Month: March 2016

stones and removing tumors — without surgery. university medical center has new equipment — and a unique partnership — that is helping dozens in the region. we’re taking a look at the “spyglass” – new this morning and only on abc- seven: this isn’t outer space — this is inside the human body! a camera

Starting on Friday many school districts will be on spring break. A full week off of school means a lot of downtime for students, but the City of El Paso has several educational and fun events to offer. Below are the following events. Spring break camps hosted by City Museums: El Paso Museum of Archaeology

Two crashes in far east El Paso county closed a portion of I-10 early Friday morning. According to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Department, the first crash happened just after 2 a.m. on I-10 east near Eastlake Boulevard. The Sheriff’s Office said a Ford Mustang hit a BMW. One of the drivers in that incident

from our round the clock news team–one person is recovering in the hospital this morning after being stabbed at an east side convenience store. “/ he referred to my hands if they are small, something else must be small. i guarantee you there is no problem. the bad blood among the candidates flowed freely at

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has signed legislation aimed at protecting farmers and ranchers from nuisance lawsuits by neighbors amid encroachment of urban sprawl. Martinez was in Clovis on Wednesday to announce her approval of the legislation sponsored by Republican Sen. Stuart Ingle. The law ensures new neighbors cannot sue

The New Mexico State Legislature convenes in regular sessions on the third Tuesday in January each year. The Legislature meets for 60 days in odd-numbered years and 30 days in even-numbered years. Between regular sessions, legislators serve on interim committees that study a variety of issues. The Legislature is composed of a 70-member House of

It’s gotten more than 2,000 likes and hundreds of comments on KVIA.com’s Facebook page. It’s the picture that shows one of the fountains at the Fountains of Farah overflowing with bubbles. ABC-7 spoke with management at the Fountains and they suspect it was a prank. People ABC-7 spoke with on Thursday have different opinions about

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Cameasha Turner (13 points), Starr Breedlove (12 points) and Chrishauna Parker (12 points) all hit double figures in scoring but homestanding UTSA shot 47.8 percent from the floor to derail No. 25 UTEP, 69-64, in the regular-season finale for both squads Thursday. It was a back-and-forth game with four ties and

more than 2- thousand likes and hundreds of comments. this was the scene at the fountains of farah this morning. it looks like a bubble bath on steroids!! what caused it … or better yet … who made that mess? abc-7’s jerry najera is live with the story … rick estela it’s crazy how many

Canutillo ISD met with members of the community Thursday night. The goal was the get their feedback on options the district is considering for its schools. Canutillo is growing in some areas, shrinking in others. The district spoke with people who are open to change, but completely against closing schools. People filled Canutillo High’s auditorium,

Picking up right where they left off, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio barked fresh rounds of insults at each other in a Republican presidential debate Thursday night that also featured a crude sexual reference from Trump – and just a bit of new discussion of policy. Rubio justified his attacks on Trump by

A volunteer teacher at a Las Cruces Catholic School was sentenced in a Las Cruces District Court Thursday morning after pleading guilty to having a sexual relationship with a teenage student. Gary Vau, 32, pleaded guilty to three counts of Criminal Sexual Penetration in the Fourth Degree and one count for Tampering with Evidence. Vau

YISD will soon become a “Nike district.” YISD announced a five-year deal with sports gear giant, Nike, and sports apparel company, BSN. YISD was approached by Nike, which Superintendent Xavier De La Torre says is very rare for a high school district. Frisco ISD, near Dallas is the only other school district with a similar

The office of the State Attorney General confirmed Thursday it has an open investigation into former State Rep. Chente Quintanilla related to voter fraud. In an open records request, ABC-7 asked the Attorney General for any documents related to the issue. Assistant Attorney General Amy Shipp wrote the office could not release the information because

An El Paso woman and her husband, overwhelmed with varying emotions. Grateful to the complete strangers who stopped and helped their daughter Wednesday morning when her SUV flipped over on the freeway. They even forgive the driver who moments later ran over their daughter, right in front of those good Samaritans. As if telling their

and may even prosecute him. abc-7’s maria garcia has new details you’ll see only on abc-7: 00-13 59-1:03 1:20 i filed an open records request with the attorney general’s office asking for any documents related to an investigation into quintanilla. and i received this letter saying releasing the documents to me would interfere with the

