Month: October 2015

An ex-document technician at a southern New Mexico county clerk’s office has pleaded guilty in a check-cashing scheme. Prosecutors in Las Cruces say 43-year-old Maria Ceniceros pleaded guilty Tuesday to theft of government property and aggravated identity theft charges along with 51-year-old Armando Gutierrez-Torrez. The two were arrested in May and indicted the following month

ABC-7 has heard back from the granddaughter of the victim of a decades old cold case murder whose phone call helped lead to an arrest in the unsolved 1970 murder. That phone call two years ago is what spurred El Paso Police to send old evidence from the case off for DNA testing. And what

kattan is in el paso — performing live at the comic strip this week! abc-7’s ashlie rodriguez talked to the funny man about his time on saturday night live: kattan was a member of several improv/sketch comedy troupes one of them being the groundlings in los angeles. his father was an original member of the

kattan is in el paso — performing live at the comic strip this week! abc-7’s ashlie rodriguez talked to the funny man about his time on saturday night live: kattan was a member of several improv/sketch comedy troupes one of them being the groundlings in los angeles. his father was an original member of the

kattan is in el paso — performing live at the comic strip this week! abc-7’s ashlie rodriguez talked to the funny man about his time on saturday night live: kattan was a member of several improv/sketch comedy troupes one of them being the groundlings in los angeles. his father was an original member of the

kids’ fishing tournament october 17 ascarate lake, 6900 delta ave. kids ages 3-16 tournament: 7:30am-12pm free info: 637-6367 or

Exploreum, called a “living laboratory” by its organizers, will be closing permanently on Dec. 30, 2015. The museum was developed by the same group behind the Lynx Exhibits but Exploreum was a non-profit, meaning it could donate its exhibits to the City once the City’s children’s museum is built. Exploreum has an old west village,

A petition filed Oct. 9 by community members to have the city of Sunland Park disincorporated could benefit Santa Teresa. About a year ago, proposals by Sunland Park caused some Santa Teresa residents to fear the possible annexation. Monday, Santa Teresa resident Kraig Carpenter told ABC-7’s New Mexico Mobile Newsroom many Sunland Park residents and

Fire crews say an abandoned home caught fire in Montana Vista early Tuesday morning. The incident started around 5:30 a.m. near the intersection of Bradley and Krag. The El Paso Sheriff’s Department confirmed the Montana Vista and El Paso fire departments responded to the scene. Fire crews say the blaze started on the second floor.

Texas doctors could soon stop seeing New Mexico patients. This, after a New Mexico woman sued Texas doctors for malpractice. The ruling has doctors banding together to petition New Mexico’s Supreme Court. They say the ruling could cause major consequences that could mean the difference between life and death. “The border area including El Paso,

The UTEP volleyball team fell in three sets (21-25, 20-25, 13-25) to UTSA in Memorial Gym on Sunday. Talia Jones led the Miners attack with eight kills, two block assists and 4 digs. Junior setter, Lindsey Larson, registered 17 assists while adding 10 digs, three block assists and three kills. Larson has now registered 12

A familiar face took the practice field Monday looking to help the Miners get back in the win column. Quarterback Mack Leftwich was cleared from concussion protocol and took first team reps at practice Monday. While the starting quarterback position is still up in the air, Head Coach Sean Kugler is confident about Leftwich’s return.

empty bowls in las cruces. a flyer on our event is attached with all the pertinent information. to summarize: empty bowls is friday, october 16, from 11 a.m. to 2 pm. at st. paul’s methodist church, corner of alameda & griggs in las cruces. tickets are $18 before the event and $20 at the door.

for seniors departments announce october dates for free medical services for seniors wednesday oct. 14: station 11, 314 leon st., 1-4 p.m. thursday oct. 22: epfd community center, 5415 trowbridge dr., 1-4 p.m. saturday oct. 24: station 15, 115 shorty ln., 8-11 a.m. tuesday oct. 27: station 28, 10820 mccombs st., 1-4 p.m. remember that

State Rep. Joe Pickett will soon formally propose to begin the process to eliminate all current and planned toll lanes and toll roads in the El Paso region, saying they’re inefficient and no longer necessary. “Things have changed and if you want to lessen congestion, you open up the roads to everyone,” Pickett said in

