Month: February 2015

The school board meeting at Ylseta Independent School District was packed Wednesday with parents and staff who were worried over a couple issues at the district. A handful of Ysleta seniors found out the colleges and scholarships they applied to hadn’t received their midyear reports and transcripts on time and they panicked. “Anybody who works

In the Ysleta School District the number of English-language learners meeting their yearly progress is down. It’s part of the reason trustees met Monday night to discuss what can be done to change the trend. Two years ago, 60 percent of non-English speaking students were meeting their mark. Last year that number dropped to 51

The Ysleta Independent School District is expecting some fireworks this week at its Riverside High community meeting. That meetingwill be the last time the superintendent explains why the district needs to hold a $300 million bond election. Monday Dr. Xavier De La Torre went before the Parkland High feeder-pattern community. This is the fifth community

The first Ysleta Independent community meeting was held Monday evening at Ysleta High. Much like the El Paso ISD, YISD is facing declining enrollment, fewer students and more empty seats, and it’s costing the district. Parents left with a lot to think about, and while reactions were mixed, the mood is open and positive. Superintendent

Ysleta Independent School District has announced its 2013-2014 budget at the board meeting Wednesday night. YISD is working with a budget of $442 million for the upcoming school year. District staff said they are able to reward their teachers and administrators with a 2 percent raise. Other staff will get about 2.5 percent raise. Out

The Ysleta Independent School District says it needs to pass a $155 million bond to improve aging facilities. But some taxpayers are taking issue with that claim, telling the board Wednesday night they just can’t afford it. “The Ysleta Teachers Association is totally against the passing of another bond,” said President Arlinda Valencia. Valencia cites

Westside traffic will be the talk of town for a good while. More Texas Department of Transportation projects promise to streamline traffic on the Westside, but overlapping timelines and project scopes could make for some serious hassles. Both the Border Expressway West, an extension of Loop 375, and the I-10 Collector-Distributor Lane Project will be

The Ysleta Independent School District went over the details of their proposed bond election Wednesday night. They district is asking voters to approve a $155 million bond to improve school facilities. Board members were given a presentation by Attorney Anthony Safi, who compared and contrasted three election dates they can choose from. They can hold

After last week’s fatal shooting of a psychologist inside an El Paso Veterans Affairs clinic by an Iraq war veteran, the VA’s police force is renewing its long-running calls for more staff, better training and increased resources – from fixing broken radios and cameras to installing metal detectors and developing clear procedures for how to

Police said that a woman whom they were only able to identify as “in her 20s” was seen by witnesses attempting to hop aboard a moving train. She failed on her first attempt and was knocked to the ground. When she tried again, she was pulled under and killed by the train. The fatality happened

El Paso Police have released the name of the pedestrian killed in East El Paso Monday night. She has been identified as 65-year-old Guadalupe Baray. Police say that Baray was crossing the 1800 block of George Dieter at about 7:22 p.m. when she was struck by a black 2006 Chrysler. Police say Baray was not

A woman was found dead in the desert in far West El Paso county on Friday, and investigators need your help to identify her. The woman was between 35 and 40 years old, and between 5’3″ and 5’4 tall. She wore black sweat pants and a black pullover t-shirt with the words “Dream WITHOUT FEAR

A 24-year-old woman was killed early Wednesday morning in a one-vehicle crash in far East El Paso. El Paso County Sheriff’s officials say Annette Chavez, of East El Paso, was driving eastbound on Montana Ave. at about 1:30 a.m. when her Toyota Camry veered to the right and off the roadway. The vehicle then crashed

Winds are expected to pick up Wednesday afternoon as an upper level storm system, called a trough, passes over the area. The system will push in warm and dry air from the west. Winds are expected to grow to 20-30 miles per hour, with gusts of 40 mph. Some areas along Eastern mountain slopes may

WASHINGTON (AP) – Interior Secretary Ken Salazar voiced optimism Friday that the nation’s first offshore wind farm will soon break ground after more than a decade of delays and be followed by more off the Atlantic coast. “I think there’s a good chance it will happen before the end of the year,” Salazar said of

