Month: August 2015

Marilyn Manson‘s Oct. 28 concert at El Paso’s Tricky Falls is nearing a sellout. Marilyn Manson is sold out online, according to Tricky Falls officials. There are still a few tickets available at Bowie Feathers, Eloise, All That Music and 7th Layer Clothing inside Golden Goose Tattoos. Tricky Falls recommends contacting the businesses first before

An elderly man is struck by a car in El Paso’s Lower Valley early Monday morning. It happened at the intersection of Lomaland and Yermoland just after 1 a.m. Police say the man was walking across the intersection with his walker when he was hit. The man was alert when emergency medical crews arrived but

County commissioners are expected to discuss and possibly take action on two proposed pipelines in San Elizario and Clint. The railroad pipeline by ONEOAK is a $500 million project which would begin in west Texas and end at the border and provide gas for a company in Mexico. The other is the Comanche Pipeline which

Carlos Fernandez has been sentenced to six months in jail for torturing puppies last year. He was arrested last year and charged with animal cruelty. Court records state that Fernandez will serve time concurrently with a previous sentence of driving while intoxicated.

Back to school shopping is in full swing, and for some the list is quite extensive. Local shoppers are hitting stores looking for supplies from dry-erase markers to protractors before school starts Monday. The long lists of supplies aren’t always cheap. “Per child I’m at least spending at least $80 per student,” said Candy Medina,

UTEP was looking to get it’s first win of the season Sunday afternoon against Abilene Christian at University Field. And they did just that. Just 10 minutes into the first half, Carleigh Simmons set up the cross into the box and Angela Cutaia rushed in and headed the ball into the back of the net.

Colorado Springs starter Josh Roenicke held the El Paso Chihuahuas to one run in 5.2 innings Sunday, as the Sky Sox beat the Chihuahuas 3-2. It was the first time Colorado Springs has ever played at Southwest University Park in El Paso. The Chihuahuas struck first when Hunter Renfroe hit a solo home run off

El Paso County Sheriff are working a motorcycle accident on Doniphan Drive in Canutillo. ABC-7 has a crew on the way. El Paso Sheriff PIO Chris Acosta tells ABC-7 that this accident is a fatality. We will update you as soon as more information is provided.

Authorities say two men were injured in a helicopter crash while filming an episode of television reality series “A Haunting” in Texas. The Texas Department of Public Safety says the crash happened Saturday night near a community located about 20 miles east of College Station. Two helicopters were filming when one was hit by a

In more than three decades of trying to breed pandas at the National Zoo, there’s been plenty of heartbreak. More cubs born in Washington have died than survived, and news of a birth has often been greeted warily. But on Sunday, zoo officials were nearly giddy. They don’t just have an apparently healthy pair of

Police in Albuquerque are investigating a shooting in front of a restaurant parking lot that left one man dead. Police spokesman Fred Duran says officers responded to reports of a shooting outside a Village Inn in northwest Albuquerque around 11:20 p.m. Saturday. Duran says police arrived and found one man with several gunshot wounds. He

Every Saturday, missionaries from both sides of the border head to Anapra, a community outside of Cd. Juarez. “we collect food to bring breakfast,” said Victor Barron, a volunteer at Lazos de Bondad. Lazos de Bondad, Bonds of Kindness, is a shelter that helps more than 50 children every week. “We learn about God and

El Pasoans voted overwhelmingly approved the “Penny Swap” Saturday. El Paso Independent School District’s tax ratification election attracted close to 8,800 voters, with 80 percent voting in favor of the so called Penny Swap. District officials said the Penny Swap would move 3 cents from the portion of the school district’s tax rate that pays

Mark Herbers has billed Children’s Hospital for itemized hours including interviews, news conferences and CEO/CRO duties. Andrew J. Polk reports.

Many gathered Saturday to honor iconic cartoonist Tom Moore at the El Paso Museum of Art. The native El Pasoan is most known for his “Archie” cartoon. Moore died last month.

A six-run top of the second inning guided the El Paso Chihuahuas to a 9-3 win over the Memphis Redbirds on Saturday night. The Chihuahuas finished their eight-game Tennessee road trip 7-1 and have taken three consecutive series. The Chihuahuas are in a first place tie with Las Vegas at the time of this report,

your voice your vote. the people of episd are celebrating tonight. the latest voting results show voters overwhelmingly approved the penny swap. here’s a look at the latest numbers. these aren’t the final numbers. more than 6-thousand voters or 80% voted in favor of the penny swap with 77 of 92 precints reporting. 16-hundred or

A group of hikers stumbled upon human remains Saturday morning on the foothills of the Franklin Mountains. El Paso police were called out to a desert area north of the Transmountain-Resler intersection, where a Department of Public Safety helicopter could be seen circling the skies. Police said the remains are human, but there is no

A Chaparral, N.M. teen was stabbed and killed Friday night in Northeast El Paso, police said. Cesar Gutierrez, 19, was taken the Providence’s Northeast Urgent Care Center after a altercation about 9 p.m. in the 10400 block of Rushing Road. Police said the emergency room was not able to provide the proper care for the

Following another week of preseason practice, the NM State football team had its second scrimmage on Saturday morning in Aggie Memorial Stadium. After warming up, the team moved in to open field drills where the first and second team each ran 20 plays. The Aggies then worked on red zone plays before concluding the scrimmage

Head Coach Sean Kugler and the Miners hosted their final scrimmage before the start of the regular season. Kugler said Saturday’s performance was one of the best of training camp. “I feel better about all of the quarterbacks, the entire group coming out of camp than I did going into it.” Kugler said. The offense

One serves in the Air Force, another recently served in Afghanistan in the National Guard, another is studying physical therapy in California – and all three Americans are being hailed as heroes for disarming a gunman on a high-speed train who may have been known to intelligence services in three countries. A French citizen, who

a man is dead this morning… after police believe a fight turned into a stabbing in northeast el paso. a shooting at a federal building in new york not believed to be a case of terrorism this morning … but possibly a veteran’s dispute gone seriously wrong. and more fallout from the ashley madison hacks…

reminder about the do’s and don’ts of back-to- school. rick cabrera shares some safety tips in abc-7 listens. pkg it’s hard to figure out who’s more excited for the start of the school year … students … or their parents … worn out from having to entertain them the past few months. either way …

tonight’s story takes place at eastwood high school … after an 8 year drought… the eastwood troopers returned to the playoffs in 2014… a first round playoff loss left the team hungry for more… the players believe this is their year… they expect more… and more is expected of them… rodriguez: “it’s awesome to finally

miners strike… great set up by aleah davis for bri barreiro … 1-nothing miners… unfortunately eastern washington came back with two goals to win it… miners drop the opener 2-1… tonight marks the seventh day in our ten part pre season feature… two a days …

SAN DIEGO (AP) – Yangervis Solarte hit a two-run homer in a wild five-run fifth inning and Travis Jankowski had two hits, an RBI and scored a run in his big league debut as the San Diego Padres beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-3 Friday night. The Cardinals, who still have the best record in

The El Paso Chihuahuas lost on Friday for the first time sinceAugust 12, falling to the Memphis Redbirds 7-0. Redbirds’ starter Marco Gonzales pitched five shutout innings to get the win. It was the third time this season El Paso was held without a run. Memphis plated six runs in the bottom of the third,

Thirteen years in state prison. That’s the punishment handed down by a jury to a mother convicted in connection with the death of her 2-month-old baby boy. According to police 21-year-old Lindsey Hradek’s son was found dead strapped to a car seat, upside down, covered with pillows. Police say Hradek and the baby’s father were