Month: July 2014

Mexican singer Juan Gabriel has not died, contrary to rumors floating around the Internet on Thursday. Juan Gabriel was hospitalized in Las Vegas for about three weeks in April due to pulmonary pneumonia. Upon his release he was ordered to be on absolute rest for two months. Jesus Salas, the singer’s rep, told Mexican newspaper

It will be a long day for the the finalists vying for city manager of El Paso. The four final candidates are expected to be interviewed Thursday by city council and other panels made up of past and present city officials. The finalists: City of El Paso CFO Carmen Arrieta-Candelaria, City of El Paso Assistant

The four finalists for the city manager position mingled with El Pasoansin the Plaza Theatre entrance hall Wednesday. While the event was open to everyone and dozens showed up, ABC-7 was hard-pressed to find anyone there who was just your average citizen. Many were city employees, business owners, community leaders and public advocates. But everyone

Cattle can lead themselves to water, but can they drink? A fierce debate about water rights is happening in Otero County, New Mexico. Ranchers near Agua Chiquita, about 30 miles from Cloudcroft, are fighting the U.S. Forest Service after access to the small creek was fenced off. Water is one of the most valuable resources

A man stabbed on April 2, 2014 has died from his injuries. The victim, 46-year-old Arturo Villareal, was in an alley in 5018 Alameda with another person when he was approached by 50-year-old Paul Lomeli Jimenez who began to argue with the victim. El Paso Police say that as the argument continued, a physical altercation

A former El Paso County Sheriff’s deputy has been arrested May 6 on a charge of improper sexual activity with person in custody and tampering with physical evidence. According to the sheriff’s office, a female who had been arrested by Deputy Reuben Rodriguez said that Rodriguez had solicited a sex act from her when she

The community is invited to a meet and greet reception with the four finalists for city manager from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the Plaza Theatre. The City of El Paso has narrowed down the search for a new City Manager to four candidates. Half of the candidates are locals, the other two

Major changes are coming to the El Paso Independent School District. The board of managers adopted an open enrollment policy at its meeting Tuesday in an effort to curb the district’s budget deficit. Students from any part of town can now attend EPISD schools. Each student is worth $5,500 a year in state funding. “The

Illegal casino, or not? The state of Texas believes the Tiguas have been running a gambling operation at Speaking Rock for years and it wants access to videotape in order to prove it. If it is determined the Tiguas are running an illegal gambling operation instead of just “sweepstakes” gaming, they could face a fine

The city of Juarez”s environmental department has ordered the immediate removal of a new message placed on the Juarez mountain by the Luz del Mundo religious group, according to ABC-7’s media partner XHIJ-TV. The city of Juarez is threatening to fine the group between 7,300 pesos and 14,600 per day until they remove the message

Precinct Two County Commissioner Sergio Lewis is questioning whether run-off election opponent David Stout, as an aide to State Sen. Jose Rodriguez, misused sick leave by campaigning in the county election. “I wouldn’t let that happen. I would not let that happen,” Lewis said. “If I was in a situation, and one of my aides

Expect some heavy congestion on eastbound and westbound lanes of Interstate 10 on Mother’s Day. The freeway is expected to shutdown starting Sunday at 12 a.m. through Monday at 6 a.m. Closures will extend from the Porfirio Diaz exit to the Executive Center Boulevard exit, and vice versa. Crews continue to work on the completion

A military helicopter went down last night at approximately 8:15 p.m. in FortBliss’ northern training area. An 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 Chinook Helicopter, from Fort Bragg,N.C., was conducting High Altitude Mountainous Environment Training when itcrashed in the Ore Grande, N.M. training area. An investigation team from the U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center at FortRucker,

Two people are dead after a rollover accident on I-10 Saturday afternoon. Department of Public Safety spokesperson Sgt Elizabeth Barney tells ABC-7 the accident occurred at 12:07pm 27 miles east of Van Horn. A vehicle was travelling west when drifted south into the center median, the driver then over corrected in an attempt to get

