Month: November 2015

A multi-agency task force investigated automobile body shops over alleged insurance fraud claims. The investigation, called Operation Paint Job, took 22 months and included the following automobile body shops: Gordo’s Body Shop, 3625 Gateway West Rigo’s Body Shop, 167 N. Copia Big V’s Design,4400 Dyer C&M Body Shop, 4034 Harrison According to police, Task Force

of filing false claims to get money from insurance companies. el paso police telling abc-seven a total of 10 employees were arrested at four central el paso businesses. abc 7 reporter evan folan… … is live with details on the investigation. rick/estella the el paso police department’s auto theft task force teamed up with local

Drivers using I-10 this Sunday will need to make alternative plans. A large portion of I-10 East and West will be closed from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday so El Paso Electric can relocate power lines. Closure: I-10 Eastbound between the Executive Center Interchange and the Schuster Interchange I-10 Westbound between the Mesa

Former New Mexico State coach Lou Henson will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame tonight in Kansas City. Henson is one of eight individuals, including three coaches, that make up the Class of 2015. “I am deeply humbled to be included in this 2015 Hall of Fame Class by the National

today. ? henry stokes little bowl youth football championship tomorrow, 9:30am four divisions play for championships canutillo high school mayhem ne vipers southeast t-birds el paso apes ne raiders el paso bandits and we’ll be right back!

29 miss el paso teen stephanie dominguez compete against 100 girls from all over texas halftime performance utep tomorrow 350 dancers, cheerleaders to perform tickets available good

An ABC-7 special report about technology addiction has prompted a school organization to start a book drive aimed at encouraging reading among preschoolers. Gadsden High School teacher Virginia Lerma thanked ABC-7 for the report in an email. “I was very surprised. It was eye-opening,” she said. She told ABC-7 that learning about technology’s effect on

abc-seven special report about technology addiction. a gadsden high school teacher reached out to our stephanie valle. the teacher said, learning about technology’s affect on our mental development was so troubling — she and her students wanted to do something about it! it’s a story you’ll see only on abc-7. virginia lerma emailed me —

paris—gunman shouting islamic slogans storm a hotel in western africa–killing three people after taking more than 100 people hostage.we’ll have the latest developments / “we are operating around th clock to uncover and disrupt and plot” meanwhile—is is taking aim at the white house and major u.s. cities–all while france is given the green light

An Irvin High School administrator was injured Wednesday after trying to break up a fight that broke out on campus. The district says depending on what videos obtained by the district reveal, the students involved could potentially face suspension. The administrator meanwhile, is recovering from surgery after suffering a broken knee cap. Students who witnessed

Jerry Walker, longtime head football coach at Parkland High School, resigned from his position Thursday after 35 years of working at the Ysleta Independent School District.During Coach Walker’s tenure, the Parkland High School Matadors qualified for the state football playoffs on numerous occasions, and won several district and bi-district championships.The Ysleta Independent School District would

nmsu women’s hoops team is home tonight to sacramento state… aggies trying to improve to 3-0 on the year… let’s head to the pan american center… shanice davis… doing some work… look at the nice drive for deuce… later… davis again … to sasha weber… money! this game was close but nmsu ends up with

Canutillo Independent School District security discovered a 29-year-old man trespassing on an elementary school campus Thursday. The Anthony Police Department., whose officers serve as school security at Bill Childress Elementary in Vinton, said Andrew Santillano was found in possession of 31 pictures of young high school girls. This is Santillano’s second arrest for criminal trespassing

A band’s tour bus and an 18-wheeler were involved in a fatal crash Thursday morning. Two people were killed in the collision, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety spokeswoman. They are identified as Steven Cunningham, 64, from Las Cruces, NM and Gregory Hoke, 31, from Round Rock, TX Cunningham was the driver of

with that in mind … we set out to answer some questions. after being released did they show up for their immigration hearings? and are they being allowed to stay – or are they being deported? we hoped the answers would be clear cut … but that was far from the case. melissa 2:06 “one

Thursday, ABC-7 received an update on Dona Ana County’s 911 call center. The center is months behind schedule and costing tax payers a lot of money, according to the county manager. Delay after delay is why County Manager Julia Brown says the call center has taken so long to open. The 6-million dollar project will

