Month: March 2016

Dona Ana County Treasurer David Gutierrez skirted HR procedures even before he offered an employee $1,000 for sex, that’s according to an investigation commissioned by the county and obtained by ABC-7’s New Mexico Mobile Newsroom. You’ll remember the county gave that employee $68,000 in a settlement. Now, the report says Gutierrez wrote her up just

The Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct has reprimanded an El Paso judge after he allegedly sat on his own divorce case for months. According to documents, in June of 2012, 383rd Judicial District Court Judge Mike Herrera, filed a petition for divorce against his wife. The case was randomly assigned to Herrera’s court and the

District Attorney Mark D’Antonio announced Thursday that a grand jury has indicted Doa Ana County Treasurer David Gutierrez on charges related to public corruption. Meanwhile, in a second case, the same grand jury formally accused Gutierrez of corruption in office or gross immorality by a public official. As a result, a jury trial will be

A blond hairpiece wasn’t enough to escape detection from police for one Las Cruces man. Las Cruces Police said Arthur M. Orozco, 33, fled from authorities after he threatened to kill his wife and her children last week. He was found days later wearing a disguise. It was late Sunday night when police said Orozco

highly-anticipated basketball games of the season is less than three hours away … utep will host t-c-u tonight at 7 at the don in the w-n-i-t sweet 16. sports director trevor thompson joins us live in the newsroom for his take on the game. trevor? it’s going to be a great atmosphere no doubt. utep

El Paso’s first ever boxing World Champion, Jennifer Han, is set to defend her coveted World Title on Friday, April 29th at Southwest University Park, when she takes on the #3 World Ranked Contender, Lilian Martinez. The Budweiser’s Han vs. Martinez IBF World Featherweight Championship bout, a production of Golden Eagle Promotions and in association

El Paso Police have identified the man killed in a crash early Thursday morning in east El Paso. This happened around 5:20 a.m. at the intersection of Wedgewood and Album. Police said 37-year-old Jose Cordova was traveling north on Wedgewood approaching Album in a 1993 Subaru. At the same time, a 2004 Cadillac Deville driven

wrapped up a news conference at its headquarters. police chief greg allen announced the man who crashed into offiver david ortiz– who eventually died– did it intentionally. john perry was arrested overnight and he is now facing murder charges. abc-7’s josie ortegon is live with our breaking news coverage… police say perry drove and crashed

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Major Crime Unit needs help in locating a missing person. EPSO said Cecilia Magaleno, 60, was reported missing by her family on January 12, 2015. Her family is concerned about her health as they believe she does not have access to needed medications. Mrs. Magaleno is diabetic and suffers

The woman accused of causing a serious accident that left one woman dead has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Desiree Skaf, who was sentenced Thursday, plead guilty last month to one count of Intoxication Manslaughter with a Vehicle. She was convicted on the same charge. It was in July of 2013 that Skaf,

UPDATE: El Paso Police said John Perry, the man who struck the late Officer David Ortiz, “deliberately and maliciously” killed Ortiz. Police announced this during a news conference Thursday morning. Officer Ortiz succumed to his injuries March 14, four days after he was hit from behind by Perry at a stoplight at Lee Trevino and

breaking news from east el paso . special traffic investigators are investigating a possible deadly crash. it’s at the intersection of album and wedgewood. the police dept. tweeted the information earlier this morning. we have an abc-7 crew on the scene collecting more information and they will have the very latest in a live report

news… it’s out of east el paso where two home went up in flames. here’s what we know so far… the fires burned on the 89-hundred block of cosmos avenue. that’s across from cielo vista school,. abc- seven is told by a neighbor that downed powerlines are the cause. abc-7’s darren hunt is live with

news… it’s out of east el paso where two home went up in flames. here’s what we know so far… the fires burned on the 89-hundred block of cosmos avenue. that’s across from cielo vista school,. abc- seven is told by a neighbor that downed powerlines are the cause. abc-7’s darren hunt is live with

