Month: September 2015

Los Angeles’s loss could be El Paso’s gain. A story in the business section of Wednesday’s Los Angeles Times says Korean-American businesses in the Los Angeles garment district are considering making a mass move to El Paso. The Korean-American Apparel Manufacturer’s Association in Los Angeles is responsible for at least $10 billion in annual revenues

The local El Paso Police Union says the spread of shooting videos involving police officers, often without context, is fueling polarizing conversations and hostility toward law enforcement across the country. “There is an amped up public rhetoric regarding law enforcement and I think that rhetoric is kind of a subset of amped up rhetoric regarding

and i’m rick cabrera. at a time when many law enforcement agencies seem to be getting a lot of bad publicity … an el paso man is thanking police and firemen for their positive influence on his life. abc-7’s iris lopez joins us live with a story you’ll see only on abc-7. iris? rick, estela,

the tv – it seems you hear about another police- involved shooting. and it’s both violence from and toward police officers. so we asked local law enforcement about what appears to be public hostility toward police. abc-7’s maria garcia live with perspective you’ll see only on abc-7: a chicago-area police officer was the eighth law

the tv – it seems you hear about another police- involved shooting. and it’s both violence from and toward police officers. so we asked local law enforcement about what appears to be public hostility toward police. abc-7’s maria garcia live with perspective you’ll see only on abc-7: a chicago-area police officer was the eighth law

a story in the business section of today’s l-a times says korean american businesses in the l-a garment district are considering making a mass move to el paso! abc-7’s darren hunt is live with a story you’ll see only on abc-7. darren? rick, the korean american apparel manufacturer’s association in l-a is responsible for at

toward police. we did some research on the apparent spike and found some surprising information. our maria garcia went to local law enforcement for perspective you’ll see only on abc-7. maria’s live with our top story. surprisingly – there were more officers killed by this time last year in the u.s. but there’s no question:

The Texas comptroller unclaimed property outreach team hosts an event on how to search for unclaimed property. El Paso County residents have over $55 million in unclaimed property from forgotten bank accounts, uncashed checks, overpayments, refunds, insurance premiums and mineral royalties. Host Maria Garcia sits down with an unclaimed property outreach specialist Diana Diaz. For

The San Diego Padres and El Paso Chihuahuas made several transactions on Wednesday. OF Alex Dickerson recalled by San Diego RHP Jon Edwards recalled by San Diego C Rocky Gale’s contract selected by San Diego RHP Aaron Northcraft transferred to El Paso from Double-A San Antonio C Robert Kral transferred to El Paso from Double-A

Clothing store ownerLes Norton remembers whenthrongs of Mexican shoppers would make theirway up Laredo’s Convent Avenue and stay in Texas for hours before returning to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. But Norton, president of the Laredo Merchants’ Association, has seen business at his La Fama clothing store drop off in recent months due, in part, to the

Tickets for New Mexico State’s home opener on Sept. 12 are going fast. There are now less than 4,000 tickets remaining for the Aggies vs. Georgia State “Stuff the Stadium” game sponsored by FirstLight FCU. Aggie Memorial Stadium has a capacity of 30,545. Some sections are already sold out. Tickets for the 6 p.m. game

Sept. 2, 2015 Update: The Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man detained Tuesday in an incident that led to a Mesilla marshal officer firing his weapon. The shooting is under investigation by the Doa Ana County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s officials say that just after 4 p.m. Tuesday in the 2800 block of

Click links below for stories by the Texas Tribune on how many Texans lives will be affected by laws that went into effect Sept. 1. Grant Program for Military Bases Gets Infusion of Funds Law Enforcement Will Receive Training on Dog Encounters State College Aid Becoming Less Accessible for Middle Class Lawmakers Ditch $200 Fee

Tickets for New Mexico State’s home opener on Sept. 12 are going fast. There are now less than 6,000 tickets remaining for the Aggies vs. Georgia State game. Aggie Memorial Stadium has a capacity of 30,545. Some sections are already sold out. Tickets for the 6 p.m. game may be bought through Ticketmaster outlets and

