Month: April 2017

The County of El Paso will have to hire outside attorneys as it looks to intervene in the El Paso Electric rate increase proposal, County Judge Veronica Escobar said Monday. The County originally planned to intervene on its behalf, a process known as a “Rate 41.” Commissioners changed course Monday. “We thought we might be

The NMSU Aggies did not waste much time in replacing Paul Weir after he left for New Mexico, according to ESPN and other sources. CLICK HERE TO WATCH NEWS CONFERENCE LIVE. The school is expected to announce the hiring of Chris Jans to replace Weir at a news conference Monday at 5 p.m. Jans has

The Kenyans are back in Boston after a relative lull that saw them shut out in the world’s most prestigious marathon twice in the past three years. More surprisingly, so are the Americans. Geoffrey Kirui won the 121st Boston Marathon on Monday, pulling away from three-time U.S. Olympian Galen Rupp with two miles to go

The Police Department’s DWI Task Force arrested and charged three men for DWI related offenses at the same location: 2200 N. Mesa. The arrests were made Saturday April 15, 2017 shortly after 1 a.m. 2200 N. Mesa is listed as the address of the Circle K at Mesa and University. In the first case, 24-year

A lawsuit has been filed alleging New Mexico has a policy of penalizing public school teachers in their evaluations if they take more than six days of sick time over the course of the school year, even if their contracts allow for more. The Albuquerque Journal reports the lawsuit was filed March 30 on behalf

The right-wing radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is a performance artist whose true personality is nothing like his on-air persona, according to a lawyer defending the “Infowars” broadcaster in a child custody battle. Attorney Randall Wilhite said at a pretrial hearing in Austin last week that evaluating Jones based on his on-air comments

Tummy tucks really hurt. Doctors carve from hip to hip, slicing off skin, tightening muscles, tugging at innards. Patients often need strong painkillers for days or even weeks, but Mary Hernandez went home on just over-the-counter ibuprofen. The reason may be the yellowish goo smeared on her 18-inch wound as she lay on the operating

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I-10 East Sunland Park ramp closed I-10 East alternate lane closures Executive-Schuster I-10 West will reduced to one lane Sunland Park to Buena Vista I-10 East will reduce to one lane Sunland Park-Buena Vista I-10 East two right lanes from Executive to Schuster Complete road closure of I-10 west at Copia overpass Ramp K (US

A number of law firms the state Attorney General’s Office has relied on to represent New Mexico in lawsuits by private companies are some of the attorney general’s key financial backers as he weighs a run for governor. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports (http://bit.ly/2nSr350) Attorney General Hector Balderas filed his latest campaign finance report

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has arrived in South Korea at the start of a 10-day trip to Asia that comes amid turmoil along the Korean Peninsula over North Korea’s threats to advance its growing nuclear and defense capabilities. His visit comes just after a failed missile launch by the

A spokesman for the U.S. Border Patrol said four people were seen illegally entering the U.S. in the area near Mt. Cristo Rey Saturday morning. The spokesman said one of the subjects was apprehended, and in an attempt to evade arrest, the three subjects tried to leave back to Mexico. One of the subjects who

DALLAS (AP) – A 23-year-old woman is jailed in Dallas on $150,000 bond after authorities say she was accompanied by 5- and 6-year-old boys when she was arrested at a Wal-Mart for stealing. Police determined she had lured the boys from their homes with candy and promises of more treats. The Dallas Morning News reports

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) – The last time U.S. officials built a barrier along the border with Mexico, they left an opening at the small road leading south to Pamela Taylor’s home on the banks of the Rio Grande. Taylor hadn’t been told where the fence would be built, and she doesn’t know now whether officials

Kevin Sterne has spent 10 years trying not to let himself be defined by the mass shooting that nearly killed him at Virginia Tech. But now that he’s a new father, Sterne grapples with knowing that one day he must tell his son about the horror he worked so hard to put behind him. “How

Las Cruces Police say a young child was hit by a SUV Saturday night on the 700 block of Lees Drive. Officials say the 5-year-old boy was riding a scooter in the street around 6:30 p.m. The child was taken to a local hospital before being airlifted to University Medical Center in critical condition. Police

