Month: August 2015

In the weeks leading up to Thursday’s first debate of the 2016 presidential race, Republican candidates have sought to distinguish themselves from each other – and President Barack Obama – with ever-tougher positions on border security and illegal immigration, claiming current measures are failing. And yet by many standards, the situation is not nearly as

The completion of San Jacinto Plaza will be delayed another six weeks as the City of El Paso waits for a defective piece of equipment to be manufactured and shipped from Germany. The City’s Director of Capital Improvements, Monica Lombrana on Tuesday updated the City Council on the project’s progress, saying one of the steel

Many a padawan and El Pasoans will want these jerseys. The El Paso Chihuahuas will wear special Star Wars themed jerseys – featuring Yoda – on Aug. 12 against the Las Vegas 51s. “We are proud to provide a night of fun for fans of all ages, and to benefit the El Paso Exploreum,” said

An anti-abortion group released an undercover video Tuesday showing a Planned Parenthood executive at a Houston clinic discussing how the group recoups costs for providingorgans from aborted fetuses for medical research. The video, filmed by a group called the Center for Medical Progress, portrays Melissa Farrell, director of research for Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, discussing

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“someone out there saw somethin someone out there knew something and if this actor is listening turn yourself in get this over with tips are coming in after sunday’s bombings at two las cruces churches—and the f-b-i has a message for anyone who may know anything. / “”i’m really impressed with th caliber of the

cuts directly through the manhattan heights historic district. el paso electric admits it started installing new poles without approval of the neighborhood association or historic landmark commission. and now angry residents in the area want it halted and redirected away from their homes. abc-7’s darren hunt has the story: “there is a process that need

El Paso Independent School District residents can start voting on the “penny swap” election this Wednesday, and many residents are already being reminded through flyers, mailers, calls and volunteer rallies. But the district has to walk a very fine line in getting the word out. Over the next couple of weeks EPISD voters will be

wednesday — and many residents are already being reminded through flyers, mailers, calls and volunteer rallies. but the district has to walk a very fine line in getting the word out. abc-7’s ashlie rodriguez is live to explain. ashlie? on a district mailer like this… you’re going to lots of information about the election– what

Yesterday’s incident has caused churches all over Las Cruces to rethink their security systems. Sunday morning two explosives went off at two churches. Las Cruces police says the explosives weren’t firecrackers. They say the explosives could have caused serious injury or even death. Employees cleaned up debris this morning outside of Calvary Baptist Church, one

of tips, and made a plea for the person responsible to come forward. las cruces crime stoppers is offering a five-thousand dollar reward for information that leads to an arrest. that tip line is 1-800 call fbi. meantime, churches are examing their security measures. abc-7’s jamie warren has that part of the story, live from

A recent Borderplex Alliance study shows the main economic challenge for the El Paso area is low education levels. Borderplex Alliance CEO Rolando Pablos presented the study to City Council on Tuesday. “If you look at the root cause of an area’s impoverishment, it goes to education and the lack there of. And so what

A significant amount of evidence has been collected in the investigation of the explosions at two churches in Las Cruces. Bryan Finnegan, Assistant Special Agent in Charge out of Albuquerque, would not say what evidence was collected but did say it is being analyzed at a federal laboratory to identify the person or people involved.

Three of four arrested in a shooting death in Dona Ana County have pled not guilty to several charges. The shooting on July 31, 2015 resulted in the death of 17-year-old Jaycob Alba. The three teens have each been charged with one count of the following: : First-degree murder, aggravated burglary with a deadly weapon,

Holy Cross Official Statement During Sunday 8 am mass, our devoted parishioners were disrupted by a senseless act of violence. An explosive device was detonated outside the church doors in a steel trashcan. Thanks be to God there were no injuries. Law enforcement responded immediately, asking parishioners to leave campus. Our parishioners, community, and bishops

