Month: January 2008

EL PASO — Continued cold weather is filling the area’s homeless shelters. Many of the region’s homeless are taking advantage of a meal and a warm bed. At the Rescue Mission of El Paso, workers and volunteers are serving 750 meals a day and handing out hundred of blankets. “It will be mighty cold tonight

EL PASO — Continued cold weather is filling the area’s homeless shelters. Many of the region’s homeless are taking advantage of a meal and a warm bed. At the Rescue Mission of El Paso, workers and volunteers are serving 750 meals a day and handing out hundred of blankets. “It will be mighty cold tonight

(AP) — Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won the Nevada caucuses Saturday, powering past Sen. Barack Obama in a hard-fought race marred by late charges of dirty politics. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney coasted to an easy win in the Republican contest. The victory marked a second-straight campaign triumph for the former first lady, who

(AP) — Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won the Nevada caucuses Saturday, powering past Sen. Barack Obama in a hard-fought race marred by late charges of dirty politics. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney coasted to an easy win in the Republican contest. The victory marked a second-straight campaign triumph for the former first lady, who

EL PASO – Two people are in the hospital following an early Saturday morning car wreck. El Paso Police officials tellABC-7 the wreck happened in the city’sLower Valley. According to police, an officer spotted what was thought to be smoke or dust coming out of a ditch near Lee Trevino and Highland. When the officer

EL PASO – Two people are in the hospital following an early Saturday morning car wreck. El Paso Police officials tellABC-7 the wreck happened in the city’sLower Valley. According to police, an officer spotted what was thought to be smoke or dust coming out of a ditch near Lee Trevino and Highland. When the officer

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) – Democratic White House hopeful Hillary Clinton hit the jackpot in the gambling haven of Nevada Saturday as Republicans waged their own high-stakes battle in South Carolina. With most of the votes counted from Nevada’s Democratic caucuses, the former first lady who would be the first woman US president, was on

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) – Democratic White House hopeful Hillary Clinton hit the jackpot in the gambling haven of Nevada Saturday as Republicans waged their own high-stakes battle in South Carolina. With most of the votes counted from Nevada’s Democratic caucuses, the former first lady who would be the first woman US president, was on

Las Cruces – Middle and high school students in Las Cruces awaiting their final grades from the end of last semester will have to wait a few more days. LCPS report cards will be mailed to secondary students on Tuesday, Jan 22, which is about one week later than the school district anticipated. Jo Galvn,

Las Cruces – Middle and high school students in Las Cruces awaiting their final grades from the end of last semester will have to wait a few more days. LCPS report cards will be mailed to secondary students on Tuesday, Jan 22, which is about one week later than the school district anticipated. Jo Galvn,

By Ken Molestina CANUTILLO — In 2006, auditors with the state found that three schools in the Canutillo Independent School District did not sufficiently comply with requirements for the Americans with Disabilities Act. Friday, there were concerns that those issues had not yet been rectified. The spokesman for the Canutillo ISD, Alfredo Vasquez said the

By Ken Molestina CANUTILLO — In 2006, auditors with the state found that three schools in the Canutillo Independent School District did not sufficiently comply with requirements for the Americans with Disabilities Act. Friday, there were concerns that those issues had not yet been rectified. The spokesman for the Canutillo ISD, Alfredo Vasquez said the

EL PASO, TX. -El Paso Fire investigators are still looking into the cause of a fireat a homein the Northeast. Thirteen fire crews responded to the scene around 6:00 Friday night, and saw flames and heavy smoke coming from the rear of the home in the 3700 block of Titanic. Two adults and three children

EL PASO, TX. -El Paso Fire investigators are still looking into the cause of a fireat a homein the Northeast. Thirteen fire crews responded to the scene around 6:00 Friday night, and saw flames and heavy smoke coming from the rear of the home in the 3700 block of Titanic. Two adults and three children

(AP)- Mitt Romney won Republican presidential caucuses in Nevada on Saturday while John McCain and Mike Huckabee dueled in a hard-fought South Carolina primary, a campaign doubleheader likely to winnow the crowded field of White House rivals. Democrats shared the stage in Nevada, where Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama vied for a caucus victory

(AP)- Mitt Romney won Republican presidential caucuses in Nevada on Saturday while John McCain and Mike Huckabee dueled in a hard-fought South Carolina primary, a campaign doubleheader likely to winnow the crowded field of White House rivals. Democrats shared the stage in Nevada, where Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama vied for a caucus victory

