Month: December 2014

Sun Metro LIFT will be hosting SEVEN community meetings to inform LIFT clients about the proposed improvements to the LIFT eligibility process that once finalized would be implemented next year. The proposed improvements will streamline the LIFT eligibility process, ensure all eligibility requirements outlined by the American’s with Disability Act are being met, and establish

The City of El Paso Environmental Services Department would like to remind the public of common residential parking code violations.These include:-Parking on the wrong side of the street– Parking on sidewalks– Parking in front of a driveway– Parking on easements– Parking within 30 feet of a stop sign– Parking within 15 feet of a fire

With more people on the road visiting relatives, Thanksgiving is busy time at Border Patrol highway checkpoints. These days more motorists are challenging the interior checkpoints and posting their videos on You Tube. “Did I just cross the border? Was I outside the United States,” asks a man who in text before the video indicates

New USC basketball coach Andy Enfield, accused by UTEP coach Tim Floyd of tampering with a former Miner recruit, has fired back at Floyd in December’s edition of Men’s Journal. And in doing so, Enfield appears to have insulted El Paso. Following some unflattering tweets from USC football players about El Paso after they arrived

An El Paso jury on Friday handed down the punishment to a mother convicted of shaking her then-8-month-old baby to the point of blindness and paralysis more than three years ago. Annamarie Johnson, 24, was sentenced to 10 years probation and a $10,000 fine. “We feel justice was done,” said defense attorney Manuel Parra. Johnson

Jacob Prado, Consul General of Mexico in El Paso, on Thursday revealed the details of a gift to honor both The University of Texas at El Paso’s Centennial in 2014 and the continued relationship between the people of Mexico and UTEP. University President Diana Natalicio and the creator of the gift, well-known Mexican sculptor Sebastin,

A woman whose daughter died after being left inside a car for hours was in court Thursday morning. Wakesha Ives, a 37-year-old Riverside High School teacher, was formally charged Thursday morning with injury to a child. Investigators say she left her five-month old daughter inside her car in the school’s parking lot the entire school

New mental health care services will soon be coming to the Borderland. Emergence Health Network is expanding its facility at 1600 Montana to provide psychiatric crisis services. When it’s completed in January, the extended observation unit at Emergence’s central administration location will be the first of its kind in El Paso, according to its CEO.

The same conservative student group that held an affirmative action bake sale at the University of Texas at Austin this fall is hosting another controversial event — this time, a mock immigration sting. On Wednesday, the campus chapter of Young Conservatives of Texas will offer students $25 gift cards if they can “catch” an undocumented

Christmas came early for several shoppers at a Dallas Wal-Mart, with Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant playing the role of Santa Claus. Bryant showed up to purchase a Sony PlayStation 4 on the night of the new video game system’s launch, and decided on a whim to buy one for several other shoppers who were

Workforce Solutions Upper Rio Grande held its second annual “Red, White and You!” job fair for veterans Thursday at the Coliseum. More than 90 employers and 1,148 job seekers attended with 224 interviews scheduled as a result of Thursday’s event. Four direct hires were made on the sport at the fair. A total of 91

The ABC-7 I-Team has obtained the toxicology report for a woman involved in a wrong-way fatal traffic accident in October. El Paso Police say that on Oct. 13 Nora Padilla was going the wrong way on I-10 near the McRae overpass when she hit 46-year-old Robert Karr, a Fort Bliss soldier. Both were killed in

Just the hint that a new tax on sugary drinks in Mexico might lead bottlers to switch to high fructose corn syrup sparked an outcry on the U.S. side of the border where “Mexicoke” has a loyal following. “I do like it. I think it has actual pure cane sweeter, sugar as opposed to the

One person was killed after a traffic accident in Socorro, Texas. The accident happened at about 8 p.m. Tuesday. No other information has been released. Check this story for more details as they become available.

