Month: September 2015

for the new mexico state universty home opener. the aggies host georgia state at aggie memorial stadium this saturday. kick off is at 6 o’clock. n-m-s- u’s athletic director wants to “stuff th stadium,” so the ags can star this football season in front of a sellout crowd. welcome back to abc-seven at six, i’m

manager’s raise?” .. laughs… “so that’s the easy question? yeah they get harder from here … ” the mayor of el paso opting for a more relaxed state of the city update. oscar leeser went with a “q and a format… only he didn’t answer all the questions. good evening and thank you for joing

Colorful characters like Skybird, Aereo, Minifusion and El Hijo de Samurai delivered coloring books and other gifts to children staying at Providence Children’s Hospital. The Borderland “lucha libre” wrestlers, along with some local boxers, were invited so young patients can meet and greet them mask and all. “We are thrilled to have the ‘lucha libre’

A woman who was hit by a U.S. Postal Service truck in Downtown El Paso on Wednesday afternoon died from her injuries. Susana Nuez-Figueroa, 91, was crossing Oregon Street at a crosswalk when she was hit a by a mail truck driven by 29-year-old William Grizzard, police said. Grizzard told police he did not see

By Valeria Contreras EL PASO — If you’ve been looking for a safe way to destroy personal documents, the Sheriff’s Office has a solution: burn them. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office incinerator, which is normally used to burn narcotics, will be open to residents interested in destroying documents. Officials say that the initiative can

The Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce is hosting the annual State of the City Luncheon and Keynote Address featuring Mayor Oscar Leeser at 11:30 a.m. today at the at the Judson F. Williams Convention Center. The State of the City is the mayor of El Paso’s yearly address to the community. More than 700

A Texas man who prosecutors say was a secret agent who stole technology for the Russian military has pleaded guilty to federal charges in New York. The U.S. Attorney’s office says Alexander Fishenko pleaded guilty to acting as an agent of the Russian government in the United States. Prosecutors say the 49-year-old led a conspiracy

on the road for their first playoff game in franchise history.. taking on the fresno grizzlies.. and the grizzlies got off to a hot start. we start in the bottom of the 4th…. tony kemp doubles on a fly ball to center… that makes it 3-0 fresno… the grizzlies aren’t close to being done…next batter..

miserable for franklin defenders on friday… but it was this play in particular which was just filthy… with a single move… he sent to defenders to the ground… and slipped another tackle on the way to the endzone… and for that… isaac vance gets punch and pie… vance: “this is amazing. it’s a great honor.

Police are searching for a man they say sexually assaulted a woman on Labor Day. The assault happened at around 4 a.m. in far Northeast El Paso on the 11600 block Dyer Street. Relatives of the victim told ABC-7 they’ve seen the man in the area before. Wednesday at the Van Horne Estate apartments everything

a woman on labor day. the assault happened at around 4 o’clock in the morning in far northeast el paso on the 11-thousand 6-hundred block of dyer. relatives of the victim tell us they’ve seen the man in the area before. abc-7’s jerry najera spoke with the victim and her relatives he is live with

The New Mexico State Aggies saw UTEP collect three goals in the last 24 minutes as the Miners upended the Aggies 3-1 on Wednesday afternoon at the NM State Soccer Athletic Complex. The Aggies (1-6) held control of the match for the first 60 minutes of play, but the Miners (4-3) started controlling possession, then

The controversy over street paving in El Paso continues. District 2 City Rep. Larry Romero is taking criticism for allegedly changing the master list of projects to have more improvements made in his district. But now ABC-7 is learning that there were other projects added as well. The original list was voted on by the

from our new mexico mobile newsroom … a story of heroism involving a 6-year-old boy. as you can imagine, his mother couldn’t be prouder: “i’m so proud of him. words can’t express how proud i am. i think that all of this is well deserved and i think that he turned something that was a

and i’m rick cabrera. the el paso chihuahuas are less than three hours away from first pitch of their first- ever playoff series. the c-dogs are in fresno tonight for game one of the best-of-five pacific conference championship series. first pitch is at 8:05 p.m. the game can be heard live on 600 espn el

conference championship! the chihuahuas take on fresno in a best of five series tonight in fresno. abc-seven will have complete coverage throughout the week… … as the chihuahuas look to become the top dogs in the pacific coast league. it’s exciting because el paso hasn’t seen a minor league championship in 21 years! welcome back

street paving in el paso continues… … with city rep. larry romero taking criticism for allegedly changing the master list of projects… … to have more improvements in his district. but now we’re learning that there were other projects added as well. we continue our complete coverage tonight… … with abc-7’s andrew j. polk live