Click links below to catch up on ABC-7 special reports Remembering Eddie Guerrero: A look back at the life of an El Paso legend Waiting for the BRIO: Alameda rapid transit delayed by about three years How the Red Cross has helped the residents in Ciudad Juarez during and after drug war How your children

It’s been roughly a year and a half since the U.S. saw a surge of Central American immigrants at the southern border. Melissa Lopez, the Executive Director of Diocesan Migrant Refugee Services, worked with many of the immigrants processed in El Paso. “One mother that we spoke to said, ‘my child stays here in Honduras

An eyesore in the heart of downtown Las Cruces has remained untouched for years and many want to know why. The city says its privately owned and eight years ago construction suddenly stopped. Its been sitting on Main Street between Amador and Lohman ever since. The dirt lot is piled with rocks, bricks and a

Update: El Paso Poilce have arrested a 33-year-old man and charged him with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Police say Daniel Saldivar is responsible for a stabbing at Hiney’s sports bar in East El Paso. Police say Saldivar got into a fight with another man out in the bar’s patio shortly after closing. The

Anthony, Texas Police Department (APD) officers arrested 29-year-old Canutillo resident Andrew Santillano on Thursday, Nov. 19 for criminal trespass at Bill Childress Elementary School. Santillano was the subject of an investigation that started in September 2015 at one of the Canutillo ISD middle schools. APD School Resource Officers were called to the middle school in

We are blessed to have generally nice weather for the month of November. This typically gives us pleasant weather for most Thanksgiving Days. I know many of you look forward to perhaps having that annual family basketball or football game following the big meal. I was curious to find out the various weather records pertaining

The El Paso Chihuahuas affiliation with the San Diego Padres just got a lot more interesting. New Padres Manager Andy Green has hired 47-year-old, former Hanks High star, Alan Zinter as his hitting coach. “When it settled in, I was like, ‘Cool man, it’s the Padres, El Paso’s Triple-A, a lot of these guys are

A beat-up UTEP finds itself just two wins from bowl eligibility with two games left, including Saturday’s home finale. But looking at this year’s home attendance, one might think the hard-fighting Miners have already packed it in for the season. Even though a bowl is still possible, UTEP is on pace to finish with its

As part of a community outreach plan, ABC-7’s StormTRACK Weather Team holds “Weather Academies” for local students across the Borderland. Meteorologist Krystal Klei visited Van Horn last week, StormTracker Nichole Gomez attended Northeast Children’s Education Center Thursday morning and Chief Meteorologist Doppler Dave Speelman will visit St. Patrick Cathedral Friday afternoon. The weather team provides

Collisions on I-10 in East and West El Paso are causing traffic backup. TxDOT tweeted the following information: I-10 East @ Yarbrough, Collision, Two left lanes closed, backup to Airway, Clearing time 1 hr., find alternate route I-10 West before Executive Center, collision, update #3, left 2 lanes closed, backup to Brown, clearing time 1

Eight Syrian refugees turned themselves in to immigration authorities along the U.S.-Mexico border this week, officials said Thursday, and their chances of being allowed to stay are unclear due to political upheaval in the wake of the Paris attacks. Two families – two men, two women and four children – presented themselves Tuesday at the

More Mexicans are leaving than moving into the United States, reversing the flow of a half-century of mass migration, according to a study published Thursday. The Pew Research Center found that slightly more than 1 million Mexicans and their families, including American-born children, left the U.S. for Mexico from 2009 to 2014. During the same

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook is having one of the best seasons of his career. He scored 43 points in the Thunder’s 110-103 win over the Pelicans Wednesday night, including 12 of the Thunder’s final 15 points, despite being double and triple teamed. Westbrook is close to averaging a triple double this season

Joyce Wilson on Wednesday said she and the former city council did not purposely delay the issuance of the ballpark debt until after the Summer 2013 Mayoral election between then City Rep. Steve Ortega and Oscar Leeser, a claim made this week by the City Attorney, Leeser and several city representatives. “Frankly it is pitiful