Month: January 2014

With the start of a new year people might be looking for some insight as to what the year has in store for them. Over the weekend,organizors held the El Paso Psychic Fair and hundreds came looking for spiritual guidance. “It’s a time when people do want to seek a psychic, seek someone for counseling

With cold temps around the corner andborderland residentslooking to warm up, ABC-7talked to some heating specialists…well, sort of. Peoplehave mentioned how they want to crank up that fire pit or fireplace, so ABC-7 caught up with a local firewood seller in town. “Every time it gets cold we usually get a pick up in business,”

A 29-year-old man killed in an overnight collision has been identified. El Paso Police Special Traffic Investigations Unit (STI) responded to the 500 block of S. Yarbrough to assist Mission Valley Patrol with a single vehicle/motorcycle traffic fatality at 12:34 a.m. Friday. The preliminary investigation revealed Raul Reyes Jr. was driving a 2005 Yamaha GSR

The wife of a Fort Bliss solider with two young children said the last thing she should worry about is her family’s safety in their own home, but she claimed the Logan Heights home she’s lived in for five months has put her entire family at risk. Army wife, Stephanie Propst said her family was

The Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces announced on Thursday morning that Bishop Oscar Cantu has been appointed the new bishop of the diocese. Although the announcement was officially made Thursday, Pope Benedict XVI made the decision on Nov. 10, 2012, according to a statement posted on the Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces website. Cantu, 46,

For his co-workers that saw it, they’ll never forget the moment 52-year-old Craig Benavidez was shocked by a power line while trimming a tree on Monday. Benavidez said he barely remembers anything. “I remember cutting the branches off this tree then the next thing you know, I just wake up in the hospital,” Benavidez told

Spaceport America officials say the $209 million project could fail if the state does not protect spacecraft parts suppliers. Spaceport officials and Virgin Galactic, its main tenant, are pushing for the state to pass an expanded informed consent bill. It’s basically a waiver that provides immunity from lawsuits for spacecraft parts suppliers and others connected

A man is dead after the truck he was riding in slammed into the back of a semi-truck near Horizon. The incident happened just after 8:45 p.m. near the intersection of Horizon and Gateway East. The victim has been identified as Paul Wayne Tims, who was 61. Emergency crews say that speed was to blame

Coming into the BCS Championship game, Notre Dame was an overwhelming underdog. However, there were still plenty of optimistic Irish fans in the El Paso-Juarez-Las Cruces area who figured their team would have a pretty good shot in the national title game. Unfortunately for the 500-plus Notre Dame alumni from the El Paso-area, Notre Dame

The group No Kill El Paso was able to rescue dogs with the help of its volunteer foster parents. If the foster parents offered to house the pups, No Kill El Paso would pay for their medical expenses until a permanent home was found. But when the group’s organizer disappeared, volunteers were left with lots

The City’s engineer in charge of the baseball project is going to recommend on Tuesday that City Council choose a group for the ballpark construction. That group consists of local construction company C.F. Jordan Construction and national firm Hunt Construction Group, which built Busch Stadium for the Cardinals in St. Louis. A main motivator for

Jan. 8, 2013 update: The mother of Craig Benavidez, 52, who was severely shocked by a power line on Monday, told ABC-7 he has been moved out of an intensive care unit at an El Paso hospital and is awake, alert, and talking. Jan 7, 2013 story: A Las Cruces arborist is in critical condition

ABC-7 has covered traffic and pedestrian fatalities off of Zaragosa Rd., yetpeople stillwalk alongside a long stretch of road not intended for foot traffic. As it turns out, some of those people don’t have a choice. They’re walking to catch a rideat the nearest bus stop they can find. For many more than a mile

The 2013 Texas legislative session will begin next week and local state representatives are heading out to Austin. It’s an exiting time for state reps, a fresh start, new goals and new dilemmas. ABC-7caught up with state Rep. Joe Moody and talked about the upcoming session as he was packing for the trip. “I’m exited

Memorial services for Pastor Rochelle Nieman were held Friday evening. Members of the Abundant Living Faith Center showed up by the thousands to memorialize a woman they say touched the hearts of many. Driving up toALFC in the lower valley, it was evident that something of great importance was happening. Cars were lined up as

