Month: November 2015

ovarian cancer. now in its second year the conquer run-walk helps honor rochelle nieman — she was the former pastor abundant living faith center. she lost her battle with ovarian cancer in december of 2012. she left behind her husband, two children — and tens of thousands of followers. “a lot of people here hav

had its 19th annual veterans parade and celebration to honor veterans. the parade started at 9 this morning and marched to the sounds of the local high school! the event ended at the veteran memorial plaza – with a candle light ceremony to honor the pow’s and mia’s. a group of

Santa made his way to Cielo Vista Mall with mariachis and children leading his parade. You might think stores start their holiday seasons earlier each time, but mall officials say they’ve followed the same schedule for years. “The first week of November is when we kick off our holiday season here, again it’s just kinda

Las Cruces 27Mayfield 56 El Dorado 53Americas 40 Hanks 7Eastlake 48 Irvin 7Canutillo 19 Austin 7Burges 55 Chapin 48El Paso 15 Horizon 17Del Valle 42 San Elizaro 6Mt. View 52 Riverside 12Ysleta 41 Parkland 20Bel Air 29 Santa Teresa 0Centennial 49 Carlsbad 14Clovis 21 Anthony 20Christoval 22 Shallowater 63Tornillo 6 Belen 46Chaparral 14 Gadsden 7Deming

Jay Mattox converted a 24-yard field goal with 48 seconds left, as UTEP kept its bowl hopes alive with a 24-21 win over Rice on Friday night in the Sun Bowl. “This is probably my most satisfying win as a head coach just because I know where our team is at, and how hard they

Here’s a fun fact from the Texas Department Of Transportation: the segment of road between Sunland Park and U.S. 54 is No. 71 out the 100 most congested road segments in Texas. And here’s a not so fun fact: 9 miles of it is under construction. The Border West Expressway project will provide an alternate

$45,000. That’s what Las Cruces Public Schools will have to pay to use Aggie Memorial Stadium for the Las Cruces-Mayfield High School rivalry game. It’s one of the biggest high school football rivalries in the nation and it draws thousands of fans, young and old. As the crowd gets bigger, so does the game’s pricetag.

Former El Pasoan Lee Trevino is in town, promoting the Sun Bowl All-America Golf Classic. That means lots of old stories and laughs as “The Merry Mex” held court at El Paso Country Club on Friday. And he did not disappoint, taking questions about everything from his relationship with the late/great Don Haskins to his

and that means a lot of old stories and laughs as “the merry mex” he court at el paso country club. abc-7’s darren hunt was there and has the story live in our newsroom. rick and estela, i had never met trevino so i was anxious to hear him talk about his time here in

is connecting people like we never have been. from old high school friends… … to new friends you’ve never met. and many of you are using abc-seven social media to share your stories with the borderland. sometime they’re encouraging and uplifting. and others, are heartbreaking… and make you stop to appreciate your health … and

to head at aggie memorial stadium. the usa-today has called it one of the nation’s best high school football rivalries. and to accommodate so many fans … the school district is shelling out a lot of money! abc-7’s josie ortegon is also live from our new mexico mobile newsroom. josie? i’m here at the tailgate…

drivers on i-10. and abc-7 has learned — it’s not changing for a long time. the executive center ramp onto i- 10 west is closed. the project began in february and initially, we were told it would take only a few months to reopen. abc-7 has learned — it won’t be opened — for years.

To avoid confusion and uncertainty, the state’s 2016 elections for Congress and the Texas House will proceed under the current political maps, a three-judge federal panel in San Antonio said late Friday. The court previously approved maps for use in Texas Senate races, but the lines for congressional and state House districts remain under legal

U.S. Customs and Border Protection staff concluded after an extensive internal review that the nation’s largest law enforcement agency should hold off on requiring agents and officers to wear body cameras. The yearlong review cited cost and a host of other reasons. It said operating cameras might distract agents while they’re performing their jobs, and

New Mexico State University will play against perennial basketball powerhouse Kentucky in basketball thanks to the two playing each other in a football game in Sept. 2016. The Courier-Journal reports that NMSU will play Kentucky at Rupp Arena but the date has not been finalized. It is tentatively scheduled for the 2017-’18 season. Read the

