Month: January 2016

A man police said tried to steal a pickup Monday evening didn’t know there was some precious cargo in the back seat. Joseph Gaytan, Jr., 28, was allegedly intoxicated when he jumped into the truck while an 8-year-old boy sat in the backseat and the owner and another man attached the truck to a trailer.

The voter-approved Hispanic cultural center will be housed within the Abraham Chavez Theatre building, and community residents have pledged to raise more than $20 million to offset the cost of the quality of life bond signature project. City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved designating the Mexican American Cultural Center at the Abraham Chavez building, an

The ban on racing at Sunland Park Racetrack, due to the spread of the EHV-1 virus, remains in effect. Sunland Park officials told ABC-7 Tuesday the number of horses believed to be infected has risen from five to 14. “Obviously, it’s something that none of us has ever experienced in the state of New Mexico

In addition to closing schools the day Pope Francis visits Juarez, the El Paso Independent School District announced that 10 schools in El Paso’s South Side will have an early release the day before and late start the day after. The district spokesman said the change in scheduling is for preparations and cleanup. The schools

A woman who was severely injured in a crash Jan. 16 in Northeast El Paso had died. The early morning rollover sent the 28-year-old woman to the hospital to life threatening injuries. According to police, the unidentified woman lost control of her car causing it to rollover several times. She was not wearing a seat

Investigators are looking into a fire that broke out Tuesday morning at an empty home that is under construction. Neighbors called 911 after seeing smoke and flames coming from the home about 2:30 a.m. at 6572 Berringer Street in Northwest El Paso. EMS dispatch told ABC-7 there were no occupants in the home, and there

El Paso City Council will discuss the possible closures Downtown for the pope’s visit to Juarez Feb 17. The city is trying to decide if city offices will be closed, including city hall. Council could also authorize city manager Tommy Gonzalez to spend up to $50,000 on additional public safety services. Also on the agenda

Once one of the city manager’s most vocal supporters, City Representative Cortney Niland once again chastised Tommy Gonzalez during Monday’s city council meeting. Council approved the rest of the $473 million quality-of-life bond projects, but tensions rose over a specific project: an Olympic-style competition pool in West El Paso. “Whose fault is it that (work

The El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame board voted Monday to ask former coach Mike Beltran to resign. Beltran, 65, was tried and convicted cocaine possession, stemming from his arrest during a DEA drug sting back in 2012. Beltran maintains he never bought or used cocaine “The verdict, I’ll accept it, but I don’t agree

ABC-7 is seeking two participants who are willing to commit to losing weight with the help of Planet Fitness. If you would like us to help you lose weight this year send us a photo, the reason why you should be chosen and your contact information (name, address, email and phone number) to KVIA@KVIA.com. Participants

El Paso firefighters were called out to an empty home on fire in northwest El Paso Tuesday morning. Neighbors called 911 when they saw smoke and flames coming from 6572 Berringer Street around 2:30 a.m. When our ‘Round the Clock news team arrived on the scene the fire was under control. No one was living

from our round the clock news team—a fire breaks out at a home in northwest el paso overnight –we’ll have the details. plus—the plans for the hispanic cultural center will be unveiled today –what the city is envisioning for the abraham chavez theater. / sot full “i’ve been around a long time. people have thrown

UPDATE: I-10 East at Yarbrough Now Open After Multi-Vehicle Crash I-10 East was shut down in East El Paso early Monday morning after a semi crashes into several vehicles on the freeway. The vehicles included a tractor trailer, two sheriff’s units, and a construction truck. The crash happened just before 5 a.m. near the Lomaland

UPDATE: Police say65-year-old Javier Arrellano Quinones is charged with one count of murder in the death of William John Wolff. Quinones is identified as the victim’s former father-in-law. According to investigators, Wolff was awarded custody of his 2-year-old daughter, but his ex-wife, 35-year-old Erika Wolff, fled to Mexico with the child. Police confirm arrests warrants

The El Paso City Council voted to move forward with the remaining 2012 street improvement projects. It stopped progress after it was revealed the city repaved streets not originally authorized by council late last year. Council authorized spending $5.9 million to complete the resurfacing projects and $23 million in reconstruction projects in progress. Originally, voters

County commissioners voted unanimously to prohibit concealed handguns, and those carried openly, inside the El Paso County Courthouse. “The problem with courthouses is that you’re dealing with some of the worst people on their best day, and some of the best people on their worst day,” said County Commissioner Andrew Haggerty. Commissioners met in executive

One of the county’s biggest recent projects may be starting to see results. But with more expenses coming and less than two months on the books, others say it’s way too soon to call it anything besides a work in progress. The county’s Criminal Justice Coordination Department, often called pretrial services, has been in full

The former deputy to Dona Ana County Treasurer David Gutierrez is speaking out now that she plans on taking over his position in the upcoming November election. ABC-7 got a hold of a complaint that states Jill Johnson was forced to resign after blowing the whistle on misconduct by Gutierrez in 2011. Johnson says her

The continuous battle to bring grass back to Fort Bliss continues, however studies reveal another obstacle. UTEP geology professors studied the cemetery’s land, which revealed salt in the soil which could make it more difficult to grow grass. Since the removal of the grass in 2007, veterans have fought to bring the grass back. The

A Texas investigation into Planned Parenthood on Monday culminated in an indictment — of the organization’s accusers instead of the group. The Harris County District Attorney’s office announced that Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast had been cleared in the two-month-long investigation. But the grand jury did indict two individuals who were involved in making secret recordings

Westbound Griggs Avenue from Main Street to Church Street will experience a lane closure for approximately two weeks beginning at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Jan 26, related to work on the Downtown Plaza project. The work start date was originally scheduled for Jan. 25 but had to be moved back one day. Access to residences and

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – New Mexico State guard Ian Baker was named the Western Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week after his outstanding play and heroic performance last week. The 6-0 junior from Washington D.C. picked up his first-ever WAC Player of the Week honor. He averaged 15.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0

On Sunday around 8:30 p.m., New Mexico State Police responded to a hit and run pedestrian fatality near mile marker 2 on State Road 478, just south of O’Hara Road, in Anthony.The preliminary investigation indicated Ruben Benjamin Valenzuela 22, of El Paso, TX, was walking southbound on State Road 478 and was struck by an

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – New Mexico State and Wichita State signed an agreement to make up their postponed men’s basketball game on Monday, Feb. 15. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. at Koch Arena in Wichita, Kan. NM State and WSU were originally slated to meet on Dec. 28, but winter weather canceled the Aggies’

A team of computer science faculty from The University of Texas at El Paso has been awarded a highly competitive $3.9 million Scholarship For Service (SFS) grant from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Homeland Security. The funding will give scholarships to 28 bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. computer science students over the next

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the utep mba program is excited to announce a new mba concentration and joint certificate in business informatics for healthcare. through a partnership with ut health science center houston- school of bioinformatics, utep mba students can elect to take three online courses in bioinformatics from thought leaders in the field. the certificate in business informatics

At approximately 9:41 a.m. on Monday Jan. 25, the El Paso Fire Department was dispatched to a condition 2 fire at the 7600 block of Acapulco Ave. when a firefighter traveling to a nearby station saw smoke and called 9-1-1. Upon arriving on the scene, crews found heavy smoke and flames coming from the back

The El Paso City Council will consider an unscheduled performance evaluation of City Manager Tommy Gonzalez before an ethics investigator finishes a review of the aborted search for a new financial adviser. In the special meeting on Monday, Council is slated to talk about a “personnel matter” regarding Gonzalez. “I’ve lost faith and trust in