The Texas Department of Transportation was busy Wednesday preparing for a winter storm set to hit Southern New Mexico and West Texas Thursday. TxDOT crews worked much of the day on filling trucks with de-icing materials. The department uses two different types of anti-ice agents, one granular and one liquid. The granular mixture is composed

Modesto CorteztellsABC-7 he ran into a family living in a tent off of Loop 375 on El Paso’s East side. CorteztoldABC-7 he was very concerned because there was a young child living with them and with these cold temps it just didn’t seem right. “I was coming down the road andI noticed a couple pushing

A season that began with so much promise for Southern California will end Monday in a place few would have expected to see the Trojans this bowl season. USC started the season No. 1 in the country with a quarterback favored to win the Heisman Trophy. Losses to Stanford and Oregon took the Trojans out

Police say a driver was intoxicated when he crashed into a home early Sunday in the Lower Valley.Jack Alfredo Cervantes, 54, was charged with a third driving while intoxicated offense, and booked in the El Paso County Jail. Cervantes’ DWI arrest was one of 38 since Friday, police said. The crash occurred about 6:30 Sunday

Many new, unusual state laws will take effect when the ball drops at midnight and millions of Americans ring in the New Year, including one that will limit the number of cats in a household. Turns out 2013 will be unlucky for cat lovers in Wellington, Kan., where the city will be restricting the number

Leonard “Tripper” Goodman III, El Paso Inc.’s El Pasoan of the Year for 2012, heads the Goodman Financial Group and has been active in civic affairs for three decades. Most recently, he headed up the El Paso Tomorrow PAC that financed the campaign in support of the two bond propositions and the ballpark that voters

Rochelle Nieman, co-pastor at megachurch Abundant Living Faith Center and wife of pastor Charles Nieman, died Sunday morning after a lengthy cancer battle. “It is with great sadness that we inform you that Pastor Rochelle passed away this morning surrounded by family,” read a status on Charles Nieman’s Facebook page Sunday afternoon. “The Nieman family

Catch up on coverage of the 2012 Hyundai Sun Bowl. Video: Sun Bowl Fan Fiesta December 30, 2012 Video: Flashback: Preparing for cold Sun Bowl December 30, 2012 Video: Giving back: USC Quarterback Max Wittek was one of a handful of USC players in El Paso visiting sick youngsters at the border-area’s children’s hospital December

Just two days before USC quarterback Max Wittek and his Trojan teammates fight for a victory over Georgia Tech in the Sun Bowl, the freshman standout took the time to visit kids with an even bigger fight: FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVES. “It’s just really humbling,” says Wittek as he sat alongside a child suffering from

An apartment complex in Central El Paso caught fire early Saturday morning, according to the El Paso Fire Department. Just before 2 a.m. crews were sent to the 1400 block of Myrtle Avenue to check up on reports of heavy smoke. It appears the fire began in a front living room of an apartment, fire

The dream of commercial space flight in New Mexico could come to a halt. Virgin Galactic is threatening to reevaluate its lease agreement with Spaceport America near Upham, N.M., if the state does not protect its suppliers. Virgin has already sold at least 500 tickets for commercial flights to space, but the company says it

You’ve likely heard of the ‘fiscal cliff’, but what about the ‘dairy cliff’? Industry officials tell ABC News the price of milk could double if Congress doesn’t take action — and soon. Forgotten among the struggle over looming tax increases and spending cuts is the Farm Bill, a bill that could impact the entire dairy

Firefighters in Sunland Park made a grisly discovery as they were battling a blaze that engulfed a home in the 100 block of Maple Court. They found the body of a man inside the crumbling structure. Authorities identified him as 60 year-old Manuel Alvarado. Sergeant Javier Diaz, a spokesman for Sunland Park Police, told ABC-7

Not all University of Southern California football players are disliking their time in El Paso for the Hyundai Sun Bowl. USC redshirt freshman fullback Soma Vainuku tweeted praise for the Sun City, according to the El Paso Times. “El Paso pretty cool place,” Vainuku tweeted before also mentioning the low gas prices of $3.09 in

The University of Southern California football team arrived in El Paso on Wednesday and is already making an impression on the city and football fans – a bad impression. Late Wednesday night, USC freshman defensive end Leonard Williams tweeted “Out here in El Paso. Shitty city but glad I can enjoy this moment wit the