Month: May 2015

today is a day of rememberance. we honor the armed service members who made the ultimate sacrifice today is a day of rememberance. this is video of the 60- year tradition known as ‘flags in’ at arlington cemetery. the 3rd u-s infantry regiment placed more than 228- thousand flags at grave sites to honor the

El Paso County commissioners approved the creation of a pretrial office a couple of weeks ago. But now, they need to take steps to actually make it happen before it’s supposed to start operations in October. “Through our county administrators office, we’re currently working on a job description for a pretrial services director,” said Commissioner

A man has been acquitted on charges of raping a 22-year-old woman in Las Cruces. El Paso attorney Randolph Ortega says 20-year-old Cody Gregory Highfill was found not guilty of criminal sexual penetration by a jury on Thursday. Police say a woman told them in October 2013 that she was drinking in a Las Cruces

Residents in El Paso’s Upper Valley were without power early Saturday morning. ABC-7 viewers reported that an SUV crashed in to a power pole. They tell us this is not the first time this happened. El Paso Electric’s outage map showed that nearly 4,500 customers were affected.

A Texas lawmaker has pushed back a vote on a much-watched bill that would make cuts to a free college tuition program for veterans’ children. The bill – meant to address the program’s rising costs -was briefly discussed Friday. But Republican Rep. John Zerwas postponed debate until Sunday, citing the measure’s “complexity and emotion.” Before

Texas took a major step toward allowing the licensed open carry of handguns, with Senate approval Friday night after a fierce debate over restricting police powers to ask people carrying guns if they are legal. The open carry bill was expected to easily pass the Republican-majority chamber but got tangled in a bipartisan move to

has been moved up by an hour over concerns with the weather… so instead of 11… they’ll play at 10… but game 1 is in the books… we go to odessa… things got off to a rocky startm for hanks .. samantha bradley … that is a grand slam… the camera loses it but it’s

“Just inside this court house anxious family members waited and many tears were shed as both sides made emotional arguments,” is how ABC-7 reporter Vanessa De La Vina began her report in 2013. On that day a judge sentenced Robert Flores to 18 years in jail after being convicted of reckless child abuse resulting in

Texas law enforcement officials continue to investigate what they say are new threats against officers from biker gangs in the wake of the weekend shootout in Waco. On Sunday, nine bikers were killed during a shootout at a Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco. According to CNN, the bulletin warns of plots targeting high-ranking law enforcement

El Paso Police have identified the man shot and killed by police Thursday morning as 22-year-old David Alejandro Gandara of the 10100 block of Whitetail. Shots were fired in Northeast El Paso at about 8:18 a.m. Thursday behind the Rushfair Pointe shopping center in the 5100 block of Fairbanks, near Rushing. Police say that Gandara,

The opening weeks of the legislative session saw ambitious plans for education reform — expanding pre-kindergarten, overhauling teacher evaluations, creating a private school voucher program and updating the state’s accountability system, to name just a few. With just over a week left in the 84th Legislature, it’s make-or-break time for bills. Ahead of another big

Shots were fired in Northeast El Paso this morning and one person is dead after an officer-involved shooting Thursday morning. The man’s name has not been released. It happened behind the Rushfair Pointe shopping center in the 5100 block of Fairbanks, near Rushing. Police say the incident happened at 8:18 a.m. Police say that a

