Month: November 2015

The City will pay more than originally thought for the ongoing renovation of San Jacinto Plaza. The City now has to pay SWA Group of California an additional $38,000 for the repeated delays and pushbacks of the grand opening. There was some good news. The canopy at San Jacinto is expected to go up a

A Las Cruces woman tells ABC-7 her daughter was jumped at Zia Middle School and she wants the school district to take action. An official at the Las Cruces School District tells ABC-7 they take bullying very seriously. But the mother says the bullying has continued for weeks after she says her daughter was attacked.

Two independent audits revealed the City is not balancing its bank accounts often enough and has made serious mistakes in its managing of state and federal grants. A financial oversight committee consisting of half of city council, including City Representatives Larry Romero, Cortney Niland, Carl Robinson and until recently Emma Acosta ordered the audits in

Political considerations may have cost the City of El Paso $22 million when it issued debt for the ballpark. When City officials first presented the financing plan for the ballpark, they said the debt model would infuse between $24 million and $27 million into the City’s general fund. “People are saying this is going to

The wind is likely behind three semi-trucks knocked on their sides Friday in El Paso. From the Spaghetti Bowl and up U.S. 54 to Transmountain Road. TxDOT officials told ABC-7, although they do provide signage to warn drivers about high winds, they do not close state roads or over passes due to high winds. That

The attacks in Paris have caused some to blame Islam while some Muslims have taken to social media to proclaim ISIS does not represent Islam. So how are local Muslims reacting? ABC-7 spoke with a representative from the Dialogue Institute of the Southwest, Sabri Agachan. He condemns what happened in Paris. “ISIS do not act

tonight, the borderland is slowly picking up the pieces from that ugly storm our stormtrack weather team warned you about. the abc-seven first alert we issued days before it hit is no longer in effect. new tonight, doppler dave lifted the alert this afternoon. the winds are sticking around but they did calm down some,

Tuesday, the Borderland slowly picked up the pieces from the ugly storm the ABC-7 Stormtrack Weather team warned local residents about. The winds are sticking around but they did calm down some, giving crews throughout the El Paso time to clean up downed trees, blown off roofs, and even damaged buildings Downtown. A few panels

we’ve learned political considerations may have cost taxpayers 22-million dollars! and it all revolves around financing for the el paso ballpark. abc-seven’s top story tonight with our maria garcia. remember – initially the city said it’d save about 24-million dollars by issuing debt for the ballpark. but we’ve since learned – the financing didn’t go

Update: TxDOT has closed Transmountain in both directions due to high winds. It will remain closed until further notice. El Paso County Sheriff’s officials say Transmountain is closed due to a semi rollover at milemarker 19. A semi-truck was involved in a collision at the “spaghetti bowl,” on I-10 East at US-54 Ramp H shortly

today is happening before the 9-month mark. that’s one in eight babies. abc-seven’s stephanie valle spoke with a mom whose baby needed intensive care for weeks: nats little manar del valle had a rocky start to life. 7.23 all of a sudden my placenta just covered my cervix. so that’s when i was hospitalized on

A day after the ugly windstorm, Gregory Haley’s roof has bricks holding trash bags in place. The bags covering holes Haley says were caused by the weather. Haley told us that the strong winds tore up his roof and caused the shingles to fall off as well. After 18 years of living in his Northeast

Before last week’s terrorist attacks in Beirut and Paris, Texas voters had illegal immigration and foreign terrorist groups at the top of their list of greatest threats to the U.S., according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Given a list of possible threats to the country, 22 percent chose illegal immigration, followed by

The Dallas Cowboys released quarterback Brandon Weeden Tuesday. The move is seen as clearing the way for injured starter Tony Romo to return to the active roster. Matt Cassel is the only other quarterback on the roster. The team has lost seven straight games since Romo broke his clavicle. Weeden started the first three of

The Dallas Cowboys released quarterback Brandon Weeden Tuesday. The move is seen as clearing the way for injured starter Tony Romo to return to the active roster. Matt Cassel is the only other quarterback on the roster. The team has lost seven straight games since Romo broke his clavicle. Weeden started the first three of

