Month: September 2015

El Pasoan Sonia Bautista was sentenced to 48 years in prison Thursday. She will be eligible for parole after serving half that sentence. Bautista was found guilty of murder Thursday morning. Police arrested her in 2014 along with Ricardo Macias and Brianna Garay in the 2013 death of Jose Castaon. The three were allegedly involved

University Medical Center will make another offer to effectively take over El Paso Children’s Hospital today. UMC spokesman Ryan Mielke told ABC-7 the County hospital’s legal counsel planned to deliver a term sheet to Children’s Hospital’s legal counsel by 5pm today. Mielke said no details will be revealed to the public at this time due

For the first time in the often contentious legal battle between University Medical Center and El Paso Children’s Hospital, county officials say UMC may allow the cash-strapped Children’s Hospital to close. County officials have said Children’s may owe the federal government between $22 million and $66 million, depending on potential penalties, for reporting it paid

For the first time in the often contentious legal battle between University Medical Center (UMC) and the El Paso Children’s Hospital, county officials say UMC may allow the cash-strapped Children’s Hospital to close. County officials have said Children’s may owe the federal government between $22 million and $66 million, depending on potential penalties, for reporting

El Paso’s new bike share program already has customers using the bikes. But is it really a sharing program or a rental program? Evan Folan reports.

jurors waking up in a hotel right now have a big decision on their hands. should a mother be found guilty after her baby died of heat exhaustion. and another big case happening today… we are waiting to learn the punishment for a woman convicted of murder in a drug deal gone wrong. and the

Friday El Paso may learn the fate of mother Wakesha Ives. She is being tried for the death of her five-month-old baby girl, killed from heat exposure after being left in the car A jury of 8 women and 4 men couldn’t come to a decision three hours after closing arguments ends. Around seven Thursday

Members of New Mexico State University’s 1960 Sun Bowl championship team spent the last three years writing a book to document their historic season. The book is called Magic in the Desert and it’s now available at Coas Bookstore in downtown Las Cruces. “They’re so good these guys are so fine,” Charley Johnson said. 26

welcome back t estela cas. and i’m bob harp. pitching … for god! a lower valley church gets some unexpected cash from one of el paso’s rising baseball stars. ysleta high school graduate justin maese is now in the toronto blue jays minor league system… after receiving a six-figure signing bonus! he’s already bringing it

new details on the children’s hospital future. for the first time – umc saying it’s a real possibility it might let the troubled hospital close down. abc-seven’s complete coverage with maria garcia. maria: last night children’s hospital filed it’s restructuring plan. it includes two options: find a partner other than umc to infuse money into

school students will soon be learning in p.e. class. on today’s estela’s escuelas — we take you to monte vista elementary … where coaches were introduced to the “first tee national schoo program.” golf is being introduced in all las cruces elementary schools. farmer’s insurance teamed up with the sun country junior golf foundation to

suspended today margaret edmond was given 18 months probation after pleading guilty to child abuse charges in district court you’ll remember we reported on this story back in january. according to police, a security camera in the home revealed a dog showed more interest in the 11 month old baby then anyone in the family

are now deliberating. ives is charged with injury to a child and negligent homicide after she allegedly left her 5-month-old baby girl in the car … while she taught at riverside high school, causing the baby’s death from heat exposure. we go now to abc-7’s ashlie rodriguez, who joins us live with the latest developments.

