Month: February 2015

The Consul General of Mexico in El Paso said a municipal I.D. would enable Mexican nationals do things they currently can’t with a mexican I.D. The Mexican consulate provides Mexican nationals living outside of their home country with a matricula consular, an official I.D. “The matricula consular has a lot of advanced techology incorporated in

The man who was critically injured this week, allegedly by an off-duty Border Patrol agent, was shot in the head, according to the affidavit. Jesus Rodriguez is named in the affidavit as the person who was injured and taken to Del Sol Medical Center. The affidavit states Rodriguez told sheriff’s deputies he went to visit

Beall Elementary School parents shouted in the street Wednesday after school. Meanwhile, the El Paso Independent School District is reminding parents no possible closures or consolidations have been decided. Emotions ran high for the group of nearly 50 parents and students during the protest on the 300 block of South Piedras Street. ABC-7 got a

The monsoon season is over which means El Paso gets a break from the rain, and at Fort Bliss National Cemetery, headstones will stay above the ground. For the past few years, heavy rainfall caused the soil to crumble sending headstones under piles of dirt. Monday morning geological sciences professors from the University of Texas

Article by Caty Hirst, Fort Worth Star-Telegram. FORT WORTH — The first city manager ofEl Paso, Joyce Wilson over nine years successfully transitioned El Paso to a city manager form of government, brought life back to a failing public transportation system and helped draft fiscally sound budgets. Despite those accomplishments, Wilson, 61, will probably be

Soldiers at Fort Bliss are taking part in a training exercise that creates real-life scenarios to prepare troops for deployment. The training requires convoys of military vehicles to travel to nearby training centers, forcing them on U.S. Highway 54. Fort Bliss officials want to caution drivers to look out for military vehicles. Training exercises continue

Recent heavy rain storms have damaged dozens of graves and headstones at the Fort Bliss National Cemetery. Some veterans say the majority of the damage to the graveyard is because of the gravel landscaping compared to the original grass. The Department of Veteran’s Affairs stripped the grass and replaced it with gravel to stop using

A Florida gunman opened fire on the Florida State University campus Thursday, injuresd three people and was shot dead. The gunman has since been identified as Myron May-a former attorney who lived and worked in Las Cruces. May worked at the District Attorney’s office as an assistant trial attorney beginning in January 2014 and resigned

Cezar Guerrero and Marvelle Harris combined for 24 of Fresno State’s 35 second half points, as the Bulldogs pulled away late to beat UTEP, 61-56, in the first round of the CBI on Wednesday. The Miners’ season ended with a 23-11 record, including seven losses on their home floor. UTEP lost its last two games

Expect another cool night across the region and light winds. Many lowland desert locations will drop below freezing by Friday morning. A Freeze Warning is in effect for much of Southern New Mexico.

Temperatures will start to cool rapidly after sunset and by around 3 to 4 am will possibly drop below freezing.A Freeze Warning has been issued for all of the lowland desert areasexcept for El Paso. Cooler and drier air that moved in Tuesday night and Wednesdaywill bring mainly clear skies tonight with low temperaturesdropping well

Tax season can mean confusion and pricey appointments. But for some, it’s about bargain hunting. This year, different tax preparation businesses are offering free filings for some. H&R Block is offering free filing for the 1040EZ form. That’s the simplest form. “There’s a lot of people out there that are first-time filers that don’t know

Several of the Borderland’s major school districts are rolling out new programs offering free SAT and PSAT testing to high school students. “All 10th-graders will be taking the PSAT, all 11th-graders will be taking the SAT,” said Patricia Cuevas, principal at Americas High School in the Socorro Independent School District. Cuevas says the two tests

These are the places where you can free vouchers for the Alert Cab program, courtesy of L & F Distributing and the Sun City Cab Co.: Cincinnati barGeogeske (G2)Cabo Joe’s West (Mesa street)Cabo Joe’s (Montana)Marco PoloThe DenPershing InnCoconutsEl TuchadorBorder City Ale houseAliveBrewShamrocks (Ft. Bliss)Buffalo Wild Wings (Ft Bliss)Smash burger (Ft Bliss)The GardenTablaBrick and MortarHemingwaysMini barPalomino

