Finalist for city manager position opens up to ABC-7
This is only the second time the city of El Paso has had to hire a city manager. The search was narrowed from 119 candidates to four, who met the…
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El Paso Police release name of man killed in weekend drive-by; no arrests made
El Paso Police have released the name of the man killed in a drive-by shooting Saturday, Nov. 22. He is 38-year-old David Gomez of El Paso. Police…
Continue Reading Read El Paso Indigent Defense Report
Click links below for the El Paso Indigent Defense Report. El Paso Indigent Defense Report Letter El Paso Indigent Defense…
Continue Reading 1 killed, 1 injured in drive-by shooting
One man was killed and another injured following a drive-by shooting in the lower valley. Police say this happened just after 1 a.m. on the 300 block…
Continue Reading Lows tonight to drop into the upper 30s and 40s
The strongest winds are out of here, although we will experience temps a bit chilly overnight. Lows will drop in the upper 30s and 40s. Temps will…
Continue Reading 2 El Pasoans killed, 2 injured in rollover crash in Pecos County
Two El Pasoans were killed and two injured Sunday afternoon in a rollover crash near Iraan in Pecos County, according to the Texas Department of…
Continue Reading Spur 1966 project price expected to increase following delay
Last weekend’s freeway tragedy has already had a heavy cost. Two construction workers are dead and police have charged an 18-year-old with two…
Continue Reading El Paso, UTEP lose out on hosting 2015 C-USA basketbal tournaments
The Conference USA athletic directors voted to hold the C-USA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments in Birmingham, Alabama in 2015.…
Continue Reading City Council approves study to make stretch of Mesa Street safer for pedestrians
El Paso City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a study to explore how to make one of the busiest stretches of Mesa Street safer for…
Continue Reading El Paso Inc.: CAD pushes commercial values up 6.3%
El Paso’s commercial property owners, who’ve been bracing for another round of double-digit valuation increases from the Central…
Continue Reading U.S. team’s preliminary roster named for World Cup
U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has selected the 30-man preliminary roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. From this list, a…
Continue Reading Cold front pushing through El Paso tonight
A cold front pushes in from the NE tonight and will cool us down for the next several days. Expect high temps dropping down to the mid 60s tomorrow…
Continue Reading Legendary Miner Charlie Brown has died
Charlie Brown, one of the greatest players in UTEP basketball history as well as the first black athlete in the history of the program, passed away…
Continue Reading Firefighters extinguish fire at Northeast El Paso recycling plant
Thirty seven El Paso firefighters and 16 units responded to a Condition 3 fire at the Friedman Recycling Company of El Paso in Northeast El Paso. The…
Continue Reading El Paso Police charge soldier with 2 counts of intoxication manslaughter in construction worker deaths
El Paso Police have charged an 18-year-old Fort Bliss soldier with two counts of intoxication manslaughter in the weekend deaths of two construction…
Continue Reading Mayor, City Council want Tommy Gonzalez as next city manager; negotiations to start
El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser announced Tommy Gonzalez as the City’s choice for the next city manager but it’s far from a done deal. Leeser…
Continue Reading Special Report: The backlash against Common Core education standards
Forty-six states and Washington D.C. initially adopted Common Core state standards in their public schools. But that number is down to 44, and many…
Continue Reading Irvin High School teacher resigns amid allegation of improper relationship with student
A theater teacher who taught at Irvin High School resigned Wednesday after an allegation she had an improper relationship with a student. ABC-7 is…
Continue Reading Bel Air students could win $50,000 in contest to design Vans shoes; vote now
Vote for Bel Air High School in the Vans Custom Culture contest. Bel Air submitted four pairs of specially designed Vans in the contest and have been…
Continue Reading Morrissey kicks off 2014 in San Jose, stops show after audience invades stage
Morrissey is finally back on the road but it wasn’t without its hiccups. He played in San Jose, Calif. on Wednesday night and threw in a…
Continue Reading 4 candidates for El Paso city manager job faced City Council, employee panel, and citizens committee Thursday
The four candidates vying for the City of El Paso’s top job answered a lot of questions Thursday as the City Council, an employee panel and a…
Continue Reading Vote for El Paso Chihuahuas in MiLB’s Clash of the Caps contest
MiLB.com is holding its Clash of the Caps contest through May 22 and the El Paso Chihuahuas were in third place out of 160 teams as of 4 p.m.…
Continue Reading Texas Monthly features family visiting El Paso to take on all the enchiladas they can handle
Heed these words, traveler: eating four meals of red cheese enchiladas over a weekend is for those with a stout constitution, an adventurous spirit,…
Continue Reading Menzies signs 2-year contract extension with NMSU
New Mexico State Athletics Director Dr. McKinley Boston announced on Wednesday that head men’s basketball coach Marvin Menzies has signed a…
Continue Reading Border Patrol sending illegal immigrants from South Texas to El Paso to expedite processing
Overwhelmed by the number of immigrants crossing illegally into in South Texas, the U.S. Border Patrol is scheduled to send its first planeload of…
Continue Reading C-USA tournament in March made $1.1 million in ticket revenue, estimated $4.5 million impact
UTEP officials are calling the March 2014 hosting of the C-USA basketball tournaments a boon for El Paso. The tournaments, held in mid-March at the…
Continue Reading State Sen. Rodriguez puts Stout on unpaid leave until Stout’s campaign for county commissioner ends May 27
May 7, 2014 Update: El Paso State Sen. Jose Rodriguez has placed his aide, David Stout on unpaid leave. Stout is running in the Democratic primary…
Continue Reading Immigrant group issues report on alleged misconduct by Border Patrol along southern border
A new report shows what some are calling a damning portrait of misconduct by the Border Patrol in and around the southern border. The Vice President…
Continue Reading Federal report: Warming disrupts Americans’ lives
Global warming is rapidly turning America the beautiful into America the stormy, sneezy and dangerous, according to a new federal scientific report.…
Continue Reading Federal report: Southwest faces even hotter, drier conditions
Hotter, drier conditions in the already drought-stricken Southwest are expected to further stress the region’s water supply, threatening…
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