Month: July 2016

Power-and-blood fantasy saga “Game of Thrones” ruled the Emmy Award nominations Thursday with a leading 23 bids, including best drama, while a real-life epic of murder and celebrity, “The People v. O.J. Simpson,” was close behind with 22 nods. “Game of Thrones” gets the chance to win its second top Emmy, while “Veep,” last year’s

On September 22nd, 2014, Constance Manzanares was killed when her car was swept away by rushing flood waters into the Diana Canal in Northeast El Paso. That day, ABC-7 asked a bystander about whether he thought a guardrail would have prevented the car from going into the canal. His response: “Yes, definitely. It would have

evacuate as a wildfire in southern new mexico continues to burn this morning. “i’m abc’s kenneth moton… night to celebrate sports turned into a call to action in the wake of violence and rising racial tensions involving police and the black community” plus—one local school district is evaluating the conditions of its schools..the new information

The Otero County Sheriff’s Office confirms a 200+ acre fire consumed 10 structures and destroyed a firetruck Wednesday afternoon near Timberon. Adding at one point the fire station itself was in jeopardy of burning. Sheriff’s officials say roads going into the Village of Timberon have been closed off. They say about 900 people live in

estela cas. our first alert continues tonight for the triple digit temperatures we’ll be feeling the remainder of the week — we’ll check in with doppler in just a moment — but first – developing news out of timberon new mexico. that’s where a massive wildfire is burning at this hour. timberon is about a

LAS CRUCES, N.M.–New Mexico State University, along with the New Mexico State Athletic Department, announced Wednesday that it would discontinue sponsorship of the equestrian team, effective with the 2016-2017 season. The decision was made after careful consideration following recent cuts to the university’s budget due to declining state funding and declining enrollment. Importantly, the athletics

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – The Dallas Mavericks have signed former NMSU star Jonathan Gibson to a partially guaranteed three-year deal, according to The Vertical. Gibson has been putting up solid numbers for Dallas during the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. He scored 30 points in his first summer league game before posting 26 points

varsity sport due to budget issues. that sport is equestrian. nmsu originally chose equestrian over sports like soccer, bowling, and riflery more than a decade ago. the aggies won the united equestrian conference this year and had produced 10 all americans. hallie padilla equestrian team member 7:33:52 i was out of words to be honest

triple digit temperatures we’ll be feeling the remainder of the week — we’ll check in with doppler in just a moment — but first – developing news out of timberon new mexico. that’s where a massive wildfire is burning at this hour. timberon is about a 2 hour drive from el paso near cloudcroft. the

summer league in vegas. he even dropped 30 his first game. and he’s been rewarded with what is reported to be a 3-year, partially guaranteed deal.

UTEP running back Aaron Jones has entered a DWI Diversion Program. Police arrested Jones and charged him with DWI February 10, 2016. The arrest happened on the 2900 block of N. Mesa. Jones was was pulled over after a sheriff’s deputy witnessed Jones swerving from lane to lane. Online records show Jones’ pretrial hearing scheduled

welcome back. it appears utep running back aaron jones will not be suspended for any games this season after he was arrested for d-w-i in february. he will, however, enter a dwi diversion program. if jones completes the program, the charge will be listed as dismissed on his record. jones will have his breath and

canal near diana and vulcan, in northeast el paso. the woman inside the car drowned. residents were angry because they felt a guardrail there would have saved her. the project is now nearly complete. stephen decatur investigated why it took so long. stephen: in september, 2014 constance manzanares died when her car was swept into

Local law enforcement officials revealed the results of a three-year investigation into the Sureos Gang, which originated in California and spread into El Paso. An indictment against 25 alleged gang members, including four gang leaders, was unsealed Wednesday. The suspects allegedly conspired to distribute methamphetamine in the El Paso area. 29-year-old Carlos Dorado, a.k.a. “Chapo,”

