Month: January 2016

The University of Texas at El Paso is encouraging all Miners fans to recognize the 1966 Texas Western College basketball team by wearing orange on Fridays. This is in anticipation of the commemorative 50th anniversary game that will be played at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, in UTEP’s Don Haskins Center. Businesses big and small,

7-day saturday guest: todd davis friday, saturday, sunday and we’ll be right back! sarah palin hitting the campaign trail with donald trump — as the

There’s nothing like the feeling of coming in first place and the Santa Teresa High School engineering club did just that winning the top spot in New Mexico — for the Verizon App Challenge. That is why they are this week’s Community Champions sponsored by Southwest University. The school’s Technology Student Association won 5-thousand dollars

Police are investigating a threat made on social media against students at Chapin High School on Wednesday afternoon. EPPD said a 16-year-old male is in custody and charges are pending. In a Facebook post, the boy allegedly wrote “im going to shoot up chapin high school tomorrow.” Police said the boy is being referred to

The Ysleta Independent School District will open the very first, all-girls public school this fall and nearly 500 girls have applied to the Young Women’s Leadership Academy. YWLA will be located at Ranchland Middle School at 7615 Yuma Drive, in El Paso’s lower valley. Principal Malinda Villalobos said the vetting process to choose 250 girls

students can expect to see more officers around campus today after a threat on social media… / a new all girls academy is coming to the borderalnd–we’ll tell you how students are being chosen and when the school is expected to open. “i’m not walking away. i wa pushed away” only four days left until

Wednesday afternoon South El Paso traffic moves along like any other day. Kids enjoyed a day at the park after school while people went out for a walk. But, many don’t know on the day of the pope’s visit their everyday routine will change. “The neighborhood that we’re closing down, the downtown neighborhood, there will

what el paso police say will happen for some parts of the segundo barrio during the pope’s visit. residents are concerned. officials say it’s for their safety. abc-7’s jerry najera was at a community meeting where police laid out the details jerry? rick estela police officials are saying they are worried hundreds of people will

City Representative Claudia Ordaz faces an ethics complaint stemming from text messages from her private phone she voluntarily turned over last year. Government watchdog Barbara Carrasco filed the complaint Monday morning. In it, she accuses Ordaz of breaking the law by disclosing economic development negotiation issues discussed during a council executive session. “Executive sessions are

The City of El Paso is rapidly preparing for Pope Francis’s visit next month.Tuesday, the city announced plans to close city hall, city offices and several streets–including the Segundo Barrio neighborhood. That’s where a community meeting was held Wednesday afternoon. Residents who live in this area will be affected in one way or another that

The trial is now underway for one of the people accused of a grisly murder in late 2014. Thomas McNair was charged with murder after a burned body was found in the basement of an abandoned downtown building at 101 Mesa in September of 2014. Jurors heard and saw the graphic details of the crime

Spread of the EHV-1 virus at Sunland Park Racetrack, where at least 14 horses are infected, understandably has horse owners throughout the Borderland worried about their own animals. The dumping of horse manure from a quarantined training center near Sunland Park Racetrack has an Upper Valley horse owner concerned her own horses could possibly get

In response to a series of complaints, New Mexico’s secretary of education is seeking legal action against the Las Cruces Public School Board of Trustees. In a letter to trustees, Secretary of Education Hanna Skandera said her office has received complaints regarding the behavior of the board both individually and collectively, including allegations of Open

The City of El Paso hosted the first of three community meetings to discuss plans for Pope Francis’ visit to Juarez. All three meetings will be in the Segundo Barrio neighborhood, which is the area the city will shut down during the pope’s visit next month. The proximity of the pope’s scheduled Mass location in

way to get it together on the road… the team is back to work… they’ve got southern miss on thursday… they’ve shon improvement in some areas but… really the biggest issue has been consistency from each player… and coach floyd is not mincing words about the state of the team… “he haven’t been the most

If you’ve ever wondered what to do with empty glass bottles at your home, why not pulverize them? The City of El Paso on Wednesday opened a glass-recycling center that pulverizes glass containers for use in garden landscaping and any other home beautification projects. Currently on cannot put glass into the recycling bins that are

The secretary of the New Mexico Department of Education is threatening to suspend the Las Cruces Public School Board for alleged violations of the open meetings act,if the board fails to undergo specific training. All nine alleged violations are detailed in a three page letter written by Secretary Hannah Skandera to the school board members.

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from our round the clock news team— two hospitalized after a fire breaks out at a mobile home — we have the details in a live report. also from our round the clock team—one person is taken to the hospital after being stabbed on the westside. “im glad to see the end o this.. hopefully

One person has been airlifted to Lubbock after being burned during a house fire in San Elizario. The fire broke out around 1:40 a.m. Wednesday, on the 300 block of Fulbrook Avenue. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office told ABC-7 that the victims are a 51-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman.The victims were initially taken

West El Paso resident Dominic Bowcutt sits next to his toddler daughter and holds her hand as they slip down the slide at Mission Hills Park. Bowcutt keeps his eye on her, as well as the park itself. “Here at the park sometimes, these canopies will get blown down by the wind,” he said, referring

we begin with round the clock coverage from san elizario. that’s where a mobile home went up in flames overnight… on the 300 block of fulbrook avenue. good morning el paso’s denise olivas is live on the scene with more… denise? firefighters have left the scene here on fulbrook. the fire marshal though is still

closed down a sunset heights playground to fix the slides. while talking to the park superintendent — i learned there’s an app to help you report problems at city facilities. that part of the story is new this morning: nats: steph: dominic bowcutt knows his daughter has fun at mission hills park. nats: steph: dominic

Doa Ana County Sheriff Kiki Vigil and County Manager Julia Brown faced each other once again Tuesday before a judge to determine who will take control of the county jail. After more than an hour of back and forth between attorneys, Judge Manuel Arrieta determined a temporary restraining order that forced Vigil and his deputies

Dona Ana County commissioners voted unanimously to make January 30th “Lou Henson Day.” Henson coached the Aggies to their only Final Four appearance in 1970. Last year, he was inducted into College Basketball Hall of Fame. Lou Henson Day will coincide with the Lou Henson Classic, which features NMSU and UT-Rio Grande Valley. Tip-off is

The Canutillo Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to go ahead with classes February 17, 2016, the day Pope Francis visits Juarez. Trustee Adrian Medina tells ABC-7 the vote on “Option 1,” ended in a 3-3 tie. This option called for the district to respect the existing calendar and remain closed Monday, Feb.

hoops… el paso home school taking on cathedral… let’s go to cathedral high school… that’s tony harper… going for win number 973… and that’s doppler dave… he’s the athletic director homeschool… ep homeschool got off to a good start… tony henninger… sticks the three there … he was feling it early on… henninger again …

mike beltran.. beltran has elected to resign from the el paso athletic hall of fame… beltran, who you see here in the black suit, was convicted of cocaine possession last week…last night the hall of fame membership voted to remove beltran if he did not resign… his plaque will be taken down from the don

The City of El Paso announced the closure of City Hall, city offices as well as several streets the day Pope Francis’ visit to Juarez. City officials said during a news conference Tuesday that the changes are in the interest of public safety, health and welfare. City council also approved city manager to sign all

A court document obtained by the ABC-7 New Mexico Mobile Newsroom revealed Doa Ana County paid $68,000 to the county employee whom County Treasurer David Gutierrez allegedly offered $1,000 for sex. Commissioners Tuesday said they were disappointed Gutierrez refused to resign, even after admitting he made a mistake. “It’s very disappointing to me that we