SOCORRO — An El Paso County man is in guarded condition at a local hospital, after he was shot at least once in the neck. Sheriff’s officials have been investigating the case since it happened around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Two shots rang out at the Champs Sports Bar in the Mister Dollar Plaza, 10651

SOCORRO — An El Paso County man is in guarded condition at a local hospital, after he was shot at least once in the neck. Sheriff’s officials have been investigating the case since it happened around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Two shots rang out at the Champs Sports Bar in the Mister Dollar Plaza, 10651

DALLAS, Texas(AP) – What were likely the dying words of a 17-year-old girl found shot to death alongside her sister on New Year’s Day can be heard on a 911 recording released Wednesday by police, who are still searching for the girls’ father. “Help,” says a crying voice, later determined by police to be Sarah

DALLAS, Texas(AP) – What were likely the dying words of a 17-year-old girl found shot to death alongside her sister on New Year’s Day can be heard on a 911 recording released Wednesday by police, who are still searching for the girls’ father. “Help,” says a crying voice, later determined by police to be Sarah

By Martin Bartlett EL PASO — Saulo Reyes-Gamboa, a former director of public safety for Ciudad Juarez was arrested Wednesday night on charges related to drugs and bribery. Investigators allege that Reyes-Gamboa tried to bribe an undercover agent posing as a government official into allowing drugs to be smuggled across an international port of entry

By Martin Bartlett EL PASO — Saulo Reyes-Gamboa, a former director of public safety for Ciudad Juarez was arrested Wednesday night on charges related to drugs and bribery. Investigators allege that Reyes-Gamboa tried to bribe an undercover agent posing as a government official into allowing drugs to be smuggled across an international port of entry

By Darren Hunt EL PASO — El Paso Mayor John Cook returns fiery remarks for those he considered ‘out of touch’ with the day-to-day experience of crossing the international borders. Secretaryof Homeland Security Michael Chertoff said Thursday that those complaining about new border crossing rules needed to ‘grow up.’ Cook responded Friday that Chertoff didn’t

By Darren Hunt EL PASO — El Paso Mayor John Cook returns fiery remarks for those he considered ‘out of touch’ with the day-to-day experience of crossing the international borders. Secretaryof Homeland Security Michael Chertoff said Thursday that those complaining about new border crossing rules needed to ‘grow up.’ Cook responded Friday that Chertoff didn’t

By MATT PITTA, Associated Press Writer BARNSTABLE, Mass. – The luck keeps rolling for a convicted bank robber who won a $1 million lottery prize: Though he violated his probation by buying the ticket, a judge says he can keep the money. A lawyer for Timothy Elliott, 55, called the violation minor, and the Massachusetts

By MATT PITTA, Associated Press Writer BARNSTABLE, Mass. – The luck keeps rolling for a convicted bank robber who won a $1 million lottery prize: Though he violated his probation by buying the ticket, a judge says he can keep the money. A lawyer for Timothy Elliott, 55, called the violation minor, and the Massachusetts

EL PASO — Police recently arrested two men on charges of defacingpublic property. Officersnoticed graffiti markings on a rock wall on the 500 block of East Rd. in the Lower Valley. Witnesses were able give the officers a good vehicle and suspect description which was then circulated to other officers on duty. Other officers working

EL PASO — Police recently arrested two men on charges of defacingpublic property. Officersnoticed graffiti markings on a rock wall on the 500 block of East Rd. in the Lower Valley. Witnesses were able give the officers a good vehicle and suspect description which was then circulated to other officers on duty. Other officers working

(AP) — Bobby Fischer, the reclusive American chess master who became a Cold War icon when he dethroned the Soviet Union’s Boris Spassky as world champion in 1972, has died. He was 64. Fischer died Thursday in a Reykjavik hospital, his spokesman, Gardar Sverrisson, said. There was no immediate word on the cause of death.

(AP) — Bobby Fischer, the reclusive American chess master who became a Cold War icon when he dethroned the Soviet Union’s Boris Spassky as world champion in 1972, has died. He was 64. Fischer died Thursday in a Reykjavik hospital, his spokesman, Gardar Sverrisson, said. There was no immediate word on the cause of death.