Month: February 2015

Hundreds of Muslims are rallying as part of their biennial Texas Capitol lobbying day – but a small group of counter-protesters are trying to shout them down. As organizers from the Council on American-Islamic Relations began Thursday’s event, a woman grabbed a microphone erected on the Capitol steps and proclaimed the name of Jesus Christ.

Don’t like football and not interested in the Super Bowl? Here are some other shows and movies to watch on Sunday. All times are Mountain. “Puppy Bowl XI,” 1-3 p.m. Sunday on Animal Planet with multiple repeats for 10 hours. Starting Lineup Fantasy Game Puppy Cam Videos Photos “Kitten Bowl II,” 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and

Firefighters were busy overnight battling a house fire on the 9700 block of Staubach Drive near Socorro. Officials on scene tell ABC-7 it started when a tree in the backyard caught fire, and then spread to the back of the house. This happened around 4:30 a.m. Thursday. The house was vacant at the time, and

A little boy, dressed as the menacing Darth Vader, stalks the hallways and rooms in his home as his “Imperial March” theme plays. He struggles to move appliances, his lounging dog, and even a toy with the Force – all to no avail. Finally, his father parks his Volkswagen Passat in the driveway and the

Princess Elena of Avalor, “inspired by diverse Latin cultures and folklore,” will be introduced in a special episode of Disney Junior’s series “Sofia the First” in 2016. Princess Elena is described by Disney officials as “a confident and compassionate teenager in an enchanted fairytale kingdom.” The story arc in “Sofia the First” will lead to

Sun metro has finally finished and dedicated it’s new transit operations center on the Eastside. The Centennial Transit Operations Center on Montana Avenue houses space for all Sun Metro buses and offices along with fueling, repair and cleaning facilities. It’s been two and a half years since Sun Metro initially broke ground on the project,

The El Paso Zoo’s Sumatran orangutans, Ibu and Butch, are expecting their first baby this spring. This will be the first offspring for both Ibu and Butch. Butch, 29, came to El Paso Zoo in March 2011 to breed with 23-year-old Ibu as part of a breeding recommendation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums

The medical examiner’s office has identified the man who was found dead in a Greyhound bus last week in Dallas as Fernanado Morales. A maintenance worker found the 39-year-old inside a bus bathroom on Jan. 21 after the bus arrived at the maintance facility in Dallas. The Dallas Morning News is reporting that the medical

Ten billboards across El Paso with singer Marty Robbins’ face on them are part of a national art project called The Manifest Destiny Billboard Project. The project is best recognized and remembered in sets of 10. Ten artists each got to design 10 billboards across 10 cities on Interstate 10 West from coast to coast.

Looking for something to do tonight? Try checking out these concerts in El Paso. Rakim will perform at 10 p.m. today at Funkmeyer’s Rec Room, 1506 Lee Trevino. Doors open at 7 p.m. and it is 21 and over. Tickets are $25. Rakim, one half of the golden age of hip hop duo Eric B.

The City of El Paso is exploring a program to provide municipal identification cards to residents. New York, New Haven and some California cities have started to issue municipal IDs. Supporters say the ID will help those who have trouble getting identifiable documents such as transgender people, the homeless and mainly undocumented immigrants. Opponents of

2015 Dona Ana County School Elections School Board Elections To view a copy of yoursample ballotplease clickhere. Under the 2015 School Board Information please put a link to the following address that says: On February 3, 2015 the three public school districts in Doa Ana County and the Doa Ana Community College will have an

Police say the 17-year-old suspected of shooting and critically injuring his Las Cruces neighbor January 15 is now in custody after he was detained at an area port of entry. Investigators charged Gustavo Angel Alvarado with one count of attempted murder. Alvarado will initially be held without bond. The shooting victim, Pete Limon, 34, remains

A 74-year-old man was electrocuted while pruning pecan trees Monday afternoon, a Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office spokesman confirmed to ABC-7. There are few details but ABC-7 was told the man, whose name has not been released, was on a cherry picker while trimming the trees and came into contact with power lines at about

