Month: November 2015

University Medical Center chose its nominees to head El Paso Children’s Hospital. Out of 19 people, including well-known finalists such as local veterinarian Richard Bonart, former El Paso City Manager Joyce Wilson and Former Mayor Joe Wardy, UMC’s nominating committee chose Ted Houghton, former Chair of the Texas Transportation Commission; Miguel Fernandez, El Paso businessman

to head the el paso children’s hospital. the deal between the two hospitals included divvying how the board was chosen. umc picks four members — children’s picks two, who will remain in office for three months, then be replaced — children’s chose chairwoman rosemary castillo to stay, as well as sedhana chheda. the doctors at

her children learn from her will and determination to survive. she’s also grateful for “operation noel,” which providing her children with a valuable lesson in life: abc-7’s ashlie rodriguez introduces us to maribel lopez. maribel lopez: “they are alread getting older and they’re asking for more expensive stuff.” maribel lopez, a single mother of five,

Update: Roger Grays, an assistant coach with the Centennial High School football team, has died. The Centennial football booster club posted the news on its Facebook page Monday night and attributed news of the death to Centennial head coach Aaron Ocampo. “Our Centennial Football program is devastated with the death of Coach Rogers, as he

Las Cruces Police have arrested two brothers who allegedly sexually assaulted an 8-year-old boy. Jorge “George” Uriostigue, 38, and Francisco “Frank” Uriostigue, 41, are both charged with one count of criminal sexual penetration of a child under 13, criminal sexual contact of a minor, aggravated indecent exposure of a minor, contributing to the delinquency of

as many as 5 utep assistant football coaches will not return next season … that would be quite an overhaul for sean kugler’s staff… the school paper… the prospecter… was the first to report the story.. among the five coaches said to not be returning are defensive coordinator scott stoker and offensive coordinator patrick higgins…

nmsu running back larry rose is a semi finalist for the earl campbell award… there’s only 16 players who make the semi finals… the award is given to the best back who was either born in texas, played high school or college ball in texas … rose played his high school ball in fairfield, texas…

El Paso County is adding more sheriff’s office vehicles to the fleet and trying to keep local businesses in the mix. The county approved the purchase of nine new vehicles Monday, including sedans, cruisers, pick-ups and SUVs. The contracts went mostly to Silsbee Ford in east Texas, but also to Casa Ford here in El

El Pasoans have waited so long — more than two years at this point — to see San Jacinto Plaza finished. It’s not there yet, but many sensed completion can’t be far behind after watching the project’s massive canopy hoisted into place Monday morning. “Myself, the contractor, our office,” City of El Paso Project Manager

GC Services will have a job fair from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuessday, Dec. 1 at 1323 N. Lee Trevino #300. The company is hiring for 200 full-time, entry-level positions in its inbound customer service department. Qualifications: High School diploma/GED Locations: Three on East Side, 1 near Fort Bliss. For more infomration call GC

A committee presented a list of nominees Monday to become members of the El Paso Children’s Hospital board of directors. The presentation was made to a meeting of the El Paso County Hospital District board of managers. 19 nominations were received. Selected were: Ronald Acton, for a one-year term; Ted Houghton, for a two-year term;

this morning– the push for an anti-violence movement in northeast el paso continues. and organizers are asking for the community to get involved– regardless of what side of town you live in. good morning el paso’s denise olivas is live with the story …denise? the organization “all lives matter” was inaugurated back in september with

The holiday season of giving has officially begun. But one Borderland couple doesn’t need a reason to dedicate their time and effort to helping those who don’t have enough to eat. “These are the tomatoes that we’re going to grow during the wintertime,” said Jerald Hobson, owner of Jardin de Milagros, as he walked ABC-7

>> live, where news comes first, this is “abc-7 xtra. >> it is sunday, november 29th, welcome to “abc-7 xtra. good evening, everyone, i’m danny mata filling in for maria garcia. my guest tonight recently celebrated his 70th birthday, he is the athletic director for the utep miners, bob stull. stull has served since 1998,

and while you cringe at the thought of another piece of pie … others can only dream of having that problem. tonight, abc-seven’s stephanie valle introduces us to an el paso couple dedicating their lives to fighting hunger in our city: nats: opening door jerry: “these are the tomatoes tha we’re going to grow during

>> live, where news comes first, this is “abc-7 xtra. >> it is sunday, november 29th, welcome to “abc-7 xtra. good evening, everyone, i’m danny mata filling in for maria garcia. my guest tonight recently celebrated his 70th birthday, he is the athletic director for the utep miners, bob stull. stull has served since 1998,

The Paul L. Foster School of Medicine willed body program helps students better understand human anatomy. If interested in the process involved with donating your body visit the link below. http://www.ttuhsc.edu/som/medicaleducation/willedbody.aspx ABC-7 reporter Jerry Najera reports.

