Month: February 2015

The trial date has been pushed back for a Fort Bliss soldier whose 5-month-old son was found dead and buried in the New Mexico desert. Jeffrey Farrey is charged with injury to a child by omission. His attorney told ABC-7 that his trial, which was supposed to start Oct. 3, has been postponed until March.

Concerns about sunken graves at Fort Bliss National Cemetery have prompted a soil study. Lately, it hasn’t been as quiet as usual at Ft. Bliss National Cemetery. Workers have been repairing sunken graves caused by heavy rains. “How can we do a better job of taking care of our veterans in the cemetery,” State. Rep.

With 303 babies screened so far, five have tested positive for tuberculosis (TB). Of those five, four of them were given the BCG vaccine which El Paso Health Dept. officials say is the reason for the false positive. The other positive case is being monitored and Health Dept. officials say they will be talking to

If you want a comet or green chile philly with whiz in downtown El Paso, better head to Kipps Cheesesteak soon.The restaurant that has been at the corner of Mills Avenue and Mesa Street is closing its doors at the end of this week, after nearly five years. “We were forced with a very difficult

The City of El Paso Department of Public Health on Wednesday released new information regarding how many babies have been screened for tuberculosis (TB) or contacted to be screened. Total event patients contacted 637 or 74 percent Patients scheduled for Health Department screening *57 percent Completed initial screenings (as of 9/30/2014) 436 Patients with completed

One person has died from injuries suffered in a one-vehicle crash near the Outlet Shoppes of El Paso. El Paso County officials say the vehicle was traveling eastbound on Vinton Ave. When the driver drove onto the shoulder, over-corrected to the left, causing him to lose control. He started to skid and then went off

El Paso’s new ballpark continues to bring new businesses Downtown. The latest addition involves the transformation of an old laundromat into a cantina that’s scheduled to open late next month. The Blackbird Cantina Deluxe is located at 533 West Franklin, within a block of the main entrance at Southwest University Park. “The spark that the

Update as of 6:07 p.m. Sept. 30: ABC-7 just received a copy of the action plan. It is a 30-page document. Reporter Ashlie Rodriguez will have much more on ABC-7 at 9 on the CW and 10. Providence Memorial Hospital’s CEO Eric Evans promised a tuberculosis (TB) action plan a week ago. ABC-7’s search for

In a speech in Washington, D.C., on Friday, outgoing Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst doubled down on claims that Muslim prayer rugs had been found on the Texas-Mexico border. “Prayer rugs have recently been found on the Texas side of the border in the brush,” Dewhurst said at the Values Voter Summit, according to a report

UTEP coach Sean Kugler talked to El Paso media Monday about this past weekend’s loss to Kansas State and this upcoming weekend’s game against Louisiana Tech. Read his quotes below. On Saturday’s loss at Kansas State)“It was a tough game for us on many counts. But my hat goes off to Kansas State. They are

El Paso Police are investigating the death of a pedestrian hit by a train Monday night in Central El Paso. Police say a Union Pacific train was traveling westbound on the railroad tracks when a man moved in front of the train an was struck by it. The man died at the scene. Police’s Special

The City of El Paso Department of Public Health has updated information related to the exposure of babies to a hospital worker at Providence Memorial Hospital who had an active case of tuberculosis (TB). A total of 853 babies have been identified as potentially exposed. The following isa breakdown based on their locations as reported

FirstLight Federal Credit Union has sent out the following email to its customers updating them on the changes to their computer system. “As the behind the scenes ‘remodel’ of our technology continues, we want to thank you for your patience. Through our testing we have discovered some issues and a few of you saw that

A federal judge in Las Cruces has sentenced 23-year-old Pete Richard Ferraro to 57 months in federal prison for unlawfully possessing stolen firearms. Ferraro, of Chaparral, New Mexico, also was sentenced to three years of supervised release after his prison term ends. His co-defendant Emanuel Medina, 24, of El Paso, was sentenced on Sept. 23,

Temporary lane closures on Santa Fe Street in Downtown El Paso and Mesa Street on the West Side will begin this week. Check below for details. Mesa Street lane closures Motorists should expect intermittent lane closures at seven locations along Mesa Street between Baltimore and Camille beginning this week. Crews will upgrade sidewalks and amenities

