Month: February 2015

A panel of New Mexico senators offered no recommendation as it passed a proposal to pull the plug on the taxpayer-financed spaceport and put the futuristic hangar up for sale. The Senate Corporation and Transportation Committee voted unanimously Thursday to advance the legislation sponsored by Democratic Sen. George Munoz of Gallup. The bill has added

A Midwest Steel, Inc. employee died this morning around 10 a.m. at the newWilliam Beaumont Army Medical Center construction site following awork-related accident. The name of the worker and details about the accident are being withheld by the post command until the employee’s family has been notified. Lt. Col. Lee Peters, a Ft. Bliss spokesman,

The Socorro Independent School District spent $8,000 this weekend, cleaning up a number of Eastlake High computers. A student downloaded malware, or a malicious program to the school’s computer system. “At 4:45 we disabled the campus from our network as we started looking into the situation,” said Hector Reyna, SISD director of technology services. Reyna

County Commissioners Court wants to find out who gave the order to dump asphalt in a former landfill near Fabens. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) informed county officials about the illegal dumping on land leased by the county. “We know the problems with illegal dumping that we face in this community, especially out

The head of El Paso’s county hospital board said Monday El Paso Children’s Hospital needs to fend for itself or close its doors. During a meeting, representatives with UMC and Children’s talked about the more than $80 million Children’s reportedly owes the county hospital. Children’s disputes the amount, but both parties agree the debt continues

The head of El Paso’s county hospital board said Monday El Paso Children’s Hospital needs to fend for itself or close its doors. During a meeting, representatives with UMC and Children’s talked about the more than $80 million Children’s reportedly owes the county hospital. Children’s disputes the amount, but both parties agree the debt continues

County Commissioners want to make it easier for county employees and taxpayers to anonymously report government waste and fraud. Monday, the court signed off today on a plan to implement a county fraud hotline at a cost of $10,000 the first year. Commissioner Carlos Leon compared it to another well known hotline: Crime Stoppers. “Let’s

El Paso County Commissioners denied a request by the organizer of the Ascarate Junior Golf Tournament to waive fees and let kids play for free. The fee in place right now is $10 per child, per day. The tournament spans two days, so parents would have to pay $20 per child. During a meeting Monday,

A Las Cruces mother accused of child abuse will have to spend one year behind bars. In June of 2014, Sierra Salas pleaded no contest to 6 counts of intentional child abuse. A judge sentenced her to 12 years in prison, but suspended all but one year on those counts. On November of 2011, Salas

The El Paso arts community has lost a major force behind local theater. Fred Keyser died February 18 after complications from surgery, according to Facebook posts by his family. His wife Kate, who partnered with him on and off the stage, posted, “My life, my reason for existence, my soulmate, my man of 38 years,

Eastsiders will have to endure two more weeks of growing pains before the Montwood Drive reconstruction is complete. Montwood is completely closed between McRae and Wedgewood, and will remain closed for the next two weeks. Drivers are threading their way through the Eastridge neighborhood to bypass the closure. Residents have endured a frustrating series of

Some might mistakenly think Roderick Callaway is another American tourist walking down Juarez Avenue just blocks from the international bridge linking this Mexican border city with El Paso. “This is home,” said Callaway, a Juarez resident. The Dallas native known as “Roc” lives here and commutes across the border to teach sociology at the University

The long take of “Birdman” has stretched all the way to the Academy Awards, where the jazzy, surreal comedy about an actor fleeing his superhero past, took Hollywood’s top honor in a ceremony punctuated by passionate pleas for equality. On a stormy night in Hollywood, the 87th annual Academy Awards – which came in humbled

An emergency vehicle was struck as it responded to a fire call Sunday afternoon. Five people were taken to the hospital. A witness told ABC-7 the car that hit the fire truck was to blame. “We had noticed the fire truck was coming eastbound and had slowed in the intersection and this car ran the

The movies have been screened. The votes have been cast. And now everyone in Hollywood is sitting around, twiddling their thumbs, and waiting for Sunday night’s Oscars to find out whose “Academy Award Nominee” title will officially become “Academy Award Winner.” Here are our predictions for the night’s biggest awards: The tightest race of the

