Month: November 2015

round’ the clock coverage from east el paso—police are investigating a stabbing that sent two people to the hospital. we have the latest details. / “”make it very clear the peopl of new york city will not be intimidated” plus—the latest on the terrorist threats to the united states and new information this morning on

One person was taken to the hospital after a trailer home caught fire in Canutillo early Thursday morning. The incident happened around 5 a.m. on the 7100 block of 3rd Street. Several fire crews from the Upper Valley responded, including Santa Teresa, West Valley, and Chamberino. The West Valley fire chief says the home was

If you’re planning to do some shopping on the Westside this weekend, the Texas Department of Transportation will be shutting down a critical stretch of Interstate 10 on Sunday. The closure will take place from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday in both directions from Executive Center Boulevard to Mesa Street. TXDOT spokesperson Jennifer Wright

but before the trailblazers do that … they get a chance to celebrate… not just because of the win… but because of punch and pie… with the game tied at 28 in the fourth quarter and lubock monterey driving… colton lindeman tipped the pass in the air and it was picked off by nick carillo

new mexico… they’re home to tennessee tech… let’s go to the pan am center… this game was delayed an hour because tenn tech had travel issues … no issues here… ian baker loses it… torrance rowe gets it to josiah moore for the finish… tech led by 3 at the break… then the aggies decided…

It’s been two weeks since the Ysleta Independent School District passed a $430 million bond. At Wednesday’s board meeting, the district said it already has an idea of when Eastwood High students will start to see orange, construction cones outside the school. The district is currently finalizing contract negotiations with the bond’s program manager VLK

been two weeks since the ysleta school district passed a $430- million-dollar bond. at tonight’s board meeting, the district said it already has an idea of when eastwood high students will start to see orange construction cones outside the school. the district is currently finalizing contract negotiations with the bond’s program manager vlk construction. but

Two school districts in El Paso are taking jabs at one another and we have video to prove it. Canutillo ISD and Socorro ISD are gearing up for Thursday’s flag football game and are having fun trash talking one another. Socorro’s board fired the first salvo with a video posted days ago. Trustee Paul Guerra

Are school-based health centers on their way out of the Las Cruces Public School District? At a board meetinglast night, it was announced that a vendor is ending its contract with two local high schools starting in January. The issue had some atlast night’s meeting feeling a little uneasy. But officials with the district are

Joel Garcia is out of jail waiting to learn if a blood test will be used against him on three charges of intoxicated manslaughter. Garcia allegedly drove drunk last Christmas Eve and crashed into a car with two brothers and one of their girlfriends inside–all three were killed. Brothers Joshua and Isaiah Deal and Shannon

from our new mexico mobile newsroom … david morales teaches history at mayfield high school and he’s abc-7’s community champion, sponsored by southwest university he was named new mexico teacher of the year last night during the school board’s meeting. today the school held a assembly in his honor. morales is the third teacher from

at each other tonight. and abc-seven has video of their trash talking to prove it! that’s what reporter evan folan has for us live in the newsroom. both canutillo i-s-d and socorro i-s-d are taking some jabs at each other with youtube videos… but it’s all in fun! the two school districts are gearing up

technology, in today’s estela’s we take you out to parkland high school — home of the area’s first “girls who cod club.” this is a national program that allows girls interested in stem fields to hone their skills. it aims to give girls a competitive edge in 21st century technological fields, where women are heavily

The Obama administration hosted its first-ever White House Summit on Next Generation High Schools last week. According to a news release by the White House, Next Generation High Schools are “schools that incorporate key elements of redesign including more personalized active learning. Access to real-world and hands-on learning such as “making” experiences…and a focus on

Wednesday’s recount of ballots cast during the Nov. 3 Las Cruces municipal election confirms the winners of two city council races. Ballots were recounted in six of the 15 voting convenience centers. Following the canvassing of results at 4 p.m. today, Kassandra Gandara was confirmed the winner in the District 1 council race, defeating Melecio

