Month: March 2016

The El Paso Chihuahuas and their Major League Affiliate put on a great show in front of a sold out crowd at Southwest University Park Thursday night. The Chihuahuas put up a fight, but fell to the San Diego Padres 13-9 in 9 innings. Both teams combined for 38 hits, 22 combined runs and 8

Representatives from the San Diego Padres and El Paso Chihuahuas met Thursday, but the topic wasn’t baseball, it was business. Both the Padres and the Chihuahua play in border cities. The discussion centered around using baseball to unify the regions and create bi-national teams. “We came out of this meeting with some great ideas,” said

Students in the Las Cruces Public School District will be able to ride the bus on Friday. A judge granted LCPS a temporary restraining order against Student Transportation Services and the Las Cruces Transportation Federation. LCTF was threatening to strike after their contract with STS ended Thursday. Officials said they were forced to drive crowded

Abc-7 is learning new information about the man who was arrested by the U.S Marshals this week. Eduardo Soliz was arrested for a string of burglaries throughout El Paso.Our Abc-7 I-team has uncovered documents that reveal alarming new information about the homes he targeted. Soliz was arrested for burglaries in El Paso and Socorro. He

Members of the 1966 Texas Western College men’s basketball team are headed to Houston this weekend, where they will be part of Final Four activities and be recognized during halftime of the second semifinal game between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Syracuse Orange. Friday, April 1 Team members will arrive in Houston and

Fans got the chance to get up close and personal with players and coaches of the 2016 Chihuahuas and San Diego Padres Thursday, all in the name of charity. The Chihuahuas Foundation hosted the First Pitch Luncheon at the Convention Center Thursday morning, with net proceeds benefiting the YMCA of El Paso and the Chihuahuas

KVIA-TV and FOX Sports San Diego are partnering up to televise the El Paso Chihuahuas exhibition game versus the San Diego Padres. The game, which will be carried on Fox Sports San Diego, will be televised on the El Paso – Las Cruces CW March 31st with the first pitch slated for 6:35 p.m. “The

Rates for customers in El Paso Electric’s Texas service territory will increase beginning Friday, April 1, 2016, EPE announced Thursday. It stated customers will see the increase in their utility bills as early as Tuesday, April 5, 2016. The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) approved the interim rates outlined in the settlement agreement between

Ascarate Park is preparing for a big event, branded the Sun City Fair. “We as a company put on fairs and festivals around the county,” said Brian Ellsworth, general manager for Universal Fairs based in Tennessee. “You know, sometimes people call us, say ‘Hey man, we haven’t had an event like a fair or festival

A school bus carrying six students was involved in a crash Thursday morning in Horizon City, Socorro Independent School District officials confirm. This happened at North Darrington and Roslyn Drive before at 7:20 a.m. Three vehicles were involved. Horizon Police said the SISD bus was fully stopped at a stop sign about to turn right

They’re being called the most sweeping changes in 11 years, but some say the revisions are watering down the SAT’s academic standards. For decades, the standardized test has been considered a benchmark used by American colleges and universities to recruit freshman students. Traditionally challenging, the new SAT will now eliminate penalties for wrong answers and

Music Under the Stars will have a new look in 2016, at least for half of the season. The Museums & Cultural Affairs Department announced Wednesday that the annual music series will be held both at the Chamizal National Memorial and Cohen Stadium in Northeast El Paso. The move comes after El Paso City Council

one man is dead after a head-on collision in las cruces–the latest details from our new mexico mobile newsroom. also in new mexico— firefighters continue to battle a fire that has destroyed more than 100-acres in the ruidoso mountains. ” donald trump’s campaign manager under arrest, donald trump himself, under fire, i’m abc’s meghan hughes,

FRISCO, Texas – Northwestern State senior Janelle Perez, a graduate of Horizon High School, was honored as the Southland Conference Women’s Basketball Student-Athlete of the year on Wednesday. Perez was a member of the 2011-12 Horizon team that went all the way to the Elite Eight in the state playoffs before falling to Mansfield Summit

