Month: February 2014

“Aurora” is a composition from Hans Zimmer dedicated to those who lost their lives and were affected by the tragedy in Aurora, Colo., according to a post on The Dark Knight Rises Facebook page. One hundred percent of the proceeds will be donated to the Aurora Victim Relief organization through GivingFirst.org. The song is available

“Dancing with the Stars” is repeating some steps for its fall season. An “All-Star” edition of the ABC competition show will bring back 12 former rivals including Pamela Anderson, Kirstie Alley and Bristol Palin. Former ‘NSync member Joey Fatone and gymnast Shawn Johnson will also be returning, ABC announced Friday. Other contestants include: – “General

Veteran actress Lupe Ontiveros, best known for her role in the movie “Selena,” has died.Close friend Rick Najera says the actress and native El Pasoan who also appeared in dozens of films and TV shows over her 35-year-career died Thursday night of cancer. She was 69. Najera said she was surrounded by family and friends,

ABCNews One week after Colorado’s movie theater shooting, Maryland cops have foiled what they believe could have been another massacre. Law enforcement sources tell ABC News that a man from Crofton, Md., is under arrest for allegedly making threats against an employer and co-workers. The suspect had more than 20 firearms at his residence, including

For about six years residents of a northeast El Paso neighborhood have been living with what they call an eyesore on their street. Now some residents said they want something to be done about the boarded-up home on the 6000 block of Redstone. In 2008, th Office of Code Compliance for the city of El

The Drug Enforcement Administration seized more than $36 million in cash and arrested 91 people in a nationwide crackdown against manufacturers, distributors and vendors of synthetic designer drugs. The DEA administrator, Michele Leonhart, said Thursday agents in 31 states also seized 4.9 million packets of synthetic marijuana, material to make 13.6 million more packages and

Fort Bliss is affirming its commitment to the welfare of its soldiers by attempting to curb substance abuse and encourage health and welfare programs as well as quality of life on post. It is partially being done through the development of places such as Freedom Crossing, according to Fort Bliss officials. But those focal points

El Paso police are searching for the driver who crashed his car into a ditch, and then ditched the passengers. It happened around 1:30 this morning near the intersection of Gateway West and Americas. Police on the scene say the driver of a Ford Mustang lost control and crashed into the ditch, leaving behind two

Major General Dana Pittard is keeping an eye on what’s happening at the El Paso Independent School District. The Fort Bliss commander talked about the school district when he spoke at aluncheaon with local mediathis week.He answered questionsabout the challenges and benefits for Fort Bliss students. “Obviously, we’re concerned about that because we want our

Sunland Park’s librarian was arrested Wednesday afternoon and is accused of voter fraud New Mexico State Police arrested Luz Vargas at the library.. According to District Attorney Amy Orlando, Vargas was registering people to vote who do not live in Sunland Park and subsequently voted in the city’s March election. She has been charged with

A nationwide operation by the Drug Enforcement Agency leads to raids of local smoke shops in the Borderland. Agents went into businesses looking for synthetic drugs commonly marketed as “bath salts” and “spice.” Beginning Wednesday morning, DEA agents, the El Paso Sheriff’s Office and theEl Paso police raided Higher Level, Cool Arrows, Green Effect, Phat

In recent weeks, El Paso Electric (EPE) has learned of several scams that prey on EPE customers. The scam artists urge customers to provide personal information or payment to a third party. While some scammers represent themselves to be EPE employees and tell customers their account is past due, others claim they have a “good

A man is dead after being hit by a car in the Lower Valley Tuesday night. It happened around 9:45 pm near the intersection of Alameda and Inglewood. El Paso Police say an unidentified man was found dead on the scene when they arrived.Investigators say they are having trouble identifying the victim, since he was

Tuesday’s El Paso Independent School District board meeting touched on a variety of key topics including revisions to anti-discrimination policies to address a student’s recent suicide, an update on efforts to re-evaluate and clarify the role of EPISD’s internal auditor, and an update on the search for a new superintendent. Watch the video story for

Carlsbad Caverns National Park remained closed Tuesday after heavy chemical fumes caused several employees to become sick. The park closed Monday afternoon and offered refunds to visitors. Park Superintendent John Benjamin tells the Carlsbad Current-Argus (http://bit.ly/QhcKQM ) that a contractor apparently had used a solvent to clean newly installed rails in the elevator shaft that

