Month: September 2015

Pope Francis raised some eyebrows among the Catholic community.He’s allowing a new fast-track procedure for annulling marriages. The change overhauls 300 years of a church practice many Catholics saidwas costly and time consuming. For many people walking through doors of a church and getting married before the eyes of God is the most holy union

for the nmsu home opener against georgia state this saturday… the team is still working to stuff the stadium… they’ve almost done it! the aggies are calling on the fans to help give them a lift and help beat georgia state… “there’s an excitement that hasn’t been here before. once you start doing things the

school football players in san antonio … two players from john jay high school are accused of intentionally running into an official… the players claim they were provoked by racial slurs… locally, our own officials are getting ready for week 3 of the texas high school football season… that’s rocky ontiveros … president of the

loretto academy… first set… great sequence and it ends with carolina mendez taking care of business… that puts coronado up 21-12…. later in the set… charlotte brown… taps that one over… finds the perfect spot for the point… coronado wins the first set 25-16… loretto fights back… in the second set… daniela fernandez gets loretto

Las Cruces’ Austin “No Doubt” Trout turns 30 in a couple of weeks and he was looking to get his 30th win on Tuesday in Hollywood to celebrate. Trout, taking on Joey “twinkle Fingers” Hernandez, was in control of the fight throughout. But in the sixth round he looked to close it out and knocked

he’s allowing a new fast-track procedure for annulling marriages. this change overhauls 300 hundred years of a church practice many catholics were saying was costly and time consuming. abc-7’s jerry najera is live outside st. patrick catholic church with the story … rick estela for many people walking through doors of a church like this

It’s been 9 years since a heavy flood overtook the village of Hatch. Hatch residents tell ABC-7, they vividly remember the tense moments the water started rushing into the town. “As soon as I walk in there was a big wave coming through the back door,” Melva Aguirra, the owner of Pepper Pot restaurant said.

Bankruptcy Judge H. Christopher Mott ruled Tuesday afternoon that El Paso Children’s Hospital must make its lease payments to University Medical Center (UMC) during the bankruptcy process. The hospital has 14 days to from the filing of the order to pay $2,326,452 in back rent to UMC, dating from when Children’s filed for bankruptcy in

The quest for a Pacific Coast League championship is exciting for El Paso, but it isn’t cheap for the Chihuahuas franchise. There’s a lot of additional travel and ballpark operating costs, although strong ticket sales will definitely help. Some like to call it bonus baseball and although there is a cost associated with it for

A new trailer has been released for the Hollywood film “Sicario” that is set in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Sicario is Spanish for hitman. The new trailer is an extended clip that shows FBI agents in a standoff with gunmen on an international bridge between El Paso and Juarez with an uncertain outcome. Watch the new

a lesson in conservation for a group of fourth- graders. in today’s estela’s escuelas. … we go out to loma verde elementary school. where students from americas high school and rangers from the chamizal national memorial taught young children about the origins of the national park. the older students read “th camping trip that changed

Lowbrow Palace — 111 E. Robinson. Doors open at 9 p.m. (show time at 10 p.m.) and age 16 and older welcome, unless listed otherwise. Tickets are regularly $3 more for ages 16-20. Information on Facebook.• Sen Dog: The Cypress Hill member performs at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1. Tickets: $15-$20.• That 1 Guy: Sunday,

Current Status and Forecast: Hurricane Linda rapidly strengthened for the second time in its existence on Tuesday morning. Maximum sustained winds increased from 90 mph at 5 a.m. EDT to 120 mph at 5 p.m. EDT. This makes Linda a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Linda will continue to track northwest,

Officials with a San Antonio school district say two football players accused of ramming into a referee during a high school game allege the referee directed racial slurs at them. Northside Independent School District Superintendent Brian T. Woods says an assistant football coach accused of suggesting the students retaliate against the referee has been placed

A Las Cruces man was killed in a rollover crash on Labor Day. Dona Ana County Sheriff’s investigators were called to the scene of Southwind between Westwind and Myles just after 8 a.m. after horseback riders saw a vehicle overturned in a canal. The man killed has been identified as 30-year-old Salvador Garcia Jr. The