Garth Brooks’ zig-zagging tour across North America is bringing him to the Southwest in late October. The country music legend is set to play two shows – Oct. 23 and 24 – at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix. The shows are Brooks’ first in Phoenix in 19 years. With Brooks in the Southwest, could

temperatures falls to 89 degrees from our new mexco mobile newsroom … details about an officer involved shooting. how a domestic dispute ended in gunfire… and what police aren’t telling us. and school is getting into full swing. but how do you know your child is safe once they’re there? coming up we’ll tell you

the aggies are entering their second year of football with the sun belt conference… they were hoping to become an all sports member … that hasn’t happened… the sun belt conference extended its invite to coastal carolina instead… nmsu is up for review after this season as a football member… so, this means the aggies

getting set for its season opener against number 18 arkansas… mack leftwich has been named the starter… today he took snaps as the official signal caller… he’s got his work cut out for him but he’s up for the challenge… “i think we have experience u front and i think we’ll be able to match

Santa Del Sol is an area located near the intersection of McNutt Road and Country Club Road. A developer wants to build homes on about 230 acres of land but some Santa Teresa residents are concerned about future developments encroaching on their private roads. A land owner asked for areas of land to be annexed

Texas Sen. John Cornyn visited El Paso Monday. He was in town to talk about the borderland’s transportation challenges with experts at UTEP. Cornyn said El Paso’s number one challenge is getting enough money for making border trade and traffic as efficient as possible. He said Texas only gets back $0.92 cents on every dollar

santa del sol is an area located near the intersection of mcnutt and country club road. a developer wants to build homes on about 230 acres of land. but some santa teresa residents are concerned about future developments encroaching on their private roads. abc-7’s jerry najera was at the council meeting he has the story

Most students are on their second week of school, with the exception of a 13-year-old El Paso girl who has yet to attend her eighth grade class. Her mother, Melissa Quintero said it’s because the DaVinci School for Science and the Fine Arts is denying her daughter’s service dog. This would have been the first

Abc-7 obtained court documents that show Robert Hernandez served time for residential burglary and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. “I was a young man i made a stupid mistake and making that mistake.I found myself being convicted,” Hernandez said. Hernandez says background checks were performed every year he worked as an elections official

Discussions about a judicial transparency report that El Paso county commissioners have been pushing have gotten heated at times. Sparks flew Monday as commissioners tried to move forward with the report on how the county’s courts perform, but the county’s judges cried foul. ABC-7 spoke with commissioners and judges to find out more about why

to move forward with a report on how the county’s courts perform… but the judges cried foul! abc-seven’s andrew j. polk is live in downtown with the new information. andrew? rick and estela, discussions about the judicial transparency report have gotten heated at times… and i talked with both commissioners and judges today to find

The El Paso Independent School District has begun distributing more than 16,000 laptops to students this week. It’s a $6 million district initiative called PowerUp that’s expected to change the way students learn. “This is their normal for students today,” said EPISD spokesperson Melissa Martinez. “Our freshman and sophomores have been born in this century.

the el paso independent school district has begun distributing more than 16-thousand laptops to students this week … a six- million dollar district intiative called power-up that’s expected to change the way they learn. abc-7’s darren hunt was at his alma- mater, irvin high, today when they were handed out … he joins us live

The Diocese of El Paso is conducting a structural study on one of its oldest buildings after receiving notice from City inspectors. A City of El Paso spokesman said an inspector went to San Jose Church at 8100 San Jose Street last Wednesday after receiving a citizen complaint. One of the walls of the church

– but the diocese says it’s probably just the parish’s fa?ade that’s damaged. abc-7’s maria garcia is live with the story. the city of el paso confirmed it sent an inspector to san jose church in the lower valley last wednesday – responding to a complaint. now this is an old building. it was built

mexico mobile newsroom is learning more about the whistleblower who says he was fired after not taking part … in an alleged check cashing scheme within the dona ana county clerk’s office: robert hernandez: “the integrit of the clerk’s office is now gone. how can we go back and trust the clerk’s office with so