Month: July 2014

A 75-year-old man died after being being struck by a car Friday night in West El Paso. Anselmo Muiz was trying to cross Mesa Street near Festival Drive when he was hit just before 10 p.m. Police said he was not at a cross walk. He was taken to University Medical Center with serious injuries,

Four train cars derailed at between Texas Magoffin in Central El Paso Friday afternoon. Derailment services was being used to pull the four train cars out. El Paso Fire officials said chemicals did not spill from the derailment and there was no hazard. Police are on scene for traffic control but there’s no traffic backup.

U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke said the federal government is wasting money by pouring cash into El Paso’s Veterans Affairs facility — if top local officials aren’t held accountable for having some of the longest wait times in the country. Interim VA Secretary Sloan Gibson visited El Paso on Friday and promised to increase funding to

City of El Paso Special Election to fill the District 6 seat will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, July 19, 2014. Watch interviews with the four candidates at http://bit.ly/1nkUm9F. The candidates are: ALEX ZUNIGA CLAUDIA ORDAZ DICK BOWEN MICHAEL ARMSTRONG The special election is being held because City Rep. Eddie Holguin had

Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Sloan Gibson is expected in El Paso Friday morning for a news conference. Along with Congressman Beto O’Rourke, Gibson will talk about goals to dramatically change access to healthcare for veterans in the community. The nation’s Veterans Affairs Department has come under fire recently for allegations of misconduct at hospitals across

Karla Escobedo says her mother and five kids were inside the home at the time of the fire. She says her mother was heating something up in the microwave when it malfunctioned and exploded, setting a wall inside the home on fire. “I haven’t asked the kids, I haven’t even tried asking my mom,” Escobedo

The Code Compliance officer that was struck by a vehicle on July 2 while he was on duty has died. Robert Narro, who had been a Code Compliance officer since March 2012, was on the sidewalk conducting an investigation when he was struck by a vehicle driven by 29-year-old Rosendo Alvarado in the 8300 block

The hit and run driver who killed a 19-year-old over the weekend is still on the loose as of Wednesday night. Police are asking for any information about the death of Joe Anthony Hernandez. He was killed Saturday At the intersection of Lomaland and Gateway West. Joe’s family found out he had been killed two

After more than 10 years of serving patients, a small medical diagnostic business is being forced to close its doors. It was an emotional day at Imaging El Paso on the west side. Patients go there for mammograms, ultrasounds and other medical diagnostic screenings. Owner Martha Vera said she just can”t stay in business because

A simple Craigslist ad turns into a robbery. El Paso Police arrested four people for their alleged roles in an aggravated robbery incident which happened during a craigslist ad transaction. Police say the incident happened outside a home near the 7800 block of Montecito after the victim posted a Craigslist ad showing a cell phone

The mother of a 17-year-old girl has been arrested by Doa Ana County Sheriff’s deputies for what they allege was physical and sexual abuse in reaction to the girl’s sexual orientation. Sheriff’s officials have enhanced the charges because they say the incident qualifies as a hate crime. The 40-year-old mother was taken into custody Tuesday

The Socorro Independent School District board unanimously voted to extend the contract of Superintendent Dr. Jose Espinoza Tuesday night. He’s been on the job for two years come September. The board agreed to raise his base salary from $244,800 to $270,000, offer an annuity benefit of $17,500, a Texas Retirement System contribution of $19,035, with

Questions continue as to why Deputy City Manager Jane Shang is on paid administrative leave. Today ABC-7 looked back at her final city council appearance this April for clues. City reps were scheduled to discuss Shang’s departure on Tuesday, Instead, the item was removed from the agenda and members of the media were provided with

Investing millions in a new medical school in Las Cruces is just the beginning. Businessman Dan Burrell tells ABC-7 he can do more for the Southern New Mexico economy with his new company, Burrell Western Resources. Burrell has acquired mining claims for about 2,600 acres of land in the Jarilla Mountains, just north of Orogrande,

July 18, 2014 Update: The El Paso Police Department has released the identity of the 22-year-old man shot and killed Tuesday morning in Northeast El Paso. He has been identified as Dominique Kish of the 1300 block of Honeysuckle in El Paso. The police department’s Crimes Against Persons (CAP) unit continues to investigate the homicide.