After years of talking about the Alameda BRIO, City officials have now said the route will be operational by late 2017 or early 2018, nearly three years after the originally planned completion date. But don’t call it a delay. “We didn’t delay anything. We were just trying to get things done the best way we

ISIS fighters are taking credit for Friday’s attacks in France, saying Washington, D.C., is next. Federal authorities are taking that new threat seriously and ABC-7 is also looking into security in the Borderland. No one would speak on camera about raising the security level and there didn’t appear to be any major changes in El

developing overnight—russia is now saying a homemade explosive device did in fact take down the passenger plane back in october. “the people who are fleeing syria are the most harmed by terrorism. ” plus- after more syrian refugees are leaving their homeland–half the governors in the u.s. are now refusing to accept them. what a

A local website that promotes El Paso news and events is responding to claims on social media that it is partially to blame for the desecration of graves in a Fabens cemetery. El Paso 411 had posted a story in October on the Fabens cemetery, La Isla, as part of a series on Halloween. The

Students at New Mexico State University’s Pinion Hall were forced to evacuate early Tuesday morning after reports of a suspicious package. According to the university’s webpage, an emergency notification went out to students just after midnight stating, “A suspicious device has been found at Pinon Hall, northeast gate. Police are on the scene. Please avoid

The El Paso Water Utilities is considering raising stormwater rates and Monday, ABC-7 learned the water and sewer rate could also increase by 11 percent. The EPWU board cites reasons for the proposed raise, including the fact El Paso is adding 4,000 homes every year. The city also is expanding in the Northeast and Montana

the city’s brio system over the last seven years. our maria garcia learned the alameda brio was supposed to be operational now, but it may not be ready until 2018. she investigates why el pasoans are left waiting for the brio. it’s a story you’ll see only on abc-7. pkg 2:09-2:18 2:24-2:32 02:10 the bus

The El Paso Water Utilities board is mulling over whether to raise your stormwater fee next year. EPWU’s staff is recommending an 11 percent increase. “We’re increasing the fee because we have a big task ahead of us,” said EPWU Board President John Balliew. The stormwater budget is meant to address the major flooding El

There were a lot of blowing trees and leaves as NMSU students braced the cold and rushed to class. The New Mexico Department of Transportation confirms a portion of the highway between Silver City and Lordsburg is closed because of this severe weather. “We have all their crews out on a winter weather advisory. We

El Paso County is finally seeing some action on the creation of the Criminal Justice Department, which is intended to get a better handle on pre-trial services in the county. New Criminal Justice Director Michael Rodriguez is in just his sixth day on the job, and said a couple dozen employees have been consolidated in

With the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, the concern over safety has risen for study abroad students. Only one New Mexico State University student was studying in Lyon, France during the time of the attacks. The university has confirmed that student is OK. Monday, ABC-7 spoke with the director of the study abroad program who

Two separate 18-wheeler traffic incidents have caused traffic problems in the area. An 18-wheeler has overturned on the Spur 601 West connector, near US 54. Exit 24 A to US 54 South closed are closed and clearing time is expected to be about three hours. In Hudspeth County, all lanes on Montana/US 62/180 remain closed

institute participating in the young artist development series with el paso pro-musica the series is designed to showcase outstanding young musicians looking towards a career in classical music in the 21st century and teaching them the importance of community engagement. they are doing a series of outreach programs in schools throughout the region and master

Norm Ellenberger, the foot-stomping sideline showman who coached New Mexico to two Western Athletic Conference basketball titles in the 1970s, has died. He was 83. Family and friends said Ellenberger died Saturday night in his sleep at his cabin in Watersmeet, Michigan. Friends remembered him as kind, caring and fun-loving and said he never missed

*Editor’s note: This story has been updated throughout. Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday that Texas would refuse Syrian refugees after a terrorist attack in Paris killed more than 120 people. “Given the tragic attacks in Paris and the threats we have already seen, Texas cannot participate in any program that will result in Syrian refugees