The Las Cruces Public Schools board approved an agreement Tuesday night to give back furlough days to its employees. As ABC-7 reported back in May, the board approved to remove three days from employee schedules, cutting their salaries in order to save the district money. Superintendent Stan Rounds tells ABC-7 the move is a compromise

David Morales, a social studies teacher from Mayfield High School, has been selected as the 2016 New Mexico Teacher of the Year, announced Superintendent Stan Rounds. Morales, who teaches New Mexico history and ENLACE (ENgaging LAtino Communities for Education) classes, was nominated for the state award after being named the Las Cruces Public Schools Teacher

Advances in modern science and increased awareness have helped bring down the number of babies born prematurely in the United States, but the preterm birth rate remains one of the worst among industrialized nations. In conjunction with Prematurity Awareness Month and World Prematurity Day on November 17, the March of Dimes unveiled a plan to

Former El Pasoan Alan Zinter is the new hitting coach for the San Diego Padres, according to published reports The team has not officially announced the hire, but the San Diego Union-Tribune and MLB writers are reporting the hire. A Twitter account that appears to be Zinter’s also seems to confirm the hiring. “Very Excited

UTEP football coach Sean Kugler met with the media Monday, Nov. 16. Below is a transcript of the topics and his responses. (On losing at Old Dominion on Nov. 14) “It was a disappointing loss for us on the road. It was a game we felt we had an opportunity to win; we didn’t get

Gunfire and explosions shocked already-jittery residents of a Paris suburb awake Wednesday as police raided an apartment where they believed the suspected mastermind of last week’s attacks was holed up. Two people were killed in the seven-hour siege, including a woman who blew herself up, and seven others were arrested. There was no clear information

developing overnight– gun fire heard throughout the streets of a suburb of paris after police raid an apartment in the manhunt for the mastermind of the paris terror attacks. / plus–with the attacks prompting extra security throughout the world–mexico is beefing up security along the border. / and round the clock news–the freeway is shut

Two firefighters are recovering from their injuries after a semi-truck caught fire in West El Paso early Wednesday morning. The incident happened just after midnight on I-10 West by Redd Road. Emergency dispatchers tell ABC-7 two firefighters were taken to Las Palmas Medical Center with minor injuries. No word on what caused the fire. The

are bi- district champions and they aren’t ready to stop there… most of the state had its doubts about how el paso would fare in the playoffs… but americas and eastwood both advanced… and like americas … the eastwood troopers are not just bi- distirct champs.. but community champions presented by southwest university … “i

EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP women’s basketball team forced 22 turnovers while also taking care of business at the free-throw line to hold off upset-minded Northern Arizona, 77-66, at the Don Haskins Center Tuesday evening. Playing for the second time in three days, the Miners (2-0) led for 32 of the 40 minutes and

Mack Leftwich is out for the remainder of the season after suffering his second concussion of the year. Garrett Simpson has left UTEP. Simpson and Leftwich competed for the starting job in the off-season. Simpson suffered a high ankle sprain and ultimately lost out on what coach Kugler called one of the closest competitions he’s

hulk hogan and the undertaker come to mind. but one wrestler — from right here in the sun city — is also among the elite. last friday marked the 10-year anniversary of eddie guerrero’s death. abc-7’s adrian ochoa takes a look back at the life of the el paso legend — in tonight’s special report:

The Texas Department of Transportationannounced Tuesday, El Paso residents can expect four projects to affect traffic over the next four years. In addition to the Go-10 project at Executive Center and the Border West Expressway project at Paisano, TXDOT plans on working on an underpass at Transmountain Road and a frontage road between the Montecillo

Tuesday, Governor Susana Martinez joined the more than half of the nation’s governors who refuse Syrian refugees. A spokesman for Governor Susana Martinez says her top priority is keeping New Mexico family’s safe. In a statement he said, “The governor strongly opposes the Obama administration’s plan to accept more Syrian refugees until there is a

1-10 construction. the executive center ramp on 1-10 west is closed– and paisano to mcnutt is under construction– leaving traffic at a standstill during rush hours. abc-7’s ashlie rodriguez is live with an update. ashlie? estela — i’ve got some bad news. txdot says there will be four construction projects all taking place in the