dozen businesses on Alameda. Many of them have seen huge drops in customers and sales. The street is torn up and riddled with large construction vehicles. Business owners told ABC-7 many customers

It was a test of endurance and a challenge for those who attended the Javier Arana Memorial Desert Run, but family and friends say it’s a way to pay homage to a man who served his country and the Sun City. “When we got the news of Trooper Arana the feeling is indescribable,” said Department

Soccer and El Paso are a popular combination. Now, a national sports writer has made a suggestion that has people talking. An article was found online, at BleacherReport.com. The website is a popular sports website linked to CNN. The article discusses Major League Soccer’s expansion to cities like St. Louis, Atlanta, and Miami. The writer

Two more pawns have fallen from an in-depth federal government investigation – a former county judge and an el paso businessman are heading to jail. Businessman Ruben “Sonny” Garcia was sentenced to four years in jail and $1.1 million in restitution. Ex-County Judge Dolores Briones was sentenced to 30 months in jail and $36,000 in

A Time Warner truck that crashed into a freeway pillar Friday morning was reportedly stolen according to a man at the scene. The incident happened beneath the overpass at I-10 and Hunter at 3:00 a.m. According to police, a man wearing a Time Warner shirt was at the scene, and told them that the truck

A car crashed in a yard after trying to get through a roundabout in central El Paso early Friday morning. The incident happened on the 3100 block of Altura, near the intersection with Myles. Police say the driver of the car lost control when navigating the roundabout at the intersection. The homeowner whose yard was

Socorro City Council was expected to hold it’s highly anticipated meeting Thursday evening. It would be the first council meeting to be held after Jesse GandaraJr. bonded out of jail Monday night. After getting out of jail,Gandara stated he would talk to the media at Thursday’scouncil meeting, but he didn’t show up. Constituents waited over

On Tuesday, Santa Fe officials publicly announced same-sex marriage in New Mexico is legal. Santa Fe Mayor David Coss, City Attorney Geno Zamora and Councilor Patti Bushee announced their support for gay marriage and recommended that city clerks begin issuing marriage licenses to couples, regardless of gender. “New Mexico defines marriage as between two consenting,

Saint Louis had no problem maneuvering around 7-foot-5 freshman Sim Bhullar and New Mexico State. Dwayne Evans scored 24 points, Cody Ellis added 12 points and the fourth-seeded Billikens overwhelmed the Aggies 64-44 in the second round of the NCAA tournament Thursday. Playing with a heavy heart since Rick Majerus died in December, Saint Louis

Two El Pasoans had their say in a committee hearing in Washington, D.C., about border issues. El Paso County Judge Veronica Escobar joined U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-Texas, for the House homeland security hearing on border security. O’Rourke is a member of the subcommittee that was holding the hearing. Escobar was invited through her connection

Congressman Beto O’Rourke on Wednesday introduced a bill that he says will help restore funding for the tuition assistance programs that military service men and women rely on. “H.R. 1265 will help the 36,000 Service Members who currently serve out of Fort Bliss . As they make their return from Iraq and Afghanistan, these men

A memorial service for former Texas Western player and high school basketball coach, Alvis Glidewell, drew some of the area’s top coaches on Tuesday to Crestview Funeral Home on El Paso’s East Side. Glidewell died last week at the age of 78 after complications from a stroke. The memorial was more than two hours long