Nov. 6 Update: The person killed in Thursday night’s multi-vehicle crash in West El Paso has been identified as 14-year-old Diego Gonzalo Fernandez, an eighth grader at Canutillo Middle School. His mother and father, who were in the same vehicle as Diego, are in critical condition, according to a Canutillo Independent School District spokesman. Police’s

In El Paso, there are close to 200,000 people receiving the SNAP food benefit (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), which offers nutrition assistance to millions of low-income individuals. People rely on the federally funded SNAP benefit to provide for themselves or their families, however not all are deserving. In 2015, the inspector general for Human Health

from our round the clock news team– a serious crash this morning in east el paso sends two people to the hospital with serious injuries. . / plus– the freeway is once again reopened this morning in west el paso after a deadly crash. abc-7 speaks with a witness involved in the crash. “the obama

Two people were hospitalized in serious condition early Friday morning after a crash on Loop 375 by Pellicano in East El Paso. The crash happened around 3:30 a.m. when an SUV hit a guardrail. Traffic was blocked on Loop 375 south for about 2 hours. No word on what caused the wreck. No other vehicles

men’s basketball team got some good news today … dominic artis, who missed the team’s first preseason game because of academic issues is now good to go, according to coach tim floyd… artis is expected to play in saturday’s preseason game.. speaking of saturday game… the miners will face east central … that’s an oklahoma

this turnover would result in another touchdown for bowie and a 14- nothing lead. and before the end of the half–it was bowies defense stepping up!! off a bad snap amato tries to make something happen but about 5 bowie bears take him down for the sack! bowie goes on to clinch a playoff spot

back to eastwood.” let’s go to the sac… montwood needs a win over socorro to clinch a playoff spot… first quarter… montwood qb andrew fernandez… look at him get away from trouble… then he puts up a rainbow… perfect pass to chris lara… 66 yars to the house … 7-zip montwood… later… more montwood …

dozen of them are stealing big money from the rest of us. in tonight’s special report, evan folan uncovers the shocking details of el paso’s “lone star ripoff.” it’s a story you’ll see only on abc-7. “how helpful is this lonestar card? well i don’t know what i would do without it.” nat pop beep

of them are stealing big money from the rest of us. in tonight’s special report, evan folan uncovers the shocking details of el paso’s “lone star ripoff.” it’s a story you’ll see only on abc-7. “how helpful is this lonestar card? well i don’t know what i would do without it.” nat pop beep beep

northwest el paso… i-10 east near the redd road exit is shut down at this hour because of a deadly crash. we know that one person was killed. the crash happened just after 6 o’clock this evening on the 56-hundred block of south desert rd. a live look from our tex dot traffic cameras shows

The El Paso Zoological Brew at the Zoo is only a few days away. L&F Distributors will be featuring more than 20 craft breweries, with a sampling a variety of more than 100 beers Saturday November 14,2015. Food will be available for purchase from local food trucks. Attendees will receive 12 beer tastes, and a

The University of Texas System Board of Regents approved The University of Texas at El Paso to establish a School of Pharmacy and a new doctoral program in pharmacy. The program aims to address the severe shortage of pharmacists in the Borderland. Currently there are only 56 pharmacists per 100,000 population. Evan Folan reports.

It’s crunch time for those who don’t want to see a new housing development built on the mountains in Northeast El Paso. Nearly 200 acres located west of Edgar Park and Magnetic streets is zoned for planned mountain development. The developer is set to begin building more than 300 homes, unless a deal to prevent

time for those who don’t want to see a new housing development built on the mountains in northeast el paso. nearly 200 acres located west of edgar park and magnetic streets is zoned for planned mountain development … the developer is set to begin building more than 300 homes, unless a deal to prevent it

A recent open records request by ABC-7 showed how time consuming it can be to obtain basic documents from the City of El Paso. The ABC-7 I-team in September asked for all emails and text messages between City Rep. Larry Romero and engineering staff related to the repaving, reconstruction or any concerns about city streets.