Month: February 2015

One person is dead in an overnight fire. It happened at an apartment house at 191 N. Awbrey in south-central El Paso, around midnight. Fire officials tell ABC-7 firefighters put out the flames shortly after it broke out. The owner of the apartment found a burned body inside the apartment when he stopped by later

A fatal two-vehicle crash is being investigated near North Loop and Excelsior. The crash happened at around 4:30 Sunday afternoon in the Lower Valley. ABC-7 has confirmed one teen boy is dead, one is in critical conditions Streets in the area are being closed off this hour. Look for more details tonight at ten.

The ABC-7 newsroom learned a 19-year-old El Paso Community College student was killed in a deadly crash on Monday. She was on her way to the Valle Verde campus in the Lower Valley with other EPCC students. The car crash happened near Diana and Gateway South in the Northeast. Jackie Hager’s family told ABC-7 she

A passenger was hospitalized with serious injuries after a rollover crash near Fabens this morning on I-10. An El Paso County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman said the driver lost control of his vehicle, and rolled into the median. That vehicle was traveling eastbound, but came to a stop in the westbound traffic lanes. It happened at

City council is considering allowing Mayor Oscar Leeser to vote on more issues than he’s currently allowed. “Right now, he’s only allowed to vote in ties, which just doesn’t make sense,” said District 5 City Representative, Michiel Noe, explaining the city charter only allows the mayor to break a tie if council is split on

A former UTEP Miner and Super Bowl champ is under fire from parents in a youth football league, who say the raging pep talks he gives the team are abusive, according to TMZ. But the ex-NFL star says it’s just tough love. The man at the center of the controversy is Seth Joyner, a 3-time

The El Paso Juvenile Probation Department is working with the FBI to prevent young offenders from ending up behind bars. The two agencies are trying to get the kids to pick up barbells, rather than end up behind jail cell bars. The Wolves Den Gym on Wall Street in East-Central El Paso is full of

The director of Public Works for El Paso County submitted his resignation letter before county commissioners Monday. Ernie Carrizal has been with the county for 26 years. He was director for the last three and a half years. “For 26 years we’ve been able to accomplish a lot of projects, but I’d like submit my

The police units with the white bodies, blue stripes and the colorful department shield are on the way out. New patrol cars, with a more modern look, are being phased in. “The Crown Victoria’s were phased out, so we weren’t using those any longer, ” said El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen. His department unveiled

Police say one person is in the hospital with stab wounds after a fight broke out at a bar in East El Paso Thursday night. Police tell ABC-7 it happened near the intersection of Lee Trevino and Trawood around 11 pm. No word on any arrests.

Police say they are looking into a shooting that happened early Monday morning in Central El Paso. Police dispatchers confirm that one man was taken to University Medical Center with critical injuries. This incident happened near the intersection of Johnson and Justice at around 3 a.m. Emergency dispatchers have offered few details. But according to

July 30 Update: El Paso Police Crimes Against Persons investigators have identified the three people involved in the homicide investigation from July 29. The woman who was killed has been identified as 35-year-old Annette Hernandez of the 7200 block of Dale. The man that was stabbed several times during the same incident but survived has

Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrest the man accused of setting an east side church on fire. Investigators charged Dane Gordon, 25, with Arson of a Place of Worship. The November 30, 2014 fire ripped through the Assembly of God Church at 1455 Turner Road. It caused an estimated $200,000

A legendary punk band and a country music singer-songwriter will perform at El Paso’s Tricky Falls at separate shows in April. Bad Religion, with opener OFF!, will perform April 9 at Tricky Falls. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 6 through Ticketfly.com. Tickets are $25. Kacey Musgraves, who won Academy of Country

Texans will get to honor and remember American sniper Chris Kyle for years to come. Gov. Greg Abbott proclaimed Feb. 2 as Chris Kyle Day. The announcement came on the second anniversary of Kyle’s death and the week before his accused killer’s trial begins. Kyle is the American war hero featured in the blockbuster hit

