Month: March 2016

The 14-year-old Houston-area girl whose body was found in a grassy field in west Houston died from gunshot wounds, medical examiners said in a report Saturday. Adriana Coronado, whose body was found Wednesday, was shot multiple times and her death has been ruled a homicide, the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences said. She was

***UPDATE*** Tx-DOT and El Paso Electric sayI-10 West @ Executive and I-10 East @ Sunland Park are now open.Backup is reported to Redd Rdand Schuster. ***Previous Story*** If you have to get around the west side of El Paso Saturday, keep in mind that I-10 is completely shut down, scheduled from 3 am until 3

There isn’t a lot going on in the public view at the moment, but a lot is going behind the scenes on from the government side of things in deciding what to do about the El Paso Electric rate case. Specifically, El Paso County commissioners have been getting updates about what’s going on with a

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i-10 already shut down across el paso’s westside… coming a day earlier than was originally expected. a deadly plane crash overnight leaves dozens dead. what officials are saying about the conditions this morning. and the actress and would-be documentarian who found that notorious mexican drug lord before law enforcement could… breaking her silence. and in

A grand jury indicted a man who allegedly touched a 7-year-old girl inappropriately while he was having drinks at her mother’s home in Anthony, N.M. Mirsha Barraza-Puga, 30, faces multiple counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor, according to Doa Ana County District Attorney Mark D’Antonio. In a news release issued Friday, D’Antonio’s office

Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino lost 19 days of racing due to the outbreak of the equine herpes virus earlier this year, but the racing is now back. Trainers and owners alike said they are not worried about the recent EHV-1 outbreak. “Basically we are doing everything we do everyday,” Trainer Justin Evans said. “But

A woman who prosecutors said admitted to breaking her boyfriend’s arm with a baseball bat twice is accused of hitting a girl with a toy lightsaber. Julia Torres, 25, has been indicted on two charges of child abuse, a third-degree felony. Torres’ 50-year-old boyfriend, James Anthony Collins, and the girl’s father, also faces two counts

Match Day is the day when medical graduates from around the nation and from the Texas Tech University Health and Sciences Center are paired to a residency program. The doctors-to-be apply to programs around the country and today they found out where they will be starting their careers. First they deliver the box. Then students

TEMPE, Ariz. – Another historic season came to an end on Friday afternoon for the New Mexico State women’s basketball team, as the 15th-seeded Aggies fell to No. 2-seed Arizona State, 74-52, at Wells Fargo Arena in the first-round of the NCAA Tournament. “Proud of the kids,” head coach Mark Trakh said in his postgame

university health and sciences center are paired to a residency program. the doctors to-be apply to programs around the country. and today they found out where they will be starting their careers. abc- 7’s jerry najera has the story: first they deliver the box.. students eagerly anticipate the news and then a quick countdown 5,4,3,2,1

Mexican actress Kate del Castillo and Hollywood actor Sean Penn have been embroiled in controversy since the revelation that they met with Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the most wanted drug lord in the world, in person while he was on the lam last year. Mexican authorities want to interrogate her as a witness in an

Nearly 100 motorcycle officers flanked the hearse that carried the remains of El Paso Police Officer David Ortiz to the cemetery Friday. Hundreds more followed in patrol squads and personal vehicles. And hundreds more lined the streets as the gray hearse with an El Paso Police seal passed by on its way to Mount Carmel

but now it seems the worst is over– as horse racing is finally coming back to southern new mexico. abc-7’s luke lyddon is live with details on the big racing weekend. luke? rick– horse racing is back and in a big way. more than a million dollars in purse value for the races this weekend.

o’clock this afternoon… you get a true perspective of how many el pasoans joined the fuenral procession. traffic was blocked at major intersections liked alameda and yarbrough as the long line of cars cut across the lower valley. the procession continued past yselta high school — ortiz’s alma mater. the entire student body wanted to

A major construction project will change the way traffic flows in downtown Las Cruces.The project is aimed at turning the so-called ‘racetrack’ of one way streets that wraps around the downtown mall – to two way traffic. Church and Water streets, and Bowman Avenue have been that way for decades. Now, the city wants to

“motorcycles revving up funeral services for el paso police officer david ortiz are finished for the day. his body now in its final resting place. tonight, a show of support from loved ones and complete strangers. all grateful for everything officer ortiz did for el paso during his nine years as a police officer. good

? 1:52 we’ll be praying for all of them. for the whole family for everybody that loves him” 1:5 4:05″ h was always a family man. always talking about his wife and his kids 4:13 thanks for joining us for abc-seven at noon. i’m denise olivas. and i’m stephanie valle. the funeral mass for el

valle. and i’m denise olivas. this a live look at ysleta high school where now let’s continue our complete coverage with reporter darren hunt where hundreds of family friends are gathered right now in socorro. darren? denise and stephanie, its a very somber mood out here in socorro with the funeral service now underway here

An El Pasoan is gearing up for the biggest competition of her life. Hanks High School graduate Kendra Chambers is part of Team USA in the IAAF World Indoor Championship this weekend. “I’m very excited. It kind of hasn’t hit me yet that I made my first team and am representing the USA at a

of her life. hanks high school graduate kendra chambers is competing in the world indoor championship this weekend — representing the u- s-a! and — she’s also looking to represent the u-s in brazil this summer: 1.27 i’m very excited. it kind of hasn’t hit me yet that i made my first team and am

The University of Texas at El Paso’s College of Engineering celebrated the University’s longest-running tradition, TCM Day, Friday. TCM stems from UTEP’s original name. Even before it was known as Texas Western College, the school was founded as the Texas College of Mines. The University says the tradition, “Commemorates UTEP’s mining heritage through activities such

Soon, visitors at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino won’t have to drive home after a full day of live racing, gambling and concert-going. The track broke ground on a 4-story cowboy-themed boutique hotel Friday. Sunland Park Mayor Javier Perea hailed it as a new era of hope for the community. “It’s going to be a

The Texas Department of Transportation has directed a scheduling change for the second eastbound and westbound closure on I-10 and Paisano. The closure will start a day earlier, Saturday, March 19, from 3 a.m. to 3 p.m., instead of Sunday, on I-10 between Sunland Park Drive and Executive Center Boulevard. This change in scheduling comes

The tragic death of baby Jayla has many talking. Lopez was on trial for the death of 11-moth-old Jayla, a foster child in his care. On Thursday the Judge declared a mistrial when jurors couldn’t decide on Lopez’s fate. Some who support Lopez say he’s innocent. Some on the jury say he’s guilty. All the

In a 5-2 vote the Clint Independent School District denied single-member representation for Montana Vista and Horizon City, choosing instead to keep elections at-large. Clint ISD is confronting an issue that has been plaguing the district for nearly 20 years. Electing board members at-large has led to the majority of trustees coming from Clint, leaving

you talking. some who support lopez … saying he’s innocent. some on the jury say he’s guilty. all the while … a grandmother’s heart remains broken. abc-7’s jerry najera has followed the case since it began. he is live with interviews and reaction you’ll see only on abc seven. rick estela i spoke with baby

UTEP forced 18 turnovers and held Abilene Christian to 27.6 percent shooting on the way to a 66-62 victory in the first round of the WNIT in front of 4,517 fans at the Don Haskins Center Thursday evening. The Miners (27-4) advance to the round of 32, and will play host to Arkansas State (27-5)

An item on next week’s City Council meeting has some people scratching their heads. City Rep. Emma Acosta wants to discuss stopping anyone with a felony or convicted of a crime of moral turpitude from being able to access public records. Freedom of information advocates say a council doesn’t have the power to make those