Month: December 2014

Mescalero Apache man has pleaded guilty to assaulting a 16-month-old child in Fall 2012. Alcario Emilio Provencio, 24, a member and resident of the Mescalero Apache Nation, pleaded guilty on Oct. 28, 2013, in Las Cruces federal court to assaulting a minor in Indian Country. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Provencio will be

The soldiers often call Dr. Adam Tattelbaum, a plastic surgeon, in a panic. They need liposuction, and fast. A number of military personnel are turning to the surgical procedure to remove excess fat from around the waist so they can pass the Pentagon’s body fat test, which can determine their future prospects in the military.

UTEP idle last week, returns to action on Saturday at Rice (5-2, 3-0 C-USA). GAME NOTES Miners Come Off Bye Week, Begin Stretch of 5 Road Games in 6 Weeks UTEP (1-5, 0-3 C-USA), idle last week, returns to action on Saturday at Rice (5-2, 3-0 C-USA). The Miners will be on the road for

A new photo craze is starting to gain traction on the Internet – mamming. While planking is done for laughs, mamming is aimed at bringing awareness to the importance of mammograms. “#Mamming is the act of laying your (clothed) boobs on a flat surface. like a counter. or a bench. Mamming is a chance for

“The Counselor,” written by former El Pasoan Cormac McCarthy and directed by Ridley Scott, is now in theaters. According to IMDB, it is a thriller that stars “Michael Fassbender as a struggling lawyer who becomes embroiled in the drug trade … Fassbender’s character, known only as The Counselor, is brought into the cocaine trade by

Las Cruces Police have arrested a Dona Ana County man who allegedly dunked his girlfriend’s kitten in scalding hot water and then nearly choked it to death. Matthew J. Montes, 25, of the 4200 block of Apache Trail, is charged with one count of extreme cruelty to animals, a fourth-degree felony. The 6-month-old cat, named

A woman was startled early Thursday morning after a man allegedly broke into her hotel room and was masturbating by her bed. Alan Israel Hernandez, 27, of 3115 El Camino Real in Las Cruces, is charged with one count of aggravated non-residential burglary. At around 3:30 a.m. on Oct. 24, Las Cruces Police were sent

U.S. Special Operations Command wants its operators to be protected with what it informally calls an Iron Man suit, named after the fictional superhero. In September, U.S. Special Operations Command, known as SOCOM, made a Broad Agency Announcement for proposals for prototypes of the Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit, or TALOS. The goal of TALOS

Lorenzo Garcia, convicted former El Paso Independent School District superintendent, will be getting out of prison earlier than expected. A spokesman for the Bureau of Prisons told ABC-7 Garcia will be released in November 2014. Garcia was originally supposed to be released in prison until October 2015. The spokesman said a prisoner may be released

A slight chance of an isolated t-storm or rain shower tonight and again tomorrow. Expect a 10 percent chance. System will exit Friday night. Weekend looks good with sunshine and temps in the mid and upper 70s. Windy conditions develop mid week next week.

Click on the different links for ABC-7’s coverage of the El Paso Chihuahuas Triple-A baseball team. Chihuahuas setting record for Internet sales October 24, 2013 Slideshow: Chihuahuas that look like El Paso Chihuahuas logo October 23, 2013 Video: Chihuahuas GM discusses the team name October 23, 2013 Social media reaction’s been negative to El Paso

Weather looks good for tonight. High clouds begin to move in from the SW tomorrow and Friday. Slight rain chances in the forecast as well for later tomorrow and Friday. Rain chances will be around 10% the next two days – perhaps even an isolated thunderstorm possible. Temps will stay in the mid and upper

Paisano Dr. will be completely closed between Executive Center Blvd. and W. San Antonio Ave. at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23 and remain closed through 6 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 while crews continue to remove the existing Yandell Overpass.

A Fort Bliss AH-64 Apache helicopter made a precautionary landing near the Anthony Gap on Highway 404 at about 9 p.m. Monday after pilots observed an in-flight warning light during a training flight. The pilots wre able to land the helicopter without injuring themselves or damaging the helicopter. The pilots determined they could not figure

If Twitter is to be believed, people aren’t happy about the El Paso Chihuahuas name. Here are just a few of the tweets with #ElPasoChihuahuas that liked or disliked the name. Diddy Solis – Watch the chihuahuas go undefeated and all y’all will be rockin these around town lol #ElPasoChihuahuas http://instagram.com/p/fydjIGuoUD/ Joe Herrera – #ElPasoChihuahuas

As the announcement was made naming El Paso’s Triple-A team the Chihuahuas, a store just a few hundred feet away opened up to sell the team’s merchandise. You can buy the shirts, baseball caps and other merchandise at 303 N. Oregon St., Suite 120, El Paso, Texas 79901. Store Hours: Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday

Weather continues to look great. Cold front scheduled late Friday. Wind will gust to around 35 mph into early Saturday morning. Colder for the weekend with highs in the low 70s Saturday and 74 Sunday. It will be colder Sunday AM with lows down to 46.

