Month: February 2015

The Dona Ana County Treasurer accused of offering an employee money for sex, spoke publicly for the first time last week. In a letter to the Las Cruces Bulletin last week, David Gutierrez said,“I will not resign. I have 38,867 reasons why I won’t resign. That is the number of people who voted to re-elect

Sex trafficking investigations and convictions have increased six-fold in the last five years, according to the new head of Homeland Security Investigations here in El Paso. Sex trafficking occurs when a sex act is induced by force, fraud or coercion or when the person performing that act is younger than 18. ABC-7 spoke with HSI

According to the Las Cruces Sun News the United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude 4.0 earthquake between Deming and Las Cruces Saturday around 10 pm. Then another magnitude 3.0 earthquake followed in the same area just 15 minutes later. At this point in time, there were no reports of damage or injuries in the

What do you think about a Major League Soccer team in the Borderplex? Here’s your chance to sound off! On Thursday MountainStar sports officially announced it’s launched a web site to gauge the interest. MountainStar Sports President Alan Ledford made it clear there are three key factors in this effort: A strong ownership group, support

Letter by letter, the recent massive message on a Juarez mountain is being removed by group that put it up there. Juarez city officials demanded “La Luz del Mundo” or Light of the World Church take down the message honoring the church’s leader. According to ABC-7’s news partner XHIJ-TV channel 44 in Juarez, the group

A motorcyclist is in serious condition at University Medical Center Sunday night after the man lost control of his motorcycle on eastbound Paisano Drive by the Union Depot. Eastbound Paisano drive was closed by the Yandell street overpass.Investigators are trying to determine why and how he lost control of the cycle.

A man sustained life threatening injuries in a motorcycle accident Sunday morning. Police said around 5:53 a.m. a male motorcyclist was struck from behind by a vehicle at Loop 375 West and Padres. The vehicle left the scene, but was arrested following the incident, according to police. The motorcyclist was sent to Del Sol Medical

More than 200,000 vehicles travel through the Spaghetti Bowl at Interstate 10 and U.S. 54 every single day. It’s hard to miss the many changes that have already taken place as part of a $25 million Texas Department of Transportation beautification project. But there’s more to come. “I think it’s so beautiful, especially at night

Over 100 soldiers said their goodbyes to family and loved ones Wednesday morning as the first big group from Ft. Bliss loaded up for Liberia. There were tearful farewells as soldiers from the 2-501st General Support Aviation Battalion took off to Monrovia, Liberia. They’re joining the advance troops setting up operations there to begin aiding

A jury has sentenced the convicted “Manhattan Heights Rapist” to life in prison, but there’s still much more to come in court. With Thursday’s sentencing, convicted rapist Arturo Valtierra could still qualify for parole in a few decades, but he could also still have a long road of court cases ahead of him. Valtierra was

Hundreds of Montwood High students saw their schedules for the 2013-2014 school year and freaked out. Certain classes they needed for graduation weren’t there. “It frustrates me, but what am I going to do? I’m just a student,” said Carlos Cuellar . Cuellar feels the school’s error comes out of negligence. “Instead of them giving

The Montwood construction project is moving forward. The city is adding new roads, sidewalks, gutters, and water systems from Montwood to Zanzibar, meaning more traffic. The Montwood construction project started this January, and will last for the next 22 months. Roadwork is making a mess, but could eventually prevent periodic flooding near Eastwood High that

It is hard to believe, but some El Paso County residents do not have basic sewage systems or natural gas service. That is the case for dozens of families who live in the Square Dance neighborhood in Montana Vista, but some good news is headed their way. El Paso County Commissioner Carlos Leon told ABC-7

After 61 years, Moe’s Restaurant closed its doors Sunday. It was a bittersweet day for the owners and loyal customers. The warm restaurant first opened its doors in 1953. The business has been welcoming people and families from all over the borderland ever since. “I was born in 1952, in 1953, they opened up this

Modest Mouse is making its way back the Borderland. The indie rock band will perform Sept. 17 at the El Paso County Coliseum. Modest Mouse last put out an album about seven years ago, about the same time they last performed in El Paso. “We Were Dead Before the Ship Sank” featured some of the