According to Governor Susana Martinez, the school was created to specifically address New Mexico’s need for doctors. It will be the state’s second medical school. Dan Burrell, the Chief Investor of the project, said it will eventually help the most underserved areas of New Mexico. “This program, this school is specifically designed to address those

Many students caught up in the sudden closure of Anamarc College are still waiting for answers. But others are moving forward and completing their education. Students in four Anamarc programs say there is still no concrete plan to help them finish their education. Today, some of those closest to completing their programs actually took final

It’s been about a month since MountainStar Sports Group announced its pursuit of a Major League Soccer (MLS) team for El Paso. ABC-7 has learned the El Paso County Coliseum is making some big changes to it’s property. Could that be a future stadium site? The El Paso Chihuahuas ownership group expressed interest in bringing

El Paso is one step closer to creating a county manager position. The county’s human resources department Monday presented three options for restructuring the county’s organizational chart. “Professionalizing management at El Paso County,” said County Judge Veronica Escobar. “We are one of the few organizations in the community, and we are one of the few

New Mexico will be getting its second school of medicine and it will be located on the New Mexico State University campus in Las Cruces. The project comes at a price tag of $85 million, which will not come out of taxpayers pockets because it is privately funded. The Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at

A Denny’s Restaurant in Las Cruces was shut down early Monday morning after a fire broke out. This happened approximately at 4:30 a.m. on the 700 block of South Main Street. Fire crews tell us the fire began in the venting system within a hood over the stoves. Emergency crews tell us the fire was

Chico, the El Paso Chihuahuas mascot, was in good company Sunday night when a 40-year-old mascot made his debut at Southwest University Park. The Famous San Diego Chicken had baseball fans clucking all night long. It made the game more unique than usual, with double the mascot fun. He even signed autographs after putting on

There is new information regarding the death of a man on the railroad tracks near the Lower Valley Saturday. Emergency crews got the call just after 4 a.m. that a person had been hit near Roseway and Presa in the Lower Valley. Investigators now say alcohol may have been a factor and they also say

The Upper Valley got hit with heavy storms that caused flooding and power outages. Homes and businesses from Sunland Park to Talbot Street experienced weather related blackouts. ABC-7 crews found several traffic lights off of Doniphan Street not working. Police and sheriff deputies were managing traffic in the area. El Paso Water Service was also

A man who was involved in a SWAT situation Saturday afternoon is now in custody. According to the Las Cruces Sun-News, it all began as a traffic stop near the intersection of Melody and Mesa Grande around 1 p.m. The paper reports a deputy with the Doa Ana County Sheriff’s Office fired his weapon at

Police are investigating a pedestrian accident in El Paso’s Eastside. It happened early Saturday morning on Gateway West and Lomaland. Investigators told ABC-7 that a young man, possibly in his teens, was found dead on the roadway. Police have not identified the mans body. Witnesses told our ’round the clock news crew the person driving

Another person was killed in El Paso’s Lower Valley when a train hit a person. Emergency crews got the call just after 4 a.m. that a person had been hit near Roseway and Presa in the Lower Valley. One week ago two men were seen lying on the tracks before getting hit by a train.

El Paso County remains hopeful this week that the Texas Department of Transportation will reimburse a majority of more than half a million dollars in withheld grant money. That funding has been in jeopardy because of the county’s disgraced Vamonos Vanpool program. ABC-7 spoke this week with the county auditor’s office, which took over communications

Friday was the deadline for Anamarc College to have a plan in place for students to continue their education after suddenly closing its doors last week. ABC 7 has been following this story for weeks following Anamarc’s sudden closure, and a statement this afternoon from congressman Beto O’rourke says students in Anamarc’s nursing assistant, medical

More than 450 immigrants were sworn in as official United States citizens Friday. The immigrants came from 35 different countries, and took part of the naturalization ceremony led by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Naturalization is the process by which U.S. citizenship is conferred upon foreign citizens or nationals after fulfilling the requirements