Month: February 2008

EL PASO — Police havenow reportedthat West Side crash that happened at Redd Rd. and Helen of Troy has turned fatal. Hasting Albo diedlate Thursdayfrom injuries hesufferedearlier intheday before when his Suzuki Aerio crashed into a parked backhoe. Police said they don’t think alcohol or speed contributed to the crash.The incidentbecomes the city’s fifth traffic

EL PASO — El Paso and Hudspethcounties areis under a snow advisory which will remainin effect through tomorrow morning.In Southern New Mexico, a heavy snow warning has been issued, with Las Cruces,Alamogordo and Deminginline to receive up to six inches of snow. The inclement storm system is slow moving but should clear bySunday, but the

EL PASO — El Paso and Hudspethcounties areis under a snow advisory which will remainin effect through tomorrow morning.In Southern New Mexico, a heavy snow warning has been issued, with Las Cruces,Alamogordo and Deminginline to receive up to six inches of snow. The inclement storm system is slow moving but should clear bySunday, but the

(AP) — Two astronauts ventured outside Friday for the last spacewalk of the shuttle Atlantis’ mission to the international space station, working to attach science experiments to the exterior of the new Columbus lab. Spacewalkers Rex Walheim and Stanley Love floated out of the hatch as the space station passed over the Pacific Ocean west

(AP) — Two astronauts ventured outside Friday for the last spacewalk of the shuttle Atlantis’ mission to the international space station, working to attach science experiments to the exterior of the new Columbus lab. Spacewalkers Rex Walheim and Stanley Love floated out of the hatch as the space station passed over the Pacific Ocean west

By TERENCE HUNT, AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON – President Bush scolded Congress for allowing a government eavesdropping law to expire at midnight Saturday, saying the failure to act will make it more difficult to track terrorists and “we may lose a vital lead that could prevent an attack on America.” Bush used his weekly

By TERENCE HUNT, AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON – President Bush scolded Congress for allowing a government eavesdropping law to expire at midnight Saturday, saying the failure to act will make it more difficult to track terrorists and “we may lose a vital lead that could prevent an attack on America.” Bush used his weekly

By Darren Hunt EL PASO — ABC-7 has finalized a deal that will allow the station to broadcast Saturday’s UTEP basketball game at No. 1 Memphis. The game is scheduled to tip off at 11 a.m. El Paso time. The Miners improved to 13-6 overall and 4-2 in Conference USA play Wednesday night with a

By Darren Hunt EL PASO — ABC-7 has finalized a deal that will allow the station to broadcast Saturday’s UTEP basketball game at No. 1 Memphis. The game is scheduled to tip off at 11 a.m. El Paso time. The Miners improved to 13-6 overall and 4-2 in Conference USA play Wednesday night with a

By CARYN ROUSSEAU Associated Press Writer DEKALB, Ill. (AP) – A former student dressed in black opened fire with a shotgun and two handguns from the stage of a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University on Thursday, killing five students and injuring 16 others before committing suicide, authorities said. The gunman fatally shot four women

By CARYN ROUSSEAU Associated Press Writer DEKALB, Ill. (AP) – A former student dressed in black opened fire with a shotgun and two handguns from the stage of a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University on Thursday, killing five students and injuring 16 others before committing suicide, authorities said. The gunman fatally shot four women

By Troy Barrett EL PASO — A pit bull chews through a crate in which it is confined only to die later at a home in Northeast El Paso. Police and the Animal Cruelty Heartline of El Paso are investigating the death of the animal in the garage of a rental home. Property managers for

By Troy Barrett EL PASO — A pit bull chews through a crate in which it is confined only to die later at a home in Northeast El Paso. Police and the Animal Cruelty Heartline of El Paso are investigating the death of the animal in the garage of a rental home. Property managers for

EL PASO — Police are investigating a crash that occurred Thursday morning at Redd Road near Helen of Troy. Officers say a driver was severely injured when he crashed his vehicle into a parked backhoe. Emergency crews had to use special extrication equipment to free the driver from his vehicle. Medical crews indicated the driver