There’s been five carjackings just this month. A second man has been arrested in connection Wednesday. That leaves three thieves, possibly more, at large. Lorenzo Abiel, 23, was arrested for aggravated robbery at a Northeast convenience store. St. Patrick’s Day a man sat in his car at a 7-11. Police say that’s when Abiel, asked

and grow it in future years. so can it work? abc-7’s andrew j. polk took a look at the set-up: :29 :36 :48 ascarate park is preparing for a big event, put on by the county, but branded the sun city fair. “w as a company put on fairs and festivals around the county. you

roadways lately? does it seem people are driving worse? if you feel that way, you’re not alone. abc-7’s maria garcia is live with a story … you’ll see only on abc-7. we asked the el paso police department for numbers of crashes investigated. these red and blue lines show crashes for 2013 and 2014. not

wildfire would burn down ruidoso high school. as we speak…; there’s a public meeting underway in the very building. that’s because a lot of progress was made overnight to save the school. state officials say the “moon mountain” fire is still only 40 percent contained… but they expect to get a much better grip on

Las Cruces students who take the bus to and from school may need to find a different mode of transportation come Friday . The union representing school bus drivers in the Las Cruces Public School District unanimously voted to strike Tuesday . It’s still unclear if and when the strike will happen, but the drivers

New Mexico State University police are investigating a crash that killed a motorcyclist near campus Tuesday night. A campus officer tried pull over Matthew Lee Richter, 23, after he allegedly ran a red light at the intersection of University Avenue and Solano Drive, but Richter allegedly sped away. Richter was allegedly speeding when he rode

A public meeting is being held in the same building many feared a wildfire would burn down just 24 hours ago. A lot of progress was made overnight to save Ruidoso High School from the Moon Mountain Fire, which is only 40 percent contained. Officials expect to get a much better grip on it since

Former El Paso Mayor Ralph Seitsinger, who celebrated his 100th birthday earlier this year, has died. Seitsinger died at Wednesday morning at the Hospice El Paso Compassionate Care Center, his daughter Carol told ABC-7. Seitsinger was mayor from 1961-1963. The memorial service will be from 5-9 p.m. April 8 at Martin Funeral Home on the

Easter Sunday was a just a normal day for Victoria Perez and her two daughters. “I went to church and we had an Easter egg hunt,” said Chloe Salazar, Perez’s 7-year-old daughter. The family came home from church and and enjoyed some grilled food like most on the holiday. Once everyone left, Perez started vacuuming.

Using night vision technology, Border Patrol agents on horses were able to track down two Mexicans attempting to smuggle nearly 100 pounds of marijuana near Lordsburg, N.M. The two men, who were initially seen walking north from the U.S.-Mexico border, were found sitting on two large burlap sacks before being taken into custody Monday morning.

A partnership between the military, El Paso’s University Medical Center and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center brings dozens of Army orthopedic surgeons to El Paso. The training that the surgeons receive in the operating rooms at UMC helps prepare them to treat soldiers wounded in combat operations overseas. ABC-7 was allowed to watch an

The Doa Ana County Sheriff’s unveiled new uniforms for its deputies Wednesday. The uniforms are designed to be more comfortable and functional, according to a news release. The Class B uniform is made with a lighter material and will be tan and olive green instead of the former uniform, which was was tan and navy

A tractor-trailer hauling a full load of soda drove off Interstate 25 before crashing into an arroyo near the town of Doa Ana. The crash caused the fizzy drink to explode out of the front of the trailer and spill onto the New Mexican desert about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday north of Las Cruces. The unidentified

Students in the Borderland and across the state of Texas are taking this year’s STAAR, or “State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness” test, now in it’s fourth year. Some changes are meant to make the test less stressful, but they also come with tougher requirements. So are schools and students concerned about the increasing

A West Side day spa caught on fire early Wednesday morning. The fire was reported just before 4:45 a.m. in the Coronado Shopping Center on the 5900 block of North Mesa near Sunland Park Drive. Emergency crews told ABC-7 there were no injuries. ABC-7’s ‘Round the Clock crew on the scene observed that the fire

to repair broken bones. dozens of army surgeons are brought to the sun city for training in orthopedics — that they will take with them to help wounded soldiers overseas. i had a chance to talk with orthopedic surgery residents – and watch them operate. some of you may find this video hard to watch.