No Friday night lights at Franklin High School. Students and high school boosters are disappointed the school’s new football stadium won’t be ready in time for this week’s homecoming festivities. The construction crews continued their work on the east grandstand lining the Franklin football field Wednesday. “I was actually hoping to see it, but it’s

Fort Bliss, which like the rest of the Army has seen a steep increase in the number of reported sexual assault and harassment cases, held a stand-down today in an effort to help curb the problem.According to a U.S. Army report, the rate of violent sexual crime in the military has increased more than 60-percent

Three soldiers from Fort Bliss are behind bars this weekend. According to officials, they were arrested for allegedly shooting at a group at the Union Depot. “We take all such incidents seriously,” Major Jospeh Buccino said in a released statement. “this is not representative of the overwhelming majority of Fort Bliss soldiers.” The soldiers are

Vietnam veteran paratroopers at the “All Airborne” Veterans of Foreign Wars near Fort Bliss sit around a table, laughing, drinking cold beer and talking the country they know and love. Retired E-7 Benny Nunez joined the Army in the late 50’s — not because he wanted to. He needed the job. But it was after

New Mexico state police said they recovered the body of a Fort Bliss soldier in Elephant Butte lake around 7:30 Saturday night. Police said they were called by state park officials who said they needed help finding the man. Police said the soldier is 21-year-old Rob Allen Vande Zande who is from Wisconsin. They say

Fort Bliss officials have set aside Friday, August 30, 2013, as “Ammunition Amnesty Day” in El Paso County. In an effort to better control and account for small arms ammunition and explosives that have been found, misplaced or stolen, as well as to prevent injury or death from handling these items, the Directorate of Logistics,

A soldier died following an accident at the Dona Ana Range Complex Friday, according to a Fort Bliss official. Officials said a tactical vehicle rolled, which was carrying two soldiers from Third Brigade, First Armored Division and another from Second Brigade, First Armored Division. A soldier involved in the rollover sustained head injuries that later

The sounds are coming from high off the hilltops surrounding East Fort Bliss. Tanks are spraying the enemy with high caliber motors and from my vantage point, damage appears devastating. “Al Qaeda was in Village Malakhand and our objective was to assault and take the village from the Taliban,” said Sgt. Matthew Downes. This is

The former superintendent of the Socorro school district told the San Jose Mercury News the findings of the audit released Tuesday, which indicate 21 “anomalies” in the classification of students, were “overblown.” “I don’t think anyone was attempting to circumvent state assessments,” he told the newspaper. “I’m disappointed that the (Socorro) board and superintendent have

In April, Jeffrey E. Honeycutt was arrested and charged with 26 felony charges related to alleged kickbacks. He was one of four employees arrested for their involvement in the kickback scheme. The City of Las Cruces held a personnel hearing this week and the hearing officer recommended the city reinstate Honeycutt. Honeycutt was a former

El Pasoan Javier Loya is a Burges High School graduate and now a minority owner of the Houston Texans. Back as a senior in high school, Loya was not recruited to play college football and since then he wanted to make a difference. “I am doing this because I was one of those kids,” Loya

The well-known high school football rivalry between Las Cruces and Mayfield ended in an all out brawl Friday . The film was reviewed by the superintendent, Stan Rounds, and the NMAA and it was decided suspensions were needed. Rounds said a total of nine players were suspended. Five players from Las Cruces and 4 from

It is not medically diagnosed, but the help to battle food addiction exists. In El Paso, Sierra Providence’s Bariatric Center helps patients deal with food addiction, overeating and obesity. Michelle Collins, a registered bariatric nurse at Sierra Providence, is part of the support group that meets monthly at the Bariatric Center. Collins said many patients

While Ebola has captured national attention — doctors in the borderland are focused on the flu. Officials with the El Paso Department of Health told ABC-7 that 200 cases have been diagnosed this season, which began the final week of September. The highly contagious virus has already sent dozens of El Pasoans to the hospital

In efforts to keep people from driving drunk on New Year’s eve, Doa Ana county and Las Cruces Shuttle and Taxi will implement Project H.O.M.E. (Helping Others Make it Home Every time). Taxi service will be available countywide for those who’ve been drinking. The cost is $5 to transport one or two people, and $10