Month: January 2016

A local pastor at Sunrise Baptist Church doesn’t agree with schools closing for Pope Francis’ visit to Juarez. “Let’s say we have a large Evangelist come into town and we want the same consideration and we don’t get it. It’s not an anger deal, we don’t get angry about it, we just feel it’s a

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The defending undisputed Western Athletic Conference Champion and four-consecutive WAC Tournament Champion NM State Aggies (11-8, 3-1) start their WAC Pacific road swing by visiting Seattle (7-10, 1-2) on Thursday for an 8 p.m. tipoff at KeyArena. The Aggies are coming off Saturday’s 80-62 triumph over Chicago State, while the Redhawks

El Paso County Judge Veronica Escobar told ABC-7 she has the authority to shut down the county, which means closing all courts, annexes and services on Feb. 17, but she has not made a decision yet because she said there are still some options she has to consider, such as safety and street closures. Escobar

New rules limit how long residents in Doa Ana County can have their dogs chained up. The county’s new animal-control ordinance went into effect Jan. 16 and aims at giving dogs relief from chains and tethers. The ordinance was approved by the Doa Ana County Board of Commissioners and will be enforced by Animal Control

The city employee union has filed an official grievance against the City of El Paso, alleging it owes employees tens of thousands of dollars in back grievance pay. “They’ve been cheated out of their longevity pay,” said David Guzman, a field representative for the local chapter of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal

KVIA is accepting resumes for a paid broadcast/digital producing internship. We offer real-world, hands-on experience with the goal of preparing producer candidates for full-time employment in our El Paso newsroom. The KVIA internship is open to currently enrolled college/university juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Preference will be given to students who plan to live and

The Ysleta, Socorro and El Paso school districts will close schools and offices on Feb. 17 , the day the pope visits Juarez. In a statement, YISD said it will close schools, “in anticipation of a substantial decrease in student and staff attendance due to the scheduled papal visit to Ciudad Juarez.” It goes on

Nearly 2,500 children will receive Pope Francis at a private hangar within Juarez’s airport whe he arrives in less than a month. Pope Francis is scheduled to end his trip to Mexico in Juarez on Feb. 17. Tuesday, the Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Juarez held its weekly news conference with new information and confirmation of

The judge overseeing the trial of former Cathedral High School baseball coach Michael Beltran determined that the audio recording of the DEA sting in a Target parking lot will be admitted into evidence. Beltran was arrested in December of 2012 and is accused of possession of cocaine. He resigned as coach at Cathedral High School

the taliban is claiming responsibility for an attack that killed dozens at a university in pakistan-we have the latest. sot full “he is beholde to no one how refreshing? plus—will sarah palin be donald trump’s secret weapon and what does the endorsement mean for ted cruz? / and el paso county’s three big school districts

ABC-7 received an email from a viewer asking why the flags at Old Glory Memorial in northeast El Paso were taken down. The email reads: “I went to show some ‘out-of-towners’ the flag memorial show piece we have in northeast. Well, they’ve added an ugly building, foundation for another and all the flags are gone.

DC Comics released the full-length trailer for the “Suicide Squad,” which hits theater in August. According to IMBD, “A secret government agency recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency.” To watch the trailer, click here. “Suicide Squad” stars Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn; Jared Leto as the Joker; Will

went three rounds deep in the 6-a playoffs last year… they opened the season a strong 16- 4… but americas is on a mission the trailblazers lost on opening night to onate… they haven’t lost since… they entered the game on a 22 game winning streak… let’s go to americas high school… and the blazers

went three rounds deep in the 6-a playoffs last year… they opened the season a strong 16- 4… but americas is on a mission the trailblazers lost on opening night to onate… they haven’t lost since… they entered the game on a 22 game winning streak… let’s go to americas high school… and the blazers

church. pope francis is scheduled to end his trip to mexico in juarez on february 17th. today the juarez catholic diocese held its weekly news conference with new information and confirmation of a special guest. abc-7’s jerry najera is live … rick estela juarez will be under the watchfull eyes of the world that wednesday

