Month: May 2015

The exercise rider for this year’s Sunland Derby winner, Firing Line, has been deported to Ireland. Federal officials tell ABC-7 that British Jockey Paul Anthony Eddery was deported to Ireland on April 23 and arrived in Ireland on April 24. Immigration agents took Eddery into custody before he could board a flight out of El

The Ysleta Independent School District has hired Julio Lopez, a varsity football offensive coordinator and social studies teacher at Socorro High School, to serve as Eastwood High School’s new athletic coordinator and head football coach. Lopez was previously an assistant football coach at Eastwood. He begins his new duties at YISD starting May 6. In

El Paso Police have arrested a substitute teacher at Canutillo High School for allegedly stealing items from the school. The investigation began on March 27 and included the Canutillo Independent School District and the Anthony Texas Police Department. El Paso Police say the investigation revealed Mario Alvarado allegedly took two microphones and two transmitters that

The National Weather Service and ABC-7 are teaming up to offer weather spotter training. The free, basic session will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 16 at the Tech H2O Center, 10751 Montana, El Paso, Texas. The primary mission of the National Weather Service is to save lives and property through timely warnings

El Paso Police accuse a couple who run a foster home of sexually abusing two children who were in their care. Sandra Huerta, a foster parent in El Paso, is charged by El Paso Police with aggravated sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child in two separate cases. Huerta was arrested and

A court in southern Russia has sentenced three young women to brief jail terms for making a video showing them twerking next to a World War II memorial. Russia celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Allies’ victory in the World War II next month, an emotionally charged holiday the Kremlin has been using for propaganda

Alorica announced it is expanding here in El Paso. The call center-contact management company plans to fill 1,000 jobs by August. There will be several job fairs in the coming weeks. They are from 10 a.m. To 2 p.m. On April 25, May 2, May 9, and May 16. The job fairs will be at

Here’s a follow-up on a story we brought to you in October. A Tornillo football player who suffered a brain aneurysm during a game that sent him to the intensive care unit for 14 days is now fully recovered. Friday afternoon, that player, Brandyn Flores took to the baseball field. Brandyn was fighting for his

What withreforming pre-kindergarten education, fixinghighways, cutting taxes and loosening state gun laws, among other things,Texas lawmakers have some heavy lifting ahead of them. The light lifting, like naming an official Butterfly Capital of Texas, falls tothe House Culture, Recreation and Tourism Committee, which Tuesday considered bills toformallydesignate several newstate capitals and symbols. Jasper wants to

The Texas House on Thursdaygave preliminary approval to a measure that would require public employers to provideaccommodations for mothers who need to pump breast milk while at work. House Bill 786, by state Rep. Armando Walle, D-Houston, easily passed on Thursday on a voice vote. The measure would require public employers — state agencies, local

A broken well pump in Tornillo was fixed overnight and residents now have water service again. County Commissioner Vince Perez called the ABC-7 newsroom early Friday morning with the update. He said the water pump was completely fixed by midnight. However, Tornillo residents are still urged to boil all water for consumption until further notice.

Finding out about your neighbor or coworker’s encounters with the law is easier than ever. The internet puts arrest records and mugshots at a searcher’s fingertips. It’s a blessing for some, but it’s a curse for those trying to keep their history in the past. One of those people is Mario Morones, a lay assistant

The National Park Service is offering free admission to the nation’s National Parks in celebration of National Park Week. The week-long event runs from April 18 through April 26. According the National Park Service’s website, parks will “invite young visitors to explore, learn, protect and be sworn in as junior rangers” on Saturday. For more

More than 7,000 of America’s most dangerous criminals are off the streets after a six-week fugitive round-up operation. Some 180 of those arrests were made in El Paso. The arrests were all part of the U.S. Marshals “Operation Violence Reduction 7.” The operation targeted murderers, gang members, sex offenders and drug dealers. Day in and

On a May afternoon nearly three years ago, Mark and Cindy Boling were unloading groceries from their truck when a young Fort Worth police officer responding to a nearby burglary mistakenly walked down their driveway. When the Bolings’ 5-year-old border collie, Lily, ran to greet him, the officer pulled out his gun and shot the

