Month: December 2014

El Paso Police are still looking for the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run last week in the Lower Valley. It happened Friday night on the 7300 block of North Loop. Police say a man was crossing North Loop when he was hit. He died at the scene. Police say the vehicle is described only

A company that received federal dollars allegedly committed wage theft. Beltran Electrical is a subcontractor hired by general contractor Urban Associates – which has a $30 million dollar contract to build a Sun Metro operations facility on the East Side. The City says there’s discrepancies with six workers. Some allegedly didn’t appear on the payroll

El Pasoans are getting Canutillo fever. The Eagles will play their semifinal playoff game this Friday against Ennis in Lubbock. And ABC-7 wants to give the team all the encouragement and support they can handle – and more. So ABC-7 is asking you to take pictures of yourself, family, and friends showing Canutillo spirit. And

Click on links below for KVIA’s Complete Coverage of Canutillo football team’s historic run in playoffs. Postgame reaction with Canutillo coach Scott Brooks Canutillo residents hold a watch party to support team Watch replay of Canutillo vs. Ennis game on CW on Sunday or online right now Canutillo Eagles head for Lubbock A look at

A woman hit by a vehicle Monday afternoon has died. El Paso Police say the woman, whose identity has not been released, was crossing the 5000 block of Doniphan from west to east. She was not crossing in a crosswalk. The driver of a red Chevrolet Suburban was southbound on Doniphan when hit the pedestrian

Dec. 9 Update: Veterans Entertainment, which is putting on the “Dance4Charity” event on Dec. 19 at the Plum City Lounge, released the following statement in response to KVIA’s story on Monday, Dec. 8: “Veterans Entertainment’s mission is to support charitable organizations and raise awareness through house/dance music events. Our event series, “Dance4Charity,” is centered around

KVIA-TV Channel 7 will broadcast the Canutillo vs. Ennis state semifinal game from Lubbock on Friday. The game is set to kick off at 6 p.m. El Paso time and will be broadcast on Channel 7 with Rick Cabrera and Louie Del Rio providing play-by-play commentary. The game also will be livestreamed on kvia.com. Friday’s

Two wrong-way drivers caused two different wrecks, according to law enforcement. Police say alcohol may have been a factor in both crashes The first collision involved a man with his two babies in the car. Police say the 50-year-old man was headed south in the northbound lanes of Loop 375 and hit a car head-on

The UTEP Miners will be taking on the Utah State Aggies for the2014 Gildan New Mexico Bowl, ESPN reports. In 2010, UTEP played in the New Mexico Bowl but lost to BYU. This will mark Utah’s fourth appearance in a bowl. The Miners are 7-5, 5-3. The Utah State Aggies are 9-4 and 6-2.

The City of Las Cruces rang in the holiday season Friday night by lighting its Christmas tree. ABC-7’s Nichole Gomez was live from the New Mexico Mobile Newsroom. She was able to speak to Mayor Ken Miyagishima.

UTEP heads to Las Cruces Saturday for the team’s second game against New Mexico State University. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the Pan American Box Office, UTEP University Ticket Center, Ticketmaster locations, and online at Ticketmaster.com. Tickets are: $6.50 $11.50 $14 $20 $28 Prices include service charges. UTEP then hosts

Fire officials say a heating system may be to blame for a morning house fire. It happened just before 9 a.m. At a home on the corner of Florence and Kerbey in West El Paso. Smoke was billowing out of the home when ABC-7’s crew arrived. Moments later, a soldier ran up to the home,

Drivers say they are fed up with the Mesquite bridge construction, which brings traffic to a crawl on Interstate 10. For more than six months, traffic on I-10 near the Mesquite Drive exit has been one lane each way, east and westbound. “They need to hurry it up because it’s affecting the truck drivers really

New Mexico State University and Oklahoma State University today announced they have signed a licensing agreement allowing NMSU to continue using the Classic Aggie image on a limited number of materials. “We appreciate our friends at Oklahoma State University and their willingness in helping to resolve this dispute,” said NMSU President Garrey Carruthers. “The Classic

A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board states Tyler Francis, the young, well known El Pasoan who died in a plane crash last month was flying a homebuilt, experimental aircraft he wasn’t very familiar with. The 29-year-old owner of Francis Aviation was the pilot and the only one on the plane when it

