Month: February 2015

A Tornillo High School football player was still in the hospital Thursday after falling ill during a game Friday. Coaches and parents assumed his sudden condition was brought on by a concussion, but it’s turning out to be something much more serious. Coaches at Tornillo say Brandyn Flores didn’t take any major hits during last

It’s been quite a year. There have been a lot of stories getting people talking over 2014. The video says it all. One of the biggest changes for El Paso came with the opening of the Downtown Ballpark and the first season of the El Paso chihuahuas. It ended in a wash of 72 wins

The Texas Department of Transportation has set rates for the toll lanes on the Border Highway West extension project. Construction has not started but the cost for driving on the toll lanes has already been decided. The highway will be a nine-mile stretch from Loop 375 near Bowie High School to Racetrack Drive in west

A man is on trial for murder and aggravated assault. Miguel Tinoco is accused of plowing his car into a crowd outside a house party in 2012, killing a woman and injuring four others. Monday, prosecutors first called Juan Martinez to the stand. He is the owner of the home where the party for his

Miriam Aguirre’s sister-in-law told ABC-7 the family has made the decision to not speak on camera about the case until after the verdict is read. But she said they were confident that the state had enough evidence to charge Tinoco on the murder charges. Aguirre’s family said they were shocked when they heard Tinoco was

The long-unfinished El Paso County Sportspark renovation finally has a timeline for completion – 279 days. That’s how long county staff says it will take to finally finish it once the stalled project resumes. County Commissioners Monday approved a new approved a contract with Carl Daniel Architects for about just over $187,000 to oversee final

Three people were sent to the hospital early Thursday morning after a pickup truck crashed on US-54. The wreck happened in the southbound lanes south of Fred Wilson around 2 a.m. Our Round the Clock crew was at the scene, and witnessed one person being transported to the hospital with serious injuries. The freeway was

Even if you haven’t crossed the bridge in years, there’s little chance you’ve missed that enormous red structure rising above the landscape of the Mexican border. But do you know what it is? It’s called “La Equis,” the “X.” The sculpture was created by famed Mexican artist Sebastian. The work is a tribute to Cd.

Thousands packed into the Downtown Convention Center Thursday, to receive a hearty turkey dinner and a chance to watch the Detroit-Green Bay game. Supplied were 250 turkeys,300 pies, 200 bags of rolls, and27 seven cases of potatoes, corn, cranberry sauce green beans. “Oh my goodness, they’ve been preparing this for the last two weeks out,”

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A federal judge on Thursday blocked Texas from enforcing voter ID requirements just weeks ahead of the November elections, knocking down a law that the U.S. Justice Department condemned in court as the state’s latest means of suppressing minority turnout. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos of Corpus

Didn’t want you to think I didnt post. I can’t get IB to load. It keeps committing suicide and the page kills itself before loading. A district judge ruled Monday in favor of over 600 school districts in Texas. This is a victory for many educators in El Paso. If Tornillo Independent School District increased

Public pension funds across the country are in shortfall.The Associated Press is calling it the “global retirement crisis.” European and Asian nations, all the way to smaller municipal governments in the U.S. are struggling to find a way to fund the retirement packages they promised their public servants. “The [Employees Retirement System of Texas] is

The Texas House of Representatives is back in Austin to work on redistricting after holding hearings across the state. The House is scheduled to convene Monday morning and the Redistricting Committee will likely vote on maps that afternoon. The House is also meeting for the first time since Gov. Rick Perry added abortion restrictions, juvenile

Long depicted as the rootin’-tootin’ capital of American gun culture, Texas is one of the few states with an outright ban on the open carry of handguns. That could change in 2015, with the Republican-dominated Legislature and Gov.-elect Greg Abbott expected to push for expanded gun rights. “If open carry is good enough for Massachusetts,

Vehicle crash deaths are significantly up in parts of Texas where oil and gas production is booming the most. The Houston Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/1m41kjP ) that deaths rose more than 50 percent in the West Texas counties located on the Permian Basin. Deaths also went up about 11 percent in counties associated with the Eagle

