Month: July 2015

An iconic Texas restaurant chain will not allow the open carrying of guns on its properties, taking a stand against a new law allowing the practice in many public places. The announcement comes one month after the Texas governor signed the bill that made it legal to carry handguns openly on the streets of the

UMC has cancelled all elective and non-emergency surgeries for three weeks after being notified its accreditation has been denied. Sources cite University Medical Center of El Paso CEO Jim Valenti as saying inspectors found employees not following policy, incomplete documentation and preventative maintenance by technicians that didn’t meet industry standards. El Paso County Commissioner Vince

By SETH ROBBINS, Associated Press The iconic Texas restaurant chain will not allow the open carrying of guns on its properties, and industry experts say other restaurants will likely take the same stand against a new state law legalizing the practice in many public places. Whataburger – with some 780 locations in 10 states –

Police are investigating a stabbing that happened Sunday night in the Austin Terrance neighborhood in Central El Paso. The incident was reported at around 11 p.m. on the 4600 block of Cumberland Circle, near the intersection with Pennsylvania Place. According to emergency radio traffic, the stabbing victim is a 15-year-old boy who was taken to

A supervisor with fire dispatch told ABC-7 that a crash on U.S. near Diana Drive killed at least one person. The crash has shut down the highway. ABC-7 has a crew on the way. Look for update on KVIA.com, Facebook and on “Good Morning El Paso Weekend.”

A Texas lawmaker is questioning double-digit raises for senior managers at the state’s top law enforcement agency because he says it refuses to provide statistics that would help determine the effectiveness of border operations. The Dallas Morning News (http://bit.ly/1eTbWix ) reports that state Rep. Cesar Blanco, D-El Paso, is concerned there’s no way to measure

Betty Ann Gay, 23, died Saturday night in a one-vehicle rollover crash. Gay was speeding northbound on US 54 just North of Hondo Pass. She attempted to pass a vehicle by using the left emergency lane and center median. Gay overcorrected as she tried to get back into traffic and lost control of her vehicle.

A man died after slamming his motorcycle into an SUV about noon Saturday, El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies said. The crash occurred on the 12500 block of Montana near Tierra Este in Far East El Paso. The bike caught fire after the motorcyclist crashed into the SUV. He was pulled to safety by another person.

cover. roads were flooded and caused somed damage. today people were left cleaning up the aftermath. abc-7’s jerry najera is live with the story … evan josie this afternoon was hot and humid making for some unpleasant weather on top of that some crews were out working- clearing out roads- residents cleaning out their homes.

A traveling statue of Our Lady of Fatima that was blessed by Pope Francis in 2013 will be in El Paso for two weeks beginning July 11. Here is the El Paso schedule for the Our Lady of Fatima statue visits: July 11: 9 to 11:30 a.m., Nazareth Living Care Center, 1475 Raynolds July 13:

kings in summer league play … here… dunkin… that’s high percentage … later… bhullar opens up the can of slam on the alley oop dunk… that’s all 4 of his points… by the way… bhullar’s teammate is former utep miner julyan stone… and he drills the three… his only bucket of the night… kings lose

greatest long distance runner who was raised in el paso. he won 5 texas state titles in cross country and track– plus he’s also a former olympian and a graduate of coronado high school. not a bad resume… he’s in town promoting his new book “run lik a champion” … he held a boo signing

today we continued the 22nd edition of the burger time golf tournament… since the tournament was established, there’s a direct coralation from when they started to when las cruces athletics rose to power… and that, folks, is rick cabrera… doing his thing this morning … he shot a 150 over par… that might not be

Thunderstorms coming from the Southwest rolled through Deming and Southern New Mexico before hitting Las Cruces and El Paso. A truck got stuck in a flood control channel on Diana St. in Northeast El Paso and the driver was able to escape. The flood control channel is the same one where a woman drowned last

The Housing Authority of the City of El Paso, HACEP, finished moving over 240 families from the Alvarez community in the Lower Valley. The families will be relocated to other units in the area in order to allow for the renovations of their homes to begin. “We are rebuilding all the public housing in El

