Month: August 2015

The El Paso Fire Department battled a house fire Tuesday night in central El Paso. It happened on the 2300 Block of Federal Avenue. Officials said the fire started just before 9 p.m. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

teachers have the tough job of educating and caring for their students. two new mexico teachers can now add heroes to their resume. this past friday, the teachers helped a driver who crashed into a canal right in front of their school. it happened near vinton road and highway 28, in anthony, new mexico. abc-7’s

are looking good for doug martin’s group… he says his team has a lot more depth than it did a year ago… and i think a lot of fans are going to like what they see out of this year’s bunch… as for coach… he’s feeling much better about his guys too… “i think we’re

practice this morning since returning from ruidoso … we’re still about 2 and a half weeks away from the start of the season… and the miners are still looking for their starting quarterback … neither garrett simpson nor mack leftwich is making it easy but coach kugler is fine with that… “when guys are put

two a days… our fourth story takes place at del valle high school… in 2014, del valle had it’s best season in school history… led by quarterback steven montez, the conquistadores reached the regional semi finals and set a school record for wins … now they’re confident they can take the next step… lopez: we

and a half back of las vegas for first place… let’s go to nashville… top first… alex dickerson… who is your daddy and what does he do? a solo shot for dickerson… 1-zip dogs… nashville strikes back … bottom 2nd… tied at 1… brent morel… unties it… that’s a double to make it 3-1 nashville…

A Dona Ana County man is frustrated over a 35 year battle with the county. He says the county has forced him to give up 20 feet of his property to provide a portion of the roadway on Harper Road, which is about seven miles south of Las Cruces. He says his neighbors aren’t giving

More discussion at Tuesday’s City Council meeting about El Paso’s new Hispanic Cultural Center. The Hispanic Cultural subcommittee put in charge of studying its future construction is starting to zero in on potential locations in the Downtown area. And with just $5.7 million set-aside to fund what is expected to be called the new Mexican-American

A flight makes an unexpected landing in El Paso after the plane experienced engine issues, according to airport officials. The United Airlines flight was traveling from George Bush Intercontinental in Houston and was headed to San Francisco but was diverted to El Paso. Airport officials say the Boeing 737 was experiencing mechanical problems because of

Southwest University, El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Workforce Solutions Borderplex will have a job fair on Aug. 19 at the Judson F. Williams Convention Center in Downtown El Paso. “We are excited to partner with Southwest University to co-host the largest job fair for 2015. Retaining our targeted industry concept, the job fair

The trial of an El Paso mother accused of neglecting her 2-month-old baby boy – and causing his death – continues today. El Paso Police say Lindsey Hradek and her husband, Bobby Soto, were allegedly high on cocaine and neglected to check on their son. The boy was found dead back in 2012, strapped to

breaking news this afternoon. the controversial pay raise for el paso’s city manager will stand. city representative claudia ordaz asked that it be discussed again after public backlash questioning the 61- thousand dollar pay hike for tommy gonzalez, one year into the job. abc-7’s maria garcia reports — the vote was painful and the disagreement,

Las Cruces Police arrested a man who allegedly beat up his girlfriend early Saturday morning and held the woman against her will. Armando C. Silva Jr., 20, is charged with one first-degree felony count of kidnapping and one count of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, a third-degree felony. At around 4 a.m. Saturday, Aug.

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller won’t apologize for a shared post on his Facebook page that appears to suggest using an atomic bomb on the Muslim population, a spokesman for the Republican said Monday. The post shows a mushroom cloud and says Japan has “been at peace” with the U.S. since the 1945 bombing of

The pilot of a small Cessna landed safely at the El Paso International Airport after reporting a faulty indicator light to air traffic control, according to airport officials. Three passengers were aboard the plane, which was traveling to El Paso from Carlsbad, California Monday night. An “

Jason Lane allowed only one run in seven innings in the El Paso Chihuahuas’ 5-1 victory over the Nashville SoundsMondayat First Tennessee Park. The Chihuahuas have won the first three games of the series in Nashville, with their starting pitchers combining for 19 innings and three earned runs. Down 1-0, the Chihuahuas scored twice in

tonight.. on day number 3… we take a look at andress … the andress eagles soared to a 10-3 season… winning two playoff games and reaching the regional semi finals… but after losing coach patrick brown… the eagles need to find a new head coach… they finally did… on july 14… jeff woodruff was hired

ABC-7 is expecting Tuesday’s City Council meeting to get heated. Council is scheduled to discuss and possibly take action on the sudden $61,000 raise awarded to City Manager Tommy Gonzalez two weeks ago. After hearing numerous complaints from constituents, Rep. Claudia Ordaz placed the item on Tuesday’s agenda. Back on Aug. 4, after an executive

There will be big changes at city hall as the City revamps its process to prepare transportation projects for federal funding. The move comes as the City Council, prompted by City Rep. Claudia Ordaz, discussed tens of millions of federal dollars it lost out on to advance transportation projects sooner. “We were submitting faulty applications.

The markings on a package at a Las Cruces post office led to the temporary closure of the building. Steve Marshall, the spokesman for the Albuquerque FBI office, told ABC-7 that the package was checked and cleared and that the markings were taken out of context. Marshall said the investigation is continuing into the device

not your traditional dormitory. that’s what some utep students are saying, when they speak about the newest addition to the student housing choices. miner canyon housing complex is now open, and residents are moving in for the fall semester. abc-7’s iris lopez is live at miner canyon and she gives us a tour of what

new mexico governor susana martinez says she wants local communities to be able to control how late teens stay out at night. abc-7’s jamie warren is live from our new mexico mobile newsroom with reaction to the governor’s curfew proposal. jamie? parents i spoke with today had a mixed reaction on teen curfews but the

get millions of federal transportation dollars. abc-7’s maria garcia has been following this story for weeks. she’s live with an update. maria? i showed you how the city had been submitting transportation projects that were not ready for federal dollars. but the projects were city council favorites. now the city says it won’t be playing

we are expecting tomorrow’s city council meeting to get heated … council is scheduled to discuss and possibly take action on the sudden 61- thousand dollar raise awarded to city manager tommy gonzalez two weeks ago. abc-7’s darren hunt is live with a preview of the discussion … darren. rick and estela, after hearing numerous

The county is getting the latest updates on the continuing University Medical Center and El Paso Children’s Hospital dispute and bankruptcy proceedings. Commissioners and UMC CEO Jim Valenti met behind closed doors for more than an hour Monday, discussing the plan UMC wants to put forth for Children’s bankruptcy, and the next steps. With just

and i’m rick cabrera. not your traditional dormitory. that’s what some utep students are saying, when they speak about the newest addition to the student housing choices. miner canyon housing complex is now open, and residents are moving in for the fall semester. abc-7’s iris lopez is live at miner canyon and she gives us

Gov. Susana Martinez says curfews can be an important tool for keeping teens on the right track and that she would support letting communities decide for themselves whether to impose such measures. The governor issued her comments Monday as the Albuquerque City Council prepared to discuss whether to push for legislation that would give local

El Paso Police are continuing to investigate the suspicious death of a 33-year-old woman found in a driveway Tuesday of last week. Police officials say they are not looking for any suspects at this time and it will be several weeks before they get back results from the autopsy. Around 3:50 a.m. Aug. 11, a

A movie coming out next month that could become a big box office hit is already creating a buzz. The movie ‘Sicario’ deals with an FBI agent asked to aid in the ongoing drug war in Cuidad Juarez. It’s action-packed with violence and portrays the life of a assassin working for drug cartels but could