STAAR Results for the El Paso Independent School District:Reading- 75%Writing- 67&Math- 75%Science- 73%Social Studies- 57% STAAR Results for the Yselta Independent School District:Reading- 76%Math- 71%Writing- 72%Science- 72%Social Studies- 55% STAAR Results for the Socorro Independent School District:Reading- 77%Math- 75%Writing- 73%Science- 74%Social Studies- 60% STAAR Results for the Canutillo Independent School District:Reading- 76%Mathematics- 73%Writing- 68%Science- 77%Social

Tesla Motors is looking open a new plant to produce batteries cells for its electric cars to put 500,000 vehicles on the roads by 2020. ABC-7’s news partner, The El Paso Inc. is reporting the city could begin working to attract Tesla to bring its $5 billion plant to El Paso. Other cities in Texas,

The trial for a Las Cruces man accused of beating to death with a baseball bat continued Wednesday. Leonard Telles is charged with first degree murder first-degree kidnapping, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and tampering with evidence in the death of Jerome Saiz. In late November of 2013, Saiz was found rolled up in a

Two teenager boys are safe after being trapped in a cave in McKelligon Canyon Monday night. Resident who live in the area told ABC-7 they heard loud bangs. Fire crews say that was part of the rescue operation. No major injuries were reported

At Tuesday’s unveiling of the new team name, many people in attendance said they were surprised by the choice. The name has even inspired a petition on Change.org, requesting the name be changed because it is “non-intimidating, stereo-typically offensive, and downright ugly.” But the designers at Brandiose who chose they name, said “Chihuahuas” is a

El Paso’s health officials said Thursday one more baby tested positive for Tuberculosis without having received the BCG vaccine. That brings the total to 8 babies who tested positive; 5 who are considered “probably false positives” due to the BCG vaccine, and three positive cases for latent TB. None is active. In September, health officials

The Coronado T-Birds will have to play their way back Sunday after dropping a heartbreaking 4-3 game Saturday night that would have given them a slot in the state championship next weekend. T-Birds gave up three goals in the first six minutes of their showdown with Albuquerque ice hockey power Cibola. Freshman goaltendender Sean Barker

The El Paso Department of Public Health released new numbers on its screening process to test more than 850 babies for tuberculosis. An employee who worked in the hospital’s nursery who tested positive for tuberculosis may have exposed the hundreds of babies. Updated numbers showed the following results: Patients contacted: 630 of 853 babies exposed

Recently filed tax returns reveal new information about the precarious financial situation at El Paso Children’s Hospital. The returns show the hospital posted an operating loss of $23 million dollars in the 2011 fiscal year and another $13 million in 2012. The hospital was only open for about 7-1/2 months of the 2011 fiscal year.

For the extreme procrastinators out there, there’s still hope for this year’s taxes. There are even still some things you can do that could change the final result of your return, like putting money into an individual retirement account. “For families that don’t have many deductions, what families can do at this point is –

A former Santa Fe County sheriff’s deputy, who investigators say killed a fellow deputy in an alcohol-fuel fight, will stand trial for murder in September. Las Cruces District Court Judge Fernando Macias ruled Friday Tai Chan will be tried in Las Cruces for the death of Deputy Jeremy Martin. According to investigators, Chan shot and

In a couple of weeks, a very talented El Paso swimmer with special needs will compete in an International competition. Andres Hernandez has down syndrome and has been swimming since he was four years old. For the second time in his career, he’s qualified to swim in the Down Syndrome International Swimming Organization’s World Championship.

A man is in custody after barricading himself in an East Central home early Wednesday morning. The incident happened around 5 am near the intersection of Sioux and Aztec. Police say the man was threatening suicide. A SWAT team was called out to help with the situation. At around 7 a.m., El Paso Police tweeted

UPDATE: El Paso police have identified the man killed in a car crash Thursday evening in the Lower Valley. This happened around 6:30 p.m. on the 7600 block of North Loop. They say 21-year old Gilberto Guerra was driving his 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe when he slammed into the back of a Sun Metro Bus that

Fire investigators say there is something suspicious about a couple of car fires that happened early Monday morning. The incident happened in central El Paso, on the 3300 block of Jackson just before 1:30 a.m. Two cars had caught on fire in the driveway of a home, and investigators say they found a bottle of