MLS Commissioner Don Garber had a State of the League Roundtable on Dec. 2 in which he discussed league expansion, among several other topics. He recently held talks with groups from Sacramento, Minnesota, and Las Vegas about placing expansion teams in those cities. “We have also been in discussions with San Antonio, El Paso and

El Paso Independent School District is reassigning Irvin High School principal Laron Sharp. The district is releasing few details other than Sharp is being moved to Andress High in an unspecified capacity. A district spokeswoman told ABC-7 the move is totally unrelated to any possible restructuring or consolidation of the schools. Sharp was promoted from

The WWE is returning to Las Cruces in late January. Tickets for the Jan. 30 show at the Pan American Center go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5 through Ticketmaster. But fans can buy tickets through a special presale from 10 a.m. Wednesday through 9:59 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5 using

El Paso City Council on Tuesday approved a development agreement with Hunt Metro 31 to revitalize the old Northpark mall site in Northeast El Paso. When the city drafted plan el paso – basically mapping out the vision for the future of the city – this development was one of the gems. It’s a big,

Authorities say two teenagers attempting to carjack a vehicle in Houston were foiled by a stick shift. The pair held the motorist at gunpoint last weekend and demanded that he tell them how to drive the vehicle. After the driver provided a few instructions, the teens ordered him out of the vehicle. He then called

Two buses bringing children home from school collided on a Tennessee highway Tuesday afternoon, killing two students and an adult and injuring another 27 people. Police did not immediately say what caused the crash, which sent one of the buses onto its side. The children killed were in third grade or below, said Knoxville Police

The way that El Paso county appoints attorneys for defendants that can’t afford them has serious issues. That’s according to a report by the Texas Indigent Defense Commission after commissioners asked for a review of the system. This report is the result of an 8 month process involving the review of every step of the

While checking lists twice this holiday season, you may want to look over your city utility bill. Many apartment complexes across El Paso handle utilities by using the allocated method. For those that don’t, residents receive bills from El Paso Water Utilities and the city’s Environmental Services Department. “If you’re paying your own bills at

UTEP, with a record of 7-5, is heading to a bowl game. Here’s where some media are predicting the Miners will play: SBNation: UTEP vs Utah State in New Mexico Bowl ESPN: UTEP vs Air Force in the New Mexico Bowl CBS Sports: UTEP vs Utah State in the New Mexico Bowl Sports Illustrated: UTEP

Politicians, advocates and even a Santa Claus turned up at the Capitol on Monday to promote a new law that aims to protect Texans’ right to wish one another “Merry Christmas.” Texas Values,a faith-based political advocacy organization, on Monday hosted an educational event to make sure that parents, students and others know about House Bill

It was a good and bad Saturday for UTEP’s junior guard McKenzie Moore. He led the Miners with 14 points and seven rebounds in a 69-51 win Saturday over Sacramento State at the Don Haskins Center. Moore also was perfect from the free throw line, going 10 for 10. But Coach Tim Floyd thinks Moore

The Queens of the Stone Age are set to perform on Feb. 11 at the Abraham Chavez Theatre, according to the band’s official website. Ticket will be sold through Ticketmaster locations and online at http://bit.ly/1aOJGUD. Tickets will cost $36 and $40.50. Presales and General Public Onsale Dates according to Ticketmaster: CITI CREDIT CARD PRESALE: Start:

Ex-El Paso County Judge Anthony Cobos’ sentencing has been moved to Jan. 3 after initially being scheduled for three different times during December. According to court documents, Assistant United States Attorney Juanita Fielden has filed a request to be removed from Cobos’ case but no explanation was given why in the docuements. William F. Lewis,

Work on Montana Ave. intersection is ahead of schedule, requiring a change in traffic patterns earlier than expected. East and westbound traffic will now be shifted into the northern lanes of Montana between Limerick and Wedgewood after previously being routed to the southern lanes. Traffic will remain restricted to two lanes in each direction. Businesses

UCLA taking a different approach to bowl preparation http://lat.ms/1clAQ1G ESPN breaks down Hyundai Sun Bowl http://es.pn/1bSo9Ay Andy Bitter, Virginia Tech beat writer for the Roanoke Times tweeted this Monday: “Ahh, the bowl swag list. Sun Bowl participants should feel honored to get a Helen of Troy hair dryer. http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2013/12/09/Colleges/Bowl-gifts.aspx… # Hokies“ What swag do Sun