Month: January 2015

El Paso played host to the Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (CCJW) District Convention, August 16-18, 2013. The annual convention, which welcomed attendees from Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and as far away from California, will return to El Paso four times in the next five years. Staged in the El Paso Convention Center over a

Some showers to the east of us right now. They are moving west/northwest. We will have a 20 percent of rain tonight and through the weekend. Temps will stay in the low 90s.

Nearly $140 million for improvements to the El Paso International Airport were approved by the City on Tuesday. The projects have already started and will continue for the next five years, an airport spokeswoman said. The most expensive project will be the new construction of a $45 million rental car facility. The structure will be

Accused drug trafficker Sandra Avila Beltran, known as the “Queen of the Pacific,” was returned to Mexico from the U.S. on Tuesday to face a money-laundering charge, her lawyer said. She boarded a deportation flight in El Paso early Tuesday morning. An official in the Attorney General’s Office said Avila was in the custody of

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UTEP Offensive Lineman, James Nelson has signed a three-year rookie deal with the Dallas Cowboys, the organization announced on Thursday. With a contract worth around $1.5 million, Nelson is the sixth Miner to sign a contact with a NFL team after the draft, joining DeShawn Grayson (Pittsburgh) Eloy Atkinson (Tennessee), Michael Edwards (Cleveland), Drew Thomas

The Food and Drug Administration says an outbreak of stomach illnesses in Iowa and Nebraska is linked to salad mix served at Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants in those states and supplied by a Mexican farm. The outbreak of cyclospora infections has sickened more than 400 people in 16 states. The agency says it

The Bug Awareness Weekend at the El Paso Zoo will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Summer is officially here, and you know what that means! Yes, bugs! In celebration of all our six and eight legged friends the El Paso Zoo is holding their 12th annual Bug Awareness Weekend.

A 19-year-old man is in critical condition after falling off the trunk of a car and hitting his head. El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies were sent to the 7200 block of Ninth St. in Canutillo at about 10:25 p.m. Aug. 1 in reference to an unconscious man. Upon arrival deputies and West Valley Fire Department

Tech. Sgt. Christopher Mclean, assigned to the 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Holloman, was found dead in his home in North Las Vegas, Nev., at about 9 a.m. Aug. 15, according to Holloman Air Force Base officials. No foul play is suspected at this time and the incident is under investigation. Mclean, formerly the 49th

A concert by reggaeton artist Don Omar started hours late at Cohen Stadium on Saturday leading to some fans asking for refunds. El Paso Diablos Director of Public Relations Lizette Espinoza told ABC-7 on Monday that the concert was delayed a few hours due to issues between the promoter, the acts, and production crews. Don

If you’re going to get hooked up with a TV show, A&E’s Duck Dynasty just might be the right one. The series had its fourth season debut on Wednesday and 11.8 million people watched it. After a week of teasing it online, Duck Dynasty and El Paso-based shoe company Spira officially announced a Duck Dynasty

The teenage parents of a 3-month-old child have been charged with intentional child abuse for severe injuries incurred by their young son. Clarissa Gonzalez, 16, and Golden Brown, 17, both of 2105 Bex St. in Las Cruces, are charged with one count each of intentional child abuse resulting in great bodily harm, conspiracy to commit

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It’s called the Texas Archive of the Moving Image, an ever-growing online digitized collection including old home videos and amateur films that rivals YouTube. A web site that will keep history buffs entertained for hours on end. “It’s hard to overstate the importance of this archive,” said Charles Horak, artistic director of the Plaza Classic

El Paso Police have arrested two teens in connection with an aggravated robbery just afternoon on July 13. Police say that a 15-year-old male and a 16-year-old male, armed with a knife, entered the Coronado Bakery on the 2900 block of Piedras and demanded money from the clerk. The two teens, whose names were not

