Month: June 2015

the first two of the three game set … let’s go to the school yard… rough day for the dogs … top 2nd… chihuahuas up 1-zip… not any more… dustin garneau with a base knock to right center … that’ll score a run and we’re tied… later… yohan flande … doubles into left field… two

If they finish their sentences and comply with any terms of parole, Texans convicted on felony drug charges soon will be able to receive food stamps, though another strike will put them back under a lifetime ban. Earlier this month, Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 200 — a sunset law partially consolidating the state’s

If the mock drafts are correct, it looks like Vince Hunter will hear his name called during the second round of the 2015 NBA Draft on Thursday. Hunter, who left UTEP after his sophomore year, is 6-foot-8 and weighs 208 pounds. He plays small forward. ESPN’s Chad Ford has the Sixers taking Hunter with 37th

It’s known as the “Forgotten War.” Thursday veterans gathered in Northeast El Paso to mark the 65th anniversary of the start of the war. More than 100 El Pasoans were killed in Korea. “Everybody refers to it as the Forgotten War but we like to say it’s the ‘Forgotten Victory’ because South Korea went from

aaron beckford abel garcia friday june 26 and saturday june 27 at 8pm, sunday june 28 at 2pm. $10 adults $8 seniors $7 students & military. el paso playhouse, 2501 montana ave.

A Dona Ana County woman is in critical condition at an El Paso hospital after an early-morning head-on collision in Las Cruces. Las Cruces Police were sent to a two-vehicle crash in the 4200 block of N. Elks Dr. at about 1 a.m. Thursday, June 25. A 26-year-old woman, whose name has not been released,

An El Paso “Peeping Tom” was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday. Twenty-five year-old Robert Castillo pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman with a knife, improperly recording a woman in a sexual nature and to assaulting an EMT. Castillo was 20 when he committed the crimes. He cried for more than an hour as

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has extended El Paso County’s fireworks ban until the morning of July 5. On Monday, June 22, El Paso County Commissioners Court voted 4-1 to approve banning the sale, use and possession of fireworks in El Paso County’s unincorporated areas and extending the county judge’s declaration of local disaster past seven

students at a local elementary school… potentially exposed to tuberculosis! some parents are upset with the district’s response. new developments in the children’s hospital bankruptcy case. what the judge is allowing that has children’s upset. and, will this be another year without fourth of july fireworks for el pasoans? governor greg abbott has made a

6 weeks. el paso is about to be the mecca of boxing… abc 7’s luke lyddon explains. “el paso is considered a huge boxing town and because of that all these events naturally happened.” have you ever hear of this guy? nats: “technical knockout for julio cesar chavez as he hammered andy lee!” former wb

albuquerque with a game to play… let’s go to the school yard… great shot of the moon… top 1st… abq strikes first… matt mcbride … a sacrfice fly… that will bring in a run and it’s 1-zip abq … bottom second… rymer liriano… he smacks that one to right center and that’s gonna even things

New details emerged Wednesday about a man arrested on a murder charge in an El Paso neighborhood after decades on the run. Authorities had been seeking Paul Sanchez for a 1996 murder in New Mexico and found him Tuesday living under an assumed name with a family in an east El Paso home. Sanchez is

Wednesday brought two new major developments in El Paso Children’s Hospital bankruptcy case. A federal bankruptcy judge ruled Wednesday afternoon that he will allow representatives of El Paso County to take part in the mediation between El Paso Children’s Hospital and University Medical Center. County Judge Veronica Escobar and County Commissioner David Stout will be

The City of El Paso Department of Public Health is investigating a possible Tuberculosis (TB) exposure involving approximately 160 children in the Clint Independent School District. Earlier this week, the Health Department sent letters to parents of 163 students informing them that their children may have had close contact with someone with an active case

Raymond Garces, the man accused of breaking into the home of a Las Cruces MMA fighter, may not face any jail time, as part of a plea deal offered to him. It includes just one year of unsupervised probation. Garces was facing nine years in prison for charges like attempted First-Degree Murder and Aggravated Burglary.

