Month: January 2014

They have the cutest, most inquisitive look. And they are discovering El Paso. Baby twin slow lorises, a male and female, are now on exhibit at the zoo. They were born April 26. “We are excited about our first birth of pygmy slow lorises at the Zoo, especially because they are twins, said Collections Supervisor

A downtown El Paso building considered by preservationists to be historically significant will be demolished to make way for a parking lot. The revelation comes as a shock to many of the advocates who fought to save the Muir Building from the jaws of the bulldozers. “Trust is one thing but we need a commitment

El Paso firefighters were kept busy early Friday morning after a blaze erupted at a south-central dance hall. The incident began around 2 a.m. At the D’Majesty Dance Hall near the intersection of Alameda and Delta. Fire crews say nobody was in the dance hall at the time of the fire.

A new era began Thursday morning at Fort Bliss with the introduction of Major General Sean MacFarland. General MacFarland is now at the helm of Fort Bliss after Major General Dana Pittard led the post since 2010. General Pittard, an El Paso native, moves on to another assignment in Virginia. General MacFarland is no stranger

Six individuals have signed national letters of intent to attend school and play for the UTEP women’s basketball team in the upcoming 2013-14 season, head coach Keitha Adams announced Tuesday. The group is comprised of four junior-college transfers, including a native of El Paso, a high school prep star from Michigan and a high school

A mother in Las Cruces is behind bars accused of overdosing her 6-year-old son with powerful sedatives. Lucinda Mary Randall, 43, was arrested Friday. Police say the boy started having trouble breathing Tuesday after taking the pills. He was taken to Mountain View Regional Medical Center in critical condition. That’s where authorities learned the boy

A number of El Paso-area youngsters held their own at the UIL Texas State Track and Field meet –especially, in the 4A Boys 800 meter. Two out of the three medalists are from El Paso county. San Elizario’s Michael Collazo Johnson, the #1 seed, came in second and Jefferson’s Gerardo Escapita placed third: Silver and

A bizarre stabbing investigation is underway in El Paso, after police say a man was stabbed in the chest but drove to work instead of seeking medical care in a hospital. The incident happened just before 1 a.m. on Crawford Court, which is a dead end road just off Lafayette Drive. Police say the man

StormTRACK Weather meteorologist Krystal Klei speaks with Moses Priego, with the El Paso Diabetes Association board of directors.

Groundbreaking ceremonies were held Thursday for phase two of the Montecillo development in West El Paso, the city’s first fully smart code community. Montecillo is located between Interstate 10 and Mesa Street, West of Executive Center Boulevard. The development, being built by EPT Land Communities, is nearly 300 acres and will be done in several

The Central Appraisal District recently reached a settlement with El Paso’s biggest taxpayer, which left the City and some other taxing entities facing multi-million dollar shortfalls in their budgets. Western Refining was appraised in 2011 at $280 million and jumped to $780 million or about a 300 percent increase last year. But a settlement at

Eight men are vying to become El Paso’s next leader. Jorge Artalejo is one of them. Artalejo doesn’t have the financial backing some of his competitors have. That hasn’t scared him off the campaign trail. According to him, if effort is comparable to campaign spending his name will be spoke of often leading up to

Trying to contain his emotions, El Paso teenager Nicolas Alvarez walked eagerly to Ernie G after the empowerment comedian finished off an hour-long inspirational assembly in front of hundreds of students. “You really picked me up,” said the Eastwood High School freshman as helunged past the extended hand of Ernie G, and instead gave the

City Council voted 6-2 Tuesday to close several El Paso streets in order to establish two railroad quiet zones in Central and East El Paso. A quiet zone is a railroad crossing where trains are prohibited from sounding their horns, something several El Paso neighborhoods have to deal with at all hours of the day

With just four teams left in the NFL playoffs a lot of fans have teams sitting at home now. And with a lot of time comes some “artistic” fun. Take these hipster versions of NFL logos, for example. View all of the hipsterfied logos over at http://bit.ly/1a7GZnT

