Month: May 2015

El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen testified Monday in the wrongful death lawsuit involving an El Paso Police officer. Angel Garcia’s family filed the $30 million lawsuit against Old Dominion Freight Line after Garcia was struck while trying to remove a ladder from I-10. Elsa and Miguel Garcia held onto each other tightly during Chief

The Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR) is working to find private or public partners who will share the cost of starting a Municipal I.D. program with the City of El Paso. BNHR members presented a petition to the City Council in January asking the City to implement a municipal I.D. program aimed at helping

Starting next Monday, a big change is coming to a familiar street. Monroe, between Piedras and Dyer, will become a two-way street. The street will be open to traffic until the construction is completed. The City wants to give residents better access to the neighborhoods and make the street easier to use for those with

A woman says she was robbed of several thousands of dollars Monday morning as she went to make a bank deposit. Police have asked ABC-7 not to mention the specific amount of money the woman says she was robbed of. The report came from the 500 block of North Zaragoza in the Lower Valley just

El Paso got a special surprise from a well-known chef and hometown star this past weekend. Food Network host and El Paso native Aaron Sanchez paid a visit to the Sun City to shoot an episode of “Taco Trip.” He visited Tacoholics inside Funkmeyers Rec Room on Sunday. Sanchez also visited Chico’s Tacos, which will

A pilot program allowing soldiers in hostile fire zones to vote via email is being touted as a success after just eight soldiers from Bexar County cast ballots in Texas’ general elections last year. State lawmakers now are poised to expand the program, likely to Bell County, home to Fort Hood, and El Paso County,

Former NFL running back Lawrence Phillips is suspected of killing his cellmate in a Central California prison, officials said Monday. Phillips’ cellmate at Kern Valley State Prison was found lifeless early Saturday and later pronounced dead, prison spokesman Lt. Marshall Denning said in a statement. Phillips, 39, was once one of the nation’s top college

April 13 Update: El Paso Police have arrested a 49-year-old man and charged him with murder in the suspicious death of his common-law wife. Police responded shortly after 5:25 p.m. Sunday to a home in the 11500 block of Jerry Lewis Way after relatives found a woman, Deanna Stewart, dead inside. Police detectives aid the

An online rock music video made by El Paso police officers has been making the rounds on social media. It shows city police officers making arrests, kicking down doors, drawing their weapons and it has got El Pasoans talking. The officers are real but they didn’t get permission from the city to make the video.

There was a basketball showdown on the court between Canutillo and Socorro Independent School Districts Thursday night, but it wasn’t the students showing off their skills. Faculty and staff laced up their shoes at Canutillo High School for a friendly rivalry game to help collect tennis shoes. ‘Shots for Shoes’ collected more than 200 pair

The weekend of May 22 is going to be a music lover’s dream – or nightmare – because of so many concerts. The Eagles are set to perform May 22 at the Don Haskins Center. Very few tickets remain for the show and may be bought at http://bit.ly/1EmsbcR Slayer is playing the Socorro Entertainment Center

Tickets are now on sale for Wicked’s El Paso run this spring. Tickets may be bought online through Ticketmaster.com, at the Plaza Theatre box office, and at Ticketmaster outlets. Ticket prices are $70.75 and $91.20, including service charges. Wicked will be performed from May 20-31 at the Plaza Theatre. All patrons, regardless of age, must

(CNN)Deluge. That’s the best way to describe the nightmare Houston residents coped with Tuesday, after over 11 inches of rain fell in some spots overnight and into the next day — inundating byways and highways, slowing first responders, knocking out power and generally bringing the southeast Texas metropolis to a standstill. Two people in Houston

Former Socorro city councilman Jesus “Jesse” Gandara Jr. Has been found guilty of a felony bribe charge. He faces two to 20 years in prison. Closing arguments concluded early Wednesday afternoon and then the jury deliberated the verdict. The state rested after calling its third and final witness this morning, Angel Licon, the son of

A week after El Paso Children’s Hospital filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, its CEO remains the only official with the hospital to talk publicly about what’s going on and what’s next. Mark Herbers opened himself up to taxpayers one-on-one at city representative Cortney Niland’s weekly community meeting at Village Inn, at 2929 N. Mesa Street

