Month: September 2015

coming off, for them, a sub standard season at 7-5… they’re looking to make the leap into the college football playoff… meanwhile the aggies were scheduled largely to be the team that gets florida into its groove… nmsu ws just 2-10 last year… but they’re not willing to let anyone tell them they can’t get

the miners before they hit the road and head to arkansas… the nation isn’t giving the miners much of a chance… in fact … arkansas qb brandon allen thinks he can exploit the miners blitz schemes … but the miners aren’t exactly surprised that they’re not getting much love. “i think pretty much everyone that’s

from saturday at the don haskins center… today, she held her news conference… han is looking to become the first fighter from el paso to win a world championship in el paso… joseph is a worthy opponent… she comes in with a record of 12-2 with 7 knockouts… but jennifer knows fighting here is going

football game at jones stadium… seriously … it’s awesome… that’s where we go for parkland and el paso .. i hope you guys can appreciate how cool that stadium is… el paso had some issues in the first half… here… the botched punt… parkland picks it up … leads to a field goal… late first

el paso’s v-a was ranked as one of the worst in the country and in texas – based on its wait times… today- evan folan spoke with the director of el paso’s v-a as well some veterans to see if any progress has been made. 16 – 28 and 48 to 59 “tell me about

El Paso ISD’s newest school is ending its second week in session. The Mesita Early Childhood Center at Vilas is the first of its kind in the district. Earlier this year parents, were hesitant about closing Vilas Elementary. Vilas’ second through fifth graders were moved to Mesita Elementary, then Mesita’s Pre-Kindergarten through first graders were

The members of the Special Operations Group are not the only ones who go through extensive training at the Done Ana County Detention Center. Their newest member, K-9 officer Dallas, went through two years of intense training before joining the team. “Seventy percent of K-9’s who go through the program won’t make it,” Capt. Joseph

It’s been 21 years since an El Paso team won a minor league baseball championship. Thursday night the El Paso Chihuahuas can keep their dream of winning a Pacific Coast League title alive. The game is being billed as the biggest in franchise history. It was the Diablos of 1994 that last won a championship

Attorneys representing the El Paso Children’s Hospital on Thursday again tried to convince Judge Christopher Mott of why the struggling hospital is not obligated to pay rent to University Medical Center. After hearing hours of testimony, the Judge said he’d probably have a ruling on the rent next Tuesday. UMC has said Children’s owes it

league championship. tonight, the chihuahuas can keep their dream of winning a pacific coast league title alive. the game is being billed as the biggest in franchise history. abc-7’s darren hunt has been following their playoff chase closely. he’s live now. darren. rick, it was the diablos of 1994 that last won a championship here.

detention center is now home to a very special and highly trained k-9: “nats get on the ground do it now.” dallas is an 80 pound schnauzer. he’s been trained to sniff out drugs … and although he cost county taxpayers a pretty penny … we’ve learned the county hopes the dog will help it

pay rent to university medical center. abc-7’s maria garcia joins us live to explain. maria? judge christopher mott says he’ll probably rule next tuesday if children’s should pay rent to the county hospital. for the first time today, we were able to ask the children’s board chair questions: 00-16 43-50 maria: what’s the incentive for

home with head lice, would you like to be told? most schools don’t send out these warnings, but parents can take responsibility by keeping a close eye on their child’s head. defitely do not be humiliated. anybody can get lice. don’t tease anybody else who might have it. have precautions. a new study shows most

A rollover in west El Paso early Thursday morning sent 4 people to the hospital. It happened just after midnight on Interstate 10 westbound near the Redd Road exit. ABC-7 spoke with one of the drivers involved in the accident and she told us that some of the victims taken to the hospital were her

A Las Cruces man has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of methamphetamine. On June 30, 2014, Las Cruces Police Officer Alexander Smith was on patrol and observed a woman walking on Valley Drive who appeared to be crying. Officer Smith recognized the victim from previous encounter and the

The list has been fixed. No need to thank us. UTEP is now No. 2 on U.S. News & World Report’s list of colleges and universities ranked by enrollment of Hispanic students – after El Paso Inc. asked why UTEP wasn’t included. In a surprise move, U.S. News publicly corrected the error it made in

Gov. Greg Abbott will travel to Mexico City on Sunday to meet with Mexican officials in his first international trip as governor. Abbott and a small delegation of Texas officials are scheduled to meet with Mexican President Enrique Pea Nieto, Secretary of Foreign Affairs Claudia Ruiz Massieu Salinas and other Mexican officials to discuss the

A second El Pasoan has died after contracting the West Nile Virus this year. City of El Paso Department of Public Health officials say the patient was an elderly woman who lived in the 79927 zip code, and had several underlying medical conditions. She was the fourth person reported to have contracted the disease this

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with comment from the Texas attorney general’s office. Texas abortion providers on Wednesdayasked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up their legal challenge to two provisions ofthe state’s strict abortion law. After losing at the appellate level, acoalition of abortion providers is asking the high court for a

The El Paso fire and police departments were called out to a north-central apartment complex overnight after a car was reported on fire. It happened just after 1:30 am on the 3600 block of Lincoln at the Arches Apartments. One car was fully engulfed in flames and the car parked next to it was badly

a tip in illinois sends the search for three suspected cop killers into overdrive. …but police now say that lead overnight was fake. in el paso… two cars go up in flames overnight! our round the clock crew has video and details from the scene! and korean businesses in los angeles say they’re fed up.

Jason Hagerty hit a solo home run in the top of the 11 th inning to help the El Paso Chihuahuas defeat Las Vegas 2-1Wednesdaynight at Cashman Field. The Chihuahuas are back to within a half-game of first place with six games remaining in the regular season. Veteran right-handed starters Chris Smith and Tim Stauffer

Democratic State Representative and El Pasoan, Joe Pickett was recently appointed to lead a new transportation committee. Pickett has worked in the Texas legislature for more than 20 years and last week he was appointed chair of the Committee on Transportation Planning. As a legislator and chair of the transportation committee, Pickett “passed most of

jameill showers… it’s the cowboys final preseason game and his last chance to show he belongs on the roster … showers has played well this preseason… he only threw 4 passes in the last game… but he did have this touchdown against san fransisco and he can play some special teams… he knows he has

featured all kinds of great plays … but none were better than than what jorge hernandez and tyquez hampton pulled off for el dorado… this wide receiver to wide receiver trick play from jorge hernandez to tyquez hampton is our play of the week… and there is a reward to go with it… : it’s

The latest video made by El Pasoan and hobbyist filmmaker Devin Cuevas already has more than 31,000 views since being uploaded on YouTube two days ago. Making it was fun, but not free. “I call myself more of a hobbyist,” Cuevas said. “It was just something I like to do on the side, so I

a cultural and historic landmark in south central el paso is having to cut back on major programs or possibly close them altogether. and the changes are leaving some parents stunned and scrambling for a solution. abc-7’s andrew j. polk has a closer look at the strong emotions, factors involved in the decision … and

The construction on Main Street is finally coming to an end. The project was supposed to be finished late this summer. The New Mexico Department of Transportation says delays extended it to October. NMDOT says cars have had access to businesses at all times along with signs directing them. Although some business owners on Main

The Dona Ana County Detention Center has received the first of its kind canine officer. Officers at the detention center say the canine is the only one in the country trained to work in a jail. Our New Mexico Mobile Newsroom got an exclusive look at CSK Dallas, an 80 pound schnauzer and the newest