El Paso,TX -Starting next Tuesday, Kansas Street will be closed to all traffic between Main Street and Franklin Avenue. The city is rebuilding the Bataan Memorial tramway at a cost of $1.1 million Martin Bartlett is the spokesperson for the Engineering and Construction Management Construction Department. He says ,”If you’re coming from the east side

UTEP officials tell ABC-7 that David Vasquez is no longer employed at the university. Vasquez coached the UTEP cheer team and also worked in the Liberal Arts Department. Vasquez was charged with aggravated DWI by Albuquerque police on Dec. 19 when the Miners were in Albuquerque to play against Utah State in the New Mexico

A jury in Santa Fe has awarded an El Paso, Texas family $165 million in a wrongful death lawsuit against FedEx. Attorneys for the family of Mariali Venegas and her daughter, who were killed in a June 2011 crash involving a FedEx big rig, told KRQE-TV on Friday that the verdict sends a message to

Several military ordnances were detonated at a Socorro scrap yard Sunday night. A spokesman for the city of Socorro told ABC-7 the people involved in Saturday’s explosion near the McGregor Range were the ones who sold the devices to Lucero Scrap on the 10700 block of Alameda Avenue. “They did tell me to evacuate. I

Two women are in the hospital and two men are being questioned by authorities following an explosion. That’s what the Otero County Sheriff’s Office is saying after the explosion shut down U.S. Highway 54 this Saturday evening. The highway was reopened shortly before 8 p.m. Hundreds of drivers were turned around after the Department of

The safety of students is a top priority on and off of campus. That’s what officials at the Socorro Independent School District are telling ABC-7as they move forward with installing new cameras on their buses. These cameras aren’t pointed at the students. They are aimed to record any drivers violating bus stops. The stops arms

UTEP, NMSU to have special football signing day luncheons on Feb. 4. The public is invited to the luncheons but there is a cost to attend. UTEP Details UTEP Athletics and the Miner Athletic Club are hosting the signing day luncheon at noon Feb. 4 in the Larry K. Durham Center. Seating is limited. Tables

UTEP, NMSU to have special football signing day luncheons on Feb. 4. The public is invited to the luncheons but there is a cost to attend. UTEP Details UTEP Athletics and the Miner Athletic Club are hosting the signing day luncheon at noon Feb. 4 in the Larry K. Durham Center. Seating is limited. Tables

The Texas Sports Hall of Fame has announced its Class of 2015 and El Paso native Nolan Richardson is one of the inductees. The El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame has championed Richardson’s induction into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame for several years. Richardson grew up in El Paso and had great success playing

The Texas Sports Hall of Fame has announced its Class of 2015 and El Paso native Nolan Richardson is one of the inductees. The El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame has championed Richardson’s induction into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame for several years. Richardson grew up in El Paso and had great success playing

A former Fort Bliss soldier has been sentenced to eight years in prison in the 2012 beating death of his 1-year-old son. He was about to go to trial. On Friday, Crispen Hanson pled guilty to two counts of injury to a child for two incidents prior to his son’s death. Prosecutors dropped the capital

A former El Paso boxer and her husband were killed last week in Wichita, Kansas and authorities say it was murder. Twenty-two year-old Lucero Rodriguez was found shot to death last Wednesday night at her apartment in Wichita. Her husband, Manuel Alvarado-Meraz was also found dead. Alvarado-Meraz’s twin brother, Luis, has been arrested and charged

The recent fatal shooting at El Paso’s Veterans Administration clinic is highlighting security lapses nationwide. Iraq War veteran and VA clerk Jerry Serrato killed a psychologist and then turned the gun on himself. Now VA police are speaking out on unaddressed problems. The fatal shooting that took place at the VA clinic in El Paso

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board recently approved a new fully online Bachelor of Arts degree in security studies at The University of Texas at El Paso. The program’s first courses will begin this May. UTEP officials say the new degree plan from UTEP’s National Security Studies Institute (NSSI) will create more opportunities for nontraditional