Month: May 2015

El Paso Police Officer Adrian Arellano was laid to rest Tuesday in East El Paso. He was killed last week while escorting a funeral on his motorcycle when he struck the vehicle of a woman police say allegedly disobeyed the officers’ directions to not proceed. Arellano was 39. He leaves behind a wife and an

A source in the aviation community and law enforcement tells ABC-7 the name of the pilot killed in a plane crash March 18 near Hueco Tanks is Waldo Emerson Cavender of El Paso. Cavender was piloting the single-engine Cessna 182 that is registered to Brentco Aerial Patrols in Durango, Colorado. The cause of the crash

Construction on the Mexican side of the Ysleta Port of Entry is expected to push more commercial traffic over the next eight months to the Bridge of the Americas. Between now and mid-November, northbound trucks will no longer be allowed to cross at the Ysleta Port of Entry after 4 p.m., leaving some concerned how

The horse Firing Line delivered on the track Sunday. He took first place in the Sunland Derby at the Sunland Park Racetrack. The race was the 13th running of the Grade III and was worth $800 thousand. It was a day full of horse racing, food, drink and companionship at the track. To those whose

It was a special day for some military families at Fort Bliss. The army post held a welcome home ceremony for soldiers coming back from Liberia after their mission to help contain the spread of the Ebola virus. It was big hugs, kisses and smiles for wives and children as soldiers from the Task Force

Story by Airman 1st Class Emily Kenney, 49th Wing Public Affairs. HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — It was a drearyWednesdaymorning. Thunder shook and rain poured from the dark clouds that masked the sky. Through the clouds, then Maj. Mark Hoehn, deployed from Holloman’s 49th Fighter Wing, watched thesunrise on the horizon, the grays and

ABC-7 has new details about a man who allegedly tried to hire someone to kill his wife while in jail. Police say he offered hundreds of thousands of dollars for someone to “take out” his wife. The warrant ABC-7 got from the District Attorneys office Friday gives the details of a plan a husband had

Click on the links below to learn more about this year’s Sunland Derby and some of the horses participating in the big race. Eric Alwan, director of Sunland Park Racetrack discusses the Sunland Derby 2015 Sunland Derby: Where’s The Moon 2015 Sunland Derby: Firing Line 2015 Sunland Derby: Callback

El Paso Independent School District El Paso Independent School District Superintendent Juan Cabrera on Friday announced new principals for Bowie and Coronado high schools. Dr. Michael Warmack, the current principal at Lincoln Middle School, is the new principal at Bowie; and Angela Henderson, the current principal at Hornedo Middle School, has been named principal at

Las Cruces Crime Stoppers is offering a $25,000 reward for information that helps identify the men suspected of the Feb. 10, 1990, mass-shooting that claimed four lives that day and left three others critically injured. The “Las Cruces Bowl Massacre,” as it’s become known, is commonly considered one of the most hideous crimes in the

Henry Solis, the former rookie Los Angeles Police officer sought in the killing of a man, was last seen in El Paso, Texas, according to a federal warrant. According to the federal document, Henry Solis called his father’s home in Lancaster, Calif. Shortly after these calls, his father, Victor Solis, left his home in a

Work on the new Border West Expressway is set to begin next week. ABC-7 has details on what to expect, including information on properties that may be lost or moved for the project. Loop 375 is ready to become an actual loop. The Border West Expressway portion is expected to be completed by spring 2018.

