Month: August 2015

this upcoming season with a slight sense of relief. the miners are expected to sign 4 star 6 9 forward brodricks jones! jones touched down in el paso last night for his official visit and this was the scene at the airport! utep fans making sure by the time he left was a miner! jones

Grammy-award winning jazz guitarist Jonathan Butler will be leading worship at Destiny Family Christian Center in Northeast El Paso every Sunday that he is in the country. “I believe it’s my calling, you know? I believe this is what God has called me to do, and I feel like I belong to the family and

local church, has a grammy-award winning musician. abc-7’s julio-cesar chavez was there this morning, he has the story. worshippers at the destiny family christian center in the northeast have been seeing a new face in their parish. jazz guitarist jonathan butler has been leading the worship lately, and he says he’ll keep doing it as

Recent Franklin High School graduate, Paulo Benavides, took another major step in his athletic career. Benavides won the pole vault at the Pan American Jr. Games in Edmonton, Canada on July 31. Benavides placed first with a total jump of 17′ 8 1/2″. He graduated this past school year from Franklin and is going to

The UTEP Miners may have saved their season after the unfortunate news of losing Center Matt Willms due to his lingering foot injury. Brodricks Jones visited UTEP the weekend of August, 1, and he was greeted by many fans at the airport once he touched down in the Borderland. Jones was ranked as the 102

Improvised explosive devices were set off outside two Las Cruces churches Sunday morning. They were meant to cause harm, injury and damage, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez said. The devices went off within minutes of each other at Calvary Baptist Church and Holy Cross Catholic Church. “Only a coward would place and explosive device in

Las Cruces Police are telling ABC-7 that they have confirmed two separate explosions at two different Las Cruces churches early this morning. The explosives blew up a mail box at Calvary Baptist located on Missouri and Locust. The other explosion was in a trash bin at Holy Cross Catholic Church on Miranda Street. Parishioners at

explains in abc-7 listens. four years ago el paso city council voted to increase the tax exemption for disabled and senior residents from 30-thousand to 40-thousand dollars in 2016. the move was made to offset the cost of the quality of life bonds. linda … is worried she might miss out. “how do you qualify

three arrests made in a murder investigation in dona ana… after an attempted home invasion leaves one man dead. an update on the street nearly washed away in last month’s rains. how residents are still trying to recover now. and later – new information about that possible wing flap from the missing malaysian airlines jet.

Thank you for your generosity. The 22nd annual Humane Society of El Paso “Save-a-Life” telethon was a huge success. During the 7-hour telethon broadcast on ABC-7, a record $148,616 was raised. The goal was $130,000. One-hundred percent of the donations stay in El Paso and go towards care of animals and maintenance of the no-kill

Four teenagers are accused of killing a 17-year-old as they tried to break into a home to rob it. Dona Ana county sheriff’s deputies have charged Daniel Muoz, 17, as well as 18-year-olds Jordan Gift, D’Shaun Hermans and Adrian Hortelano with the death of Jaycob Alba, 17. Investigators believe the five teens conspired to invade

humane society throught the day and it’s always a very busy day for us here at the abc-7 studios and for staff and volunteers with the humane society. so we wanted to give you a behind the scenes look at what it takes to put this telethon together. abc-7’s jerry najera has been behind the

The El Paso Saddleblanket Company, a local landmark, closed its retail branch after more than 45 years. Dozens came from across the area to the store’s final public opening, an auction with over 500 lots that would clear out the store. “It’s bittersweet, but we’re not going out of business, just closing to the public

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A grand jury has indicted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on felony securities fraud charges that accuse the Republican of misleading investors before he took over as the state’s top law enforcement officer, a special prosecutor said Saturday. Kent Schaffer, a Houston defense attorney appointed by a judge to the case,

A different scene at ABC 7 Saturday as the station hosted the 22nd Save-A-Life Telethon. Puppies were barking, phones were ringing and volunteers working vigorously to keep up with the abundant donors calling. The Save-A-Live Telethon is the the biggest fundraiser of the year for the Humane Society of El Paso. Betty Hoover, Executive Director

Police have identified a kidnapping suspect who was fatally shot by officers in Albuquerque. Police spokeswoman Celina Espinoza said Saturday that 33-year-old Rafael Molina Jr. was killed trying to evade a traffic stop Friday. A witness called 911 after seeing Molina allegedly force a woman he was arguing with into an SUV. The woman was

When Cecil the lion’s carcass was finally found after he was lured out of a Zimbabwe wildlife reserve to be killed by an American hunter, it was a headless, skinless skeleton the vultures had been picking at for about a week. Conservationists decided the most natural thing was to leave the bones where they were

the americans with disabilities act is celebrating its 25th anniversary, but as we reported this week … some strongly believe “equal access” is still not a reality. rick cabrera shares an example in abc-7 listens. earlier this week we told you the paso del norte civil rights project was filing 3 lawsuits on behalf of

shots ring out as a suspect leads a state trooper on a chase through an el paso neighborhood. what witnesses say happened next. friends and family rembering a mother who’s life was cut short… gathered in front of the crime scene for a vigil. and the latest on the el paso children’s bankruptcy saga. why

Neighbors tell ABC-7 Blanca Rivera was a hard-working mother who loved her daughter very much. “I still can’t believe it. I talked to her 10 minutes before she passed away, 10 minutes before she passed away. She picked up my daughter was talking to me holding her and just to think that she’s dead I

Wrestling legend “Rowdy” Roddy Piper has died at the age of 61, TMZ Sports has learned. Piper — born Roderick George Toombs — died from cardiac arrestin his sleep at his home in Hollywood on Thursday night. He was discovered on Friday. Piper was a wrestling icon — one of the biggest stars in the