Month: October 2015

A subcommittee tasked with investigating where and how to build a new Hispanic cultural center presented its report to City Council Tuesday morning, calling for a retrofit of the Abraham Chavez Theater to serve the purpose. The Hispanic Cultural Center Subcommittee, let by District Attorney Jaime Esparza, also recommended that the center be called the

An El Paso County Sheriff’s detective testified Wednesday in the trial of an El Paso woman charged with murder. She is accused by the state of strangling her husband with an apron. Martha Acevedo was quiet as she listened to testimony from Det. Jorge Andrade. Andrade told jurors about his interview with Acevedo where she

Update: El Paso Police say 17-year-old Johathan Horonato suffered life-threatening injuries in a single-vehicle collision early Tuesday morning. Police say the crash happened at about 2:23 a.m. when Horonato was traveling south at the 3300 block of George Dieter when he control of his 2015 Honda Civic and struck a light pole and a tree.

Update: The El Paso Fire Department has tweeted that the substance found in an envelope in the 3600 block of North Copia is medicated talcum powder. Original Story: The El Paso Fire Department’s hazmat crew is responding to a situation in Central El Paso. Fire department officials tweeted that a gray substance was found in

After months of admitting San Jacinto Plaza is significantly behind schedule, the City Manager is now contending the completion of the plaza is only four months behind. “San Jacinto for example, was supposed to be completed in May of 2015, and I know there’s been reports that it’s about a year late and that’s not

A 23-year-old California woman was arrested by El Paso Police Friday after llegedly attacking and injuring a woman and her 4-year-old child – all for a purse. The incident occurred in the Marshall’s parking lot near Bassett Place. Several witnesses told Reonna Hallion to stop but Hallion did not, claiming she was the one getting

a woman is accused of attacking a mother and her 4 year-old child … just to get the woman’s purse! it happened outside the marshall’s at bassett place friday. el paso police say 23-year-old reonna hallion grabbed the woman’s purse but the woman wouldn’t let go, so hallion allegedly yanked it so hard she pulled

strangling her husband with her apron. maria acevedo sat with her eyes lowered as she listened to witnesses through an interpreter. her daughter-in-law –valerie roybal– described how she found her father- in-law sitting on the couch, dead. she also described the couple’s fights and said she’d seen maria acevedo with a black eye. “she loved

New Mexico State University has cut 289 vacant staff and faculty positions since implementing a hiring freeze in March. The Albuquerque Journal reports (http://goo.gl/TTBcmY ) that as the school deals with falling enrollment, administrators are looking to cut costs. The university saw a $9.1 million reduction in its $690.5 million operating budget for fiscal year

on whether to follow the governor’s orders on the so- called “sanctuar city” policies. governor greg abbott is hoping to crack down on local governments that ban police from asking about a person’s immigration status. he is calling on state lawmakers to make the ban a law during their next session in 2017. governor abbott

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the chaos on the bridge of the americas is over. farmers have stopped blocking traffic. more on what they agreed to. a police officer takes down a high school student in class, and the video goes viral. that officer… under investigation this morning. and happening today… city council will discuss the fate of the abraham

A group of Mexican farmers took over the Mexican side of the Bridge of the Americas Monday afternoon. They first gathered at the Chamizal in Juarez around midday, then rode onto the bridge on horseback and on tractors. Southbound truck traffic was stopped, and protesters also blocked part of the car lanes. All southbound lanes

The cross country regional took place in Lubbock, Texas on Monday afternoon. And El Paso made a strong statement as 4 different local teams qualified for state. In district 3A, Tornillo was crowned the regional champion as they took first place, while Tornillo’s Adrian Morales placed first individually with a time of 16:16.74. Over in

Jurors heard tearful testimony on Monday during the trial of a woman accused of strangling her husband with her apron. Maria Acevedo, who was 61 at the time of the homicide, sat with her eyes lowered as she listened to witnesses through an interpreter. Her daughter-in-law, Valerie Roybal, described how she found her father-in-law Joe

The Aggies losing streak continues, after what many are calling a “humiliating loss” during their homecoming game Saturday. New Mexico State University lost 52-7 against the Troy Trojans. About 10,000 fans filled Aggie Memorial Stadium for the game. Some students told ABC-7 they left by half time because of the team’s performance. Coach Doug Martin

Halloween night is full of tricks and treats around almost every corner. It’s a night that can be scary for kids, and even more so for their parents. Thankfully for mom and dad, there’s an app to that. It’s called Life360. According to Life360 Co-Founder and President, the app allows parents to, “see where all

A growing concern about the dangers of high school football. In the first seven weeks of this season, there have been seven deaths nationwide related to the sport. The United States saw 11 all of last year! The latest tragedy, 17-year-old Andre Smith, who died from blunt force injuries Friday after a hit to the

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott warned the Dallas County sheriff on Monday that her new and softer approach to dealing with undocumented immigrants who commit crimes “will no longer be tolerated in Texas.” Abbott wrote a letter to Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez, a Democrat, in the wake of reports that she planned to free some

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

Providence Children’s hospital hosts a fashion show for El Paso’s chronically ill pediatric patients. Sunday, the patients were able to rock the catwalk during the “Feeling good, looking good” fashion show. Parents of patients say the fashion show gives their kids something to look forward to.

Sunday morning, hundreds of El Pasoans took time to make the pilgrimage to the top of Mount Cristo Rey. Julio Cesar Chavez reports.

In light of the serious violence and terrorist attacks in the Middle East, El Pasoans gathered at Temple Mount Sinai Sunday to talk about their recent trip to Israel. Community members gathered to sing and pray after hearing stories from their peers of a recent trip to their spiritual homeland. “It helped me to connect

The UTEP Lady Miners Soccer team grabbed a big conference win over Old Dominion Sunday. In the 4th minute in the contest, Bri Thomas scored the first goal of the game with an impressive one on one shot. This was followed by 2 more goals to spread the gap over Old Dominion. But the real

A New Mexico man who had been watching TV’s “The Walking Dead” says he fatally beat his friend before he could become a zombie. Grants police spokesman Moses Marquez said Sunday that 23-year-old Christopher Paquin was beaten and that 23-year-old Damon Perry is being held on a murder charge. Officers were called Thursday afternoon to

Police are investigating a shooting in East El Paso that sent one man to the hospital. First responders arrived on scene around 2 p.m. Sunday on the 11,700 block of Queens Garden. Officials say the man suffered from a gunshot wound to the chest and was transported to Del Sol Medical Center. The man is

Larry Rose III rushed his way into the NM State football career record books in the second quarter of a 52-7 loss to Troy in Sun Belt Conference play on Saturday night at Aggie Memorial Stadium in the Homecoming/Tough Enough to Wear Pink game. Rose III finished the night with 180-yards rushing on 21 attempts

Aggie Memorial stadium was colored pink Saturday evening. Thousands of football fans were donned in pink to support breast cancer awareness. The “Tough Enough to Wear Pink” campaign has been going on all month longand is one of the largest breast cancer awareness organizations in the world. Founders for the “Tough enough to Wear Pink”

More than 43 students and families gave it their best kick at St. Judes Kick-a-thon. Event organizers say more than $7,000 was raised Saturday and at least 25,000 kicks were landed. The total is the most the event has raised in it’s eight-year history, and all proceeds will go towards research.