Month: October 2007

EL PASO, TX. – A man is dead after apparently trying to cross a canal into El Paso. A Sunday night water rescue effort failed to save his life. An El Paso Fire Department team pulled the man’s body from a canal near the Border Highway and Yarbrough. Officials say crews triedCPR to revive the

EL PASO, TX. – A man is dead after apparently trying to cross a canal into El Paso. A Sunday night water rescue effort failed to save his life. An El Paso Fire Department team pulled the man’s body from a canal near the Border Highway and Yarbrough. Officials say crews triedCPR to revive the

EL PASO, TX. – County commissioners have approved issuing $73 million dollars in bonds without voter approval, but not without discussion and opposition. Commissioners voted 3-to-2, with County Judge Anthony Cobos and Commissioner Dan Haggerty voting against it. The bond will pay for improvements to a number of facilities, including the county courthouse to the

EL PASO, TX. – County commissioners have approved issuing $73 million dollars in bonds without voter approval, but not without discussion and opposition. Commissioners voted 3-to-2, with County Judge Anthony Cobos and Commissioner Dan Haggerty voting against it. The bond will pay for improvements to a number of facilities, including the county courthouse to the

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve is expected to cut an important interest rate this week, a move designed to help the economy get through the stresses of a painful housing slump and credit crunch. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his central bank colleagues opened a two-day meeting Tuesday afternoon to assess the economic and

EL PASO, TX. – The investigation continued Monday afternooninto what led up to a shots fired call earlyMonday morning in Central El Paso. Police got the call around 2:30 a.m. thatneighbors reportedgunfireon the 3300 block of Wyoming Ave.Officials on the scene told ABC-7 that several area residents called the police to report that they heard

EL PASO, TX. – The investigation continued Monday afternooninto what led up to a shots fired call earlyMonday morning in Central El Paso. Police got the call around 2:30 a.m. thatneighbors reportedgunfireon the 3300 block of Wyoming Ave.Officials on the scene told ABC-7 that several area residents called the police to report that they heard

EL PASO, TX. – El Paso Police are teaming up with the company that put up all those new, brightly-colored electronic billboards to improve the Amber Alert Program for missing children. In East El Paso Monday, El Paso Police Chief Richard Wiles and “Clear Channel Outdoor” PresidentVJ Smith tested the new digital billboards. El Paso

EL PASO, TX. – El Paso Police are teaming up with the company that put up all those new, brightly-colored electronic billboards to improve the Amber Alert Program for missing children. In East El Paso Monday, El Paso Police Chief Richard Wiles and “Clear Channel Outdoor” PresidentVJ Smith tested the new digital billboards. El Paso

EL PASO, TX. – Water service will temporarily be shut off on El Paso’s West side during the overnight hours of October 31 into November 1. El Paso Water Utilities has said that an area along Redd Road will be without service from about 11 p.m. on Wednesday, October 31 to about 3 a.m. on

EL PASO, TX. – Water service will temporarily be shut off on El Paso’s West side during the overnight hours of October 31 into November 1. El Paso Water Utilities has said that an area along Redd Road will be without service from about 11 p.m. on Wednesday, October 31 to about 3 a.m. on

EL PASO, TX. – Detectives from El Paso’s Central Regional Command are asking for the community’shelp in locating a female teen who went missing one month ago. The girl was last seen on Tuesday, September 18th. She was leaving her home in the 1100 block of San Marcial in Central El Paso. Police believe 14-year-old

EL PASO, TX. – Detectives from El Paso’s Central Regional Command are asking for the community’shelp in locating a female teen who went missing one month ago. The girl was last seen on Tuesday, September 18th. She was leaving her home in the 1100 block of San Marcial in Central El Paso. Police believe 14-year-old

EL PASO, TX. – An El Paso man learns his punishment after he admits to molesting several children. The District Attorney’s office confirms 30-year-old Salvador Terrazas pleaded guilty to three counts of Indecency with a Child and 14 counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. He has been sentenced to 45 years in prison.

EL PASO, TX. – An El Paso man learns his punishment after he admits to molesting several children. The District Attorney’s office confirms 30-year-old Salvador Terrazas pleaded guilty to three counts of Indecency with a Child and 14 counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. He has been sentenced to 45 years in prison.

