Month: October 2015

Las Cruces police have arrested a school bus driver accused of having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student. Police arrested 26-year-old Darien Pete on two counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor, a fourth degree felony According to police, Pete was a bus driver for the Las Cruces Public School District.He drove the

An eyesore on city property is frustrating one Las Cruces resident.For months, he’s been looking for answers from the city as to why a vacant lot near Aguilera Court is covered in weeds and mosquitos. Rick Hernandez called ABC-7 over concerns of the property adjacent to his backyard.Hernandez says since July he’s reached out to

El Paso County Commissioners and University Medical Center expect El Paso Children’s to pay back $48 million, but they don’t know when, nor can they guarantee that money will be paid back. The joint plan calls for EPCH to repay UMC $15 million, which is a secured debt. This debt will be paid after the

The five teenagers who allegedly robbed four El Paso stores and led police on a chase into New Mexico had several pellet guns with them that could have been used in the crime spree. El Paso Police revealed Thursday afternoon that the teens had two pellet shotguns and two pellet handguns in their vehicle that

how to combat extremism? that’s the topic of tonight’s dialogue and friendship dinner & awards ceremony. the keynote speaker will be reverend dirk ficca, who will present “the antidote t extremism.” he’ll also spea tomorrow at e-p-c-c joing us now is reverend ficca. rev dirk ficca, keynote speaker at the dialogue institute of the southwest.

LAS VEGAS – The Western Athletic Conference men’s basketball media have selected NM State as the preseason favorite to win the conference crown during the 2015-16 season and Aggie sophomore forward Pascal Siakam as the WAC Preseason Player of the Year. The Aggies received 13 first-place votes, earning 110 points. Grand Canyon was picked to

Only one piece of written communication between city leaders exists during the weeks leading up to and following the approval of City Manager Tommy Gonzalez’s controversial raise that bumped his salary from about $250,000 to an even $300,000, city records show. ABC-7 requested any communication between the city officials referencing the pay raise, a mayoral

The murder trial of Lisbeth Garrett started Thursday with opening statements. Lisbeth, a former Eastwood High School teacher, was arrested in Feb. 2013 for allegedly killing her husband, Fort Bliss Army Maj. Chester Garrett back in 1977. Prosecutors said Thursday Lisbeth and her son, Roger Garrett, beat and stabbed Chester in their East El Paso

A fugitive wanted in Mexico in connection with a homicide has been deported. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) turned 37-year-old Jose Refugio Gonzalez-Gaytan over to Mexican authorities at the top of El Paso’s Stanton International Bridge on Wednesday. Gonzalez-Gaytan has been wanted for allegedly stabbing 22-year-old Luis Daniel Sanchez

ABC-7 has been following the case of convicted murderer Daniel Villegas as he has fought for years to get a new trial because he says he was coerced into confessing to the murders as a teenager. In January 2014, Villegas was released from prison but prosecutors plan on prosecuting him again. Villegas was set to

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Hillary Clinton is in Texas today. She’s visiting the Lone Star State as part of her nationwide campaign to get the support of Hispanic voters. The Democratic presidential candidate is setting up at a train station in the city’s downtown area with the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce head, Javier Palomarez to hold a

Today, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez is going to announce her plans to bring high-speed internet to classrooms across her state. Right now more than 30 percent of New Mexico’s schools do not have access to high-speed Internet. That’s why Martinez is going to W.D. Carroll Elementary School to make an announcement on how she

you’ve been waiting for months to find out what’s going to happen between university medical center and el paso children’s hospital. now we have the details on how the two plan on working together. two separate trials happening today for two former city teachers. get the latest from the trials and what to expect as

Five teens are in the custody of the Otero County Sheriff’s Department after allegedly robbing four stores in El Paso and then leading law enforcement on a 90-mile-an-hour chase that ended about half way to Alamogordo, New Mexico. Otero County Sheriff Benny House told ABC-7 that there were five suspects in the vehicle that were

