Month: May 2016

Students at Hanks High School tell ABC-7 they’re in shock, after learning their fellow classmate, Samantha Aguilar, was killed after being thrown off a carnival ride Friday. “She just always had a smile on her face,”Savanah Medina, a junior at Hanks High School, said.”Like there was never a time where she was in a bad

Linda Garcia lined a two-run home run over left field and Taylor Sargent connected on a solo blast, as the UTEP softball team used another late rally to complete a sweep, defeating North Texas 6-3 on Senior Day at the Helen of Troy Softball Complex. “It’s nice for the seniors to go out on a

The Chihuahuas wrapped up their 8 game home trip no better way, than with a close victory. The dogs notched two runs in the 5 inning giving them the one run lead, and ultimately the win. The Chihuahuas will kick off an 8-game home stand against Las Vegas Monday, at 6:35 p.m.

The Santa Teresa Boys Tennis Team finished 1 st in district and are now headed to state. The team will travel Albuquerque to participate in the State Tennis Championship which will be held May 4 th thru May 7 th . They are this week’s Community Champion sponsored by Southwest University.

Below are the list of individuals and teams who either were crowned Regional Champions, or qualified for the state meet in Austin. The top 2 in each category qualify for state. DISTRICT 1-6A 3200–1. Daniel Bernal, El Paso Eastwood, 9:06.15 DISTRICT 1-5A 4×400 RELAY–1. El Paso Burges, 3:18.534×100 RELAY–1. El Paso Chapin, 48.25 4 x400

Dozens of people enjoyed their Sunday morning at a fashion show in Las Cruces. The event, part of the Las Cruces Country Musical Festival, was geared toward Western wear. All proceeds from Saturday’s show went toward “Tough Enough to Wear Pink” an organization devoted to the fight against breast cancer. New Mexico State University’s rodeo

The city of El Paso declared May Preservation Month on the Mission Trail and are hoping to educate residents about our local history. Some El Pasoans are using it to promote the preservation of our landmarks. “We have enormous treasures of historic significance in El Paso,” said Nestor Valencia, a preservation advocate and former city

The Ysleta Independent School District is “grief-stricken” over the death of Hanks High School student Samantha Aguilar, who was thrown from a carnival ride and killed Friday. In a statement to Abc-7, Spokeswoman Patricia Ayala said: “It is with deep sadness that we confirm that Samantha Aguilar, a Hanks High School athlete and outstanding student,

A controversial study of El Paso’s courts may finally be moving forward with the support of judges themselves. With just more than a week officially as the county chief administrator, Betsy Keller has apparently been making progress in resolving a major dispute between county leaders and judges. “The judicial management report I think is in

Volunteers from the community group Rebuild Together gathered Saturday to help a local couple by giving their home a makeover among others. Hundreds showed up and laid new tile and cleaned and repainted the home. The group was able to clean a total of 20 homes throughout the city. A group spokeswoman said the goal

volunteers rolled up their sleeves and gathered to help a couple by giving their home a makeover. hundreds showed up to spend their saturday morning – repainting, tiling, and cleaning 20 homes througout the city. the volunteer group is colled rebuilding together – it’s to perserve and revitalize houses throughout the borderland – for low

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deadly storms slamming parts of eastern texas… bringing heavy rains, destroyed roads and grief for the families affected. more developments on the carnival accident that left a teen girl dead. abc-7 confirming the identity of the victim as friends react. and a new month brings a new occasion to protest. what’s happening around the country

we start with breaking news. police are investigating a possible shooting in nort central el paso. it happened on the 4-thousand of thompkins at nations. details are limited at this time. el paso police officers and detectives have cordoned off the area in front of the turn lounge and a hair salon but would not

participating in the 4th annual old ironside mud challenge at fort bliss… the route was four miles long – and full of obstacles. our very own evan folan participated in it… here’s a glimpse of what he went through.. “oh ma…splash” mud.. “l jump dozens of obstacles… and did i mention mud? “obviosuly youre going

Saturday ABC-7 confirmed with the Ysleta Independent School District that the teen killed in a carnival ride was a student at J.M. Hanks High School. A district spokesman confirms the teen was Sammie Aguilar. Friends say she was 16 and was on the track & field team. District officials say they are gathering the facts

Former Miners Roy Robertson-Harris, Kelvin Fisher Jr. and Cedrick Lang signed NFL free agent contracts on Saturday night. Robertson-Harris signed a contract with the Chicago Bears. He was a three-year starter and a four-year letterwinner for the Miners. Last season, the captain registered a season-best 51 stops (27s/24a) and posted team-high nine quarterback hurries. In

Fresno starter Mike Hauschild pitched seven shutout innings in the Grizzlies’ 3-0 win over the El Paso Chihuahuas Saturday night. Hauschild has now thrown 13 innings against El Paso in his career and has not allowed an earned run. Saturday was the second time El Paso has been shut out in 2016. Fresno scored in