Month: September 2016

The sudden nationwide shutdown of Regency Beauty Institute has left about 70 El Paso cosmetology students looking for new places to complete their training. Regency Beauty Institute in East El Paso just shut its doors to students Wednesday without warning. The only explanation coming on their web site, stating, “The organization doesn’t have the cash

The sons of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman were likely behind a brazen ambush on a military convoy using grenades and high-powered guns that left five soldiers dead and 10 wounded on Friday, officials said. The attack in Mexico’s northern Sinaloa state left two military vehicles completely burned out and dead soldiers scattered

State police investigators arrested a second man in connection with a homicide investigation in Doña Ana County. 22-year-old Alejandro Ruiz, of Las Cruces, was arrested September 29, 2016 and charged with an open count of murder. Last week, state police arrested 18-year-old Damika Childs and 24-year-old Adrian Banda, both of Las Cruces. Childs and Banda

Parents in the Upper Valley are concerned about a local park and playground that’s become rundown over the years. White Spur Park, also known as ‘Love Road Park’ is located in the Upper Valley along Doniphan Drive. Families have reported damage to the playground’s equipment–where parts of the park are either run down, torn up

U.S. Marshals are looking for two inmates who walked away from the La Tuna prison. Christian H. Lara, 34, was discovered missing at 12:15 a.m. Friday 35-year-old Gustavo Eraclio Corral was discovered missing at about 9:50 a.m. Federal officials did not provide photos of Lara or Corral. Lara is serving a 10 year prison sentence

The Fort Bliss soldier stabbed in the Union Plaza District over the weekend has died, police said. Police said two groups of people got into a fight shortly before midnight September 23, 2016. During the fight, 19-year-old Dante Naken Dewayne Long was stabbed on the 100 block of South Anthony. EMS crews rushed him to

With lots of construction signs and orange barrels all around the Borderland, there could be a little bit of hope for things moving faster – and getting more people able to do the jobs right here. “This is my first time ever driving a skid-steer, ever actually sitting behind the wheel of these,” said Carla

An autopsy report by the County medical examiner’s office concludes a transgender woman “died of stab wounds of face and torso with injuries of lung and carotid artery. The manner of death is homicide.” Cell phone tower records and surveillance footage led detectives to the Fort Bliss soldier accused of killing the woman. Police arrested

The Socorro Independent School District is helping students increase their employment opportunities in the future by participating a high-tech program. Team SISD’s Career and Technical Education Program gives students the opportunity to operate a new, high-tech video scoreboard at the Students Activity Complex during district athletic events. “We are building a program in SISD where

Local filmmakers are banding together to get the city to boost film incentives. Despite having approved a motion in May that would help boost El Paso’s economy–filmmakers are finding themselves having to make their voices heard yet again. In May, council voted unanimously to get the city’s lobbying team to draft legislation and get it

Donald Trump shamed a former beauty pageant winner Friday for her sexual history and encouraged presidential voters to check out what he called her “sex tape,” in an early-morning tweet-storm that dragged him further away from his campaign’s efforts to broaden his appeal to women. A day after he injected former President Bill Clinton’s infidelities

Scattered showers and thunderstorms continue to move eastward across the Borderland Friday morning. Heavy rain, lightning and wind gusts to 35 mph are possible with the passage of these storms. Showers are expected to continue tracking east through the early morning and afternoon. The Borderland will be dry Saturday and Sunday. Monday and Tuesday a

Texas Tech Health Sciences Center announced nearly a month ago that it will open a dental school in El Paso. ABC-7 wanted to find out what the next steps are ahead of the opening of the Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine, and how a dental school will change the health of El Paso

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso announced nearly a month ago that it will open a dental school in El Paso. ABC-7 wanted to find out what the next steps are ahead of the opening of the Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine, and how a dental school will change the

The El Paso City Health Department is urging El Pasoans to start getting their flu shots. As the number of flu cases in our area has begun to pick up, officials with the Department of Public Health (DPH) want to make sure everyone six months and older gets vaccinated. The department is offering free and

A crash on I-10 East near Geronimo is blocking the left lane and causing major delays. Police are on scene right now. Exit at Paisano and Use Montana as alternate route. Follow @KVIATraffic on Twitter for updates.

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The Texas Department of Transportation held a public meeting to discuss the Doniphan Drive Corridor Plan at El Paso Community College, Northwest Campus. Community members got a chance to learn about the project that includes an 11-mile section of Doniphan Drive between the Texas/New Mexico state line and Mesa Street in El Paso county. Doniphan

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“Why are you the best fit for this district?” That was the main question Thursday evening at a candidate forum for the three finalists vying for Superintendent of the Las Cruces Public Schools. Dr. Gregory Ewing, Dr. Gregory Rodriguez, and Dr. Arsenio Romero are in Las Cruces for two days of interviews. A LCPS spokesperson

Some city projects may be on the chopping block when a special legislative session begins in Santa Fe Friday. The state of New Mexico is facing a $600 million budget shortfall. The City of Las Cruces had big plans to build an olympic-sized swimming pool at the Las Cruces Aquatic Center. That and three other

ABC-7 has new information on how the County plans to get tax credits on El Paso’s historic buildings. An already approved $140,000 survey that will soon be conducted by a firm the County hired could increase the number of buildings on the National Historic Registry from a couple dozen to hundreds. Many will likely get

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Two women who pleaded guilty to stealing millions of dollars from an El Paso credit union, causing the dissolution of the institution, have been sentenced to federal prison. Thursday, District Court Judge Philip Martinez sentenced Hilda Simental Mendoza, 53, to 10 years in federal prison, announced federal officials. She and her co-defendant, Maria Guadalupe Hernandez,

A Barrio Azteca gang member was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his participation in a racketeering conspiracy and drug trafficking offenses, the U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday. Luis Humberto Hernandez Celis, 32, of El Paso, was sentenced before U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone on charges of racketeering conspiracy; conspiracy to distribute and possess

Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that helps identify the man who allegedly burglarized a local Veterans of Foreign Wars building Sunday, September 11th. Detectives learned that at about 4 a.m. that day, a masked man stole money from the VFW at 709 S. Valley Dr. The suspect was

The Building and Standards Commission on Wednesday discussed the condition of the Toltec building in downtown El Paso. The historic building, owned by Billy Abraham, was inspected in May when field agents found several code violations and gave Abraham a deadline to get the violations fixed. The Toltec building was built in 1910 and was

New Mexico State University is asking voters to check “yes” on the GO Bond C. If approved, the $131 million general obligation bond will fund renovations for aging building at universities and colleges across the state of New Mexico. A portion of the bond, $22.5 million, would go toward NMSU’s Las Cruces campus. The bond