Month: February 2015

From a distance the University of Texas at El Paso campus seems quiet and calm. But there’s tension beneath the surface. This week, thousands of students are taking final exams and with finals, comes stress. “I have a scholarship, so I have to get all As, so it does stress me out,” said Youth Shape

This weekend thousands of high school seniors will enter a new chapter in their lives.Schools from several districts will be hosting their graduation ceremonies. But for one class of 2014 the ceremony marks a special moment for seniors and the school. Eastlake High School opened in 2010. Friday evening the school graduated its first class.Students

The El Paso Community College Student Government Association needs help from the El Paso community. Students at the college decided to gather donations for victims of the Moore, Oklahoma EF5 tornado that destroyed portions of the city on May 20. Once the students came up with the idea to donate items, they needed a form

At Monday’s Council meeting, a battle over government transparency continued. An open records request by a local attorney still tied up in the courts came up for discussion. Attorney Stephanie Townsend Allala requested emails between Council members, the city manager and ballpark owners back in September 2012.Townsend Allala wants to see if anyone made deals

5th grade teacher Priscilla Aguilar hands out assignments and looks over her students shoulders like any other teacher. At first sight you wouldn’t know she’s fighting stage four cancer. Aguilar like many other teachers, grabs the attention of her class. She has been teaching 10 years at Paso Del Norte elementary school shaping young minds.

ABC-7 says goodbye to Matt Dougherty. He’s been with us for more than two years, making a lasting mark on the community and viewers. He will be missed greatly!

New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez is beginning the celebrations before she’s sworn in for her second term at New Mexico’s True Inaugural ball at the Pan-Am Center in Las Cruces. Governor Martinez was re-elected in November. She ran against Democratic candidate Gary King. The two battled it out on the podium in October in Albuquerque

Friday afternoon ABC-7 cameras caught fifth-graders wandering the halls at Texas Tech University. The students got their hands on hearts and brains but it wasn’t any horseplay, it’s part of a program called ”Seeds of Change.’ The program is a partnership between Clardy Elementary School and the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine.It gives the

“It is a growing trend,” said Ross Dahman, president of Huntleigh Technology Group. Dahman says organized criminal groups overseas in Asia and Afrika are to blame for a lot of the recent security breaches. “Those locations have little enforcement authority, so there’s really nothing to stop credit card fraud,” said Dahman.The U.S. Secret Service wants

“We have had an increase in methamphetamine seizures throughout the local area,” said Customs and Border Protection officer Cynthia Ralko. Ralko tells us the amount of drug seizures seen at the El Paso ports of entry is dramatic. “It’s been about a 1300% increase since 2012,” said Ralko. That’s right, a 1300% increase. Officer Ralko

The township of Fabens has a population of close to 10,000 people.It’s a small peaceful community, but for the dead not so much. The cemetery is in a deserted lot.If you look around the thrown out chairs and behind the paper bags, you can see several tombstones. “We just came down one day and notice

There was a gunfight in downtown Las Cruces Tuesday afternoon. But the gunslingers rode into town to help announce plans for a new film set in Dona Ana County. Local leaders hope it helps Southern New Mexico’s film industry flourish. It was a Wild West shootout.Bullets flew cowboys fell and ABC-7 got its first look

“These photos get sent to your family and you don’t want just you’re average picture of you in front a green screen,” said high school senior Kendra Melendez. Melendez is getting ready for her senior portrait, as thousands of students in the Borderland do every year some blush, some eyelash curls and even a stylish

“We’re marking the day when we got our own bishop when we were organized as a local church for the first time,” said Bishop Mark Seitz.Worshipers gathered Saturday evening at the Ysleta Mission to enjoy music and prayer.Sietz said that over the past 100 years the Diocese has provided a unique service for the region

A man has died following a crash in central Las Cruces. It happened at about 6 p.m. Wednesday night on the 700 block of Spruce. Police said the crash involved a motorcycle and a car. Investigators told ABC-7 the man who was killed was the driver of the motorcycle. Police did not release his name,