El Paso High football player Fernie Briones was one of the best to play for the Tigers. During the 2015 season, Briones led the entire city in tackles with 132 and was 1st team all district. But Briones is choosing to pursue a degree in electrical engineering instead of continuing his career on the football

Las Cruces Police– LCPD is investigating aTuesdayafternoon crash that critically injured a 31-year-old woman and was preceded by a hit-and-run involving the suspect vehicle. Shortly after 3 p.m.Tuesday, March 22, police were dispatched to a two-vehicle crash at the corner of Chaparro Street and Utah Avenue. A 31-year-old woman in a Pontiac Bonneville was critically

El Paso Police and Crimes Against Persons are investigating the death of an infant at a west El Paso home. Police said this happened at a home on the 4500 block of Bobolink Wednesday afternoon. No other details are being released at this time. Look for updates on this developing story.

As El Paso grows, so does the amount of traffic on roads. Intersections like Lee Trevino and Vista Del Sol in East El Paso are one of the busiest intersections in the city. Traffic backup there are other areas can impact how fast you get through synchronized traffic lights. Many drivers tell Abc-7 it takes

Two houses caught fire just after 5 p.m. Wednesday on the 8900 block of Cosmos in east El Paso. This happened after a power line fell on top of the two houses, according to a neighbor on scene. Anita Hernandez told ABC-7 she heard a loud thump after a big gust of wind blew down

El Paso Police had to shut down all lanes on 1-10 west near the Copia exit following a rollover. This happened around 2:30 Wednesday afternoon. Police said a man was ejected from a red Ford Mustang. The crash is still being investigated. Police did tell ABC-7 that the man involved in the rollover is alive.

Local blogger Jaime Abeytia said the City is withholding public documents from him or made a mistake when processing his open records request. “This isn’t about me. This is about the public’s right to know. And this is indicative of the fact that the city has really engraved systemic problems with transparency,” Abeytia said on

The City of Las Cruces announced Wednesday that it has agreed, in principal, to settle a federal civil suit filed in 2014 by a young woman who was sexually assaulted by a police detective during a ride-along five years ago. It stated City Council is expected to meet March 28 to finalize the agreement. Former

The El Paso Community Foundation’s Plaza Classic Film Festival is now accepting submissions for its Local Flavor series. The ninth annual Plaza Classic Film Festival will be August 4-14, 2016 in and around the Plaza Theatre in downtown El Paso. Sponsored by the Texas Film Commission, Local Flavor is the region’s largestshowcase of independently made

ticket prices. some where disappointed in hearing about the price hike and today the topic came up at city council. abc-7’s jerry najera is live with the story new for ten … rick estela it was city rep emma acosta that brought up the conversation on the ticket prices going up and she wanted to

Patient’s at Providence’s Children’s hospital will be getting a special delivery. Students from Gadsden Elementary made quilts for the young cancer patients called “quillows”- quilts that fold into pillows. They made them as part of Operation Allan. Allan was a former Gadsden student who lost a 15-month battle to brain cancer. Students in 4th through

welcome back to abc-seven at six, i’m estela casas. and i’m rick cabrera. the battle between two southern new mexico tribes continues…. the piro manso tiwa tribe got the support of dona ana county commissioners today to petition to be federally recognized. abc7s jamie warren joins us live from the government center with the latest.

Belgian authorities searched Wednesday for a man pictured at the Brussels airport with two apparent suicide bombers, amid growing suggestions that the bombings of the Brussels airport and subway were the work of the same Islamic State cell that attacked Paris last year. The European Union’s capital awoke under guard after 34 people were killed

The City of El Paso will continue to explore the possibility of pushing legislation aimed at redacting phone numbers from public records despite opposition from freedom of information advocates and State Representative Joe Moody. City Council did not take action on the issue on Tuesday but the City’s attorney handling the legislative agenda, Brie Franco,

Earlier this month ABC-7 ran a story on the Chihuahuas raising ticket prices. Some fans were disappointed with the price hike and Tuesday the topic came up at the El Paso City Council meeting. City Rep. Emma Acosta brought up the the ticket prices and wanted to explain to constituents why it’s going to cost