Month: January 2014

Workers at the Sotoa building confirm the El Paso Times will be relocating its headquarters to part of the downtown structure. Construction crews have been working at the building, located at 500 W. Overland, making improvements to the building’s first floor in order to meet the needs of the newspaper, workers said. The current location

Roxanna Ladron de Guevara didn’t get the chance to live long, but her family and friends said she was mature beyond her years. Ladron de Guevara died following a car crash that occurred in west El Paso Friday afternoon. Her friends called her extraoridary, giving and caring. At 16 years old, she was already earning

Only days before Christmas,KVIA is catching up withan El Paso family on what will certainly be a tough holiday. ABC-7met up with the parents of Cyrus and Alaries Ruiz while they were helping out at the Reynolds home. The home shelters mothers and children facing hardships. The parents of the children killed were donating food

El Paso Police arrested two men on drug charges in two separate incidents Saturday evening. According to officials, 55-year-old Guillermo Luna was arrested near Estebans, on the 7900 block of North Loop. The incident began when security at the local bar reported a drunk disturbance. A Mission Valley Officer responded to the call just before

A local lawyer wanted to see emails about city council’s decision to bring a new baseball park to El Paso. When the Texas Attorney General ordered the city to release the emails, the city filed suit to block the order. But the lawyer who started it all says the city had no authority to sue.

A rollover accident in Far East El Paso left a woman dead and a male in critical condition, officials said. Around 8:30 a.m., two people were ejected from a vehicle on Interstate 10 East near the Horizon exit. They taken sent to Del Sol Medical Center. A spokeswoman for the Department of Public Safety said

During a time when many are preparing to spend the holidays with family members, one family spent Friday morning saying a final farewell to the man they now call a hero. El Paso Police officer Angel Garcia, 27, was laid to rest at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in El Paso’s Lower Valley. Ofc. Garcia was struck

Some local educators said the National Rifle Association’s proposal to mandate every school have an armed guard on campus is not a solution to school violence. “That does not guarantee that these kinds of violent acts that we saw will not occur. There is no guarantee,” said Norma De La Rosa, the President of the

As school children prepare for Christmas break, many of them have been distracted by the fallout from the mass shooting in Connecticut. Among the more than two dozen people killed were 20 elementary students. Shortly after, the alleged shooter, Adam Lanza took his own life. The tragedy has sparked nationwide threats to schools, even here

The El Paso Police officer killed on the job Sunday, was shopping with underprivileged children for charity the day before he died. Ron Martin, President of the El Paso Municipal Police Officers Association said officer Angel Garcia went in on his day off to shop with needy children for the Association’s annual Cops Helping Kids

The perception of individuals with autism could possibly be affected by the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut — felt as far away as El Paso. Connecticut’s chief medical examiner has now enlisted the help of professors from the University of Connecticut to pursue genetic testing on 20-year-old Adam Lanza, the man

An initial version of El Paso City Manager Joyce Wilson’s recent evaluation by City Council and subsequent performance improvement plan have been made public. Journalist Debbie Nathan, formerly of Newspaper Tree, posted the document on the Internet this week. The document had only been distributed in City Council’s executive session last week and was considered

Early Wednesday morning the Canutillo Independent School District board of trustees voted to buy out superintendent Damon Murphy’s contract with the district. The board discussed Murphy’s employment and possible response to a notice of investigation from the Texas Education Agency for four hours before emerging from executive session at 12:30 a.m.. The board unanimously voted

Dec. 19, 2012 update: Miss Las Cruces Sarah J. Richardson has voluntarily resigned her title after being arrested and charged with aggravated DWI. In a statement Richardson wrote, “I have officially resigned my title as Miss Las Cruces 2013. My actions are not congruous with the actions of a Miss America candidate, and I realize

City Council voted 6-1 today to approve changes to the design of streets surrounding the planned Downtown Triple-A ballpark.Among the changes will be the narrowing of some streets in order to make them more pedestrian friendly. Those changes include removing the center turn lane on Santa Fe as well as modifying Missouri from two lanes