Deputies with the Doa Ana County Sheriff’s Office are looking for a man involved in a shooting in Chaparral. It happened Wednesday evening on the 400 block of Oasis. A spokeswoman for the Sheriff’s Office told ABC-7 it began as a domestic dispute. Two men reportedly got into a fight. Investigators said one of them

An unusual incident Saturday morning almost led to one mans death. At around 8:30 a.m., the El Paso Fire Department was dispatched to a call about a man trapped inside a garbage truck. It happened at the 10000 block of Vista Del Sol Drive. The crews found the man had been sleeping in a dumpster

El Paso,Tx- The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office needs your help in finding a man wanted for a violent incident. Officials say 24-year old Daniel Jacob Valdez is wanted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. They say he knows authorities are looking for him and is still on the run. Valdez has tattoos on

El Paso police say they’ve arrested the man who allegedly killed Anthony Bowler, 30, overnight on Saturday. Alberto Mendiola had a rifle when he got to a home on the east side of town, police said. Mendiola’s estranged wife and children were at the home, and so was Anthony Bowler. Bowler’s mother told us last

A man with 107 outstanding traffic and municipal warrants was arrested Friday, police said. According to officials, 61-year-old Dave King was arrested following a stop by an officer patrolling the area of Trawood and George Dieter. The stop occurred around 8:14 p.m. Officials said King was found behind a business and was detained for further

A man police said stole items from a department store got stuck at a traffic light when trying to escape from a West Side mall. El Paso Police were called to the Dillard’s at Sunland Park mall Thursday afternoon after employees suspected Jermill Brewster of stealing merchandise. Brewster, 21, quickly exited the store with a

Beginning Monday, drivers can expect alternate, east and west bound lane closures on I-10 and Loop 375. TX-DOT said the closures will take place on I-10 from Redd road to Viscount-Hunter every night from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. The reason for the week long closure is due to crews removing and re-striping the existing

Mysterious flyers from an unspecified sender have been popping up in mailboxes across the Eastside. The apparent goal? To raise questions about a possible water park near Cohen Stadium in the Northeast of town. The city’s deadline for proposals on a water park near Cohen Stadium was in September. But while the city’s still working

June 4, 2014 Update: The El Paso Police Department’s Special Traffic Investigations Unit has charged 41-year-old George Adrian Espinosa with two counts of Intoxicated Assault Causing Serious Bodily Injury in connection with the multi-vehicle crash that occurred on June 2, 2014.. His bonds total $400,000. June 2, 2014 Story: A woman is in critical condition

A man was hospitalized in critical condition after being stabbed Saturday in East El Paso. Officers were first called out to the scene regarding a fight. It happened shortly before 3:30 in the afternoon at a home at 524 Lomaland. According to police the victim is a man in his 30s. He was taken to

Here in the Borderland, school districts are preparing for the possibility of Ebola coming to our area. The Ysleta Independent School District has been sending Ebola policy notices home with students, updating parents on specific preparations for the disease and asking for the most updated contact info to get information out quickly. There’s also a

Viewers have questions about the continuing backup of cars for export, lining the street near Santa Teresa’s crossing into Mexico. Steve wrote to ABC-7 by email and said, “You all need to see what is happening at the (Santa Teresa) NM Port of Entry. Export car drivers lined up out the door. U. S. truck

The Lincoln Center will remain standing beyond October 1. The executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation, which owns the building, made the announcement Wednesday afternoon. October 1 was the deadline for the city to remove anything of value, such as murals and documents, from inside the center to make way for TX DOT

Senator Jose Rodriguez is calling it a “slap in the face.” Rodriguez and those fighting to reopen the Lincoln Center in south central El Paso were taken by surprise when the Texas Department of Transportation announced it’s tearing Lincoln Center down. It’s a story we first broke on kvia.com. “We found out because Senator Rodriguez

The 10th Annual Lincoln Park Day was held Sunday, to dedicate the newest mural and celebrate the Mexican-American culture. In 2009, the City of El Paso proclaimed September 20th “Lincoln Park Day.” Yet, The Lincoln Center remains closed. But that didn’t stop the Lincoln Park Community from gathering to celebrate Lincoln Park Day. Lincoln Park