Texas Commissioner of Education Michael Williams on Friday announced the appointment of Bob Geske to the El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) board of managers. Geske will replace Dr. Blanca Enriquez on the appointed board of managers. Enriquez resigned from the board earlier this month following her appointment to lead the Office of Head Start

Texas is closer to becoming the most populous state to allow licensed open carry of handguns after Republicans pushed through a key vote in the state House. House lawmakers gave preliminary approval to open carry on Friday, with a final vote expected next week. The state Senate has already approved a similar version and the

Television’s longest-running variety show is calling it a wrap after 53 years. The Miami-based Univision network said Friday the popular “Sabado Gigante” will end its weekly broadcast on Sept. 19. Created by its Chilean-born host, the boisterous presenter with a huge grin known as Don Francisco, the weekly three-hour show “Sabado Gigante” long has been

Federal appeals judges on Friday peppered lawyers on both sides with questions in a fight over President Barack Obama’s move to shield millions of immigrants from deportation. A 5th Circuit Court of Appeals panel held a special hearing in a closely watched case that is holding up Obama’s immigration action. A coalition of 26 states,

When a helicopter goes down due to maintenance or other issues in a deployed or garrison environment, there is only one team tasked to retrieve the aircraft: the DART. At Fort Bliss, the 1st Armored Division’s Combat Aviation Brigade enlists the trust of recovering aircrafts to Soldiers of the 127th Aviation Support Battalion. Formally known

Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo will perform in El Paso this summer. Their concert, part of their 35 th anniversary tour, is set for July 23 at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, April 17 through Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster outlets, the Plaza Theatre box office, and charge-by-phone at (800)

The force won’t officially awaken until December, but Star Wars fans got an early glimpse Thursday with the debut of a spooky new teaser trailer for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Watch the teaser by clicking on the link under related content to the left of this article. The clip features the wreckage of a

Alamogordo Police have arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly touching a female juvenile inappropriately. On February 6, 2015, Alamogordo Police officer began investigating allegations that Jonathan Sparks was inappropriately touching a female juvenile subject, as well as forcing the female juvenile victim to expose herself to the male subject. As a result of the investigation

Josh McSwiggan, a 6-7, 200-pound forward/guard and a member of the Great Britain National Team, has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at UTEP and will join the Miners as a freshman for the 2015-16 season. He is rated eighth in the country among players born in 1995 by Hoopsfix.com. “We are

Sun Metro is exploring the idea of paying for the development of a mobile application to make its mass transit system more user friendly. The organization has looked into an app in the past, but it has been too costly, said Sun Metro officials. The closest option: software that lets people track buses real time.

The San Elizario boys soccer team is going to the 4A state championship. The Eagles beat Kilgore 5-1 in Georgetown, Texas on Wednesday afternoon. San Elizario will play the winner of Center or Liberty Hill on Friday at 1:30 p.m. MT. Another local boys soccer team, Horizon, will play Georgetown East at 6:30 p.m. on

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional comment from the Department of Public Safety. A Democratic congressman has asked the federal government to do what the Texas Department of Public Safety has said it can’t: Provide information on what role federal agents have played during the state’s multimillion-dollar border surge. U.S. Rep. Joaquin

Construction delays continue to plague the signature San Jacinto Plaza renovation project in downtown El Paso. So what are the hold-ups, and what is being done for events scheduled around the plaza? Anyone passing by can see that San Jacinto Plaza still has a way to go, with workers spread over most of the siteTuesday.

Vince Hunter could still return to UTEP if he changes his mind about declaring for the NBA Draft. MinerRush.com reports that the star Miner forward has not hired an agent, which means Hunter could change his name and withdraw his name from the draft and return to UTEP for the final two years of his

El Paso Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a sex offender they say hasn’t reported for a court date. Jose Alfredo Varela was convicted of two counts of sexual assault and arrested last year for failing to register. Varela was released on a split bond back in March but allegedly never reported to a hearing. If