Police caught up with a man they said fired gunshots from his home and a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash Tuesday night in Northeast El Paso. Jordan Curtis Lincoln, 20, allegedly fired several gunshots from his front yard, hitting two homes across the street. He allegedly left in an SUV police said was involved

Deputies arrested a Fort Bliss soldier accused of beating an NMSU student outside a house party during the weekend. Deric Edward Joyce, 22, turned himself in at the Doa Ana County Sheriff’s Office Anthony substation. He’s charged with aggravated battery, battery, and public affray. Deputies say the alleged fight was captured on video and Joyce

Deputies ticketed a man for riding a horse drunk down a highway Tuesday. Jake Williams said he was too drunk to drive home from a daiquiri shop where he stopped earlier in the day. He had been driving a truck and horse trailer but decided it was safer to ride his horse, Sugar, home. “I

El Paso health officials confirmed six cases of salmonella that could be linked to an outbreak in several states. All six patients had to be hospitalized but have since recovered, City of El Paso Department of Public Health said a news release. The department said it can’t confirm whether a specific food or food establishment

El Paso Children’s Hospital has filed a restructuring plan with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The plan lists two options as to how the hospital can move forward. Plan A calls for the hospital to team up with a sponsor other than University Medical Center that would help with the hospital’s operations. One option for a

Bean burger patty Created by EPCC Chef Daniel Guerra INGREDIENTS 2 cups kidney beans, cooked or canned 1 cup cooked brown rice onion chopped 2 cloves garlic chopped cup oats 2tbsp whole wheat flour 1 tsp tobacco sauce 2 each egg whites 1 tbsp seasoning mix of your choice 1 tbsp black pepper DIRECTIONS 1.

cushion to their first place lead in the al west after taking first last night… let’s go to arlington … the story of this game was the long ball… dallas kuechle is up for the al cy young award… but the rangers don’t care… mike napoli… smacks it like it’s talking back… a 3 run

nmsu… utep has some questions heading the game… they’re already 0-2 and now they have to play the rest of the season without aaron jones… coach kugler has said he needs guys to step up… he can preach all he wants… but is the team buying in? “they’re responding great they’re out there working and

In the past few months the Northeast side of town has seen a rise in violence. Shootings and stabbings have left young men dead, kids fatherless and families mourning. Now one young man is trying to create a movement and create positive change. Shawn Nixon,17, lost a friend who was stabbed to death. He’s seen

City Rep. Emma Acosta said on Wednesday the heated allegations claiming a city representative had gone over the office budget were unfounded and make the council look dysfunctional. During a tense discussion on various ethics issues, City Representatives Lily Limon and Carl Robinson implied another city rep. had depleted their office budget and possibly “dipped

just 3 days away… han will fight helen joseph for the ibf world featherweight title… the two fighters had their stare down earlier today… they’ve been waiting for this fight for over a year… we thought we would see it in april and it didn’t happen because of joseph’s issues getting a visa… han is

By JULIE PACE and STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press Along with the back-and-forth bickering over Donald Trump, the Republican presidential contest took a substantive and serious turn in Wednesday’s prime-time debate, with candidates wrangling over immigration, gay marriage and foreign affairs. The policy shift quieted Trump, the brash billionaire who has roiled the GOP field, for

ABC-7 was the first to tell viewers about a group of Los Angeles companies looking at possibly moving to El Paso. But why El Paso? “We have a lot of options,” said Daejae Kim, who owns Tres Bien, a Korean-American apparel manufacturing company based in Los Angeles. “China or Bangladesh or Mexico or Guatemala. But

possibly moving to el paso. but why here? “we have a lot of options, chin or bangladesh or mexico or guatemala, but we try to open our factory here … because we want to focus on made in usa, that’s why we come to here.” daejae kim owns tres bien, a korean american apparel manufacturing

City reps Lily Limon and Carl Robinson implied another city rep had gone over their office budget.

First responders testified in the trial a mother whose child reportedly died after being left in a hot car car for hours. Wakesha Ives, a former Riverside High School business teacher, is standing trial on trial in the death of her daughter, 5-month-old Janay. She is charged with injury to a child and criminal negligent

When Wakesha Ives and her teenage stepson returned to their SUV after the school day was over, they noticed a musky scent inside the vehicle. Ives, a business teacher at the time at Riverside High School, lifted the blanket over the child safety seat and discovered the body of her 5-month-old baby. Ives, on trial