Legendary New Mexico State University basketball coach Lou Henson has tested negative for non-Hodgkins lymphoma, according to a report by the Las Cruces Sun-News. Henson has been in Houston this week, undergoing tests for a weakened immune system. He will get more test results on Friday. Henson was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma in 2003. The

Raymond Garces, one of three men charged in a home invasion in 2014, has pled no contest to trespassing. His sentencing has been delayed. The other charges he faced were dropped. The charges he originally faced were: First Degree Murder (Willful & Deliberate), Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Murder (Willful & Deliberate), Aggravated Burglary (Commits

A motorcycle crash on Transmountain Road caused the death of an El Paso man Tuesday night. The victim’s family confirmed with ABC-7 Alfred Grayson, 30, was the motorcyclist killed. Grayson was a recent graduate from the University of Phoenix, he completed his degree earlier this year. The El Paso Sheriff’s Office said that the wreck

June 24 Update: El Paso Police have released the identity of the man killed as a result of a single-vehicle collision early Tuesday morning. He has been identified as 26-year-old Alexander Repass of El Paso. Police say the man, whose name has not been released, was driving east in the 11400 block of Vista Del

After drawing fire over education policy from his party’s right wing during the first legislative session of his term, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott appears to be seeking ways to mend fences with vetoes of two seemingly uncontroversial measures that conservative activists felt were stalking horses for Common Core. Abbott on Saturday nixed Senate Bill 313,

Work on San Jacinto Plaza has been slow-going. Work has started on the bearing of the utilities. That was the subject of the change order approved by El Paso City Council last week. Crews have also poured the concrete that will uphold the plaza’s canopy. It’s the canopy that has been slowing things down because

ABC-7 received an email from a viewer who was stuck on Interstate 10 for an hour and a half on Monday morning after a Los Paisanos bus driver suffered a heart attack and died near the Downtown exit. The viewer specifically wanted to know who is responsible for handling situations like that and whether a

The City of El Paso is considering a change in how it issues debt, a bold and risky move that could give city councils more control over the City budget. The conversation stemmed from City Council’s unanimous decision Tuesday to issue more than $97 million in new debt and $110 million for refinancing existing debt.

Kari’s Law is in effect in Texas after Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 788 last month. Businesses, hotels and workplaces that require a person to dial the number 9 before making a phone call from a land line must change their phone systems to allow direct access to 911 in case of an emergency.

El Paso police need the public’s help locating a man who has been missing since Tuesday afternoon. Police say 63-year-old, Richard William Gutierrez was last seen around 2:30 p.m. when he was dropped off at a medical clinic located at the 100 block of N. Zaragosa for an appointment. Authorities say he suffers from dementia

know the name of the motorcyclist who died after a crash on transmountain last night. / also–the latest details on why a man barricaded himself inside an eastside bank for more than five hours this week—police have told abc-7n why he did it. ” “it’s a specialized engineer project. the cable is specific to what

even 35 and 35… tonight was the first of 3 with albuquerque … let’s head to the school yard… chihuahuas and isotopes… top first… two on for cody decker… smack! a 2 run double to left center… jedd gyorko scores… alex dickerson scores … and it’s 3- zip dogs… later in the inning… it’s rocky

It was a matter of ethics at Tuesday’s Ysleta Independent School District board meeting. A quarter of a million dollar contract was going to be awarded to a company Board President Shane Haggerty works for, the non-profit Reasoning Mind. But in a 3-3 vote, the motion died. Haggerty recused himself from the vote. Members of

The El Paso Independent School District board voted unanimously to set Aug. 22 as the date for its tax rate election. The district’s rate is $1.23 per $100 of home valuation. The rate will stay the same, but the board is lowering the amount it pays to debt, move those pennies instead to the maintenance

A 56-year-old man has been charged with making terroristic threats after barricading himself in an East El Paso bank Monday afternoon. El Paso Police were called to the Compass Bank in the 2100 block of Yarbrough shortly after 5 p.m. after someone reported a man inside the bank causing a disturbance. According to the police