Month: March 2016

while crossing mesa near utep. that’s the latest in several pedestrian deaths in that area. only on abc-7, our maria garcia tells us what the city plans to do about it: 00-10 1:00-1:12 city representative peter svarzbein says it’s unacceptable that there have been several pedestrian deaths in the cincinnati area. he says it’s time

El Paso County sheriff’s officers are getting training in mixed martial arts (MMA) on Thursday and Friday. The training teaches approach techniques, immobilization and how to disarm someone with a gun or knife. The training also includes self-defense techniques, ground encounters with weapon retention, ground avoidance and ground escapes. The training is intended to keep

New Mexico State Police report that two prisoners escaped near Artesia late Wednesday night. The New Mexico Corrections Department says 29 year old Lionel Clah and 32 year old Joseph Cruz were being transported in a van between Roswell and Las Cruces when they somehow managed to escape. Clah was sentenced for armed robbery with

Update: A 17-year-old has been charged with murder following a six-vehicle crash last Friday, according to El Paso Police. This happened at 1:30 p.m. on the 1700 block of N. Stanton in west-central El Paso. Police said Aaron Roacho and his 16-year-old passenger were fleeing from a burglary of habitation they had just committed in

Conference USA regular season champion and No. 1 seed UTEP (25-3) opened play at the 2016 C-USA Tournament versus #8 seed UAB (16-15) in the quarterfinals Thursday morning. UTEP moves on with a 62-59 overtime escape against UAB. The win was extra special with Coach Keitha Adams celebrating a milestore. Adams got her 400 career

The City of El Paso Department of Public Health is warning residents of the dangers of consuming unpasteurized cheese. This is after a local man was hospitalized after eating goat cheese purchased from an unlicensed food vendor. After complaining of fever, joint pain, and fatigue, the man who is in his mid-sixties, tested positive for

The El Paso Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Warrants and Apprehension Unit along the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force arrested a man who was wanted for Murder. Pedro Martinez, 59, was taken into custody at the El Paso International Airport after he was extradited back to El Paso for a murder that occurred in 2008.

The city’s amnesty period provides a chance to pay off delinquent tickets while taking advantage of savings, before police conduct a warrant round up–but not everyone can afford to shell our the cash. “You’ll find that people are living in fear everyday,” El Paso attorney Fernando Chacon said. In October, a Buzzfeed investigation found people

UTEP Senior and basketball star Cameasha Turner is getting profiled by the American Sports Network. The Dallas native talks about how her love of basketball helped her through hard times during her childhood. To read the entire article, visit http://bit.ly/1XfK9sV.

6A Quarterfinals: Hobbs 37, Onate 65 5A Quarterfinals: Centennial 65, Roswell 61 3A Quarterfinals: Mesilla Valley Christian School 53, Lordsburg 57

Courtesy of Lee Moore’s 30 points and Earvin Morris’s 25, the UTEP Miners pulled out a win against FIU 85-77 to advance to the next round of the C-USA Tournament. The Miners led by 11 at the half, but watched it disappear as the Panthers tied the game up on more than one occasion late

On Wednesday, many remembered the anniversary of a bloody raid by Mexican revolutionaries in the border town of Columbus, New Mexico. 100 years ago, on March 9, 1916, a band of Mexican revolutionaries led by General Pancho Villa crossed the border from the southwest into Columbus. 18 Americans were killed by gunfire. An army of

The New Mexico Livestock Board has lifted the quarantine at Sunland Park Racetrack, following containment of a contagious horse-specific virus. Outside racehorses can now enter the racetrack – and the more than 1,600 horses that have been on site since the equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) outbreak began can now leave. A quarantine was first established January

Cleanup of the former Asarco site, which began nearly six years ago, is now within just months of coming to a close. The next step in the remediation process is to finalize a buyer for the property. The Asarco trustee told ABC-7 Wednesday negotiations with the University of Texas system and UTEP are “well along”

The second day of testimony continued in the murder trial of the man accused of killing an 11-month-old baby. Antonio Lopez is accused of fatally beating Jayla Beckley, a foster child in his care. Lopez allegedly took Jayla out of her crib and stomped her to death in 2012. Tuesday, the jury began watching a

