Month: November 2015

Dora Aguirre and Charles Gonzalez were running in the mayoral election. Final results show Aguirre edging Gonzalez by eleven votes, 46 to 35. Terry Posada, Natasha Hernandez, and Sandra Hernandez were running for an “at large” alderman seat. Final results show Posada received 29 votes, Natasha Hernandez received 21 votes and Sandra Hernandez received 56

Four alderman seats are up for grabs during Tuesday night’s election, with four incumbents trying to hold on to their seats. Incumbent Victor Carrejo and Jose Cordova were running for the unexpired term for the Alderman Place No. 1 seat. Final results show Carrejo with 144 votes and Cordova with 89 votes. Sonia Arceo and

Voters elected a new mayor Tuesday night after incumbent mayor Walter Miller decided to run for alderman. Ruben Mendoza defeated Mark Weidenfeller in the mayoral election to replace Miller. Final results show Mendoza with 360 votes to Weidenfeller’s 169. Mendoza vacated the Alderman Place No. 1 seat, which was being sought by Miller and Fred

Lizette Gomez was spending the night with Magaly and her 2 girls, and tonight she’s physically ok. She told ABC-7 that although she tried so hard to fight through the smoke and flames to save her friend, she was not able to. Tonight, she’s without her friend.. and a family is without three of their

There were tense situations and major recovery efforts along Ramos Court in the lower valley after a levee break in 2011 along the Franklin canal drenched residents and ruined homes. Now there might be other problems stemming from the fix to that situation. “We’ve been having a problem with trying to resolve a problem with

A man allegedly posing as a police officer led Dona Ana County sheriff’s deputies on a high speed chase this afternoon. The man was first reported on Pyramid Peak Lane. He was pulled over near Baldy Peak Way, and then allegedly took off down Dripping Springs Road at speeds approaching 100 miles an hour. The

El Paso fire fighters found themselves fighting another big fire on Tuesday, for the second day in a row. The latest was in East El Paso on the 8500 block of Moye Drive, just down the street from Cielo Vista Mall and the Fountains at Farah. ABC-7 was at the scene and according to fire

A mother and two of her daughters died after an apartment fire early Monday morning. They have been identified as 32-year old Magaly Mendoza, 11-year old Andrea Garcia, and 4-year-old Paulina Ortega. Andrea was a sixth grader at Armendariz Middle School in the El Paso Independent School District. “The students, faculty and staff at Armendariz

Police arrest a man suspected in the deadly stabbing of a Chaparral teenager. Adam Couder, 27, of the 11000 block of Horse Rance in Northeast El Paso, is charged with Murder. Police say Couder was already in jail for a separate offense. He was re-booked on a warrant for Murder and his bond has been

UTEP coach Sean Kugler met with the media on Monday, Nov. 2 and talked about Saturday’s loss to Southern Miss and this Friday’s game against Rice. Read quotes from the news conference below. Nov. 2, 2015 (On Saturday’s 34-13 loss at Southern Miss)“Tough loss for us on the road. Some of the things we felt

While pro-immigrant activists pressure law enforcement authoritiestotake a gentler approach toward undocumented offenders in county jails, someconservatives are taking aim atRepublican Gov. Greg Abbottover hisdecision not to act immediately to stop them. Abbott warned last week that the morelenient approachadopted recentlyin Dallas could put Texans’ lives at risk, and he promised to crack down on

A disturbing new virtual reality simulator lets players live out the unspeakable horror of the 2001 terror attacks from inside the North Tower — and it’s drawing fire. Created by a group of student developers in France, the first-person 3D simulator is titled “[08:46]” in a nod to the exact time the first hijacked plane

Two cars crashed at the intersection of Railroad and Diana early Tuesday morning. The incident happened around 5 in the morning. Emergency crews say one person was trapped inside a vehicle. Emergency crews did manage to get that person out of the car, who was taken to University Medical Center with minor injuries. The northbound

Editor’s Note: Be sure to watch Stephanie Valle’s special report on technology addiction at 10 p.m. tonight, only on ABC-7. A whopping 90 percent of American adults own a cell phone, according to the latest research by the Pew Research Center. And of those, 64 percent own smartphones. But does the phone really own you?

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The latest study by the Pew Research Center found 64 percent of American adults own smartphones. But does the phone really own you? Some experts believe tech addiction is real. An example of the addiction is seen at the University of Texas El Paso during the transition between classes. While the campus is full of

The goal is to close the gap. Loop 375 wraps around the city, with the exception of West El Paso near Sunland Park. The Loop 375 Border Highway Extension project is meant to fix that. But as construction gets underway, traffic is a mess. The idea is to connect the loop at U.S. 54 and

Members from multiple agencies held a news conference Monday briefing the media on the investigation of two explosions at two Las Cruces churches. Authorities say the three month anniversary of the bombings is what prompted Monday’s conference. The first explosion on August 2nd ripped a mail box off of a wall at Calvary Baptist Chruch.

El Paso County is finally moving forward with a review of its courts that has been very controversial with the judges in the county. County commissioners have been working on the Judicial Management Report for over a year now. It’s scheduled to finally be published this week, but the controversy isn’t over. “Those numbers were

The county is again changing what it charges to enter Ascarate Park. Starting in about a week, the county will be selling new parking passes good for six months or even a full year at a time. The six month pass will cost $20, or $10 for seniors, and the year-long pass will cost $30,

El Paso County Commissioners have voted to offer a settlement to former Chief Administrator Steve Norwood to keep the issue out of court. Norwood was the county’s first chief administrator for just under a year before County Judge Veronica Escobar says he was fired for cause in early October. Escobar on Monday said the county

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez’s office says she won’t call a special legislative session to fix the state’s noncompliance with the federal REAL ID Act. Martinez spokesman Michael Lonergan says the governor has already tried five times to repeal a New Mexico law that gives driver’s licenses to immigrants regardless of legal status. However, Lonergan

Hundreds of people gathered outside Mount Carmel cemetery this morning for the annual “All Souls Mass”. This year was the second year El Paso’s Catholic Diocese offered family members the opportunity to bury cremated loved ones’ urns free of charge. Catholic doctrine no longer teaches that cremation is wrong, but the church does say all

Senior citizens had a lot to do with the failure of the Ysleta School District’s bond proposal, which is why Superintendent Dr. Xavier De La Torre is making it a point to get their support this time around. But is it working? De La Torre has gone to more than two dozen meetings targeting seniors,

ABC-7 looked into why the Ysleta Independent School District wants lighting on its high school baseball fields. It’s a project the November bond would pay for. Currently only Socorro ISD’s Americas High has lights on its baseball field. The bond would pay for 30 projects, including school renovations, increased campus security and upgraded athletic facilities.

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Explosions occurred at two Las Cruces churches on the morning of Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015. No one was injured in either blast and no arrests have been made. The explosions occurred at Calvary Baptist Church and Holy Cross Catholic Church which are about three miles apart. The explosions happened with 20 minutes of each other.

Oct. 2, 2015 Update: On the three-month anniversary of two church explosions in Las Cruces, the FBI announced that there have been no significant breakthroughs in the case. The person or people responsible for the church explosions remains at large. Albuquerque’s FBI special agent in charge mentioned at a Monday news conference that thousands of

Controversy stems from City Council representatives again, as a road project in downtown El Paso may violate city policy. Speed humps were installed on Stanton St. next to Cathedral High School in February as a way to keep drivers from speeding through the area. “Last year, before the speed limits came in, people definitely moved