Month: April 2016

the las cruces school board decides not go through with actions that couldve avoid a potential strike by the bus drivers union. this decision forces the union and the bus company, student transportation services, to meet and come up with an agreement. if they dont that might leave more than 7- thousand kids without transportation.

A fiery crash in May of 2015 left two teens dead and one severely burned. The driver , Adrian Dominguez, 19, pleaded guilty Friday morning on two counts of intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle and one count of intoxication assault with vehicle. Dominguez was driving with three other teens when he lost control and his

admitted to driving drunk and killing two other teenagers. today, the victims’ families watched as he accepted responsibility. 19-year-old adrian dominguez pleaded guilty on two counts of intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle. he also pleaded guilty to intoxication assault. abc-seven’s complete coverage continues… … with reporter evan folan 0-8 8-17 1:18-1:29 although the crash happened

more arrests and developments in the terror investigations in europe… as the latest city targeted remains on high alert. a homeless teen now charged with murder in texas… after a u-t student is found dead in the middle of campus. and the embatttled head of the dona ana county jail could soon be back on

heads over why the chihuahuas exhibition game versus their parent team the padres was called a sellout. it didn’t look like it to them. a closer look at the possible reasons in abc-seven listens… the chihuahuas exhibition game versus the san diego padres was a huge hit. but one thing in particular had some fans

RENO, Nev. – The El Paso Chihuahuas overcame an early four-run deficit and beat the Reno Aces 8-6 Friday to grab their first win of the season. Starter Daniel McCutchen pitched five innings and got the win. Reno scored four runs on five hits in the bottom of the first to take their second early

active the chihuahuas season got off to a rough start last night. they were blanked 8-nothing by reno. good news…it was only one game. game two of the season tonight. at reno again…that’s how you watch a baseball game. game could not have started much worse for el paso… down 2-0 in the first, brett

Region I Semifinals (Friday, April 8th): 6A Boys El Dorado 3, Plano East 4 Final/PK Socorro 0, Coppell 3 Final 5A Boys Eastlake 4, Grapevine 1 Final Bel Air 0, Wichita Falls Rider 3 Final 5A Girls Jefferson 0, Grapevine 3 Final Wichita Falls Rider 2, El Paso 1 Final/OT

we are in the sweet 16 of high school state soccer playoffs. and entering the day we had six teams from el paso still alive. let’s begin with the bel air boys taking on wichita falls rider in wichita falls. rider on the attack all day.. josh peloquin dribbling like iniesta, finishing like messi. the

A former city representative says a stroke he suffered left him unable to do the job, so he resigned. But Larry Romero continues to get a paycheck from the city. The city ethics commission investigated Romero and City Manager Tommy Gonzalez after they started the search for a new financial adviser without council’s approval. Last

the job … so he resigned. but larry romero continues to get a paycheck from the city. tonight, efforts continue to get romero off the city’s payroll. the city ethics commission investigated romero and city manager tommy gonzalez after they started the search for a new financial adviser without council’s approval. last month, he finally

year elke cumming – ywca interim ceo ywca announces sybrina fulton as 2016 women’s luncheon keynote el paso, texas- join the ywca el paso del norte region on april 28, 2016 for the 23rd annual ywca women’s luncheon featuring sybrina fulton. the event will be held at the judson f. williams convention center. now in

international museum of art april 9- 10 10am-5pm adults $5 12 and under free 1211 montana ave. arts & crafts, food, live music another live look at the city from our

UPDATE: The Las Cruces School Board voted Friday against further litigation that would prevent a strike by the Bus Drivers Union. This would allow the bus drivers to still go on strike, which would leave more than 7,000 students throughout the district without transportation. The school board told ABC-7 it was in the best interest

Las Cruces Police said a trio of officers escaped injury Thursday evening after someone fired a pellet gun in their direction, striking one of them. LCPD said the three officers were investigating an incident after drivers of two vehicles reported their windows were shattered. This was on the 1100 block of Commerce Drive. At around