Dona Ana County sheriff’s deputies say they don’t make enough money and the county’s new study on deputy salaries is wrong. “We need more people, we need our sub-stations opened, we need to be competitive,” said Detective Ken Roberts, the president of the sheriff’s deputies union. “If I can’t keep the staffing, if I can’t

Some call it art, others call it a nuisance. But if it’s on a building without the owner’s permission, it’s graffiti. And the job of removing it falls to the anti-graffiti workers with the El Paso Department of Transportation. The handful of trucks around town take on about 350 site cleanups a week, spiking up

Students in the Canutillo School District will be seeing new lunch options when they return to school in August. The district hired Southwest Food Service Excellence to teach it’s cafeteria staff how to offer students more healthful choices they’ll actually want to eat. The goal is to help kids eat better and expand their taste

Update: A fire Wednesday morning at a Casa Ford building on the 6100 block of Yaqui Way caused $20,000 in structural damage to the property. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Shortly after 6 a.m. Wednesday, El Paso Fire Department firefighters were dispatched to a condition 3 fire at 6140 Yaqui Way when

The FBI has released more details on the capture of Henry Solis, the ex-Los Angeles Police officer wanted in connection with a homicide in California. Solis, 27, was arrested at about 2 p.m. Tuesday by local police in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Investigators found out information indicating that Solis had been living in the Colonia

The El Paso City Council is exploring what kind of power and responsibilities the Mayor should have. The City is considering having a charter election. The city charter is like a constitution, a guide on how the City should operate. Residents have to vote on any changes and one of the changes the city council

Improving the quality of food in school cafeterias has become a priority across the nation, El Paso County is no exception. The Canutillo Independent School District has partnered with Southwest Food Service Excellence to provide student with healthful meals. Southwest Food Service Excellence is in more than 50 schools in the state of Texas. Culinary

“the waters were just raging, and it was just too late unfortunately.” at least 17 people dead, another 13 still missing this morning following the recent storm in texas and oklahoma. we have your stormtrack weather coverage. on the run no more. mexican officials say they’ve captured a fugitive former officer from l-a… who is

Will the Canutillo flag mural actually go up? After months of controversy between the district and a developer the red white and blue was approved to be painted but will the school have enough money to paint the mural? A motion at a school board meeting Tuesday night would essentially use taxpayer money to pay

to play a double header today … last time they did that… they swept the double header and took three of four from new orleans… we head to round rock… dogs up 1 zip… but then ryan strausborger with an rbi single and the express tie the game… dogs bite back… jake goebbert… that ball

most meaningful spring game in the school’s history…. after becoming the first 11 man football team from el paso to reach the state semi finals… the canutillo eagles enter the season with some roster spots to get sorted out… roughly 30 seniors will graduate… meaning next year’s edition of the eagles will be very different

Former Los Angeles Police Department officer Henry Solis, wanted in connection to the March murder of 23-year-old Salome Rodriguez Jr. in Pomona, has been arrested in Mexico, according to authorities in Juarez, Mexico. Solis’ father, 53-year-old Victor Solis, was indicted for making a false statement to FBI agents concerning the ongoing investigation and search for

A final effort to raise from 17 to 18 the age at which offenders automatically enter the adult legal system made it through the Texas House on Tuesday, tacked onto a bill reorganizing the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. The House passed Senate Bill 1630, 134-11. The underlying bill, authored by Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston would

if you live in new mexico and have blue cross blue shield insurance, you could be looking at a big increase in premiums next year – more than 50 percent on average! ABC-7’s andrew j. polk is live from our new mexico mobile newsroom with the latest. andrew? rick and estela, blue cross blue sheild

The El Paso Police Department made 40 Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) related arrests over the Memorial Day weekend. There were: Nine cases on Friday, May 22 Seventeen on Saturday, May 23 Nine cases on Sunday, May 24 Five cases on Monday, May 25 The breakdown of the cases is as follows: 19 cases of DWI