A fire broke out in Chaparral, New Mexico early Sunday morning. Several fire crews were called out to the mobile home, which was fully engulfed in flames. Fire officials report no one was home during the fire, so no one was injured. It took a total of 5 fire crews to douse the flames. The

The UTEP Miners took on the #3 ranked University of Arizona Wildcats at the Don Haskins Center Friday night. The game was a complete sellout and is the first sold out game for the men’s basketball team since 2010. But the student section only sold 80% of the tickets and the other 20% had to

Vince Hunter scored 20 points, and UTEP held Middle Tennessee to 29 percent shooting in the second half en route to a 63-54 win over the Blue Raiders on Thursday night at the Murphy Center. The Miners (12-6, 2-1 C-USA) won for the seventh time in eight games and ended Middle Tennessee’s 25-game home winning

Kenneth Dixon rushed for 200 yards to lead Louisiana Tech to a 38-35 Conference USA victory over University of Texas at El Paso Saturday night. UTEP (1-4, 0-2 C-USA) opened the scoring when Jameill Showers scored from one-yard out. Dixon and the Bulldogs (2-4, 1-1) struck back, scoring 24 unanswered points. The Miners got within

The 24th Annual Minerpalooza pep rally Friday night kicks off the first home game for the Miner football team against Texas Tech. The University of Texas at El Paso is calling it the ‘party of the century’ and anticipates thousands to attend. Minerpalooza started more than twenty years ago with a picnic and a couple

Got your tickets for Saturday’s big UTEP football home opener at the Sun Bowl? The Miners are facing Big 12 school Texas Tech and ticket prices are catching some fans by surprise. With Tech coming to town, the Miners need all the help they can get from their fans. But with ticket prices ranging from

They’re definitely not from around here, but you can see hundreds of seagulls in parts of the Upper Valley this time of year. “It’s amazing. There’s so many of them,” said Diana Sangare, visiting the area near Keystone Heritage Park in the afternoon to see the gulls. “They’re so beautiful. And it’s like you’re covered

El Paso’s new ballpark is still packing them in! On Sunday, the four-year-old Mexican Baseball Fiesta — featuring teams from the Mexican Winter League — made its debut at Southwest University Park. The result was a record-breaking crowd. The day began with the playing of the Mexican national anthem, which was a first for El

Friday morning around the Ural Mountain region of Russia, a streak in the sky turned into a burst of light. Dashcams, cellphones, and security cameras were rolling on the entire event. YouTube instantly filled with videos of thefiery landfall. “It’s not uncommon, but it’s not something that occurs weekly, or monthly, or even yearly,” El

Christ is expected to make a comeback in Texas public schools and He could be joined by the symbols of other faiths too. “Freedom of religion doesn’t mean freedom from religion,” Governor Rick Perry said. House Bill 308 allows school staff and students to use traditional holiday greetings and display religious symbols. Perry said that

The Administrative Offices for the Parks and Recreation Department at City Hall will be closed on Monday May 27th. Senior Centers and Daycare Operations will be closed on Monday May 27th. Sports Centers will be open regular hours from 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m on Monday May 27th. Aquatic Centers will be open. Click here

The El Paso Independent School District voted to consider collaborating with the Medical Centers of America (MCA)Tuesday night. Superintendent Juan Cabrera will research their plan and present his suggestions in August. If approved by the board, construction on a new biomedial technology and commercialization building could begin as early as September. MCA is proposing to

A Fort Bliss who crashed his truck, killing one of his passengers was sentenced to probation. Jacob McGuire, 23, lost control of his truck and flipped over a median in August of 2013. One of his passengers, 20-year-old Leeza Lugo, died at the scene. Three other passengers were hurt. Police say McGuire admitted to having

El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser discussed the city’s business outlook for 2015 at a luncheon Wednesday hosted by the El Paso Central Business Association. The luncheon was held at the Camino Real Hotel in downtown El Paso. Leeser touted his “El Paso. Open For Business” initiative and the number of jobs that it has brought

Tenet, the owners of the Sierra Providence Health Network met with City Council Tuesday. The company negotiated several items with city officials. Tenet will have to invest $120 million on its West side hospital. It will have to create 300 new jobs, and not siphon any positions away from other Sierra-Providence hospitals, if it does,