Month: September 2015

State Representative Cesar Blanco told ABC-7 he is concerned about the Metropolitan Planning Organization and the way it earmarked funds for a project the City of El Paso is not ready to take on. “The city engineering department has had a history of not being ready to build projects,” he told ABC-7’s Maria Garcia. Blanco

the county is looking at having new medical and mental health providers in place for the jail … but there’s some controversy about when that could happen. abc-seven’s andrew j. polk is live with new information. andrew? rick — corizon health currently covers all inmates in the county … but there are complications with the

and most … but not all commissioners are not happy about it. abc-7’s andrew j. polk is live with the new information. andrew? rick and estela, the county voted 4 to 1 today to allow the survey for the comanche trail pipeline to move forward on county land … but the disagreement about how it’s

huge mass in the city of holguin. a crowd of about 150-thousand people listened to pope francis speak. the pontiff heads to the united states tomorrow, scheduled to land in washington, d.c. welcome back to abc-seven at six, i’m estela casas. and i’m rick cabrera. bishop mark seitz is leading more than 160 el pasoans

now to the late breaking developments out of south el paso. university medical center giving children’s hospital until today to take the help… or fend for itself in bankruptcy court. abc-7’s darren hunt continues our complete coverage live at u-m-c. rick and estela, the meeting immediately went into executive session to discuss the children’s hospital

UTEP’s Sean Kugler held a news conference Monday, Sept. 21 to discuss winning the Battle of I-10 over New Mexico State University and this week’s game against Incarnate Word. Read what Kugler had to say below. (On Saturday’s 50-47 overtime win at NM State)“Extremely exciting win for our team. I felt it was a great

El Paso Children’s Hospital has responded to University Medical Center’s latest term sheet. County Judge Veronica Escobar and Commissioner David Stout confirmed the response to ABC-7 Monday. The County officials described the Children’s response as a counter offer, and not a rejection, which they see as progress. A UMC spokesman last week said Children’s had

Utep Miner Head Coach Sean Kugler addressed the media Monday and said Mack Leftwich suffered a severe concussion against NMSU. The hit came late in the third quarter, and Kugler said Leftwich was knocked out before he even hit the ground. Ryan Metz filled in as the backup quarterback for the rest of the game,

tension brewing at the metropolitan planning organization. it stems from some money the city of el paso asked to be earmarked for itself. even though the projects it’s mean for is not ready. joining us to talk about what happened is state rep. cesar blanco. time now for a preview of abc-7 at 5 with

A legislative argument over witnesses — whether it was out of bounds for a lawmaker to sign up supporters of a bill even though those supporters had not set foot in Austin — raises another question. With all of the cheap technology available today, why do people have to travel to the Capitol to make

religious journey they will treasure for the rest of their lives. it’s a pilgrimage to philadelphia, where they hope to see pope francis. the group has been gathering to pray in order to prepare physically and spiritually. earlier this evening, we spoke with two catholics and asked them why they’re excited about pope francis: deacon

History at Fort Bliss …A photographer working to decorate a nursing room on post decided it would be nice to display a photo of a soldier breast feeding her baby. She asked around to see if anyone was interested thinking one or two mothers would call. Turns out — 10 mothers were interested. The amazing

Monster trucks and motorcycles will tear up Cohen Stadium this weekend. The Kicker Monster Truck and Arena Cross Show is making its much anticipated return to the stadium on September 18 and 19 at 7:30PM. On top of the high-adrenaline monster truck shows, there will also be Plus, Pro and Amateur Arenacross, and motocross racing.

City Rep. Larry Romero has asked to withdraw his nomination of Carlos Aguilar III from the City Plan Commission. The nomination was scheduled for a council vote Tuesday. Romero’s legislative aide, Judy Gutierrez, told ABC-7 the city representative decided to withdraw the nomination after speaking with Aguilar on Sunday. No further reason was given. Gutierrez

>>> live where news comes first, this is “abc-7 xtra. >>> good evening. i’m maria garcia. welcome to “abc-7 xtra. tonight, we’re talking about one of the most important institutions in our community who is saving the lives of children, but in jeopardy of shutting down. it’s been a year of downward spiraling for the

el paso children’s hospital has until today to repond to umc’s latest offer for a takeover. this as the county hospital tries to set a new tax rate. hundreds of inmates are sick to their stomach this morning. the county is trying to figure out just what is going on at the jail annex. and

Josie Ortegon and Evan Folan bring you Sunday night’s 10 at 10.

Las Cruces Police say a man was airlifted to University Medical Center after being stabbed Sunday evening. It happened shortly before seven at a trailer park on the 100 block of East Madrid Avenue. Police tell ABC-7 the man is in his 30’s or 40’s and was stabbed in the upper torso. They say he

More than 700 inmates at the El Paso County Jail Annex fell ill over the weekend. Abc-7 spoke with family members Sunday.

Many book clubs hold discussions on what they read. One local group was lucky enough to talk with someone that lived through their book’s topic: World War II Poland. Anthony Kruszewski was part of of the Polish Underground when he was a teenager. Saturday he led a discussion on a book at the El Paso

The United States is seeking to ease the Syrian refugee crisis by significantly increasing the number of worldwide refugees it takes in over the next two years, though not by nearly the amount many activists and former officials have urged. The U.S. will accept 85,000 refugees from around the world next year, up from 70,000,

Mothers Against Drunk Drivers hosts a walk to end drunk driving. Andrew J. Polk reports.

A state autopsy shows that a 17-year-old killed at a Las Cruces trailer park died of a gunshot wound to the head. Jaycob Alba was shot outside a mobile home at about 3 a.m. on July 31st. The Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office says Alba and four acquaintances were attempting a home invasion robbery when

A military aircraft crashed in the New Mexico desert northwest of Las Cruces International Airport during a training flight Saturday, injuring at least one person aboard, according to local officials. Las Cruces Fire Department spokesman Lt. Mike Martinez said the flight was a training aircraft and a student and instructor were aboard the aircraft and

More than 700 inmates at the El Paso County Jail Annex woke up sick Saturday morning. According to El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies, they are experiencing mild symptoms of diarrhea. The inmates are currently being monitoring by the contracted medical services provider. Officials say it will work with local and state health authorities to determine

Residents say something needs to be done about a curved portion of Socorro Road in the Lower Valley. Evan Folan reports.

The father of a 2-year-old girl identified almost three months after her remains were found on a Boston-area beach says he doesn’t believe the toddler’s mother caused her death. Joseph Amoroso says 40-year-old Rachelle Bond told him her boyfriend, 35-year-old Michael McCarthy, fatally injured Bella Bond. Amoroso told WHDH-TV and the Boston Herald he believes

A 21-year-old landscaper who is the suspect in a series of Phoenix freeway shootings was arrested after trying to sell a gun at a pawn shop. Leslie Allen Merritt Jr. is expected to make an initial appearance in court Saturday, a day after he was arrested at a Wal-Mart in Glendale, a suburb west of

There’s a lot on the line Saturday night in Las Cruces in the 93rd Battle of I-10. UTEP will be trying to match its longest win streak in the series and an improving New Mexico State trying to put an end to it. The Miner’s best player, running back Aaron Jones, is out for the

Riverside High School teacher Wakesha Ives was was found guilty Friday of Criminal Negligent Homicide for leaving her baby in a hot car in 2013. She was found not guilty of a second charge – injury to a child by omission. The jury of 8 women and 4 men was sequestered by judge Patrick Garciaovernight