There are many proven benefits for breastfed babies. Yet, in the El Paso, only 13% of mothers are still breastfeeding when their babies are 6-months old, according to the Centers for Disease Control, despite mounting advice from doctors to continue far beyond that. “It’s incredible to know this food is custom made for him, for

There are many proven benefits for breastfed babies. Yet, in the El Paso, only 13% of mothers are still breastfeeding when their babies are 6-months old, according to the Centers for Disease Control, despite mounting advice from doctors to continue far beyond that. “It’s incredible to know this food is custom made for him, for

During a visit to Texas this week, Mexican Foreign Affairs SecretaryJos Antonio Meade Kuribrea met Thursday with Gov.Greg Abbott at the Governor’s Mansion, where an Abbott spokesperson said they discussedborder security, infrastructure and trade. Abbott said at a news conference that he had also accepted Meade’s invitation to visit Mexico. Meade, who previously served as

State Representative Marisa Mrquez, (D) El Paso, will not seek another term in the Texas House of Representatives. Voters in El Paso’s State District 77 first elected Mrquez in 2008. She replaced State Representative Paul Moreno. Mrquez touted her success in increasing government transparency, securing “historical” funding for Texas Tech and UTEP, as well as

July 10 Update: Las Cruces Police have identified the 61-year-old man found dead in a garbage truck as Roy Vigil of Vado, New Mexico. Vigil’s body was found at around 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the hopper of a city garbage truck that was collecting trash from a commercial bin behind the Lowe’s supermarket in the

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering changes to nutrition labels by breaking up the total amount of sugar in a food into natural and added sugar. “Added sugars are sugar or syrups that are added to food during processing,” explained Melanie Lewis, a registered dietician at Providence Memorial Hospital. Many food manufacturers add

ABC-7 was contacted by a parolee who said there is a warrant out for his arrest for missing a required meeting during the month of June. For Robert Lopez, it’s an injustice. Lopez said he was notified about the warrant on June 22 , when he attempted to report to his parole officer for the

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering changes to nutrition labels by breaking up the total amount of sugar in a food into natural and added sugar. “Added sugars are sugar or syrups that are added to food during processing,” explained Melanie Lewis, a registered dietician at Providence Memorial Hospital. Many food manufacturers add

The USBC Open Championship draws hundreds of bowlers from across the world in just 4 months. One bowler from El Paso didn’t take part in the competition, but participated from a different point of view as a lane monitor. Bennie Grayson said taking part in the Championship is one of the coolest experiences he has

2 game slide with a win over albuquerque tonight… let’s go to the school yard… dogs got in trouble early… down 2- nothing in the bottom of the first… tommy medica… sends that one into right… that’s a sacrifice fly … abraham almonte comes in to score… dogs down just 2-1… but in the third…

championship are set to fall in just a few days. and one el pasoan, among many, was in the middle of it all for nearly the entire journey. abc 7’s luke lyddon has his story. nats: pins falling the usbc open championship brings bowlers together from all over the world. “we’ve met bowlers from the

Fort Bliss conducts exercises quarterly, so it can be ready for any emergency situation.Thursday’s was a lone gunman who killed 15, and wounded 60. Beaumont Army Medical Center became overwhelmed. Fifteen bodies needed to be airlifted, 60 wounded needed to be treated. “It starts off just as any other event and anybody will tell you,

Detectives with the Doa Ana County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a Hatch police officer for an alleged use-of-force violation. Thursday, investigators filed a warrant along with a criminal complaint for Mariano Fraere, 42. He’s accused of battery and false imprisonment in a June 10th incident involving a 30-year-old man in custody at the Hatch Police

There are many proven benefits for breast-fed babies. According to the Centers for Disease Control, only 13% of mothers in El Paso are still breast-feeding when their babies are 6-months old, despite mounting advice from doctors to continue far beyond that. “It’s incredible to know this food is custom made for him, for his body

UTEP football’s Jay Mattox was named to the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Preseason watch list, the Palm Beach County Sports Commission announced onThursday. The Award is named for National Football League Hall of Fame kicker Lou “The Toe” Groza, who played 21 seasons with the Cleveland Browns. Groza won four NFL championships with Cleveland and