Month: May 2014

Most people looking for a job are worried about getting a good salary and benefits. But if you’re searching for work, you should also be wary of scams, baited by fake jobs. Scammers are seemingly always coming up with new ways to take advantage of people, including those on the job hunt. ABC 7 spoke

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case involving national arts and crafts store Hobby Lobby and the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. At issue — whether the government can require employers to provide coverage for contraception if the business owners say it violates their religious beliefs.The case, Sebelius vs. Hobby Lobby Stores,

El Paso Police arrested 752 people this month who had outstanding traffic warrants. Of this number, 311 were able to post bond – pay the warrants – and avoid being taken to jail. The remaining people were booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility. The operation took place between March 9-22 and police are

As chile production season approaches, three New Mexico State University professors say the danger of curly top virus is higher than last year, but still in the low percentage range. “The prediction for this year is that it is going to be a low year for curly top,” said Rebecca Creamer, professor of plant virology,

El Paso County will attempt to revive its “Vamonos Vanpool” program in order to continue receiving about $2 million dollars in other rural transit grants. Commissioners made the move just a week after they voted to cancel the program because it failed to comply with federal grant requirements. The county didn’t turn in the reports

The El Paso Chihuahuas came back from a 7-0 deficit to beat the Las Vegas 51s Sunday, 10-9. The bulk of the scoring came in El Paso’s seven-run sixth inning, which started with five consecutive hits. El Paso’s Jake Goebbert, Jace Peterson and Tyler Greene each had two hits and a home run. The Chihuahuas

El Paso Police are asking the public to help find a missing elderly man. The police department’s Crimes Against Persons unit was notified by relatives that Juan DelaRiva, 70, was missing. A local Silver Alert was activated. Investigators say DelaRiva was last seen walking away from the registration area of University Behavioral Health Center in

The New Mexico State track and field team wrapped up its competition at the 2014 Western Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships in Orem, Utah, on Saturday, May 17, with a fourth-place overall finish. The Aggies finished with a total of 120.50 points which was fourth to Idaho (182.50), Grand Canyon (164) and Utah Valley (128). The

Fighting for the Conference USA Outdoor title, the Miners advance to the finals after setting qualifying times on Saturday. Claiming success for the men’s team was Anthony Rotich. The Conference USA Champion defended his title in the 3,000m steeplechase garnering his first crown of the meet. The two-time National Champion conquered the field of 21

The Las Vegas 51s won their third straight game at Southwest University Park and sixth straight game overall Saturday, defeating the El Paso Chihuahuas, 6-4. Las Vegas starter Dana Eveland pitched six innings and struck out 10 Chihuahuas in the win. Both sides made two errors in the early innings, leading to at least one

The N.M. state baseball and softball tournaments continued today, below are the results. 5A Baseball (single elimination) Semifinals Mayfield 8 – Eldorado 9 F 5A Softball (double elimination) Oate 5 – Alamogordo 1 F Oate 5 – Carlsbad 3 F Oate 5 – Volcano Vista 1 F Oate vs. Rio Rancho in state championship Saturday.

The UTEP track and field team took four medals on the second day of action at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships. Jallycia Pearson helped the Miners earn their first 10 points of the meet with a gold-medal finish in the heptathlon. The Conference USA Champion swept the competition for a second day as she claimed

UTEP’s Martin Simonsen is tied for 32nd place with 36 holes in the books at the NCAA San Antonio Regional on Friday at Briggs Ranch Golf Course. Simonsen did improve his score from round one by a couple of strokes, carding an even-par 72 for a two-day total of 146 (74-72). He has quite a

The El Paso Men’s Fastpitch Softball Hall of Fame will had their annual induction ceremony of 10 individuals on Friday night at the Vista Hills Country Club. The Inductees in the Living Athlete Category are Kiki Hernandez, one of the most versatile softball players ever playing every position except pitcher. Joe “Lefty” Rodriguez was a

ABC-7’s quest to get to the truth about the financial health of El Paso Children’s Hospital hasn’t been easy. The station cares about unraveling the mystery because taxpayers are on the hook to pay off $120 million in bonds for the hospital. There’s a human side too. A Children’s Hospital employee wrote to say, “Recently,

The state playoffs continued in New Mexico Thursday for baseball and softball. 5A N.M. Baseball Quarterfinals Mayfield def. Rio Rancho, 4-1 *Trojans will face Eldorado 7:00 pm Friday in the 5A Semifinals 5A N.M. Softball (double elimination) Oate def. West Mesa, 11-0 in the morning Volcano Vista def. Oate, 11-2 in the afternoon. *Oate- one

UTEP Women’s Golf Coach Jere Pelletier announced the signing of Emilie Bechadergue, Sofia Castiello, Patricia Rico-Avello and June Ting to national letters of intent for the 2014-15 season. They will join returnees Amber Herrera, Alisa Rodriguez and Conference USA All-Tournament team member Camino Sardinero. “I think we have a really good group of newcomers coming

The New Mexico State athletic department released the season and single-game price’s for the 2014 football season and have announced an exciting new initiative for children. Season tickets go on sale on May 26. In order to make NM State home football games better for the whole family, season tickets for kids 12 and under

The El Paso Chihuahuas beat Albuquerque 6-3 Tuesday, sealing their third straight win and a series victory over the Isotopes. El Paso starter Billy Buckner surrendered only one run in 5.2 innings. Buckner has allowed three runs or less in three of his four starts since being signed by the Padres in mid-April. After Albuquerque

The StormTRACK Weather team issued a First Alert for high winds, hazy skies, and cool temperatures Tuesday morning. A strong cold front backed into the region this morning, the second cold front in as many days. Today’s cold front brought high winds, and kicked up dust. Winds gusted to 50 mph along west mountain slopes

UTEP women’s tennis head coach Myriam Sopel announced the signing of Jeannez Daniel for the 2014-15 season on Monday. Daniel signed her national letter of intent on Wednesday, May 7. Daniel, who will graduate from Florida Virtual School this month, competed at International Tennis Federation tournaments in a variety of places prior to signing with

Charlie Brown, one of the greatest players in UTEP basketball history as well as the first black athlete in the history of the program, passed away on Sunday in Antioch, Calif. following a long illness. He was 83 years old. Brown played at Texas Western College for three seasons (1956-59), averaging 17.5 points and 8.6

Three El Paso pitchers combined for the team’s second shutout of the season Sunday, as the Chihuahuas beat the Albuquerque Isotopes 11-0. Juan Oramas pitched 6.1 shutout innings on his 24 th birthday, scattering just two hits. Dennis O’Grady and Hector Ambriz each threw scoreless outings to complete the shutout. The Chihuahuas scored in five