The 22nd annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure will be at Biggs Army Airfield March 2, 2014 after five years at Cohen Stadium. The race had moved to Cohen Stadium because of problems with parking and access issues at Fort Bliss. Registration launched Nov. 8 with 15 Days of $15 Registration. Save $10

El Paso Police are investigating a possible case of child abuse. Police Det. Mike Baranyay tells ABC7 that on Nov. 8 an officer was conducting a traffic stop in the 1400 block of Michaelangelo when he was flagged down by a woman holding a small child. The officer noticed the child was unresponsive and called

Weather looks good tonight and again Thursday. Temps overnight will be around 39 degrees. Rain chances go up a bit Friday with a 20 percent of showers and cloud development. The wind will kick up a bit as well. The weekend will be fairly warm with highs in the low 70s and a 10 percent

The City of El Paso will continue to hold the Thanksgiving Celebration for the homeless and needy. Former Mayor John Cook and his wife Tram began the Thanksgiving Dinner Celebration in 2005. This year it will be chaired by District 4 City Rep. Carl Robinson. The community dinner will be held from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Cries of “shame” rose up as Toronto Mayor Rob Ford walked up to the podium to honor war veterans. One World War II veteran refused to shake his hand, calling him a “druggie.” Unfazed, Ford declared to a supporter moments later, “I’m not going anywhere.” The next day, he was signing bobblehead dolls of himself

Beginning Monday, Nov. 18, Sun Metro will reconfigure the existing detour for Route 16. Country Club Road will be closed to ALL traffic between Doniphan and Love. This detour will be in effect until further notice and is expected to change as construction progresses. This route will likely see delays due to traffic, especially during

The University of Texas System Board of Regents on Monday voted to seek an opinion from the attorney general regarding the system’s ability to assert attorney-client privilege to restrict public testimony in legislative hearings regarding Regent Wallace Hall. In October, when the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operationssubpoenaed and heard testimony fromBarry

In Texas, where Latinos make up a large portion of the uninsured, the federal insurance marketplace may only be part of the solution. On the ground, grassroots groups and even Spanish-language media are stepping up help Latinos find coverage. Download audio file

On the morning of Sept. 3, the first day the Pentagon said they could, Alicia Butler and her wife, Judith Chedville, who is a Texas Army National Guard officer, went to Austin’s Camp Mabry so Ms. Butler could get a military spouse identification card and register for the same federal marriage benefits provided to wives

State Sen. Wendy Davis is in El Paso for day two of her visit. The gubernatorial candidate will visit with volunteers and supporters at 5 p.m. today at 9050 Viscount Blvd.. The public is invited. Watch ABC-7’s full sit-down interview with Davis at http://bit.ly/17C11Dj

If you check a book out in Copperas Cove, Texas, you best make darn sure you return it. Failure to do so could result in a trip to the big house. Jory Enck learned that the hard way when he was recently arrested over a book, a GED study guide, that he checked out and

The Santa Fe County sheriff’s deputy accused of killing a fellow officer has been officially charged with an open count of murder and is behind bars. The Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch Center was flooded with calls when people staying at the Hotel Encanto in Las Cruces, New Mexico, heard shots ring out early Tuesday morning.

The repairs to the Cotton Bridge are on schedule, according to a Texas Department of Transportation spokesperson. The contractor, J. D. Abrams, who has been working 24/7 is giving his workers Sunday off. Crews are expected to complete the work, primarily the crash wall, by next week.

2011 Dia De Los Muertos Story ALBUQUERQUE – Growing up in South Texas, Kiko Torres saw the Day of the Dead as an obscure holiday celebrated in southern Mexico. Few people dared to discuss it in his small but strong Catholic, Mexican-American community. Still, Torres said he became fascinated by Day of the Dead folk

Col. Thomas Munsey has been relieved of duty as Fort Bliss Garrison Commander following an investigation for alleged misconduct. He was temporarily removed from his post earlier this month pending the outcome of the investigation. Maj. Gen. Stephen Twitty, 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss Commander,officially relieved Munsey of command on Friday “for a lack

Oct. 31 Update: Aaron Ochoa, the 18-year-old shot and killed near Downtown El Paso Thursday afternoon, has died. El Paso Police have arrested three people in connection with the shooting. More details on the incident and arrests are expected to be released Friday afternoon. Oct. 30 story: El Paso Police say that an 18-year-old man