EL PASO — Police are investigating a crash that occurred Thursday morning at Redd Road near Helen of Troy. Officers say a driver was severely injured when he crashed his vehicle into a parked backhoe. Emergency crews had to use special extrication equipment to free the driver from his vehicle. Medical crews indicated the driver

By Martin Bartlett AUSTIN– Commissioners with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in Austin have approved a request by ASARCO, LLC to renew their air quality permit for purposes of operation in El Paso. Members of the TCEQ reached their decision at about2 p.m. Protestors rushed the front of the meeting room, shouting at TCEQ

By Martin Bartlett AUSTIN– Commissioners with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in Austin have approved a request by ASARCO, LLC to renew their air quality permit for purposes of operation in El Paso. Members of the TCEQ reached their decision at about2 p.m. Protestors rushed the front of the meeting room, shouting at TCEQ

CHICAGO (AP) – A judge in Chicago has declared millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett legally dead, five months after his plane disappeared over the Nevada desert. Fossett vanished in September after taking off in a light plane, and a long search produced no trace of him. A Cook County judge heard testimony Friday from Fossett’s wife,

CHICAGO (AP) – A judge in Chicago has declared millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett legally dead, five months after his plane disappeared over the Nevada desert. Fossett vanished in September after taking off in a light plane, and a long search produced no trace of him. A Cook County judge heard testimony Friday from Fossett’s wife,

(AP) — If there is such a thing as a profile of a mass murderer, Steven Kazmierczak didn’t fit it: outstanding student, engaging, polite and industrious, with what looked like a bright future in the criminal justice field. And yet on Thursday, the 27-year-old Kazmierczak, armed with three handguns and a brand-new pump-action shotgun he

(AP) — If there is such a thing as a profile of a mass murderer, Steven Kazmierczak didn’t fit it: outstanding student, engaging, polite and industrious, with what looked like a bright future in the criminal justice field. And yet on Thursday, the 27-year-old Kazmierczak, armed with three handguns and a brand-new pump-action shotgun he

DEKALB, IL (AP) — The man who gunned down five people at Northern Illinois University in a suicidal rampage became erratic after halting his medication and carried a shotgun to campus inside a guitar case, police said Friday. The man, 27-year-old former student Stephen Kazmierczak, was also wielding three handguns during Thursday’s ambush inside a

DEKALB, IL (AP) — The man who gunned down five people at Northern Illinois University in a suicidal rampage became erratic after halting his medication and carried a shotgun to campus inside a guitar case, police said Friday. The man, 27-year-old former student Stephen Kazmierczak, was also wielding three handguns during Thursday’s ambush inside a

(AP) — Bai Ling’s good looks and eccentric outfits have frequently put her picture in celebrity magazines, but that doesn’t mean she can take the magazines for free. The Chinese actress was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of shoplifting two celebrity magazines and two packets of batteries at Los Angeles International Airport. The items had a

(AP) — Bai Ling’s good looks and eccentric outfits have frequently put her picture in celebrity magazines, but that doesn’t mean she can take the magazines for free. The Chinese actress was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of shoplifting two celebrity magazines and two packets of batteries at Los Angeles International Airport. The items had a

(AP) — Hispanics are nearly twice as likely as whites to be left without television service following a nationwide transition to digital broadcasting next year, according to a new survey. Beginning in February 2009, full-power broadcast stations will transmit digital-only signals, meaning people who get their television programming over an antenna and do not have

(AP) — Hispanics are nearly twice as likely as whites to be left without television service following a nationwide transition to digital broadcasting next year, according to a new survey. Beginning in February 2009, full-power broadcast stations will transmit digital-only signals, meaning people who get their television programming over an antenna and do not have

(AP) — In a fresh sign of trouble for Hillary Rodham Clinton, one of the former first lady’s congressional black supporters intends to vote for Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention, and a second, more prominent lawmaker is openly discussing a possible switch. Rep. David Scott’s defection and Rep. John Lewis’ remarks highlight one