Month: February 2014

As students across the borderland get ready to head back to school, one high school in Las Cruces, N.M., is opening its doors to students for the first time. The smell of fresh paint and new furniture welcome you when you step inside the doors of Centennial High School. After three years of construction and

The Ysleta Independent School District and 41 campuses will miss Adequate Yearly Progress or AYP in 2012, according to a district news release. Eighteen campuses will meet AYP. The district and 30 campuses will be Year 1 with no sanctions applied. Eleven campuses will move into Stage 1. AYP standards for 2012 were 87 percent

Young people who hope to avoid deportation are counting the days until they can apply for President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The application will be available August 15 but many are preparing now.“I came with my mom as a baby,” said Mayela Torres, 22. She lined up to pick up an information

Six American soldiers that were killed in a single roadside bombing in Eastern Afghanistan on July 8 were honored on Wednesday in a memorial service on Fort Bliss. Staff Sgt. Ricardo Seija, Spc. Erica P. Alecksen, Spc. Clarence Williams III, Pfc. Trevor B. Adkins, Pfc. Alejandro J. Pardo, Pfc. Cameron J. Stambaugh, died of wounds

A goat was picked up by animal control officers on the East Mesa in Dona Ana County and shelter officials are hoping the owner will go and claim him. Shelter officials with the Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley are caring for the adult male goat. “Sometimes this happens,” said shelter director Dr. Beth

The City of El Paso Environmental Services Department is now accepting electronic waste, also known as e-waste, to be recycled at its landfill, located at 2300 Darrington Road. This service is free and limited to residential customers for the disposal of normal household quantities of e-waste. Electronics from businesses will not be accepted. “By providing

Music Under the Stars organizers did not know what to expect when the 29th season got underway in June after suffering a massive drop off in attendance last year. “We’re really happy,” said Ben Fyffe, Cultural Programs Supervisor at Museums and Cultural Affairs Department (MCAD) at City of El Paso. “We kind of projected we

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office participated in the 24th annual National Night Out Tuesday evening. The event encourages neighbors to hold block parties where they can meet each other and law enforcement officers. The goal is to encourage a relationship between residents and officers to help fight crime in neighborhoods. “The neighborhood watch association

Some mothers in one Anthony, N.M., neighborhood tell ABC-7 they’re angry over a sex offender being allowed to live near and go to an elementary school. Paola Dominguez said the street she lives on used to be filled with kids playing, but now with a registered sex offender on the block, she said everyone’s more

Feline Fridays will continue at the City of El Paso Animal Shelter indefinitely, the Environmental Services Department announced Tuesday. Environmental Services, which manages the City’s Animal Services shelter, is joining the Humane Society of El Paso in extending a recent promotion that offers cat adoptions for half-price. Effective immediately, every Friday the public can adopt

El Paso City Council held a more than three-hour discussion Tuesday on the proposed relocation of City Hall in order to make way for the construction of $50 million ballpark on the current city hall site. In the end, council decided against acquiring three buildings and went with just two. The City will negotiate the

Celebrate National Night Out from 6 to 10 p.m. today at El Paso County Sheriff’s Office headquarters at 3850 Justice. Meet your neighbors as well as law enforcement agencies and others. Food, drinks and music will be available. The El Psao County Sheriff’s Office will have vehicles on display and you can also watch operational

The pedestrian who died in the I-10 collision early Aug. 2 near Downtown has been identified as 48-year-old Toby Balkmon. Balkmon, of El Paso, was dead and in the roadway of I-10 west at mile marker 18. At the same time Robert Ingo, who was driving a 1991 Nissan Sentra and Lorena Meza was driving

El Paso Police have identified the pedestrian who was killed Thursday night in the Lower Valley. Francisco Gabriel Vasquez, 50, of the 7600 block of N. Loop was killed when he was crossing the 1000 block of Carolina from the north curb to the south curb. At that same time the driver of a Ford

By ABC-7 Reporter Ashlie Rodriguez At Restlawn Memorial Parkon Monday there was sadness, and anger. Lopez went through an extensive licensing process that took months to complete. “She was an innocent little baby and this should not have occurred,” said Jayla’s grandmother, Mary Beckley. Becoming a foster parent takes on average three-to-four months, extensive interviews,