In the Upper Valley, a family’s home is decorated for the Christmas holiday and on a special place above the fireplace mantel, three stockings hang, one for each member of the Zambrano family. Jaime Zambrano shared a home with his older sister and their father.Even though Jaime wasn’t expected to be home for Christmas,his stocking

There is no guarantee; however, work is already being done to prepare for a new way to treat homeless patients who need medical help in El Paso. University Medical Center is exploring the idea of permanently housing a nurse at the El Paso Rescue Mission. The plan, which was submitted to the state of Texas,

Last week El Paso’s city council approved an agreement with Automatic Data Processing, ADP, to give them tax breaks to entice the company to bring more jobs to El Paso. On Monday, El Paso County Commissioners approved a similar deal with one caveat. Commissioners asked that language be put into the agreement that requires ADP

Twenty-seven-year-old officer Angel Garcia stopped his car in the middle of the interstate with his emergency lights on before he was struck and killed. “The incident began around 6:59 this morning,” said Mike Baranyay, EPPD spokesperson. “That’s when Garcia responded to a call of a traffic hazard, a ladder that was in the middle of

The Ysleta Independent School District has posted a Facebook status to honor the victims of Friday’s Sandy Hook Elementary mass shootings in Connecticut. “To honor the victims at Sandy Hook Elementary, YISD students and staff are encouraged to wear green and white (Sandy Hook school colors) on Monday, Dec. 17. Please, no jerseys or jeans.

Across the nation, mental health specialists are weighing the psychological affects of a lone gunman killing innocent children and inspiring terror at school, a place that no longer seems safe. “Many of them will be likely fearful and have lots of questions,” said Dr.MehmetOz of “The Dr. Oz Show.” Questions like, “Why did someone do

The public is speaking up after the third administrator within the New Mexico State University system announced her intent to leave. Those in support of, as well as those against, embattled Dona Ana Community College President Dr. Margie Huerta made their arguments before the NMSU Board of Regents during their regular meeting on Friday. “I’m

After the departure of the New Mexico State University president and provost, many in the Las Cruces community are hoping to see the same done within the Doa Ana Community College. DACC faculty, former students and members of the community are still angry about the nursing program’s loss of accreditation four months ago. Nursing students

The Border Highway Loop 375 extension west project has yet to break ground, but already grumbles can be heard. A petition has begun to circulate among business owners, and those who frequent the downtown shopping district, to create an additional entrance to the project. There appears to be a concern that a lack of traffic

After four hours of deliberations, a jury found Cirilo “Chilo” Madrid guilty of public corruption charges Friday. Madrid, 67, is convicted of conspiracy to defraud the United States, theft or embezzlement of federal funds and mail fraud. Judge Frank Montalvo ordered Madrid immediately taken into custody. Defense attorney Leon Schydlower asked Montalvo to consider granting

Police are trying to figure out who shot at a car parked outside a home in east El Paso. This incident happened after 10 Thursday night on the 1900 block of Mosswood. A family says they were playing board games when they heard gunshots. When they went outside, bullet holes were discovered in the car

He dons a red suit trimmed with white, sports a gray beard and hollers “Merry Christmas,” to people passing by. However, take a closer look and the man found daily in west El Paso isn’t the man you’d expect when you hear the name Kris Kringle. “It’s not the 25th, buddy!” yells the man, after

Bieber fever gone too far: New Mexico State police confirm two inmates at a Las Cruces prison plotted to kill teen pop star Justin Bieber. A spokeswoman for the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility didn’t say much about the crazy plot, but radio DJs all over the country can’t stop talking about it. “And if

The El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees announced that it will appeal the Texas Education Agency commissioner’s move to strip the board of power and appoint a board of managers to oversee the district to the U.S. Department of Justice. Board trustees voted on the appeal after midnight Wednesday. Before the vote, the

Texas Education Agency Commissioner Michael Williams appointed a new board of managers to oversee the El Paso Independent School District. Williams made the announcement in El Paso Thursday morning after he had informed Interim Superintendent Vernon Butler and board president Isela Castaon-Williams. While members of the current board of trustees are not technically being removed,