Month: August 2015

Two people have been transported to the hospital after a plane crashed near Las Cruces airport Friday morning. The plane is a T-28 vintage Navy plane that was occupied by a civilian pilot and passenger. Evan Folan has the update.

The University of Texas on Friday abruptly canceled weekend plans to relocate a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis after a legal challenge from the same group that recently lost at the U.S. Supreme Court over rejected Confederate license plates. The cancellation was announced a day after new University President Greg Fenves said he would

ABC-7 was the first to tell viewers this week that three of the shooting incidents the past week in Central and Northeast El Paso were linked, likely to gang activity. Police would not characterize the situation as a gang feud or spike in gang activity, but they did admit they are bulking up patrols in

A chemical spill occurred at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center campus in El Paso. “A chemical spill was reported at one of the buildings on the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso campus shortly before 4 p.m. today and the building was immediately evacuated. Emergency crews are currently on the scene

found out he holds a new guinness world record. but he’s not the only one from the borderland trying to make their mark on history. photojournalist esmeralda ojeda gives us a look back. “nats of piano” “i guess happy, excited, it just a mix of emotions.” that’s brandon bailey describing how it feels to hold

There are many boards that manage hundreds of millions of your tax dollars, and no one is watching closely. Mistakes can often lead to neglect, wasteful spending and crime. “There are ramifications to your actions and many people do not understand that,” Dee Margo sed the elected board of trustees in power during the scandal.

? and thank you for joing us for abc- seven at five. i’m estela casas. we begin with breaking news this afternoon. hazmat crews are at the paul l. foster school of medicine to deal with a chemical spill. the medical school is in central el paso, just east of university medical center and jefferson

back to abc-seven and i’m estela cas. film buffs have their hands full at the plaza classic film fest. that’s where hundreds of classic movies are on the big screen this month. you can even catch some new flicks … .. like a documentary shedding light on a story happening right here in the borderland:

Click on links below for ABC-7’s complete coverage of the connected shootings in Northeast El Paso this month. El Paso Police bulking up patrols in wake of gang incidents Woman says 3 gang shootings in NE El Paso are connected El Paso Police release more information in deadly Aug. 6 officer-involved shooting Arrests made in

if you live in the ysleta school district, listen up. the new bond proposal may be less expensive – but a major project just went up in cost. abc-7’s ashlie rodriguez… … has the new information: 80 folks on yisd’s bond committee decided the district didn’t need everything it asked for in may. it dropped

mother of a man shot and killed by an el paso police officer tells abc- seven her son knew people involved in two other shootings. wednesday august fifth — a man is shot and killed near van buren and cassidy. the following night — a police officer killed a man near the player’s lounge in

Two people have been transported to the hospital after a plane crashed near Las Cruces airport Friday morning. The plane is a T-28 vintage Navy plane that was occupied by a civilian pilot and passenger. One was in critical condition and sent to University Medical Center in El Paso and the other in non-critical condition

A suspicious device that was found on the grounds of First Presbyterian Church in Las Cruces has been disabled. The discovery of the device led to the closing of a portion of Boutz Road, between El Paseo Road and south Main Street. Police are asking the public to avoid the area at this time. Nearby

Instead of “Avengers assemble,” it might be more appropriate to say “comic cons convene” in the El Paso-Las Cruces area. The Border City Comic Con will have its convention today through Sunday, the 16th at the Wyndham Airport Hotel. “We are not the only game in town just the best,” organizers wrote on the Border

Texas Gang Threat Assessment report, April 2014, from the Texas Department of Public Safety Below is the assessment on El Paso. Region 4 Most Significant Gangs: Barrio Azteca, Sureo 13, and Tango cliques (EPT, WTX) • (U) Region 4 encompasses west Texas and shares a significant portion of the U.S. border with Mexico. The most

cruces, sending two people to the hospital. the plane went down on box canyon road. and according to emergency radio transmissions. abc- 7’s news operations manager tom scott is there live. tom.

found outside a las cruces church was just dismantled. roads and busunesses were closed for a few hours. it’s all wrapping up on the 200 block of boutz. abc-7’s evan folan is live from our new mexico mobile newsroom. jamie? we have just got word that the “suspicious device” at fir presbyterian church in lc

news from our new mexico mobile newsroom… a small-plane crashed west of las cruces, sending two people to the hospital. the plane went down on box canyon road. and according to emergency radio transmissions, the plane had navy markings but was not a navy training plane. we’ve just learned that one person was hospitalized in

Two weeks after approving an unprecedented raise for City Manager Tommy Gonzalez, City Council is slated to reconsider the pay hike. Prompted by a motion by City Rep. Larry Romero, the Council upped Gonzalez’s annual base salary to $300,000 from about $238,960. Since then, City Representatives have received a slew of complaints and backlash from

New from our ‘Round the Clock crew: a fire in central El Paso. The fire started around 3:30 this morning at the 3400 block of Idalia Near Copia. The whole front of the house was burnt through. But despite the damage, dispatchers say there were no serious injuries. One person was taken to the hospital.

Roasted chicken with rice pilaf, red beans and mango sauce. Recipe created by EPCC Chef Daniel Guerra. Roasted chicken (or, you can use prepared rotisserie chicken from grocery store) 1 whole chicken1/4 cup salt2 tbsp pepper2 sprigs thyme, chopped2 sprigs rosemary, chopped2 cloves garlic, chopped Preheat oven to 400F. Season chicken with all the herbs

Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Mott said University Medical Center has “an imperfect plan, but at least UMC has put something on the table.” UMC said this fifth plan the hospital has come up with. UMC is presenting it after the Sept. 15 deadline for El Paso Children’s Hospital to come up with their plan. As of

There have been big developments in the El Paso Children’s Hospital bankruptcy case.Judge H. Christopher Mott announced Thursday afternoon his decision on two requests by the hospitals at the center of the conflict. First, Children’s had asked for an extension to present its plan to restructure. Usually, companies get four months to present that plan

we’ll preview ten teams on the next ten weeknights leading up to opening night… up first… we head to las cruces and take a look at centennial… they are ranked number 1 in new mexico’s class 5a heading into the season… but the centennial hawks know preseason rankings don’t equal state titles… ocampo: “i don’

borderland community is mourning the death of mayfield coaching legend jim bradley… bradley’s impact goes far beyond his 310 wins and 7 state titles on the football field… he was an exceptional man and helped build exceptional young men … “he was a great father figure t me in high school. he would ride me

The community is pulling through to help a horse found malnourished and in very poor condition, in Chaparral, New Mexico. His name is “Attis” and he was found and rescued by an El Paso woman in a in an empty area of land in Chaparral. When approached by Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Deputies, the lot’s

Native Air, an emergency air ambulance service, will no longer operate in El Paso. Will this affect local hospitals?

El Paso City Council will revisit City Manager Tommy Gonzalez’s compensation and employment agreement at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. The item was put on the agenda by City Rep. Claudia Ordaz. El Paso City Council voted earlier this month 6-2 in favor of giving Gonzalez the $61,000 pay raise, bumping his salary from $239,000 a

three incidents. he’s learned from the mother of the man shot by police… all of the men involved know each other. darren continues our coverage live in our studio tonight. … and you’ll see this only on abc-seven. bob and estela, i went back to the home of charles –or chuckie– bertram’s mother today to

at six. we’ll get to what we’re learning on the three shootings in a moment.. first, two big developments in the children’s hospital bankruptcy case. children’s will not get until next year to come up with a plan to save itself. this afternoon, the judge denied children’s request for an extension… so the september deadline