The first bankruptcy court hearing for El Paso Chidren’s Hospital took place today in Austin. Present at the hearing were Children’s CEO Mark Herbers and University Medical Center (UMC) CEO Jim Valenti. Honorable Judge H. Christopher Mott, of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Texas in Austin, is presiding over the case. Mott is

today. we’ll have some still “somebody’s life ended today an that’s a sad situation…. working things out.” a man shot dead by el paso police. police say he was trying to break into a daycare. breaking overnight — the suspect in that brutal quadruple homicide case out of washington — now in federal custody. we

the memori of food. in this week’s fit for ’15, sponsored by planet fitness — we’re visiting with e-p-c-c’s chef daniel guerra — who came up with a healthier take on a popular appetizer: Today we’re going to make some hummus and we’re going to do some different kinds of hummus. Make it a little

musical wicked is end of the month thousands of people will enjoy the show while it’s in town but you won”t see some of the stuff that goes on behind the scenes. abc-7’s jerry najera got to sit down with wicked’s leading actress about the preps before the show. you’ve probably seen the promos. the

musical wicked is end of the month thousands of people will enjoy the show while it’s in town but you won”t see some of the stuff that goes on behind the scenes. abc-7’s jerry najera got to sit down with wicked’s leading actress about the preps before the show. you’ve probably seen the promos. the

He lost his family, his job and his home. Now he’s lost his freedom. A federal judge Thursday sentenced a former school board member with the El Paso Catholic Diocese to ten years in prison. Earlier this year, Victor Jerome Reza pleaded guilty to receiving and sharing child porn. Soon after his August 2014 arrest,

Police say a driver pulled over for driving south on a one-way northbound street was drunk. Diana Guadalupe Lopez-Rivera, 22, is charged with DWI. She was booked into the county jail on a $600 bond. Officers arrested Lopez-Rivera on the 1000 block of Raynor shortly after 2 a.m. Thursday. The city of El Paso is

A fourth board member has resigned from the El Paso Children’s Hospital board of directors. A Children’s spokeswoman confirms Dr. John Guggedahl, who served as vice chair of the board has resigned. That makes four board members to resign in three days including attorney Sam legate, Judge Tom Spieczny and Chris Klaberg. Children’s Marketing Manager

The reconstructed San Jacinto Plaza was supposed to be finished last November. Then in March. Fast forward to mid-May and there’s still no completion date. So the City is putting financial pressure on the contractor, Basic IDIQ. The City says it has given the contractor enough extensions to finish San Jacinto. The last extension, according

The Sun Bowl Association announced Thursday that the 2015 Hyundai Sun Bowl game will be played on Saturday, Dec. 26. It will be played at noon MT at Sun Bowl Stadium. The 2015 game will mark the 82nd edition of the Sun Bowl game and the 48th consecutive broadcast on CBS. The game features selections

The 7-month-old baby found in West El Paso May 15 was smuggled into the U.S., according to the baby’s mother. El Paso Customs and Border Protection officers detained Mayra Selene Lazos at the Bridge of the Americas at about 3:30 p.m. May 15 after she allegedly presented a Colorado driver’s license with a different identity.

who was abandoned in west el paso last week. 26-year-old mayra selene lazos is from mexico. on friday she was taken into custody after she tried to cross using a fake driver’s license from colorado. a check of her fingerprints revealed she is wanted in colorado but under a different name. she’s being held at

nat full “hi, Dick! The community says goodbye to dick poe. The car dealer and el paso icon will be laid to rest today. also: “and i opened my eyes and jus saw blood flowing from my face and mouth.” the man seen here being beaten by las cruces police officers is speaking out. why

One man is dead following a crash involving two semi-trucks in Culberson County, Texas. This happened around 2 a.m. Wednesday on Interstate 10 East near mile marker 163, about 23 miles outside Van Horn, Texas. Texas State Troopers said the crash was caused when the driver of one semi-truck couldn’t control his speed, and rear-ended

The story of Mario Morones, a reformed felon who struggled to find work more than 20 years after serving his sentence for cocaine possession and theft, struck a nerve among ABC-7 viewers. ABC-7 received about a dozen emails from others who found themselves in similar circumstances. One woman shared her own struggle with ABC-7 on

is announcing they are kicking off their season with new attractions. the renovations come with a pricetag of more than a million dollars abc-7’s jerry najera spoke with management to talk about the business of water entertainment here in the borderland: if you take a look from the freeway on this day wet and wild