For Letticia Martinez, 17, this summer has been one for the record books, literally. She broke American and Panamerican swimming records to qualify for the 2012 London Paralympics. On Monday, Martinez received an honor not many teenagers can claim. “Now, therefore, we, the mayor and the city of Las Cruces City Council do hereby proclaim

Las Cruces Police arrested a man they suspect of discharging a handgun after being asked to leave a birthday party early Sunday morning. Daniel Golden, 26, of the 3900 block of Calle de Las Margaritas in Mesilla Park, is charged with one count each of negligent use of a firearm and possession of a firearm

At the Drive-In’s reunion tour rolled through Chicago on Sunday, Aug. 5 as the band played a headlining set at Lollapalooza. The band’s set was streamed live on YouTube. Lead singer Cedric Bixler Zavala, known for odd-funny-weird tweets as much as his acrobatic stage antics, peppered his onstage banter with quips about his abuelita, and

Las Cruces Police have arrested a 26-year-old they suspect of swinging a machete at another man causing a severed finger and a deep laceration to the victim’s forearm Fred Allen Price Gower, of 2400 S. Espina St., was arrested early Monday morning and booked into the Dona Ana County Detention Center on an open count

Thephrase “downtown revitalization” has been used quite a bit, city officials have been putting in a lot of work, trying to get downtown to be a destination for many to enjoy. Now, a new concept has been put before the city council: Using vacant buildings as art displays. El Pasoans have been spending a lot

Update: El Paso County Sheriff’s officials have identified the man killed in the crash as Sacho Jizkov of Elwood Park, Illinois Previous story: Just after 11 p.m. last night, a man was hit and killed by a semi-truck, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. The accident occurred on Interstate 10 East, just before

Lollapalooza’s Day 2 resumed after being suspended for several hours due to a dangerous storm in the Chicago area. El Paso band At the Drive-In is set to perform at the festival Sunday afternoon. Updated news can be found at http://www.lollapalooza.com/category/news-events/lolla-news/

A 14-year-old female was accidentally shot by a 15-year-old male late Friday evening, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. At around 10 p.m., the female was shot on the 18900 block of George Strait in Tornillo, Texas, police said. Police said the girl was transported to a local hospital with a gunshot wound

A pick-up struck and killed a man late last night, police said. It was just after 10 p.m. when officials said a man in his 20’s was crossing the 1000 block of Carolina Drive near Yarbrough. Police said the man walked in front of a pick-up driven by a 77-year-old man. The driver attempted to

Students in the Socorro Independent School District ended their first week of school Friday. That usually means much worse traffic conditions as parents begin dropping students off and picking them up. ABC-7 viewer Jay wrote to us concerning traffic near Helen Ball Elementary School, noting it was busier than usual. “Helen Ball Elementary School traffic

New Mexico shoppers receive a tax break on purchases of some clothing, shoes, school supplies and computers starting today and continuing through the weekend. The state’s annual tax-holiday is directed at shoppers with school-age children, but any customer benefits if they buy qualifying items at participating retailers. No gross receipts tax is imposed on certain

The family of former UTEP basketball star Chris Blocker are alive and well after not being heard from since Monday night in Missouri. Odessa Blocker, Chris’ wife, called her mother and said she had left Monday night to avoid conflict with Chris, according to a report by Fox 4 TV station in Missouri Thursday. Odessa

Soccer, or “futbl”, is certainly making its presence felt at the University of Texas at El Paso. The Men’s Soccer Club is working to make a name for itself. In the past year the club has made a comeback to UTEP, but with a different goal in mind. Club President, Alex Chacon said the team

The last street left of old Smeltertown was blocked off Tuesday night when a SWAT situation unfolded in the area. This happened a little after 10 p.m. on San Marcos street, which is just off Executive Center Blvd. by the remains of the ASARCO site. El Paso police tell us it began with a domestic

By ABC-7 Reporter Ashlie Rodriguez Student registration at Socorro Independent School District is booming, taking administrators and teachers by surprise. Linda Hitter’s third grade class at Horizon Heights Elementary is at capacity. But she said she’s not intimidated by the record breaking registration numbers. “I’m a teacher and I come in ready to teach whether