Month: January 2016

Ski Apache has recorded 126 inches of snow fall this year, making it one of the top three resorts for the state with the most snowfall. Thanks to El Nino winter storms continue to hit Ski Apache and Ruidoso, New Mexico. Skiers on the slopes say it’s some of the best snow Ski Apache has

The Ysleta School District is considering shutting down the Robert F. Kennedy Pre-Kindergarten Center. The center in the Lower Valley is currently operating at half-capacity. But that doesn’t mean YISD’s universal Pre-K isn’t popular. Mother Jennifer Cano enrolled her four-year-old son in the RFK Pre-Kindergarten Center last fall. “I love the school,” Cano said. “He’s

Pope Francis will be racking up a lot of miles while he visits Mexico, and he will do it in five different popemobiles. The Mexican Conference of Bishops Sunday reviewed the routes the pope will follow as he travels in each city. Officials said two popemobiles arrived from the United States and are stored at

Las Crucens are mourning the sudden loss of a former city councilor. Police told ABC-7’s New Mexico Mobile Newsroom Miguel Silva, 55, committed suicide Sunday. “He was just a human being who loved a lot of people,” said former city councilor Dolores Connor. “I’m very sad he couldn’t reach out a little bit more to

Britain’s prime minister is feeling the heat after he said Muslim women must learn English, or else face being deported David Cameron pledged more than $28 million dollars to teach English to Muslim women as a way to fight extremism, social isolation and discrimination. Some 190,000 Muslim women in England speak little or no English.

Nicaraguan-American singer-songwriter, Tony Melendez, is scheduled to perform at the Sun Bowl celebration marking Pope Francis’ visit to the Borderland, according to officials with the Catholic Diocese of El Paso. According to his official website, Tony was born without arms because his mother was prescribed Thalidomide, a drug used to help calm morning sickness, during

What if you want to see Pope Francis with your own eyes and not on a video screen at the Sun Bowl, but you don’t have a ticket to the mass in Juarez? What’s your best bet to get across the border and get a glimpse of him? With only 5,000 tickets available to the

Preparations are underway for Pope Francis’ visit to Juarez in February. Bishop Mark J. Seitz, of the Diocese of El Paso, and El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser held a news conference Monday to give El Pasoans an updated on Pope Francis’ visit to Juarez. The Diocese said it rented the Sun Bowl Stadium, where it

The cold, dust-blown prison yard where inmates are welding a new steel bell tower for the Feb. 17 visit of Pope Francis is a microcosm of the changes that have brought hope to the once-infernal border city of Ciudad Juarez, both inside and outside the walls. Some see the pontiff’s visit as a capstone on

The Vatican says it will ensure that its supply chains don’t use forced labor after a forum of some of the world’s biggest supermarket chains and food manufacturers announced new efforts to slave-proof their own supply chains. Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican’s top finance official, unveiled the new policy at a gathering Sunday of The

Vienna’s cardinal said on Monday that he is in touch with a man condemned to die in Texas this week, and that Pope Francis is following the case, too. Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn told reporters at the Vatican that he has been in close touch with Richard Masterson, who is scheduled to be executed on Wednesday.

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Parishioners who can’t go to Juarez to see Pope Francis in person next month still have the chance to see him on the big screen in El Paso. Friar Jose Ramirez, at Saint Francis of Assisi, confirms Catholic churches across El Paso are giving discounted tickets to parishioners to view the Pope’s mass at the

Update: Special Traffic Investigators responded to assist with the investigation of a fatal traffic collision at 6500 N. Mesa. A 2001 Chevrolet Trail Blazer driven by 37 year old Kristi Anne Moss was Northbound on Mesa when she was struck by a 2008 Hyundai Entourage that entered Mesa St. from a private drive without yielding

A Southwest Airlines plane was forced to make and emergency landing after passengers started smelling smoke. The plane took off from Houston and was headed to Orange County, California. Officials say 131 passengers were aboard the plane. The plane landed safely at El Paso International Airport early Sunday morning. The El Paso Fire Department inspected

Fueled by Cameasha Turner’s 18 points, Taylor’s 15 and 13 more points from Nash, the Lady Miners clinched their 14th win of the season over UTSA. The Miners defeated their conference opponent 62-55 and the 14-1 record matches the best start in program history, with the 2012-13 and 2006-07 squads also achieving the feat.

