Month: January 2015

A mother whose 4-year-old was being abducted chased the suspect down and crashed her vehicle into his car, triggering a manhunt, Albuquerque police said Thursday. The young girl was playing in her yard at an apartment complex in Albuquerque’s North Valley when a group of teenagers saw the kidnapping and ran to alert the girl’s

The full minute-long trailer for the FX drama “The Bridge” has been released ahead of the show’s July 10 debut. Watch the trailer at http://bit.ly/12y8cs8 FX has ordered 13 episodes of the show starring Diane Kruger and Demian Bichir. The show’s pilot episode was filmed in El Paso in April. The TV show is based

Brad Taylor has been named general manager of the new El Paso Triple-A baseball team, officially starting in his post on May 28, 2013. The announcement was made today. MountainStar Sports Group is the owner group for El Paso’s Triple-A baseball team. “In Brad, we felt we found the perfect leader to launch El Paso’s

Weather will be hot and sunny through midweek next week. Temps will be around 95 tomorrow with wind gusts around 30 mph. Wind picks up a bit Saturday with gusts around 40 mph and temps around 93. Highs cool a bit for Sunday with temps around 90. No rain chances in forecast.

When Clint Independent School District first opened, there was only one high school, making an at-large voting system sensible. Canutill ISD is in a similar situation now, and single-member representation doesn’t work because Canutillo isn’t large enough to carve out. But Clint ISD has grown in the last couple of decades. The entire district’s population

ABC 2013 fall lineup Continuing to deliver some of the most compelling and heartfelt series on television, ABC is adding fourteen new shows to its established slate of programming.Paul Lee, President, ABC Entertainment Group, will unveil the network’s new lineup to the advertising and media communities this afternoon at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall.“We are

Local attorney Stuart Leeds is being barred from practicing law for six months. A clerk for visiting Judge Martin Muncy told ABC-7 the judge has written and signed a suspension order that will take effect as soon as it is filed, probably in the next day or two. Leeds was already on professional probation when

More than 800 civilians at Holloman Air Force Base will be affected as a result of Tuesday’s announcement by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel regarding civilian furloughs. According to Air Force guidance and Holloman’s civilian personnel office, civilians are scheduled to receive official notification of furlough between May 28 and June 5. Beginning July 8

The El Paso Diablos will kick off the 2013 season at 7:05 p.m. today at Cohen Stadium. Promotions this season include $1 beer Thursdays, quarter-snacks on Sundays and free general admission to fans on select Saturdays. There also will be special appearances by Garfield, Curious George, and Clifford the Big Red Dog. For more information

El Paso will have a slight chance of a thunderstorm tonight and again Wednesday. Rain chances will be at least 10 percent. The best chance of storms will be to the east of El Paso. Temps will warm up the next several days with temps climbing in the mid-90s by Thursday and Friday.

Health recommendations from Angelina Jolie, an Oscar-winning actress partially known for her bizarre obsessions, such as carrying her then-husband’s vile of blood around her neck and multicultural adoptions, may seem odd. But the United Nations goodwill ambassador is kicking off a new crusade one doctors say people should pay attention to. In a New York

The University of Texas at El Paso is preparing for it’s transformation on Monday. According to the UTEP 2011 Master Plan, the university wants to grow its population by 8,000 students and become a Tier 1 school. Currently the campus has 3.5 million square feet of buildings, but they want to add about a million

Susie Byrd and Chuck Taylor appear to be headed for wins outright in their respective El Paso Independent School District board of trustee races. In EPISD, a candidate needs 50 percent of the vote plus one to avoid a runoff. EPISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PLACE 1 BOB GESKE 1213 41.48% OMAR VILLA 960 32.83% ROCIO

Using a phrase that translates literally as “the face of a pickled pepper,” Pope Francis said that when Christians have more of a sourpuss than a face that communicates the joy of being loved by God, they harm the witness of the church. “The Christian is a man or woman of joy,” the pope said

The 28-year-old man accused of shooting and killing Julian Melendres two years ag on a Las Cruces convenience store parking lot has been found guilty. Eric Marquez has been found guilty of first degree murder and guilty of shooting from a motor vehicle. He faces a a mandatory 30-year sentence for the murder and three

