Month: April 2014

A pedestrian is in the hospital after being struck on I-10 East Monday night. The incident happened around 8:45 p.m. near Zaragoza in East El Paso. Emergency dispatchers confirm the man was taken to Del Sol Hospital with serious injuries. Police have not said what the man was doing on the freeway. Initial radio transmissions

ABC-7 continues to try to get to the bottom of the impact fee debate. Now, we’re asking what analysis does the city evaluate to OK new developments. Impact fees are what developers pay to build new communities on the city’s outskirts. Currently, the developer pays 75 percent of the fee — and anyone who pays

The El Paso Council of Judges said Monday that Precinct One County Commissioner Vince Perez is mistaken in saying El Paso district judges may be showing favoritism in allocating taxpayer dollars toward defending the poor in court. Perez on Monday formally asked the state to audit El Paso County’s process for appointing indigent defense attorneys

A man being booked into the Doa Ana County Detention Center on Sunday for failure to pay fines now faces felony drug charges after booking officers noticed him allegedly trying to hide a baggie of heroin in his rectum. Albert Sandoval, 34, of Doa Ana County, was being processed from one cell to another. That

El Paso Police confirmed a man showed up to Sierra Providence Memorial Hospital with possibly multiple gunshot wounds after a late night shooting. Emergency dispatch confirmed the shooting happened on the 5000 block of Trojan in northeast El Paso at approximately 11:30 p.m. Sunday night. It is still unclear what led to the shooting and

A graveside service is scheduled for Monday for Albert Schwartz, a former El Paso department store executive who led an effort that made El Paso the first city in the old Confederacy to end segregation in public accommodations.Bob Brannon, husband to Schwartz niece Edi Schwartz Brannon, says the 94-year-old former president of The Popular department

March 24, 2014 Update: El Paso Police have arrested 36-year old Luis Castruita, of the 600 block of Prospect, and charged him with murder in connection with the early Saturday morning shooting death of 22-year-old Efren Gonzalez. Investigators found Castruita late Sunday night and booked into the El Paso County Jail early Monday with his

Two men were killed in El Paso only five hours apart, in two separate shootings.It’s been 3 years since El Paso’s seen a deadly day like this. ABC-7 is the only media outlet able to confirm the names of both men who were killed in the shootings Saturday morning. One man has been taken into

A man crossing an Upper Valley street was hit and killed last night. Police said they think he’d been drinking. At close to 9 p.m. Friday night at the intersection of Doniphan and Hillside, 53-year-old Matthew Gurule was trying to run across the street. This is video from the ABC-7 Round the Clock crew right

A person is dead after being hit by a car in El Paso’s Upper Valley. El Paso Police say it happened at the intersection of Doniphan and Hillside aroundnine o’clock Saturday night. Our newsroom is working on getting more information on this story. Stay with ABC-7 on air and online as this story develops.

El Paso Police arrived Saturday morning to check the welfare of a residence and found a man inside, dead. Crimes Against Persons responded to what they’re calling a “deadly shooting” that happened at 5:28 a.m., at the 11200 block of War Cloud. Police have a man in custody. CAP said the preliminary investigation revealed that

Former Andress High School football great Andre Jones died of acute multiple drug toxicity, according to the medical examiner’s autopsy report. The report also states that heart disease was a contributing factors in his death. Hydrocodone and the breakdown of cocaine, marijuana, and sedatives were among the six drugs found in Jones’ body. The report

March 21, 2014 Update: An El Paso County grand jury has indicted Larry Phillip Otero on one count of intoxication manslaughter in the Nov. 14, 2013 death of Gabriel Morales. The accident report for the November crash states Otero was allegedly driving the wrong way on I-10 East at Zaragoza early the morning of Nov.

Race day is just around the corner and this weekend’s Sunland Derby at the Sunland Racetrack & Casino is expected to draw out 18,000 people. The winner of the race gets $800,000 and 50 qualifying points to make the Kentucky Derby. Most of the horses arrived earlier this week and are now ready to race.