El Paso Electric (EPE) will require an eastbound and westbound closure on I-10 from 3 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 6, 2016, between Sunland Park Drive and Executive Center Blvd. in west El Paso. This is to allow EPE crews to safely work on structures related to the TxDOT I-10 Collector Project. Crews

isd is partnering with nike for all its athletic gear. yisd announced the five year deal with nike and sports apparel company, bsn, in a news conference today. it’s the first partnership of its kind in west texas. the deal will provide the district with discounts on nike products for middle and high schools, by

Crimes Against Person’s detectives are asking for the public’s assistance in locating family members of an elderly gentleman that was found wandering. 82-year-old Simon Armendarias-Mendoza (Alias Armendaris) was found wandering but because of mental impairment could not provide officers with any information about himself or any relatives. A Texas identification and US passport were found

The El Paso Municipal Rose Garden in central El Paso is now open. The All-American Rose Selection (AARS) public garden is one of over 100 certified gardens within the United States. There are more than 1,900 rosebushes, with 500 varieties. The wrought-iron fenced garden has wide walkways with handicap accessibility, raised beds, a waterfall, and

Employees at the Fountains at Farah got quite the surprise Thursday morning when one of the fountains began to bubble over. One employee told ABC-7 that it looked like someone threw two jugs of dish wash soap into the fountain. One witness said she noticed the bubbles around 9 a.m. at the fountain located near

More than 100 injured, ill and wounded soldiers and veterans from across the country have been training at Fort Bliss for the 2016 Army Trials. The trials consists of several events of archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track and field and wheelchair basketball. The Army Trials begin March 6 and continue through March 10.

Monster Jam – The world’s largest and most famous monster truck tour featuring the biggest names in monster truck makes its way to El Paso March 5 at 7 p.m. and March 6 at 2 p.m. at the UTEP Sun Bowl. Names include Grave Digger®, Maximum Destruction®, Monster Mutt®, El Toro Loco®, Captain’s Curse® and

A California man was killed Wednesday night after he was struck by a Jeep while crossing the street, according to El Paso Police. This happened at 10:07 p.m. on the 1800 block of West Paisano. Special Traffic Investigators determined that 39-year-old Maurice Goodlow of Pinole, California was crossing Paisano from north to south when he

The campaign for Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio says New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez is set to endorse the Florida senator. The announcement is set to be made on Thursday. Rubio’s campaign also said Martinez will hit the campaign trail with Rubio in Kansas on Friday. The endorsement comes days after the country’s only Latina

the supreme court remains deeply divided as it considers its first abortion case since the death of justice antonin scalia. “what in his background would lead us to believe that he is going to help unite us when his go-to method of operation is just tear down the other person. ” republicans this morning are

A woman who was ejected from her SUV during a rollover was hit and killed by a car Wednesday morning, police said. The crash happened just before 3:30 a.m. leaving debris scattered all over the freeway. U.S. 54 was shut down in both directions near the Hondo Pass overpass. El Paso police tell ABC-7 an

Who will be El Paso’s next district attorney? Current D.A. Jaime Esparza told ABC-7 he is ready for a runoff election. In order to avoid a runoff, he needs 50 percent of the vote plus 1. His opponent is Yvonne Rosales. Esparza is 47 votes short of being able to avoid that runoff with Rosales.

jaime esparza tells abc-7 he is ready for a runoff election. in order to avoid a runoff, he needs 50 percent of the vote plus 1! his opponents are yvonne rosales and leonard morales. these are final numbers from el paso and hudspeth counties, and partials from culberson county. right now, esparza is 47 votes

El Paso hadn’t had two teams in the same classification advance to the regional semifinals since 2010. That all changed yesterday when Andress and Burges both won their third round games to advance to the 5A final 16. In addition to the two 5A teams advancing, Anthony dominated its third round matchup against Smyer in