Voting Convenience Centers All six City of Las Cruces Council districts will have consolidated Voting Convenience Centers for the 2015 election. Any qualified voter within the municipal limits of the City of Las Cruces may vote in any one of the Voting Convenience Centers in the City of Las Cruces for the Regular Municipal Election

The next City of Las Cruces municipal election will be on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS HAVE FILED THEIR CANDIDACY FOR THE UPCOMING ELECTION (CLICK ON NAMES FOR COPY OF COMPLETE PACKETS FILED): ?PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT STEVEN D. CALDERAZZO, CANDIDATE FOR COUNCIL DISTRICT 1, HAS SUBMITTED AN AFFIDAVIT THAT HE IS NO

On Friday, ABC-7 confirmed more than a dozen people filed a petition to disincorporate the city of Sunland Park. If that happens, Sunland Park would be under full supervision of Doa Ana County. But petitioners will first need to collect signatures from 25 percent of registered voters there and present the petition to county commissioners.

TOWN OF CLINT MAYOR (UNEXPIRED TERM) DORA H. AGUIRRE CHARLES GONZALEZ ALDERMAN, DISTRICT AT LARGE– VOTE FOR NONE, ONE, TWO OR THREE TERRY POSADA NATASHA HERNANDEZ SANDRA L. HERNANDEZ

The cold-case arrest announced by El Paso Police this week comes the same week 76-year-old Lisbeth Garrett is set to go on trial. Lisbeth was arrested two years ago in a separate cold case. The former Eastwood High school teacher is accused of killing her husband, Fort Bliss Army Maj. Chester Garrett back in 1977.

The El Paso Police Department has made in arrest in a 45-year-old murder investigation. Willie James Johnson, 70, was arrested in Madison County, Mississippi in connection with the death of Doris Rivers. He has been charged with murder. Rivers, who was 21 at the time, was stabbed to death around 1 a.m. Nov. 12, 1970

A Fabens High School student was killed early Monday morning on I-10 west, about eight miles east of Sonora. Aaron Levi Bidwell, 18, was killed when the vehicle he was driving veered off the highway for an unknown reason shortly after 4 a.m. Texas Department of Public Services officials say he overcorrected to the left,

ABC-7 wants to give you a heads up on some work that will be done on our transmission tower. The signal interruption will happen from sun up to sun down on Tuesday, Oct. 13 and Wednesday Oct. 14. The work that will be done is to ensure the tower complies with federal regulations. Interruptions in

The construction of a new teaching hospital is underway and its officials hope it will bring more doctors to the area. It’s being built near the intersection of Resler and Trans Mountain in Northwest El Paso. Drums were played and the last beam was lifted into place as part of the topping off ceremony. The

Maceo Crenshaw Dailey, Jr., an associate history professor at UTEP and director of the university’s African American Studies Program, has died. “This was such profoundly sad news. Maceo Dailey was a highly esteemed member of both the UTEP family and the El Paso community. So intellectually engaged, knowledgeable and wise, he made every conversation memorable.

el el paso >> 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 something that affects everyone out there, whether you live in the county or the city, in the northeast or the lower valley or the west side, we all

Sunland Park Police have arrested an alleged drunk driver police say ran over an officer’s foot. Police say the alleged drunk driver also hit a squad car and led police on a chase before being caught. The officer’s body camera captured the entire incident. Watch the video by clicking the video above. Police identified the

something to tell you. you woooonnnn!!!” h&m surprised a utep student with a scholarship… 5 laptops for teammates… and other prizes … for winning a national competion to collect old clothing to recycle! take a look at this video. in all — the utep students collected about 23- thousand pounds of used clothing, which is

police caught the man they say hit a sunland park officer with his car. stick around to see it all from the officer’s point of view with dashcam video from the incident. the president is coming to the aid of his former secretary of state — as republicans unleash a new attack ad focused on

El Paso Police are investigating a stabbing that happened in Northeast El Paso late Sunday night. It happened before midnight near the intersection of Hercules and Mt. Everest. According to emergency radio transmissions, the victim was found unconscious with three stab wounds to the chest. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital in critical