The City of El Paso is ready to open an important missing link in Far East El Paso: the extension of Pebble Hills Boulevard from from Tierra Mina Drive to Zaragoza Road. The intersection of Pebble Hills (west) and Zaragoza will open at noon Friday, July 15, 2016. The public should expect some lane closures

New Mexico State University President Garrey Carruthers revealed Wednesday the university plans to eliminate 126 positions and four programs to erase a $12.1 million budget shortfall for the 2016-2017 school year. Carruthers said the school’s equestrian team will be dropped for the 2016-17 season. NMSU is also eliminating the employee health center and the Engineering

Investors Wednesday outlined plans for a $70 million renovation and restoration of the historic Camino Real Hotel Downtown. Local developers The Meyers Group and Two Sabes LLC hope the investments, which include City, County and State incentives worth $34 million, will bring the 357 room hotel back to its glory years of the early 1900s.

Update: Major developments out of the EPISD administrator hearings. Entire sections of testimony by one of the former Bowie administrators was just stricken from the record by a judge because of the actions of a Texas Education Agency attorney. Former Bowie High assistant principal Anna Louisa Kell was testifying under direct examination by the TEA

being slashed 30 days before school starts is leaving students and employees shocked. abc-7’s jamie warren is live from our new mexico mobile newsroom. jamie? rick and estela … a lot of people walking out these doors today were at a loss for words. the school’s 12.1 million dollar budget shortfall has led to sharp

slashed 30 days before school starts is leaving students and employees shocked. abc-7’s jamie warren is live from our new mexico mobile newsroom. jamie? rick and estela … a lot of people walking out these doors today were at a loss for words. the school’s 12.1 million dollar budget shortfall has led to sharp cuts

paso … all thanks to a 3-year investigation of a local gang. that’s what the u-s attorneys office and f-b-i said during a conference today. abc7s jerry najera was there. he joins us live with details now from the federal courthouse downtown. rick estela… the gang law enforcement officials having been tracking is called the

the fate of professional licenses for three former bowie high school teachers has wrapped up for the day … but not before there were more tense moments in the courtroom. abc-7’s andrew j. polk is live at the county courthouse tonight…. there have been a series of accusations made about how these administrators knew and

Oscar Morales, president of the 1993 Irvin High School graduating class and now software developer in Dallas, is recovering after he was trampled during the ‘running of the bulls’ in Pamplona, Spain. Morales told ABC-7 he was rammed into a bull’s horns and fell amongst hundreds of runners. Amazingly, he did not suffer severe injuries.

paso … all thanks to a 3-year investigation of a local gang. that’s what the u-s attorneys office and f-b-i said during a conference today. abc7s jerry najera was there. he joins us live with details now from the federal courthouse downtown. rick estela… the gang law enforcement officials having been tracking is called the

and one el pasoan lived to tell the tale. abc-7’s luke lyddon is live with his story. rick estela if you were to tell anyone you were running with the bulls in pamplona spain they’d say youre crazy. ’93 irvin graduate oscar morales– checked that off his bucket list. but it didn’t come without a

are expected to be met with tax incentives financing nearly half of that. abc-7’s darren hunt got a tour of the hotel today … he’s live with the latest on the renova plans … darren. rick/estela, we met with officials from the meyers group today, who hope to finalize the purchase of the hotel soon.

Traffic appears to once again be flowing smoothly on I-10 East near Copia. A load of onions spilled onto the freeway’s eastbound lanes shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday. An ABC-7 reporter said crews were shoveling the onions off the highway.

If you’ve swiped your credit card at a Far East El Paso Wendy’s restaurant in the last seven months, you may want to check your records. The restaurant, located at 1890 N. Zaragosa, has fallen victim to a series of cyber attacks, the Better Business Bureau confirmed Wednesday. The Far East El Paso Wendy’s is

The 3A Project, an international push to demand accountability and help from the Japanese administration for the use of sex slaves during World War II, has reached El Paso, with bikers from the 3A Project making a stop Monday in the Sun City. Women have testified that the Japanese military captured them and others during