The El Paso Fire Department said arson is suspected after a three-story building went up in flames Thursday night. This happened on the 100 block of Ruhlen near Paisano in west central El Paso. EPFD said at around 11 p.m., passerbys called 911 to report the fire. Crews arrived at 11:04 and found smoke and

and once in a while we all need a little help getting through transitions. i recently met up with a life coach who gets people to open up – one step at a time. it’s a story you’ll see only on abc-7. michelle blumenfeld says it’s as simple as stretching the muscles and putting one

for your help after they believe someone in their neighborhood severly tortured their cat. the abuse so bad – the cat’s hind legs will have to have to be amputated! abc-7’s jamie warren is live with more, jamie. evan and josie, it’s a painful sight the benavidez family can’t forget. their cat, aston. bloodied, barely

olivas will be rolling up her sleeves for this year’s “chefs & stars fundraiser. ok– well she won’t necessarily be doing the cooking but she’s teaming up with chef norbert portillo– owner of ode brewery– for the competition. norbert will put together a salad that will go up against another local chef’s creation. all the

and mid level gradients strengthening. thus windy conditions are expected sunday. moisture inflow will be limited but dynamic lift ahead of trough plus weak pacific cold front will provide sufficient upward motion for isolated showers mainly across western zones. thank you. let’s check out the roads. a live love from the abc-7 tx-dot traffic cams…

William Beaumont Army Medical Center is working to be recognized as a baby-friendly accredited hospital. The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative is a global program that was launched by the World Health Organization in 1991 to recognize hospitals that offer top care for infant feeding and mother-baby bonding. To acquire the baby-friendly designation, hospitals must follow

instead of windy weather–our stomrtrack weather team issued a first alert yesterday for rains. this is new video our round the clock crew shot overnight in west el paso on mesa street. you can see it coming down pretty good. the street and sidewalks are wet out there this morning. will it be sticking around

Team SISD and Canutillo ISD employees united Thursday to collect shoes for students in the Socorro Independent School District. SISD collected more than 200 pairs of shoes for underprivileged students. The shoe drive culminated in a basketball game between the Team SISD and Canutillo ISD superintendents, board members and administrators at Eastlake High School. Dr.

of the borderland came together for a worthy cause today. but it didnt come without a little competion. abc 7’s luke lyddon has more. nats: “dropping shoes into box. one by one– shoe after shoe– organizers filled this box up to the very brim at eastlake high school. nats: “this is about giving, giving back

RENO, Nev. – The Reno Aces scored five early runs in their 8-0 win over the El Paso Chihuahuas on Opening NightThursday. It was the firsttime in the Chihuahuas’ three-year history that the team lost the first game of the season. Reno took a 1-0 lead on a first inning wild pitch by El Paso’s

getting their 2016 campaign underway today in reno. this calls for a dance party. although chihuahuas not much to celebrate tonight. let’s pick this game up in the bottom of the first no score …runner on third… wild pitch….that’ll allow jack reinheimer to come home. and reinheimer had himself a ball game. case in point…

There’s a chance Charolette’s loss is El Paso’s gain, or so that’s what a group of people are hoping. This comes after the online payment system, PayPal, chose not to build its new global operations center in North Carolina. Now the goal is to get them to come here. It all began when PayPal found

and pushed in this jail cell video — is suing the city of las cruces for more than 12 million dollars. first, though, he must answer for the charges that landed him in jail in the first place. police arrested him and charged him with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon … assault on a

The Texas Education Agency says school districts statewide were affected by technical issues with the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness or STAAR test. Some districts across the state reported to TEA and Educational Testing Service that students’ responses on an online test disappeared. The TEA says it happened once a student logged back

A grand jury has cleared the embattled jail director in Doa Ana County of all charges relating to a fraud investigation. Chris Barela could be back on the job as soon as next week, according to his attorney Michael Stout. “Mr. Barela hopes to get back to the job of managing the detention center,” said