Month: April 2016

members to the county hospital district board … filling all the recent vacancies and getting it ready to tackle some big issues. abc-7’s andrew j. polk was at commissioners court. and is live with the details. andrew? rick and estela, commissioners unanimously approved the appointments of steven anderson and henry gallardo to the board… which

Graham Fleming-Wright, of Tornillo, was booked on seven counts of forgery after he stole, forged, and later cashed in seven checks belonging to New Life Border Ministries. Police responded to a call in reference to seven stolen and forged checks. Ralph William Wright, director of New Life Border Ministries, told police that he, his wife,

Carlos Ordonez, 47, of the 200 block of Totanac road, is charged with one count each of attempted murder, kidnapping and battery against a household member. Las Cruces Police detectives learned that Ordonez called 911 shortly after midnight on Sunday, April 3, to report that he had just tried to kill his wife. Police were

New Mexico State University students may have to hand over more money starting next fall. The NMSU board of regents will vote on a possible tuition increase Monday. But whether or not an increase happens, there will still be a significant hit to the school’s budget. Here’s what regents will vote on: If they choose

A Las Cruces family is raising money to help their cat that was believed to be severely tortured. They tell ABC-7 the abuse is so bad, the cat’s back legs need to be amputated. According to the Benavidez family, it happened at Las Brisas mobile home park where they used to live. Stephan Benavidez says

El Dorado High School students will be spending a day with Chelsea Clinton after winning a national community project contest. The competition, Barnes & Noble’s National “Get Going Day with Chelsea Clinton”, is a contest for unique community-focused project ideas. Art teacher Candace Printz, EDHS came up with an idea for a campaign to combat

A bouncer at Teddy’s Flame Room who had a gun pointed at him allegedly by an off-duty police officer grabbed the gun and twisted it out of the officer’s grasp, according to court documents. El Paso police said the officer, 25-year-old Edgar Feria, was drunk and was escorted out of the club for creating a

downtown el paso is going to get a lot messier today for drivers —we have all the details in a live report. / two people are dead after an amtrak train derails — what’s next for the commuter trains? / sot full ” another bi time primary ludes over the presidential candidates. i’m abc’s stephanie

Officials say Amtrak has restored limited service between Wilmington, Delaware, and Philadelphia following a morning crash that killed two Amtrak workers and injured dozens of passengers. Keystone Service between New York and Harrisburg has not been affected. Service on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor was restored early Sunday afternoon. Train 89 hit a backhoe that was on

One man is dead after an overnight rollover. It happened around 2:30 A.M Sunday on the 1300 block of Joe Battle. Police say 28-year old Joel Herrera was driving south on Joe Battle when he lost control of his car and hit a guardrail, forcing the car to roll over several times. Herrera was ejected

Dozens of color guard units gathered at St. Raphael Church Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. for the Massing of the Colors, a ceremony organized by the Military Order of the World Wars. According to the organizers, it’s all to promote a sense of patriotism and to cherish the memories and sacrifices of the

Borderland residents flocked to the Couples and Family Expo Saturday, organized by the Elegant Penguin at the El Paso Convention Center in downtown. The event held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, featured laser tag, video games, and painting for kids and families to enjoy. There was also appearance by Marc Brown, author of

so, we rely on authorities. rick cabrera shares an example in abc-7 listens: we call it attribution and it’s key in our business. when we cover a story listen closely … and you’ll hear us attribute some of the information to someone or something. police say.. the school district tells us… a university news release

“natural sound” a ceremony to create love for our country, the american flag, and promote patriotic education in our nation.. the military order of the world wars hosted the massing of the colors saturday afternoon. from 1 to 3 p-m – dozens of people gathered at st. raphaels church to cherish memories and sacrifices of

protesters calling for peace in brussels… even as police are cracking down on demonstrators. a serious crash sends a motorcycle rider to the hospital … after running into a parked car. and el paso’s sister city to the south seeing an uptick in violence… with literal explosions shaking up quiet neighborhoods. and in stormtrack weather,

many activities hundreds of people got to enjoy at the couple and family expo. the event started at 11 yesterday morning and ran until 6 in the evening. it was the first annual event made by elegant penguin. there was a celebrity at there as well! the author of p-b-s’s children’s series arthur the ardvark

be out at the sun city fair! it’s underway at ascarate lake. gates opened this morning, and people are still making their way out. our jerry najera has been out at the fair taking in all the sights and sounds. he’s live with a look. jerry… evan josie so many people came out that streets

Police confirm one person was sent to the hospital after a late-night crash in East El Paso. The crash happened around 9 p.m. Saturday on the 1800 block of Mike Hill. Police tell ABC-7 that a motorcyclist crashed into a parked vehicle. The motorcyclist was transported to a hospital; however, the person’s condition was unavailable.

Freshman Lindsey Sokoloski highlighted the day with a rare inside-the-park grand slam home run and sophomore Hope Moreno recorded a career high in RBI, as the UTEP softball team rallied to beat UTSA 5-3 in game one, while claiming a 9-2 victory in the second contest. Sole possession of first place in Conference USA West

Special traffic investigators are trying to determine what caused a single-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon. According to a spokeswoman from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, two people were transported to a local hospital with serious injuries. The crash happened on the 12,900 block of East Lake Boulevard in Horizon. Updates to follow.

Thousands of people spent their Saturday outdoors at the 10th annual Poppies Festival. The event ran from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Castner Range. Guests were able to become one with nature by walking the trails and enjoying the blooming poppies. Congressman Beto O’Rourke spoke during the festival, trying to gain support from Borderland

their saturday afternoon out at castner range. today was the 10th annual poppy fest! from 10 to four this afternoon families were able to enjoy the outdoors, some local treats and those gorgeous poppies! we started ten years ago… “poppie fest is a time to recognize all the things we have out here as far

A 28-day exercise is designed to train the nation’s defenders and allies on how to take care of people and the taxpayers’ money. More than 500 service members and civilians from the Department of Defense and allied nations, such as the United Kingdom, have been going through special training since March 21. Other partner nations

constantly working to keep us and our allies safe. in fact, an exercise is underway on post at fort bliss. it is called the operational contract support joint exercise. you might be surprised to know that some of the traing involves lessons in a field that has nothing to do with war. abc-7’s evan folan

and i’m josie ortegon. open developing now on abc-seven… we begin this newscast with news developing out of horizon. a spokewoman from the el paso county sheriff’s office says a two people have been hospitalized after a single- vehicle crash. it happened on the 12 thousand 900 block of east lake boulevard. according to the

warm up — that means prom season is around corner. … in tonight’s estela’s escuelas we go out to montwood high school, where operation prom is under under way … the student council has been collecting gently used prom dresses to help girls who might not be able to afford one. there are hundreds of

A private space company completed its third successful unmanned rocket launch and safe landing in West Texas with the same vehicle it used during previous tests. Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos (BAY’-zohs) said in a series of tweets from his official Twitter account that the reusable New Shepard launched Saturday near Van Horn, Texas, and

newscasts even if you’re only online. rick cabrera has more in this abc-7 listens we are a t-v station but you don’t need a tv to watch us. abc7 made the following announcement just over a week ago. beginning march 24th all abc7 newscasts will be streaming live online in full hd on our website

hurricane force winds, tornadoes and more slamming parts of the country… leaving damage and more in the aftermath this morning. a ruling on a three- year old lawsuit involing a local school district settles things for now … but is spending between schools unfair there? and newly obtained video from our new mexico mobile newsroom