Month: March 2015

Representative Sarah Maestas Barnes (R – Bernalillo) and Representative Javier Martinez (D – Bernalillo) today filed legislation supported by Attorney General Balderas to close New Mexico’s child pornography loophole. In New Mexico, defendants who possess multiple images of children being raped, objectified, and exploited in multiple forms of media and online, are currently only subject

In a heart stopping last minute buzzer beater Andress High School beat Palo Duro in last second of the game 62-60. Now the Eagles move on to the Final Four in San Antonio next week. This is the first time the Eagles make the state’s final four in basketball. ABC-7 partnered with the El Paso

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) welcomed 420 immigrants, including nine military members, from 31 countries as they are sworn in as new U.S. citizens Friday morning at the Abraham Chavez Theatre. U.S. District Judge David Guaderrama, presided over the ceremony, with assistance by USCIS. Special remarks were provided Nick Gonzalez, FSC, President of Cathedral

Three men have been arrested and charged in a shooting that occurred outside Jaguars Club on March 1, 2015. The shooting incident injured two people. The El Paso Police Department’s gang and crimes against persons units identified 22-year-old Jeremy Lamont Horn, 26-year-old Sierro Larry, and 25-year-old Bryan Winston as suspects in the case. Detectives, assisted

One man was killed in an early morning crash on Friday in East El Paso involving two vehicles. Police say that a 2005 Mercury Sable was traveling south on Zaragoza at about 1:47 a.m. when the driver, 36-year-old Eliseo Dorado, lost control and crossed into oncoming traffic in the 1300 block of N. Zaragoza. The

UPDATE 8 PM: El Paso Children’s Hospital has released a statement setting mediation between it and UMC for Monday. In the statement, Rosemary Castillo, chair of the El Paso Children’s Hospital Board, said the mediation is waiting on acceptance from UMC. “We want to move forward to find fair and common ground on the differences

Some downtown buildings are getting a facelift this year. The Downtown Management District board approved more than $65,336.92 in Commercial Faade Improvement Grant funds for three downtown buildings. The project includes the W.S. Hills Building at 211 East San Antonio Avenue, a historic Henry Trost building, a currently vacant building at 502 North Oregon and

A man wanted in connection with a homicide in Fort Worth was arrested by Las Cruces Police Wednesday after a short vehicle pursuit. Donald Fourqurean, 54, was detained at around 3:30 p.m. and is expected to be booked into the Dona Ana County Detention Center where he will most likely be held without bond while

UTEP men’s basketball team returns to the Don Haskins Center this week for the final two games of the regular season. The Miners host North Texas at 7 p.m. today and Rice on Saturday (2 p.m.). UTEP is tied for third place in the C-USA standings with Old Dominion and Western Kentucky, and can wrap

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Texas officials say the new law changing how vehicle inspection stickers are issued will deter fraud. But ABC-7 spoke to one man who claims it won’t change a thing. The man, who didn’t want to be identified, worked as a vehicle inspector for a local garage ten years ago. And he knows all about how

The flu season has claimed the life of another person in El Paso. The El Paso Department of Public Health announced that a senior citizen has become the third person to die from the flu. Health officials say the man had underlying medical conditions. Between Feb. 22 and Feb. 28 of this year, the department

A man is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after he drove his truck off of the roadway onto the center median and rolled the truck several times. The driver was transported to University Medical Center with a severe head injury. According to police, the man was driving a 2004 Ford F-150 southbound on US 54 near

The Dona Ana county manager spoke with ABC-7’s New Mexico Mobile Newsroom for the first time regarding embattled county treasurer, David Gutierrez. A county employee said Gutierrez offered her $1,000 in exchange for sex, an allegation Gutierrez did not dispute. According to County Manager Julia Brown, Gutierrez “breached a promise to the voters.” The county

El Paso is doing all it can to improve wait times and technology at international bridges. On Tuesday, city council learned there’s been an increase in traffic at the three international bridges the city owns, despite a 50-cent increase in tolls. El Paso’s new Public-Private-Partnership, or P3, allows the city to reimburse U.S. Customs and

