Month: August 2014

Prior to the Organ mountains becoming a national monument, local leaders were worried that drug smugglers and other criminals would freely roam on the lands while the hands of law enforcement were tied. Republican Congressman Steve Pearce. who represents Las Cruces, says he has introduced a bill in Washington to fix those concerns. Pearce says

Six Fort Bliss soldiers are in the hospital after a training accident, according to officials on post. EMS crews took four of the soldiers to the hospital in ambulances. Two others were airlifted. Fort Bliss officials say all six soldiers sustained non-life threatening injuries and are expected to survive. Officials said the accident happened shortly

Summer school has a whole new meaning in the El Paso Independent School District. Instead of being solely centered on kids who need to catch up, the district’s Summer Enrichment Program focuses on keeping kids sharp. EPISD is trying to fight what they call “the summer brain drain” or “learning slide,” where kids spend most

ABC-7 has obtained the criminal complaint against a man involved in a SWAT situation in Dona Ana County, New Mexico. The document shows the incident ended with the man allegedly biting a police dog. And this isn’t Davalous Brown’s first run-in with the law. For this investigation, 21-year-old Brown is charged with battery against an

EPISD is about a month away from no longer being one of the few districts in the state to allow custodians and their families to live on-campus. A handful of custodians will need to vacate their living quarters by Sept. 1. The district used to let custodians live on-campus for free, to flip boilers overnight

On Wednesday four witnesses took the stand in the capital murder case of Juan “Johnny” Gonzalez. The alleged confrontation between three teens and an off-duty, out of uniform officer took place in central El Paso on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012 around 4:45 p.m. Gonzalez is accused of beating Officer Jonathan Molina so badly, that he

Mayor Lee Vela of Anthony, Texas responded to allegations from its own police department. The Anthony Police Department claimed town officials have been holding up efforts to negotiate their contracts with a collective bargaining agreement. An attorney for the police department told ABC-7 officers turned in the paperwork and a petition to put the issue

Congressman Beto O’Rourke has written a column in TribTalk in response to Gov. Rick Perry’s decision to send National Guard to the border. Read it in its entirety below: As tens of thousands of children leave death and despair in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador and make the thousand-mile voyage to present themselves for refuge

Early Voting results for a special election to fill the city council seat vacated by city Rep. Eddie Holguin show Claudia Orzaz with close to three-fourths of the vote. ABC-7 spoke with the four candidates who want to finish serving Holguin’s term, and what changes they would like to see in El Paso. “I would

Doug Martin, the recently named interim head coach of the New Mexico State Aggie football team is expected to be named the head coach soon. A source close to university has told ABC-7 the school has spoken to several coaches, including four on Thursday. But NMSU has decided on Martin and was negotiating a contract

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The losing mayoral candidate and victim of an alleged extortion plot in a troubled New Mexico border city has given up his legal fight to claim the seat. The Albuquerque Journal reports (http://bit.ly/11icQMw) that former Sunland Park mayoral candidate Gerardo Hernandez instead will set his sights on the 2014 mayoral election. District Court Judge Manuel

The El Paso Zoo set a record breaking attendance in 2012 with 354,130 visitors, according to a Zoo news release. It is the first time the zoo has reached this milestone. “Families know that the zoo is a great family entertainment package. We offer families value and fun as well as the opportunity to discover

Before the passing of Hall of Famer Don Haskins four years ago, the Bear always made everyone feel like part of the family. Thanks to a new restaurant, bar and grill, backed by the Haskins family, soon everyone will be invited to the Haskins House, located at 3800 North Mesa, near the corner of Sun

UTEP’s 2013 football schedule was released on Wednesday. The Miners have a stout non-conference schedule with rivalry games versus Colorado State, New Mexico and NM State, and a date with perennial national power Texas A&M. UTEP’s eight-game Conference USA slate is a mix of old foes (Louisiana Tech, Rice, Tulane, Tulsa) and new acquaintances (Florida

The temperature will be colder overnight with temps expected to drop down to the upper 20s but with no wind. Expect lots of sunshine Thursday with highs around 56. Friday and the weekend also look good. We will see more clouds mix with sun and temps will climb to the mid and upper 60s.

Leonard “Tripper” Goodman III, El Paso Inc.’s El Pasoan of the Year for 2012, heads the Goodman Financial Group and has been active in civic affairs for three decades. Goodman was honored at the El Pasoan of the Year luncheon on Jan. 30. Most recently, he headed up the El Paso Tomorrow PAC that financed

A memorial celebration of the life of John Morris Garmon, lifelong El Pasoan and longtime broadcast journalist, will be held this Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. at Western Hills United Methodist Church (524 Thunderbird Dr.) in El Paso. John was the son of the late Jake and Ella Mae Garmon of El Paso

Adult film actor Ron Jeremy is in critical condition after suffering a heart aneurysm, according to TMZ. Jeremy, 59, drove himself to Cedars-Sinai hospital Tuesday afternoon after experiencing severe chest pain and doctors discovered the aneurysm. Jeremy’s manager told TMZ that Jeremy’s condition has worsened and he was transferred to the intensive care unit and

City Council moved Tuesday to acquire, at least temporarily, another parking lot for its new City Hall location. Council voted unanimously to lease a parking lot behind the El Paso Times Building, the future site of at least a part of the new City Hall. It’s the third parking lot acquired by the City in

The El Paso Exploreum, which opened this past weekend, will be moving temporarily. It will be closed until Feb. 9 when the relocation to the former Lynx Exhibits building, 300 W. San Antonio, is complete. “The relocation is needed to give the museum’s founders time to replace several interior walls which contractors mistakenly built with

Japanese cafe offers chocolate truffles of your sweetie as Valentine’s gift Make personalized M&Ms Chocolate

As other states move to provide driver’s licenses to immigrants unlawfully in the country, New Mexico is renewing a debate over Republican Gov. Susana Martinez’s proposal to stop granting licenses to illegal immigrants. A House committee on Tuesday gives the first airing to the governor’s proposal in the 60-day legislative session. Similar measures have died

Several cars went up in flames behind a central El Paso auto shop Monday night. The incident happened just after 11:30 p.m. at Navarro’s Auto Shop near the intersection of Yandell and Copia. Three cars and an SUV were destroyed by the flames. Fire officials say the situation looks suspicious, but won’t confirm at this

The 113th Congress is entering its fourth week of its first term. And it looks like senators and representatives on both sides of the aisle are making headway in bipartisan relations, at least on some issues. The newest example of this is the latest effort to reform our nation’s immigration system. Monday, a group of

An 18-year-old man died from injuries sustained in a shooting Monday night and El Paso Police believe it was gang related, according to police spokesman Sgt. Chris Mears. The man has been identified as Christian Duran of the 5000 block of Debeers. Mears said the shooting occurred around 7:20 p.m. on the 5500 block of

Over half the 26,000 students at Socorro High were at one point, English learners, making the $1.8 million-dollars the U.S. Department of Education approved for Socorro ISD and UTEP come in handy. The grant will fund a program called Project LEAD, a five-year effort to improve skills of teachers who work with English learners. Project

Historic districts such as Sunset and Manhattan Heights, Austin Terrace and Old San Francisco have buildings in them that aren’t protected by city code. But the Historic Landmark Commission wants to change that. They want certain rules to apply to every building in a historic district to maintain the area’s integrity. This means developers and

Two off duty El Paso Police Officers observe a teen writing on various traffic control signs and a traffic light box as he walked along the 6600 block of Edgemere. The officers, a 6 year veteran and 10 month probationary officer, observed 17 year old Miguel Lujan as he walked away from the scene to