Weather has been the most active as far as rain and storms since last September. Friday afternoon Las Cruces picked up .05″ rainfall so far from some storms; Alamogordo got nearly one half inch. Heaviest storms just south of Las Cruces moving southeast. ABC-7 doesn’t expect much, if any, severe weather tonight. We will see

Current and former nursing students have filed a class action lawsuit against Dona Ana Community College based on the school’s nursing program losing its national accreditation in Aug. 2012. The lawsuit was filed in Las Cruces district court on Friday. In the lawsuit, the students allege that the nursing program was put on “warning” status

Top baby names for girls in 2012 1. Sophia 2. Emma 3. Isabella 4. Olivia 5. Ava 6. Emily 7. Abigail 8. Mia 9. Madison 10. Elizabeth ___ Top baby names for boys 1. Jacob 2. Mason 3. Ethan 4. Noah 5. William 6. Liam 7. Jayden 8. Michael 9. Alexander 10. Aiden ___ Fastest-rising

County resources are regularly used to prosecute federal crimes in border towns. On average, more than 250 such cases fall onto the plate of El Paso County District Attorney Jaime Esparza, however, he doesn’t believe the taxpayers are getting a fair shake. “El Pasoans have a right to object when we’re paying for a program

by Veronica Zaragovia, KUT News More than 20,000 animals go through municipal animal shelters in Texas every year, and contact information for their new owners becomes public information. A bill under consideration in the Legislature would change that. Download audio file

While a couple of dioceses in the U.S. have received new bishops this week, El Paso still does not have one. Bishop Armando X. Ochoa, who was bishop of El Paso’s diocese for 15 years, was assigned to Fresno in Dec. 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI. Ochoa has overseen both dioceses since then. “I would

The sequestration has caused the cancellation of some airshows across the country. While the Amigo Airshow will still occur this year, the lineup is changing due to the sequestration. In early February, Amigo Airsho officials had announced that the Air Combat Command’s F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team from Langley Air Force Base would perform at the

Pope Francis has started to assign bishops to vacant dioceses in the United States. On Monday, April 8, he accepted the resignation of Archbishop Jerome George Hanus, OSB, 72, from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa. Hanus had submitted his resignationed due to health issues. The pope named Bishop Michael Owen Jackels

The El Paso Diablos have released its promotion schedule for the 2013 season. Promotions include $1 beer Thursdays, quarter-snacks on Sundays and free general admission to fans on select Saturdays. There also will be special appearances by Garfield, Curious George, and Clifford the Big Red Dog. The Diablos season starts on May 16. For more

A financially troubled St. Louis-based company is abruptly shuttering its more than 2,000 portrait studios that are found nationwide in locations such as Walmart and Sears stores. CPI Corp. said in a two-paragraph statement on its website that it’s saddened by the announcement and that it is trying to fulfill as many customer orders as

Despite persistent political resistance inside and outside the Legislature, the push to expand gambling options in the state is back on this legislative session, and the various gaming interests — which have often competed against one another in previous sessions — say a renewed focus on collaboration should help in their goal of expanding gambling

A financially troubled St. Louis-based company is abruptly shuttering its more than 2,000 portrait studios that are found nationwide in locations such as Walmart and Sears stores. CPI Corp. said in a two-paragraph statement on its website that it’s saddened by the announcement and that it is trying to fulfill as many customer orders as

Tony Harper, with 908 career wins, was officially named Cathedral High School’s boys basketball coach this afternoon. Harper most recently coached at Montwood High School for 23 years. he also has coached at Burges and El Paso High. “Being at Montwood has been a great experience,” said Harper. “I will always appreciate what the school

A sampling of some of the movies filmed in the El Paso area that film critic Roger Ebert reviewed: Lone Wolf McQuade: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19830418/REVIEWS/304180301/1023 The Getaway: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19720101/REVIEWS/201010311/1023 Las Man Standing: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19960920/REVIEWS/609200302/1023 Glory Road: http://www.rogerebert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060112/REVIEWS/60110004/1023 Man on Fire: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040423/REVIEWS/404230302/1023 Might take a while to load or won’t load because of heavy website traffic due to Ebert’s death.

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control Officers along with the Patrol Division teamed up for a stray/loose dog roundup in Las Colonias north of the Clint landfill El Paso County on Thursday, April 4. The roundup last from 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Nineteen dogs were impounded with three surrendered by owner and