The El Paso Fire Department responded to several weather-related incidents Sunday, Aug. 2 and overnight into Monday, Aug. 3. VEHICLE/STREETS/ETC: CENTRAL: 8 vehicle incidents, all minor. Locations include: I-10, Raynor, Piedras, Gateway, Throwbridge and US-54. El Paso Police and tow trucks showed up and cleared the scene. FAR EAST: 1 minor vehicle incident in Zaragoza

The UTEP Miners begin their fall camp in Ruidoso on August 6th. But before the squad takes to the field, they added more depth to their secondary. The Miners added 6’0″ safety Brendan Royal who previously played for the City College of San Francisco. The past two seasons Royal contributed 52 tackles, 7.5 tackles-for-loss, two

The Catholic Diocese of El Paso released the following statement on Sunday following explosions at a Baptist church and Catholic church in Las Cruces. “A message from the Diocese of El Paso regarding today’s incidents at two Las Cruces churches: “First, our prayers and hearts go out to the community of Las Cruces. Like them,

It’s quiet outside Calvary Baptist Church this Monday. But a small amount of debris on the lawn and on concrete from an explosive that went off on Sunday morning shows it is still a scene that is anything but a typical Monday. Investigators worked through the night into early this morning taking measurements and evaluating

AlbuAssistant Special Agents in Charge– Bryan Finnegan loca re this is a community effort. all of us are involved in this. Someone out there saw something, someone out there knew something. And if this actor? is listening turn yourself in. Get this over with. We know you’re looking over your shoulder, we know you want

Go to kvia.com at 2 p.m. today to watch a news conference with the FBI and other Las Cruces-area law enforcement for an update on the explosions at two Las Cruces churches this past weekend. Story update from earlier Monday is below It’s quiet outside Calvary Baptist Church this Monday. But a small amount of

morning mass was violently disrupted for dozens of parishioners in las cruces. holy cross catholic church and calvary baptist church are only three-and-a-half miles apart. the first explosion happened at 8-19 in the morning in a calvary church mailbox at 18- hundred locust street. the second happened at 8-41 in a garage bin at holy

The FBI has established a hotline for calls with information about explosions that occurred outside two Las Cruces churches on Sunday. There were no injuries and damage to the two churches was minor. The hotline number is 1-800-Call-FBI, or 1-800-225-5324. FBI spokesman Frank Fisher said somebody knows something about the detonations and that the FBI

whoever did this will feel the full pressure of the law. if your intention was to bring fear to those who worship, you have failed.” strong words from new mexico governor susana martinez, she addressed two separate church explosions in las cruces. police say explosive devices were detonated at calvary church and holy cross cath

tonight we’re talking about a topic that touches a nerve with many americans. >>> 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 a topic that touches a nerve with many americans, a topic so embroiled in emotions and politics, it’s

Congressman Beto O’Rourke will host Town Hall Meeting Monday in downtown El Paso. The meeting will be at theEl Paso Community Foundation Room located at 333 North Oregon Street. The meeting will be from 5-6 p.m. The congressman’s staff will be on hand to help you with any problems you may have with a federal

Governor Susana Martinez gave a news conference Sunday evening addressing the two explosives that went off at two churches in Las Cruces. The first explosion happened near a mailbox outside of Calvary Baptist Church a little after 8 o’clock Sunday morning. The second happened in a trash can outside of Holy Cross Church nearly a

El Paso County Sheriff’s office is searching for Robert Wayne Carroll – who left the El Paso Transitional Living Center yesterday. Carroll is wanted for parole violation and an additional charge of failing to register as a sex offender. His sex offenses include aggravated sexual assault and indecency with a child, both of which were

explosions. abc-7’s jamie warren is live … she continues our complete coverage… evan, josie. authorities have been out here at calvary baptist church all day. gov martinez wrapped up a news conference just hours ago where she said whoever did this, will be brought to justice: pkg martinez only a coward would place an explosive

A two-year-old child is dead after he fell at least three feet Saturday, Saturday morning El Paso County Sheriff’s Deputies said. Deputies were called to the 1300 block of Endeis in San Elizario on Saturday morning. They found an injured child who was then taken to a local hospital suffering from life threatening injuries. He