Month: November 2015

Dona Ana County Commissioners approved a resolution on Tuesday to send to the state Legislature, urging the governor to take action before Jan. 10. Starting January,New Mexico licenses will no longer be valid to enter federal facilities. During the meeting, the suggestion of a two-tier license system was brought up. That system would give one

A long awaited, hotly debated report on the county’s courts system is finally available online. The Judicial Management Report has been over a year in the making, and breaks down the performance of the courts into six parts to show the resources it takes to make it all work: cost per disposition, jail bed days,

so what does it actually show? reporter andrew j. polk has this story that he’s been following for months now. you’ll see this only on abc-7, andrew? rick and estela, the judicial management report has been over a year in the making, and breaks down the performance of the courts into six parts… to show

Ruidoso Police have arrested a 33-year-old man and charged him with sexual exploitation of children after a multi-month investigation. On Tuesday, Nov. 9, members of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force arrested Sherman R. Trujillo and charged him with the following: Eight counts of distribution of a visual medium of sexual exploitation of

As part of a community outreach plan, ABC-7’s StormTRACK Weather Team holds “Weather Academies” for local students across the Borderland. Chief Meteorologist Doppler Dave Speelman, Meteorologist Krystal Klei, StormTracker Nichole Gomez and StormTracker Iris Lopez will connect with local schools, while teaching and interacting with students about weather and science. The weather team provides a

The first ever single-gender public school will soon be making its way to the borderland. At a news conference held on Tuesday, Ysleta Independent School District administrators detailed their plans for the Young Women’s Leadership Academy. YISD was selected to establish an all-girl Leadership Academy for grades 6-12 as a part of the Dallas-based Young

Benito Martinez Elementary school is celebrating Veterans day early. The school, which is named for a Fort Hancock-born medal of honor winner killed in the Korean conflict, had its 25th annual Veterans day parade this morning. Kids of all ages marched to the beat of the Montwood High School drum line chanting U.S.A. Some were

fight for our country” benito martinez elementary school had its annual veteran’s day parade a day early. this morning kids marched and dressed head-to-toe in patriotic hats and clothes. some were joined by their veteran parents. today’s parade was not only for local service men and women … but also paid tribute to the school’s

University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC) seeks candidates to fill four seats on the El Paso Children’s Hospital Board. UMC will appoint four members to the new EPCH Board. The new board will begin working in January 2016. “We want this process to be as efficient and expeditious as possible as we have an

‘The Book of Mormon’ — Jam Theatricals and El Paso Live present nine-time Tony Award winning Best Musical from the creators of “South Park” Nov. 10-15. At The Plaza Theatre. The play is considered by many modern critics to be the funniest Broadway musical ever written. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 8 p.m.

only single- gender school in all of west texas. the new all-girl young women’s leadership academy will temporarily be located at ranchland hills middle school … before moving to its permanent home at hillcrest middle. the school’s curriculum will focus on science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. only 126 sixth- graders and 125 seventh-graders will

Two candidates who lost in the Nov. 3 election in Las Cruces are seeking a recount. City council candidates Melecio Guzman and Richard Hall’s application for a recount was filed Tuesday afternoon with Las Cruces Interim City Clerk Linda Lewis. Las Cruces City Attorney Rusty Babington told ABC-7 a candidate pays the cost of a

Update: Congressman Beto O’Rourke introduced a new Veterans Affairs pilot program today. It is expected to ensure veterans in need of medical care here are seen quickly by the best available provider in the region The program, involving multiple providers from across the community and not just the VA providing care, can’t start soon enough

Nov. 10 Update: The family of William Dumas tells ABC-7 he has been found safe at a home in El Paso. Nov. 9 Original Story: A local Silver Alert has been issued for an elderly man that drove away from his home on Friday and has not returned. 84-year old William James Dumas left his

UTEP head football coach Sean Kugler met with the media on Monday, Nov. 9. Below are his quotes from the news conference. Nov. 9, 2015(On Friday’s 24-21 win against Rice) “It was a very energizing win for our team, for everybody. Again, I’m extremely proud of the players; extremely banged up team and they went

