Month: January 2016

might want to cpack a bottle of tylenol in your car if you drive through downtown. tonight, we’re taking yoo to the streets of downtown el paso. that’s where the trolley line project is about to cause a lot of headaches for drivers. welcome back to abc-seven at six, i’m estela casas. and i’m bob

in the lower beaumont area of fort bliss are finally scheduled for demolition. the entrance to the area, the only access to beaumont hospital on weekends … is located off of fred wilson road and lazear, just east of william beamont. abc-7’s darren hunt is live with a story you’ll see only on abc-7 …

county. it was built three years ago with county money. we’re told the county is still looking for a company that would essentially run and opearate the center. it’s at motel boulevard and amador avenue, right next to the dona ana county jail the story is developing in the heart of las cruces.. .. where

lot more vocal i’m new at being a politician or an elected official and i guess i could do things better.” just one month ago, el paso city rep. larry romero was responding to questions about recent controversy surrounding the financial adviser search: tonight his wife is updating abc-seven on a serious medical event he

Country music singer Craig Strickland has been found dead, according to Lt. Kera Phillippi with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Strickland, a 29-year-old vocalist in the country rock band Backroad Anthem, was duck hunting with his friend Chase Morland, last month at Oklahoma’s Kaw Lake on Sunday as a fierce winter weather system was hitting central

Dreaming at your desk about last week’s ski trip? Remembering your child’s face when she opened that “Star Wars” toy? Not remembering you have a meeting in 10 minutes? You are not alone. Doctors don’t officially have a name for this. There’s nothing specific in the official manual of mental disorders. But the Twitterverse calls

El Paso Pro-Musica Chamber Music Festival — El Paso Pro-Musica presents its annual festival Jan. 3-29 at various venues in El Paso and Las Cruces. Performers include Tempest Trio, Zuill Bailey, Ralph Kirschbaum, Shaie Wosner, and Paul Jacobs, as well as a performance of “Tales of Hemingway” in conjunction with El Paso Symphony Orchestra. Tickets

Construction on the future trolley route resumes Monday. The two loops will include 27 stops around town. According to the El Paso Streetcar Facebook page, the first closures will be on Stanton Street, Kansas Street and Father Rahm Avenue. Stanton from E. River to Arizona Ave. will be closed until February. No specific date was

A jackknifed semi causes closure of I-10 west early Monday morning. It happened just before the Vinton exit in northwest El Paso around 5 a.m. El Paso police told ABC-7 there were no other cars involved and no one was hurt. Police closed the freeway at Transmountain Road and forced all westbound traffic to exit

a crash involving a semi—has a portion of i-10 closed this morning—how this may affect your morning commute. it is the people’s facility. owned by the people. an armed militia in oregon says its taking a hard stand against government overreach–we have the latest in the standoff. it’s his official last year in office and

a crash involving a semi—has a portion of i-10 closed this morning—how this may affect your morning commute. it is the people’s facility. owned by the people. an armed militia in oregon says its taking a hard stand against government overreach–we have the latest in the standoff. it’s his official last year in office and

Hooper Vint scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half and added 12 rebounds for his second career double-double as UTEP edged North Texas, 84-75, on Sunday afternoon at the Haskins Center. The Miners (10-5, 2-0 C-USA) did what they had to do on the first weekend of Conference USA action – defend

A group of armed protesters have taken over a building in a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon. A spokesman for the group, Ammon Bundy, the son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who is well known for anti-government action, told CNN they are protesting the government’s control over the land. The standoff reportedly started after protesters

The Iowa caucuses are less than a month away. Sunday, new finger-pointing after a terrorism recruiting video featuring Donald Trump has surfaced. ABC’s Mary Bruce reports.

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” marched confidently into the new year, raking in an additional $88.3 million over the New Year’s weekend and topping the box office for a third week, according to studio estimates Sunday. In addition to setting a new high mark in New Year’s box office history, the record-busting film blew past

In the offices of the Inland Regional Center, Christmas did not come. Tinsel still festoons cubicles. A small tree with presents sits undisturbed. A sign-up sheet to bring in food remains empty of names. The staff was still gearing up for the holidays on Dec. 2, the day 14 people were massacred on the center’s

to his northeast community. after losing friends to violence… he’s promoting peace through an “all lives matter” initiative. 17-year-old shawn nixon organized yesterday’s event at skyline optimist park. supporters fired up the grill and even had events for the kids… including trust games where kids and adults had to depend on one another to achieve

were you prepared for the snow happens again? rick cabrera reminds you to stock up before you buckle up in this abc-7 listens. i have to admit … when i got this email from tx-dot and it’s public information officer blanca del valle a few weeks back … i sorta chuckled and skipped to the

three people are dead and more injured after a serious single vehicle rollover in far east el paso. it’s been weeks since paris was victim to deadly terrorist attacks, and while the city is recovering, it will take time for the physical and psychologial wounds to heal. and around the world, backlash to start the

Three people were taken to the hospital after a crash in Central El Paso Saturday night. It happened around seven Saturday evening on I-10 near Geronimo. We’re told a semi was involved in the crash. It’s unclear what happened and how severe the injuries are.

It was the tallest team in the nation facing off against the second tallest team. UC Irvine hosting NMSU in a final game before conference play. The Aggies stuck with the Anteaters all night long, but UC Irvine finished the game on an 8-0 run and the Aggies couldn’t respond. Ian Baker had a chance

paso fire department’s “crim against persons unit” i investigating what they call a suspicious death. it happened on the 1800 block of kentucky at around 4:30 this afternoon. abc-7’s jerry najera is live from the scene with the latest… here’s what we know so far. the fire happened after 4:30 this afternoon. once fire crews

Things are very different now, people have returned to the streets and locals say they can go about their lives comfortably, but a few noticeable changes remain. “There was a great show of military force, which is something I hadn’t seen before,” said Rosa Rodela, a local French teacher who travels regularly to France. She’s

new year, new law and possibly new sights on the street in texas… as open carry advocates and residents adjust to the changes. indian security forces engage in a firefight with attackers at an airforce base near the pakistani border… coming as diplomatic talks had been moving forward. and the miners playing their most important

blanca del valle a few weeks public information officer blanca del valle a few weeks back … i sorta chuckled and skipped to the next email. but then we had snowmageddon 2015. at the airport … the official measuring station we had more than 8 inches … making it the 6th largest snow event in

The Eastlake Falcon soccer team is the first team throughout Texas to travel to Spain to play friendly matches against the local spanish teams. The Boys and Girls varsity team took 7 months with multiple fundraisers to raise the money needed for this trip. The team took a 9 day trip across the pond to

eastlake varisty soccer team has done something no other team in texas has accomplished. traveled across the pond to play against some of the best competion in the world. abc 7’s luke lyddon has more. a trip that’s been 7 months in the making. “when he first brough it up to us about going to

mata with sports… the miners looking to celebrate the new year with a win in the conference usa opener vs rice… let’s go to the don .. the miners looking to make it 3 straight wins.. first half… miners on the break… dominic artis ahead to omega harris… money! later… how bout these moves by

baby in 2016. abc luke lyddon has their story. the dougherty family of 3 welcomed another addition to their family– but on a day they didnt expect. “a lot of the hospitals were full and there were a lot of babies being born so we didn’t think anything of him being the first one. but