Month: November 2017

If you’re visiting downtown El Paso this holiday season you’ll be seeing some people walking around in purple uniforms answering questions. “It’s a program of the Downtown Management District, to provide a concierge type service out on the street. It’s friendly people, smiles and hellos to everyone that comes across,” said Joe Gudenrath, the Downtown

A gang fight on Saturday morning has sent one person to an area hospital. Police were at the scene of a large gang fight that broke out in the 5700 block of Alameda in Central El Paso around 6 a.m. Saturday morning. One person was taken to an area hospital with minor stab wounds. Several

A family’s life is in ruins and two siblings are working to rebuild in the wake of a devastating fire. The Lucero Family in Far East El Paso is sleeping in tents and cars after a fire destroyed everything inside their house on the 8100 block of Starr Avenue in August. “We lost everything, pictures,

Andress 48 Chapin 22 FINAL Burges 42 El Paso 0 FINAL Irvin 7 Austin 30 FINAL Eastwood 41 Montwood 21 FINAL Coronado 24 Socorro 17 FINAL Pebble Hills 44 vs. El Dorado 49 FINAL Americas 14 at Franklin 38 FINAL Canutillo 14 Eastlake 62 FINAL Ysleta 14 Bel Air 42 FINAL Parkland 49 Riverside 0

The UTEP Miners jumped out to a 32-0 lead in their season-opener against Louisiana College en route to a 100-50 win Friday night at the Don Haskins Center. UTEP held Louisiana College scoreless for the first 13 minutes and 31 seconds of the game before the Wildcats finally hit a three with 6:29 to go

This week’s edition of the War of the Week featured the Irvin Rockets taking on the Austin Panthers

The man who shot and killed his girlfriend, and the woman’s father, died of a self-inflicted gunshot, said El Paso Police. Police Friday identified the gunman as 25-year-old Jose Manuel Varela. The victims were identified as 25-year-old Stephanie Herrera and 45-year-old Enrique Herrera. Officers responded to a 911 call of shots fired at a residence

“I grew up working since I was 15. I never needed assistance, and here I was last year, needing it,” said Lori McCommas. The mother of two recently found herself in a financial bind when her 25-year marriage ended abruptly, and health issues made it impossible for her to work. When it comes to needing

One person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a crash in east El Paso, according to emergency responders. Fire officials said the incident happened around 2:52 a.m. near Pendale Road and Sun Meadow Lane, near George Dieter Drive. ABC-7 crews are headed to the scene, and will provide updates.

The El Maida Shrine Circus is in town and returns with its clowns, acrobats, elephant and high-flying tricks. Spectators can catch the show at the El Paso County Coliseum through Sunday. The El Maida Shriners are typically known for the red ‘fez’ hats they wear and appearances in parades, but their philanthropy work stretches across

The Alamogordo boys soccer team won its second state championship in program history last weekend, defeating top-seeded Albuquerque Academy by a final of 2-1. It was the school’s first state championship in soccer since 1993. The Tigers went unbeaten in their final 16 matches en route to winning it all at the 5A level. But

Many woke up to alarming news Thursday morning. A man killing his 25-year-old girlfriend and her father. “The first thing that I thought when I heard this horrible horrible story was that this was probably the end of a relationship or there was an issue in the relationship. I know I’m just assuming that right

Coronado softball enjoyed a remarkable run to the Sweet 16 last season, and pitcher/infielder Alexis Hamilton was a big reason for the team’s success. But she’s just getting started. Hamilton signed a letter of intent Thursday afternoon at Coronado to continue her softball career at UTEP. “I mean, ten years ago I never would have

El Paso’s largest school district finally has a complete board of trustees. Mickey Loweree was announced as the newest episd trustee earlier today. The PTA president was chosen out of three candidates vying to replace Dori Fenenbock’s seat, who resigned earlier this year to run for congress. EPISD’s superintendent Juan Cabrera says Loweree’s years of

El Paso Police said Thursday the man who shot and killed his girlfriend and her father inside a Far East home was found dead moments later after a police pursuit. Police said the shooting happened on the 14500 block of Ava Leigh Avenue around 4 a.m. Officials did not tell ABC-7 the names of the