Mass shootings have schools around the country beefing up security. ABC-7 spoke with school administrators, security personnel, police officers in El Paso and they all stressed just how security has improved. Each district has its own specialized active shooter plan. And students and staff both train for it. During a typical day at Gonzalo and

If a gunman walked into your child’s school, would he or she be a sitting duck? Or is there someone on duty who can fire back? The Sandy Hook massacre sparked a nationwide conversation on school safety.Was there any way to stop a gunman from shooting and killing 26 innocent children and teachers? “I do

The Cure is bringing its 2016 North American tour to El Paso in the spring — its first major tour of the continent since 2008. Tickets for The Cure’s Tuesday, May 17 concert at the Don Haskins Center go on sale at 10 a.m. this Friday, Nov. 13 through Ticketmaster. Ticket prices range between $19.25

morning el paso… a man accused of killing three people on christmas eve in a deadly crash last year will appear in court this morning after his trial was delayed back in july. plus– a las cruces man now knows how long he will spend behind bars after he attacked an elderly couple with a

The Coronado Thunderbird’s volleyball team has proven year in and year out their dominance on the hardwood. The T-Birds made their third straight trip to the regional quarterfinals and will take on Amarillo High Tuesday, Nov. 10 in Denver City. But even more telling, Coronado lost to Amarillo in the regional quarterfinals just a season

McDonald’s of El Paso and Las Cruces is hosting a one-of-a-kind basketball tournament that will feature not only top talent from local high schools, but also from schools throughout the nation. The tournament will take place Dec. 10-12 in various high schools. This year, for the first time, the tournament will feature both boys and

raise your stormwater fee next year. abc-7’s ashlie rodriguez attended tonight’s meeting. she’s live with information on the proposed increase — ashlie? the flooding here on montana can get pretty bad. addressing the flooding here and across the county costs money — which is why the water utilities is recommending an 11 percent increase. we’re

Last month, unhappy residents filed a petition to disincorprate the city of Sunland Park after years of scandal and corruption. Monday ABC-7’s New Mexico Mobile Newsroom obtained a copy of the disincorpration plan written by petitioners. The 10 page document labeled “The Fresh Start Initiative” details how petitioners envision Sunland Park functioning if it were

Donald Trump is suggesting boycotting Starbucks over the minimalist design of its annual holiday cups. Trump tells thousands of people at a rally in Springfield, Illinois on Monday that: “Maybe we should boycott Starbucks. I don’t know.” Some religious conservatives have expressed anger over the all-red design of the coffee company’s holiday cups, seeing them

Below is information from the Department of Homeland Security on school safety and creating an emergency plan for schools: Each school day, our nation’s schools are entrusted to provide a safe and healthy learning environment for approximately 55 million elementary and secondary school students in public and nonpublic schools. Families and communities expect schools to

City Representatives on Monday expressed concern the City spent an unforeseen $20,078 on the Shawver Park Holiday display last year. City Rep. Lily Limon championed the Christmas display, taking over the project from former City Rep. Eddie Holguin. She raised private funds from companies such as McDonald’s and Providence Hospital for the Holiday display, which

President Barack Obama’s plan to protect from deportation an estimated 5 million people living in the United States illegally suffered another setback Monday in a ruling from a New Orleans-based federal appeals court. In a 2-1 ruling, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Texas-based federal judge’s injunction blocking the administration’s immigration initiative.

“My sister is there to pay the rent. that’s their responsibility. If those alarms would’ve been on they would’ve woken up on time.” That is according to Karyna Mendoza, younger sister of Magaly Mendoza. After last weeks fire took the life of Mendoza and her two daughters, the family is asking questions like “what about

County commissioners encountered some controversy involving the new Eastside Annex Monday, as a vote to add more services leads to claims it’s not worth it. Commissioners wanted to add offices for the tax assessor-collector to the new annex at 2350 George Dieter Drive, but County Clerk Delia Vriones has already moved her employees out of

the county’s new eastside annex today… was it a big waste of money? abc-7’s andrew j. polk is live with some disturbing revelations that came to light at commissioners court today. andrew? estela — commissioners wanted to add offices for the tax assessor-collector to the new annex on george deiter… but county clerk delia briones