A quiet old man has created quite a stir in Anthony. Neighbors complain that he keeps pulling down his pants and touching himself as women walk by the home. Ladies say they’ve been filing police reports for several years, but Anthony’s police chief says there’s not much his department can do other than investigate. He

ABC-7 obtained a copy of the city report often cited by the El Paso Association of Builders when its leadership argues in favor of development. Ray Adauto, the executive vice president of the association, repeatedly stated on ABC-7 Xtra Sunday night that development pays for itself in seven years. Adauto cited a report conducted by

If you’ve ever been to the Downtown Artist and Farmers Market, you’re doing more than just buying fresh fruits and vegetables. A survey was conducted by market partner La Semilla Food Center located in Anthony, New Mexico. It found that based on overall attendance and vendor participation, the economic impact of the weekly event is

You can’t get away from work but want to keep up with how your teams are doing in the NCAA Tournament? Here’s how to watch, according to gigaom.com: The NCAA website will stream all 67 games, no matter whether they require authentication or not. Users have to log in with their cable credentials for the

The local federal employees union leader is concerned the new half a billion dollar hospital that will replace William Beaumont Army Medical Center has been designed in a way that won’t meet the needs of the Fort Bliss community, while the hospital commander insists the new hospital will meet population growth. The hospital, slated to

More than one thousand job seekers showed up to a job fair at the El Paso County Coliseum Wednesday. Twenty eight of the 65 employers at the job fair were there looking to fill more than 1,200 positions for the William Beaumont Army Medical Center replacement hospital construction project, which is scheduled for completion at

Some of the major fire code violations found at the Gateway Hotel date back to a May 2012 inspection. May 2012 issues included a sprinkler system that may not operate, a locked fire escape and electrical concerns. Many of those same issues are noted in this February’s inspection report, but structural instability was added to

The story of Mine That Bird” will be told on the big screen. The New Mexico based horse raced in Ruidoso and Sunland Park but its place in horse racing history was secured when it finished first in the Kentucky Derby in 2009. “50 to 1” is premiering tonight in Albuquerque and ABC-7 is there

Jeffrey Farrey had a bond reduction hearing Wednesday morning and his bond was reduced from $1.5 million to $1 million cash surety and $500,000 personal recognizance bond. He has been charged with Injury to a Child by Omission, meaning he failed to protect his 5-month-old baby, Jackson, or get him medical attention. Army Spc. Jeffrey

El Paso City Council voted Tuesday to request an audit of the Central Appraisal District (CAD) and to evaluate its methods for appraising commercial properties. The City is going to request the CAD board to allow city auditors to review its finances and to allow the State Comptroller to review its procedures when it sets

To bike or not to bike. That’s the question that faces many cycling enthusiasts in the city. Bike lane advocates say that the lanes aren’t properly maintained, and often aren’t designed to keep cyclists safe. The issue of how to handle bike lanes in the city came up again at City Council on Tuesday. City

The U.S. Department of Energy has released a new update on the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) related to the monitoring of radiation emissions following a mid-February radiation leak. “New air sampling data from emission monitoring at WIPP indicated a very small additional radiation release occurred March 11, but with no expected health impacts to

March 18 is a day three El Paso families will never forget. Cpl. Victor H. Espinoza’s family was in Washington D.C. to receive the Medal of Honor – the highest military decoration on behalf of their deceased loved one. Espinoza was honored for his heroic actions in the Korean War. It’s been nearly 62 years

Two Doa Ana County men have been indicted, in separate cases, on multiple counts of Criminal Sexual Penetration of a child. Fernando M. Munoz, 34, of Las Cruces has been charged with 16 counts of criminal sexual penetration of a child under the age of 13 dating back to 2009 and contributing to the delinquency

The El Paso Police Department’s Special Traffic Investigations (STI) unit investigated a serious traffic collision at 11300 McCombs and Gateway South at about 2:30 a.m. March 18, 2014. Police say the investigation revealed that 20-year-old Miranda Ross, of the 5000 block of Ballinger, was driving a white 2014 Volkswagen Jetta south on McCombs allegedly at