Starting last month, the Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office has been forced to cut services. Due to a lack of funding, Sheriff Kiki Vigil says they haven’t been able to pay their deputies high enough salaries. Therefore, he says, they’ve been losing deputies to departments outside the county, which has left them severely understaffed. ABC-7

Update: El Paso Police have canceled the missing person alert for Karen Janette Gallardo after Crimes Against Persons detectives determined that Gallardo’s absence is voluntary as a runaway. Original Story: An Irvin High School student was reported missing by her mother when she did not come home from school. El Paso Police say 15-year-old Karen

El Paso Police have arrested an off-duty Temple, Texas police officer. He was in town for the Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (C.L.E.A.T.) convention. It happened at 11:30 p.m. Sept. 8 at the Chase Suites Hotel on Montana, near the airport. The Temple Police officer has been identified as 28-year-old Kenneth Lee Sheka of

trailer for the hollywood film “sicario” has been release sicario — which is spanish for hitman — is about an f-b-i agent played by emily blunt, who is chosen to aid in the escalating war against drugs on the border. this new trailer is an extended clip that shows fbi agents in a standoff with

…to stormtrack weather now! chief meteorologist doppler dave speelman has your first forecast. dave? it has been nine years since a storm ravaged the village of hatch, new mexico:

A marked El Paso Police car was involved in a collision in Central El Paso Wednesday. At about 10:08 a.m., a was was driving her Chevy SUV eastbound on Montana when she was going to make a left turn onto Birch. Police say the police car, with two officers in it, was traveling westbound on

Two-hundred and nine pounds of marijuana were confiscated at the Santa Teresa port of entry Tuesday night. Customs and Border Protection officers selected the vehicle for a second inspection and found drugs with a street value of over $160,000. The driver, a Canadian citizen living in Mexico, was arrested and faces charges associated with the

Four of New Mexico State University’s five home games will be televised locally on the El Paso-Las Cruces CW. The UTEP-NMSU game on Sept. 19 in Las Cruces will be blacked out locally. The first game is at 6 p.m. this Saturday against Georgia State. Less than 2,000 tickets remain for the game. Home Games

Police in Texas say they removed a loaded handgun from a woman’s body during a cavity search. Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton tells the Waco Tribune-Herald (http://bit.ly/1FwCn4A ) officers stopped an SUV for a traffic violation late Monday and found methamphetamine inside. A man and woman were arrested. Swanton says while 31-year-old Ashley Cecilia

The New Mexico State football team’s bus was burglarized during their game against the University of Florida on Sept. 5. It happened in Gainesville, Florida outside the stadium. According to ABC-7’s affiliate WCJB in Gainesville, recent robberies had police on high alert game day. The station reported that just last month, five robberies happened on

Light gazapachoServes 4 (1 cup serving size) 6 tomatoes2 cucumbers onion1 red bell pepper2 garlic cloves cup red wine vinegar1 tbsp Olive oil1 cup tomato juiceSalt and pepper to taste Place everything in a blender and puree until smooth. If you prefer a smooth texture, strain the soup, tossing the remnants. Chill for an hour

Carrot Cake MuffinsMakes 12 muffins 1 cups whole wheat flour1 tsp baking soda1 tsp ground cinnamon tsp ground ginger tsp salt cup butter2 tbsp apple butter cup honey1 egg1 tsp vanilla extract1 cup apple sauce cup shredded carrots Preheat oven to 350F.Whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and salt.Mix butter, honey, eggs, vanilla, then

for the el paso chihuahuas — their first playoff game is today– but are seats left for the home games this weekend? “”that was a mistake. i’m sorr about that” on the campaign trail– hillary clinton apologizing– and republican candidates try something a little more humorous. / and-over 150 passengers headed to london are forced