Vince Hunter’s future at UTEP isn’t clear. One reason it looks like Hunter might be leaving UTEP for a shot at the pros is his tweet on Sunday that some interpret as possibly being a “goodbye.” When it was announced UTEP would be playing Murray State in the NIT, Hunter tweeted ,”Blessed and happy to

UTEP Director of Athletics Bob Stull appeared on Sportstalk on 600 AM ESPN El Paso Wednesday afternoon where he discussed the Twitter controversy, the NCAA tournament, and the future of sophomore Vince Hunter. After UTEP’s 81-66 loss to Murray State in the NIT Tuesday night, Jeff Darby, UTEP Senior Associate Athletic Director used the official

Three El Pasoans were killed in a crash on I-10 near Junction. Texas state troopers say 36-year-old Elizabeth Dunaway was driving when an unspecified mechanical failure caused her to veer into opposing traffic. Two other El Pasoans in her Ford Expedition were also killed – 40-year-old Lorie Avila Amaya and 5-year-old Mario Acosta. A passenger

One of the food vendors at Southwest University Park tells ABC-7 he is not getting paid, so he can’t pay his employees. Thirty-three employees are still waiting for their paycheck after working more than a dozen Chihuahuas games. One of them says he’s owed $600, so he’s now looking for other work. “We were picked

Jarvis Williams had 25 points and 14 rebounds and Murray State beat Texas-El Paso 81-66 on Tuesday night in the first round of the NIT. Murray State (28-5), excluded from the 68-team NCAA Tournament field after losing in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship, made its eighth appearance in the NIT — its first since

Emergency crews say one person was taken to the hospital in critical condition after crashing a car into a pole in Northeast El Paso. The incident happened around midnight at the intersection of Diana and Marie Tobin. The intersection has since been cleared.

Less than a month stands between now and the home opener at Southwest University Park for the El Paso Chihuahuas’ second season. A debate took place in city council Tuesday over whether to change the city’s luxury suite use policy. The issue first came to light last year when some asked whether elected officials were

It looks as though Minneapolis will be getting the next Major League Soccer expansion team. “During the past several months, we have conducted expansion meetings with representatives from Las Vegas, Minneapolis and Sacramento and visited all three markets. We have also met with representatives from San Antonio and St. Louis. We recently announced that Las

The goal is to rewrite “no Child Left behind,” by April. That’s the 2002 law that mandates annual testing to monitor students’ progress. As the Republican-led congress prepares to do this, President Obama is preparing to fight it, but first he wants to seek input from El Paso Independent School District Superintendent Juan Cabrera. “We’re

Two years in prison. El Paso businessman, Billy Abraham learned his punishment Monday morning for failing to help a man he ran over with his truck. Billy is the son of the late El Paso defense attorney Sib Abraham. Billy Abraham was driving drunk when he hit and killed 47-year-old Jay Grady with his truck

The 2015 class of the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame has been announced and it will be headed by former UTEP head football coach Mike Price. We will be streaming the ceremony tonight on our website. Price is best known for bringing the UTEP program back to life. He became just one of two

A 23-year-old motorcyclist was killed just after noon in East El Paso Friday. El Paso Police say that Aaron Velasquez was driving his motorcycle north in the 1200 block of N. Lee Trevino when the single vehicle crash occurred at 12:07 p.m. Velasquez was sent to Del Sol Medical Center with life-threatening injuries where he

Julian Washburn led five players in double figures with 19 points and second-seeded UTEP advanced past tenth-seeded Florida International 83-71 in the Conference USA tournament on Thursday. UTEP (22-9) will face the winner of No. 3 seed Old Dominion and sixth-seeded Middle Tennessee in the semifinals on Friday. Vince Hunter had 16 points, Omega Harris

It took more than 30 firefighters to bring a Condition 3 house fire under control in Central El Paso Thursday night. Fifty percent of the house was damaged by fire with the entire home being damaged by smoke. The couple, who were alerted to the fire by a smoke alarm, living in the home suffered

The Rev. John Stowe, former vicar general of the Catholic Diocese of El Paso, has been named the new bishop of Lexington, Kentucky by Pope Francis. Stowe told Kentucky.com that he will emphasize worship and service. Stowe, 48, was born in Amherst, Ohio and gave his solemn vows in 1992. He was ordained a priest

The Eagles will bring its “History of the Eagles” tour to El Paso on Friday, May 22 at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. March 21. Tickets go on sale through LiveNation.com, all Ticketmaster outlets, the UTEP box office or charge by phone 800-745-3000. Advanced tickets will go on sale