Authorities Thursday spent hours looking for a Pebble Hills High School student possibly armed with a weapon, a district official said. It is unclear if the student is armed with a gun or a rifle. Thursday morning, two parents called the school to notify administrators their child possibly left their home with a weapon. Authorities

A Las Cruces woman allegedly tried to burglarizing a vehicle Tuesday evening while a 64-year-old man sat in the passenger seat, police said. Deziree Montes, 24, of the 900 block of W. Amador Avenue, is charged with one count of burglary of a vehicle. On Tuesday, November 7, 2017, police officers were dispatched to investigate

An El Paso County district judge is publicly reprimanded for his actions and behavior with both attorneys and prospective jurors. Judge Luis Aguilar is the judge for the 243d District Court. In the space of a year and a half, the State Commission on Judicial Conduct received nine complaints against Aguilar. Many of the complaints

On Wednesday the El Paso Independent School District held a facilities committee meeting. The committee discussed upgrading infrastructure — bond projects and energy efficiency projects. Last Nov. district voters approved a $668 million bond. The facilities committee brought board members up to speed on bond projects. “From one board to the next board it was

El Dorado claimed victory in the fan vote in this year’s final installment of the Sweet Play of the Week sponsored by Southwest University. The winning play featured quarterback Cedarious Barfield evading a heavy blitz against Americas and tossing the ball downfield to Nick Leyva, who found the end zone. Barfield, who has committed to

ABC-7 is beginning a series highlighting women in our community who are on a cancer journey or are somehow connected with someone who is. The tango community with Dance Works wanted to support Estela Casas and her cancer foundation Stand With Estela. They threw her a pink milonga, an Argentinian dance that uses the same

The man shot behind the AT&T store near Horizon Boulevard and Darrington Road, identified as 22-year-old Erik Aragon, was pronounced dead at a local hospital Sunday, November 5, 2017. Aragon, of Horizon City, was found unresponsive at about 10pm Friday, November 3, 2017. The Criminal Investigations Major Crimes Unit with the El Paso County Sheriff’s

In July, County Judge Veronica Escobar said during a Commissioners Court meeting her office was bombarded by public records requests from a single person. The requests were filed by a consulting firm hired by her Democratic Congressional Primary opponent, Dori Fennenbock. ABC-7’s I-Team filed a request of its own to find out what was requested.

While today featured cool, moist weather, we are about to undergo another pattern change. Warmth will gradually build as the jet stream moves north of us. The jet stream is a narrow band of very fast winds in the upper atmosphere that helps steer storm systems. It also usually divides areas of warm (to the

The El Paso DEA Division collected 10,975 pounds of drugs on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 28. The El Paso DEA Division includes all of New Mexico and goes as far East in Texas as Midland. In the Texas portion of the division 3,043 pounds were collected, and 7,932 pounds were collected

Providence Children’s Hospital unveiled a new children’s ambulance – reportedly the first of its kind in the nation – that contains the latest technology in patient safety and care, hospital officials said. “No one else in the country has anything quite like this,” said Rob Campion, President of Elite Medical Transport, the company that designed

Local organizations are helping Borderland families keep their children safely strapped into their car seats. The University Medical Foundation and El Paso Children’s host monthly events to check if a family’s car seat is safe for the road. With the help of up to 30 volunteers, the class inspects vehicles to make sure car seats

Rain showers continue to moveed across the borderland Wednesday morning. Showers extend from Luna county, Sierra, Dona Ana, and Otero counties in New Mexico. Showers over El Paso county, are moved into Hudspeth county. The ABC-7 WeatherNet sites are reporting from just few hundredths of an inch of rain. This afternoon the storm system should

The Socorro Independent School District asked voters to approve a $448.5 million dollar on election day and they did. Early voting results showed 61 percent of the voters voted in favor of the bond. Among the largest proposed projects for the district is the $135 million reconstruction of Socorro High School. SISD Superintendent Jose Espinoza

Parkland junior running back Deion Hankins confirmed Tuesday on Twitter that he has received an offer to play at San Diego State. Hankins had previously received offers from Texas Tech, UTEP, Oklahoma State, SMU, and Utah. San Diego State has produced a number of quality running backs in recent years. In fact, the 2016 FBS