Month: August 2014

The El Paso Chihuahuas overcame an early three-run deficit and beat the Salt Lake Bees 6-5 Friday at Smith’s Ballpark in Salt Lake City. It was El Paso’s third straight win, the first time the Chihuahuas finished off a third consecutive victory since July 10 th . Tyler Greene went 2-for-4 with a home run

El Paso Chihuahuas player Cody Decker continued his charm offensive, this time on Keith Olbermann’s TV show on ESPN on Wednesday night. Decker and Olbermann talked about Decker’s pranks on former teammate Jeff Francouer and the Chihuahuas popular dog face jerseys worn at Bark at the Park on Aug. 3, 2014 at Southwest University Park.

The body overseeing University Medical Center was set to address the budget and tax rate, along with El Paso Children’s Hospital today. But the County Hospital District Board ended up not doing much at all. The meeting ended without any action taken towards the children’s hospital, and the budget and tax rate discussion tabled until

It is the first official day on the job for newly-elected City Representative Claudia Ordaz as she attends her first El Paso City Council meeting Tuesday morning. Claudia Ordaz was elected last month in a special election to represent District 6, which covers part of the Lower Valley and east El Paso. She will be

City of El Paso budget talks are wrapping up, and ABC-7 is getting a clearer picture of how much your property taxes are going up. It’s looking like $27 more for fiscal year 2015 in property taxes the average homeowner in El Paso will pay. At least, that’s how it’s looking now, two weeks before

He was shot by a Las Cruces Police officer following an alleged armed robbery and now he’s facing a couple of felony charges. Erik Daniel Hernandez, 19, is now charged with robbery and aggravated assault on a police officer. He remains hospitalized in El Paso in critical condition. Las Cruces Police say one of their

A new face will be present at today’s city council meeting. Claudia Ordaz is scheduled to be sworn in as as the city representative for District 6. Ordaz replaces Eddie Holguin, who gave up his seat in a failed bid to run for County Judge. Ordaz will serve out the remainder of Holguin’s term.

A man was arrested after he threatened to shoot an off duty El Paso Police Officer. The incident began on January 19, 2013 at around 4:30p.m. outside of a Kmart store located in east El Paso. The officer, who was with his family, was exiting the Kmart when he was approached by a man, later

Manos: The Hands of Fate is showing in theaters around the nation. The movie will air January 24, at 7:30 p.m. It is showing at all three El Paso Cinemarks, and tickets cost $12.50 for adults. The movie will be accompanied by commentary by RiffTrax, a group consisting of the same three men that made

El Paso County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man on a slew of charges after he allegedly hit a vehicle and fled the scene Saturday evening. Luis Vasquez reportedly hit a vehicle near the intersection of Doniphan Drive and Brooks Avenue around 8:50 p.m., officials said. Vasquez fled the scene, and was stopped by Anthony Police

While temperatures are on the rise around the Borderland, the cold temperatures the Southwest experienced this January are believed to be the cause of 8 deaths and at least 89 injuries, according to officials. According to Chihuahua state officials, six people have died due to the winter conditions. Another 89 people have gotten sick. The

At Bowie High, a forum was held to discuss a slew of issues educators say are ruining students’ opportunities for success. Among them was the issue of standardized testing, which they say encourages administrators to cheat and limits students learning. “Teaching not testing” — that’s the mantra of nearly 300 educators, concerned citizens and legislators

DALLAS (AP) – A small, mostly rural school district in East Texas will allow some teachers and administrators with training to carry concealed weapons, making it at least the second school system in the state to implement such a policy. The seven-member board of the Union Grove Independent School District voted unanimously Thursday evening to

A Chaparral family was displaced after a fire destroyed their mobile home Friday, officials said. Two adults and three children escaped the fire, which occurred on the 300 block of Luna Azul at 3:45 p.m. Fire crews arrived on the scene shortly after the fire sparked but the home was already destroyed, officials said. Fire

The El Paso Independent School District Associate Superintendent of Elementary Division announced her resignation to retire effective Jan. 25, 2013. Maria A. Flores has tendered her resignation with the El Paso Independent School District in order to retire from the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. Ms. Flores has been serving as the Associate Superintendent for

Area closings and schedules for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday. Local school districts: EPISD – offLCPS – offCanut isd – offYisd – offSisd – offClint – offFabens – offTornillo – offSan Eli – off Sun Metro’s fixed route and LIFT, paratransit, services will operate on a regular weekday schedule on Martin Luther King

The worst film ever made is getting a sequel. “Manos: The Hands of Fate” was made in and around El Paso in 1966 and has rated as the worst film ever made since then. Filming for its sequel, “Manos: The Search for Valley Lodge, began in Socorro, Texas in December 2011 with Rupert Munch at

The El Paso Independent School District board voted Friday afternoon to fire Anna Luisa Kell, assistant principal of Bowie High School and turn her over to “proper authorities.” Kell, along with two other Bowie employees, was put on administrative leave by the district’s Interim Superintendent Vernon Butler in November following an internal audit. Kell had

by Cody Permenter, The Texas Tribune January 17, 2013 When Democratic state Rep. Helen Giddings entered the Texas Legislature in 1992, no one had heard of social media. In fact, few people owned personal computers, and cell phones were just coming of age. With the emergence of new technology, legislators have filed a bevy of

A man was taken into custody after crashing his truck into a drainage ditch near Vinton. The incident happened around 2:00 a.m. Friday morning near I-10 and Vinton. Sheriff’s deputies say the man was going north on the interstate when he veered off the road, crossed through North Desert, and fell into the ditch. The

At a Three Legged Monkey viewing party, El Pasoans watched in awe as disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong admitted to doping. “In your opinion was it humanly possible to win the Tour de France without doping seven times in a row?” Oprah Winfrey asked Lance Armstrong. “Not in my opinion,” Armstrong answered. Sports fans say he’s

The city of El Paso is asking a judge in Austin to weigh in on the legality of all ballpark issues. As ABC-7 reported last week, city officials are going to try to prove voters gave the city a mandate to tear down city hall and build a ballpark when they approved Proposition 3 in