Three of the county’s largest school districts announced they will be giving all staff and students the day off for Pope Francis’ historic visit to Juarez on Feb. 17. But the biggest district of the three, El Paso ISD, carries much of the responsibility, which was the topic of discussion at Tuesday’s board meeting. The

The city lowered its flag to half-staff Tuesday in honor of former City Councilor Miguel Silva, who committed suicide Sunday. Silva, 55, served on council for eight years and taught at the Dona Ana Community College. In November 2015, he ran for mayor but was unable to unseat the incumbent, Ken Miyagishima. City council observed

The ethics attorney investigating the city’s aborted, controversial process to hire a new financial adviser will also be providing legal support to the city’s newly formed ethics commission. The commission will be examining an ethics complaint filed by local activist and blogger Jim Tolbert against City Representative Larry Romero and City Manager Tommy Gonzalez. “Because

City leaders learned Tuesday the city lost nearly one million dollars in federal funding for a roundabout project in Far East El Paso because city employees didn’t follow the rules. The city competes with other local governments on the Metropolitan Planning Organization for federal transportation funding. The intersection at Edgemere and R.C. Poe was supposed

Of the 36 dogs taken from an alleged hoarding house, 16 have been euthanized, officials with the Mesilla Valley Animal Services said Tuesday. Dr. Beth Vesco-Mock, director of Mesilla Valley Animal Services, told ABC-7’s New Mexico Mobile News room the 16 dogs, who ranged from puppies to adults, were euthanized with because of medical or

Post hardcore band At the Drive-In has tweeted for the first time in more than two years, sharing a video. The 15-second clip includes a graphic teasing news for Thursday, January 21. There was some confusion last year when the El Paso-based band was included in the lineup for the Rock on the Range festival

Officials with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Juarez launched a hotline to answer any questions one might have about Pope Francis’ visit in February. The call center will be able to answer questions in English, Spanish and Italian until the pope’s visit Feb. 17. The numbers to call are: (656) 617-72-72 (656) 617-81-81 (656)

Officers from the El Paso Police Department called the El Paso Fire Department after seeing a house on fire on the East Side. It was reported just after 1 a.m. at the 3100 block of Vogue street. According to the Fire Department, police officers saw flames and smoke coming from the back of a house.

Although a lot of people are excited about wind energy, few are excited about the pinwheel-shaped machines that often produce it. Branded as noisy, blamed for spoiling bucolic viewsand proven deadly to some bats and migrating birds, the giant, white-bladed horizontal axis wind turbines that now dot the landscape of the American West have earned

Pope Francis will be greeted by 2,500 children when he lands at the Juarez airport next month. In a press conference Tuesday, Father Hesiquio Trevizo said the pope will be greeted by a choir made up of 800 children and another 100 special needs children. Four orchestras will also be on hand to provide music

With the arrival of Pope Francis in Ciudad Juarez less than a month away, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials are expecting thousands of border crossers to take to El Paso’s ports of entry. “The volume of people we are going to get all at once is a big challenge,” said Ruben Jauregui, U.S. Customs

every year, hundreds of el pasoans come together to honor the legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. by participating in the y-w-c-a’s “race against racism.” participants not only get to enjoy a friendly marathon, they also learn about the y-w-c-a’s mission to eliminate racism and empower women. doppler — these runners enjoyed a beautiful

of dr. martin luther king junior. on tonight’s estela’s escuelas we take you to the robinson arroyo near rim road. the arroyo is a lot cleaner today thanks to several second graders. these girl scouts — who attend mesita elementary — turned their day off into a day of service and worked to improve their

The El Paso and Socorro Independent School Districts are expected to discuss making changes to the school calendar ahead of Pope Francis’ visit to Juarez. School board meetings are scheduled for both districts Tuesday evening. EPISD school board members could make a decision on a district-wide closure on February 17 to accommodate the pope’s visit

el paso police alert the fire department about a house fire — the details from our round the clock news team. / the excitement for the pope’s visit is building — weeks before his visit to juarez. today – we learn if borderland schools will cancel classes. / “”he’s a nasty guy. nobody lik him.