Month: November 2015

>> good evening, welcome to abc-7, i’m maria garcia. we’ve been keeping you updated on a big push for an el paso municipal i.d. program. it’s become significantly controversial in other cities as we’ve reported. the border network for human rights in january turned in a petion to the city with more than 10,000 signatures

An early morning car crash is being blamed for a power outage in East El Paso Monday. The incident happened around 2 a.m. near the intersection of Joe Battle and Montana. Police say a woman driving a Dodge Charger crashed into a pole in front of a nearby Peter Piper Pizza. Police say the woman

A UTEP student studying abroad in Europe was in Paris Friday during the terrorist attacks. Kameron Harris shares her experience of that frightful night.

Hope and Anchor hosted its 7th annual chili cook-off Sunday night at 4 p.m. Fifteen contenders faced off with hope of being crowned the winner. All proceeds went to The Center Against Sexual and Family Violence.

The Sun City Roller Girls strapped on their roller blades to spread some holiday cheer. The team and the El Paso County Coliseum held their 6th annual “Naught VS Nice” charity event Sunday night at the judging arena next to the coliseum. Admission was $5 or an unwrapped toy. All donations went towards Toys for

A well known UTEP athlete, a former UTEP student and a Las Cruces pastry chef all have ties to France. They say shock and longing for peace were some of their reactions to Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris. Thierry Marceaux, owner of Le Rendez-Vous Caf and French Pastry grew up an hour away from Paris.

The NMSU Aggies haven’t beaten UNM on the hardwood in Las Cruces since 2007. Saturday night was a chance for NMSU to make a change, but the Lobos had other plans. The Aggies fell in the Rio Grande Rivalry in a thriller 83-74. Despite a loss, Head Coach Marvin Menzies is confident his team will

The Americas High School Football team finished the first game of the playoffs in dramatic fashion. The ability to step up when the team needed it the most is the reason ABC-7 has deemed Americas Southwest Community Champions. Americas Nick Carillo picked off the Lubbock Monterey quarterback and ran it all the way back to

The UTEP Women Miners basketball team made a strong impression for their season opener Saturday afternoon. The Miners took on Houston Baptist and took care of business easily with a final score of 98-63. They will host Northern Arizona Tuesday at 7:05 p.m.

The El Paso City Council this week will be looking at what improvements can be made to a major intersection that has become a major spot for crashes. The intersection of Rich Beem Boulevard and Edgemere Boulevard in far east El Paso is already infamous with residents in the area. “It’s a very big problem.

While many are dealing with the aftermath in Paris, ABC-7 had a chance to speak with at least one local in France. ABC-7 spoke Saturday with UTEP basketball player Randy Culpepper, a well-known former University of Texas at El Paso athlete living near Paris. Culpepper played for the Miners from 2007 to 2011. He is

Lee Moore scored 17 points and Dominic Artis had a near triple-double with 16 points, nine rebounds and eight assists as UTEP opened its 95th season of basketball with a 96-49 dismantling of Loyola (New Orleans) on Saturday night in the Don Haskins Center. The game was over early, as the Miners (1-0) went on

Mack Leftwich threw a trio of touchdowns, but UTEP fell to Old Dominion, 31-21, in front of a sold out crowd (20,118) at S.B. Ballard Stadium on a brisk Saturday afternoon. The Miners (4-6, 2-4 Conference USA), with the loss, will need to win their next two contests to have a shot at bowl eligibility,

Holly Holm pulled off a stunning upset victory over Ronda Rousey in UFC 193, knocking out the women’s bantamweight champion in the second round with a powerful kick to the head Sunday. The fight started at a frenetic pace with Holm landing some powerful shots to the unbeaten Rousey’s head, leaving the frustrated champion with

one local in france. today we caught up with a former, well-known utep athlete, who is currently living near paris. he described how the city is on a lockdown right now. abc-7’s jerry najera continues our complete coverage with a story you’ll see only on abc-7: evan, josie: earlier today i spoke with utep basketball

Students, parents and teachers gathered at Polk Elementary to help clean up some of the school’s green spaces, while learning about composting and gardening. The compost will be used in the school’s vegetable garden. All of the vegetables grown will be donated to a local food bank.

El Pasoans enjoyed a night of fun during Brew at the Zoo. The zoo hosted a craft beer festival with 25 breweries, animal presentations and music to help raise money for the El Paso Zoological Society.

A story you will on see on ABC-7. While the unrest continues in Paris, we spoke with a former, well known UTEP athlete who is living near Paris. Randy Culpepper is playing professional basketball for a Euroleague in Limoges, France. He shares his first hand experience of what the country is going through.

Airlines continued to operate flights to Paris on Saturday, but the terror attacks in the French capital left tourists and business travelers wondering whether to cancel upcoming trips. The attacks left the travel community on edge. Some would-be travelers quickly canceled trips to Paris, while the airlines let anxious customers with weekend tickets for Paris

At the EPCC campus in northeast El Paso saturday, organizers and volunteers brought together a number of needed services for a free legal clinic for veterans, active duty military and their families in our area. “(It’s) the opportunity to get free legal advice in a realm of areas such as real estate, probate, tenant-land lord

One of the terrorists in the concert hall attack in Paris was identified as a 30-year-old French national from Courcouronnes, in Paris’ southern suburbs, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said Saturday. The individual had a criminal history, and was identified as having been radicalized in 2010 but had never been accused of terrorism, Molins said. [Breaking

With ISIS claiming responsibility for the Paris attacks, the investigation moved beyond France as Belgian authorities made a number of arrests there in the first publicized apprehensions following Friday night’s violence, a Belgian justice ministry spokeswoman told CNN on Saturday. The raids were conducted in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, a Brussels suburb, justice ministry spokeswoman Sieghild Lacoere said.

who volunteered to sleep in their cars — for a good cause. they were trying to experience what many homeless women go through. earlier this week, we told you about “no fixe address.” the y-w-c-a fundraiser helps homeless women transition to self-reliance by inviting participants to make a monetary pledge … we checked in with

Radio host Buzz Adams isn’t just an El Paso favorite anymore. His KLAQ morning show is now syndicated, broadcasting in three other cities in West Texas. ABC-7 dropped by the KLAQ studio to talk to Adams about the expansion during his morning show. “Stephanie went all the way home to get her makeup, because she

the terror unleashed in paris yesterday. now, french police are hunting down possible accomplices of eight extremists behind the carnage. good morning and thank you for joing us… i’m andrew j. polk. there is a lot of new information on the paris attacks this morning. it is four p-m in france, and reaction from the

the rest … especially when it comes to keeping us on our toes! rick cabrera explains in abc-7 listens. unfortunately and sadly we have to report on way too many crashes. some of them deadly. and that means we have to use many of the same nouns and verbs to describe those collisions. which brings

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NMSU won it’s home opener of the season in dominant fashion against Houston Baptist 91-69. Siakam was 9 of 14 from the field and 8 of 9 from the free-throw line for the Aggies. Eli Chuha scored 13 points with five rebounds and Rashawn Brown added 10 points and four rebounds. The Aggies were 57.6

The city of El Paso is working to reduce traffic in far East El Paso. The plan is to connect Pebble Hills Boulevard to Zaragoza Road within the next six months. City Representative Michiel Noe says they ran into several speed bumps to make this project a reality. Evan Folan reports.

A 15-year-old El Pasoan who police say was behind the wheel during that high speed chase last month, faced a judge Friday. Five teens are accused of robbing four El Paso stores, then being stopped by authorities halfway to Alamogordo. The alleged driver of the getaway car faced a judge for the second time. El