An upper levelstorm system moving east willincrease the chance forscattered showers and thunderstorms,with the potential for severe weather in the Borderland Monday afternoon. Any severe thunderstorms could bring strong wind gusts 60 to 70 mph for some locations, along withhail and flooding. As the storm system approaches, it will drag in moisture fromthe souththe moisture,

East and Westbound Lanes between Ruhlen Court and San Antonio are closed. The area will be shut down all afternoon (Sunday). Crews are installing concrete beams as a part of the Spur 1966 Project. Also, TX DOT will have I-10 at downtown closed tonight starting at 6 p.m. until Monday morning at 6 a.m. Drivers

A storm system moving in from the west will increase the chances for rain and the potential for severe weather in the Borderland. Any severe thunderstorms could bring strong wind gusts, hail and flash flooding with them. As the storm system approaches, it will drag in moisture from Mexico. The moisture, along with daytime heating

Authorities have identified the officer who fatally shot a man during a standoff with the New Mexico State Police Tactical Team. The officer who fired the fatal shot has been identified as New Mexico State Police Officer Michael Williams, a 12-year veteran of the department assigned to the Special Operations Bureau-Tactical Team. Officer Williams was

Italy’s Catholic bishops are furious about controversial artistic depictions of the popular Barbie and Ken dolls as the Virgin Mary and a crucified Jesus Christ and other saints. Two Argentinian artists, Marianela Perelli and Pool Paolini, produced 33 dolls of various religious figures for a show named “Barbie, The Plastic Religion,” which opens in Buenos

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 61-year-old woman in connection with her husband’s death. Sheriff’s deputies were called to the 12000 block of Palenque in El Paso County at 6:15 a.m. Sept. 25 in reference to an unresponsive person. The sheriff’s office Crimes Against Persons and Crime Scene units were called to

A lawsuit brought by parents against the Clint Independent School District has been given new life, thanks to an appeals court decision. The 8th Court of Appeals opinion, written by Justice Ann Crawford McClure, sends the case back to the 205th District Court in El Paso. The opinion says the education commissioner is not the

Drivers get ready for some detours. There will be a complete closure of Paisano Drive between Rhulen Court and SanAntonio Avenue. The closure begins at 6 p.m. Friday night until about 3 p.m. Sunday. Contractors continue work on Spur 1966. They will be placing concrete beams. In Downtown El Paso, I-10 will be completely closed

Multiple law enforcement agencies arrested 17 because of a recent surge in cargo thefts. Authorities say that some of those arrested could be Barrio Azteca members. Developing story, check back for more details

The Texas Attorney General’s Office has issued an opinion on whether or not the Education Code requires school district trustees to file personal financial statements in specific circumstances. The opinion is in response to El Paso County Attorney Jo Bernal requesting an opinion on whether or not a school board member who resigns before the

The death this week of former UTEP basketball coach Jason Rabedeaux in Vietnam brought back a lot of memories. Among them, Rabedeaux’s abrupt resignation a dozen years ago. “This is a situation that I’ve come to a conclusion about,” Rabedeaux said back in October 2002. “I have a lot of things in my life that

Residents in a Northeast El Paso neighborhood are still reeling from Monday’s tragedy. Sixty-four year-old Constance Manzanares was swept into a drainage canal in her car, and drowned. It happened along Diana Street at Vulcan Drive. On Tuesday ABC-7 went went back out to the scene of the drowning. Several concerned residents approached ABC-7 and

Charges have been filed against the owners of two Las Cruces massage parlors that Las Cruces Police allege provided illegal services to their male clientele in 2011. An Sun Lee, 64, and Danny Yoonsung Hwang, 55, both of San Bernardino, Calif., were both indicted by a grand jury last week, according to Las Cruces Police.

The ABC-7 StormTRACK weather team has issued a First Alert for the potential for additional rainfall tonight which could lead to more flooding in the NE. Early Monday morning heavy rain developed over northeast and north central El Paso. Parts of northeast El Paso picked up 5-7inches of rain while the rest of the area

New Mexico State Police released further details on the officer-involved shooting that took place in Las Cruces on Friday. Police said the incident began when a NM state police officer tried pulling over William Smith, 33, who was driving east on interstate 10 at speeds over 130 miles per hour from Lordsburg, New Mexico. Officers