The New Mexico State Aggies got double-digit scoring from four players and a season-high 10 blocked shots on the way to an 80-62 victory over Chicago State Saturday night at the Pan American Center. The Aggies (11-8, 3-1) won their 30th consecutive Western Athletic Conference home game, while the Cougars (4-16, 0-4) suffered their 16th

Schools EPISD YISD Socorro ISD Canutillo ISD Anthony ISD San Elizario ISD Las Cruces Public Schools NMSU (administrative offices) DACC(administrative offices) UTEP EPCC UTEP Students will return to campus Tuesday, Jan. 19 to begin the Spring 2016 semester. The UTEP Office of Student Life will host “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Day of Remembrance”

One person is recovering in the hospital after a rollover Sunday morning. It happened at 9:45 A.M on the intersection of Joe Battle Blvd. and Vista Del Sol Dr. Sheriff’s deputies say the driver was traveling north-bound on Joe Battle Blvd when the driver tried to avoid a cat on the road. The driver then

For the week of January 17th: Closures near Mesa: Daytime closure from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17: The westbound right lane, including the shoulder, will be closed from the North Mesa Street overpass to the Thorn Avenue overpass. The North Mesa Street on-ramp to I-10 westbound will be closed. Daytime closure from

been getting some unwanted calls? you are not alone. rick cabrera shares some tips in abc-7 listens. i don’t know if it’s happening more than before … but it sure seems like we are hearing about it more than ever. unsolicited calls on your cell phone! karmella emailed us this week after being harassed by

the search continues today for the 12 marines missing after two helicopters collide just off the coast of hawaii. / two new terrorism arrests this morning – as more americans and residents are charged with aiding terror groups. and the legal fees are definitely adding up in the aftermath of the university medical center –

Christian Wilson scored a career-high 25 points, including 12 over the final 15 minutes as UTSA overcame a 15-point deficit and beat UTEP, 71-67, onSaturdayat the Convocation Center. UTEP (10-8, 2-3 C-USA) led 52-37 when Lee Moore hit a free throw with 14:48 remaining.After that, the Roadrunners (4-14, 2-3 C-USA) outscored the Miners 34-15 and

Doa Ana County Sheriff’s detectives are looking for information related to the attempted abduction of a 12-year-old boy and a separate, possibly related, incident involving a teenage girl. Sheriff’s deputies say on Christmas Day they were called to an area near Apodaca and Snow Road south of Las Cruces after a couple reported that their

Fire officials are crediting a 5-year-old boy with helping warn his family that their house was on fire. This happened around 9:20 Saturday morning on the 8300 block of Mt. Baldy in northeast El Paso. Fire officials told our photographer on scene that the young boy woke up the family after seeing the fire. That’s

Phone scammers and ‘spoofers’ seem to be making a comeback in the Borderland with residents noticing more fraudulent calls pretending to be from legitimate sources. “I’ve been getting strange calls,” said one resident. “I don’t answer them.” Across the region, people are getting calls from numbers they don’t recognize, but can seem local or official.

According to Minerrush.com UTEP has signed their new defensive coordinator in Tom Mason from Hawaii. Ken Flajole was expected to take the open position, but instead accepted a position with the Philadelphia Eagles. Jeff Casteel also turned down a deal on Wednesday, so the door was open for Mason. Previously, Mason was the defensive coordinator

Martha Estrada teaches at the Sanchez State Jail in far east El Paso. Estrada was recognized as a statewide runner-up for being one of the best correctional educators in the state. The award is given to one teacher out of more than 550 employed across the state in 92 jails and prisons. ABC-7’s Evan Folan

Million of dollars worth of seized items are stuck in police department warehouses across the state of New Mexico. The state passed the the New Mexico Forfeiture Act which states that all seized items must be turned over to the state treasurer’s office. According to the treasurers office, the law was put in place to

Three candidates are vying for the position of district attorney in the upcoming county election and the high-profile Daniel Villegas case could play a huge role in the election. Jaime Esparza is the current District Attorney. Attorneys Leonard Morales and Yvonne Rosales are running against the incumbent of more than 20 years. Daniel Villegas spent