Month: December 2015

Fan Fiesta Free Admission Event: 19th Annual Sun Bowl Fan Fiesta Date: Friday, December 25, 2015 Location: Judson F. Williams Convention Center Time: Fan Fiesta (4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.) Parking: Plenty of parking will be available in the Convention Center parking garage. MAIN HALL PERFORMANCES4:00 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. – National Anthem4:15 p.m. –

El Paso high school football legend Allan Sepkowitz is hospitalized. The Hospitals of Providence Sierra Campus confirmed to ABC-7 that Sepkowitz is a patient in the Intensive Care Unit there. A Facebook post by his wife, June’s business, a Northeast El Paso gift shop, says Sepkowitz had brain surgery Wednesday after suffering significant cranial bleeding.

AVOID FROZEN PIPES Insulate exposed pipes and faucets outside and around your home, including those in unheated areas like basements, garages, attics or crawl-spaces. Open kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors to allow warmer air to circulate around the plumbing. Remove harmful chemicals from the reach of children and pets during these times. In severe cold,

Early Christmas morning special traffic investigators responded to assist Northeast Regional Command officers with the investigation of a traffic collision. 28-year old Sergio Padilla was traveling south on Dyer when he lostcontrol of his 2004 Chevrolet Malibu and collided into a traffic signal pole at Dyer and Hayes. Both he and his 38-year old passenger,

Ciudad Juarez will buzzing with excitement for the next several weeks awaiting Pope Francis’ visit but the Diocese of Juarez is saying it is a complicated event in the making. A new rendition of the alter the pope will be conducting mass from was released Thursday afternoon. It’s fairly simple. Representatives of the diocese say

Several inches of snow is expected to fall Saturday and Sunday in the El Paso area. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), which maintains highways, tweeted Thursday morning that “TxDOT maintenance crews have pre-treated roads & overpasses. Trucks prepared & ready. Crews continue to monitor roadways.” The City of El Paso released a statement saying

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The coordinators for Miami and Washington State met with members of the media on Dec. 24 in El Paso, Texas. Below are quotes from the press conference. Miami Offensive Coordinator/QB James Coley It’s been great, really enjoyed the time here in El Paso. Everybody has been first class, players have loved it, and we’ve really

Cancer doesn’t take time off during the holidays. That’s an unfortunate reality. But Dibia Villalobos’ disease took a back seat this Christmas. Villalobos was at University Medical Center for her usual chemotherapy appointment when something unusual happened. The nurses she relies on for treatment also treated her and her family to a Christmas on them,

fan fiesta fireworks – at 8pm battle of bands 6pm game, saturday, noon

Many Americans cite weight loss as their top resolution for the start of a new year. As some alcoholic drinks and cocktails are loaded with calories and sugar, they can make reaching that goal more difficult as the ball drops and the clock strikes midnight on 2016. El Paso Community College Chef Daniel Guerra created

One person is dead and four others were critically injured in a car crash on I-10 near Deming early Thursday morning, New Mexico, according to New Mexico State Police. ABC-7’s crew at the scene say it happened near mile marker 100, east of Deming. An SUV flipped in the eastbound lanes. The four injured were

It’s almost been one year since three people were killed in a crash on Christmas Eve. Brothers Joshua and Isaiah Deal along with Shannon Del Rio were driving to their mother’s house when police say Joel Garcia was driving drunk and crashed into them. Wednesday evening Joshua and Isaiah’s parents held a vigil for their

Gov. Greg Abbott has succeeded in getting a holiday display featuring some American Founding Fathers and the Bill of Rights in a manger removed from the Texas Capitol. The “winter solstice” display was created by the Freedom From Religion Foundation, which promotes the separation of church and state. It showed Benjamin Franklin, the Statue of

In observance of the December holiday season, the following operational schedule changes will be made to allow city employees time to celebrate the holidays. City Hall and all City department administrative offices will be closed from Thursday, December 24, 2015 through January 3, 2016. City Hall and all administrative offices resume regular business hours at

deadly tornados tore through the middle of the country–we’ll show you the damage after a day of severe weather. one year later—family and friends gather in east el paso to remember 3 victims of a deadly crash… and we are just one day from the big party leading up to the sunbowl game this weekend,

El Paso Police closed off a Walmart on the eastside to investigate a suspicious package Thursday morning. The package was reported around 2 a.m. at 7101 Gateway West. That Walmart is located near Cielo Vista Mall. Employees and customers were not allowed to enter the store for several hours. At 6:42 a.m. the police department

New Mexico State shot over 61 percent in the second half and cut a 20-point deficit to just seven points with under six minutes to play, but the No. 23/22 Baylor Bears withstood the run and pulled out an 85-70 victory Wednesday night at the Ferrell Center. The Aggies (7-6) were ice-cold at the start

the country … it’s happened in the borderland, too. an el paso family received an early christmas gift when a complete stranger paid off their layaways at a local toys-r-us. abc-7’s iris lopez has more on the “layawa angel”. music video “tis the season to be jolly, fala” christmas is indeed a time to be

a crash on christmas eve. brothers — joshua and isaiah deal along with shannon del rio were driving to their mother’s house when police say joel garcia was driving drunk and crashed into them. he’s currently out on bond. this evening joshua and isaiah parents held a vigil for their boys — and they also

City Representative Cortney Niland who was the most vocal supporter of City Manager Tommy Gonzalez just more than four months ago when the Council raised his pay by $50,000, is now his most vocal critic. “The change is because of the information that I had. You’re only as good as the information that you have

A disabled vet claims he was wrongfully arrested by a Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Deputy, then denied medical treatment–even after a deputy was told the man needed immediate care. Now he’s suing He’s suing Dona Ana County Commissioners, the Dona Ana County Detention Center, the deputy who arrested him and Sheriff Kiki Vigil,for hundreds of

A private plane that took off in El Paso has crashed in Telluride, Colorado. Five passengers and two crewmen on board survived the crash after the plane struck a snow plow upon landing. The names of the passengers have not been released. The Hawker Beechjet 400 registered in Mexico. Broken snow showers were in the

The 82nd annual Hyundai Sun Bowl game between Miami and Washington State is still a few days away. ABC-7 has been keeping a close eye on ticket sales. Last week the El Paso Hotel-Motel Association projected fewer fans than usual would be making the trip to El Paso due to the game being the closest

Update: El Paso Police have released the identity of the woman killed in a traffic collision in East El Paso Wednesday morning. She is 35-year-old Amanda Hopkins of El Paso. Police Special Traffic Investigators say that Hopkins was driving a 2015 Cadillac SRX traveling north at the 1800 block of Dale Douglas when, for an

Update: El Paso Police have released the name of the man that was killed after a motorcycle crash Monday night. It happened on the 1800 block of Zaragoza in far east El Paso. He is identified as 23-year-old Eder Rene Romero. Police say the driver of the car that hit him — 52-year-old Patricia Acosta

Dec. 23 Update: El Paso Police say Tuesday’s pedestrian collision on I-10 at McRae was an attempted suicide attempt. At about 1:46 p.m., a 58-year-old man intentionally ran into oncoming traffic in the I-10 westbound lanes. He was struck by a tractor trailer and transported to Del Sol Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. He has