Kobe Bryant has decided to retire after this season, ending his 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers. The 37-year-old Bryant made the announcement in a post on The Players’ Tribune on Sunday, writing a poem titled “Dear Basketball.” “My heart can take the pounding. My mind can handle the grind. But my body knows

The Marquez family in Central El Paso lost their teenage daughter, Sarah, to cancer. This holiday season will be the first without her. The Marquez’s are one of many families who will benefit from your generous donations this Operation Noel. ABC-7 Stephanie Valle shares their story.

ago, the marquez family in central el paso lost their beautiful teenage daughter, sarah, to cancer. this is their first holiday season without her. the marquez’s are one of many families who will benefit from your generous donations to operation noel. as abc-7’s stephanie valle shares their story: larry marquez: “it was like a nightmare.

of longtime yisd teacher deby lewis- after she lost her battle to cancer. at her memorial, there was no body to view. lewis decided she wanted her legacy as an educator to continue after death and willed her body to the paul l. foster school of medicine ‘willed body program.” abc-7’s jerrry najera has more

ABC-7 is learning more about a murder in far east El Paso.Sheriff’s deputies say a man shot and killed his father Saturday night. Deputies were called to the 12,000 block of Stansbury Drive shortly after 11:30 p.m. When they arrived, a woman told deputies her son, Steven Apilado, shot her husband, Vincent Apilado. That’s when

A new set of fees submitted for consulting at the bankrupt El Paso Children’s Hospital has ABC-7 and public officials asking questions about the amount – and the validity of some charges. This latest bill from AlixPartners, or AP Services LLC, totals $795,483.87 for their work with El Paso Children’s Hospital, filed with the federal

A man is behind bars after shooting and killing a man Saturday. The incident happened on the 12000 block of Stansbury street. Sheriff’s officers say a woman at the home told them her son, Steven Apilado, shot her husband, Vincent Apilado. Officers say that’s when Steven Apilado barricaded himself inside the home. Sheriff’s office negotiators

A Montana Vista mobile home was damaged after an early morning fire Saturday. The fire happened before ten Saturday morning at a mobile home on the 3700 block of Satiacum Lane in Montana Vista. Sheriff’s deputies tell Abc-7 when firefighters arrived on scene the mobile home was engulfed in flames. A family of three lives

The New Mexico State Aggies dropped a heartbreaking 66-64 overtime decision to the Air Force FalconsSaturdayafternoon at Clune Arena. The Aggies (4-2) held a 64-63 lead with 26 seconds to play when a bad pass gave the ball back to the Falcons (4-2). Air Force ran the clock down for guard Trevor Lyons driving layup

Jordan Bergstrom had a career-high in both receiving yards and touchdowns as the NM State football team fell 52-28 to Arkansas State onSaturdayin Aggie Memorial Stadium. Prior to the game, Bergstrom and the other seniors were honored for Senior Day. Bergstrom amassed 110 receiving yards and two touchdowns on just four catches to lead the

Freshman Warren Redix’s first career touchdown – a 32-yard reception – and Dashone Smith’s 65-yard pick-six surged UTEP to a 20-17 victory over North Texas on a chilly Saturday afternoon at Apogee Stadium. “We had five turnovers and it wasn’t pretty,” head coach Sean Kugler said. “These kids are resilient, they fought to the end

Earvin Morris scored 22 of his 28 points after halftime as UTEP rallied from a 17-point deficit and beat Colorado State, 99-90 in double overtime, to capture the championship of the Corpus Christi Coastal Classic on Saturday afternoon at the American Bank Center. The Miners are 6-0 for the first time in 15 years and

DEVELOPING NOW: Police are searching for a man involved in a domestic dispute that sent one woman to the hospital. A SWAT situation has been ongoing since around 3 p.m. Saturday after a domestic dispute between a man and woman. The woman was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Officials say the