Friday and Saturday marked the first weekend the El Paso Chihuahuas hosted games at Southwest University Park. Downtown businesses near the ballpark say the crowds coming after the game exceeded their expectations. “We were down here for work staying in El Paso and just thought we’d catch a great ball game,” said Detroit native Gabe

ABC-7 confirmed with Travis County jail officials, State Rep. Naomi Gonzalez turned herself in Friday night. Gonzalez is serving time after being convicted on a charge of driving while intoxicated. She was sentenced to more than two weeks in jail. The incident happened in March 2013. Austin police said Gonzalez crashed her BMW into a

El Paso baseball fans are right on top of the action at Southwest University Park. In fact, you are so close to the field, unless you sit behind the screen at home plate, a foul ball can reach you quickly at any time. There have already seen some real screamers going into the stands, including

Firefighters with the El Paso Fire Department responded to a Condition 3 fire on the 200 block of Whittier Drive in the Lower Valley shortly after noon on Friday. A firefighter on the scene told ABC-7 that no one was at home at the time of the fire and that there were no injuries. A

The Dona Ana Sheriff’s deputy who was driving 114 mph when she hit and killed a pedestrian on April 1 will not be charged with vehicular homicide. New Mexico State Police (NMSP) filed a criminal complaint charging deputy Eden Terrazas with multiple offenses, including vehicular homicide, in the accident that happened at about 8 p.m.

State Representative Naomi Gonzalez was sentenced to jail time for drinking and driving and causing a wreck in 2013. Gonzalez will spend 15 days in the Travis County Jail in Austin, Texas. Her sentence began Friday morning. The state representative was arrested in Austin after she drove drunk, hit a car and caused the vehicle

Fire crews are investigating the cause of a fire that happened at a vacant home in South-Central El Paso late Thursday night. It happened before midnight near the intersection of Paisano and Frutas. No injuries were reported.

A devastating day for several El Paso families. Three El Paso men who worked at the West Texas Detention Facility are dead. The Hudspeth County Sheriff’s Office told ABC-7 they were riding in an SUV with two other men. The vehicle rolled near Sierra Blanca, Texas, as the men were on their way back home.

The city of El Paso is growing and changing month by month. Many of those changes have come from annexations on the far east side. And they’re also creating some blurred lines for law enforcement. ABC-7 rode along with El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Manny Marquez recently to see those changes firsthand. “When they

The City of El Paso Animal Services Division is warning the public about a high number of cases of animals with parvo and distemper being brought to the shelter. Animal Services officials say that shelter animals frequently predict and mimic what is going on in the general population of area pets. Both the City of

Late afternoon May 1 Story: The names have been released of the three detention officers killed in an early morning crash near Sierra Blanca Thursday. Two other passengers were injured and transported to Del Sol Hospital in El Paso in critical but stable condition. All occupants of the 2005 Chevy Suburban were detention officers at

At Anthony Youth Farm in southern New Mexico produce is grown without pesticides or chemical fertilizers. The land is a partnership between the Anthony Water and Sanitation District and the American Friends Service Committee New Mexico. Yvonne Diaz went through the partnership’s farmer-to-farmer program. She believes it’s important to know what’s in a person’s food

ABC-7 has obtained photos of puppies infested with ticks that are at the heart of an animal cruelty investigation in Mesilla, New Mexico. Investigators tell ABC-7 that John Levine ran from his home once authorities arrived at 8472 Calle de Brazito. The property is about six miles south of Las Cruces off of Highway 478.

A family of four was forced out of their home after a fire erupted in the garage early Wednesday morning on the 9900 block of Laurie Jo Lane in Socorro. Socorro’s police and fire departments were called to the scene at about 3:40 a.m. A police officer told ABC-7 the home was engulfed in flames

The woman killed in Wednesday’s early morning crash has been identified as 36-year-old Amanda Duran of Fabens. El Paso County Sheriff’s officials were sent to a motor vehicle accident at about 2:15 a.m. in the 15300 block of Socorro Rd. in far East El Paso County. Deputies found a black Dodge passenger vehicle had crashed