A child run over by a truck Tuesday is recovering at University Medical Center with serious injuries. The incident happened in the Hyuandai car dealership parking lot on Montana. At last check, he was in critical but stable condition. El Paso police have not released the toddler’s age but ABC-7 has been told he was

By Ehren Goossens,Special to the Fort Bliss Bugle from Stars and Stripes: The Army is spending billions of dollars shifting toward solar energy, recycled water and better-insulated tents. The effort isn’t about saving the Earth. Instead, commanders have found they can save lives through energy conservation. It’s especially true in Afghanistan, where protecting fuel convoys

The New Mexico Department of Health’s Otero County Public Health Office will be hosting three flu shot clinics in the Anthony over the next two weeks: Wednesday, October 23 rd Danny’s Pharmacy, 102 Franklin St. from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Saturday, October 26 th Anthony/Berino Health Fair at the Anthony Water and Sanitation Complex,

At year’s end, Texas will shut down its high-risk insurance pool for some of the state’s sickest residents, pushing participants to find private coverage in the federal health insurance marketplace created under the federal Affordable Care Act. And patient advocates say those participants should focus on making the transition sooner rather than later to ensure

Boxer and Las Cruces native Austin “No Doubt” Trout has been selected as this year’s FirstLight Federal Credit Union Sun Bowl Parade Grand Marshal. The 77th annual parade is at 10 a.m. Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28. Honorary grand marshals will be Mitchell Marcus and Jonathon Montanez. They are the two former high school basketball players

U.S. District Judge Frank Montalvo on Wednesday sentenced 61-year-old Gary Lange of Haslett, Michigan, to two years in federal prison. He also ordered him to pay more than $2.89 million in restitution for scheming to secure and maintain a lucrative El Paso Independent School District special education services contract. In February 2009, Lange pleaded guilty

America’s soccer team is getting some love from the most unlikely place: Mexican sports fans. Mexican newspapers on Wednesday published banner headlines reading “We Love You,” and “Thank You, USA,” after the U.S. kept Mexico’s World Cup qualifying hopes alive with a 3-2 victory over Panama. Mexico and the U.S. are usually bitter rivals. Feelings

Las Cruces Police have arrested three roommates police suspect of raping a heavily intoxicated 22-year-old woman this past weekend. Cody Gregory Highfill and Roberto Balderrama, both 19, and 21-year-old Stephen Moleres were arrested over the weekend and charged with one count each of criminal sexual penetration – aiding or abetting. The charges are second-degree felony

The El Paso Independent School District’s newly elected trustees are speaking out once again.They insist, just because the board of managers is in charge, doesn’t mean they can’t have a role. At Tuesday’s board meeting, trustee Susie Byrd requested the board of managers make room on next meeting’s agenda to discuss how the elected trustees

The El Paso Public Service Board didn’t blow any horns last week as it took the first step toward recycling water that goes down sinks and toilets in order to give the city a permanent drought-proof source of water. Water experts see such recycling as the logical, necessary and inevitable next step to ensure that

The Marietta Square in Marietta, Georgia stood in for El Paso, Texas on Monday as onlookers gathered hoping to catch a glimpse of the Hollywood stars taking the historic park to the big screen. Actors Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels took to the Square on Monday to film scenes for “Dumb and Dumber To” involving

El Paso Police identify three people killed in two separate crashes on Sunday. Loop 375 Crash The woman killed in Sunday’s early morning crash on Loop 375 has been identified as 33-year-old Michelle Estrada, an East El Paso resident. El Paso Police say Estrada was driving her 2002 Honda Civic southbound on Loop 375 when

El Paso Police have identified the man who died in police custody early Sunday morning as Fernando Gomez of the 500 block of Cortez. Gomez was known in the LGBT community as the performer Mercedes De Marco (or Demarco) and had performed Saturday night at an event. Police say that Gomez was yelling and screaming