More than 50 El Paso residents took part in the March for Resistance Saturday, a 24 mile march organized by the Border Network for Human Rights, The march, from Tierra Dulce to an immigration detention center in East El Paso, was in protest against President Trump’s immigration and enforcement policies. Some of the chants were

North Korea on Sunday failed in a missile launch from its eastern coast, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, but it wasn’t immediately clear what kind of missile was fired. The launch from the city of Sinpo comes a day after one of the biggest North Korean propaganda events of the year- celebrations of

DALLAS (AP) – A former Dallas man has been sentenced to five years in prison for the 2016 stomping death of his puppy following a night of drinking alcohol. The Dallas Morning News (http://bit.ly/2ou7nkY ) reports 36-year-old Thyren Justus acknowledged being too drunk to remember beating his Australian shepherd named Luke. A judge in Dallas

SAN DIEGO (AP) – Through Republican and Democratic presidential administrations, the top federal prosecutor on California’s border with Mexico has resisted going after people caught entering the U.S. illegally on their first try and instead targeted smugglers and serial offenders. That approach may face a day of reckoning under President Donald Trump. Attorney General Jeff

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The number of Texas foster children staying in agency offices or alternate sites due to lack of placement more than doubled from February to March, according to a new report. The Texas Department of Family Protective Services said Friday that 65 foster children slept at least two consecutive nights in a

The UTEP football team concluded spring drills on Friday at 6 p.m. with the annual Spring Game in the Sun Bowl. Quarterbacks Ryan Metz, Zack Greenlee and Mark Torrez all engineered touchdown drives, and the defense registered four sacks in the annual UTEP Football Spring Game under the lights on Friday in the Sun Bowl.

This Easter weekend, you’ll probably be out celebrating some family traditions. But one tradition in North East El Paso has been going 39 years strong. Hundreds watched and marched in the 39th annual Northeaster Parade Saturday. Cheerleaders, marching bands, monster trucks, and law enforcement officials walked the the 1.5 mile route that began at Magoffin

Hundreds gathered at Album park Saturday morning to celebrate the life of former Border Patrol agent Jose Barraza. Agent Barraza died in a crash involving an 18-wheeler and his Ford F-150 truck. He was assigned to the Sierra Blanca station of the Border Patrol’s Big Bend Sector. The crash took place on westbound lanes of

Rachel Salcido’s favorite subject is art. While talking to ABC-7, Rachel, 14, colored a vibrant rainbow while sitting next to a picture she recently finished of multicolored fish under the sea. “I feel like you can express yourself without using words, and instead you can do it through images,” Rachel said. Her teacher at Sun

There are 17 El Pasoans on this year’s entry list for the Boston Marathon, which will take place on Monday, April 17. But there’s one El Paso native for whom the marathon means everything. Dr. Nirma Bustamante was born and raised in El Paso, but has lived recently in Boston. She finished her Emergency Medicine

It’s usually the gym trainer inspiring others to become the best version of themselves, however at TK Fit it’s a different story. “It is inspiring to me and the people who work out next to them who feel like quitting” said Trainer Kai Malachai. He was talking about gym-members Joel Acosta and Kyle Patrick. Acosta

We’ve all been stuck in slow-and-go traffic at some point during our commute, but even when the sea of red break lights never seems to end the Texas Department of Transportation says keeping your focus on the roadway makes everyone safer. Whether drivers are using a hands-free device or have their phone glued to their

Thousands of visitors are expected to trek up Mt. Cristo Rey on Good Friday, the day when Christians remember the death and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. At the summit of the mountain stand a 29-foot tall statue of Jesus. The hike is a five-mile round trip. The gates opened at 6 am, and are expected

There is a lot of construction still going on along I-10 in El Paso, but even in those areas where construction is not happening, there are lots of eyesores that need fixing. “There’s different dynamics happening right now with TxDOT,” said TxDOT El Paso District spokesperson Jennifer Wright. The state agency is having to prioritize