Douglas Steel Supply announced it is expanding its steel service centers to a new facility in the Sun City. The company hopes to create 55 new positions and invest $3 million in our region over the next five years. “We continue on our mission to attract new businesses and investments to the community, create competitive

El Paso Police have released the name of the woman struck and killed by a vehicle in Downtown El Paso Tuesday. She has been identified as 73-year-old Alicia Mendoza of El Paso. Police say the crash occurred at around 11:23 a.m. Tuesday when Mendoza was crossing San Antonio Street. Mary Brubaker, 70, was driving a

Education officials are encouraging parents to enroll their children in a full 7-hour preschool day instead of the traditional half-day session. Supporters say full-day preschool programs better prepare kids for school and life. “She’s more independent,” said Georgina Hernandez, the mother of a preschool student enrolled in the 7-hour program, “she’s learning a lot of

The measles outbreak continues to spread across the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed more than 100 measles cases in 14 states this year alone. El Paso health officials are on alert. “It is a very aggressive disease,” said Fernando Gonzalez, the lead epidemiologist with the El Paso Department of

Twenty-two student-athletes signed national letters of intent to attend and play football at UTEP on Wednesday. Highlighting the Miners’ 2015 signing class are five El Paso/Las Cruces area players. The list includes 11 offensive players and 11 on the defensive side. There are eight from Texas (four from El Paso), six from California, two from

Doa Ana County Sheriff’s investigators are investigating the death of a 10-day-old baby boy who was found unresponsive inside an East Mesa home Monday morning. The infant was reportedly not breathing when his 31-year-old mother woke up around 8:30 a.m. Monday. The baby and his mother were temporarily living with friends at a home in

El Pasoans on Tuesday braced for frigid temperatures. Construction crews, police officers on patrol on bicycles and shoppers were among the people bundled up and out on the streets. The key to getting through the day outside is layering, they all told ABC-7. One of the police officers said he had three shirts under his

Early open enrollment numbers are in for both the El Paso and Ysleta school districts. Both districts are combating dwindling student populations. EPISD opted to try open enrollment to add to it’s population, something YISD has done for years. Even EPISD wasn’t sure how many students it get this year. The district based it’s budget

El Paso Fire Department was called out to an El Paso Independent School District warehouse where three trucks caught fire. Firefighters responded Wednesday morning at about 2:30 a.m. to the 4900 block of Woodrow Bean/Transmountain Road to the James L. Gamble storage facility. The district vehicles were left were left charred and heavily damaged. A

The El Paso Independent School District’s police department is turning to technology to keep its schools safe. The district’s new text tip line allows students, faculty and the community to anonymously report any suspicious activity directly to the district’s police department. The tip-411 School Safety Edition also allow district police officials to communicate and respond

At Tuesday’s El Paso Independent School District’s special meeting, the board said its doing away with having one elected person to represent EPISD employees. Instead they’re inviting the head of every union and organization to the table. Superintendent Juan Cabrera says this way is more inclusive. But some employee organizations say this un-elected board of

El Paso Independent School District teachers gathered Monday afternoon at Brown Middle School protesting new changes coming down next school year. They feel teachers are bearing the burden of the district’s looming $12.5 million budget shortfall. About 131 teachers district-wide don’t know what job they’re going to be performing next school year. And it’s because

Results from the El Paso Independent School District’s facility survey don’t appear to be all that great. Out of 61,000+ students, EPSID has feedback from just 1,000 parents. The stakes are high: the district is considering consolidating 14 elementary schools, and even closing a middle and a high school. But even so, some believe the

The El Paso Independent School District could have a superintendent finalist by Monday. Board of managers President Dee Margo confirmed they may name their top finalist. This comes after 19 interviews. Margo said the finalist is not from the El Paso area. The district has been searching for one since 2011, after former Superintendent Lorenzo

It’s been more than two years since TxDOT gave the El Paso Independent School District a $4.7 million grant that helped give free bikes and helmets to nearly 12,000 elementary-school students. ABC-7 went searching recently to find out how those bikes are being used today. TxDOT worked with city officials to assess the safest routes