Monday evening El Paso City Council voted on redistricting options in order to even out a population and housing boom in certain parts of town and losses in others. All of council, with the exception of District 6 RepresentativeEddie Holguin Jr., voted in favor map ‘F’, the map put forth by District 1 Representative Ann

As The University of Texas at El Paso approaches the celebration of its 100th anniversary, the University has begun a new phase in the recent expansion of its campus facilities. On July 23, UTEP President Diana Natalicio unveiled final renderings for eight projects that will use pedestrian walkways and green spaces to knit together campus

A 24-year-old has been arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing outside of an East El Paso party on Sunday. Samuel Jacob Perez, of the 7500 block of Green Valley, was arrested and charged with murder in the death of 21-year-old Cameron Canada. Perez’s bond is set at $150,000. This is the city’s 17th homicide

The consolidation of the El Paso County IT department several years ago came to a head on Monday as Sheriff Richard Wiles told commissioners the system isn’t working. Roughly $1 million of the IT department’s budget is tied to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Wiles said that hasn’t stopped several concerns from going unanswered.

A review panel meant to clean up the way high budget projects in El Paso County are developed was discussed for the second time in two months during County Commissioners Court on Monday. The panel would oversee any project using $50,000 or more of public funds and include a County contract administrator, a County auditor,

Four years after her husband’s death Elizabeth Burleson is battling the El Paso County Commissioners Court over their current medical examiner, saying if changes aren’t made hundreds of court cases could be overturned and create a damaging ripple-effect. Her husband, who died of complications from a staph infection that developed after a car crash, held

El Paso County Sheriff’s officials confirmed a man died from electrocution on Saturday. The initial investigation revealed the man was repairing a water line and working with electricity near the 500 block of Gina in Clint, Texas. A sheriff’s spokeswoman said the man’s son turned on the power that caused his electrocution. Investigators said the

Federal agents have helped a nine-year-old boy suffering from a massive tumor get out of a dangerous Juarez neighborhood and across the Texas border for medical treatment. U.S. Homeland Security Investigations assisted Thursday in picking up the boy and his parents from a gang-infested neighborhood in Juarez opposite El Paso, Texas. DHS located the boy

The City of El Paso’s Engineering Department released a cost estimate document last month recommendingabout $30 million worth of improvements. ABC-7 examined the items on the list and asked City Engineer Alan Shubert about them. “What you have is a building that was built 30 years ago with 30 years of deferred maintenance,” said Shubert.

There will be a 20 percent chance of showers and storms tonight. Some storms popped up to our southeast and headed north and northwest early Friday afternoon. The weekend will be hotter with temps in the mid to upper 90s and only a 10 percent chance of rain.

By CNN The posts show how quickly life can change. “Everyones dressing up as Batman, im going dressed as Bruce Wayne… Albeit a short stubby unsexy Bruce Wayne #CouldntFindBatmanMaskInTime,” wrote one Twitter user, identified online as Zach Eastman. “Going to see the final batman tonight! So EXCITED!!!” wrote another Twitter user, @DjaylaRene. And, in hindsight,

Some buses from Mexico are carrying more than passengers on vacation or a weekend shopping spree. Smugglers are using the buses to bring drugs into the U.S., and the bigger the vehicle, the larger the load of drugs. “There are a lot more compartments in a bus than a car,” said Joe Raigosa, a Customs

In the second day of testimony, Jose Roman, an admitted drug and gun smuggler for the Juarez drug cartel, took the stand. Roman is the one who implicated the Reese family after he was arrested in January 2011 accused of smuggling drugs from Mexico. Homeland Security agents said after Roman’s arrest, he volunteered to cooperate

Director Christopher Nolan is defending fans irate over negative reviews of “The Dark Knight Rises.” While the final piece of Nolan’s “Dark Knight” trilogy has gotten mostly positive reviews, a few critics, including The Associated Press’ Christy Lemire, gave it a negative review. Fan response to those critics became so venomous on the review aggregator

The public is invited to attend the second of two community meetings to discuss and get feedback about the preliminary concepts of implementing a double-track, 2-mile Streetcar system from the Downtown-international bridge area and travel up to the Glory Road Transfer Center. The meeting is from 6 to 8 p.m. today at El Paso Community