Month: July 2015

students in the socorro district break in their new pencils and notebooks today, but a lucky few will get to break in a brand new school! / plus! –new this morning– el paso county commissioners approved negotiations for inmate health services which include more services for mental health. “”you’re taught to be honest you’re taught

The El Paso Chihuahuas won 4-3 in Salt Lake Monday to complete a series sweep over the Bees. It was El Paso’s first sweep since taking four games from Sacramento April 21-24. The Chihuahuas finished their season-high 12-game road trip 9-3. Will Middlebrooks hit a solo home run in the first inning, his second homer

ruidoso next week to start camp… the top story throughout traing camp will be the battle of the quarterbacks… mack leftwich and garrett simpson looked good in spring ball… ryan metz is in the mix… but don’t forget… the miners recruited one of the best duel threat q-b’s available … kavika johnson is coming off

soccer to an entirely new level. they call it bubble busterz! abc 7’s luke lyddon and i got to try them out ourselves and we’ll let you decide who won the match. nats: “running into eachother its a game of soccer but with a twist… better known as bubble soccer– all developed by an el

The school of choice for 200 Santa Teresa students will be shut down for a minimum of two years, unless Health Sciences Academy wins its appeal. HSA applied for a new charter when theirs was revoked this June, but missed the January deadline, meaning the school will need to reapply in 2016, for the 2016-2017

and internet service… and it’s been that way for a month! the station, on the corner of mcnutt and britain is one of just two in sunland park. the phones and internet still aren’t working mayor javier perea says the city’s current phone system is more than 10 years old and they’re going through a

It’s been a year in the works and finally the El Paso Community Foundation’s Plaza Classic Film Festival has the opportunity to air Gone With the Wind. The classic film will also tie into an exhibit at the History Museum talking about El Paso’s own Confederate past. The winner of 10 academy awards, Gone with

A multi-million lawsuit filed by an El Paso businessman against Mexican singer Luis Miguel is no longer assigned to an El Paso judge. In the lawsuit filed in February, El Pasoan William Brockhaus alleged he was Luis Miguel’s manager and the idol owes him $2.1 million for services rendered. Two months after the suit was

Big changes could be on the horizon for El Paso city government and voters will have the final say on election day this November. City Council on Tuesday decided which issues will go on the ballot for the city charter election. Here are the highlights: Voters will decide if city representatives can have other public

internet service for more than a month. so, we sent out reporter jaime warren to get some answers. find out what she learned in a story new at five. plus, we have details on the largest job fair in el paso. grab a pen and paper … and stay put for abc-7 at five. here

El Paso City Council on Monday unanimously approved a preliminary tax rate that will increase the tax bill of some residents while decreasing it for others. “This budget also includes a $52.00 tax decrease for seniors and disabled so I think that’s important to note and that actually costs the city to do that because

The man accused of throwing a banana peel at comedian Dave Chappelle during a New Mexico performance is headed to court. Assistant District Attorney Anastasia Martin told the Santa Fe New Mexican (http://goo.gl/rRyQ9I) that jury selection is scheduled for Sept. 23 for Christian Englander’s trial. The 31-year-old Englander, who is white, is facing charges of

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has three people – including an El Pasoan – to the Texas Credit Union Commission. The terms of the new members will expire on Feb. 1, 2021. Yusuf Farranis an Energy Solutions Engineer at Johnson Controls, Inc. in El Paso. He formerly served as executive director of facilities at the Canutillo

Mexican singing legend Luis Miguel will bring his “Dj vu Tour” to The Don Haskins Center at The University of Texas at El Paso at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15. The all new production features a night of Mexican music accompanied with mariachis. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 1 and

speaker to el pasoans today. victor woods was once a troubled youth, who got his life back together by creating the “never give u foundation.” now, he has hi own radio talk show. his busy schedule is not stopping him from motivating people to pursue their goals no matter what their situation may be: .

Whether you like the sport of soccer or not, there’s no denying ‘bubble soccer’ may tempt you to hit the field. Bubble soccer is a new form of entertainment and exercise in El Paso that puts people in a large plastic bubble with only your legs exposed to help you run. Once you are strapped

talking about a new way to entertain a party, get a good workout and have fun all at the same time. good morning el paso’s denise olivas is standing by with a preview…denise? if you haven’t heard of bubble busterz then we’re giving you a look this morning at what could easily be the funnest

Verizon workers in nine states have voted to go on strike, if necessary, in a dispute about a new contract. The strike is over a dispute about a new contract. The contract, which expires August 1 covers 39,000 workers from Verizon’s Wireline Business which provides fixed-line phone service and FIOS internet service. The union says

here on abc >>> live where news comes first, this is “abc-7 xtra. >>> good evening, i’m maria garcia. welcome to “abc-7 xtra. tonight, we’re talking about something that appeared to upset a lot of people this week, the city of el paso rejected a more than $50,000 grant by the state to conduct a

a dark county road may be to blame for a fatal crash late last night in far east el paso–we have the latest from our round the clock news team. / also– another deadly crash early sunday as a wrong way driver collides head on with another vehicle in north east el paso . /

Police in Roswell are searching for a gunman who opened fire during a children’s flag football game and wounded two people. It happened on Saturday at Sites Field in west Roswell. Roswell police spokesman says witnesses reported seeing a man in a black shirt running with a rifle and shooting at a couple in a

One man is dead after a crash involving a motorcycle and truck in the 4300 block of O’Leary Road at about 8:45 p.m. Sunday. Authorities say the motorcyclist was taken to the hospital and was later pronounced dead. Of the five people in the truck only one was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening

The Mexican Peso fell Friday to the lowest it has been since it was revalued in 1993: 16.29 to the dollar. With many downtown El Paso stores dependent on international shoppers from Cd. Juarez, local commerce is taking a hit. The peso’s fall started late last November, when it traded at $13.60. It has been

When you think of fighting as a sport, you think of professional boxers or older adults who can take the beating. But this isn’t one of those scenarios, in fact it is the complete opposite! Five-year-old Kolby Gonzales is from Las Cruces and is a two-time gold medal champion. Gonzales is a grey belt and

The El Paso Chihuahuas’ bats are on fire! The Chihuahuas have won six consecutive games and eight of their last nine. Sunday afternoon the Chihuahuas defeated the Salt Lake Bees 6-3 in extra innings. Tim Federowicz hit a three-run home run off the left field pole in the top of the 10th inning to take

The American Beverage Association has sued the city of San Francisco, claiming new legislation requiring health warning labels on sugary beverages and prohibiting advertisements of them on city property violates the First Amendment. The San Francisco Chronicle reports the association filed the lawsuit on Friday. The lawsuit says the city “is trying to ensure that

Several hundred people have attended a Mass at a Detroit Catholic church to protest an 8-foot-tall bronze statue of Baphomet that hundreds of people also lined up to see. The Satanic Temple had said it would unveil the statue Saturday at a Detroit location only people with tickets would know. Hundreds lined up Saturday evening

A motorcyclist lost control of his motorcycle and crashed around 2am this morning on I-10 westbound in front of basset place. Several drivers stopped to help the motorcyclist who was taken to an area hospital.The crash closed the freeway in both directions causing a traffic mess as drivers were diverted onto gateway east and west.