In a speech that stirred political intrigue in two countries, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Congress on Tuesday that negotiations underway between Iran and the United States would “all but guarantee” that Tehran will get nuclear weapons, a step that the world must avoid at all costs. “Iran has proven time and again that

An 11-month-old baby girl in Montana Vista was transported to the hospital after being bitten by a pit bull. The child was taken to University Medical Center in stable condition after receiving 10 stitches on her head. The incident occurred at about noon Tuesday at a trailer home in the 3700 block of Desert Meadows,

Cities and counties in the land of enchantment are trying to restore revenue lost when lawmakers eliminated a tax on food and drugs. For some time, the state decided to shield counties from that lost revenue with a so-called “hold harmless” payment. Since that payment has been eliminated, state lawmakers gave counties and cities the

The City of El Paso had a breakthrough in deadlocked negotiations with the city’s firefighters Tuesday. City council’s plea to union leaders seems to have worked for now. There’s a chance to get to a contract hammered out instead of sending it to voters in a may referendum. But the clock is still ticking. The

Less sleep and low-quality sleep usually happens in the days following the time change. We spoke to specialists at the Del Sol Medical Sleep Disorder Center about daylight saving time.They say losing that hour of sleep in the spring can be detrimental. They told us they see an increase in work-related accidents and traffic-related accidents,

El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a detention officer with the sheriff’s office. Juan Munoz, 35, of Horizon City, had an outstanding felony arrest warrant stemming from an indictment for sexual assault against a victim with whom he had a previous relationship. Munoz was notified of the arrest warrant and placed under arrest by

Mesa Vista Elementary School’s councilor and the assistant principal sacrificed their taste buds to praise students for exceeding their sales goal during their February book fair. The officials ate Century Eggs to keep their end of the deal. Students met a sales goal of $2,800 and even surpassed it, selling over $3,800 during their book

The El Paso Electric Company’s Living Wise program helps teachers and students learn about conserving water and electricity. Students at Camino Real Middle School received kits that will teach them how to make a few changes at home that will lower their parent’s electric bill. The program is already part of 6th grade science curriculum

Tickets are all gone for New Mexico State University’s final home game. The Aggies will be playing Chicago State on Saturday, March 7 and all 12,750 seats will be filled with Aggie fans wearing white. The Aggies haven’t sold out a game since the 2006-2007 season when they played Nevada in the WAC tournament championship.

Border Patrol agents seized more than $1 million worth of marijuana south of Lordsburg, New Mexico this past weekend. During the early evening of March 1, Border Patrol agents working south of Lordsburg spotted a vehicle travelling away from the border area. The vehicle, a 2005 Ford F-350 driven by 27-year-old Luis Carlos Luna Marquez

Animal Services, a division of the Environmental Services Department, is sponsoring a low-cost microchip, rabies vaccine, and licensing clinic. The event will be held at the Animal Services Shelter located at 5001 Fred Wilson, from 7am to 11am. The goal of the clinic is to increase licensing by having all municipal pet ownership requirements available

A San Elizario Independent School District parent is claiming his daughter caught lice three times this school year. “As soon as you picked up her hair you could see it, bad,” he said. “It was something I’ve never seen before.” This parent doesn’t want his Borrego Elementary sixth-grade daughter to be identified.She’s the only one

County officials are grappling with the possibility that the County Hospital District will suffer from a negative rating change because of the El Paso Children’s Hospital debt and talks of bankruptcy. “It’s terrifying, we have to see a solution, we have to see it quick,” said County Commissioner Andrew Haggerty on Monday. Global agency, Fitch

A Fort Bliss soldier has died in Eastern Africa. Pfc. Jerome B. Swaggart, 25, of West Monroe, La., died Feb. 19 while performing military duties in support Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa mission. The cause of his death is currently under investigation. Swaggart, who was not married, enlisted in the Army in