100 years ago today a bloody raid led by mexican general pancho villa from palomas to the small bordertown of columbus, new mexico. 18 americans were killed. abc7s jamie warren spoke with families remembering the attack: she reports… … from our new mexico mobile newsroom. intro history doesnt say much about one woman by the

brand new developments in the antonio lopez trial. the jury has now seen all of his interrogation video. lopez is accused of brutally killing his 11-month-old foster child, jayla beckley. abc-seven’s jerry najera is live at the county courthouse. open it’s a story developing now.. as the jury watched that interview between detectives and lopez

already been three years since the asarco smokestacks came crashing down? some of you watched the demolition in person… others watched our live coverage here on abc-seven. the one- time copper smelter remains a part of el paso’s hostory… and tonight, a new chapter. … reporter darren hunt has a story you’ll see only on

the state.” they want to run for our purses. we have some of the largest purses in the state. some of the best thoroughbred racing in the state.” sunland park race track officials looking ahead to what they see as a brighter future. new tonight horses kept there can come and go freely. abc-seven is

Texas Avenue will close to all eastbound and westbound traffic at Kansas Street beginning on Thursday, March 10, 2016. The closure, which will last for approximately two weeks, is necessary to allow crews to continue underground utility work related to the El Paso Streetcar Project. San Antonio Avenue will re-open to east-west traffic at Kansas

El Paso Police have identified the man killed in a motorcycle crash Tuesday. This happened on the 500 block of East Redd in west El Paso around 9:30 a.m. Police state Michael Lambert, 28, was speeding westbound on Redd when he lost control of the 2005 CBR motorcycle. The motorcycle struck the curb and Lambert

“in the last week we have won 3 caucuses. 2 of them with record breaking turnouts” a split vote for the democrats in last night’s primary while the g-o-p front runner maintains his lead–we have the latest from the campaign trail../ vo it’s official–a special election will take place for representative larry romero’s seat on

The U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championships will take place this weekend in Portland, Oregon. And El Paso’s own Evonne Britton will be representing the Sun City in the 60-meter hurdles. The Chapin grad went on to star at Penn State, even winning a Big ten title in the 100-meter hurdles. Now she’s got her

The Mayor of El Paso has a new backup if he’s ever absent from official city business. City Representative Carl Robinson, who began serving Northeast El Paso back in 2009, was appointed Mayor Pro Tem during Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Robinson is replacing former City Rep. Larry Romero who resigned in December citing health reasons.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – New Mexico State sophomore Pascal Siakam was named the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year and joins teammate junior Ian Baker on the first team as the conference released the 2016 All-WAC Teams today. The duo led the Aggies (22-9, 13-1) to a repeat regular season WAC Championship and now

A 75-year-old man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for stabbing and killing his wife last August. Isaac Duarte, who will only have to serve half of his sentence, pleaded guilty Monday to murder in the slaying of his 66-year-old wife, Maria. Court documents stated that Duarte, then 74, waited for police and when

It was a busy day at the Doa Ana County Treasurer’s Office, as dozens filed for candidacy in the 2016 election. On Tuesday, everyone crowded into the treasurer’s office as candidates drew cards to find out the order they’d appear on the ballot. There are about a dozen positions up for grabs. They include state

El Paso Opera announced Tuesday that “Carmen,” which is set to take place March 17-19 in the Abraham Chavez Theatre, will no longer be conducted by Maestro Bohuslav Rattay of the El Paso Symphony Orchestra due to an unforeseen family emergency. Maestro Rattay has returned to Prague to be with his family during this tough

Start the countdown! City officials told ABC-7 Tuesday they expect the long-overdue $4.5 million San Jacinto Plaza renovation project to be completed in 10 days. City Capital Improvements Department Director Monica Lombrana said that March 18 is the new target date. That’s more than 14 months after what was considered the original completion date for

District Attorney Mark D’Antonio announced Tuesday that his office has filed charges against Doña Ana County Treasurer David Gutierrez. The charges were filed after county commissioners asked the district attorney to investigate Gutierrez after Gutierrez offered a woman working in his office $2,000 to have sex with him. D’Antonio said, “After a thorough investigation, I