EL PASO, TX — For the second time in just a few months, atop El Pasolawmanpublicly saysthat he intends to retire. El Paso Chief of Police Richard Wiles let that slip at a community forum. Wiles was asked if he would consider running for sheriff of El Paso County, a position the incumbent, Leo Samaniego,

EL PASO, TX — For the second time in just a few months, atop El Pasolawmanpublicly saysthat he intends to retire. El Paso Chief of Police Richard Wiles let that slip at a community forum. Wiles was asked if he would consider running for sheriff of El Paso County, a position the incumbent, Leo Samaniego,

EL PASO, TX — The El Paso Police Department has issued a warning to adults who will be attending a Halloween party where alcoholic beverages are served. During last year’s Halloween weekend, local police made 34 DWI-related arrests, and officers plan to be out in force to pull over anyone they suspect on Wednesday of

EL PASO, TX — The El Paso Police Department has issued a warning to adults who will be attending a Halloween party where alcoholic beverages are served. During last year’s Halloween weekend, local police made 34 DWI-related arrests, and officers plan to be out in force to pull over anyone they suspect on Wednesday of

EL PASO, TX — The El Paso Police Department has issued a warning to adults who will be attending a Halloween party where alcoholic beverages are served. During last year’s Halloween weekend, local police made 34 DWI-related arrests, and officers plan to be out in force to pull over anyone they suspect on Wednesday of

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressman Steve Pearce will make a 10-stop tour of New Mexico starting Friday to kick off his campaign for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate. Pearce will formally announce his candidacy in his hometown of Hobbs and then will head to Albuquerque. On Saturday, Pearce will be in Farmington, Santa Fe,

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressman Steve Pearce will make a 10-stop tour of New Mexico starting Friday to kick off his campaign for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate. Pearce will formally announce his candidacy in his hometown of Hobbs and then will head to Albuquerque. On Saturday, Pearce will be in Farmington, Santa Fe,

WASHINGTON — The fatter you are, the higher your chance of getting cancer, according to a landmark study released on Monday. Medical experts from around the world worked together on this study, reported to be the most extensive of its kind. What many find most alarming: researchers have documented that two out of three Americans

WASHINGTON — The fatter you are, the higher your chance of getting cancer, according to a landmark study released on Monday. Medical experts from around the world worked together on this study, reported to be the most extensive of its kind. What many find most alarming: researchers have documented that two out of three Americans

LOS ANGELES, CA (AP) – Robert Goulet, the handsome, big-voiced baritone whose Broadway debut in “Camelot” launched an award-winning stage and recording career, has died. He was 73. The singer died Tuesday morning in a Los Angeles hospital while awaiting a lung transplant, said Goulet spokesman Norm Johnson. He had been awaiting a lung transplant

LOS ANGELES, CA (AP) – Robert Goulet, the handsome, big-voiced baritone whose Broadway debut in “Camelot” launched an award-winning stage and recording career, has died. He was 73. The singer died Tuesday morning in a Los Angeles hospital while awaiting a lung transplant, said Goulet spokesman Norm Johnson. He had been awaiting a lung transplant

EL PASO, TX –Emergency crews were dispatched to a canal near the water treatment plant on Canal Dr. this morning to retrieve a body that was found floating in the water. The discovery was made before 11:30 this morning, police said. The body is decomposed, and authorities said the gender of the victim has not

EL PASO, TX –Emergency crews were dispatched to a canal near the water treatment plant on Canal Dr. this morning to retrieve a body that was found floating in the water. The discovery was made before 11:30 this morning, police said. The body is decomposed, and authorities said the gender of the victim has not

LOS ANGELES (AP)- Officials blamed a wildfire that consumed more than 38,000 acres and destroyed 21 homes last week on a boy playing with matches, and said they would ask a prosecutor to consider the case. The boy admitted to sparking the fire on Oct. 21, Los Angeles County sheriff’s Sgt. Diane Hecht said Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES (AP)- Officials blamed a wildfire that consumed more than 38,000 acres and destroyed 21 homes last week on a boy playing with matches, and said they would ask a prosecutor to consider the case. The boy admitted to sparking the fire on Oct. 21, Los Angeles County sheriff’s Sgt. Diane Hecht said Tuesday.