Could this be the end for Joyce Wilson as El Paso’s first city manager? Commissioners in Lee County, Florida, voted unanimously Tuesday to offer Wilson the position of County Manager. ABC-7 talked for several minutes with Wilson after Tuesday’s City Council meeting at City Hall. She would not say whether or not she will accept

The announcement this week that a Whole Foods Market — the first in El Paso — is coming to the West Side, didn’t exactly sit well with many of you who live in East El Paso or over in the Northeast. So ABC-7 set out to find out what companies look at when determining where

White Sands National Monument reopens Sunday at 8 a.m. The monument’s been closed for the last eight days, after a Holloman Air Force drone crashed near Dunes Drive. White Sands was closed during the recovery and cleanup. It is President’s Day weekend, which means all national parks service sites, including White Sands. Is free for

A new swimming pool expected to be built at Galatzan Park in west El Paso is making a splash. The design phase of the new Westside Regional Pool is underway, but not before city officials asked for input from residents. City Representative Cortney Niland and other city officials held the meeting at the Galatzan Recreation

Thrill seekers are in for a treat this May. According to Pat Thomson, President of Western Playland, a new roller coaster is being installed at the amusement park. The ride will be similar in size to the other roller coaster offered at the theme park. It will stand around 55 feet tall. However, the roller

It’s been a headache for months for Eastside commuters, but the intersection of Wedgewood Dr. and Montwood Dr. has finally reopened today. While there’s plenty of construction still going on in the area, traffic can finally move through the intersection, much to the delight of nearby residents. “It’s actually good, because it was difficult going

The recent death of a newborn baby in Las Cruces has raised a lot of questions. The boy tested positive for methamphetamine at birth. A preliminary autopsy report shows the 10-day old baby did not suffer from trauma, but Dona Ana County Sheriff’s deputies are waiting for a toxicology report. Meanwhile, a lot of unanswered

It’s almost like a science fiction movie! This summer the Department of Homeland Security is going high-tech. It plans to roll out iris and facial recognition technology to the U.S. Border Patrol to help keep the border safe. The new service will be able to share images with the FBI’s massive multi-biometric system. It’s all

Have you ever had to use the restroom at a park, but had nowhere to go? City representatives are flushing out some ideas so you can get a little relief when needed. It won’t be cheap. “I would love to have that, just like I would like every worker in this city to have a

A pistol-shaped pellet gun was recovered from the vehicle of a man shot and killed by border patrol agents east of Sierra Blanca, according to Bill Brooks with Customs and Border Protection. Brooks told ABC-7 the shooting happened Thursday at about 4:45 p.m. The driver, yet to be identified by CBP, pulled into the Border

C.J. Cooper scored 15 points to lead five in double-figures and UTEP made its free throws late to hold off Charlotte 73-68 on Thursday. UTEP (17-7, 9-3 Conference USA) scored the first seven points of the game and Cooper’s 3-pointer made it 10-2 just 2 minutes in. UTEP led 34-27 at the break. Charlotte trimmed

President Barack Obama has signed into law a measure intended to help deter veterans from committing suicide. He says America cannot be satisfied until all veterans get the help they need for their struggles. Obama says too many are struggling with post-traumatic stress. The legislation is named the Marine veteran Clay Hunt, who killed himself

The renovated San Jacinto Plaza will not reopen this month as originally announced. It will reopen in May, according to City of El Paso officials. The $6 million project is funded in part by the 2012 Quality of Life Bonds and supports the City of El Paso’s strategic goals of the visual image of El

Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says state leaders no longer want the Texas National Guard off the border with Mexico next month as originally planned. Patrick said Wednesday that “we can’t pull back now” and signaled that new Republican Gov. Greg Abbott will call for more money to keep the guard on the border through

The sports director for a San Diego television station has been wounded in a shooting outside his home. CBS affiliate KFMB-TV says Kyle Kraska was attacked Tuesday afternoon in the wealthy Scripps Ranch area of the city. TV reports show a silver Mercedes with its back window shot out parked on the edge of a