After a shutdown of several months, a government deportation program to the Mexican interior starts back up here in El Paso. ABC-7 was at the El Paso International Airport Thursday morning as dozens of undocumented immigrants were taken aboard a boeing 727. The U.S. government now flies them to Mexico City instead of deporting them

The El Paso Police Department’s Financial Crimes Unit is investigating allegations of a Craigslist employment scam. The alleged scheme entailed advertising employment positions as representatives to sell small business credit services. Police say that upon an interested applicant contacting the number posted on Craigslist they were directed to a rent-by-day office for a short interview

Texas A&Mis being extra cautious when giving fans autographs. In a statement released Wednesday, the Aggies announced that players and coaches will not sign any memorabilia for fans attending the “Meet the Aggies” event Aug. 24. Instead, the only autographs allowed will be on specially provided autograph cards, “in order to accommodate as many fans

Tonight, the popular SyFy TV show Paranormal Witness will feature its second case in the Borderland. The new episode focuses on a Juarez man who moves into an apartment he says is haunted by the “Santa Muerte” – the Saint of Death. The episode airs at 7 p.m. El Paso time on the SyFy channel.

The passing mention in an El Paso audit of how the McAllen school district enrolls English-learning immigrant students, which could have affected high-stakes federal testing data, has prompted McAllen ISD to order an independent investigation, according to a report by The Monitor newspaper in McCallen. In an audit of the Socorro Independent School District, about

Better Opportunities for Single Parents is a fairly new Army tool for command teams and leaders to use when dealing with the unique issues that arise when having a soldier who is a single parent serving in their ranks. A leadership tool is exactly how Sgt. Richard S. Carreon, president of Fort Bliss BOSP, promoted

A cold front lingers just to our east. This will be a better focus for thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow from El Paso eastward. Storm chances tonight and tomorrow around 20-30 percent. Rain chances will linger into the weekend – although slight – with temps in the mid and upper 90s.

The UTEP football team is conducting preseason training camp in Alpine, Texas through Aug. 20. Follow the Miners through daily YouTube video reports below courtesy of UTEP Athletics. Day 1 Report (Aug. 9) Day 2 Report (Aug. 10) Day 3 Report (Aug. 11) Day 4 Report (Aug. 12) The El Paso Times is covering the

Former Sunland Park Mayor Pro-Tem Daniel Salinas appeared in court Tuesday morning for a status conference. Salinas’ El Paso attorney Joshua Spencer told ABC-7 he expects his client’s trial will take place in March 2014. Salinas was arrested and charged in February 2012 with conspiracy to commit extortion and tampering with evidence during the Sunland

The Socorro Independent School District board voted to extend the contract of Superintendent Dr. Jose Espinoza Tuesday night. Espinoza’s current contract is for three years from 2012-2015. He makes $240,000 a year. The board voted to extend that contract by two years, with an additional year based on satisfactory performance. The extension comes with a

Former NASA astronaut and University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) distinguished alumnus John “Danny” Olivas, Ph.D., has joined UTEP as director of the Center for the Advancement of Space Safety and Mission Assurance Research (CASSMAR) and will oversee space initiatives on campus. Olivas, who lives in Los Angeles, will travel to UTEP periodically for

The building of a highly-anticipated Downtown El Paso artist community is on hold after it failed to receive funding. The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs has decided not to award tax credits to the Downtown Artspace project. The idea when the City donated the land for the project was to have artists not

Could a new dynasty be born on Aug. 16? El Paso shoe company Spira is set to officially announce its special camo shoes connected with A&E’s popular Duck Dynasty TV show on Friday. The show’s new season starts on Wednesday, Aug. 14. Both Spira and Duck Dynasty teased the shoes and announcement Monday morning. On

Juan Eduardo Cabrera has been named the finalist for the superintendent job for the El Paso Independent School District on Monday night. Cabrera has been in education for 15 years but his background is in the legal field. Cabrera has a law degree and an international business degree. He knows Spanish and Portuguese. He is