Month: August 2015

to figure out what lead to the death of a woman in central el paso. the investigation is underway on the 37- hundred block of la luz. that’s where a relative found the woman’s body. it was on the driveway of a home — around four o’clock this morning. we go now to reporter jerry

process of being potty trained. that may have caused some of the injuries but not all of them.” this woman and her boyfriend in the dona ana county jail tonight charged with child abuse. her three-year-old son remains in serious condition at university medical center here in el paso. good evening… and thanks for joing

A Las Cruces couple has been arrested and charged with child abuse after the woman’s 3-year-old son was hospitalized with multiple internal and external injuries. Alexandra C. Moore, 25, and Mario V. Gonzalez, 29, are charged with one count each of negligent child abuse causing great bodily harm. Police say that Moore’s son, 3-year-old Jose,

El Paso Electric said it needs you to pay more every month on your electric bill to help pay for $1.3 billion it spent on upgrades. The utility is asking City Council to approve the utility’s overall rate increase of about 11 percent, and just under 12 percent for residential customers. That translates to an

El Paso Children’s Hospital had a hearing in federal bankruptcy court Tuesday with several items on the agenda regarding the hospital’s finances. Judge H. Christopher Mott continued until Aug. 31 a decision on the retention of investment bankers Miller Buckfire by Children’s. University Medical Center (UMC) and Children’s made the joint request to continue the

A week after approving a controversial and unprecedented pay raise for City Manager Tommy Gonzalez, city representatives voted to kill an effort to give themselves pay raises. City representatives voted on Tuesday to remove an item from November’s charter election that asked voters to approve or deny a pay raise for city council members. The

The Plaza Classic Film Festival, presented by the El Paso Community Foundation, is from Aug. 5-16. Tickets may be bought at http://bit.ly/1DvplIY Tuesday, Aug. 11 schedule Film Talk: In the Heat of the Night, Film Talk, FREE, at 6 pm in Foundation Room See details In the Heat of the Night, Signature Classic, $8, at

needs you to pay more every month on your electric bill…. to pay for $1.3 billion dollars it spent on upgrades. the utility is asking el paso city council to approve the utility’s overall rates about 11 percent … just under 12 percent for residential customers. that translates to average increase of about 8 and

Dozens of El Pasoan’s gathered Monday evening to remember local coaching legend Bobby Lesley. Friends and former teammates of Lesley held a candlelight vigil for the coaching icon. Lesley is best know for coaching the Eastwood Troopers basketball team to a Texas State Title back in 1976. The people in attendance only had wonderful things

Female employees of religious nonprofits should not be given insurance coverage for birth control if their employers object to certain contraceptives on religious grounds, according to a brief filed at the U.S. Supreme Court by Texas Attorney GeneralKen Paxton. Paxton’s “friend of the court” brief was filed Monday in support of a lawsuit brought by

Documentarian Bernardo Ruiz (“Kingdom of Shadows”) will appear at this benefit for the SOMOS Fund, a fund in the El Paso Community Foundation that provides mentoring and college scholarships for victims of violence in Ciudad Juarez. Tickets are $50. Call 915-533-4020 for more information.

Weather isn’t unique to Earth. With NASA’s help, researchers at New Mexico State University are studying the sun in hopes of forecasting space weather as accurately as your local weather forecaster. Gordon MacDonald, a graduate student in the astronomy department in NMSU’s College of Arts and Sciences, is working to better understand space weather prediction

Correction appended With its funds dwindling and lawmakers refusing to give it more money, the Texas Racing Commission plans to meet August 25 and vote to reverse its earlier decision to allow historical racing at Texas dog and horse tracks, hoping to placate lawmakers it angered by approving the wagering last summer. All horse and

who decide they can build a better life on the mexican side. it’s been happening for decades. our border reporter angela kocherga has more from juarez.. in a story you’ll see only on abc-7: s/Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Walking down Avenida Juarez some might mistakenly think Roc Callaway is another American visitor. This is home. The

bees. but not many know that the national spanish spelling bee — got its start right here in our own backyard. photojournalist esmeralda ojeda has more. “nats cheering” it may not hav the glamour of the scripps national spelling bee — but the spanish national spelling bee is gaining traction. “massachusetts, vermont florida, colorado, california