UTEP head football coach Sean Kugler spoke to the media Monday about the team’s loss to 18th-ranked Arkansas, this week’s game against Texas Tech, and more. Read Kugler’s quotes below. (On the season-opening loss at Arkansas)“We had a difficult trip to Arkansas. We played an outstanding team, a very talented and very deep team. They

Two weeks after a federal judge ordered that the majority of women and children being held in Texas immigration detention centers be released, attorneys said they are making moderate progress in securing their clients’ freedom. But they also claim the government hasn’t established clear criterion spelling out who gets released and when. “We are seeing

Destination El Paso recently launched an app to help visitors maneuver through the city. The app isn’t just for travelers, either. A stroll through Downtown El Paso took an enlightening twist as ABC-7 was accompanied by Kimberly McCarden with Destination El Paso and the Visit El Paso app on her phone. “We just wanted to

for that. destination el paso recently launched an app to help visitors maneuver through the city. and as abc-seven’s stephanie valle shows us — the app isn’t just for travelers: nats a stroll through downtown el paso with an enlightening twist. accompanied by kimberly mccarden — with destination el paso — and the visit el

A comprehensive approach to health just launched at more than a dozen campuses in the Ysleta Independent School District. This school year marked the implementation of the CATCH (Coordinated Approach To Child Health) program at 14 Ysleta ISD elementary schools. According to officials with the CATCH Global Foundation, CATCH is considered the most cost-effective means

approach to health just launched at more than a dozen ysleta i-s-d campuses. abc-seven’s stephanie valle reports — the catch global foundation’s program is more than just a fitness routine: nats it’s pe for fifth graders at cadwallader elementary. and the parachute is so popular with the kids. “that was actually my favorit game.” this

lives make it their mission to make a difference. diana zavala is one of those women. diana died in january after two bouts with ovarian cancer. she didn’t let cancer beat her. last september she sat down with our denise olivas to bring awareness about the symptoms of ovarian cancer through her ” will live”

El Paso City Rep. Claudia Ordaz has turned over 3,000 text messages stored on her personal phone. The messages were related to city business, meaning they were subject to an open records request by the writer of El Paso blog “Max Powers,” Ali Enrique Razavi. What turned up in those texts has one council Rep

Miners and Red Raiders to Square off in Lubbock UTEP and Texas Tech will face each other for a second year in a row on Sept. 12. The Miners and Red Raiders are set to kickoff at 1 p.m. MT at Jones AT&T Stadium, as the contest will be televised on Fox Sports. Texas Tech

It was rather unusual to see a triple digit temperature to start off the month of September. We hit 100 degrees Sunday, September 6th with 100 degrees. September is not a month where we typically see extreme heat. David Novlan, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Santa Teresa, noted that since 1879 El Paso

after making an incredible run to end the regular season … the el paso chihuahuas clinched the p-c-l’s pacific southern division last night in reno. next stop for the dogs? the playoffs! abc-7’s darren hunt is live at five with details on what should be an exciting weekend for el pasoans at southwest university park.

According to AAA, gas hasn’t been this cheap since 2004. Thenational average is now $2.40 per gallon. Many El Pasoans took advantage of the low prices this Labor Day weekend. Some El Pasoans at a Socorro gas station told ABC-7 they’ve never seen prices this low.Gas at the Alon station on Moon and Alameda Roads

The first trailer has been released of the Hollywood film “Sicario” that is set in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Sicario is Spanish for hitman. The film stars Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin and opens Sept. 18. Watch the trailer at http://bit.ly/1HLOXfP Below is the synopsis of the film from the official website. “In

A San Antonio school district has suspended two football players from the team and from school after one of them ran into the back of a referee watching a play and the other dove into the official. The district’s athletic director Stan Laing told The Associated Press Monday that the students were suspended indefinitely pending

As El Paso prepares to open new toll roads, officials’ inability to mail bills to Mexican drivers means only U.S.drivers will be required to pay. But the head of the local tolling authority says theissue hasn’t resulted in significant lost revenue for existing toll roads. Vehicles with Mexican license plates that the agency can’t bill