The El Paso Independent School District began it’s district-wide curriculum Monday. A team of 20 auditors fromCurriculum Management Systems, Inc. will interview parents throughout the week, asking for feedback. Parent Josie Tellez spoke to one of Curriculum Management Systems 20 auditors.She has a second and fourth grader that attend Aoy Elementary, the first campus EPISD

Daniel “Danny” Saenz, the man shot and killed by an El Paso Police officer over the weekend was kicked out of a gym weeks ago for alleged aggressive behavior. Gym personnel at the EP Fitness on James Watt in East El Paso told ABC-7 Tuesday that Saenz, 37, was kicked out of the gym three

A new bill set for discussion in Austin has some county workers concerned. The bill, slated to be talked about within the Texas Senate Committee of Criminal Justice on Tuesday, would initiate new requirements for law enforcement. Cygne Nemir, a member of the El Paso County Attorney’s Office, voiced concerns during Monday’s county commissioners meeting.

El Paso County Commissioners appear to have found their new medical examiner. Dr. Khalid Jaber will be offered the County’s meedical examiner position contingent on passing Texas tests for licensing. The motion to offer the job to Jaber was unanimous 4-0 on Monday. County Judge Veronica Escobar was absent because she is in Washington, D.C.

As expected, a second round of bids for El Paso County sheriff’s units led to a higher bid. In November, Caldwell Country Ford had the lowest bid offered at $2,041,753 for more than 80 vehicles. Though the bid was completed, the county decided not to accept the November bid. Instead, the El Paso County Commissioners

“Kids see the ice cream truck and they automatically want to run for the ice cream truck,” said Mariana Gardea. Gardea was enjoying a day at the park with her children and teenage daughter Rebekah. “I’m a teenager and I’m still like this little kid. I’m always like ice cream truck.I get all exited,” said

The flames have had no mercy. Destroying homes and the memories made behind their walls. We’ve seen fire crews battling the blazes all week. Afire in Central El Pasoleft an elderly couple without a home. Early Saturday, more than 20 members of the Santa TeresaROTC stepped up to help the couple out. “The community came

The Coronado T-Birds won the New Mexico high school ice hockey championship Saturday night, 3-2 over defending champs, Albuquerque Cibola. Cibola scored the first goal just fifteen seconds into the game off T-Bird freshman goaltender Sean Barker. The T-Birds’ Josh Baeza tied the score barely a minute later. From there, the game evolved into a

Police are investigating a deadly shooting at the downtown jail involving an inmate and a police officer. It happened shortly after 6 p.m. Fridayat the downtown detention facility located at 601 E. Overland. According to police, an officer was escorting a 37-year-old man from the jail to process a medical release. After exiting the jail,

Former El Paso Mayor Raymond L. Telles Sr. has died, a close family member told ABC-7 Friday afternoon. He was 97 years old. Telles was El Paso’s first Hispanic mayor. He served from April 1957 to April 1961. He was also the first Hispanic to become mayor of a major U.S. city. Later, President John

The City of El Paso is looking into security measures for the Union Plaza Entertainment District, after business owners approached City Rep. Cortney Niland following the publication of a YouTube video showing a violent fight outside the District’s clubs. “It was concerning. I know that activity goes on and I understand that. What I don’t

A health care provider that covers military families, retirees and their dependents is making some changes. TRICARE covers more than 9 million service members and their families. Ann Neithamer, an Army widow since 1971, is comforted knowing her health coverage will follow her for a lifetime. Her husband Lt. Col. Ron Neithamer, served in the

A Texas legislator is looking to bring a once multimillion dollar business back to El Paso County. Dairy farms in El Paso county were banned in the early 2000s. Recurring bovine tuberculosis cases in West Texas spurred the ban, and by 2003 not a single dairy farm remained. This year, Rep. Mary Gonzalez is looking