Six hikers were rescued from Franklin Mountain State Park Monday night after they could not descend from a trail and called 911. El Paso Fire Department’s Combined Search and Rescue team arrived on the scene at about 9:12 p.m. and made contact with the six hikers at about 9:50 p.m. Firefighters escorted the hikers down

El Paso Police are investigating the suspicious death of a 33-year-old woman found in a driveway early Tuesday morning. Around 3:50 a.m., a passerby noticed the body of a woman in the driveway of a home on the 3700 block of La Luz in Central El Paso. The passerby then alerted the driver of a

only to toss it out without touching it? unfortunately, you’re not alone. americans throw away 40-percent of the food we buy each year. costing the average family about 15-hundred dollars annually. in this week’s fit for ’15 — my co-anchor stephanie valle has tips on how decrease food waste: 3.56 this is an example of

eating well and working out — yvonne romero and carol de avila — the two women chosen to represent our fit for ’15 campaign — had their final weigh in. in this segment, sponsored by planet fitness and subway — my co-anchor stephanie valle has their results: file nats we introduced you to yvonne and

It isn’t difficult to find a boxing gym throughout the Borderland. But there is one unique club in West El Paso that we bet you haven’t heard of. It is called the El Paso Fight Club. The club is run by retired professional boxer Herman Delgado and he has been doing so for the past

ABC-7 obtained the radio conversation between Dona Ana County Sheriff’s deputies on July 29, the day they shot and killed an armed man. The detective who last week has been identified as Det. Chase Thouvenell. Thouvenell was part of the sheriff’s Special Response Team (SRT) that went to the Day’s End Motel in the 700

a shooting that led to a crash in northeast el paso. police say shots were fired at u-s 54 and hondo pass shortly before 4:30. when they arrived on scene– they found a car that had slammed into a barrier in front of a house. abc7’s josie ortegon has been at the scene all evening.

Pastor Robert Ramzy of Greater Saint John Church of God says he began receiving threats earlier in the week and he wishes they were taken more seriously. He says the messages were from Wright’s roommate, who said Wright was threatening to blow up the church. “And he’s going to wait until everybody is in the

On Friday night ABC-7 went to the 2000 block of Pueblo Nuevo in East El Paso on reports of shots fired in a neighborhood near Montwood High School. A police spokesman confirmed it was a murder investigation, telling us a man was found in the street with multiple gun shot wounds and two people were

El Pasoans will be voting this month on the El Paso Independent School District’s “penny swap” election. EPISD official have said if voters give it the green light, it could switch some money around in its two budgets and unleash millions more from the state.A big part of that money is going toward pay increases

convicted on child pornography charges— will spend 20 years in prison. federal investigators say 36-year-old sargeant stephen thurwanger had about 200 child porn videos on his computer and other electronic devices. thurwanger will be on supervised-release when his 20-year sentenced is complete. tonight — an inside look at the latest officer-involved shooting in dona ana

las cruces courtroom. christopher silva, the man accused of taking part in a deadly shooting in las cruces — is no longer behind bars. and he may only have to serve a year in jail as punishment: our new mexico mobile newsroom crew was there as… … the victims’ mom reacted: “i wish i would

her son shot dead. all i know is some angry neighbor is upset because of the streets … streets that are parking for the public …” the mother of a young man shot and killed in east el paso sharing her frustration with abc-seven. witnesses and police say it all began with a fight over

El Paso Police are investigating an incident in Northeast El Paso where shots were reportedly fired. It happened in the area of Gateway North and Hondo Pass. In the same area earlier this afternoon, a collision happened at US 54 exit at Hondo Pass, near Gateway North. It was not immediately clear if the two

Amigo Airsho officials announced Monday that the show has been postponed. “We hope that Airsho fans will support us as we further strengthen the attractiveness of this long-standing aviation tradition,” said Amigo Airsho board president Eric Gensheimer. “We have a strong relationship with the team at the Dona Ana County International Jetport and our goal