The City of El Paso is a step closer to building that huge arena approved by voters in the 2012 Quality of Life Bond election. The $180-million arena will be located in Downtown. Mayor Oscar Leeser and City Manager Tommy Gonzalez announced Wednesday that they will start looking for the company to build it. The

Oct. 14, 2015 Late Afternoon Update: El Paso Children’s Hospital’s board has accepted help from University Medical Center. Details of the joint plan, approved by Children’s board, UMC’s board, and El Paso County Commissioners Court were revealed Wednesday afternoon after being filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Children’s filed for bankruptcy protection on May 19

El Paso Police have charged an Anthony, Texas woman with one count of fraud for allegedly selling fraudulent concert tickets to Ariana Grande’s Thursday, Oct. 15 show in El Paso. El Paso Police are looking for other potential victims who may have bought tickets to Ariana’s El Paso concert on Craigslist or another resale site

Concerts can be one of the most exiliarating experiences. Finding out your ticket isn’t real as you try to enter the venue is one of the biggest bummers a fan can run into. El Paso Police have charged 29-year-old Ruth Garcia of Anthony, Texas with one count of fraud for allegedly selling fraudulent concert tickets

Authorities say a school bus driver in Las Cruces is accused of having a sexual relationship with a teenager. Las Cruces police say 26-year-old Darien Pete was arrested Wednesday. The Chaparral resident is being held on suspicion of two counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor. Police say Pete allegedly met the 15-year-old girl

A Las Cruces man has pleaded guilty to federal heroin trafficking charges. Thirty-three-year-old Jarred Slyh pleaded guilty Friday in a federal court. Slyh was arrested on June 16, 2015, after he tried to sell 353.4 grams of heroin to an undercover law enforcement officer on June 3. Under the conditions of his plea agreement, Slyh

The Dona Ana County Mutual Domestic Water Association board heard a complaint from Teri Trujillo about her mother’s extremely high water bills. Her bill went from $30 a month to $500, according to a story reported last week only on ABC-7. Tuesday, board members heard that after Trujillo hired someone to check for leaks, none

The president of the Fire Fighters Association in Sunland Park says if the plan to dissolve the government pans out, people who live there can expect a much longer wait for help during emergency situations. Currently the city’s fire department staffs two full time stations, protecting about 15,000 residents. They respond to about 1,700 emergency

it was the first presidential debate for democrats. so what happened and what do they say sets them apart from their republican counterparts? and the trial continues for a former high school teacher in el paso. what she did, and who she did it with — coming up. a very good morning el paso, las

Call it a sign of the times. The magazine that was know for showing so much is about to show a lot less. Come March, Playboy Magazine will take the nude out of its new magazine design. The reason behind the move? The internet. Nudity is something that is everywhere now-a-days. What used to be

Associated Press– The Dallas Cowboys, who are winless in three games without Tony Romo as their starting quarterback, intend to start Matt Cassel under center when they return from their bye week, a league source said. Brandon Weeden, who has been the starter during Dallas’ three-game losing streak, was informed by Cowboys coaches that Cassel

Officials at the the El Paso Exploreum say closing the museum was a difficult decision but board members say they can no longer cover all the annual operating costs. The Exploreum has been in operation for about two years. During it’s two-year run museum officials told ABC-7 each year the museum would bring in 40,000

Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders clashed over U.S. involvement in the Middle East, gun control and economic policy in the first Democratic presidential debate Tuesday, outlining competing visions for a party seeking to keep the White House for a third straight term. Yet in a moment of political unity – and levity –

The El Paso City Council on Tuesday yet again bickered and insulted each other. The fight began when City Rep. Cortney Niland accused City Rep. Lily Limon of recording her. “Representative Limon is videotaping me or recording me and it’s very uncomfortable,” Niland told City Attorney, Sylvia Firth. Firth said there was nothing in the