A man was hospitalized following a one-vehicle accident in Central El Paso. The crash happened at the 1700 block of San Antonio Avenue just before midnight Saturday. The El Paso Police Department’s special traffic investigators were called out. Police told ABC-7 that the man was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. Look for

The U.S. Border Patrol is undergoing a 90-day test period in areas including the El Paso sector and others in New Mexico, Florida, Michigan, and Washington state. The Border Patrol wants to know if the cameras can be used in the field to better serve the public and the agents. After numerous complaints of “use

El Paso’s delegation of state lawmakers has asked Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams to keep a leash on the El Paso Independent School District’s board of managers during its final three months overseeing the district. Williams appointed the board of managers nearly two years ago when he ousted elected trustees in the wake of a

El Paso,Texas-This Sunday,the home of the Chihuahuas will be the destination of more than a thousand runners from across the Borderland, and the country. The El Paso Marathon is two days away. While much of the country is dealing with bone chilling temperatures and several feet of snow, the Sun City is preparing for more

The Fight is finally on. Floyd Mayweather Jr. will meet Manny Pacquiao on May 2 in a welterweight showdown that will be boxing’s richest fight ever. Mayweather himself announced the bout Friday after months of negotiations, posting a picture of the signed contract online. The long anticipated bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas

The UTEP men’s basketball team will play its first game in a week on Saturday when it hosts UTSA at 7 p.m. at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners (18-7, 10-3 C-USA) are in second place in the Conference USA standings and are riding a six-game winning streak. UTEP is a game behind Louisiana Tech

The Ysleta Independent School District’s leadership is working feverishly to drum up support for the $452 million bond issuance going before voters in May. Superintendent Dr. Xavier de la Torre is visiting all 63 campuses in the district. Friday morning, he spoke to teachers at Ysleta High School. De la Torre told ABC-7 he wants

The day after the Ysleta ISD board approved a $451.5 million bond proposal, the district’s superintendent began visiting schools to explain the bond to employees. Superintendent Xavier De La Torre visisted Scotsdale Elementary Thursday afternoon – the first of 63 campuses he plans on visiting. De La Torre told teachers at Scotsdale Elementary, “My job

How old is too old to drive? Last December, ABC-7’s New Mexico Mobile Newsroom reported twin sisters were severely injured in Las Cruces after police said an elderly driver smashed into them as they crossed the street. Investigators said 81-year-old Rudalfo Villegas failed to yield at the crosswalk. Witnesses told police he got out of

Ysleta Independent School District Superintendent Xavier De La Torre said he feels very confident of the work put into the upcoming bond election on May 9. So much so that the district is already working on contracts to manage the projects after the bond passes. De La Torre said if the bond passes, the district

EL PASO, Texas –Roadwork along that stretch of Montwood has been going on for two years. Motorists on Wedgewood are required to follow marked detour routes on Montwood, McRae, and Album. This is right next to Eastwood High School. Today, we learned drivers and pedestrians will have to wait at least until the beginning of

On Wednesday the Ysleta Independent School District board will vote on whether to send a $442.5 million bond to voters this May. The bond will pay for major upgrades to schools, as well as fund the district’s “Equity Access Initiatives.” These initiatives are a strategy to give YISD students the same educational experience as kids

El Paso police are searching for a gunman after a man was shot in the Segundo Barrio neighborhood early Thursday morning. The incident happened around 3 a.m. near the intersection of Father Rahm and El Paso Street. According to police radio scanners, the victim was hit with a shovel and shot in the leg. He

Residents are starting to see what Eastside Regional Park will look like. The city of El Paso ‘s Engineering and Construction Management Department, along with area City Representative Michiel Noe, hosted a community meeting Wednesday evening to reveal the preliminary master plan for the 92-acre park. Options for the park expected to be twice the

People who live in the Upper Valley near River Bend Drive saw project renderings and had their questions answered about the new hike and bike trail Tuesday night. Many people came and went during the community input meeting that lasted two hours at Zach White Elementary on the 4200 block of Roxbury Drive. The pathway